The Challenge Season 41 Episode 7: What happened during the daily challenge featuring go-karting and puzzle solving?

The Challenge Season 41 Episode 7 was released on September 10, 2025, featuring a daily challenge and an elimination task.

For the daily challenge, participants went through go-kart racing and puzzle-solving. Later, the elimination challenge involved basketballs and stacks of bricks. Leonardo Dionicio (Leo) and Nany González won the latest daily challenge.

Initially, the daily challenge started with Ashley and Theo leading during the first lap. However, some teams struggled with the puzzles, resulting in multiple laps for several teams.

As a result, Tay and Yeremi were the last team because they took the longest time. Read on to learn everything that happened during the latest daily challenge.

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The Challenge Season 41 Episode 7: Daily challenge saw exciting Grand-Prix style go-karting and puzzle-solving tasks

Recently, Season 41, Episode 7 of The Challenge aired an exciting and adrenaline-filled daily challenge. As the show host, TJ Lavin announced, it was the first-ever Grand Prix challenge called Drive Me Crazy. There were go-karts, each paired with four types of puzzles nearby.

One teammate would drive through five laps, then arrive at their puzzle station to solve it. If the participant couldn't solve it within the allotted time, they had to drive around five more laps before trying the puzzle again.

The process would continue until one of the teammates had completed three laps (a total of 15 laps) or they solved the puzzle. Each time they solve the puzzle, they must switch places with their partner. When The Challenge host TJ revealed that the go-karts could reach around 100 KM/H (62 MPH), everyone was surprised.

"These things are fast. The team to get this the fastest will get the maximum 8 points and also the power to save one team from being judged by the jury," announced TJ Lavin.

Theo was one of the participants who went first for the go-karting challenge. He told the cameras that go-karting was his "thing" and that he was going to finish first. He also mentioned being a go-karting champion in 2014.

While Aneesa mentioned earning a NASCAR certification in her 20s, America admitted she had never driven in her life.

"I've never driven in my life y'all. I can't catch a break even when it's supposed to be something fun. I'm freaking out," confessed America.

The Challenge star Izzy mentioned she was a "princess passenger" and that she didn't have a license. Leroy commented on CT going at a significantly lower speed. Regarding his speed, CT confessed that his go-kart wasn't moving the way he thought it would.

Ashley and Theo were leading after completing the first puzzle the fastest. Jonna and Cedric were second.

The first lap positions were:

• 1st: Ashley and Theo,
• 2nd: Jonna and Cedric,
• 3rd: Derrick and Sydney,
• 4th: Aneesa and CT,
• 5th: Tay and Yeremi,
• 6th: Olivia and Jake,
• 7th: Nany and Leo,
• 8th: Leroy and Adrienne,
• 9th: Aviv and Gabe,
• 10th: Derek and America,
• 11th: Izzy and Will,
• 12th: Michaela and Justin.

After Turbo and Lee failed to solve the puzzle, they had to do five laps the second time before trying the puzzle again. The daily challenge ended with Nany and Leo winning, while Aneesa and CT finished in second place.

However, some teams were still completing their laps, including Derek-America, Izzy-Will, and Aviv-Gabe. Later, Derek and America took third place, while Izzy and Will finished fourth to complete the challenge. Aviv and Gabe were the fifth team to finish.

The remaining teams were:

Sixth: Michaela-Justin, seventh: Derrick-Sydney, eighth: Jonna-Cedric, ninth: Turbo-Dee, tenth: Olivia-Jake, eleventh: Ashley-Theo, and twelfth: Leroy-Adrienne. Tay and Yeremi were the last ones in on the daily challenge.

When The Challenge host TJ Lavin announced Leo and Nany winning the daily challenge, Olivia confessed to the cameras:

"Leo won two times in a row? Don't love that for me or my ego. Leo's either a force to be reckoned with or the luckiest guy in this game. I'm gonna pick lucky."

Everyone cheered for the winning team, Leo and Nany.

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To witness the daily challenge, fans can stream The Challenge Season 41 Episode 7 on MTV.