Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel II

The Duel II is the 17th season of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge. It premiered on April 8th, 2009 and concluded on June 17th, 2009 with the reunion show. It is the sequel to the 2006 season, The Duel.

Description[]

Twenty-six competitors are headed to New Zealand to compete in one of the most intense Real World/Road Rules Challenges ever: The Duel II. What makes this season different? There will be no teams. That's right; it's every man and woman for themselves. This time around, players will be pushed past their limits as they compete in nine extreme challenges leading up to an epic finale where the winners will split a purse of $300,000.

As has become the norm for every Real World/Road Rules Challenge, expect to see the Challengers plot, scheme and stab one another in the back as they put everything on the line to win!

Who's in? Thirteen men and thirteen women -- all veterans of The Real World or Road Rules, and some of the Challenge itself -- will step up to try to claim their share.

Here's how it will work:

After each week's challenge, the Challenger ranks will be thinned as players are sent into The Duel --- a no holds barred, head-to-head battle between two competitors, where one man and one woman will be eliminated. The rules of "The Duel" are simple: win at all costs and send your opponent packing. The winner stays and continues to fight for the money. The loser goes home empty handed ... end of story.

Staying out of The Duel depends on how well players do in the weekly challenges. After each grueling challenge the male winner and the female winner will be safe. These two must then agree on one person to save from The Duel. That person, in turn, will chose someone of the opposite sex to save, and so on down the line. The last man and woman standing are automatically sentenced to The Duel. But they're not out of the game yet, because each will get to choose a same-sex Duel opponent and battle it out until only one is left standing.

In order to ensure survival, players will form alliances and pair up, keeping their friends close and their enemies closer. But make no mistake about it, in the end, friendships will be tested, hearts will be broken and blood will be spilled as players must ultimately stand alone in order to be crowned champions of Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel II!

Format[]

The Duel II features several changes from the original format. Each contestant will compete in numerous challenges followed by eliminations rounds known as "The Duel". Eliminations are not split by gender, and both winners of the challenge will be safe from the Duel. Unlike the previous Duel, the winners will have a period of deliberation where they will choose one player to start the call out process. The two players that are left will compete in the duel. Those players will then challenge a player of their gender in the Duel. The players who were voted in will then choose the Duel game. In the Duel, there will be a male and a female elimination round. the winners will remain in the game while the losers go home.

In the Final Challenge, the final three players of each gender will race for a share of $300,000. The prize money splits as follows:

Winners: $100,000 each
Runners-up: $35,000 each
Third place: $15,000 each

Contestants[]

Male contestants
Contestant		Finish
	Evan Starkman Fresh Meat	Winner in Duel or Die
	Brad Fiorenza The Real World: San Diego	Runner-Up in Duel or Die
	Mark Long Road Rules: USA – The First Adventure	Third Place in Duel or Die
	Landon Lueck The Real World: Philadelphia	Eliminated in Duel or Die
	MJ Garrett The Real World: Philadelphia	Eliminated in Duel or Die
	Derek McCray Road Rules 2007: Viewers' Revenge	Eliminated in If These Duels Could Talk
	Dunbar Merrill The Real World: Sydney	Eliminated in Deja Duel
	Eric Banks Fresh Meat	Eliminated in Dueling for Dunbar
	Isaac Stout The Real World: Sydney	Eliminated in Duelers on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
	Nehemiah Clark The Real World: Austin	Eliminated in Duel-ality
	Davis Mallory The Real World: Denver	Eliminated in Duel What You Gotta Duel
	Ryan Kehoe Fresh Meat	Eliminated in Duel Unto Others
	Nick Brown The Real World: Hollywood	Eliminated in Damned If You Duel...
	Adam King The Real World: Paris	Disqualified in Damned If You Duel...
	CT Tamburello The Real World: Paris	Disqualified in Damned If You Duel...

Female contestants
Contestant		Finish
	Rachel Robinson Road Rules: Campus Crawl	Winner in Duel or Die
	Brittini Sherrod The Real World: Hollywood	Runner-Up in Duel or Die
	Aneesa Ferreira The Real World: Chicago	Third Place in Duel or Die
	Diem Brown Fresh Meat	Eliminated in Duel or Die
	Tori Hall Road Rules 2007: Viewers' Revenge	Eliminated in Duel or Die
	Jenn Grijalva The Real World: Denver	Eliminated in If These Duels Could Talk
	Paula Meronek The Real World: Key West	Eliminated in Deja Duel
	Kimberly Alexander The Real World: Hollywood	Eliminated in Dueling for Dunbar
	Ruthie Alcaide The Real World: Hawaii	Eliminated in Duelers on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
	Katie Doyle Road Rules: The Quest	Eliminated in Duel-ality
	Brooke LaBarbera The Real World: Denver	Eliminated in Duel What You Gotta Duel
	Robin Hibbard The Real World: San Diego	Eliminated in Duel Unto Others
	Shauvon Torres The Real World: Sydney	Eliminated in Duel Unto Others

