Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet III

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Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet 3
Genre	Reality TV - Competition
Created by	Jonathan Murray and Mary-Ellis Bunim
Starring	TJ Lavin (Host)
Country of origin	USA
Language(s)	English
No. of series	15
No. of episodes	9
Production
Location(s)	Nayarit, Mexico
Running time	60 minutes (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	MTV
Original run	January 23, 2008 – March 19, 2008
Chronology
Preceded by	The Inferno III
Followed by	The Island
External links
Official website

Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet 3 is the fifteenth season of the reality television game show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, and the third in The Gauntlet series. The challenge was filmed in Nayarit, Mexico, with a format similar to The Gauntlet 2. It featured Veterans vs. Rookies. The contestants on the Veterans team had been on at least two prior seasons of the Challenge, and the contestants on the Rookies team had been on fewer than two prior seasons.

Contents 1 Rules 2 Cast 3 Gauntlet challenges 3.1 Force Field 3.2 Ram It Home 3.3 Ball Brawl 3.4 Sliders 3.5 Ankle Breaker 4 Game summary 5 Trim the Fat: The Gauntlet 3 Reunion 6 Music from the Gauntlet 6.1 Challenge 16: Army Strong 7 Notes 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Rules

The competition consists of a series of team challenges (sometimes called "missions") with an elimination challenge, known as the "Gauntlet", following each of the team challenges except the final.

Each team challenge puts the team of Veterans against the team of Rookies. Prior to the challenge, it is announced whether males or females will compete in the Gauntlet following the challenge.

After each team challenge, on a male Gauntlet day, the winning team selects a male member of the losing team to protect from the Gauntlet and another male member to send into the Gauntlet. The losing team then selects one of its own males to go against the person picked by the winners. On a female Gauntlet day the players protected and sent into the Gauntlet are females.

After the two players for the Gauntlet are picked, the host spins a wheel to determine which challenge will be played in the Gauntlet. The loser of the Gauntlet is eliminated from the game.

In this season, minor prizes are awarded after each challenge to the team members that were not vulnerable to elimination in the following Gauntlet; i.e. on challenges before male Gauntlets, prizes are awarded to female members of the winning team. The grand prize is $300,000, which is split among the remaining members of the team that wins the final challenge.

• No player can be saved from the Gauntlet on two consecutive opportunities. (For example, if the Veterans win the sixth challenge and save Johanna, lose the eighth challenge, and win the tenth challenge, then they cannot save Johanna from the tenth Gauntlet; even though they aren't two consecutive female Gauntlets, they are two consecutive opportunities.)
• When only three people are vulnerable to being chosen for the Gauntlet, the winning team saves one of them (subject to the above rule) and the remaining two go to the Gauntlet. (no choice for the losing team)
• No Gauntlet challenge is played twice consecutively. (see "Gauntlet challenges" below)
• This season differs from The Gauntlet 2 in that the teams do not have captains.
• This season differs from most prior two-team Challenges in that there are no bank accounts; prize money is only given for the final challenge.

[edit] Cast

Host: T. J. Lavin, BMX rider

Players

Team	Player	Original season	Sex
Veterans	Adam King	RW: Paris	Male
Veterans	Beth Stolarczyk	RW: Los Angeles	Female
Veterans	Brad Fiorenza	RW: San Diego	Male
Veterans	Casey Cooper	Fresh Meat	Female
Veterans	Coral Smith	RW: Back to New York	Female
Veterans	Chris "CT" Tamburello	RW: Paris	Male
Veterans	Danny Jamieson	RW: Austin	Male
Veterans	Diem Brown	Fresh Meat	Female
Veterans	Eric Banks	Fresh Meat	Male
Veterans	Ev Smith	Fresh Meat	Female
Veterans	Evan Starkman	Fresh Meat	Male
Veterans	Johnny Devenanzio	RW: Key West	Male
Veterans	Katie Doyle	RR: The Quest	Female
Veterans	Kenny Santucci	Fresh Meat	Male
Veterans	Paula Meronek	RW: Key West	Female
Veterans	Robin Hibbard	RW: San Diego	Female
Rookies	Alex Smith	RW: Denver	Male
Rookies	Angel Turlington	RR 2007: Viewers' Revenge	Female
Rookies	Brooke LaBarbera	RW: Denver	Female
Rookies	Derek McCray	RR 2007: Viewers' Revenge	Male
Rookies	Frank Roessler	RW: Las Vegas	Male
Rookies	Janelle Casanave	RW: Key West	Female
Rookies	Jillian Zoboroski	RR: X-Treme	Female
Rookies	Johanna Botta	RW: Austin	Female
Rookies	Melinda Stolp	RW: Austin	Female
Rookies	MJ Garrett[1]	RW: Philadelphia	Male
Rookies	Nehemiah Clark	RW: Austin	Male
Rookies	Rachel Moyal	RW: Austin	Female
Rookies	Ryan Kehoe	Fresh Meat	Male
Rookies	Tori Hall	RR 2007: Viewers' Revenge	Female
Rookies	Tyler Duckworth	RW: Key West	Male
Rookies	Tyrie Ballard[1]	RW: Denver	Male
Rookies	Zach Mann	RW: Key West	Male

For more information about the cast members, including the Challenge seasons in which they have appeared, see the article for their original season of The Real World, Road Rules, or the Fresh Meat Challenge.

