Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet is the 7th season of the MTVreality game show, The Challenge (at the time known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge). The season is directly subsequent to Battle of the Sexes. The Gauntlet featured 28 castmates competing in missions with an immunity life-saver awarded to the best individual performer. Each team would then select a player from their team to go into the Gauntlet elimination challenge. It was hosted by Jonny Moseley. This season was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for outstanding reality program.[1]
Filming was originally planned to began in July 2003 in Middletown, RI, but in June a local judge blocked it at request of local residents who thought it would be "materially disruptive". The show instead ended up being filmed in Telluride, CO, and finished filming in August 2003.[2][3] A casting special, Real World/Road Rules Corral: A Guide To The Gauntlet was aired on September 22, 2003. The season premiered one week later on September 29, 2003, and concluded on January 26, 2004, with the season in-review special. This is the first edition of the Gauntlet series, with The Gauntlet 2 following in 2005–2006 and The Gauntlet III following in 2008.
Ride 'Em Cowboy: Players have to hold on to a mechanical bull with just one hand. Whoever falls off first loses.
Played 3 Times:Katie vs. Montana, Rachel B. vs. Sarah, Cara vs. Theo G.
Dead Man's Drop: Players are suspended 10 feet into the air on a pole. They have to hold on to the pole by hanging upside down with their legs.
Played 4 Times:David vs. Sarah, Coral vs. Tina, Matt vs. Sarah, Irulan vs. Sarah
Hangman: Similar to Dead Man's Drop, players are still suspended 10 feet into the air, only they hang on the pole with their hands and are positioned right side up.
Played 1 Time:Katie vs. Rachel B.
Perfect Fit: Players first must jump into a pool and pick up their respective puzzle pieces (which are scattered about the pool). The first player to solve the puzzle wins.
Played 3 Times:Steve vs. Tonya, Steve vs. Trishelle, Sarah vs. Trishelle
Knock Your Block Off: Players joust on a beam right above a pool. Whoever gets knocked off first loses.
Played 2 Times:Cara vs. Elka, Abram vs. Mike
Pole Climb: Players climb a 10-foot pole. Whoever gets to the top first pulls a lever that drops the opponent's pole into the pool.
The contestant won the Freshlook Eyesaver Winner and was safe from the Gauntlet
The contestant was not selected to go into the Gauntlet
The contestant won the Gauntlet
The contestant lost the Gauntlet and was eliminated
The contestant was removed from the final challenge due to illness
Episodes
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Original air date
73
1
"Howdy Telluride"
September 29, 2003 (2003-09-29)
74
2
"Masquerade"
October 6, 2003 (2003-10-06)
75
3
"Mud Bath"
October 13, 2003 (2003-10-13)
76
4
"I Scream"
October 20, 2003 (2003-10-20)
77
5
"Holey Canoe"
October 27, 2003 (2003-10-27)
78
6
"Heavyweight Hustle"
November 3, 2003 (2003-11-03)
79
7
"Sink My Ship"
November 10, 2003 (2003-11-10)
80
8
"Red Barron"
November 17, 2003 (2003-11-17)
81
9
"Inferno"
November 24, 2003 (2003-11-24)
82
10
"Rolling on the River"
December 1, 2003 (2003-12-01)
83
11
"Turntable"
December 8, 2003 (2003-12-08)
84
12
"All or Nothing"
December 15, 2003 (2003-12-15)
85
13
"Vertical Limit"
December 29, 2003 (2003-12-29)
86
14
"Dukes of Saturn"
January 5, 2004 (2004-01-05)
87
15
"Gold Rush Part 1"
January 12, 2004 (2004-01-12)
88
16
"Gold Rush Part 2"
January 19, 2004 (2004-01-19)
After filming
Instead of a reunion special, Battle Scars - From the Gauntlet to the Inferno, a follow-up special aired on January 26, 2004 introducing the next season, Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno with commentary by few of this season's contestants.[citation needed]
Notes
^ abcdCoral was removed from the final challenge due to an allergic reaction to a spider bite that needed medical attention.
References
^DiPasquale, Cara; Karnopp, Kris, eds. (December 11, 2003). "ABC shows lead GLAAD nominations". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^Holland, Jenny (January 13, 2004). "Hotel sues MTV and production company". Providence, RI. ProQuest 397587255.
^Sheley, Matt (July 27, 2003). "LOOKING BACK Newport, Middletown spurn MTV's 'Real World/Road Rules Challenge'". Newport Daily News.. June 27, 2003.
