‘The Challenge: USA’ Winners Danny and Sarah Were ’Super Surprised’ Tyson Quit the Final, Talk Preparing for World Championship

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Survivor alums Danny McCray and Sarah Lacina became the first winners of The Challenge: USA on Wednesday, September 14, after what looked like a grueling final challenge and certainly a shocking conclusion to the spinoff of the MTV series.The former NFL player, 34, and the police officer, 38, were still reeling from their wins when Us Weekly spoke to them the morning after the episode aired.“Whoever said money can’t buy happiness, I woke up pretty happy this morning,” Sarah tells Us, with Danny adding, “My mom bought me a bottle of champagne last night.

That’s how happy we are. We’re still over here celebrating. She’s excited and as long as I can see my family happy, I’m good.”The duo opened up about their reaction to Tyson Apostol, a fellow Survivor winner, quitting the final challenge, in addition to Domenick Abbate, Justine Ndiba and Cayla Platt – all of whom couldn’t complete a Sudoku puzzle without instructions.“When they said everybody quit, I’m like, ‘Not Tyson.’ And they’re like, ‘Yeah, Tyson quit.’ I’m like, ‘No, he didn’t,’” Sarah says. “Tyson wouldn’t quit.

And, so yeah, I didn’t understand it until we were done and I talked to him and and we got the story from everybody.”Danny was also “super surprised” by the Utah native throwing in the towel “because we all knew what type of competitor he is,” the football player explains. “He’s an ultra endurance athlete.

I had just assumed that no matter what, that he was he was gonna finish it. But then when you look back at it, you realize how cold it was.