MTV TO LAUNCH "THE CHALLENGE XXX: DIRTY 30" ON TUESDAY, JULY 18 WITH BIGGEST SEASON YET

$1 Million At Stake For First Time In Franchise History

HOLLYWOOD, CA - June 12, 2017 - MTV today revealed the cast of "THE CHALLENGE XXX: Dirty 30" with the biggest, baddest season yet. Thirty of the series' most unpredictable players travel to South America for the most intense competition to date. Fan favorites will fight their way through the most extreme, daring challenges where they vie to compete for their chunk of $1 million - the largest prize in franchise history. "The Challenge XXX: Dirty 30" premieres Tuesday, July 18th.

"We owe a major 'thank you' to the fans of 'The Challenge' and all its iterations throughout the years," said Jon Murray, Founder and Executive Consultant, Bunim/Murray Productions. "Their dedication to the show and desire to watch their favorite - or least favorite! - reality stars battle it out in physical and mental challenges has enabled the show to come back season after season, and the 30th season will undoubtedly defy expectations."

Meet the cast of "The Challenge XXX: Dirty 30":

Amanda - Denver, CO Insta: mtv_amanda Twitter: @MTV_AMANDAG

Ammo - Salt Lake City, UT Insta: loveistheammo Twitter: @loveistheammo

Aneesa - Narbeth, PA Insta: aneesamtv Twitter: @AneesaMTV

Ashley M. - Las Vegas, NV Insta: mtvashleybrooke Twitter: @MTVASHLEYBROOKE

Johnny "Bananas" - Fullerton, CA, Insta: realjohnnybananas Twitter: @MTVBananas

Britni - Atlanta, GA, Insta: mtv_britnicol Twitter: @BritniNicol

Camila - Lincoln, NE Insta: camilamtv Twitter: @CamilaMTV

Cara Maria - Bozeman, MT, Insta: misscaramaria Twitter: @CaraMariaMTV

Cory - Los Angeles, CA, Insta: corywharton_ig Twitter: @MTVCoryWharton

CT - South Florida, Insta: _famous4nothing Twitter: @TheOfficial_CT

Dario - Los Angeles, CA, Insta: dario.medrano Twitter: @Dario_medrano_

Darrell - Elk Grove, CA Insta: lb4lb_fitness Twitter: @mtvrrdarrell

Derrick H. - Charleston, SC, Insta: imdroc15 Twitter: @imdroc15

Derrick K. - Chicago, IL, Insta: DerrickMTV2 Twitter: @DerrickMTV2

Devin - Northampton, MA Insta: mtv_devin Twitter: @MTVDevinWalker

Hunter - Anderson, AL Insta: mtvhunter Twitter: @hbarfield13

Jemmye - New York City, Insta: justjem24 Twitter: @JustJem24

Jenna - Long Island, NY, Insta: jennacompono Twitter: @JennaCompono

Jordan - Los Angeles, CA, Insta: jordan_wisely Twitter: @jordanW_usa

Kailah - Las Vegas, NV, Insta: kailah_casillas Twitter: @kailah_casillas

LaToya - Raleigh, NC Insta: teatimewithtoya Twitter: @TeaTimeWithToya

Leroy - Detroit, MI Insta: N/A Twitter: @Bruce_Lee85

Marie - New York, NY Insta: mar8e Twitter: @MarieeTBD

Nelson - Austin, TX Insta: mtv_nellyt Twitter: @MTV_NellyT

Nicole R. - Dunedin, FL, Insta: nicolexoramos Twitter: @NicolexoRamos

Shane R. - Baton Rouge, LA Insta: @shanejraines Twitter: @TheShaneRaines

Simone - Los Angeles, CA, Insta: simonejkelly Twitter: @SimoneJKelly

Tony - Baton Rouge, LA Insta: t_raines Twitter: @t_raines33

Tori - New York, NY, Insta: tori_deal Twitter: @tori_deal

Veronica - San Francisco, CA Insta: v_cakes Twitter: @v_cakes

Fans can connect with the new season by following @ChallengeMTV on Twitter and Instagram and on Facebook at Facebook.com/mtvthechallenge. Don't forget to use #TheChallengeXXX.

"The Challenge: XXX" was created for MTV by Bunim/Murray Productions. Jonathan Murray, Gil Goldschein, Scott Freeman and Fred Birckhead serve as Executive Producers. Ryan Smith and Danny Wascou serve as Co-Executive Producers.

About MTV:

MTV is a global youth culture brand inspired by music. MTV is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA).

About Bunim/Murray Productions:

Bunim/Murray Productions (BMP) is the leading producer of innovative entertainment content. The Emmy Award-winning company is widely credited with creating the reality television genre with its hit series The Real World (32 seasons on MTV). BMP continued to innovate with the first reality game show, Road Rules (MTV), in 1995; the first reality sitcom, The Simple Life (E!), in 2003; and the first reality soap opera, Starting Over, in 2003. BMP's current programming includes Mariah's World, Keeping up with the Kardashians, Rob & Chyna, Total Divas, Total Bellas and So Cosmo (E!), The Real World and The Challenge (MTV), Project Runway and Project Runway All Stars (Lifetime), Valerie's Home Cooking (Food Network), Born This Way (A&E), The Gary Owen Show (BET), Earth Live (National Geographic), Bill Nye Saves the World (Netflix), The Selection: Special Operations Experiment (History), The Healer (TLC) and Chachi's World (go90). BMP has also produced films, including They Call Us Monsters, Valentine Road (HBO), Pedro (MTV) and the Emmy Award-winning Autism: The Musical (HBO). BMP has launched additional entities including BMP Films, BMP Digital and BMP Latin. Based in Glendale, CA, the company was founded in 1987 by Jonathan Murray and the late Mary-Ellis Bunim, who were inducted into the Television Academy's Hall of Fame in 2012. The company joined Banijay Group in 2010.