Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno 3

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The Inferno 3
Season 14
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Presented by T. J. Lavin
No. of contestants21
Winners
Location Cape Town, South Africa
No. of episodes17 (including the "Top 10 Moments" special)
Release
Original network MTV
Original releaseApril 10 (2007-04-10) 
July 3, 2007 (2007-07-03)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno 3 is the 14th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge (at the time known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge).

The Inferno 3 marked the show's first trilogy, continuing on from The Inferno and The Inferno II . Filming took place in Cape Town, South Africa, with cast members from The Real World , Road Rules and Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat competing. The teams were in the format of The Inferno II, "Good Guys" versus "Bad Asses." Contrary to the previous Inferno shows, the Lifesaver competitions have been limited to gender-only winners. The season premiered on Tuesday April 10, 2007 on MTV.

There were $400,000 in prizes.

Format

The competition consists of a series of team and individual challenges (sometimes called "missions"), with an elimination challenge known as the "Inferno." At the end of each challenge, $10,000 is awarded to the winning team to be banked into the team's bank account. [1]

Odd-numbered challenges are designated as team challenges (for the exception of Episode 15), while even-numbered challenges are designated as individual challenges. At the end of team challenges, one player from each team is nominated by the opposing team for the Inferno, depending on gender. If a gender-designated player who was nominated for the Inferno out-performs his/her respective teammates on the individual challenges, that player is awarded a Life Shield, and is required to replace himself/herself with a teammate of the same gender in the Inferno. If a player who was not nominated for the Inferno in a team challenge wins a Life Shield in the ensuing individual challenge, that player has the option as to whether or not to replace himself/herself in the Inferno with a teammate of the same gender. Each Inferno alternates between male and female. [1]

The winning players from the Inferno rejoin their respective teams and stay in the game for a chance at a share of $150,000, coupled with the accumulated money earned from the team and individual challenges, while the losing players is eliminated from the game. [1]

Contestants

Bad Asses team
PlayerOriginal seasonFinish
Abram Boise Road Rules: South Pacific Winner
Derrick Kosinski [a] Road Rules: X-Treme Winner
Evelyn Smith Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat Winner
Janelle CasanaveThe Real World: Key WestWinner
Kenny SantucciReal World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh MeatWinner
Tonya Cooley The Real World: Chicago Winner
Aneesa FerreiraThe Real World: ChicagoEpisode 15
Jenn GrijalvaThe Real World: DenverEpisode 12
Danny JamiesonThe Real World: AustinEpisode 6
Tyrie BallardThe Real World: DenverEpisode 2/3
Chris "CT" Tamburello The Real World: ParisEpisode 1 [a]
 
Good Guys team
PlayerOriginal seasonFinish
Ace Amerson The Real World: Paris Runner-up
Alton Williams The Real World: Las Vegas Runner-up
Cara Zavaleta Road Rules: South PacificRunner-up
John Devenanzio The Real World: Key West Runner-up
Paula MeronekThe Real World: Key WestRunner-up
Susie Meister Road Rules: Down Under Runner-up
Davis Mallory The Real World: Denver Episode 14
Timmy Beggy Road Rules: USA – The Second Adventure Episode 10 [b]
Colie EdisonThe Real World: DenverEpisode 8
Rachel Moyal The Real World: Austin Episode 4

Gameplay

Challenge games

Inferno games

The final challenge

The final challenge revolved around the idea of "The Big Five", which is a reference to the top five animals for hunting in the region. Contestant had to carry square tile puzzle pieces throughout the entire mission, accumulating more pieces along the way to complete bigger puzzles, each being a picture of an animal. The first puzzle is that of a water buffalo, after which each team has to swim across a lake with their puzzle pieces, before reaching the second puzzle station, which is a leopard. After the leopard puzzle station, each team must retrieve puzzle pieces by digging through a pit with a gurney at the bottom that will aid in each team carrying their respective puzzle pieces, before reaching the rhino puzzle station. The fourth puzzle station is that of an elephant. The remaining puzzle pieces for the final checkpoint — a lion puzzle station — are hanging overhead in a net, and players from each team must stay within a designated safe zone in order to untie the knots, which will release the pieces. After each team solves their final puzzle, they will no longer be required to carry any puzzle pieces to the finish line. [15]

