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

Mania. This is not any edition of Challenge Mania. This is an extra special episode of Challenge Mania because it is the last episode of Challenge Mania. This is not any edition of Challenge Mania. This is an extra special episode of Challenge

Mania because it is the last episode of Challenge Mania for 2025. That's right. We're about to hit

2006 and don't worry, kids, don't worry, Maniacs. Challenge Mania is going to continue. We're going

strong. We know we did have to say goodbye to some other Challenge podcast over the last few weeks and we wish them well. And trust me, it will not be

the last that we have seen of those lovely ladies either. But challenge mania is here to stay.

Trust me, Derek and I are not hanging up the headphones anytime soon. We're really looking

forward to an awesome 2026, beginning, by the way, with our

2025 Challenge Mania Awards, where we will be dishing out, voting on, coming up with categories,

and then voting on the winners of several categories for both All Stars 5 and season 41.

We combine those, and we deliberate with you guys via a diesel and savage level

Zoom in January and then we are going to open up voting to everybody. That's right. It's going to be

patrons and free members. So you will have to sign up at challengemaniacs.com. Give us your email,

allow us to spam you throughout the year and you know keep you updated on live shows and

stuff but it's 100% free so for all you guys who have complained over the years whenever it has

cost a dollar to vote not even a dollar this year so more on that in the coming weeks but

welcome to the final challenge mania podcast episode of the year what a way to close it out if i do

say so myself what you're about to hear is our full live uncut audio from our final live show of the year. What a way to close it out if I do say so myself. What you're about to hear is our full live uncut audio from our final live show of the year at the gorgeous

mic drop comedy club in Plano, Texas. Shouts to Hillary and Casey and everybody over there. They

did a bang-up job remodeling that place and making it look like a purple wonderland over there.

Really capture the magic of their San Diego club, which we hold near and dear to our heart. But what an amazing day in Texas. It's a show many have already told us was not only one of the most fun shows we've ever had, but it might be the best Challenge Mania live show ever. I know a lot of you guys have attended some. You've heard many of them here on the feed. So you can let us know you're going to hear the show in its entirety today. If you get FOMO and think, man, I want to attend one of those in 2026. Stop what you're doing. Go to challenge mania. Live. We've got shows on sale right now. We've got one in a couple weeks in New York on January 23rd. crazy lineup, West, Kara, and more. Sydney is going to be there.

Ton of game. Now we've got one in a couple weeks in New York on January 23rd. Crazy lineup, Wes, Cara, and more. Sydney is going to be there. A ton of guests, Michelle, Mark, I mean, I can't even remember everybody. Go to challengemania. Live to see the lineup. That's at City Winery. Tickets are still on sale. Chicago Bowls coming back to Chicago. Might be our only Chicago event for a while, kids. Wes is coming to that, as is Melinda, Aviv, Mark, Amber Borzotred. Not only do you get to meet everybody, you get to bowl with them for four hours. Four hours of free bowling, okay? The cheapest ticket for this event, trust me, is less expensive than what four hours of bowling costs at the average bowleros. So head to challenge mania dot live for that. We are coming to Philly in Baltimore as well. Sadly,

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