Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II

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The Inferno II
Season 10
Inferno2 281x105.jpg
Presented by Dave Mirra
No. of contestants20
Winners
Location Manzanillo, Mexico
Opening theme"Inferno" by Ill Kidd
No. of episodes16
Release
Original network MTV
Original releaseMarch 7 (2005-03-07) 
June 20, 2005 (2005-06-20)
Season chronology
 Previous
Battle of the Sexes 2
Next 
The Gauntlet 2

Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II is the 10th 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 2 .

Contents

The Inferno II is the second of The Inferno series, with the original Inferno airing in 2004, and The Inferno 3 following in 2007. The show aired in 2005, [1] and took place in Manzanillo, Mexico.

On December 15, 2020, the season was made available to stream on Netflix in the United States. [2]

Format

This challenge was the same as The Inferno , except this time each team was allowed to choose only one "Inferno nominee" from the opposite team. This nominee had to win the "life shield" to save him or herself. The contestants in this challenge were grouped into two teams of "Good Guys" and "Bad Asses", representing the "heroes" and "villains" of their respective seasons.

Contestants

Bad Asses team
PlayerOriginal seasonFinish
Abram Boise Road Rules: South Pacific Runner-up
Chris "CT" Tamburello The Real World: Paris Runner-up
Derrick Kosinski Road Rules: X-Treme Runner-up
Rachel Robinson Road Rules: Campus Crawl Runner-up
Tina BartaRoad Rules: South PacificRunner-up
Tonya Cooley The Real World: Chicago Runner-up
Veronica Portillo Road Rules: Semester at Sea Runner-up
Dan Renzi The Real World: Miami Episode 14
Karamo Brown The Real World: Philadelphia Episode 6
Beth Stolarczyk The Real World: Los Angeles Episode 5 [lower-alpha 1]
Good Guys team
PlayerOriginal seasonFinish
Darrell TaylorRoad Rules: Campus CrawlWinner
Jamie Chung The Real World: San Diego Winner
Landon LueckThe Real World: PhiladelphiaWinner
Mike Mizanin The Real World: Back to New York Winner
Shavonda BillingsleaThe Real World: PhiladelphiaEpisode 15
Julie Stoffer The Real World: New Orleans Episode 12
Brad FiorenzaThe Real World: San DiegoEpisode 10
Jodi WeathertonRoad Rules: X-TremeEpisode 8
Robin HibbardThe Real World: San DiegoEpisode 4
Jon BrennanThe Real World: Los AngelesEpisode 2

Gameplay

Inferno games

Game summary

EpisodeGenderWinnersLife ShieldInferno selectionsInferno gameInferno outcome
#ChallengeGood GuysBad AssesGood GuysBad AssesWinnerEliminated
1Surf TortureMaleBad AssesMikeDan
2Juice It UpBad AssesMikeCTJonHang ToughDanJon
3X Marks the SpotFemaleBad AssesRobinTina
4Run For Your MoneyGood GuysMikeDerrickShack AttackTinaRobin
5 [lower-alpha 1] Shirt Off My BackMaleGood GuysMikeKaramo
6Dodge Yer BallsBad AssesLandonCTLandonKnock Your Block OffLandonKaramo
7Fill In The GapsFemaleBad AssesJodiVeronica
8Zip UpGood GuysLandonCTThat's A WrapVeronicaJodi
9Never Ending ClimbMaleGood GuysMikeAbram
10What A DragBad AssesMikeCTBradBalls InAbramBrad
11Riddle Me ThisFemaleGood GuysJulieTonya
12Time To RideBad AssesLandonDerrickPatchworkTonyaJulie
13If Memory ServesMaleGood GuysLandonDan
14Crab GrabGood GuysDarrellCTPeggedLandonDan
15Heart Rate BungeeFemaleGood GuysShavondaTonya
LandonCTSpinnerTonyaShavonda
16Montezuma's RevengeGood Guys
  The contestant was saved by another contestant with a Life Saver
  The contestant won the Life Saver and saved themselves
  The contestant won the Life Saver and put themselves in the Inferno
  The contestant was placed in the Inferno by the Life Saver winner

