Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet

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The Gauntlet
Season 7
Gauntlet 281x105.jpg
Presented by Jonny Moseley
No. of contestants28
Winners
Location Telluride, Colorado
Opening theme"It's" by Ill Kidd
No. of episodes16
Release
Original network MTV
Original releaseSeptember 29, 2003 (2003-09-29) –
January 26, 2004 (2004-01-26)
Season chronology
← Previous
Battle of the Sexes
Next →
The Inferno
List of episodes

Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet is the 7th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge (at the time known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge). The season is directly subsequent to Battle of the Sexes . The Gauntlet featured 28 castmates competing in missions with an immunity life-saver awarded to the best individual performer. Each team would then select a player from their team to go into the Gauntlet elimination challenge. It was hosted by Jonny Moseley. This season was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for outstanding reality program. [1]

Filming was originally planned to began in July 2003 in Middletown, RI, but in June a local judge blocked it at request of local residents who thought it would be "materially disruptive". The show instead ended up being filmed in Telluride, CO, and finished filming in August 2003. [2] [3] A casting special, Real World/Road Rules Corral: A Guide To The Gauntlet was aired on September 22, 2003. The season premiered one week later on September 29, 2003, and concluded on January 26, 2004, with the season in-review special.

This is the first edition of the Gauntlet series, with The Gauntlet 2 following in 2005–2006 and The Gauntlet III following in 2008.

Contestants

Real World team
PlayerOriginal seasonFinish
Alton Williams The Real World: Las Vegas Runner-up
Coral Smith The Real World: Back to New York Runner-up [a]
Mike Mizanin The Real World: Back to New YorkRunner-up
Nathan Blackburn The Real World: Seattle Runner-up
Norman Korpi The Real World: New York Runner-up
Theo Gantt The Real World: Chicago Eliminated
Episode 14
Irulan WilsonThe Real World: Las VegasEliminated
Episode 13
Rachel BrabandThe Real World: Back to New YorkEliminated
Episode 10
Trishelle Cannatella The Real World: Las VegasEliminated
Episode 8
Elka Walker The Real World: Boston Eliminated
Episode 7
Matt SmithThe Real World: New OrleansEliminated
Episode 6
Tonya Cooley The Real World: ChicagoEliminated
Episode 3
Montana McGlynnThe Real World: BostonEliminated
Episode 2
David Broom The Real World: New Orleans Eliminated
Episode 1
Road Rules team
PlayerOriginal seasonFinish
Adam Larson Road Rules: The Quest Winner
Cara Zavaleta Road Rules: South PacificWinner
Darrell Taylor Road Rules: Campus Crawl Winner
Dave Giuntoli Road Rules: South PacificWinner
Rachel RobinsonRoad Rules: Campus CrawlWinner
Roni Martin Road Rules: Northern Trail Winner
Sarah GreysonRoad Rules: Campus CrawlWinner
Theo Vonkurnatowski Road Rules: Maximum Velocity TourWinner
Veronica Portillo Road Rules: Semester at Sea Winner
Abram Boise Road Rules: South Pacific Eliminated
Episode 12
Laterrian Wallace Road Rules: Maximum Velocity Tour Eliminated
Episode 11
Steve MeinkeRoad Rules: The QuestEliminated
Episode 8
Tina BartaRoad Rules: South PacificEliminated
Episode 5
Katie DoyleRoad Rules: The QuestEliminated
Episode 4

