Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno

Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno is the 8th 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 The Gauntlet and took place in Acapulco, Mexico.

The Inferno
Season 8
Presented by	Dave Mirra
No. of contestants	20
Winners	Abram Boise Christena Pyle Darrell Taylor Holly Shand Katie Doyle Kendal Sheppard Timmy Beggy Veronica Portillo
Location	Acapulco, Mexico
Opening theme	"Miles Apart" by Yellowcard
No. of episodes	19
Release
Original network	MTV
Original release	February 2 (2004-02-02) – May 31, 2004 (2004-05-31)
Season chronology
List of episodes

This is the first edition of The Inferno series, with The Inferno II and The Inferno 3 following in 2005 and 2007, respectively.

Format

In this challenge, the winning teams would receive a prize at the end of each mission. They would then nominate two players from their team to the Inferno elimination challenge. Unlike The Gauntlet, there would be another challenge with an immunity life-saver up for grabs before the Inferno. Each team then selected one of the two nominees from the opposing team to go into the Inferno.

Contestants

Real World team Player Original season Finish Coral Smith The Real World: Back to New York Runner-up Chris "CT" Tamburello The Real World: Paris Runner-up Mike Mizanin The Real World: Back to New York Runner-up Syrus Yarbrough The Real World: Boston Runner-up David Burns The Real World: Seattle Episode 15/16 Leah Gillingwater The Real World: Paris Episode 14/15 Julie Stoffer The Real World: New Orleans Episode 12 Mallory Snyder The Real World: Paris Episode 8 Trishelle Cannatella The Real World: Las Vegas Episode 4 Ace Amerson The Real World: Paris Episode 2

Road Rules team Player Original season Finish Abram Boise Road Rules: South Pacific Winner Christena Pyle Road Rules: South Pacific Winner Darrell Taylor Road Rules: Campus Crawl Winner Holly Shand Road Rules: Latin America Winner Katie Doyle Road Rules: The Quest Winner Kendal Sheppard Road Rules: Campus Crawl Winner Timmy Beggy Road Rules: USA – The Second Adventure Winner Veronica Portillo Road Rules: Semester at Sea Winner Shane Landrum Road Rules: Campus Crawl Episode 10 Jeremy Blossom Road Rules: South Pacific Episode 6

Gameplay

Inferno games

• Bug Helmet:The contestants put their heads into glass boxes filled with hundreds of cockroaches with syrup covering their face. The player who stays in their box the longest wins.
  • Played by: Ace vs. Jeremy
• Chili Counter:The player who eats the most chilis in a one-hour sitting wins.
  • Played by: Holly vs. Trishelle
• Human Candelabra:The two players have a candle in each hand while holding their arm's out straight, the player who holds that position the longest wins.
  • Played by: Jeremy vs. Mike
• Noise Pollution: Each player must wear a set of headphones while standing on a two-foot high platform for two hours. If there is a tie, then the players must stand on a four-inch block with one leg, the last person standing wins.
  • Played by: Christena vs. Mallory
• Don't Toss Your Cookies: The players must eat cookies and drink milk, then get onto a spinning platform for 10 minutes, they continue this until one of the players vomits. The player who does not vomit wins the Inferno.
  • Played by: CT vs. Shane
• Scratchathon: Each player is covered in itching powder and must walk on a treadmill for three hours, whoever outlasts their opponent wins. In the event of a tie, each contestant must jump rope, whoever jump ropes the longest wins the Inferno.
  • Played by: Julie vs. Katie
• Brick by Brick: The players must transfer their bricks one at a time from one pile to the next, while walking across a plank. Players are disqualified if they drop a brick, break one, or fall off the plank. Whoever has transferred the most bricks at the end of three and a half hours wins.
  • Played by: Kendal vs Leah
• Smell You Later: The contestants are each placed into their own plexiglass coffins, after every half hour for the first hour and a half, another layer of bad smelling substances are added to the coffins. At the end of four hours, if both players are still in their coffins, each player must hold their breath in the water, whoever holds it the longest wins the Inferno.
  • Played by: David vs. Katie

