Feedback/Brainstorm a new season theme. The Challenge: Rushmore
- Bananas, CT (in shape), Jordan and Wes are team captains. So this is the theme....the Mt Rushmore of the Challenge.
- Production demands CT to be in shape to participate....has to be under a certain weight. Pass some sort of running test prior. If he fails (Vet player X ?????) would replace him. Who would be best in your opinion?
- Everyone else is a non vet. (has been on 3 or less past seasons to qualify)
- Episode 1 is introducing all the players, and the 4 Captains drafting their teams (like a snake Fantasy draft format...meaning pick 1 then gets pick 8. pick 2 then gets pick 7. pick 3 then gets pick 6, pick 4 then gets pick 5, etc.)
- The 4 vet Captains participate throughout (live in the house, part of day to day challenges, politics, night out, etc), but they can't get voted into an elimination challenge (immune from elimination).
- Before each elimination challenge the contestant gets a 5 minute meeting with their Captain to discuss strategy. The Captain is down in the sand with their player to root for and give tips in close proximity while the challenge is happening (captain cannot participate or physically help)
- Not sure if this is possible, but if can make it that each Captain ends up with 1 player remaining and those are the 4 players that run the final. And the Captain runs the final with them as a team. (what are some ideas to make this possible, that one captain doesn't end up with all the final players running the final, which would be fairly anti-climactic)
- Captain of the ultimate winning player gets a cut of the winnings.
Posted Oct 10, 2025, 2:40 PM UTC