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{{Short description|MTV reality game show}}
{{Afd-merge to|The Challenge (TV series)#Spring Break Challenge|Spring Break Challenge|15 August 2023|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox television
| image =
| caption =
| runtime = 60 minutes (including commercials)
| creator = [[Mary-Ellis Bunim]]<br/>[[Jonathan Murray]]
| genre = Reality game show
| presenter = [[T. J. Lavin]]
| country = [[United States]]
| ___location = [[Acapulco, Mexico]]
| language = English
| channel = [[MTV]]
| company = [[Bunim/Murray Productions]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2010|3|22}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2010|3|26}}
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 5
}}
'''''Spring Break Challenge''''' is a one-off [[MTV]] [[Reality television#Reality competition or game shows|reality game show]] [[Spin-off (media)|spun off]] from [[MTV]]'s long-running [[Reality television#Reality competition or game shows|reality game show]], ''[[The Challenge (TV series)|The Challenge]]''. ''Spring Break Challenge'' used various contestants from the precursor program as coaches of teams of new college-aged contestants. As with ''The Challenge'', [[T. J. Lavin]] was the host of ''Spring Break Challenge''.
The program aired from March 22–26, 2010 in [[Acapulco, Mexico]]<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=February 9, 2010 |title=MTV Checks in to Acapulco Hotel for Spring Break |magazine=PROMO Xtra |publisher=Access Intelligence}}</ref> during MTV's then-annual [[spring break]] coverage. This spin-off featured teams of college-aged friends in various challenges of old and new based on previous seasons of ''The Challenge''. The ''Spring Break Challenge'' cast was made up of original contestants from colleges across the country, as well as alumni from previous seasons of ''The Real World'', ''Road Rules'', and the first ''[[Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat|Fresh Meat]]'' challenge serving as coaches.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spring Break 2010 at MTV.com |url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/spring_break/2010/series.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219125829/http://www.mtv.com/shows/spring_break/2010/series.jhtml |archive-date=February 19, 2011 |website=[[MTV]]}}</ref>
==Cast==
'''Host:''' [[T. J. Lavin]], [[BMX]] rider<br>
'''Announcers:''' Evan Starkman (''[[Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat]]'') and Paula Meronek (''[[The Real World: Key West]]'')
===Teams===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Team leader !! Original season !! Finish
|-
| {{Color box|gray|border=silver}} {{sort|Meister, Susie|Susie Meister}}
| ''[[Road Rules: Down Under]]''
| '''Winner'''
|-
| {{Color box|darkorange|border=silver}} {{sort|Santucci, Kenny|Kenny Santucci}}
| ''[[Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat]]''
| Runner-up
|-
| {{Color box|maroon|border=silver}} {{sort|Bergmann, Wes|Wes Bergmann}}
| ''[[The Real World: Austin]]''
| Third place
|-
| {{Color box|red|border=silver}} {{sort|Taylor, Darrell|Darrell Taylor}}
| ''[[Road Rules: Campus Crawl]]''
| Episode 4
|-
| {{Color box|green|border=silver}} {{sort|Lueck, Landon|Landon Lueck}}
| ''[[The Real World: Philadelphia]]''
| Episode 3
|-
| {{Color box|blue|border=silver}} {{sort|Smith, Evelyn|Evelyn Smith}}
| ''Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat''
| Episode 2
|-
| {{Color box|navy|border=silver}} {{sort|Robinson, Rachel|Rachel Robinson}}
| ''Road Rules: Campus Crawl''
| Episode 1
|}
===Previous challenges used===
*'''Melt with You:''' Each crew must melt away an ice block to get to a key that unlocks a box containing puzzle pieces. The first team to get their key and solve their puzzle wins the challenge. Challenge from the ''[[Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes 2|Battle of the Sexes 2]]''.
*'''Oh Ring:''' A player from each team tries to wrestle a ring away from their opponent, while suspended above the ground from their feet. The first team to wrestle three rings away from their opponents wins. Challenge from ''[[Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins|The Ruins]]''.
*'''Turntable:''' Each crew must hold onto a rope on a giant spinning record against another team's crew. The last crew member standing wins the heat time trial test for their team, and the team that stays on the longest wins the entire challenge. Challenge from ''[[Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet|The Gauntlet]]''.
*'''Dangle Drop:''' Players are hung from a punching bag in the air and hold on until they fall off. The last player standing wins the elimination round for their crew. Challenge from the ''[[Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes 2|Battle of the Sexes 2]]''.
*'''Bird Feeder:''' Each crew member will put on a chicken suit and grab a mouthful of bird feed and meal worms and deposit it into a tube makeshifted in the shape of a chick. The team that has the most grams of bird feed wins the challenge. Challenge from ''[[Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno|The Inferno]]''.
*'''Pole Wrestle:''' Players are placed at the center of a circle and are asked to place both hands on a wooden pole approximately two feet (0.6 meter) in length. The first contestant to wrestle the pole out of his or her opponent's hands wins the heat. The first three out of five crew members to win stays in the game. Challenge from ''[[Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel|The Duel]]''.
