Episode
The Challenge: They Are Like Cockroaches
Overview
The challengers are sent on the heist of a century to collect a key using… haystacks. This exhausting challenge is a crucial look into everyone's speed and endurance, and one team's performance is shocking to everyone.
Details
- Series
- The Challenge
- Season
- Season 41
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2025-10-22
- Runtime
- 63 min
Episode context
They Are Like Cockroaches is Episode 13 in Vets and New Threats of The Challenge. It aired on 2025-10-22. The runtime is 63 min.
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