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Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno 3

The Inferno 3
Season 14
Presented byT. J. Lavin
No. of contestants21
Winners
LocationCape Town, South Africa
No. of episodes17 (including the "Top 10 Moments" special)
Release
Original networkMTV
Original releaseApril 10 (2007-04-10) –
July 3, 2007 (2007-07-03)
Season chronology
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Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno 3 is the 14th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge (at the time known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge).

The Inferno 3 marked the show's first trilogy, the third of the Inferno series, continuing on from The Inferno (8th season) and The Inferno II (10th season). Filming took place in Cape Town, South Africa, with cast members from The Real World, Road Rules and the Fresh Meat challenge competing. The teams were in the format of The Inferno II, "Good Guys" versus "Bad Asses." Contrary to the previous Inferno shows, the Lifesaver competitions have been limited to gender-only winners. The season premiered on Tuesday April 10, 2007 on MTV.

There were $400,000 in prizes.

Format

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The competition consists of a series of team and individual challenges (sometimes called "missions"), with an elimination challenge known as the "Inferno." At the end of each challenge, $10,000 is awarded to the winning team to be banked into the team's bank account.[1]

Odd-numbered challenges are designated as team challenges (for the exception of Episode 15), while even-numbered challenges are designated as individual challenges. At the end of team challenges, one player from each team is nominated by the opposing team for the Inferno, depending on gender. If a gender-designated player who was nominated for the Inferno out-performs his/her respective teammates on the individual challenges, that player is awarded a Life Shield, and is required to replace himself/herself with a teammate of the same gender in the Inferno. If a player who was not nominated for the Inferno in a team challenge wins a Life Shield in the ensuing individual challenge, that player has the option as to whether or not to replace himself/herself in the Inferno with a teammate of the same gender. Each Inferno alternates between male and female.[1]

The winning players from the Inferno rejoin their respective teams and stay in the game for a chance at a share of $150,000, coupled with the accumulated money earned from the team and individual challenges, while the losing players is eliminated from the game.[1]

Contestants

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Bad Asses team
Player Original season Finish
Abram Boise Road Rules: South Pacific Winner
Derrick Kosinski[a] Road Rules: X-Treme Winner
Evelyn Smith Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat Winner
Janelle Casanave The Real World: Key West Winner
Kenny Santucci Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat Winner
Tonya Cooley The Real World: Chicago Winner
Aneesa Ferreira The Real World: Chicago Episode 15
Jenn Grijalva The Real World: Denver Episode 12
Danny Jamieson The Real World: Austin Episode 6
Tyrie Ballard The Real World: Denver Episode 2/3
Chris "CT" Tamburello The Real World: Paris Episode 1[a]
 
Good Guys team
Player Original season Finish
Ace Amerson The Real World: Paris Runner-up
Alton Williams The Real World: Las Vegas Runner-up
Cara Zavaleta Road Rules: South Pacific Runner-up
John Devenanzio The Real World: Key West Runner-up
Paula Meronek The Real World: Key West Runner-up
Susie Meister Road Rules: Down Under Runner-up
Davis Mallory The Real World: Denver Episode 14
Timmy Beggy Road Rules: USA – The Second Adventure Episode 10[b]
Colie Edison The Real World: Denver Episode 8
Rachel Moyal The Real World: Austin Episode 4

Gameplay

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Challenge games

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Inferno games

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The final challenge

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The final challenge revolved around the idea of "The Big Five", which is a reference to the top five animals for hunting in the region. Contestant had to carry square tile puzzle pieces throughout the entire mission, accumulating more pieces along the way to complete bigger puzzles, each being a picture of an animal. The first puzzle is that of a water buffalo, after which each team has to swim across a lake with their puzzle pieces, before reaching the second puzzle station, which is a leopard. After the leopard puzzle station, each team must retrieve puzzle pieces by digging through a pit with a gurney at the bottom that will aid in each team carrying their respective puzzle pieces, before reaching the rhino puzzle station. The fourth puzzle station is that of an elephant. The remaining puzzle pieces for the final checkpoint — a lion puzzle station — are hanging overhead in a net, and players from each team must stay within a designated safe zone in order to untie the knots, which will release the pieces. After each team solves their final puzzle, they will no longer be required to carry any puzzle pieces to the finish line.[15]

In the end, the Bad Asses emerged victorious, winning an additional $150,000 on top of the $90,000 that they earned in the previous missions, for a grand total of $240,000, while the Good Guys earned $60,000.[15]

Game summary

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Elimination chart

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Episode Gender Winner Life Shield Inferno contestants Inferno game Inferno outcome
# Challenge Good Guys Bad Asses Good Guys Bad Asses Winner Eliminated
1[a] Unbraided Male Bad Asses Davis Abram
2/3 Ladder Race Bad Asses Alton Abram Alton Tyrie Head Rush Alton Tyrie
3 Battering Ram Female Good Guys Susie Jenn
4 Wrap and Roll Good Guys Susie [c] Rachel Ejection Jenn Rachel
5 Rope Burn Male Good Guys Davis Danny
6 Reversible Climbing Wall Bad Asses John Abram Watch Your Back Davis Danny
7 Grape Smash Female Bad Asses Susie Jenn
8 Steady As You Go Good Guys Susie Tonya Colie Spokesmodel Jenn Colie
9 Leaps and Bounds Male Bad Asses Ace Kenny
10 Dog Day Afternoon Bad Asses Ace Kenny Timmy Abram Smash House Abram Timmy[b]
11 Hand Car Female Good Guys Susie Jenn
12 Giraffic Park Good Guys Paula Janelle Zero Gravity Susie Jenn
13[d] Captain's Chair Bad Asses Davis Derrick
Susie Aneesa
14 Hook Me Male Bad Asses John Kenny Corner Ball Derrick Davis
15 Nothin' But Net Female Bad Asses Susie Evelyn Paula Shimmy Paula Aneesa
16 The Big Five Bad Asses
  The Bad Asses won the challenge
  The Good Guys won the challenge
  The contestant was saved by another contestant with a Life Shield
  The contestant won the Life Shield and saved themselves
  The contestant won the Life Shield and put themselves in the Inferno
  The contestant was placed in the Inferno by the Life Shield winner

