Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II

Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II is the 10th 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 2.

The Inferno II
Season 10
Presented byDave Mirra
No. of contestants20
Winners
LocationManzanillo, Mexico
Opening theme"Inferno" by Ill Kidd
No. of episodes16
Release
Original networkMTV
Original releaseMarch 7 (2005-03-07) –
June 20, 2005 (2005-06-20)
Season chronology
← Previous
Battle of the Sexes 2
Next →
The Gauntlet 2

The Inferno II is the second of The Inferno series, with the original Inferno airing in 2004, and The Inferno 3 following in 2007. The show aired in 2005,[1] and took place in Manzanillo, Mexico.

On December 15, 2020, the season was made available to stream on Netflix in the United States.[2]

This season marked the final appearance of Mike "The Miz" Mizanin.

Format

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This challenge was the same as The Inferno, except this time each team was allowed to choose only one "Inferno nominee" from the opposite team. This nominee had to win the "life shield" to save him or herself. The contestants in this challenge were grouped into two teams of "Good Guys" and "Bad Asses", representing the "heroes" and "villains" of their respective seasons.

Contestants

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Bad Asses team
Player Original season Finish
Abram Boise Road Rules: South Pacific Runner-up
Chris "CT" Tamburello The Real World: Paris Runner-up
Derrick Kosinski Road Rules: X-Treme Runner-up
Rachel Robinson Road Rules: Campus Crawl Runner-up
Tina Barta Road Rules: South Pacific Runner-up
Tonya Cooley The Real World: Chicago Runner-up
Veronica Portillo Road Rules: Semester at Sea Runner-up
Dan Renzi The Real World: Miami Episode 14
Karamo Brown The Real World: Philadelphia Episode 6
Beth Stolarczyk The Real World: Los Angeles Episode 5[a]
Good Guys team
Player Original season Finish
Darrell Taylor Road Rules: Campus Crawl Winner
Jamie Chung The Real World: San Diego Winner
Landon Lueck The Real World: Philadelphia Winner
Mike Mizanin The Real World: Back to New York Winner
Shavonda Billingslea The Real World: Philadelphia Episode 15
Julie Stoffer The Real World: New Orleans Episode 12
Brad Fiorenza The Real World: San Diego Episode 10
Jodi Weatherton Road Rules: X-Treme Episode 8
Robin Hibbard The Real World: San Diego Episode 4
Jon Brennan The Real World: Los Angeles Episode 2

Gameplay

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Inferno games

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  • Hang Tough: Contestants had to hang on monkey bars and try and knock their opponent off. The last player standing wins the Inferno.
    • Played by: Dan vs. Jon
  • Shack Attack: Each player will be shackled by the waist to a wall and must run across the field to retrieve a key that will unlock their harness. The first player to unlock their harness wins the Inferno.
    • Played by: Tina vs. Robin
  • Knock Your Block Off: Each contestant will wear a helmet with a block fastened on top. The object of the game is to try and knock the block off their opponent's head using a pugil stick. Whoever knocks their opponents block off wins the Inferno.
    • Played by: Landon vs. Karamo
  • That's A Wrap: The objective is to mummify yourself using a long spool of cloth. The first person to completely finish their spool and run across the field to their team flag wins the Inferno.
    • Played by: Veronica vs. Jodi
  • Balls In: Each player will be given five chances to get as many balls inside a basket. If a player steps out of the ring the basket is surrounded by, their ball is considered "dead." The player who has more baskets than their opponent wins the Inferno.
    • Played by: Abram vs. Brad
  • Patch Work: Each player will be harnessed to a bungee while wearing a gymsuit with 27 patches. The object is to rip off all the patches from the opposing player and place as many patches as they can in their basket. The player with the most patches in their basket wins the Inferno.
    • Played by: Tonya vs. Julie
  • Pegged: Each player must climb to the top of a wall using two pegs. The player who can get to the top of the wall and rip their flag off wins the Inferno.
    • Played by: Landon vs. Dan
  • Spinner: Each player will be strapped to a giant wheel and will be spun at different speeds. The player that holds on to their team flag the longest wins the Inferno.
    • Played by: Tonya vs. Shavonda

Game summary

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Episode Gender Winners Life Shield Inferno selections Inferno game Inferno outcome
# Challenge Good Guys Bad Asses Good Guys Bad Asses Winner Eliminated
1 Surf Torture Male Bad Asses Mike Dan
2 Juice It Up Bad Asses Mike CT Jon Hang Tough Dan Jon
3 X Marks the Spot Female Bad Asses Robin Tina
4 Run For Your Money Good Guys Mike Derrick Shack Attack Tina Robin
5[a] Shirt Off My Back Male Good Guys Mike Karamo
6 Dodge Yer Balls Bad Asses Landon CT Landon Knock Your Block Off Landon Karamo
7 Fill In The Gaps Female Bad Asses Jodi Veronica
8 Zip Up Good Guys Landon CT That's A Wrap Veronica Jodi
9 Never Ending Climb Male Good Guys Mike Abram
10 What A Drag Bad Asses Mike CT Brad Balls In Abram Brad
11 Riddle Me This Female Good Guys Julie Tonya
12 Time To Ride Bad Asses Landon Derrick Patchwork Tonya Julie
13 If Memory Serves Male Good Guys Landon Dan
14 Crab Grab Good Guys Darrell CT Pegged Landon Dan
15 Heart Rate Bungee Female Good Guys Shavonda Tonya
Landon CT Spinner Tonya Shavonda
16 Montezuma's Revenge Good Guys
  The contestant was saved by another contestant with a Life Saver
  The contestant won the Life Saver and saved themselves
  The contestant won the Life Saver and put themselves in the Inferno
  The contestant was placed in the Inferno by the Life Saver winner

