Drawing First Blood

Drawing First Blood is the season premiere of Battle Showdown.

Description
Thirty contestants arrive in Cartagena, Colombia, to compete for $1,000,000 in the most conniving, challenging, and deceitful season ever.

Challenge (Round 1)
Location: Fort San Fernando de Bocachica, Cartagena, Colombia

Challenge: The Purge All players will start at the top of the fort and, on TJ's signal, will run down to the bottom to retrieve a gunpowder barrel. Once they have retrieved their barrel they must turn around and roll the barrel back up to the starting point. The first four male and female players to complete this will win the round and be exempt from participating in the remainder of the challenge.

Winners (in order of finish):

Challenge (Round 2)
Location: Fort San Fernando de Bocachica, Cartagena, Colombia

Challenge: The Purge The remaining players will be split into two teams of ten decided by random draw from a hat. When TJ sounds the horn, each team must carry two cannons around the same track previously ran until they reach the finish line. The first team to transport both of their cannons will win and be exempt from participating in the final round of the challenge.

Team selection:

Winners:

Challenge (Round 3)
Location: Fort San Fernando de Bocachica, Cartagena, Colombia

Challenge: The Purge The remaining players will once again compete as individuals. When TJ sounds the horn, each player will grab a cannonball. After retrieving their cannonball they must run through the track once more to bring it a cannon and launch it. The male and female winners of this round will decide the three male and three female players to be sent home, each keeping one player of their own gender safe.

Results: