# The Challenge: All Stars season 4
**The Challenge: All Stars season 4** is the fourth season of *[The Challenge: All Stars](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-challenge-all-stars)*, a [Paramount+](https://www.edgepedia.org/paramount) spinoff of MTV's *The Challenge* in which veteran competitors from earlier seasons return, that premiered on April 10, 2024, with the first two episodes available that day and new episodes on Wednesdays.[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Ghf2UY4zE) • [2](https://9c519110712a1cc5ffdf-b1b745d17d9877b298ac94fd86f5428e.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/ChannelGuideC-April2024.pdf) Twenty-four All Stars reunited in [Cape Town](https://www.edgepedia.org/cape-town), South Africa for an individual game played for $300,000, with old-school legends, modern power players, redemption-seekers, and ex-lovers among the cast.[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Ghf2UY4zE) Laurel Stucky won the season, with Cara Maria Sorbello finishing second.[3](https://www.documentarytube.com/blog/cara-maria-sorbello-on-the-challenge-all-stars-4-final-laurels-win-and-the-puzzle-skip-twist/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Premiere | April 10, 2024, exclusively on Paramount+[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Ghf2UY4zE) |
| Location and prize | Cape Town, South Africa; 24 competitors playing for $300,000[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Ghf2UY4zE) |
| Episodes | 12, including a 2-hour reunion[4](https://ripseries.fandom.com/wiki/The_Challenge%3A_All_Stars_4) |
| Central twist | Six Stars (three per gender) had to be held to qualify for the final; elimination winners could take a Star from a player of the same gender[5](https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/reality-tv/the-challenge-all-stars-4-spoilers-reveal-who-won-the-final-and-spinoff-season-format/) |
| Winner | Laurel Stucky, adding an All Stars title to her win on MTV's *Free Agents*[5](https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/reality-tv/the-challenge-all-stars-4-spoilers-reveal-who-won-the-final-and-spinoff-season-format/) |
| Runner-up | Cara Maria Sorbello[3](https://www.documentarytube.com/blog/cara-maria-sorbello-on-the-challenge-all-stars-4-final-laurels-win-and-the-puzzle-skip-twist/) |
| Host | TJ Lavin, long-time host of the franchise[5](https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/reality-tv/the-challenge-all-stars-4-spoilers-reveal-who-won-the-final-and-spinoff-season-format/) |
## Cast
The cast of 24 was announced on February 27.[6](https://parade.com/tv/the-challenge-all-stars-season-4) The women were Averey Tressler, Ayanna Mackins, Cara Maria Sorbello, Flora Alekseyeun, Janelle Casanave, Jasmine Reynaud, Kam Williams, Laurel Stucky, Nicole Zanatta, Rachel Robinson, Tina Barta, and Veronica Portillo.[7](https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/the-challenge-all-stars-season-4-wins.html/) The men included Brad Fiorenza, Leroy Garrett, Tony Raines, Tyrie Ballard-Brown, Derek Chavez, Steve Meinke, Jay Mitchell, Kefla Hare, Adam Larson, Ace Amerson, Ryan Kehoe, and Brandon Nelson.[8](https://www.tvinsider.com/1130835/the-challenge-all-stars-cast-interviews-season-4/) The season's generational spread was wide: *Road Rules: Down Under* cast member Kefla Hare had not been on the show since 1999, while several cast members had competed within the previous few years.[9](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/challenge-stars-showrunner-peels-back-132219441.html)
## Format and the Stars twist
The season used an individual game with no set teams or pairs, similar to *The Challenge* seasons *Free Agents* and *Dirty 30*, in which the daily challenge format could change from individuals to pairs or teams from event to event.[5](https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/reality-tv/the-challenge-all-stars-4-spoilers-reveal-who-won-the-final-and-spinoff-season-format/)
