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Ep. 253: MTV's 'Challenge: Invasion of the Champions' Special With Johnny Bananas

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The Ringer

Sports

4.43.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2017

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

The Ringer's Juliet Litman sits down with Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio to discuss 'The Challenge: Invasion of the Champions' (00:30), staying competitive (06:30), the 'Are You The One?' kids (7:15), the best 'Challenge' competitor of all time (10:35), and what comes next (25:40). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

0:05.0

Yeah.

0:06.0

Yeah.

0:07.0

Well, welcome to the channel 33 in the ringer.

0:11.6

I'm Juliette Littman.

0:12.6

And today I have with me, Mr. John Yvananas.

0:14.8

Is that your legal name now?

0:16.0

It is.

0:17.0

I had to change it after I sued HBO and entourage.

0:19.7

That was part of the legal deal.

0:22.4

Johnny's from the challenge, obviously.

0:24.6

You are on the new season, the challenge invasion, which starts on February 7th on MTV.

0:29.4

How many challenges have you been on now?

0:32.0

So what a Baker does, a Baker's dozens, what, 13?

0:34.4

13.

0:35.4

So I've been on a Baker's dozen plus one.

0:36.4

A Baker.

0:37.4

Well, you need a new name for that.

0:38.4

A banana's dozen.

0:39.4

There we go.

0:40.4

A banana's dozen, which is 14.

0:43.1

The last season was your 13th.

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