Last episode before the Final, can you believe it!?! People on The Challenge are always like “getting out right before the Final is the worst place to get eliminated.” The thought process is that it doesn’t matter if you get out first or come in fourth place because you don’t get any money. I don’t agree with that. It is clearly the worst to be the first out. Because if you’re going on television to compete I have to assume that part of your goal aside from winning is being on television for as long as you can be. So by getting out on the second-to-last episode, you’ve already gotten that good prime time burn. The longer you stay on tv, the more likely you are to score those choice Chaperoning Spring Break gigs. So while you may not get your hands on prize money, you’re still better off. This is one of those reality tv show cliches that always pop up. Like when you put someone up for elimination and they say “they’re just jealous, that’s why they put me up.” But like no, the reason you got put up is because you’re playing a game in which the way you win is to get other people out.