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Real World Road Rules Challenge The Gauntlet is the 7th 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 The Gauntlet featured 28 castmates competing in missions with an immunity life saver awarded to the best individual performer Each team would then select a player from their team to go into the Gauntlet elimination challenge It was hosted by Jonny Moseley This season was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for outstanding reality program 1 The GauntletSeason 7Presented byJonny MoseleyNo of contestants28WinnersAdam Larson Cara Zavaleta Darrell Taylor Dave Giuntoli Rachel Robinson Roni Martin Sarah Greyson Theo Vonkurnatowski Veronica PortilloLocationTelluride ColoradoOpening theme It s by Ill KiddCountry of originUnited StatesNo of episodes16ReleaseOriginal networkMTVOriginal releaseSeptember 29 2003 2003 09 29 January 26 2004 2004 01 26 Season chronology PreviousBattle of the SexesNext The InfernoFilming was originally planned to began in July 2003 in Middletown RI but in June a local judge blocked it at request of local residents who thought it would be materially disruptive The show instead ended up being filmed in Telluride CO and finished filming in August 2003 2 3 A casting special Real World Road Rules Corral A Guide To The Gauntlet was aired on September 22 2003 The season premiered one week later on September 29 2003 and concluded on January 26 2004 with the season in review special This is the first edition of the Gauntlet series with The Gauntlet 2 following in 2005 2006 and The Gauntlet III following in 2008 Contents 1 Contestants 2 Gameplay 2 1 Gauntlet games 3 Game summary 3 1 Gauntlet progress 4 Episodes 4 1 After filming 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksContestants EditReal World team Player Original season FinishAlton Williams The Real World Las Vegas Runner upCoral Smith The Real World Back to New York Runner up a Mike Mizanin The Real World Back to New York Runner upNathan Blackburn The Real World Seattle Runner upNorman Korpi The Real World New York Runner upTheo Gantt The Real World Chicago Episode 14Irulan Wilson The Real World Las Vegas Episode 13Rachel Braband The Real World Back to New York Episode 10Trishelle Cannatella The Real World Las Vegas Episode 9Elka Walker The Real World Boston Episode 7Matt Smith The Real World New Orleans Episode 6Tonya Cooley The Real World Chicago Episode 3Montana McGlynn The Real World Boston Episode 2David Broom The Real World New Orleans Episode 1 Road Rules team Player Original season FinishAdam Larson Road Rules The Quest WinnerCara Zavaleta Road Rules South Pacific WinnerDarrell Taylor Road Rules Campus Crawl WinnerDave Giuntoli Road Rules South Pacific WinnerRachel Robinson Road Rules Campus Crawl WinnerRoni Martin Road Rules Northern Trail WinnerSarah Greyson Road Rules Campus Crawl WinnerTheo Vonkurnatowski Road Rules Maximum Velocity Tour WinnerVeronica Portillo Road Rules Semester at Sea WinnerAbram Boise Road Rules South Pacific Episode 12Laterrian Wallace Road Rules Maximum Velocity Tour Episode 11Steve Meinke Road Rules The Quest Episode 8Tina Barta Road Rules South Pacific Episode 5Katie Doyle Road Rules The Quest Episode 4Gameplay EditGauntlet games Edit Ride Em Cowboy Players have to hold on to a mechanical bull with just one hand Whoever falls off first loses Played 3 Times Katie vs Montana Rachel B vs Sarah Cara vs Theo G Dead Man s Drop Players are suspended 10 feet into the air on a pole They have to hold on to the pole by hanging upside down with their legs Played 4 Times David vs Sarah Coral vs Tina Matt vs Sarah Irulan vs Sarah Hangman Similar to Dead Man s Drop players are still suspended 10 feet into the air only they hang on the pole with their hands and are positioned right side up Played 1 Time Katie vs Rachel B Perfect Fit Players first must jump into a pool and pick up their respective puzzle pieces which are scattered about the pool The first player to solve the puzzle wins Played 3 Times Steve vs Tonya Steve vs Trishelle Sarah vs Trishelle Knock Your Block Off Players joust on a beam right above a pool Whoever gets knocked off first loses Played 2 Times Cara vs Elka Abram vs Mike Pole Climb Players climb a 10 foot pole Whoever gets to the top first pulls a lever that drops the opponent s pole into the pool Played 1 Time Alton vs LaterrianGame summary EditEpisode Winners Freshlook Eyesaver Gauntlet contestants Gauntlet game Gauntlet outcome Challenge Real World Road Rules Real World Road Rules Winner Eliminated1 Snake Soup Real World David Sarah Dead Man s Drop Sarah David2 Masquerade Road Rules Montana Katie Ride Em Cowboy Katie Montana3 Mud Bath Road Rules Tonya Steve Perfect Fit Steve Tonya4 I Scream Road Rules Rachel B Katie Hangman Rachel B Katie5 Holey Canoe Road Rules Coral Tina Dead Man s Drop Coral Tina6 Heavyweight Hustle Real World Matt