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Road Rules 2007: Viewers' Revenge
Season 14
Title frame
Starring
  • Roadmaster:
  • Drew Bell
  • Alumni:
  • Abram Boise
  • Adam Larson
  • Shane Landrum
  • Veronica Portillo
  • Kina Dean
  • Pit Crew:
  • Angel Turlington
  • Dan Walsh
  • David Leach
  • Ivory Martinez
  • Jerry Green
  • Kristen White
  • LaMonte Ponder
  • Derek McCray
  • Tori Hall
  • Mike Flatley
No. of episodes15
Release
Original networkMTV
Original releaseJanuary 30 (2007-01-30) –
May 9, 2007 (2007-05-09)
Season chronology
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Road Rules: X-Treme
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Road Rules: Viewers' Revenge is the fourteenth and final season of the MTV reality television series Road Rules. The season premiered on January 30, 2007, at 9:00 pm EST/PST and ran through May 9, 2007. The cast is made up of six former Road Rulers and ten "Pit Crew" members. This is the first MTV reality show to be filmed and then aired in near real time with input from viewers at home.

The cast drove around California, Arizona, and Nevada competing in various missions. Each mission earned a prize of $10,000 to be pooled and split by the six cast members who made it to the finale. In addition to the cash prize, individual cast members won a Mazda3.

This season brought several changes, most notably the requirement for some to face-off against pit crew members for the right to stay on the RV. The cast was also given money and filming was not done on an ongoing schedule. This season also included new sponsorships from Wendy's and Mazda.

While this season was originally touted as bringing Road Rules out of hiatus, there have been no further seasons of Road Rules since.

Production details

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In 2004, after its 13th season had wrapped, the show had not been renewed by MTV and the production company of Road Rules officially stated that the show was "on hiatus". For the better part of two years, Bunim/Murray Productions lobbied to have the show's contract renewed, failing twice. Ultimately in 2006, Bunim-Murray Productions had announced that they were retooling the show to include an "interactive" portion of the series as part of a new section of their company. Viewers had input in the cast eliminations, and elimination face-offs aired exclusively as digital elements on mtv.com. In late 2006, MTV announced they were picking up the series once again, resulting in Viewers' Revenge. The season's working title was Road Rules 360.[1]

Original cast

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Alumni

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MTV revealed the group of alumni who were invited back to participate on Monday, January 8, 2007. The group includes:

Name Age1 Original season Currently from
Abram Boise 24 South Pacific Boston, Massachusetts
Adam Larson[2] 28[2] The Quest Santa Monica, California
Kina Dean[2] 23[2] X-Treme Boston, Massachusetts
Shane Landrum[2] 25 Campus Crawl Chicago, Illinois
Susie Meister[2] 27[2] Down Under Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Veronica Portillo 29 Semester at Sea Los Angeles, California
  • ^Note 1 : At time of filming.

Pit Crew

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In addition, eight new cast members were brought on to compete with the alumni for spots on the RV. Two others, Derek and Mike, later joined this group. Derek joined after Abram was kicked off, opening up a spot in the total cast. The additional new cast members are called the "Pit Crew". The cast members who comprised the original "Pit Crew" are:

Name Age1 Hometown Special Fact
Angel Turlington[2] 22[2] Springfield, PA She wants to remain a virgin until she is married.
Dan Walsh 23 St. Louis, MO He is a Marine reservist who returned from Iraq in 2004.
David Leach 20 Kansas City, MO He sent multiple videos to BMP in order to be cast.
Ivory Martinez 22 Brooklyn, NY She thought that Kina was the hottest Roadie.
Jerry Jankowski 22 Fresno, California He had difficulty getting along with his parents growing up.
Kristen White 25 Saline, MI She has a boyfriend who is 5 years younger than her.
LaMonte Ponder 20 Decatur, GA He is in a dance troupe and was a University of Georgia Orientation Leader in 2006.
Tori Hall[3] 20[3] Midlothian, VA Former Miss Virginia Teen USA
Derek McCray[4] 24[4] Jacksonville, FL, born in Corry, PA Over 200 colleges wanted to recruit him for football. Derek joined the cast after Abram was kicked off for fighting, opening up a spot in the total cast.[5]
Mike Flatley 25 Plainsboro, New Jersey Joined the Pit Crew the final weeks as the winner of Ask.com's 'You in The Crew' Sweepstakes.

