Tough as Nails season 5

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Tough as Nails
Season 5
Hosted by Phil Keoghan
No. of contestants12
WinnerBen Dempsey
Runner-upTodd Anderson
No. of episodes10
Release
Original network CBS
Original releaseJuly 2 (2023-07-02) 
July 30, 2023 (2023-07-30)
Season chronology
 Previous
Season 4
List of episodes

The fifth season of the American television series Tough as Nails premiered on CBS on July 2, 2023 and concluded on July 30. [1] The season was won by tile setter Ben Dempsey, with toolmaker Todd Anderson finishing second, and jack of all trades Kenji Ngo placing third.

Contents

Cast

Contestant [2] Job [2] Age [2] Hometown [2] TeamMoney EarnedResult
Ben DempseyTile setter33 Halifax, Nova Scotia Dirty Hands$240,000Winner
Todd AndersonToolmaker58 Janesville, Wisconsin Dirty Hands$30,000Runner-up
Kenji NgoJack of all trades39 Delaware, Ohio Dirty Hands$33,000Third place
Jessica HayesRemodeling contractor35 Cedar Park, Texas Savage Crew$8,000Punched out ninth
Dustin BradfordFirefighter34 Edmonton, Alberta Savage Crew$9,000Punched out eighth
Akeela Al-HameedFirefighter34 Fridley, Minnesota Savage Crew$8,000Punched out seventh
Paul HamiltonMaintenance supervisor56 Airdrie, Alberta Savage Crew$14,000Punched out sixth
Cheryl LieteauCarpenter55 Dudley, Massachusetts Dirty Hands$20,000Punched out fifth
Marcus JonesCO2 technician49 Fort Worth, Texas Savage Crew$12,000Punched out fourth
Carly SteimanElectrician32 North Vancouver, British Columbia Dirty Hands$20,000Punched out third
Yesi ReyesIronworker31 Los Angeles, California Dirty Hands$20,000Punched out second
Carolina ParedesMotorcycle Builder42 Houston, Texas Savage Crew$8,000Punched out first

Cast progress

Contestant2345678910
BenWINSAFESAFESAFEWINWINLOWWINSAFEWINNER
ToddSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEBTM2BTM2WINRUNNER-UP
KenjiSAFESAFESAFEWINLOWBTM2WINLOWBTM2THIRD
JessicaBTM2BTM2SAFEHIGHSAFELOWHIGHHIGHELIM
DustinWINHIGHLOWSAFELOWHIGHSAFEELIM
AkeelaSAFESAFEHIGHSAFEBTM2SAFEELIM
PaulSAFEWINBTM2LOWWINELIM
CherylSAFESAFESAFEBTM2ELIM
MarcusSAFESAFEWINELIM
CarlySAFESAFEELIM
YesiSAFEELIM
CarolinaELIM
  The contestant won Tough as Nails.
  The contestant was declared the first runner-up.
  The contestant was declared the second runner-up.
  The contestant placed the highest in the individual competition and won the challenge.
  The contestant placed the second highest in the individual competition and was ultimately declared safe.
  The contestant was safe from elimination.
  The contestant was the last declared safe in the individual competition.
  The contestant placed in the bottom two in the individual competition and competed in the overtime challenge but ultimately survived.
  The contestant was the loser of the overtime challenge and was eliminated from the individual competition.

Team progress

TeamMoney
Earned
123456789
Dirty Hands$120,000LOSSWINLOSSWINWINWINLOSSWINLOSS
Savage Crew$48,000WINLOSSWINLOSSLOSSLOSSWINLOSSWIN
  Won the team challenge.
  Lost the team challenge.