Sarah Dead Man s Drop Sarah Matt7 Sink My Ship Road Rules Norman Dave Elka Cara Knock Your Block Off Cara Elka8 Red Barron Road Rules Nathan Adam Trishelle Steve Perfect Fit Trishelle Steve9 Inferno Real World Alton Theo V Trishelle Sarah Perfect Fit Sarah Trishelle10 Rolling On A River Road Rules Mike Roni Rachel B Sarah Ride Em Cowboy Sarah Rachel B 11 Turntable Road Rules Theo G Veronica Alton Laterrian Pole Climb Alton Laterrian12 All Or Nothing Real World Alton Theo V Mike Abram Knock Your Block Off Mike Abram13 Vertical Sweep Real World Alton Adam Irulan Sarah Dead Man s Drop Sarah Irulan14 Dukes Of Saturn Real World Alton Veronica Theo G Cara Ride Em Cowboy Cara Theo G 15 a Gold Rush Road RulesBank AccountsReal World 60 000 12 000 each Road Rules 230 000 25 555 eachGauntlet progress Edit Contestants Episodes1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Finale a Adam SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNERCara SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM WINNERDarrell SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNERDave SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNERRachel R SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNERRoni SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNERSarah ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE ELIM ELIM SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE WINNERTheo V SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNERVeronica SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNERAlton SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE LOSERMike SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE LOSERNathan SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOSERNorman SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOSERCoral a SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOSERTheo G SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUTIrulan SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUTAbram SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUTLaterrian SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUTRachel B SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUTTrishelle SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM OUTSteve SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUTElka SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUTMatt SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUTTina SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUTKatie SAFE ELIM SAFE OUTTonya SAFE SAFE OUTMontana SAFE OUTDavid OUTTeams The contestant is on the Real World team The contestant is on the Road Rules team Competition The contestant won the final challenge The contestant lost the final challenge The contestant won the Freshlook Eyesaver Winner and was safe from the Gauntlet The contestant was not selected to go into the Gauntlet The contestant won the Gauntlet The contestant lost the Gauntlet and was eliminated The contestant was removed from the final challenge due to illnessEpisodes EditNo overallNo inseasonTitleOriginal air date731 Howdy Telluride September 29 2003 2003 09 29 742 Masquerade October 6 2003 2003 10 06 753 Mud Bath October 13 2003 2003 10 13 764 I Scream October 20 2003 2003 10 20 775 Holey Canoe October 27 2003 2003 10 27 786 Heavyweight Hustle November 3 2003 2003 11 03 797 Sink My Ship November 10 2003 2003 11 10 808 Red Barron November 17 2003 2003 11 17 819 Inferno November 24 2003 2003 11 24 8210 Rolling on the River December 1 2003 2003 12 01 8311 Turntable December 8 2003 2003 12 08 8412 All or Nothing December 15 2003 2003 12 15 8513 Vertical Limit December 29 2003 2003 12 29 8614 Dukes of Saturn January 5 2004 2004 01 05 8715 Gold Rush Part 1 January 12 2004 2004 01 12 8816 Gold Rush Part 2 January 19 2004 2004 01 19 After filming Edit Instead of a reunion special Battle Scars From the Gauntlet to the Inferno a follow up special aired on January 26 2004 introducing the next season Real World Road Rules Challenge The Inferno with commentary by few of this season s contestants citation needed Notes Edit a b c d Coral was removed from the final challenge due to an allergic reaction to a spider bite that needed medical attention References Edit DiPasquale Cara Karnopp Kris eds December 11 2003 ABC shows lead GLAAD nominations Chicago Tribune Retrieved May 14 2022 Holland Jenny January 13 2004 Hotel sues MTV and production company Providence RI ProQuest 397587255 Sheley Matt July 27 2003 LOOKING BACK Newport Middletown spurn MTV s Real World Road Rules Challenge Newport Daily News June 27 2003 External links EditOfficial website at the Wayback Machine archived January 21 2008 MTV s official Road Rules website MTV s official Real World website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Real World Road Rules Challenge The Gauntlet amp oldid 1149500337, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,