Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet 2

*The Gauntlet 2*
The Gauntlet 2
Season 11
Presented by	T. J. Lavin
No. of contestants	32
Winners	Alton Williams; Ibis Nieves; Jamie Murray; Jodi Weatherton; Kina Dean; Landon Lueck; MJ Garrett; Randy Barry; Susie Meister;
Location	Trinidad and Tobago
Opening theme	"Anthem" by Superchick
No. of episodes	18
Release
Original network	MTV
Original release	December 5, 2005 –; March 27, 2006
Season chronology
	← Previous; The Inferno II Next →; Fresh Meat

Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet 2 is the 11th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge (at the time known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge).

The Gauntlet II marked T. J. Lavin's first time presenting the series, regularly hosting the program from this season forward. Prior seasons only used temporary hosts. The season is the second in the Gauntlet series, with the original Gauntlet airing in 2003–2004 and The Gauntlet III following in 2008.

Format

The teams were designated Veterans and Rookies, based on the number of prior seasons of Real World/Road Rules Challenge on which each cast member had competed. Those on the Veterans team had been on at least two prior seasons, and those on the Rookies team had been on fewer than two seasons. For this season, a male and female captain were determined at the beginning of the season. After each team challenge, the losing team captain was sent to the "Gauntlet", where they would face an opponent of the same sex and same team who was voted into the Gauntlet by the respective team. Contestants competed for over $300,000 in rewards.^[1]

Contestants

Veterans team
Player	Original season	Finish
Aneesa Ferreira	The Real World: Chicago	Runner-up
David Burns	The Real World: Seattle	Runner-up
Julie Stoffer	The Real World: New Orleans	Runner-up
Katie Doyle	Road Rules: The Quest	Runner-up
Mark Long	Road Rules: USA – The First Adventure	Runner-up
Robin Hibbard	The Real World: San Diego	Runner-up
Timmy Beggy	Road Rules: USA – The Second Adventure	Runner-up
Derrick Kosinski	Road Rules: X-Treme	Episode 16/17
Brad Fiorenza	The Real World: San Diego	Episode 14
Beth Stolarczyk	The Real World: Los Angeles	Episode 13^[a]
Syrus Yarbrough	The Real World: Boston	Episode 10
Montana McGlynn	The Real World: Boston	Episode 9
Ace Amerson	The Real World: Paris	Episode 8
Ruthie Alcaide	The Real World: Hawaii	Episode 7
Jisela Delgado	Road Rules: The Quest	Episode 5
Adam Larson	Road Rules: The Quest	Episode 2

Rookies team
Player	Original season	Finish
Alton Williams	The Real World: Las Vegas	Winner
Ibis Nieves	Road Rules: X-Treme	Winner
Jamie Murray^[b]	The Real World: New Orleans	Winner
Jodi Weatherton	Road Rules: X-Treme	Winner
Kina Dean	Road Rules: X-Treme	Winner
Landon Lueck	The Real World: Philadelphia	Winner
MJ Garrett	The Real World: Philadelphia	Winner
Randy Barry	The Real World: San Diego	Winner
Susie Meister	Road Rules: Down Under	Winner
Jillian Zoboroski	Road Rules: X-Treme	Episode 15
Jeremy Blossom	Road Rules: South Pacific	Episode 12
Cara Zavaleta	Road Rules: South Pacific	Episode 11
Adam King	The Real World: Paris	Episode 6
Danny Dias	Road Rules: X-Treme	Episode 4
Cameran Eubanks	The Real World: San Diego	Episode 3^[c]
Jo Rhodes	The Real World: San Francisco	Episode 2^[d]