Rotating cast

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Road Rules: Viewers' Revenge cast
Week 1 Abram Boise Adam Larson Shane Landrum Kina Dean Susie Meister Veronica Portillo
Week 2 Abram Boise Adam Larson Shane Landrum Kina Dean Susie Meister Tori Hall
Week 3 Dan Walsh Adam Larson Shane Landrum Kina Dean Susie Meister Tori Hall
Week 4 Dan Walsh Adam Larson Shane Landrum Kina Dean Susie Meister Tori Hall
Week 5 Dan Walsh Adam Larson Shane Landrum Kina Dean Susie Meister Tori Hall
Week 6 Dan Walsh Adam Larson Shane Landrum Kina Dean Angel Turlington Tori Hall
Week 7 Dan Walsh Adam Larson Shane Landrum Kina Dean Angel Turlington Tori Hall
Week 8 Dan Walsh Adam Larson David Leach Kina Dean Susie Meister Tori Hall
Week 9 Derek McCray Adam Larson David Leach Kina Dean Susie Meister Tori Hall
Week 10 Derek McCray Adam Larson David Leach Kina Dean Susie Meister Tori Hall
Week 11 Derek McCray Adam Larson David Leach Kina Dean Susie Meister Tori Hall
Week 12 Derek McCray Adam Larson David Leach Kina Dean Susie Meister Tori Hall
Week 13 Derek McCray Adam Larson David Leach Kina Dean Susie Meister Tori Hall
Week 14 Derek McCray Adam Larson David Leach Kina Dean Susie Meister Tori Hall
Week 15 Derek McCray Adam Larson Dan Walsh Kina Dean Susie Meister Tori Hall
Winners Derek McCray Adam Larson LaMonte Ponder Kina Dean Susie Meister Tori Hall
  The contestant was sent to the Pit Crew
  The contestant was nominated to the Elimination Pit
  The contestant was sent home from the show
  The contestant was supposed to go into pit but spared because of another contestants Disqualification
Road Rules: Viewers Revenge 2007 Pit Crew
Week 1 Angel Turlington Dan Walsh David Leach Ivory Martinez Kristen White Jerry Jankowski Monte Ponder Tori Hall
Week 2 Angel Turlington Dan Walsh David Leach Ivory Martinez Kristen White Jerry Jankowski Monte Ponder Veronica Portillo
Week 3 Angel Turlington David Leach Ivory Martinez Kristen White Jerry Jankowski Monte Ponder Veronica Portillo
Week 4 Angel Turlington David Leach Ivory Martinez Kristen White Jerry Jankowski Monte Ponder Veronica Portillo
Week 5 Angel Turlington David Leach Ivory Martinez Kristen White Jerry Jankowski Monte Ponder Veronica Portillo
Week 6 Susie Meister Derek McCray David Leach Ivory Martinez Kristen White Jerry Jankowski Monte Ponder Veronica Portillo
Week 7 Susie Meister Derek McCray David Leach Ivory Martinez Kristen White Jerry Jankowski Monte Ponder Veronica Portillo
Week 8 Angel Turlington Derek McCray Shane Landrum Ivory Martinez Kristen White Jerry Jankowski Monte Ponder Veronica Portillo
Week 9 Angel Turlington Dan Walsh Shane Landrum Ivory Martinez Kristen White Jerry Jankowski Monte Ponder Veronica Portillo
Week 10 Angel Turlington Dan Walsh Shane Landrum Ivory Martinez Kristen White Jerry Jankowski Monte Ponder Veronica Portillo
Week 11 Angel Turlington Dan Walsh Shane Landrum Ivory Martinez Kristen White Jerry Jankowski Monte Ponder Veronica Portillo
Week 12 Angel Turlington Dan Walsh Shane Landrum Ivory Martinez Kristen White Jerry Jankowski Monte Ponder Veronica Portillo
Week 13 Angel Turlington Dan Walsh Shane Landrum Ivory Martinez Kristen White Jerry Jankowski Monte Ponder Veronica Portillo
Week 14 Angel Turlington Dan Walsh Shane Landrum Ivory Martinez Kristen White Jerry Jankowski Monte Ponder Veronica Portillo
Week 15 Angel Turlington Mike Flatley Shane Landrum Ivory Martinez Kristen White Jerry Jankowski Monte Ponder Veronica Portillo
Losers Angel Turlington Mike Flatley Shane Landrum Ivory Martinez Kristen White Jerry Jankowski Dan Walsh Veronica Portillo
  The contestant won a spot on the RV
  The contestant was nominated to the Elimination Pit
  There is no longer a Pit Crew member.