Gameplay

Gauntlet games

Game summary

EpisodeWinnersFreshlook EyesaverGauntlet contestantsGauntlet gameGauntlet outcome
#ChallengeReal WorldRoad RulesReal WorldRoad RulesWinnerEliminated
1Snake SoupReal World—DavidSarahDead Man's DropSarahDavid
2MasqueradeRoad RulesMontanaKatieRide 'Em CowboyKatieMontana
3Mud BathRoad RulesTonyaStevePerfect FitSteveTonya
4I ScreamRoad RulesRachel B.KatieHangmanRachel B.Katie
5Holey CanoeRoad RulesCoralTinaDead Man's DropCoralTina
6Heavyweight HustleReal WorldMattSarahDead Man's DropSarahMatt
7Sink My ShipRoad RulesNormanDaveElkaCaraKnock Your Block OffCaraElka
8Red BarronRoad RulesNathanAdamTrishelleStevePerfect FitTrishelleSteve
9InfernoReal WorldAltonTheo V.TrishelleSarahPerfect FitSarahTrishelle
10Rolling On A RiverRoad RulesMikeRoniRachel B.SarahRide 'Em CowboySarahRachel B.
11TurntableRoad RulesTheo G.VeronicaAltonLaterrianPole ClimbAltonLaterrian
12All Or NothingReal WorldAltonTheo V.MikeAbramKnock Your Block OffMikeAbram
13Vertical SweepReal WorldAltonAdamIrulanSarahDead Man's DropSarahIrulan
14Dukes Of SaturnReal WorldAltonVeronicaTheo G.CaraRide 'Em CowboyCaraTheo G.
15 [a] Gold RushRoad Rules
Bank Accounts

Elimination progress

ContestantsEpisodes
1234567891011121314Finale [a]
AdamSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFEWINNER
CaraSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEELIMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEELIMWINNER
DarrellSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINNER
DaveSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINNER
Rachel R.SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINNER
RoniSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINNER
SarahELIMSAFESAFESAFESAFEELIMSAFESAFEELIMELIMSAFESAFEELIMSAFEWINNER
Theo V.SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFEWINSAFESAFEWINNER
VeronicaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFEWINWINNER
AltonSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFEELIMWINWINWINLOSER
MikeSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFEELIMSAFESAFELOSER
NathanSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOSER
NormanSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOSER
Coral [a] SAFESAFESAFESAFEELIMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEMED
Theo G.SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFEOUT
IrulanSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
AbramSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
LaterrianSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
Rachel B.SAFESAFESAFEELIMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
TrishelleSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEELIMOUT
SteveSAFESAFEELIMSAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
ElkaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
MattSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
TinaSAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
KatieSAFEELIMSAFEOUT
TonyaSAFESAFEOUT
MontanaSAFEOUT
DavidOUT
Teams
  The contestant is on the Real World team
  The contestant is on the Road Rules team
Competition
  The contestant won the final challenge
  The contestant lost the final challenge
  The contestant won the Freshlook Eyesaver Winner and was safe from the Gauntlet
  The contestant was not selected to go into the Gauntlet
  The contestant won the Gauntlet
  The contestant lost the Gauntlet and was eliminated
  The contestant was removed from the final challenge due to illness

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release date
731"Howdy Telluride"September 29, 2003 (2003-09-29)
742"Masquerade"October 6, 2003 (2003-10-06)
753"Mud Bath"October 13, 2003 (2003-10-13)
764"I Scream"October 20, 2003 (2003-10-20)
775"Holey Canoe"October 27, 2003 (2003-10-27)
786"Heavyweight Hustle"November 3, 2003 (2003-11-03)
797"Sink My Ship"November 10, 2003 (2003-11-10)
808"Red Barron"November 17, 2003 (2003-11-17)
819"Inferno"November 24, 2003 (2003-11-24)
8210"Rolling on the River"December 1, 2003 (2003-12-01)
8311"Turntable"December 8, 2003 (2003-12-08)
8412"All or Nothing"December 15, 2003 (2003-12-15)
8513"Vertical Limit"December 29, 2003 (2003-12-29)
8614"Dukes of Saturn"January 5, 2004 (2004-01-05)
8715"Gold Rush Part 1"January 12, 2004 (2004-01-12)
8816"Gold Rush Part 2"January 19, 2004 (2004-01-19)

After filming

Instead of a reunion special, Battle Scars - From the Gauntlet to the Inferno, a follow-up special aired on January 26, 2004, introducing the next season, Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno with commentary by few of this season's contestants.[ citation needed ]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Coral was removed from the final challenge due to an allergic reaction to a spider bite that needed medical attention.

References

  1. ↑ DiPasquale, Cara; Karnopp, Kris, eds. (December 11, 2003). "ABC shows lead GLAAD nominations". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  2. ↑ Holland, Jenny (January 13, 2004). "Hotel sues MTV and production company". Providence, RI. ProQuest   397587255.
  3. ↑ Sheley, Matt (July 27, 2003). "LOOKING BACK Newport, Middletown spurn MTV's 'Real World/Road Rules Challenge'". Newport Daily News .. June 27, 2003.
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