Inferno progress

ContestantsEpisode
12345 [lower-alpha 1] 6789101112131415Finale
DarrellSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWONSAFEWINNER
JamieSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINNER
LandonSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEVOLSAFEWONSAFESAFESAFEWONNOMELIMWONWINNER
MikeNOMWINSAFEWONNOMSAVESAFESAFENOMWINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINNER
AbramSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFENOMELIMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOSER
CTSAFEWONSAFESAFESAFEWONSAFEWONSAFEWONSAFESAFESAFEWONWONLOSER
DerrickSAFESAFESAFEWONSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWONSAFESAFESAFELOSER
RachelSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOSER
TinaSAFESAFENOMELIMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOSER
TonyaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFENOMELIMSAFESAFEELIMLOSER
VeronicaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFENOMELIMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOSER
ShavondaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
DanNOMELIMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFENOMOUT
JulieSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFENOMOUT
BradSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
JodiSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFENOMOUT
KaramoSAFESAFESAFESAFENOMOUT
Beth [lower-alpha 1] SAFESAFESAFESAFEQUIT
RobinSAFESAFENOMOUT
JonSAFEOUT
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 Saver and saved themselves
  The contestant won the Life Saver 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 Saver winner
  The contestant was selected to go into the Inferno and won
  The contestant won the Life Saver, went into the Inferno and won
  The contestant lost the Inferno and was eliminated
  The contestant withdrew from the competition

Teams

Surf Torture (Ep. 1)
Brad & RobinAbram & Derrick
Darrell & JodiBeth & Tonya
Jamie & JulieCT & Rachel
Jon & ShavondaDan & Karamo
Landon & MikeTina & Veronica
X Marks the Spot (Ep. 3)
Julie & RobinDan & Tonya
Jamie & LandonBeth & CT
Brad & ShavondaKaramo & Tina
Darrell & MikeAbram & Rachel
Dodge Yer Balls (Ep. 6)
Round 1Round 2Round 3
JamieAbramBradDanBradAbram
JodiCTDarrellKaramoDarrellCT
JulieDerrickLandonTonyaLandonDerrick
ShavondaRachelMikeVeronicaMikeRachel
TinaTina
Fill In the Gaps (Ep. 7)
Heat 1Heat 2
DarrellAbramBradCT
JulieDanJamieDerrick
LandonRachelJodiTonya
ShavondaTinaMikeVeronica
Heart Rate Bungee (Ep. 15)
Darrell & LandonAbram & Rachel
Mike & ShavondaDerrick & Tina
Jamie & LandonAbram & Veronica
CT & Tonya

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
1231"Surf Torture"March 7, 2005 (2005-03-07)
1242"Juice It Up"March 14, 2005 (2005-03-14)
1253"X Marks the Spot"March 21, 2005 (2005-03-21)
1264"Run for Your Money"March 28, 2005 (2005-03-28)
1275"Shirt Off My Back"April 11, 2005 (2005-04-11)
1286"Dodge Yer Balls"April 11, 2005 (2005-04-11)
1297"Fill In the Gaps"April 18, 2005 (2005-04-18)
1308"Zip Up"April 25, 2005 (2005-04-25)
1319"Never Ending Climb"May 2, 2005 (2005-05-02)
13210"What a Drag"May 9, 2005 (2005-05-09)
13311"Riddle Me This"May 16, 2005 (2005-05-16)
13412"Time to Ride"May 23, 2005 (2005-05-23)
13513"If Memory Serves"May 30, 2005 (2005-05-30)
13614"Crab Grab"June 6, 2005 (2005-06-06)
13715"Heart Rate Bungee"June 13, 2005 (2005-06-13)
13816"Montezuma's Revenge"June 20, 2005 (2005-06-20)

Reunion special

Instead of a reunion special, a wrap-up special To Hell & Back: Hot Gossip from the Inferno 2 aired on June 27, 2005.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Beth quit the competition at the beginning of Episode 5 after not feeling safe in the house following a heated altercation with Tonya.

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