Bank Accounts

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Inferno progress

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Contestants Episode
1[a] 2/3 3 4[c] 5 6 7 8 9 10[b] 11 12 13[d] 14 15 Finale
Abram NOM WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WON SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNER
Derrick[a] SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE NOM ELIM SAFE WINNER
Evelyn SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WON WINNER
Janelle SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WON SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNER
Kenny SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE NOM WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WON SAFE WINNER
Tonya SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WON SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNER
Ace SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE NOM WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOSER
Alton SAFE VOL SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOSER
Cara SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOSER
John SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WON SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WON SAFE LOSER
Paula SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WON SAFE SAFE ELIM LOSER
Susie SAFE SAFE NOM WIN SAFE SAFE NOM WIN SAFE SAFE NOM ELIM NOM SAFE WIN LOSER
Aneesa SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE NOM SAFE OUT
Davis NOM SAVE SAFE SAFE NOM ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE NOM OUT
Jenn SAFE SAFE NOM ELIM SAFE SAFE NOM ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Timmy SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE DQ
Colie SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Danny SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE NOM OUT
Rachel SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Tyrie SAFE OUT
CT[a] DQ
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 Shield and saved themselves
  The contestant won the Life Shield 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 Shield winner
  The contestant was selected to go into the Inferno and won
  The contestant won the Life Shield, went into the Inferno and won
  The contestant lost in the Inferno and was eliminated
  The contestant was disqualified from the competition

Partners

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Wrap and Roll (Ep. 4)
Derrick & Evelyn
Davis & Rachel
Abram & Janelle
Ace & Colie
Kenny & Aneesa
John & Paula
Danny & Tonya
Timmy & Cara
Derrick & Jenn
Alton & Susie
Reversible Climbing Wall (Ep. 6)
Alton & Colie Abram & Tonya
Timmy & Susie Derrick & Janelle
Ace & Cara Kenny & Jenn
John & Paula Danny & Evelyn
Davis & Colie
Dog Day Afternoon (Ep. 10)
Davis & Susie Derrick & Tonya
John & Paula Abram & Janelle
Ace & Cara Kenny & Evelyn
Alton & Paula
Timmy & Susie

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
1881"Welcome to Africa"April 10, 2007 (2007-04-10)
1892
1903"The Good Guys Strike Back!"April 17, 2007 (2007-04-17)
1914"Playing The Game"April 24, 2007 (2007-04-24)
1925"Kicking Ace"May 1, 2007 (2007-05-01)
1936"Off The Wall"May 8, 2007 (2007-05-08)
1947"Sour Grapes"May 8, 2007 (2007-05-08)
1958"Walk This Way"May 15, 2007 (2007-05-15)
1969"Bouncing Back"May 15, 2007 (2007-05-15)
19710"Pane In The Glass"May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)
19811"Workin' On The Railroad"May 29, 2007 (2007-05-29)
19912"Match Point"June 5, 2007 (2007-06-05)
20013"High Voltage"June 12, 2007 (2007-06-12)
20114"Hook The Man"June 19, 2007 (2007-06-19)
20215"Team Girl Squad"June 26, 2007 (2007-06-26)
20316"The Big Five"July 3, 2007 (2007-07-03)

Top 10 moments

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Instead of a Reunion special, which has aired at the end of each season, excluding the Inferno II, a Top 10 Moments special aired on July 10, 2007. All members who participated in the Final Challenge participated in the special.[16]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Before any challenges took place, CT was disqualified from the game for punching Davis in the face. Derrick was brought in as CT's replacement.[1]
  2. ^ a b c Timmy was the first contestant to finish the "Smash House" inferno, but missed a pane of glass in the process and was thus disqualified. Abram was declared the winner by default.[9]
  3. ^ a b c For the "Wrap and Roll" challenge, the Life Shield was only awarded Susie since no other pairs were able to complete the challenge.[3]
  4. ^ a b Following the "Captain's Chair" challenge in Episode 13, the players voted both male and female Inferno nominees. The male Inferno elimination was held after the "Hook Me" challenge and the female Inferno elimination was held after the "Nothin' But Net" challenge.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Episodes 1 and 2: "Welcome to Africa" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Episode 3: "The Good Guys Strike Back!" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  3. ^ a b c "Episode 4: "Playing The Game" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  4. ^ "Episode 5: "Kicking Ace" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Episode 6: "Off The Wall" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  6. ^ "Episode 7: "Sour Grapes" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  7. ^ a b "Episode 8: "Walk This Way" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  8. ^ "Episode 9: "Bouncing Back" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  9. ^ a b c "Episode 10: "Pane In The Glass" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  10. ^ "Episode 11: "Workin' On The Railroad" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  11. ^ a b "Episode 12: "Match Point" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  12. ^ "Episode 13: "High Voltage" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  13. ^ a b "Episode 14: "Hook The Man" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  14. ^ a b "Episode 15: "Team Girl Squad" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009.
  15. ^ a b "Episode 16: "The Big Five" – Summary at MTV.com". Archived from the original on July 30, 2009.
  16. ^ "Inferno 3: Top 10 Moments instead of traditional reunion is aired". The Real World Road Rules Blog. July 11, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
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