*'''Balls In:''' Each crew member will try to run past an opposing player and get a ball into a tube, earning a point for their team. The team that reaches five points will win their respective heat time trial test and the team that gets to five the fastest will win the challenge. Challenge from ''[[Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II|The Inferno II]]''.
*'''Unbraided:''' Each team member is going to be connected to a rope that's woven into other crew members' ropes. Each crew member must unravel each other by going through each teammate's rope. The first team to "unbraid" themselves and drop their rings will win for their team. Challenge from ''[[Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno 3|The Inferno 3]]''.
*'''Hodge Podge (Spool, Bizarre Buffet & The Elevator):''' In a mixture of three different challenges, two crew members had to untangle themselves from a series of ropes intertwined through a bar maze, then two other crew members had to eat a delicacy consisting of hot chili peppers and sheep testicles, then the last crew member had to pulley themselves up an elevator and ring the bell. The first team to ring the bell wins the challenge while the last place team is eliminated. Challenges from ''[[Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins|The Ruins]]'' and ''[[Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel II|The Duel II]]''.
*'''Assembly Required:''' Each team will disassemble a pyramid, transport the pieces to another ___location and reassemble the pieces again. The team that completes their pyramid and plants their flag will win the challenge. Challenge from ''[[Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet III|The Gauntlet III]]''.
==Game progress==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=2| Episode
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Winning team
! colspan="4" rowspan="2"| Last-place teams
! rowspan="2"| Elimination game
! colspan="4"| Elimination outcome
|-
! #
! Challenge
! colspan="2"| Winning team
! colspan="2"| Losing team
|-
! 1
| Melt With You
| bgcolor="darkorange"|
| Team Kenny
| bgcolor="blue"|
| Team Evelyn
| bgcolor="navy"|
| Team Rachel
| Oh Ring
| bgcolor="blue"|
| Team Evelyn
| bgcolor="navy"|
| Team Rachel
|-
! 2
| Turntable
| bgcolor="darkorange"|
| Team Kenny
| bgcolor="blue"|
| Team Evelyn
| bgcolor="gray"|
| Team Susie
| Dangle Drop
| bgcolor="gray"|
| Team Susie
| bgcolor="blue"|
| Team Evelyn
|-
! 3
| Bird Feeder
| bgcolor="gray"|
| Team Susie
| bgcolor="green"|
| Team Landon
| bgcolor="maroon"|
| Team Wes
| Pole Wrestle
| bgcolor="maroon"|
| Team Wes
| bgcolor="green"|
| Team Landon
|-
! 4
| Balls In
| bgcolor="gray"|
| Team Susie
| bgcolor="red"|
| Team Darrell
| bgcolor="maroon"|
| Team Wes
| Unbraided
| bgcolor="maroon"|
| Team Wes
| bgcolor="red"|
| Team Darrell
|-
! rowspan="2"|5
| Hodge Podge
| bgcolor="darkorange"|
| Team Kenny
| colspan=7 {{n/a}}{{efn|name=Elimination|No elimination round was held in the finale. Instead, the last-place team was eliminated.}}
| bgcolor="maroon"|
| Team Wes
|-
| Assembly Required
| bgcolor="gray"|
| '''Team Susie'''
| colspan="9"| 2nd Place: Team Kenny
|}
===Elimination progress===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan=2 colspan=2|Teams!!colspan=6|Episode
|-
!1!!2!!3!!4!!colspan=2|Finale{{efn|name=Elimination}}
|-
|style="background:gray"| ||''Team Susie''
|SAFE
|style="background:green"|{{color|white|ELIM}}
|style="background:deepskyblue"| WIN
|style="background:deepskyblue"| WIN
|SAFE
|style="background:lime"|'''WINNER'''
|-
|style="background:darkorange"| ||''Team Kenny''
|style="background:deepskyblue"| WIN
|style="background:deepskyblue"| WIN
|SAFE
|SAFE
|style="background:deepskyblue"| WIN
|style="background:skyblue"|'''SECOND'''
|-
|style="background:maroon"| ||''Team Wes''
|SAFE‡
|SAFE‡
|style="background:green"|{{color|white|ELIM}}
|style="background:green"|{{color|white|ELIM}}
|style="background:maroon"|{{color|white|OUT}}
|style="background:darkgray" colspan=1|
|-
|style="background:red"| ||''Team Darrell''
|SAFE
|SAFE
|SAFE‡
|style="background:tomato"|OUT‡
|style="background:darkgray" colspan=2|
|-
|style="background:green"| ||''Team Landon''
|SAFE
|SAFE
|style="background:tomato"|OUT
|style="background:darkgray" colspan=3|
|-
|style="background:blue"| ||''Team Evelyn''
|style="background:green"|{{color|white|ELIM}}
|style="background:tomato"|OUT
|style="background:darkgray" colspan=4|
|-
|style="background:navy"| ||''Team Rachel''
|style="background:tomato"|OUT
|style="background:darkgray" colspan=5|
|-
|}
;Competition
:{{Color box|lime|border=silver}} The team won the competition.
