Production
The series was announced on February 15, 2022, whenContestants
Season 1
Season 2
Format
At the start of each season, cast members compete in a challenge which generally randomly determines the initial teams. Teams begins with a certain amount of "Paradise points" and attempt to earn more points during the season. The format is as follows: *Paradise Game: Teams compete in a "Paradise game" where the last-place team is automatically sent to the Exile game. The winning team earns a "Paradise reward" and the ability to select a second team to compete in the Exile game against the last-place team. Additionally, the first, second and third-place teams from the game receive 30, 20 and 10 Paradise points respectively. For the second season, this was changed to 300, 200, and 100 points respectively. *Exile Game: The last-place team from the Paradise game compete in the Exile game against the team selected by the winners of the Paradise game. The losing pair lose all their points and must spend the night at an Exile location. After the final Paradise game, the two teams with the most Paradise points automatically advanced to the Final Shore-Down. The remaining teams had to compete in a final Exile game to determine the third team to compete in the Final Shore-Down. ; Twists *Partner Swap: At the episode 7 nominations in season 1, after the "Keg Stand" Paradise game but before the "What a Load of Crap" Exile game, cast members switched teams. Half of each teammate's former score at the time were combined to determine newly-formed team's Paradise point totals. In season 2 episode 6, three teams switch partners. *Three-Way Exile Game: In season 2 episode 5, the winners of the "Next Round's on Me" Paradise game nominate two teams instead of one for a three-way exile game. *Paradise Rewards and Exiles: For the first nine episodes, the winners of Paradise games are rewarded with a special "Paradise reward" experience and selects a second team to join them. Meanwhile, the team that loses the Exile game are exiled from the villa and must spend the night at an Exile location.Gameplay
Paradise games
Season 1
*Party Pong: Played tournament-style over four rounds. One team member must retrieve a net of balls floating in the water. They must then bounce the ball off a table to their partner who must catch them while standing in a giant cup, and must switch to a different cup after each catch. The first team to make three catches in each matchup advance to the next round. The team that wins the final round wins while the team that loses the first round the fastest is automatically sent to the Exile game. **Winners: ''Angelina & Joey'' *Poppin' Bottles: One team member must climb up a slide to collect a champagne bottle and slide down again. They must then spray the champagne onto their partner's chest so the champagne flows down into a glass that they're holding against their body, and continue until they collect enough champagne to fill a container and reach a cork. Once they remove the cork, the first team to build a three-level pyramid using the empty champagne bottles wins. **Winners: ''Ricardo & Vanjie'' *Keg Stand: Teams dig under a fence to reach two beer kegs on the other side and pump the beer inside to fill a pitcher. They must then use the kegs to cross a section of the beach without touching the sand and pump the remaining beer into two beer glasses. The first team to finish wins while the last team to finish is automatically sent to the Exile game. **Winners: ''Blake & James'' *Host With the Most: Teams spin an oversized record player until the disc rises to a needle. They must then throw a disco ball around a spool until the attached string is fully wrapped around the spool. Once complete, teams then arrange a series of colored bottles so that no row or column can have the same colors. The first team to finish wins while the last team is automatically sent to the Exile game. **Winners: ''James & Marina'' *Shots and Found: One team member searches through pools of jello for five items commonly lost when drunk: keys, phone, sunglasses, wallet and watch. After finding each item, they must crawl under two beams and throw the item into a basket their partner is holding. The first team to find all five items and land them in their basket wins. **Winners: ''Karime & Ricardo''Season 2
*Foam Party: Teams must assemble a puzzle to reveal the name of a popular party destination. Once complete, they move on to a marquee that has the name of their destination spelled out, but missing some letters. They must search a foam pit for the missing letters and place them on their marquee to complete the destination name. The first team to finish wins while the last team to finish is automatically sent to the Exile game. **Winners: ''Tamaris & Vinny'' *Wild Card: Played in two rounds. In the first round, teams must memorize aExile games
Season 1
*Chummin' It Up: Team members begin on opposite sides of a wall. One team member grabs a fishing net full of chum and pushes it through aSeason 2
