The Challenge Season 40 Episode 10: Daily Challenge, Elimination Arena, and More

The season witnessed yet another elimination but this time the competition was between the genders and not the Eras.

The highly anticipated episode 10 of The Challenge Season 40, which aired on October 23, marked the beginning of a 'New Era' in the competition. This season has seen the introduction of a unique twist, where challengers from different eras compete against each other.

In episode 10, the challengers faced intense individual challenges, and a crucial toss decided who would face elimination. The women's side saw Rachel (Era 1), Aviv (Era 2), and Jenny (Era 4) targeted, while Derek (Era 2), Ryan (Era 2), and Johnny Bananas (Era 2) faced the heat from the men's team.

According to the synopsis of episode 10, TJ Lavin, the host of the long-running reality TV show, announced a coin flip between the men and women, with the losing team facing the elimination arena. He also revealed that the losing challenger from the women's side would face a penalty in the upcoming week.

For the Daily Challenge, the players competed in "Fire Away," where they had to fill cylinders assigned to their names with balls and solve a puzzle.

The Challenge season 40 episode 10: Daily challenge, Elimination arena, and more

This season saw another elimination, but this time, the competition was between genders rather than Eras. In the Daily Challenge, the players fiercely attempted to solve the puzzle and fill the cylinders with balls to save their targeted Era members from elimination.

As the challenge commenced, the scorching heat and fatigue amplified the struggles. Bananas stumbled upon a mishap by placing two balls in Jordan's cylinder. Ultimately, Jordan and Tori emerged victorious from the men's and women's sides, respectively, in the daily challenge. They gained the authority to decide who would compete in the elimination arena.

Ryan Kehoe from Era 2 and Michele Fitzgerald were the losing members. Since it was men's elimination day, Michele was spared from the elimination arena but faced a penalty next week. Meanwhile, Ryan was directly sent to face elimination.

Tori was adamant about sending Bananas to the elimination arena and sought support from anyone who shared her goal. In the end, Jordan and Tori nominated Bananas against Ryan for the elimination arena. Tori also expressed her preference for Rachel from Era 1, believing her to be the strongest.

The moment of truth arrived as Bananas faced Ryan in the elimination arena, titled "Killer Quads." This challenge involved both players driving "Quads" (four-wheelers) in opposite directions, attempting to tear each other's ribbon. The player to complete the task fastest two times would avoid elimination.

After a grueling battle, Bananas swiftly defeated Ryan with a score of 2-0, leaving Ryan to face elimination and hoping to avoid becoming the next target in the following week's episode.

With Ryan Kehoe's elimination in Season 40, his journey in the competition ended in episode 10.

The next episode of The Challenge season 40, episode 11, will air on MTV on October 30 at 9 pm ET/PT.