Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island is the 16th season of the MTVreality game show, The Challenge (at the time known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge).
The season featured cast members from The Real World, Road Rules and Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat "stranded" on an island off the coast of Panama, where they competed for a buried treasure chest filled with $300,000 in gold. Unlike in previous seasons, the cast was not housed in a luxurious dwelling, but was "forced" to improvise and "work" for the basic necessities of food and shelter, as on the TV series Survivor. There were no predetermined teams. Instead, the cast members had to forge their own alliances. Of the twenty cast members, there were only four winners.[1]The Island premiered on September 10, 2008, and concluded on October 29, 2008.
Format
The contestants are "stranded" on an island, the objective of the challenge is to construct two boats that they are eventually going to be used to reach a nearby island where the buried treasure of $300,000 is hidden. Once the boats are complete, only eight key-holders are allowed to board and compete in a 4-on-4 race to get to the buried treasure.[2]
At the beginning of each episode, materials to build the boats, food, information about the boats and some luxury are air-dropped, it's up to the contestants to decide how the food is divided and to assemble the pieces and make sure their vessels are seaworthy.[2]
They then have to choose 3 contestants to go into a face-off. In order to get one of the keys to be in the final race and have a shot for the money, contestants must risk it all in this three-way face-offs. After each face-off, the winner receives a key, the losers get a chance to speak in front of every contestant as should why they should stay in the island, the contestants (except for the winner of the face-off) vote on who should leave the island. In the case of a tie, the winner of the face-off decides who leaves and who stays.[2]
However, the rules of the challenge are given to the competitors as the challenge advances,[3] and the way to get the keys can change at any moment. At the end of the season, the eight key-holders have to divide themselves into two teams of four, build their boats and race to the island where the buried treasure of $300,000 is hidden. The final eliminated contestants can help.[4]
Leaning Tower: Contestants must swim out to retrieve 12 pegs that will help them climb a telephone pole with a bell at the top. The first to the climb to the top and ring the bell wins.
Played by:Abram vs. Kenny vs. Tonya
Ring Wrestle: Contestants must all hold onto a ring and wrestle it out of the other's hands. The last person remaining wins.
Played by:Abram vs. Derrick vs. Johnny
The Rack: Contestants must sit on two parallel bars situated over water and never lose contact with both bars. The last person remaining wins.[6]
Played by:KellyAnne vs. Rachel vs. Robin
Ball Buster: Contestants get to pick a partner and they all must fight to push a 9-foot-tall (2.7m) ball into their goal twice. The first person to do so wins.[7]
Bridge It: Contestants must walk back and forth across a bridge. After every time they walk across, they must remove one of the planks, making it more difficult for the next person to walk across. The only person who does not fall from the bridge wins.
Played by:Dan vs. Evelyn vs. Tyrie
Rat in a Cage: Contestants are each be locked in their own cage and each has four locks. Four keys are scattered that they have to untie. The first out of the cage wins.[8]
Played by:Johnny vs. Cohutta vs. Derrick
Timbur: Contestants must stand on a stump and hold two heavy tree trunks up with each arm. Whoever holds the two tree trunks the longest wins.[9]
Played by:Johanna vs. Colie vs. Ryan
Water Bound: Contestants are shackled at the ankles and dropped in a tank of water with a weight. They must continuously bounce up and sink back down with the weight. The person who holds the weight the longest wins.[4]
Played by:Dan vs. Evelyn vs. KellyAnne vs. Johanna
The contestant made it to the end of the challenge, but lost in the final
The contestant won the face-off and a key
The contestant won the face-off and took the key of another contestant
The contestant lost the face-off, but was not eliminated and received a key
The contestant lost the face-off, but was not eliminated
The contestant had their key stolen by the face-off winner
The contestant had their key stolen by the face-off winner and was automatically eliminated
The contestant lost the face-off and was automatically eliminated
The contestant lost the face-off and was voted out
The contestant quit the competition
The contestant was given a key by an eliminated player
Voting progress
Voted Out
Tonya 14 of 17 votes
Abram 9 of 15 votes
Rachel 8 of 14 votes
Ashli 7 of 13 votes
Tyrie 9 of 11 votes
Cohutta 10 of 11 votes
Colie 10 of 10 votes
No Vote
Players
Episodes
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Derrick
Kenny
Rachel
Ashli
Tyrie
Colie
Evelyn
Tonya
Johnny
Robin
Ashli
Cohutta
Colie
Johnny
Tonya
Rachel
Ashli
Tyrie
Colie
Kenny
Abram
Rachel
Not Shown
Tyrie
Cohutta
Colie
Jenn
Kenny
Johnny
Robin
Dan
Cohutta
Colie
Paula
Tonya
Abram
Rachel
Tyrie
Cohutta
Colie
Robin
Tonya
Johnny
Not Shown
Tyrie
Cohutta
Colie
Ryan
Kenny
Abram
Rachel
Not Shown
Tyrie
Cohutta
Dunbar
Tonya
Abram
Rachel
Not Shown
Tyrie
Cohutta
Colie
Johanna
Tonya
Abram
Rachel
Not Shown
Not Shown
Cohutta
KellyAnne
Tonya
Johnny
Ashli
Tyrie
Derrick
Colie
Dan
Tonya
Abram
Rachel
Ashli
Cohutta
Colie
Colie
Tonya
Abram
Robin
Not Shown
Dan
Cohutta
Cohutta
Tonya
Abram
Robin
Ashli
Tyrie
Tyrie
Tonya
Abram
Robin
Ashli
Ashli
Tonya
Johnny
Robin
Rachel
Tonya
Johnny
Abram
Dave
Tonya
Tonya
Key holders
Key
Episode
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
Abram
Dunbar
Evelyn
2
Kenny
3
Derrick
4
Johnny
Evelyn
Johnny
5
KellyAnne
Ryan
6
Robin
7
Paula
8
Jenn
Key holder at the end of each episode
Episodes
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Original release date
213
1
"Welcome to the Island"
September10,2008(2008-09-10)
214
2
"Calling It Quits"
September17,2008(2008-09-17)
215
3
"Girl Fight"
September24,2008(2008-09-24)
216
4
"Are You a Quitter?"
October1,2008(2008-10-01)
217
5
"Ev vs. The Island"
October8,2008(2008-10-08)
218
6
"Island King"
October15,2008(2008-10-15)
219
7
"Down to the Wire"
October22,2008(2008-10-22)
220
8
"Sailing to Victory"
October29,2008(2008-10-29)
Reunion special
The Island Reunion: The Final Face Off aired on November 5, 2008 and was hosted by Carlos Santos from MTV Tres. The cast members who attended were: Johanna, Paula, Kenny, Derrick, Johnny, Evelyn, Ryan, Jenn, KellyAnne and Robin. A promo from the upcoming The Real World: Brooklyn season is shown.[10]
Controversy
The season sparked controversy for production's poor respect of the local environment. Panamanian locals criticised MTV for clearing a small patch of forest for construction, developing an access road through the forest and installing generators and lighting on the beach.[11]
Notes
1 2 Ashli cut her foot prior to the Face-off. She was still able to compete, but the injury affected her performance.
1 2 3 Dave quit in episode 2, being fed up with the living conditions.
1 2 Ashli, Paula and Jenn had to pick a partner for the "Ball Buster" face-off. They respectively chose Derrick, Dunbar and Tyrie.
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