In the end, the Bad Asses emerged victorious, winning an additional $150,000 on top of the $90,000 that they earned in the previous missions, for a grand total of $240,000, while the Good Guys earned $60,000. [15]

Game summary

Elimination chart

EpisodeGenderWinnerLife ShieldInferno contestantsInferno gameInferno outcome
#ChallengeGood GuysBad AssesGood GuysBad AssesWinnerEliminated
1 [a] UnbraidedMaleBad AssesDavisAbram
2/3Ladder RaceBad AssesAltonAbramAltonTyrieHead RushAltonTyrie
3Battering RamFemaleGood GuysSusieJenn
4Wrap and RollGood GuysSusie [c] RachelEjectionJennRachel
5Rope BurnMaleGood GuysDavisDanny
6Reversible Climbing WallBad AssesJohnAbramWatch Your BackDavisDanny
7Grape SmashFemaleBad AssesSusieJenn
8Steady As You GoGood GuysSusieTonyaColieSpokesmodelJennColie
9Leaps and BoundsMaleBad AssesAceKenny
10Dog Day AfternoonBad AssesAceKennyTimmyAbramSmash HouseAbramTimmy [b]
11Hand CarFemaleGood GuysSusieJenn
12Giraffic ParkGood GuysPaulaJanelleZero GravitySusieJenn
13 [d] Captain's ChairBad AssesDavisDerrick
SusieAneesa
14Hook MeMaleBad AssesJohnKennyCorner BallDerrickDavis
15Nothin' But NetFemaleBad AssesSusieEvelynPaulaShimmyPaulaAneesa
16The Big FiveBad Asses
  The Bad Asses won the challenge
  The Good Guys won the challenge
  The contestant was saved by another contestant with a Life Shield
  The contestant won the Life Shield and saved themselves
  The contestant won the Life Shield and put themselves in the Inferno
  The contestant was placed in the Inferno by the Life Shield winner

Bank Accounts

Inferno progress

ContestantsEpisode
1 [a] 2/334 [c] 5678910 [b] 111213 [d] 1415Finale
AbramNOMWINSAFESAFESAFEWONSAFESAFESAFEELIMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINNER
Derrick [a] SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFENOMELIMSAFEWINNER
EvelynSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWONWINNER
JanelleSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWONSAFESAFESAFEWINNER
KennySAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFENOMWINSAFESAFESAFEWONSAFEWINNER
TonyaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWONSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINNER
AceSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFENOMWINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOSER
AltonSAFEVOLSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOSER
CaraSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOSER
JohnSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWONSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWONSAFELOSER
PaulaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWONSAFESAFEELIMLOSER
SusieSAFESAFENOMWINSAFESAFENOMWINSAFESAFENOMELIMNOMSAFEWINLOSER
AneesaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFENOMSAFEOUT
DavisNOMSAVESAFESAFENOMELIMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFENOMOUT
JennSAFESAFENOMELIMSAFESAFENOMELIMSAFESAFESAFEOUT
TimmySAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEDQ
ColieSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
DannySAFESAFESAFESAFENOMOUT
RachelSAFESAFESAFEOUT
TyrieSAFEOUT
CT [a] DQ
Teams
  The contestant is on the Bad Asses team
  The contestant is on the Good Guys team
Competition
  The contestant won the final challenge
  The contestant lost the final challenge
  The contestant won the Life Shield and saved themselves
  The contestant won the Life Shield but did not use it
  The contestant was safe from the Inferno
  The contestant was selected to go into the Inferno
  The contestant was saved by the Life Shield winner
  The contestant was selected to go into the Inferno and won
  The contestant won the Life Shield, went into the Inferno and won
  The contestant lost in the Inferno and was eliminated
  The contestant was disqualified from the competition

