The Gauntlet | |
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Season 7 | |
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Presented by | Jonny Moseley |
No. of contestants | 28 |
Winners |
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Location | Telluride, Colorado |
Opening theme | "It's" by Ill Kidd |
No. of episodes | 16 |
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Original network | MTV |
Original release | September 29, 2003 – January 26, 2004 |
Season chronology |
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.
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Episode | Winners | Freshlook Eyesaver | Gauntlet contestants | Gauntlet game | Gauntlet outcome | ||||||||||
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# | Challenge | Real World | Road Rules | Real World | Road Rules | Winner | Eliminated | ||||||||
1 | Snake Soup | Real World | — | David | Sarah | Dead Man's Drop | Sarah | David | |||||||
2 | Masquerade | Road Rules | Montana | Katie | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Katie | Montana | ||||||||
3 | Mud Bath | Road Rules | Tonya | Steve | Perfect Fit | Steve | Tonya | ||||||||
4 | I Scream | Road Rules | Rachel B. | Katie | Hangman | Rachel B. | Katie | ||||||||
5 | Holey Canoe | Road Rules | Coral | Tina | Dead Man's Drop | Coral | Tina | ||||||||
6 | Heavyweight Hustle | Real World | Matt | Sarah | Dead Man's Drop | Sarah | Matt | ||||||||
7 | Sink My Ship | Real World | Norman | Dave | Elka | Cara | Knock Your Block Off | Cara | Elka | ||||||
8 | Red Barron | Road Rules | Nathan | Adam | Trishelle | Steve | Perfect Fit | Trishelle | Steve | ||||||
9 | Inferno | Real World | Alton | Theo V. | Trishelle | Sarah | Perfect Fit | Sarah | Trishelle | ||||||
10 | Rolling On A River | Road Rules | Mike | Roni | Rachel B. | Sarah | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Sarah | Rachel B. | ||||||
11 | Turntable | Road Rules | Theo G. | Veronica | Alton | Laterrian | Pole Climb | Alton | Laterrian | ||||||
12 | All Or Nothing | Real World | Alton | Theo V. | Mike | Abram | Knock Your Block Off | Mike | Abram | ||||||
13 | Vertical Sweep | Real World | Alton | Adam | Irulan | Sarah | Dead Man's Drop | Sarah | Irulan | ||||||
14 | Dukes Of Saturn | Real World | Alton | Veronica | Theo G. | Cara | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Cara | Theo G. | ||||||
15 [lower-alpha 1] | Gold Rush | Road Rules |
Contestants | Episodes | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Finale [lower-alpha 1] | |||
Adam | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WINNER | ||
Cara | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | WINNER | ||
Darrell | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER | ||
Dave | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER | ||
Rachel R. | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER | ||
Roni | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER | ||
Sarah | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | WINNER | ||
Theo V. | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER | ||
Veronica | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WINNER | ||
Alton | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | WIN | WIN | WIN | LOSER | ||
Mike | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | LOSER | ||
Nathan | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOSER | ||
Norman | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOSER | ||
Coral [lower-alpha 1] | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | MED | ||
Theo G. | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||
Irulan | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||
Abram | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||
Laterrian | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
Rachel B. | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||
Trishelle | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | OUT | ||||||||
Steve | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
Elka | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||
Matt | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||
Tina | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||||
Katie | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||||
Tonya | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||||||
Montana | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||||||
David | OUT |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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73 | 1 | "Howdy Telluride" | September 29, 2003 |
74 | 2 | "Masquerade" | October 6, 2003 |
75 | 3 | "Mud Bath" | October 13, 2003 |
76 | 4 | "I Scream" | October 20, 2003 |
77 | 5 | "Holey Canoe" | October 27, 2003 |
78 | 6 | "Heavyweight Hustle" | November 3, 2003 |
79 | 7 | "Sink My Ship" | November 10, 2003 |
80 | 8 | "Red Barron" | November 17, 2003 |
81 | 9 | "Inferno" | November 24, 2003 |
82 | 10 | "Rolling on the River" | December 1, 2003 |
83 | 11 | "Turntable" | December 8, 2003 |
84 | 12 | "All or Nothing" | December 15, 2003 |
85 | 13 | "Vertical Limit" | December 29, 2003 |
86 | 14 | "Dukes of Saturn" | January 5, 2004 |
87 | 15 | "Gold Rush Part 1" | January 12, 2004 |
88 | 16 | "Gold Rush Part 2" | January 19, 2004 |
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