Production

On March 9, 2022, CBS announced that Tough as Nails was renewed for a fifth season. [3] Starting with the fifth season, Canadians were eligible to apply for the show. [4] [5] Unlike the first four seasons, which filmed in Southern California, the fifth season filmed in Hamilton, Ontario in August 2022. [6] [7] Actor and Hamilton native Martin Short made a cameo appearance during the first episode. [8]

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [9] [10] Original air date [9] [10] Prod.
code [9]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
Rating
411"Tough Times Don't Last but Tough People Do"July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)TAN5011.88 [11] 0.2 [11]

Individual Challenge: Contestants had to cut up 500 pounds of scrap metal, with each piece no longer than 20 inches. The first two to finish won the ability to choose the teams, with the overall winner picking first.

  • Winners: Ben, Paul

Teams Challenge: Teams had to pressure wash, dry, and repaint one half of a tugboat's hull. Teams then to replace five tires. The first team to finish won the challenge.

  • Winners: Savage Crew
422"First Dance"July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)TAN5021.88 [11] 0.2 [11]

Teams Challenge: Once team had to use heavy machinery to fill large bags with soil, while the other teams had to use wheelbarrows and shovels to fill small bags with mulch. After 30 minutes, teams had to switch. After one hour, the team with more bags would win the challenge.

  • Winners: Dirty Hands

Individual Challenge: Contestants had to pair up and use a tractor to roll up sod. The pair with the most sod after 20 minutes won $2,000. The pair with the least sod faced potential elimination in the Overtime challenge. The pairs were Carly & Yesi, Dustin & Ben, Carolina & Jessica, Todd & Paul, Kenji & Akeela, and Cheryl & Marcus.

  • Winners: Ben, Dustin
  • Bottom Two: Carolina, Jessica

Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to assemble a floating surface aerator and install it in the middle of a pond using a leaking canoe. The first contestant to finish was safe and the other was eliminated from the individual competition.

  • Eliminated: Carolina
433"Zink About It"July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07)TAN5032.15 [12] 0.2 [12]

Teams Challenge: Teams had to assemble a trailer frame, which would be dipped in zinc. After smoothing out the frame, teams had to finish assembling the trailer. The first team to finish would win the challenge.

  • Winners: Savage Crew

Individual Challenge: Contestants had 90 minutes to assemble a structure that could withstand a 2,316-pound weight. The first contestant whose structure help up for ten seconds would win $3,000. The two contestants with the weakest structures faced potential elimination in the Overtime challenge.

  • Winner: Paul
  • Bottom Two: Yesi, Jessica

Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to assemble an eagle sculpture. The first contestant to finish was safe and the other was eliminated from the individual competition.

  • Eliminated: Yesi
444"Man Made It, These Hands Can Fix It"July 9, 2023 (2023-07-09)TAN5042.08 [13] 0.2 [13]

Teams Challenge: Teams had to prepare three whoops at a motocross track. The first team to finish would win the challenge.

  • Winners: Dirty Hands

Individual Challenge: In heats of two, contestants had to run across a mud pit to an ATV, drive back across the pit to a log, and then drag the log out of the pit with the ATV. The fastest contestant would win $4,000. The two slowest contestants faced potential elimination in the Overtime challenge.

  • Winner: Marcus
  • Bottom Two: Carly, Paul

Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to replace two shock absorbers on an ATV. The first contestant to finish was safe and the other was eliminated from the individual competition.

  • Eliminated: Carly
455"How Do You Like Them Apples?"July 14, 2023 (2023-07-14)TAN5052.14 [14] 0.2 [14]

Teams Challenge: Teams had to load a trailer that was being pulled by a tractor with as many bushels of apples as possible. The team with more apples would win the challenge.

  • Winners: Dirty Hands

Individual Challenge: Contestants had to install 30 sapling stakes. The first contestant to finish would win $5,000 while the last two contestants would face potential elimination in the Overtime Challenge.

  • Winner: Kenji
  • Bottom Two: Cheryl, Marcus

Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to grind and press apples until they filled four jugs with juice. The first contestant to finish was safe and the other was eliminated from the individual competition.

  • Eliminated: Marcus
466"Just Trying to Be Me"July 16, 2023 (2023-07-16)TAN5061.96 [15] 0.1 [15]

Teams Challenge: Teams had to search a home improvement store for 45 items on a purchase order. The first team to check out and load their items on a truck and trailer would win the challenge.

