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The competition is heating up on The Challenge. 

Season 42 of the Paramount+ series brought back the Cutthroat format for the first time in more than 15 years. So, far the first few episodes have given the players (and fans) a sense of everyone’s strengths and weaknesses. Now, in episode 7, “You Need Me,” a fresh test offers clues about who might be able to make it to the finish line. 

“This challenge is going to be the first time we’re really going to be able to test everyone’s endurance for a final,” Orange Team captain Tori Deal says in an exclusive clip from the September 9 episode. “And we have to do it as a team now.” 

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One contestant worries that one particular teammate will hold everyone back, even though he’s a Challenge icon. 

“Although overall, the Orange Team is really good, I’m slightly worried about CT [Tamburello],” Izzy Fairthorne says in a confessional. “His endurance, if he’s gonna be able to keep up, especially [in] the final. Yes, he’s good at puzzles. But it’s not just about that in this game. And I feel like the group are really questioning him right now.” 

Meanwhile, the other teams are looking for an opening. 

“The win is pretty crucial today considering that it’s gonna be either me or Chris [Underwood] going in if we were to lose,” Leo Dionicio says. “The point is today is to get that W any way we can. I don’t think we have to worry about Orange or anybody else, honestly.” 

New episodes of The Challenge stream Wednesdays on Paramount+. 

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