Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet

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The Gauntlet was an entry in the Real World/Road Rules Challenge. It featured 28 cast members 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. This challenge was held in Telluride, Colorado. It was hosted by Jonny Moseley.

1 Teams
2 Mission Status
3 Final Results
4 The Gauntlet
5 Memorable Moments
6 Trivia
7 External Links

[edit] Teams

REAL WORLD	ROAD RULES
Alton Williams: Real World 12: Las Vegas	Abram Boise: Road Rules 12: South Pacific
Coral Smith: Real World 10: Back to New York	Adam Larson: Road Rules 10: The Quest
David Broom: Real World 9: New Orleans	Cara Zavaleta: Road Rules 12: South Pacific
Elka Walker: Real World 6: Boston	Darrell Taylor: Road Rules 11: Campus Crawl
Irulan Wilson: Real World 12: Las Vegas	Dave Giuntoli: Road Rules 12: South Pacific
Matt Smith: Real World 9: New Orleans	Katie Doyle: Road Rules 10: The Quest
Mike Mizanin: Real World 10: Back to New York	Laterrian Wallace: Road Rules 9: Maximum Velocity Tour
Montana McGlynn: Real World 6: Boston	Rachel Robinson: Road Rules 11: Campus Crawl
Nathan Blackburn: Real World 7: Seattle	Roni Martin: Road Rules 5: Northern Trail
Norman Korpi: Real World 1: New York	Sarah Greyson: Road Rules 11: Campus Crawl
Rachel Braband: Real World 10: Back to New York	Steve Meinke: Road Rules 10: The Quest
Theo Gantt: Real World 11: Chicago	Theo Vonkurnatowski: Road Rules 9: Maximum Velocity Tour
Tonya Cooley: Real World 11: Chicago	Tina Barta: Road Rules 12: South Pacific
Trishelle Cannatella: Real World 12: Las Vegas	Veronica Portillo: Road Rules 8: Semester at Sea

[edit] Mission Status

Mission 01: Snake Soup
Winner(s): Elka, Real World
Scoreboard: Real World -- $10,000, Road Rules -- $0

Mission 02: Masquerade
Winner(s): Road Rules

Mission 03: Mudbath
Winner(s): Road Rules

Mission 04: I Scream
Winner(s): Road Rules

Mission 05: Holey Canoe
Winner(s): Road Rules

Mission 06: Heavyweight Hustle
Winner(s): Real World

Mission 07: Sink My Ship
Winner(s): Road Rules
Freshlook Eyesaver Winners: Norman(RW1) & Dave(RR12)

Mission 08: Red Baron
Winner(s): Road Rules
Freshlook Eyesaver Winners: Nathan(RW7) & Adam (RR10)

Mission 09: Inferno
Winner(s): Real World
Freshlook Eyesaver Winners: Alton(RW12) & Theo (RR9)

Mission 10: Rolling on a River
Winner(s): Road Rules
Freshlook Eyesaver Winners: Roni(RR5) & Mike(RW10)

Mission 11: Turntable
Winner(s): Road Rules
Freshlook Eyesaver Winners: Theo(RW11) & Veronica(RR8)

Mission 12: All or Nothing
Winner(s): Real World
Freshlook Eyesaver Winners: Alton(RW12) & Theo(RR9)

Mission 13: Vertical Limit
Winner(s): Real World
Freshlook Eyesaver Winners: Alton(RW12) & Adam(RR10)

Mission 14: Stairway to Heaven
Winner(s): Real World
Freshlook Eyesaver Winners: Alton(RW12) & Veronica(RR8)

Final Mission: Gold Rush
Winner(s): Road Rules

[edit] Final Results

Norman, Nathan, Coral, Mike and Alton were the final Real World team. Roni, Veronica, Theo, Adam, Darrell, Rachel, Sarah, Cara and Dave were the final Road Rules team. Team Road Rules pulled off the win.

[edit] The Gauntlet

[edit] Gauntlet challenges

Ride 'Em Cowboy: Two competitors would hold on to a mechanical bull with just one hand; whoever falls off first loses.
Dead Man's Drop: Two competitors are suspended 10 feet into the air on a pole. They then attempt to hold on to the pole by hanging upside down with their legs.
Hang Man: Similar to Dead Man's Drop; competitors are still suspended 10 feet into the air, only they hang on the pole with their hands and are positioned right side up.
Perfect Fit: Two competitors first must jump into a pool and pick up their respective puzzle pieces (which are scattered about the pool). After getting their puzzle pieces, they then must make the puzzle.
Knock Your Block Off: Two competitors joust on a beam right above a pool. Whoever gets knocked off first loses.
Pole Climb: Two competitors climb a 10-foot pole. Whoever gets to the top first pulls a lever that drops the opponent's pole into the pool.