Gameplay

Challenge games

Royal Rumble: Players, divided by gender and team, are placed on a raft. The last male and female standing for each team are named the captains. Some chose to use rock-paper-scissors to decide who should be the last one standing.
- Winners: Alton, Jo, Ruthie & Adam L.
Chock Full o' Coconuts: Players must work in pairs to transfer a total of 200 coconuts using bamboo sticks. If they lose coconuts long the way, a player has to pick-up the coconuts. The first team to transfer all of their coconuts in the designated area wins.
- Winners: Rookies
Team Builders: Teams compete in a series of tasks to complete in order. The first team to advance all of their players through the obstacle course wins.
- Team Bridge: Players are provided with tires and wooden boards, that they must use to get to the second station without touching the ground. If a player touches the ground, the whole team has to start over.
- Up and Over: With the help of a wooden board, players must go over a suspended rope without touching it. If a player touches the rope, the whole team has to start over.
- Carry the Load: Players must carry a ball up and down a hill without using their hands.
  - Winners: Veterans
Moving Pyramid: Both teams must form human pyramids with three people on the bottom, two in the middle and one on top. In pyramid formation, they must crawl through a course and retrieve a total on 16 flags on top of poles, every team member must be on top at some point during the challenge. The team with the most flags after 1 hour wins. In the event of a tie, the teams must race through the course in pyramid formation and the fastest team wins.
- Winners: Veterans
Sponge Worthy: Players divide themselves in three categories: Soakers, Transferers, and Collectors. Spongers collect water directly from the ocean with a sponge on their body, they then pass it on the Transferers with the help of a second sponge. Collectors must then squeeze the sponge on the Transferers without using their hands. The first team to collect a certain amount of water wins.
- Winners: Rookies
Body Painters: Wearing a speedo, the players must use their body to completely cover six canvases in different colors. The fastest team wins.
- Winners: Veterans
Rickshaw Races: Teams must complete a total of six laps and transfer all of their players in a rickshaw using only six drivers (three males and three females. The fastest team wins.^[e]
- Winners: Rookies
Team Strength: Teams selects two Pushers and one Driver to move a truck through a course. The back of the truck is then filled with cinder blocks and pushed back to the starting point. The fastest team wins.
- Winners: Rookies
Balancing Act: Working in pairs, teams must balance on two parallel ropes using another piece or rope held by the pairs. The team with the most players to successfully complete the course wins.
- Winners: Rookies
Buck-a-neer: Alternating in both positions, one team must balance on barrells connected to ropes without using hands while the other team tries to make them fall pulling the ropes. The team with the most players standing at the end of the challenge wins.
- Winners: Rookies

Gauntlet games

Name That Coconut: Players compete for the coconut with the name of the person that is the answer to a Real World/Road Rules trivia question. If the answer is wrong, the other player can answer freely. Best out of 9 win.
- Played by: Derrick vs. Adam L., Kina vs. Cara, Derrick vs. Brad
Beach Brawl: Players have to wrestle their opponent out of a ring. Best out of 5 win.
- Played by: Alton vs. Danny,^[2] Derrick vs. Ace, Derrick vs. Syrus, Aneesa vs. Beth
Capture the Flag: Players have to climb up a 20-foot (approx. 6 meters) rope net to get a flag.
- Played by: Kina vs. Cameran, Alton vs. Adam K., Alton vs. Jeremy
Reverse Tug of War: Players are tied to each other, facing opposite directions. The first to get to their flag wins.
- Played by: Ruthie vs. Jisela, Beth vs. Ruthie, Beth vs. Montana, Timmy vs. Derrick
Sticky Situation: Players had to stick balls to a board as their opponent tries to stop them. Best out of 5 win.
- Played by: Kina vs. Jillian
Knock Off: The wheel never landed on this challenge; the rules and gameplay of the challenge are unknown.

Other spaces on the wheel

Spin Again: If a Gauntlet challenge was done 3 times, the next time there is a Gauntlet, that challenge is taken off the wheel for that instance and is replaced by Spin Again.
Captain's Choice: The captain of the team going into the Gauntlet will choose which challenge he or she will be doing.
Challenger's Choice: The person the team chose to oppose the captain in the Gauntlet will choose which challenge he or she will be doing.

Game summary

Episode		Gender	Winners	Gauntlet contestants				Gauntlet game	Gauntlet outcome
#	Challenge	Gender	Winners	Captain		Voted in		Gauntlet game	Winner		Eliminated
1	Royal Rumble	Male	Alton	—
		Male	Adam L.
		Female	Jo
		Female	Ruthie
2	Chock Full o' Coconuts^[d]	Male	Rookies		Adam L.		Derrick	Name That Coconut		Derrick		Adam L.
3	Team Builders	Female	Veterans		Kina		Cameran	Capture The Flag	—^[c]
4	Moving Pyramid	Male	Veterans		Alton		Danny	Beach Brawl		Alton		Danny
5	Sponge Worthy	Female	Rookies		Ruthie		Jisela	Reverse Tug of War		Ruthie		Jisela
6	Body Painters	Male	Veterans		Alton		Adam K.	Capture The Flag		Alton		Adam K.
7	Rickshaw Races	Female	Rookies		Ruthie		Beth	Reverse Tug of War		Beth		Ruthie
8	Team Strength	Male	Rookies		Derrick		Ace	Beach Brawl		Derrick		Ace
9	Balancing Act	Female	Rookies		Beth		Montana	Reverse Tug of War		Beth		Montana
10	Buck-a-neer	Male	Rookies		Derrick		Syrus	Beach Brawl		Derrick		Syrus
11	Pull Me	Female	Veterans		Kina		Cara	Name That Coconut		Kina		Cara
12	Spare Tires	Male	Veterans		Alton		Jeremy	Capture The Flag		Alton		Jeremy
13	Easy Does It	Female	Rookies		Beth		Aneesa	Beach Brawl	—^[a]
14	The Pit	Male	Rookies		Derrick		Brad	Name That Coconut		Derrick		Brad
15	Blind Trust	Female	Veterans		Kina		Jillian	Sticky Situation		Kina		Jillian
16/17	Piece by Piece	Male	Rookies		Derrick		Timmy	Reverse Tug of War		Timmy		Derrick
17	Bet Your Booty	—	Rookies^[f]