Qualification for the final was determined by the season's central twist. A competitor had to hold one of the six Stars available, three for men and three for women, to qualify for the final challenge.[5](https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/reality-tv/the-challenge-all-stars-4-spoilers-reveal-who-won-the-final-and-spinoff-season-format/) The Stars were given out after the first daily challenge; a competitor needing a Star could win one by defeating its holder in elimination, and an elimination winner who already had a Star could choose to take one from a player of the same gender and give it to another player of that gender.[5](https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/reality-tv/the-challenge-all-stars-4-spoilers-reveal-who-won-the-final-and-spinoff-season-format/) There were eight Stars in the game, and the eight Star holders were the only ones to make the final; the elimination winner could take a Star from anyone outside that episode's winning group and either give it to themselves or another player.[6](https://parade.com/tv/the-challenge-all-stars-season-4) Two more Stars were given out in a purge challenge, the penultimate challenge of the season.[10](https://thechallenge.fandom.com/wiki/The_Challenge%3A_All_Stars_4)
## The final and its controversy
The final kicked off with a wild ride and a shocking elimination checkpoint.[11](https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/the-challenge-all-stars/episodes/4/) On day two, the finalists raced down a mountain on monster scooters to the Star Loop, made up of five games played in laps; after completing all five laps, the All Star who collected a key at the end of the Star Loop and reached the finish line first won the $250,000 grand prize.[12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbgjeUyrBYU)
Eight finalists competed: for the men, Derek Chavez, Steve Meinke, Ace Amerson, and Leroy Garrett; for the women, former champions Cara Maria Sorbello, Veronica Portillo, and Laurel Stucky, plus MTV Challenge finalist Nicole Zanatta.[5](https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/reality-tv/the-challenge-all-stars-4-spoilers-reveal-who-won-the-final-and-spinoff-season-format/) The final placings were Laurel first, Cara Maria second, Steve third, Ace fourth, Nicole and Veronica tied for fifth, Leroy seventh, and Derek eighth.[10](https://thechallenge.fandom.com/wiki/The_Challenge%3A_All_Stars_4)
**A contested ending.** In the final, eliminated star-holders got to gift their Stars to another finalist for a big advantage.[13](https://www.tvinsider.com/1140489/the-challenge-all-stars-4-finale-cara-maria-sorbello-interview/) Cara Maria Sorbello said in a post-finale interview that without that twist she believed she would have beaten Laurel Stucky to the $250,000 prize.[13](https://www.tvinsider.com/1140489/the-challenge-all-stars-4-finale-cara-maria-sorbello-interview/) Some fans criticized the result, with one commenter arguing Laurel "was handed a win" and that the top two should have been Steve and Cara Maria, while others noted that gifting Stars was within the season's rules.[14](https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/reality-tv/the-challenge-fans-blast-all-stars-4-final-as-a-scam-due-to-unfair-win-by-cast-member/) The rift outlasted filming: in a post-finale interview, Cara Maria said her "toxic friendship" with Laurel was over.[6](https://parade.com/tv/the-challenge-all-stars-season-4)
## Eliminations
The season ran ten weekly elimination rounds before the final. The eliminated players by week were: week 1, Tyrie Ballard-Brown and Janelle Casanave; week 2, Tony Raines, Syrus Yarbrough, and Ayanna Mackins; week 3, [Rachel Robinson](https://www.edgepedia.org/rachel-robinson); week 4, Brandon Nelson; week 5, Kefla Hare and Jasmine Reynaud; week 6, Brad Fiorenza; week 7, Tina Barta; week 8, Kam Williams; week 9, Jay Mitchell; week 10, Flora Alekseyeun, Ryan Kehoe, Averey Tressler, and Adam Larson; and at the finale, Derek Chavez, Leroy Garrett, Veronica Portillo, Nicole Zanatta, Ace Amerson, Steve Meinke, and Cara Maria Sorbello.[6](https://parade.com/tv/the-challenge-all-stars-season-4)