Partners

Wrap and Roll (Ep. 4)
Derrick & Evelyn
Davis & Rachel
Abram & Janelle
Ace & Colie
Kenny & Aneesa
John & Paula
Danny & Tonya
Timmy & Cara
Derrick & Jenn
Alton & Susie
Reversible Climbing Wall (Ep. 6)
Alton & ColieAbram & Tonya
Timmy & SusieDerrick & Janelle
Ace & CaraKenny & Jenn
John & PaulaDanny & Evelyn
Davis & Colie
Dog Day Afternoon (Ep. 10)
Davis & SusieDerrick & Tonya
John & PaulaAbram & Janelle
Ace & CaraKenny & Evelyn
Alton & Paula
Timmy & Susie

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release date
1881"Welcome to Africa"April 10, 2007 (2007-04-10)
1892
1903"The Good Guys Strike Back!"April 17, 2007 (2007-04-17)
1914"Playing The Game"April 24, 2007 (2007-04-24)
1925"Kicking Ace"May 1, 2007 (2007-05-01)
1936"Off The Wall"May 8, 2007 (2007-05-08)
1947"Sour Grapes"May 8, 2007 (2007-05-08)
1958"Walk This Way"May 15, 2007 (2007-05-15)
1969"Bouncing Back"May 15, 2007 (2007-05-15)
19710"Pane In The Glass"May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)
19811"Workin' On The Railroad"May 29, 2007 (2007-05-29)
19912"Match Point"June 5, 2007 (2007-06-05)
20013"High Voltage"June 12, 2007 (2007-06-12)
20114"Hook The Man"June 19, 2007 (2007-06-19)
20215"Team Girl Squad"June 26, 2007 (2007-06-26)
20316"The Big Five"July 3, 2007 (2007-07-03)

Top 10 moments

Instead of a Reunion special, which has aired at the end of each season, excluding the Inferno II , a Top 10 Moments special aired on July 10, 2007. All members who participated in the Final Challenge participated in the special. [16]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Before any challenges took place, CT was disqualified from the game for punching Davis in the face. Derrick was brought in as CT's replacement. [1]
  2. 1 2 3 Timmy was the first contestant to finish the "Smash House" inferno, but missed a pane of glass in the process and was thus disqualified. Abram was declared the winner by default. [9]
  3. 1 2 For the "Wrap and Roll" challenge, the Life Shield was only awarded Susie since no other pairs were able to complete the challenge. [3]
  4. 1 2 Following the "Captain's Chair" challenge in Episode 13, the players voted both male and female Inferno nominees. The male Inferno elimination was held after the "Hook Me" challenge and the female Inferno elimination was held after the "Nothin' But Net" challenge.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Episodes 1 and 2: "Welcome to Africa" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Episode 3: "The Good Guys Strike Back!" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 "Episode 4: "Playing The Game" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  4. "Episode 5: "Kicking Ace" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  5. 1 2 "Episode 6: "Off The Wall" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  6. "Episode 7: "Sour Grapes" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  7. 1 2 "Episode 8: "Walk This Way" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  8. "Episode 9: "Bouncing Back" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  9. 1 2 3 "Episode 10: "Pane In The Glass" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  10. "Episode 11: "Workin' On The Railroad" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  11. 1 2 "Episode 12: "Match Point" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  12. "Episode 13: "High Voltage" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  13. 1 2 "Episode 14: "Hook The Man" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  14. 1 2 "Episode 15: "Team Girl Squad" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  15. 1 2 "Episode 16: "The Big Five" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on July 30, 2009.
  16. "Inferno 3: Top 10 Moments instead of traditional reunion is aired". The Real World Road Rules Blog. July 11, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007.

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