The Game

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Rules

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Rather than embarking on their trip several months before the air date, this show is being filmed and then broadcast in near real time. Cast members will only have the opportunity to compete in missions and nominate cast members for elimination. Viewers at home will be able to decide most other elements of the game from the MTV website.

The rules of Viewers' Revenge state after each mission, the group nominates one male and one female. The three male cast members are responsible for nominating the female. The three female cast members are responsible for nominating the male. Then viewers at home choose who, of those two people, will have to go into an elimination face-off. If they lose the face-off, the cast member will be replaced by one of the eight-member "Pit Crew." The replacement will be voted on by internet visitors to the MTV.com website. Voted off cast members are eligible to come back on the RV. After a cast member is voted off, they go back to the "Pit Crew".

Also, if the group loses two missions in a row, they must nominate two males and two females for an elimination face-off.

On episode three, due to Abram getting kicked off, it was announced only one castmember would be placed in the elimination pit, so long as the Roadies win their mission. If they lose their mission, they have to nominate two castmembers to the elimination pit.

Derek was cast and added to the Pit Crew after Abram was booted for violating the No-Violence policy.

On the final episode, David was booted from not only the RV but the show for sending unaired information to outside viewers which was a severe rule violation, saving Adam, who was nominated that day for the Pit.

Episodes

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Episodes Missions Nominations
Number Title Original Airdate Mission Location Status Team Bank Nominated to the Pit
1401 Road Rules is Back! January 30, 2007 Car Bungee False Lake
Universal Studios
Universal City, California
Completed $10,000 Veronica
Shane
1402 Abram Gets the Boot (Again) February 6, 2007 Swift Water Rescue Encina Jetty
Carlsbad, California
Completed $20,000 Susie
Adam
1403 A Pit Stop in the Sand February 13, 2007 Tiring Sand Dunes
(Pit Stop #1)
Sand Dunes
Pismo Beach, California
Completed $30,000 Tori
1404 Rocks and a Hard Place February 20, 2007 Carry Your Weight Turtle Rock
Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree, California
Completed $40,000 Kina
1405 Up to Speed February 27, 2007 Speed Racers Laguna Seca Raceway
Monterey, California
Failed $40,000 Susie
1406 World's Strongest Roadie March 7, 2007 Strong Man Relay
(Pit Stop #2)
Muscle Beach
Venice, California
Completed $50,000 Adam
1407 The Roadies Do Spring Break March 14, 2007 Beach Blast Lake Havasu
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Failed $50,000 Angel
Shane
1408 Mountain Warfare March 21, 2007 Freeze Off Pickle Meadow
U.S. Marine Corps Training Facility
Bridgeport, California
Completed $60,000 Dan
1409 Let's Get Dirty March 28, 2007 Hoe-Down Farming Facility
Moorpark, California
Completed $70,000 David
1410 Assassins in Training April 4, 2007 Desert Assassins Training Mojave Desert, CA Failed $70,000 Derek
1411 Stick It April 11, 2007 BMX and Inline skating stunts Los Angeles, California Failed $70,000 Susie
Derek
1412 The Viewers' Revenge Bowl April 18, 2007 Beach Flag Football
(Pit Stop #3)
Mission Beach
San Diego, California
Completed $80,000 David
1413 The Condemned April 25, 2007 The Condemned Stu Segall Studios
San Diego, California
Failed $80,000 David
1414 Vegas Circus May 2, 2007 Cirque du Soleil Audition MGM Grand
Las Vegas, NV
Failed $80,000 Tori
Adam
1415 Viewers' Revenge Finale May 9, 2007 Drive-By
(Pit Stop #4)
Deserted Highway Failed $80,000 Kina
Dan