Of the 33 players on this season of the Challenge, only six have won previous seasons of the Challenge. Coral won Battle of the Seasons, Katie won The Inferno, MJ won The Gauntlet II, and Ev, Kenny, and Janelle won The Inferno III.

[edit] Gauntlet challenges

The game to be played in the Gauntlet is determined by spinning a wheel. The wheel contains six sections, one for each Gauntlet game and one for 'spin again'. The game that was played in the previous Gauntlet is replaced by another 'spin again' section, and therefore, no Gauntlet game can be played twice in a row.

[edit] Force Field

The two competitors are joined together by a rope that goes over the top of them by a pulley system. For one player to move forward he has to drag the other backwards. Each competitor starts at their line and at the start of the Gauntlet they both race to cross their opponents line. First one to do this wins.

Played 2 times: Alex vs. Nehemiah, Tyler vs. Frank

[edit] Ram It Home

The two competitors start with a wall at their back and a sled that hangs on an overhead track in front of them. They must then use the sled to push each other. The first player to push their opponent all the way back into their own wall wins the Gauntlet.

Played 2 times: Angel vs. Jillian, Ryan vs. Nehemiah

[edit] Ball Brawl

The two competitors have to get footballs aligned in a vertical pattern back the starting point. They both race at the same time to get the footballs, and they are allowed to tackle the person and strip the ball. The first three balls, black, are worth 1 point. The last two balls are white, and worth two points each. The first person to get four points wins.

Played 6 times: Brooke vs. Jillian, Jillian vs. Janelle, Coral vs. Beth, Tori vs. Melinda, Casey vs. Ev, Adam vs. Danny

[edit] Sliders

The two competitors each have to solve a slide puzzle at the same time. They are 16 space puzzle boards and each of them has the same design, and are given a picture of what the final design should look like. One of them is blue, the other red. Their teammates are allowed to watch and help them solve it.

Played 4 times: Johnny vs. Evan, Frank vs. Zach, Ryan vs. Derek, Katie vs. Paula

[edit] Ankle Breaker

Ankle Breaker is a variation of Tug Of War with both participants tied together by one ankle. They have to pull their opponent through the sand until they reach a rope which will help them reach the finish line. This is very similar to Reverse Tug of War used in the The Gauntlet 2.

Played 1 time: MJ vs. Frank

[edit] Game summary

Episode #	Challenge	Male/Female Gauntlet	Challenge Winners		Protected From The Gauntlet	Winners' Pick For Gauntlet	Losers' Pick For Gauntlet	The Gauntlet	Champion	Eliminated
1	Pinata Pit	Male		Veterans	Ryan	Nehemiah	Alex	Force Field	Nehemiah	Alex
2	Screw You	Female		Veterans	Brooke	Jillian	Angel	Ram It Home	Jillian	Angel
	Roped In	Male		Veterans	Tyrie	Tyler	Frank	Force Field	Frank	Tyler
3	Wring Out	Female		Veterans	Tori	Jillian	Brooke	Ball Brawl	Jillian	Brooke
	Blind Man's Maze	Male		Rookies	Adam	Evan	Johnny	Sliders	Evan	Johnny
4	Push It	Female		Veterans	Johanna	Janelle	Jillian	Ball Brawl	Jillian	Janelle
	Man Overboard	Male		Veterans	Ryan	Frank	Zach	Sliders	Frank	Zach
5	Assembly Required	Female		Rookies	Casey	Coral	Beth	Ball Brawl	Coral	Beth
	Walk The Plank	Male		Veterans	MJ	Derek	Ryan	Sliders	Ryan	Derek
6	Pole Push	Female		Veterans	Rachel	Melinda	Tori	Ball Brawl	Tori	Melinda
	I Dig You	Male		Veterans	Ryan	Frank	MJ	Ankle Breaker	Frank	MJ
7	Over The Edge	Female		Rookies	Katie	Ev	Casey	Ball Brawl	Ev	Casey
	Mexican Blanket	Male		Veterans	Frank	N/A	N/A	Ram It Home	Nehemiah	Ryan
8	Chill Out	Female		Rookies	Diem	Paula	Katie	Sliders	Paula	Katie
	Well-Balanced	Male		Rookies	Eric	Adam	Danny	Ball Brawl	Adam	Danny
9
	Army Strong			Rookies