Gauntlet progress

Contestants		Challenges
Contestants		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16/17	Finale^[f]
	Alton	WON	WIN	SAFE	ELIM	WIN	ELIM	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	ELIM	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WINNER
	Ibis	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WINNER
	Jamie	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WINNER
	Jodi	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	IMM	WIN	WINNER
	Kina	SAFE	WIN	SAVE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	ELIM	SAFE	WIN	WIN	ELIM	WIN	WINNER
	Landon	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WINNER
	MJ	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WINNER
	Randy	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	IMM	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WINNER
	Susie	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WINNER
	Aneesa	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAVE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	LOSER
	David	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	LOSER
	Julie	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	LOSER
	Katie	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	LOSER
	Mark	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	LOSER
	Robin	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	LOSER
	Timmy	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	ELIM	LOSER
	Derrick	SAFE	ELIM	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	ELIM	WIN	WIN	SAFE	ELIM	WIN	OUT
	Jillian	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	OUT
	Brad	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	OUT
	Beth	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	ELIM	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	WIN	WIN	QUIT
	Jeremy	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	OUT
	Cara	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	OUT
	Syrus	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Montana	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	IMM	SAFE	OUT
	Ace	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	OUT
	Ruthie	WON	SAFE	WIN	WIN	ELIM	WIN	OUT
	Adam K.	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	OUT
	Jisela	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	OUT
	Danny	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	OUT
	Cameran	SAFE	WIN	QUIT
	Adam L.	WON	OUT
	Jo	WON	QUIT

Teams: The contestant is on the Rookies team; The contestant is on the Veterans team
Competition: The contestant's team won by default after the other team forfeited; The contestant's team forfeited after determining they weren't going to win; The contestant's team won the challenge and was safe; The contestant won the Captain's challenge and was named the team captain; The contestant sat out of the challenge and was exempt from the Gauntlet; The contestant won the Gauntlet; The contestant was selected for the Gauntlet, but did not have to compete; The contestant lost the Gauntlet and was eliminated; The contestant withdrew from the competition

The final challenge

The final challenge, "Bet Your Booty" consisted of three games, roti eating, a memory challenge, and a relay race on horseback, to place bets on after receiving 250 gold doubloons each from the host, T. J. Lavin, with each contestant eligible to compete in only one event. The Veterans bet and lost the majority of their doubloons on the first round and afterwards gave up letting the Rookies win the $240,000 final prize to split.^[3]

Rookies	Event	Veterans
Ibis Jodi Jamie Randy (1 doubloon)	Roti Eating	Mark Timmy Robin Julie David (248 doubloons)
Susie Kina (1 doubloon)	Pirate Memory^[f]	Katie (1 doubloon)
MJ Landon Alton (248 doubloons)	Sand Sprint^[f]	Aneesa (1 doubloon)

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
139	1	"Throwing Down the Gauntlet"	December 5, 2005 (2005-12-05)
140	2	"Derrick Steps It Up"	December 12, 2005 (2005-12-12)
141	3	"We Can Work It Out"	December 19, 2005 (2005-12-19)
142	4	"The $10,000 Pyramid"	December 26, 2005 (2005-12-26)
143	5	"Sloppy Seconds"	January 2, 2006 (2006-01-02)
144	6	"Watching Paint Dry"	January 9, 2006 (2006-01-09)
145	7	"The Heat Is On"	January 16, 2006 (2006-01-16)
146	8	"Rookie Movies"	January 23, 2006 (2006-01-23)
147	9	"Walking the Line"	January 30, 2006 (2006-01-30)
148	10	"Bucked"	February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06)
149	11	"Victory At Last"	February 13, 2006 (2006-02-13)
150	12	"Tire Me Up, Tire Me Down"	February 20, 2006 (2006-02-20)
151	13	"Mac-Beth"	February 27, 2006 (2006-02-27)
152	14	"The Good, the Brad, and the Ugly"	March 6, 2006 (2006-03-06)
153	15	"Blind Panic"	March 13, 2006 (2006-03-13)
154	16	"Last Men Standing"	March 20, 2006 (2006-03-20)
155	17	"Don't Bet On It"	March 27, 2006 (2006-03-27)

Reunion special

The reunion special, Shark Infested Waters: Gauntlet II Reunion, aired after the season finale on March 27, 2006 and was hosted by Susie Castillo.