^Note 1 : The Roadies are exempt from nominating a cast member to the Pit due to Abram's elimination.

  The group failed the mission
  The group won the mission

Webisodes

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RV Castmembers Nominees Pit Crew Nominees Elimination Face-Off Notes
Number Male Female Male Female Online Airdate Face-Off Winner
1 Shane Veronica Monte Tori February 3, 2007 Whiplash Tori [6]
2 None1 Monte & Dan February 10, 2007 Fumble Dan [7]
3 Tori Veronica February 17, 2007 Shuttle Puzzle Tori [8]
4 Kina Angel February 24, 2007 Scorpion Kina [9]
5 Susie Angel March 3, 2007 Grip Breaker Angel [10]
6 Adam Monte March 10, 2007 Balls Out! Adam [11]
7 Shane Angel David Susie March 17, 2007 Fault Line David & Susie [12]
8 Dan Derek March 24, 2007 Scorpion Derek [13]
9 David Shane March 31, 2007 Fumble David [14]
10 Derek Dan April 7, 2007 Grip Breaker Derek [15]
11 Derek Susie Dan Veronica April 14, 2007 Knock Out Derek & Susie [16]
12 David Dan April 23, 2007 Shockwave David [17]
13 David Dan May 2, 2007 Balls Out! David [18]
14 None2 Tori Shane & Dan Kristen May 9, 2007 Step it Up Tori & Dan [19]
15 Dan Kina Monte Angel May 16, 2007 Codebreaker Kina & Monte [20]

^Note 1 : The Roadies are exempt from nominating a cast member to the Pit due to Abram's elimination.
^Note 2 : The Roadies are exempt from nominating a male cast member to the Pit due to David's elimination.

  The contestant went to the Elimination Pit and won
  The contestant went to the Elimination Pit and lost


After filming

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Tori Hall married Brad Fiorenza on April 12, 2010. They have two children: John Brady Fiorenza (born August 4, 2011) and Chase Fiorenza (born January 13, 2015). The couple divorced in 2016.[21] Hall then married lawyer Dusty Gwinn on October 23, 2020.[22] In 2021, Hall announced she was expecting her third child.[23] Christian Dean Gwinn was born on September 26, 2021.[24]

David Leach moved to Los Angeles and is currently pursuing an acting career.[25]

LaMonte Ponder is a choreographer in Atlanta and appeared in an episode on The Real World: Atlanta.[26]

Flatley was later a contestant on Bromance. He died in 2014.[27]

The Challenge

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Cast member Seasons of The Challenge
Angel Turlington The Gauntlet III
Dan Walsh The Island, Cutthroat
David Leach
Derek McCray The Gauntlet III, The Duel II
Ivory Martinez
Jerry Jankowski
Kristen White
LaMonte Ponder
Mike Flatley
Tori Hall The Gauntlet III, The Duel II, Cutthroat

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