{"id":43682,"date":"2026-08-14T05:52:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T00:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43682"},"modified":"2026-08-14T05:52:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T00:52:31","slug":"the-challenge-winner-was-44","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43682","title":{"rendered":"The Challenge Winner Was 44"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p>The <em>Challenge<\/em> family is in mourning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tyler Duckworth<\/strong>, who began his reality TV career on <em>Real World: Key West <\/em>before going on to win two seasons of the MTV competition series, has died at age 44, his mother <strong>Joni Duckworth<\/strong> confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My son, Tyler, passed away earlier this week,&#8221; Joni shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02XnrgZu9JUfeTCC22mmcEgm3TRGqDN8Rqtz1cgEkaKKUiBLvcF6qwBRni9MY7DCcWl&amp;id=661454708&amp;mibextid=wwXIfr&amp;_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> Aug. 13. &#8220;I will post on Facebook about services as soon as his dad and I figure it out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She also noted that his cause of death has yet to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>The Grand Forks Police Department told E! News that Tyler was found in a bathroom in his North Dakota apartment. There were no signs of foul play and the death did not appear suspicious. Police are waiting for toxicology results.<\/p>\n<p>While making his TV debut on <em>Real World <\/em>in 2006, Tyler bonded with castmate <strong>Paula Meronek <\/strong>and ignited discourse with fan favorite <strong>Johnny Bananas<\/strong> during their season. 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