<P> American Grit is an American reality television series that premiered on Fox on April 14, 2016 . The series stars WWE wrestler John Cena . Fox ordered ten episodes for the first season of the competition series . On July 29, 2016, Fox renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on Sunday, June 11, 2017 . </P> <P> Competitors are divided into four teams of four, each led by a military veteran who is designated as the team's Cadre and compete in a series of Team Challenges . All members of the winning team are safe from elimination and advance to the next round, while a member of each losing team is chosen to participate in an Elimination Challenge . The elimination continues until one contestant quits, fails the challenge, or becomes physically unable to continue, at which point he or she is eliminated from the competition . Eliminated competitors ring a ship's bell on the site before departing, after the tradition of Navy SEAL trainees "ringing out" if they choose to withdraw from the program . In the finale, the remaining competitors take part in an elimination challenge that concludes with a winner being named and receiving a $250,000 cash prize . </P> <P> Filmed at the foothills of Mount Rainier in Eatonville, Washington, the first season focuses on "pushing teams to the brink" and features sixteen contestants with a variety of fitness backgrounds . Competitors who lose during Team Challenges, called "Evolutions", are selected by their own Cadre to participate in the Elimination Challenge . As long as a team has at least two members, a contestant cannot be sent to two consecutive Elimination Challenges . The Elimination Challenge begins with an obstacle course, called "The Circus", followed by an endurance test . The obstacle course remains constant, but the endurance test differs in each episode . The endurance test begins once all three participants have completed the obstacle course, with the first - and second - place finishers receiving an advantage over the third - place finisher, and concludes with the elimination of one competitor . As a team - based competition, all surviving members of the last remaining team are eligible to win . The season was won by Clare Painter and Mark Bouquin of Team Noah . </P> <P> Taking place in Hampton Island, Georgia in a location referred to as "Camp Grit", the second season focuses on "helping competitors find their grit" and features contestants with various issues "who either have lost their grit or never had it". Seventeen competitors appear at the start of the competition, one of whom is eliminated before the teams are formed . The Cadre of the winning team chooses the members of the losing teams who will be sent to the Elimination Challenge and consecutive appearances are allowed . Only an endurance test is featured in the Elimination Challenge and no advantages are provided to its participants . Depending on the Elimination Challenge, it concludes with one or two contestants being eliminated . The competition eventually becomes contestant - based, with all remaining competitors ultimately competing against each other and only one winner being named . Winning the second season was Gigi Gustin of Team Grady . </P>

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