However, as was showcased on "Total Madness," we might have been focusing too much on physical prowess and not giving enough credit to Bananas's political/mental game. That was always his best argument for being No. One can argue, "The wins proved he was the best,", which, yeah, sure.but was he really? His most impressive performance was during his solo victory on "Free Agents" when he took out both of the guys direct below him on this list in elimination comps (though he beat CT on a puzzle, which was lame).
Why wasn't he there to begin with? Well, for as great as Bananas' career has been, it never felt like he was the best competitor at any given time. 3 on our list, but after another win that moved him into first on the all-time prize money list ($1,184,720), we had to put him in the top spot. But other than those, I can't really think of what dirty moves I've done in the past." "I've been accused in the past of being a dirty player, but, you know, nothing really comes to mind.other than, I don't know, leaving Paula on a deserted island, destroying a relationship in order to further my position in the game, and I took $275,000 from a partner. He's eminently quotable (Sarah probably stills hears, " I'm gonna go ahead and take the money and run, Teej" in her nightmares), remarkably mentally tough, and the quintessential schemer, which is summed up by this monologue: He's achieved mainstream success while also staying as closely tied to "The Challenge" as anyone in show history. The facts: Bananas has appeared on the most Challenges (20) and has the most Challenge titles (7). Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio ("Real World: Key West") ( Note: The following lists have been updated since their original publishing prior to "Total Madness.") Best male 'Challenge' cast members of all timeġ. Just don't scream at us like Camila, punch us like CT, or wish us barren like Belou Den Tex. You might disagree with our picks, but that's OK. After all, we're talking about an MTV reality show that is as much about getting drunk and hooking up as it is competition, so we're dealing with a bit of an inexact science here. Hey, we're allowed to be at least a little subjective. We balance out that inherent recency bias with anecdotal evidence and intuition gleaned from watching far too many hours of this show.