*The Hangover: Played in two rounds. Each round, one player must answer a question about their partner which their partner must match to earn points. Players are dunked in an oversized toilet of "vomit" after each non-match. The team with the most points after both rounds wins. **Played by: ''Chase & Melinda vs. Gui & Marnie'' *Party Crashers: Teams must clean a room by smashing the furniture and items in the room and fitting the debris through a small hole in the wall. The first team to completely clear their room wins. **Played by: ''Chantelle & Spiker vs. Tamaris & Vinny'' *Pub Crawl: Everyone competes individually rather than with their teammate. Everyone must crawl under three different pathways to a pub game. They then must complete each game and then return to the starting point after doing so. The winner gets the opportunity to pick their new teammate as well as assign the rest of the teams. **Played by: ''Chase vs. Fabio vs. Hati vs. Isa vs. Melinda vs. Xavi'' *1 Tequila, 2 Tequila, 3 Tequila, Floor: Players pull a rope to pour margarita mix from a giant bottle into their mouths. They must spit the mix into two bottles each that are filled with a worm and suck the worm out. They also must compete dressed as worms. **Played by: ''Chantelle & Spiker vs. Chase & Fabio'' *Sunburned: The teams take turn rolling a ball up a ramp to hit a paper target. Hitting a target causes a bucket of sunscreen drop on their opponent and the first team to knock all three buckets wins. **Played by: ''Chase & Fabio vs. Melinda & Xavi'' *Fort-y Hands: The teams compete individually, the two contestants that win form the third team and advance to the Final Shore Down. Players start the game with both hands strapped around two beer bottles. In order to free their hands, they must find a key hidden within the fort. They cannot unlock themselves, instead they must find someone else and trust the other person will unlock them in return. **Played by: ''Chantelle vs. Hati vs. Isa vs. Melinda vs. Spiker vs. Tamaris vs. Vinny vs. Xavi''Final Shore-Down
Season 1
The two teams with the highest points at the end of the "Shots and Found" Paradise game, and the winning team from the "Haunted Vineyard" Exile game competed in the Final Shore-Down. *Shore Is Lava: Teams must take two cups from one side of the Arena to the other, crossing an obstacle course made of items used during previous Paradise and Exile games. After crossing the course, both team members must successfully flip the cup on a table, before repeating this process for all three obstacle courses. Teams must return to the start of each course if they fall off or drop their cups. The first team to cross all three courses and successfully flip all six cups are declared the winners of the Final Shore-Down. **Winners: James & Marina ;Final Twist After winning the Final Shore-Down, it was revealed that James & Marina had to compete against each other in the "Final Twist" challenge to determine who would win the $150,000 grand prize. *The Golden Cup: Each round, players are randomly assigned either an empty box or a box containing a golden cup. One player may look inside their box to see which one they have. Based on the contents inside, they must then try to convince their opponent to either keep or swap boxes. Afterwards, their opponent can choose to keep their box or swap boxes. The player who ends up with the golden cup at the end of each round wins the round. The first player to win two rounds wins the $150,000 grand prize. **Winner: MarinaSeason 2
The first two teams to win the final Paradise game advances to the Final Shore Down. The third team to advance to the finals is determined by the final Exile game. The finals are played in two games. *Money Shot: Teams must bounce a coin into a shot glass. The first two team to bounce four coins into the glass advances to the next game. The team that comes in last place is eliminated. **Eliminated: ''Isa & Xavi'' *Battle Hooks: Teams must get their ring hooked. They then must run to the wooden peg and move it to one slot closer to their opponents' side. The team who moves past the opposing team's last peg wins. **Winners: ''Chase & Fabio'' ;Final Twist Like the previous season, Chase and Fabio must compete against each other after winning the Final Shore Down to determine who would win the $150,000. *Rock, Paper, Scissors: In order to win the season and the cash prize, Chase and Fabio choose an either a rock, scissors, or toilet paper. They say the item they’re going to choose, but they don’t have to tell the truth. They hide the item under a dome and on the count of three, they reveal what they chose. Whoever wins two rounds wins. **Winner: ''Fabio''Game summary
Season 1
Point progress
* Paradise points at the ''end'' of each cycle ;Competition key : The contestant's team won the Final Shore-Down : The contestant's team lost the Final Shore-Down : The contestant's team lost the final Exile game and did not advance to the Final Shore-Down : The contestant's team won the Paradise game and earned 30 points : The contestant's team was not selected for the Exile game : The contestant's team won the game in Exile : The contestant's team lost the Exile game and lost all of their points : The contestant withdrew from the competitionPartner progress
Season 2
Point progress
* Paradise points at the ''end'' of each cycle ;Competition key : The contestant's team won the Final Shore-Down : The contestant's team lost the Final Shore-Down : The contestant's team lost the final Exile game and did not advance to the Final Shore-Down : The contestant's team won the Paradise game and earned 300 points : The contestant's team won the final Paradise game and earned 600 points : The contestant's team was not selected for the Exile game : The contestant's team won the game in Exile : The contestant's team was chosen for the Exile game : The contestant's team lost the Exile game and lost all of their pointsPartner progress
Paradise rewards and Exiles
Season 1
For the first nine episodes, the winners of each Paradise game are given a special Paradise reward experience and selects a second team to join them. The team that loses the Exile game are exiled from the villa and must spend the night at an Exile location.Season 2
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2022)
Season 2 (2023)
Notes
References
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