‘The Challenge’ Under Criticism From Champ: ‘Absolute Shock’

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The “why was ashley disqualified from the challenge” is a question that has been in the minds of many people. On Wednesday, Ashley Koffman tweeted to send her shock and disappointment.

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After a handful of participants highlighted production difficulties during the final challenge of season two of “The Challenge: All Stars,” there has been some criticism about the finale. In the last stage of the competition, Janelle Casanave, MJ Garrett, and Jonna Mannion all mentioned problems with the locks on the safes.

Janelle said that their lockbox had a major issue and would not open, despite the fact that they had followed all of the procedures on the board and had the correct combination. MJ and Jonna reported that despite arriving first to the safes, they were unable to unlock them, so production informed them that they had the correct numbers and to go to the plane. They were instructed to return to the locks halfway through because they hadn’t done it correctly.

Janelle has now revealed a “fourth phase” involving the lock combination that they were never informed about, but which MJ claims is necessary for accessing the safe. Janelle was also questioned about MJ and Jonna failing to complete one of their checkpoints during the first portion of the final, and she said that they should have been required to do so.

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After the Final, Janelle Said She Thought MJ & Jonna Should Have Had to Finish Their Checkpoint

Janelle first spoke about the final in an Instagram Q&A, where she said the first-place team after the first phase of the final, Nehemiah Clark and Melinda Collins, got a one-minute head start on the eating portion, while the second-place team, Darrell Taylor and Janelle, got a 30-minute head start.

For as much effort as we put in on the first leg of the race, the lead was quite modest, particularly since Nehemiah, Melinda, myself, and Darrell were neck-and-neck the whole time and we were the only two teams to complete our puzzle boards. I wish there had been a greater advantage, but… that’s life.

She also said she wasn’t annoyed about MJ and Jonna not finishing their puzzle board but does think they should have had to do it. “I don’t think third place should have been given, I think that with any sport you have to cross the finish line,” she said in an Instagram Q&A. “But a lot has changed since I’ve played the game and this is definitely one of them.”

Janelle commented on Instagram about the lockbox concerns, saying she was surprised to learn about what occurred at the safes with Jonna and MJ since she hadn’t heard about it before. “New information and not in the instructions,” she added of the “fourth step” to open the safe. She expressed herself as follows:

I never expected to learn what happened to the lock, but I did today, and additional information is emerging… I’ve made the decision to keep the specifics to myself. I’m releasing this information to clarify the air since many of you have been curious about what happened to the box or have assumed we’d given up.

Regardless, she congratulated the victors, saying, “Congratulations to the winners… I’m now ready to concentrate on the things that matter most to me: my family and my health.”

MJ & Jonna Said They Wanted to Finish Their Puzzle But Producers Wouldn’t Let Them

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, MJ and Jonna mentioned the fourth step, saying, “There were instructions on how to unlock the safe, and there was one more step that we had to complete that ordinarily you don’t do on a safe.” Because everyone knows how to open a safe by twisting it three times past zero and then back past the number, but they added a fourth step. So that’s what everyone was having trouble with.”

They also discussed fan and cast member reactions to the fact that they didn’t complete one of the checkpoints. “Even the individuals against whom we ran the final were perplexed by it, and there was some resentment,” MJ stated. “There’s still tension because of what occurred,” Jonna admitted. She continued, “

‘Jonna and M.J. didn’t even complete the memory phase, therefore they don’t deserve to continue on,’ said a handful of individuals on the other teams. What they didn’t see was that there was a manufacturing issue, which lost us a lot of time when we were working on the memory section. I’m not sure how much we’re permitted to discuss it.

Producers informed the victors that someone had resigned and that they needed to move on to the next level since the sun was sinking and the second part of the final was about to begin. “I had a disagreement with him,” Jonna said. “I was thinking, ‘No, I’m not leaving, I’m going to complete this puzzle even if it means my death.’ They were adamant, ‘No.’ To answer your query, we did not complete it; we attempted to complete the memory section but were not permitted.”

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