{"id":6422,"date":"2026-07-15T05:49:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T00:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6422"},"modified":"2026-07-15T05:49:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T00:49:52","slug":"the-challenges-sarah-rice-announces-shes-considering-returning-to-compete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6422","title":{"rendered":"The Challenge\u2019s Sarah Rice announces she\u2019s considering returning to compete"},"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 itemprop=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">  <img width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/the-challenge-sarah-rice-reveals-potential-return-to-compete-following-bananas-betrayal.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"sarah rice face shot from mtv the challenge rivals iii season\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/the-challenge-sarah-rice-reveals-potential-return-to-compete-following-bananas-betrayal.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/the-challenge-sarah-rice-reveals-potential-return-to-compete-following-bananas-betrayal.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/the-challenge-sarah-rice-reveals-potential-return-to-compete-following-bananas-betrayal.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-588640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sarah Rice last appeared as Johnny Bananas\u2019 teammate on The Challenge: Rivals III. Pic credit: MTV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a surprising and dramatic moment left her penniless for a win, Sarah Rice seems ready for a return to The Challenge.<\/p>\n<p>However, the former show winner seems to have an essential condition for her return, and many fans also had one.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah, who viewers last saw on the Rivals III season with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/the-challenges-leroy-garrett-addresses-johnny-bananas-pop-the-balloon-racism-controversy\/\">Johnny Bananas<\/a>, appeared in a new social video that her friend Mark Long shared with fans.<\/p>\n<p>Mark prefaced the X clip with a message, suggesting he\u2019s \u201cbeen putting in WORK for #TheChallengeAllStars6 push.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s healthy, she\u2019s smart, and she\u2019s ready to take the crown,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho thinks SARAH needs a redemption story?\u201d Mark asked, using the hashtag \u201cWeWantOGs.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sarah shared a message with The Challenge fans about her potential return<\/h2>\n<p>In a one-minute-long video clip, Sarah seemed to indicate it\u2019s time for a return to The Challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHello OG Challenge fans, this is Sarah from Real World Brooklyn, originally, and so many Challenges. Maybe you remember me from the side of the mountain when Johnny stole all my money?\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was talking to Mark about the possibility of coming back on All Stars,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cI really wanna do that and I think I\u2019d be pretty good at it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sarah contended that All Stars seems like \u201cwhere the smart people really can win the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She mentioned feeling she\u2019s in \u201csome of the best shape\u201d ever and recently had a significant surgery that helped her become \u201csuper healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really excited at even the possibility of being able to show everybody what I got,\u201d Sarah shared.<\/p>\n<p>She closed her video by asking the fans for their opinions about whether they\u2019d like to see her on All Stars.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fans want to see Sarah return with Bananas<\/h2>\n<p>In the comment section, many fans seemed supportive of bringing Sarah back into The Challenge fray, years after that infamous betrayal on Rivals III. However, multiple commenters mentioned her former teammate should be a castmate when she returns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSarah is one of the greatest female competitors of all time. Was done so dirty her last time. Would love to see both her and Susie on AS6. No reason for them not to have been brought back sooner. Let\u2019s get it done!\u201d a fan wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Another posted, \u201cWould love to see Sarah back, but TB, we need her on a season with Bananas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They suggested the \u201cdynamic\u201d involving Bananas and Sarah after her 10-year hiatus would be \u201cthe type of storyline The Challenge needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSarahs definitely in that conversation of if she did more seasons she would definitely be on the female Mount Rushmore (might still be) always caught bad breaks and then finished on back to back wins,\u201d a commenter suggested.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fans-react-sarah-rice-return-the-challenge.jpg?resize=680%2C491&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"fans react to sarah rice potentially returning for the challenge in x screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-1993849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fans-react-sarah-rice-return-the-challenge.jpg?w=680&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fans-react-sarah-rice-return-the-challenge.jpg?resize=150%2C108&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mark Long\u2019s followers have some thoughts. Pic credit: @TheMarkLong\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sarah seems ready to return amid uncertainty about All Stars\u2019 future<\/h2>\n<p>After her Real World season, Sarah participated in nine seasons of The Challenge, reaching the final five times. She won back-to-back seasons, first Exes II with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/the-challenges-jordan-wiseley-addresses-biggest-controversy-with-horacios-season-40-elimination\/\">Jordan Wiseley<\/a>, and then Rivals III with Bananas.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Sarah\u2019s elimination record of 6-2, 16 daily wins, and $173,000 in prize money, many fans still associate her with the dramatic reality TV moment featuring Bananas. <\/p>\n<p>MTV\u2019s The Challenge shared a throwback video of Bananas taking the money and Sarah\u2019s emotional realizations about her partner.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Johnny Bananas Takes the Money \ud83c\udf92 Throwback | The Challenge\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Js9FBU7u6pc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>MTV just finished airing All Stars Rivals, the fifth season of The Challenge\u2019s spin-off, brought to life by Mark and his \u201c#WeWantOGs\u201d push. The spin-off\u2019s first four seasons aired via the subscription streaming platform, Paramount+.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent installment featured the return of familiar faces, including Nany Gonzalez, Adam Larson, Steve Meinke, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/the-challenges-shane-landrum-addresses-davonne-rogers-retiring-after-all-stars-rivals\/\">Shane Landrum<\/a>, Veronica Portillo, Katie Cooley, and Frank Sweeney Fox. It also featured several non-MTV reality TV stars from CBS or elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Mark addressed concerns about the show\u2019s cancellation as the fifth season concluded, suggesting it had yet to get greenlit.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s continued to share various clips from former Challenge stars interested in returning for All Stars. In addition to Sarah, they\u2019ve included former The Real World and The Challenge stars Coral Smith and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/the-challenges-mark-long-teases-all-stars-6-as-best-one-yet-with-another-og-interested-in-returning\/\">Mallory Snyder<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Challenge Season 41 is TBA on MTV.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarah Rice last appeared as Johnny Bananas\u2019 teammate on The Challenge: Rivals III. Pic credit: MTV After a surprising and dramatic moment left her penniless for a win, Sarah Rice seems ready for a return to The Challenge. 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