  • Winners: Dirty Hands

Individual Challenge: Contestants had to pair up, load a pickup truck with building supplies, drive over a bumpy road, and then unload the truck; teams had to stop and reload any items that fell off the truck or touched the ground before proceeding. Teams competed in one of two heats. The pair with the fastest time would share $6,000. The pairs that lost each heat raced one last time, with the members of the losing team competing against each other in the Overtime Challenge. The pairs were Kenji and Dustin, Todd and Jessica, Paul and Ben, and Akeela and Cheryl.

  • Winners: Ben, Paul
  • Bottom Two: Akeela, Cheryl

Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to carry buckets of concrete through an obstacle course until they reach a tube. The first contestant to fill the tube was safe and the other was eliminated from the individual competition.

  • Eliminated: Cheryl
477"Boom or Bust"July 21, 2023 (2023-07-21)TAN5072.16 [16] 0.2 [16]

Teams Challenge: Teams had to build three gabion baskets and fill them with rocks. The first team to finish would win the challenge.

  • Winners: Savage Crew

Individual Challenge: Contestants had to set up and fill twenty blasting holes for explosion. The first contestant to finish would win $7,000 while the last two contestants would face potential elimination in the Overtime Challenge.

  • Winner: Ben
  • Bottom Two: Paul, Kenji

Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to fill a hibernaculum with logs and rocks before covering it with sod. The first contestant to finish was safe and the other was eliminated from the individual competition.

  • Eliminated: Paul
488"You Can't Always Be the Hammer"July 23, 2023 (2023-07-23)TAN5082.19 [17] 0.2 [17]

Teams Challenge: Teams had to assemble five pieces of playground equipment. The first team to finish would win the challenge.

  • Winners: Dirty Hands

Individual Challenge: Contestants had to assemble three bicycles. The first contestant to finish would win $8,000 while the last two contestants would face potential elimination in the Overtime Challenge.

  • Winner: Kenji
  • Bottom Two: Akeela, Todd

Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to assemble a post and perch for an eagle sculpture. The first contestant to finish was safe and the other was eliminated from the individual competition.

  • Eliminated: Akeela
499"Winning's Not Everything, But Losing Sucks"July 28, 2023 (2023-07-28)TAN5092.26 [18] 0.2 [18]

Teams Challenge: Teams had to compete in a one-on-one battle of the trades: using a rasp plane to shave down a plank, pulling a log 100 feet, and chopping a standing log in half. The winner of each round won a hatchet, with the fourth one worth two. After a team won five hatchets, they won the challenge. Everyone had to go at least once before they could go again.

  • Winners: Savage Crew

Individual Challenge: Contestants had to assemble a picnic table. The first contestant to finish would win $9,000 while the last two contestants would face potential elimination in the Overtime Challenge.

  • Winner: Ben
  • Bottom Two: Dustin, Todd

Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to cut logs into eight 2x4s and four 2x8s using a portable milling machine. The first contestant to finish was safe and the other was eliminated from the individual competition.

  • Eliminated: Dustin
5010"Ready for Take Off"July 30, 2023 (2023-07-30)TAN5102.43 [19] 0.2 [19]

Individual Challenge: Contestants had to reverse a flatbed truck through a slalom course, picking up loads of tires, concrete blocks, and soil along the way. The contestant with the fastest time won $10,000, and the two contestants with the slowest times faced potential elimination in the Overtime Challenge.

  • Winner: Todd
  • Bottom Two: Jessica, Kenji

Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to connect conduit and wire to four lights atop a metal structure. The first contestant to finish was safe and the other was eliminated from the individual competition.

  • Eliminated: Jessica

Final Challenge: Contestants had to run through a gauntlet based on previous challenges.

  • Winner: Ben

As the winner of the final challenge, Ben became the Tough as Nails Champion, winning the $200,000 individual prize and a Ford Lightning truck.

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