• The first episode featured a game of tug-of-war between the Veterans and Rookies to determine which rooms would be assigned to which teams. The Veterans won the game.
• Tyrie left the game in Episode 3 to return to his girlfriend who was in the hospital.^[2] MJ was brought in as a replacement for Tyrie in the fourth episode.^[3]
• Coral left the game in Episode 7, being fed up with her team and learning they would put her in the Gauntlet against Ev, but the Gauntlet was still played.
• The last male Gauntlet day was split between episodes 8 and 9. The challenge Well-Balanced and the deliberation by the Rookies was in Episode 8; The Rookies' Gauntlet selection, the whole deliberation of the Veterans choice for the Gauntlet, and the Gauntlet itself was shown in Episode 9
• The Rookies in the final challenge were Frank, Jillian, Johanna, Nehemiah, Rachel, and Tori.
• The Veterans in the final challenge were Adam, Brad, CT, Diem, Eric, Ev, Evan, Kenny, Paula, and Robin.
• Brad, CT, Diem, Eric, Johanna, Kenny, Rachel, Robin and Tyrie never stepped into the Gauntlet.

[edit] Trim the Fat: The Gauntlet 3 Reunion

In this reunion show, several cast members discuss their experiences on the show. The most common topics of discussion are the various romances, backstabbing and deceit amongst the cast members. Frank and Jillian are still a couple and living together. Tori and Brad are together, though living apart. Johanna and Wes broke up. Paula and Derek decided to remain friends and Casey and Johnny are not a couple, nor are Ev and Brooke. Ev is told that Brooke is dating her ex-girlfriend, which Ev refuses to discuss. Although CT and Diem are not present, Katie tells everyone that they have broken up. Evan and Kenny say they are honeymooning in Mexico the next day. Coral heavily criticized Ev for betraying the women, but Ev says she didn't betray them but also didn't care if the men threw challenges to get rid of them. Evan openly mocks Lyndsey's view that Danny and Melinda were a "power couple", saying Danny's opinion had 0% value to the Veterans. Both Rachel and Tori say that their conflicts with Frank were in the past, and Evan and Kenny praised Frank for digging for hours to retrieve the winning chest of money in the final challenge, saying Frank should have gotten an extra cut up to $100,000 of the final $300,000 prize. Some, however, noted he already had due to his relationship with fellow winner Jillian. Beth was heavily criticized, with Brad stating they wanted her out because she might have thrown missions, and Kenny telling Coral that everyone wanted her to defeat Beth in the Gauntlet. Rachel apparently began a relationship with Eric, but neither of them will confirm this. Johanna comments about Melinda's false belief that she was betrayed over the Gauntlet deliberations. Eric's failure in the final challenge is discussed, and it is revealed that only Brad, Coral, and Katie are still friends with him. Katie says she likes the fact that Kenny and Frank were blunt about her lack of ability, and hates duplicitous individuals. Coral and Ev do not part on amicable terms, and footage from the upcoming The Real World: Hollywood season is shown, thus ending the reunion.

[edit] Music from the Gauntlet

[edit] Challenge 16: Army Strong

• "1,000 Strong" - Iced Earth
• "Life Is Beautiful" - SIXX:A.M.
• "Freakum Dress" - Beyonce Knowles
• "Running Up That Hill" - Placebo
• "Take This To Heart" - Mayday Parade
• "Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too" - Say Anything
• "When I Get Home, You're So Dead" - Mayday Parade
• "Shut Up and Drive" - Rihanna
• "Would You Love a Monsterman?" - Lordi
• "Going Through Changes" - Army of Me
• "Scream Out Lord" - Baltimore
• "Supermassive Black Hole" - Muse
• "Lose It" - Cartel (Last song played, as the Rookies raise their flag and win the competition)
• "Maniac (R.O.D.)" - Four Year Strong

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

1. "Viva Mexico". Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet 3 (MTV). 2008-01-23. http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1579787&vid=204306. No. 1, season 15. 
2. "It's Personal". Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet 3 (MTV). 2008-01-30. http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1580232&vid=206483. No. 2, season 15. 
3. "Less Is More". Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet 3 (MTV). 2008-02-06. http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1580736&vid=207778. No. 3, season 15. 
4. "It's Not Fair". Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet 3 (MTV). 2008-02-13. http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1581090&vid=209261. No. 4, season 15. 
5. "Match-Up of the Century". Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet 3 (MTV). 2008-02-20. http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1581090&vid=209261. No. 5, season 15. 
6. "All Alone". Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet 3 (MTV). 2008-02-27. http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1582014&vid=212775. No. 6, season 15. 

[edit] External links

• The Gauntlet III at mtv.com
• Episode summaries at TV.com
• Cast information and other show data at the Internet Movie Database

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