Teams/Pairs

Chock Full of Coconuts (Ep. 2)
	Ace & Derrick		Adam K. & Kina
	Adam L. & Timmy		Alton & Ibis
	Aneesa & Jisela		Danny & Susie
	Beth & Julie		Cara & Randy
	Brad & David		Jamie & Jeremy
	Katie & Ruthie		Jodi & MJ
	Montana & Robin		Landon & Jillian

Balancing Act (Ep. 9)
	Mark & Syrus		Alton & Landon
	Derrick & Katie		Jillian & Kina
	Julie & Robin		Cara & Susie
	Aneesa & Montana		Jamie & Jeremy
	Brad & David		MJ & Randy
	Beth & Timmy		Ibis & Jodi

Easy Does It (Ep. 13)
	David & Mark		Alton & Landon
	Katie & Robin		Jamie & Jodi
	Beth & Derrick		Jillian & Kina
	Aneesa & Julie		Ibis & Susie
	Brad & Timmy		MJ & Randy

Notes

^ ^a ^b Beth refused to compete in the "Beach Brawl" Gauntlet. Aneesa became the new team captain by default.
^ Jamie was placed on the Rookies team, despite this being his third time as a contestant on the series following Extreme Challenge and Battle of the Sexes.
^ ^a ^b Cameran gave the win to Kina, and did not compete in the "Capture The Flag" Gauntlet.
^ ^a ^b Jo withdrew from the game in Episode 1 before the first challenge. As a result, Kina was named team captain for coming in second in the Captain's challenge.
^ Since the Veterans had two more players, they had to pick one male and one female to sit out from the "Rickshaw Races" challenge. The designated players would also be automatically safe from elimination. The Veterans selected Syrus and Montana.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Only the first event was played, after the Veterans team bet 248 coins on the roti eating challenge. After a loss gave the Rookies 249 coins, the Veterans elected to forfeit, on the basis that Aneesa could not win against the three Rookies that were to race her in the relay event on horseback. (Episode recap) During the reunion show, Mark and Robin attributed the loss to a bout of food poisoning the night before.

References

^ Simoncelli, Jessica (December 5, 2005). "MTV throws down 'Gauntlet' with latest reality incarnation". U-Wire. Tufts Daily. Medford, Mass.
^ Medalis, Kara A. (December 29, 2005). "Martha says Dawna fits in as her 'Apprentice'". The Stamford Advocate. pp. w1.
^ Medalis, Kara A. (March 31, 2006). "TV REALITY CHECK: LAKE IS JUST A NASTY COMPETITOR ON 'THE AMAZING RACE'". Watertown Daily Times. New York. p. B6.

External links

[Beth-2] Beth refused to compete in the "Beach Brawl" Gauntlet. Aneesa became the new team captain by default.

[Jamie-3] Jamie was placed on the Rookies team, despite this being his third time as a contestant on the series following Extreme Challenge and Battle of the Sexes.

[Cameran-4] Cameran gave the win to Kina, and did not compete in the "Capture The Flag" Gauntlet.

[Jo-Kina-5] Jo withdrew from the game in Episode 1 before the first challenge. As a result, Kina was named team captain for coming in second in the Captain's challenge.

[rickshawrace-6] Since the Veterans had two more players, they had to pick one male and one female to sit out from the "Rickshaw Races" challenge. The designated players would also be automatically safe from elimination. The Veterans selected Syrus and Montana.

[FinalChallenge-8] Only the first event was played, after the Veterans team bet 248 coins on the roti eating challenge. After a loss gave the Rookies 249 coins, the Veterans elected to forfeit, on the basis that Aneesa could not win against the three Rookies that were to race her in the relay event on horseback. (Episode recap) During the reunion show, Mark and Robin attributed the loss to a bout of food poisoning the night before.

[1] Simoncelli, Jessica (December 5, 2005). "MTV throws down 'Gauntlet' with latest reality incarnation". U-Wire. Tufts Daily. Medford, Mass.

[7] Medalis, Kara A. (December 29, 2005). "Martha says Dawna fits in as her 'Apprentice'". The Stamford Advocate. pp. w1.

[9] Medalis, Kara A. (March 31, 2006). "TV REALITY CHECK: LAKE IS JUST A NASTY COMPETITOR ON 'THE AMAZING RACE'". Watertown Daily Times. New York. p. B6.

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