The Challenge star didn’t return for All Stars 3 because the production was “fun with the money.”
The challenge star and the real world alum for whom Teck Holmes has not returned All stars 3 after reaching the finale in the second season. He has since revealed why he decided to quit the reality TV series and may not return.
Teck Holmes says he didn’t return for The Challenge: All Stars 3 because of the money
The challenge Star Teck Holmes took part in the first two episodes of the spinoff All starswho finished fourth in his last appearance.
However, the real world star chose not to return for season three. In a September 2022 video, the Illinois native explained his decision.
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According to Teck, he wanted a break and described Season 2 as “tiring, grueling, mentally draining and stressful.” Also, he felt the production was doing a few things that were “overboard,” including “fun with the money.”
The reality TV star clarified, pointing out that the cast were competing for $500,000, which became his “precedent”. In Season 2, Teck thought the prize money stayed the same, recalling host TJ Lavin telling the cast they were going to fight for half a million.
Teck says future cast members should decline if the prize money isn’t what they want
However, the real world Alum says things changed along the way, with the presenter later claiming they would win their share of the prize with a teammate.
Teck questioned why the production hadn’t revealed this to the cast already, as he felt they should have already known.
The reality star continued, pointing out that the competitors on the show go through a lot. That’s why he believes they can’t do it “at a discount.”
Finally, Teck urged prospective performers to inquire about the cash prize before the competition and then decline if they are not playing for the total of $500,000. “Cannot be exploited twice,” he added.
Tyson Apostol says production misled her about prize money during The Challenge: USA
At the beginning of the spin-off The challenge: United States, it seemed the personalities were competing for $500,000. Winners Danny McCray and Sarah Lacina, the only two to finish the finals, shared the prize, including money from the bank accounts of the disqualified players or those who quit.
According to finalist Tyson Apostol, the producers deliberately deceived the contestants about the money. He claimed the producers told them a winner would take home the half-million prize until the last day, when they were informed, “It’s only half, and then all the bonuses come with it, too.”
After filming that survivor champ said he shared his thoughts on her “dirty move of misleading us like this” to a producer, who reportedly admitted the crew didn’t think anyone would join the cast to win around $250,000 compete.
“I certainly wouldn’t be here,” Tyson claimed if they were open about the prize wins. Teck retweeted the interview and added that the show could be called “Lies, lies and more lies” because there’s definitely a lot coming out of the production! The challenge 38 Premieres October 12 at 8/7c on MTV.
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https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-challenge-all-stars-3-production-funny-with-the-money.html/ The Challenge star didn’t return for All Stars 3 because the production was “fun with the money.”