:{{Color box|skyblue|border=silver}} The team did not win the competition.
:{{Color box|deepskyblue|border=silver}} The team won the challenge that week.
:{{Color box|white|border=silver}} The team was not selected to go into the elimination round.
:{{Color box|green|border=silver}} The team won in the elimination round.
:{{Color box|tomato|border=silver}} The team lost in the elimination round and was eliminated.
:{{Color box|maroon|border=silver}} The team came in last place in the challenge and was automatically eliminated.
:‡ The team's coach won the coaches challenge, which gave their team an advantage in the challenge.
==Episodes==
{{Episode table |background=#B30713 |overall=5 |title=30 |airdate=25 |country=U.S. |episodes=
{{Episode list
| Title = I'll Stop The World and Melt With You
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|3|22}}
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| ShortSummary =
| LineColor=B30713
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{{Episode list
| Title = You Spin Me Right Round
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|3|23}}
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| ShortSummary =
| LineColor=B30713
}}
{{Episode list
| Title = Five Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|3|24}}
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| ShortSummary =
| LineColor=B30713
}}
{{Episode list
| Title = Balls of Glory
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|3|25}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| ShortSummary =
| LineColor=B30713
}}
{{Episode list
| Title = The Final Enchilada
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|3|26}}
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| ShortSummary =
| LineColor=B30713
}}
}}
==Most Memorable Player==
A short segment was held by Paula and Evan on who they thought was the most memorable player of each challenge. Camila of Team Susie won this honor twice for licking a sandy piece of ice and freaking out after eating chili peppers.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Episode
! colspan="2"| MMP
! Memorable Moment
|-
! 1
|bgcolor="gray"|
| Camila
| Licking a frozen key that was covered in sand.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/spring-break-challenge-ep-1-ill-stop-the-world-and-melt-with-you/1634291/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=623&channelId=1 |title=Spring Break Challenge Episode 1 "I'll Stop The World and Melt With You" – Video at MTV.com|website=[[MTV]]}}</ref>
|-
! 2
| bgcolor="blue"|
| Hector
| Despite being a muscular player, fell short in an endurance competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/spring-break-challenge-ep-2-you-spin-me-right-round/1634386/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=30068&channelId=1 |title=Spring Break Challenge Episode 2 "You Spin Me Right Round" – Video at MTV.com|website=[[MTV]]}}</ref>
|-
! 3
| bgcolor="green"|
| Lauren
|Continuously held onto the chicken tube after being warned several times and got disqualified.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/spring-break-challenge-ep-3-five-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest/1634528/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=30068&channelId=1 |title=Spring Break Challenge Episode 3 "Five Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" – Video at MTV.com|website=[[MTV]]}}</ref>
|-
! 4
| bgcolor="gray"|
| Jamil
| Dominated the Balls In challenge with quick footwork.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/spring-break-challenge-ep-4-balls-of-glory/1634686/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=623&channelId=1 |title=Spring Break Challenge Episode 4 "Balls of Glory" – Video at MTV.com|website=[[MTV]]}}</ref>
|-
! 5
| bgcolor="gray"|
| Camila
| Essentially freaking out after consuming red hot chili peppers and requiring medical assistance.<ref name="Episode5">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/spring-break-challenge-ep-5-the-final-enchilada/1634734/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=623&channelId=1 |title=Spring Break Challenge Episode 5 "The Final Enchilada" – Video at MTV.com|website=[[MTV]]}}</ref>
|}
==Contestants later appearing on ''The Challenge''==
Two weeks after the filming of ''Spring Break Challenge'', producers [[Bunim/Murray]] called Camila Nakagawa, and invited her to take part in the next [[The Challenge: Cutthroat|season]] of the main series.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 15, 2012 |last=Matteson|first=Cory|title=Lincoln's Nakagawa trying to build off MTV victory.|page=D1 |work=[[Lincoln Journal Star]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102302680/lincoln-journal-star/ |access-date=May 22, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! scope="col"| Cast member
! scope="col"| Seasons of ''[[The Challenge (TV series)|The Challenge]]''
! scope="col"| Other appearances
|-
! scope="row" |Camila Nakagawa
|''[[The Challenge: Cutthroat|Cutthroat]]'', ''[[The Challenge: Rivals|Rivals]]'', ''[[The Challenge: Battle of the Exes|Battle of the Exes]]'', [[The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons|''Battle of the Seasons'' (2012)]],<br>''[[The Challenge: Rivals II|Rivals II]]'', ''[[The Challenge: Free Agents|Free Agents]]'', ''[[The Challenge: Battle of the Bloodlines|Battle of the Bloodlines]]'', ''[[The Challenge: Rivals III|Rivals III]]'',<br>''[[The Challenge: Invasion of the Champions|Invasion of the Champions]]'', ''[[The Challenge XXX: Dirty 30|XXX: Dirty 30]]''
|''[[The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros]]'',<br>[[The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars (season 1)|''The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars'' (season 1)]]
|}
==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.mtv.com/shows/spring_break/2010/series.jhtml}}
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