Game summary

Episode		Winners	Aztec Life Saver		Inferno Selections				Inferno game	Inferno outcome
#	Challenge		Real World	Road Rules	Real World		Road Rules			Winner		Eliminated
1	Grope the Rope	Road Rules			Ace	Syrus	Jeremy	Timmy
2	Bird Feeder	Real World	Syrus	Darrell		Ace			Bug Helmet		Jeremy		Ace
3	Wreck N' Roll	Road Rules			Leah	Trishelle	Holly	Katie
4	Katie eats Veronica	Road Rules	CT	Timmy					Chili Counter		Holly		Trishelle
5	Disco Domino Derby	Real World			David	Mike	Abram	Jeremy
6	Balls Out	Real World	CT	Veronica					Human Candelabra		Mike		Jeremy
7	Ultimate Saturn Road Trip	Road Rules			Coral	Mallory	Christena	Katie
8	Don't Yank My Chain	Road Rules	Mike	Veronica					Noise Pollution		Christena		Mallory
9	Come Sail Away	Road Rules			CT	David	Abram	Shane
10	Bungee Bound	Road Rules	CT	Holly		CT			Don't Toss Your Cookies		CT		Shane
11	Twist And Shoot	Road Rules			Julie	Leah	Katie	Veronica
12	Balcony Swing	Real World	CT	Veronica				Katie	Scratchathon		Katie		Julie
13	Fallen Angels	Road Rules			David	Syrus	Darrell	Timmy
14/15	Saturn Valet Ballet	Road Rules	David	Kendal	Leah			Kendal	Brick by Brick		Kendal		Leah
15/16	Window Washing	Road Rules			Coral	—	Katie	Veronica
			Coral	Veronica	David			Katie	Smell You Later		Katie		David
16/17	Seven Deadly Sins	Road Rules

  Real World won the challenge

  Road Rules won the challenge

  The contestant won the Life Saver and saved themselves

  The contestant was placed in the Inferno by the Life Saver winner

  The contestant was saved by another contestant with a Life Saver

  The contestant won the Life Saver and put themselves in the Inferno

Inferno progress

Contestants		Episodes
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14/15	15/16	Finale
	Abram	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RISK	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RISK	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
	Christena	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	NOM	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
	Darrell	SAFE	WON	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RISK	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
	Holly	SAFE	SAFE	NOM	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WON	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
	Katie	SAFE	SAFE	RISK	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RISK	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RISK	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	WINNER
	Kendal	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	VOL	SAFE	WINNER
	Timmy	RISK	SAFE	SAFE	WON	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	NOM	SAVE	SAFE	WINNER
	Veronica	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WON	SAFE	WON	SAFE	SAFE	NOM	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WINNER
	Coral	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RISK	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	LOSER
	CT	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WON	SAFE	WON	SAFE	SAFE	RISK	VOL	SAFE	WON	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
	Mike	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	NOM	ELIM	SAFE	WON	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
	Syrus	NOM	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RISK	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
	David	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RISK	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	NOM	SAVE	SAFE	SAFE	NOM	WIN	OUT
	Leah	SAFE	SAFE	RISK	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RISK	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Julie	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	NOM	OUT
	Shane	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	NOM	OUT
	Mallory	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	NOM	OUT
	Jeremy	NOM	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	NOM	OUT
	Trishelle	SAFE	SAFE	NOM	OUT
	Ace	RISK	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 Aztec Life Saver and saved themselves

  The contestant won the Aztec Life Saver but chose not to use it

  The contestant was safe from the Inferno

  The contestant was selected to go into the Inferno

  The contestant was nominated but not selected to go into the Inferno

  The contestant was saved by the Aztec Life Saver winner

  The contestant was selected to go into the Inferno and won

  The contestant won the Aztec Life Saver, went into the Inferno and won

  The contestant was put into the Inferno and lost

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
89	1	"Grope the Rope"	February 2, 2004 (2004-02-02)
90	2	"Birdfeeder"	February 2, 2004 (2004-02-02)
91	3	"Wreck n' Roll"	February 9, 2004 (2004-02-09)
92	4	"Climbing Wall"	February 16, 2004 (2004-02-16)
93	5	"Disco Domino Derby"	February 23, 2004 (2004-02-23)
94	6	"Balls Out"	March 1, 2004 (2004-03-01)
95	7	"Ultimate Saturn Road Trip"	March 8, 2004 (2004-03-08)
96	8	"Don't Yank My Chain"	March 15, 2004 (2004-03-15)
97	9	"Come Sail Away"	March 22, 2004 (2004-03-22)
98	10	"Bungee Bound"	March 29, 2004 (2004-03-29)
99	11	"Twist and Shoot"	April 5, 2004 (2004-04-05)
100	12	"Balcony Swing"	April 12, 2004 (2004-04-12)
101	13	"Fallen Angels"	April 19, 2004 (2004-04-19)
102	14	"Saturn Valet Ballet"	May 3, 2004 (2004-05-03)
103	15	"Window Washing"	May 10, 2004 (2004-05-10)
104	16	"The Final Burn"	May 17, 2004 (2004-05-17)
105	17	"Handsome Reward"	May 24, 2004 (2004-05-24)

Reunion special

The reunion special, Montezuma's Revenge: Inside the Inferno, was aired on May 31, 2004, featuring the finalists and was hosted by VJ La La Vazquez.

External links

• Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived November 30, 2006)
• MTV's official Real World website
• MTV's official Road Rules website

References

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