## Context within the franchise
*All Stars* keeps the same challenges that make the flagship show exciting while bringing back familiar faces from earlier seasons who know that the social game matters as much as physical strength.[15](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/paramount-plus/waiting-for-the-traitors-season-4-watch-this-reality-competition-show-instead) Season 4 joined previous All Stars winners Yes Duffy, MJ Garrett, Jonna Mannion, and Wes Bergmann in the series' champion roster.[5](https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/reality-tv/the-challenge-all-stars-4-spoilers-reveal-who-won-the-final-and-spinoff-season-format/) It was the second season of the franchise to air out of chronological filming order: it filmed before *The Challenge: USA 2* and *Battle for a New Champion* but aired after them, premiering on April 10, 2024 after a long delay.[10](https://thechallenge.fandom.com/wiki/The_Challenge%3A_All_Stars_4) • [9](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/challenge-stars-showrunner-peels-back-132219441.html) [Showrunner](https://www.edgepedia.org/showrunner) details were published by Paramount's distribution catalog, which lists the series as an MTV reality competition of 60-minute episodes with executive producers Julie Pizzi, Justin Booth, Mark Long, Dan Caster, and Leanne Mucci.[16](https://paramountglobalcontent.com/title/challenge-all-stars-the)
## References
1. [The Challenge: All Stars | All Stars Season 4 Cast (S4, E1) | Paramount+ (YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Ghf2UY4zE)
2. [Channel Guide Magazine, April 2024: The Challenge: All Stars](https://9c519110712a1cc5ffdf-b1b745d17d9877b298ac94fd86f5428e.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/ChannelGuideC-April2024.pdf)
3. [Cara Maria Sorbello on 'The Challenge: All Stars 4' Final: Laurel's Win and the Puzzle-Skip Twist (DocumentaryTube)](https://www.documentarytube.com/blog/cara-maria-sorbello-on-the-challenge-all-stars-4-final-laurels-win-and-the-puzzle-skip-twist/)
4. [The Challenge: All Stars 4 | R.I.P series Wiki | Fandom](https://ripseries.fandom.com/wiki/The_Challenge%3A_All_Stars_4)
5. [The Challenge: All Stars 4 spoilers reveal who won the final and spinoff season format (Monsters and Critics)](https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/reality-tv/the-challenge-all-stars-4-spoilers-reveal-who-won-the-final-and-spinoff-season-format/)
6. [The Challenge All Stars Season 4 (2024): Cast, Eliminations, Spoilers, Host, News (Parade)](https://parade.com/tv/the-challenge-all-stars-season-4)
7. ['The Challenge: All Stars' Season 4: Who Wins? (CheatSheet)](https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/the-challenge-all-stars-season-4-wins.html/)
8. ['The Challenge: All Stars' Cast on Jumping Back Into the Fray After Decades Away (TV Insider)](https://www.tvinsider.com/1130835/the-challenge-all-stars-cast-interviews-season-4/)
9. ['The Challenge: All Stars' Showrunner Peels Back the Curtain on New Season (Yahoo Entertainment)](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/challenge-stars-showrunner-peels-back-132219441.html)
10. [The Challenge: All Stars 4 | The Challenge Wiki | Fandom](https://thechallenge.fandom.com/wiki/The_Challenge%3A_All_Stars_4)
11. [The Challenge: All Stars Season 4 Episodes (Paramount+)](https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/the-challenge-all-stars/episodes/4/)
12. [The Challenge: All Stars | Final, Day 2 (YouTube, Paramount+)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbgjeUyrBYU)
13. ['The Challenge: All Stars 4': Cara Maria Sorbello Sets the Record Straight on Twisty Finale (TV Insider)](https://www.tvinsider.com/1140489/the-challenge-all-stars-4-finale-cara-maria-sorbello-interview/)
14. [The Challenge fans blast All Stars 4 final as a 'scam' due to 'unfair win' by cast member (Monsters and Critics)](https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/reality-tv/the-challenge-fans-blast-all-stars-4-final-as-a-scam-due-to-unfair-win-by-cast-member/)
15. [Waiting for 'The Traitors' season 4? Watch this reality competition show instead (Tom's Guide)](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/paramount-plus/waiting-for-the-traitors-season-4-watch-this-reality-competition-show-instead)
16. [Paramount Global Content | Challenge: All Stars, The](https://paramountglobalcontent.com/title/challenge-all-stars-the)
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