Inferno progress

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Contestants Episode
1 2 3 4 5[a] 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Finale
Darrell SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WON SAFE WINNER
Jamie SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNER
Landon SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE VOL SAFE WON SAFE SAFE SAFE WON NOM ELIM WON WINNER
Mike NOM WIN SAFE WON NOM SAVE SAFE SAFE NOM WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNER
Abram SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE NOM ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOSER
CT SAFE WON SAFE SAFE SAFE WON SAFE WON SAFE WON SAFE SAFE SAFE WON WON LOSER
Derrick SAFE SAFE SAFE WON SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WON SAFE SAFE SAFE LOSER
Rachel SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOSER
Tina SAFE SAFE NOM ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOSER
Tonya SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE NOM ELIM SAFE SAFE ELIM LOSER
Veronica SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE NOM ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOSER
Shavonda SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Dan NOM ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE NOM OUT
Julie SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE NOM OUT
Brad SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Jodi SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE NOM OUT
Karamo SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE NOM OUT
Beth[a] SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE QUIT
Robin SAFE SAFE NOM OUT
Jon SAFE OUT
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 Saver and saved themselves
  The contestant won the Life Saver 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 Saver winner
  The contestant was selected to go into the Inferno and won
  The contestant won the Life Saver, went into the Inferno and won
  The contestant lost the Inferno and was eliminated
  The contestant withdrew from the competition

Teams

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Surf Torture (Ep. 1)
Brad & Robin Abram & Derrick
Darrell & Jodi Beth & Tonya
Jamie & Julie CT & Rachel
Jon & Shavonda Dan & Karamo
Landon & Mike Tina & Veronica
X Marks the Spot (Ep. 3)
Julie & Robin Dan & Tonya
Jamie & Landon Beth & CT
Brad & Shavonda Karamo & Tina
Darrell & Mike Abram & Rachel
Dodge Yer Balls (Ep. 6)
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Jamie Abram Brad Dan Brad Abram
Jodi CT Darrell Karamo Darrell CT
Julie Derrick Landon Tonya Landon Derrick
Shavonda Rachel Mike Veronica Mike Rachel
Tina Tina
Fill In the Gaps (Ep. 7)
Heat 1 Heat 2
Darrell Abram Brad CT
Julie Dan Jamie Derrick
Landon Rachel Jodi Tonya
Shavonda Tina Mike Veronica
Heart Rate Bungee (Ep. 15)
Darrell & Landon Abram & Rachel
Mike & Shavonda Derrick & Tina
Jamie & Landon Abram & Veronica
CT & Tonya

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
1231"Surf Torture"March 7, 2005 (2005-03-07)
1242"Juice It Up"March 14, 2005 (2005-03-14)
1253"X Marks the Spot"March 21, 2005 (2005-03-21)
1264"Run for Your Money"March 28, 2005 (2005-03-28)
1275"Shirt Off My Back"April 11, 2005 (2005-04-11)
1286"Dodge Yer Balls"April 11, 2005 (2005-04-11)
1297"Fill In the Gaps"April 18, 2005 (2005-04-18)
1308"Zip Up"April 25, 2005 (2005-04-25)
1319"Never Ending Climb"May 2, 2005 (2005-05-02)
13210"What a Drag"May 9, 2005 (2005-05-09)
13311"Riddle Me This"May 16, 2005 (2005-05-16)
13412"Time to Ride"May 23, 2005 (2005-05-23)
13513"If Memory Serves"May 30, 2005 (2005-05-30)
13614"Crab Grab"June 6, 2005 (2005-06-06)
13715"Heart Rate Bungee"June 13, 2005 (2005-06-13)
13816"Montezuma's Revenge"June 20, 2005 (2005-06-20)

Reunion special

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Instead of a reunion special, a wrap-up special To Hell & Back: Hot Gossip from the Inferno 2 aired on June 27, 2005.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Beth quit the competition at the beginning of Episode 5 after not feeling safe in the house following a heated altercation with Tonya.

References

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  1. ^ Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II at the Internet Movie Database,
  2. ^ Matt Couden (November 15, 2020). "The Challenge seasons going on Netflix spark rumors that OG series is on the way". Monsters&Critics. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
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