Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet
The Gauntlet | |
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Season 7 | |
Presented by | Jonny Moseley |
No. of contestants | 28 |
Winners |
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Location | Telluride, Colorado |
Opening theme | "It's" by Ill Kidd |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Release | |
Original network | MTV |
Original release | September 29, 2003 January 26, 2004 | –
Season chronology |
Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet is the 7th season of the
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
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.
Contestants
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Gameplay
Gauntlet games
- 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. Laterrian
Game summary
Episode | Winners | Freshlook Eyesaver | Gauntlet contestants | Gauntlet game | Gauntlet outcome | |||||||||||
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# | Challenge | Real World | Road Rules | Real World | Road Rules | Winner | Eliminated | |||||||||
1 | Snake Soup | Real World | — | David | Sarah | Dead Man's Drop | Sarah | David | ||||||||
2 | Masquerade | Road Rules | Montana | Katie | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Katie | Montana | |||||||||
3 | Mud Bath | Road Rules | Tonya | Steve | Perfect Fit | Steve | Tonya | |||||||||
4 | I Scream | Road Rules | Rachel B. | Katie | Hangman | Rachel B. | Katie | |||||||||
5 | Holey Canoe | Road Rules | Coral | Tina | Dead Man's Drop | Coral | Tina | |||||||||
6 | Heavyweight Hustle | Real World | Matt | Sarah | Dead Man's Drop | Sarah | Matt | |||||||||
7 | Sink My Ship | Road Rules | Norman | Dave | Elka | Cara | Knock Your Block Off | Cara | Elka | |||||||
8 | Red Barron | Road Rules | Nathan | Adam | Trishelle | Steve | Perfect Fit | Trishelle | Steve | |||||||
9 | Inferno | Real World | Alton | Theo V. | Trishelle | Sarah | Perfect Fit | Sarah | Trishelle | |||||||
10 | 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 | Laterrian | |||||||
12 | All Or Nothing | Real World | Alton | Theo V. | Mike | Abram | Knock Your Block Off | Mike | Abram | |||||||
13 | Vertical Sweep | Real World | Alton | Adam | Irulan | Sarah | Dead Man's Drop | Sarah | Irulan | |||||||
14 | Dukes Of Saturn | Real World | Alton | Veronica | Theo G. | Cara | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Cara | Theo G. | |||||||
15[a] | Gold Rush | Road Rules |
- Bank Accounts
- Real World - $60,000
- $12,000 each
- Road Rules - $230,000
- $25,555 each
Gauntlet progress
Contestants | Episodes | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 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 | WINNER | ||
Cara | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | WINNER | ||
Darrell | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER | ||
Dave | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER | ||
Rachel R. | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER | ||
Roni | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER | ||
Sarah | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | WINNER | ||
Theo V. | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER | ||
Veronica | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER | ||
Alton | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOSER | ||
Mike | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | LOSER | ||
Nathan | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOSER | ||
Norman | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOSER | ||
Coral[a] | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOSER | ||
Theo G. | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||
Irulan | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||
Abram | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||
Laterrian | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
Rachel B. | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||
Trishelle | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | OUT | ||||||||
Steve | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
Elka | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||
Matt | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||
Tina | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||||
Katie | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||||
Tonya | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||||||
Montana | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||||||
David | OUT |
- Teams
- 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 illness
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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73 | 1 | "Howdy Telluride" | September 29, 2003 |
74 | 2 | "Masquerade" | October 6, 2003 |
75 | 3 | "Mud Bath" | October 13, 2003 |
76 | 4 | "I Scream" | October 20, 2003 |
77 | 5 | "Holey Canoe" | October 27, 2003 |
78 | 6 | "Heavyweight Hustle" | November 3, 2003 |
79 | 7 | "Sink My Ship" | November 10, 2003 |
80 | 8 | "Red Barron" | November 17, 2003 |
81 | 9 | "Inferno" | November 24, 2003 |
82 | 10 | "Rolling on the River" | December 1, 2003 |
83 | 11 | "Turntable" | December 8, 2003 |
84 | 12 | "All or Nothing" | December 15, 2003 |
85 | 13 | "Vertical Limit" | December 29, 2003 |
86 | 14 | "Dukes of Saturn" | January 5, 2004 |
87 | 15 | "Gold Rush Part 1" | January 12, 2004 |
88 | 16 | "Gold Rush Part 2" | January 19, 2004 |
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
References
- ^ DiPasquale, Cara; Karnopp, Kris, eds. (December 11, 2003). "ABC shows lead GLAAD nominations". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- ProQuest 397587255.
- Newport Daily News.. June 27, 2003.
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived January 21, 2008)
- MTV's official Road Rules website
- MTV's official Real World website