[edit] Gauntlet results

Gauntlet results
	Gauntlet challenge	Winner (team)	Loser (team)
1	Dead Man's Drop	Sarah Greyson (RR)	David Broom (RW)
2	Ride 'Em Cowboy	Katie Doyle (RR)	Montana McGlynn (RW)
3	Perfect Fit	Steve Meinke (RR)	Tonya Cooley (RW)
4	Hang Man	Rachel Braband (RW)	Katie Doyle (RR)
5	Dead Man's Drop	Coral Smith (RW)	Tina Barta (RR)
6	Dead Man's Drop	Sarah Greyson (RR)	Matt Smith (RW)
7	Knock Your Block Off	Cara Zavaleta (RR)	Elka Walker (RW)
8	Perfect Fit	Trishelle Cannatella (RW)	Steve Meinke (RR)
9	Perfect Fit	Sarah Greyson (RR)	Trishelle Cannatella (RW)
10	Ride 'Em Cowboy	Sarah Greyson (RR)	Rachel Braband (RW)
11	Pole Climb	Alton Williams (RW)	Laterrian Wallace (RR)
12	Knock Your Block Off	Mike Mizinan (RW)	Abram Boise (RR)
13	Dead Man's Drop	Sarah Greyson (RR)	Irulan Wilson (RW)
14	Ride 'Em Cowboy	Cara Zavaleta (RR)	Theo Gantt III (RW)

[edit] Gauntlet notes

David was sent in because he was the first eliminated in the first challenge.
Montana was sent in because the Real World team wanted to send a woman instead of a man in, and Montana was considered the weakest woman.
Tonya was injured in a mission and was consequently sent into the Gauntlet.
Katie was not only considered the weakest link, but the most problematic teammate.
It is unknown why Tina was sent in.
Matt was sent in because he had trouble fitting in with the team.
Elka not only injured her leg but was also was not considered a team player. Alas, she was sent in.
Steve was considered the weakest of the men.
Trishelle was considered a weak link and a distraction.
Rachel was eliminated the first in the mission prior to her Gauntlet and was thus sent in.
Laterrian was sent in for his disappointing team performance.
A tie in Road Rules' voting resulted between Sarah and Abram. Theo, who won the eyesaver, decided to send in Abram, for he felt Sarah's previous four Gauntlet wins have been more beneficial to the team than anything Abram has done.
Irulan volunteered herself into the Gauntlet.
Theo (RW) was sent in because Alton felt Coral was more deserving of staying in the final mission.

[edit] Memorable Moments

Sarah was sent to the Gauntlet five times and won all five, defeating two men in the process. Although teammate Adam felt that the Gauntlet was where Sarah did her best, and stated that he would vote her into the Gauntlet every time if he could, her constantly being sent into the Gauntlet was a source of emotional pain for Sarah, particularly when she beat opponents that she liked. She crowned herself "Queen of the Gauntlet". Jonny Moseley called her the "Gauntlet Specialist"
- She defeated David in Episode 2 (Episodes 1 and 2 were aired back-to-back) in the "Dead Man's Drop" challenge, which involved contestants hanging upside-down over the pool.
- She defeated Matt in Episode 7 in "Dead Man's Drop".
- She defeated Trishelle in Episode 10 in the "Perfect Fit" challenge, which involved using puzzle pieces floating in the pool. (Interestingly, Trishelle had beaten Steve the previous episode in the same game, despite the fact that puzzles were a perceived weakness of hers.)
- She tearfully defeated her best friend, Rachel in Episode 11 in the "Ride 'em Cowboy" challenge, which involved riding a mechanical bull.
- She defeated Irulan in Episode 14 in "Dead Man's Drop" in the rain.
After Abram was eliminated, he shared a shower with teammates Rachel and Veronica in the hot tub.
Dave stated that he was proud of how Cara looked riding the bull in the Ride 'Em Cowboy gauntlet
During the show, Mike and Trishelle began dating, which had repercussions during the rest of the show and into the next Challenge, The Inferno.
Coral, acting in trademark "bitch" fashion, voted to send people into the Gauntlet, mocking them in the process. One such example was when she voted to send Matt (a man of faith) in, she said mockingly in an aside moment, "Bye, Matt! Jesus loves you!" However, when her head was "on the chopping block", she cried and complained profusely, saying that everyone voting her in was a personal slight against her. (Maybe she was projecting.)
Mike cast the deciding vote putting in Coral in the Gauntlet, as he felt he had the responsibility to look out for his team's best interest. Coral was devastated, as she felt it was a betrayal of their close friendship and possibly a result of compromised objectivity on his part stemming from his relationship with Trishelle. On one crass moment, Coral stated that Mike was "hypnotized by her (Trishelle's) vagina."
In the final challenge, Coral was bitten by a spider, resulting in an allergic reaction on her part. After struggling, she quit, penalizing the already lagging Real World team. The Challenge crew stepped in when they noticed Coral was having trouble breathing. She was airlifted to the nearest hospital where she was treated in the ER.
Tonya was voted into the Gauntlet because of her leg injury.
Trishelle suffered a bicycle accident and needed to be taken to the hospital.
In the early stages of the show, Katie confronted Veronica on her voting motives. This turned into a fight that would have long-term effects in the Inferno.
Irulan was booed before and after she went into the Gauntlet. This caused huge animosity between both teams.
In episode seven, Sarah faced off against Matt in Dead Man's Drop. Irulan, knowing Sarah was distracted by loud noises, went over to the Road Rules side and started shaking a noisemaker. Veronica told her to stop, but when Irulan ignored Veronica's requests, Veronica grabbed Irulan's wrist so Irulan would stop. This then led to a heated argument between the two.

[edit] Trivia

This Challenge was originally intended to be held in Newport, Rhode Island. The mansion for the site of the Challenge was already selected, the house had been renovated and there had already been website postings about the house, with its location and look revealed. Luckily for production, the Newport City Council barred production from filming there and filming was moved to the Wyndham Peaks Resort in Telluride, Colorado. Almost no one knew where the Challenge was filmed until it had ended.
After the final episode of the season aired, a show of the best moments (and clips from the upcoming season, The Inferno) aired. It was revealed that Alton and Irulan had been cruel to both the Road Rules team, as well as the cameramen and crew.