What's up everybody? This is Scott Yeager here with another edition of Challenge Mania.

This episode brought to you by our return to New York City.

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video of all of our interviews like this one, which brings me to our guest.

You didn't come for me. You came for D. So on the line, we've got Derek, but we are also joined by a guy. We've been dying to get on the line for a few years here. He's had some ups and downs, but he is on a massive up right now. If you've been following this guy on social media, he is doing things. We could have never dreamt of anybody doing.

This guy is a world of positivity out there. And we are blessed to be joined by Mr. Nelson Thomas. How are you, Mellie? Hey, what's up? What's up? Everyone, what's up? I am doing. Amazing, amazing, amazing. Happy to be here. I'm happy to be here. Long time coming. I told you, fellas, in the beginning,

I couldn't wait to talk to y'all.

We're finally here.

We are finally here.

Yeah, no, Nelson, really appreciate your time.

Dare I say, it's a breath of fresh air to kind of take a break from season 41.

Because I feel like, I feel like I need a break from fucking season 41

and Nellie I don't know if you've been watching or how in tune you are with the with the

challenge universe now that you've kind of stepped away for a little bit but just to remind

people okay Nelson has been on 10 seasons of the challenge.

It's, I think, 10 seasons in seven years, nine and two elimination record, which I think

Theo just kind of caught you.

I think you and Theo are actually have the same elimination record at this point.

Is it safe to say?

I'm trying to, I'm trying to, I just watched the episode for next week. Yeah, I'm online. I'm in line here, Scott. But my man, you know, it's like, it's weird. It's almost like, like, like we've been doing a challenge manager for like eight years now. And Nelson is now like an OG. uh you know to have an OG you know with with

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