'''''Spring Break Challenge''''' is a one-off [[MTV]] [[Reality television#Reality competition/game shows|reality game show]] [[Spin-off (media)|spun off]] from [[MTV]]'s long-running [[Reality television#Reality competition/game shows|reality game show]], ''[[The Challenge (TV series)|The Challenge]]''. The spin-off series was somewhat [[cast member|cast-contestant]] dependent on ''The Challenge'' in that the ''Spring Break Challenge'' used various contestants from the precursor program.(Toas date,coaches ''Theof Challenge''teams hasof onlynew used [[Spring Break Challenge#Contestants later appearing in Challenge seasons|one contestant]] from ''Spring Break Challenge''.) ''Spring Break Challenge'' is also castcollege-contestantaged dependent on MTV's two flagship [[reality television|reality]] programs, ''[[The Real World (TV series)|The Real World]]'' and the now [[cancellation (television)|cancelled series]] ''[[Road Rules]]''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]] (prior to the airing of ''The Challenge's'' [[The Challenge: Fresh Meat II|19th season]]), 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 |url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/spring_break/2010/series.jhtml |title=Spring Break 2010 at MTV.com}}</ref>