Game Summary[]

Episode		Winners	Duel contestants		Duel game	Duel outcome
#	Challenge	Winners	Voted In	Called Out	Duel game	Winner	Loser
1/2^[1]	Last Man Standing^[2]	Evan	Ryan	Nick	The Elevator	Ryan	Nick
1/2^[1]	Last Man Standing^[2]	Robin	Shauvon	Aneesa	Back Off	Aneesa	Shauvon
2	Freezing as Puck	Rachel	Robin	Kimberly	Duel Pole Dancing	Kimberly	Robin
2	Freezing as Puck	Mark	MJ	Ryan	Push Over	MJ	Ryan
3	All Shook Up	Ruthie	Brooke	Brittini	Back Off	Brittini	Brooke
3	All Shook Up	Landon	Davis	Evan	Spot On	Evan	Davis
4	Luging My Mind	Brittini	Jenn	Katie	Push Over	Jenn	Katie
4	Luging My Mind	Landon	Nehemiah	Evan	The Elevator	Evan	Nehemiah
5	Don't Let Go	Mark	Isaac	Landon	Spot On	Landon	Isaac
5	Don't Let Go	Rachel	Ruthie	Kimberly	Back Off	Kimberly	Ruthie
6	Dangle Duo	Landon	Derek	Eric	Duel Pole Dancing	Derek	Eric
6	Dangle Duo	Brittini	Kimberly	Jenn	Push Over	Jenn	Kimberly
7	Burnt	Landon	Dunbar	MJ	The Elevator	MJ	Dunbar
7	Burnt	Brittini	Paula	Aneesa	Back Off	Aneesa	Paula
8	Upside Downer	Landon	Derek	Evan	Spot On	Evan	Derek
8	Upside Downer	Rachel	Jenn	Diem	Push Over	Diem	Jenn
9/10	Spelling Air	Evan	MJ	Brad	Duel Pole Dancing	Brad	MJ
9/10	Spelling Air	Rachel	Aneesa	Tori	The Elevator	Aneesa	Tori
10	N/A^[3]		Landon	Brad	Back Off	Brad	Landon
	N/A^[3]		Diem	Brittini	Push Over	Brittini	Diem
	Final Challenge	Rachel	2nd place: Brittini; 3rd place: Aneesa
	Final Challenge	Evan	2nd place: Brad; 3rd place: Mark

Episode Progress[]

Contestants	Episodes
Contestants	1/2	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9/10	10	Finale
Evan	WIN	SAFE	ELIM	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	WIN	SAFE	WINNER
Rachel	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WINNER
Brad	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	ELIM	SECOND
Brittini	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SECOND
Aneesa	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	THIRD
Mark	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	THIRD
Diem	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	OUT
Landon	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	ELIM	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	OUT
Tori	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
MJ	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	OUT
Jenn	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	OUT
Derek	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	OUT
Paula	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Dunbar	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Kimberly	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	OUT
Eric	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Ruthie	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	OUT
Isaac	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Nehemiah	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Katie	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Davis	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Brooke	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Ryan	ELIM	OUT
Robin	WIN	OUT
Shauvon	OUT
Nick	OUT
Adam	DQ
CT	DQ

Competition: The contestant won the final challenge.; The contestant did not win the final challenge.; The contestant won the challenge.; The contestant won the Duel.; The contestant was exempt from Duel selection.; The contestant lost the Duel and was eliminated.; The contestant was disqualified from the competition due to physical violence.

Notes[]

↑ Before any challenges took place, Adam and CT were both disqualified from the competition after they engaged in an ugly brawl. MJ and Nehemiah were brought in as replacements.
↑ Due to the odd number of contestants in the first round of the "Last Man Standing" challenge, Brad and Paula were each selected for immunity from the first Duel.
↑ In Episode 10, no challenge or Duel selection process was held prior to the final duels; however, one contestant was nominated for the Duel by a vote. Additionally, one guy and one girl got their choice of their respective Duel opponent. As the winners of the previous duels, Aneesa and Brad were chosen to pick the cards for the final duels. Landon and Diem were voted to go into the Duel by the other competitors and selected the contestants they wanted to go into the Duel with them — Brad and Brittini, respectively. The final duels took place between the Spelling Air Challenge and the Final Challenge. No competitors had immunity from this Duel.

Episodes[]

Episode		Air date
1	"Damned if You Duel..."	April 8, 2009
2	"Duel Unto Others"	April 15, 2009
3	"Duel What You Gotta Duel"	April 22, 2009
4	"Duel-ality"	April 29, 2009
5	"Duelers on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"	May 6, 2009
6	"Dueling for Dunbar"	May 13, 2009
7	"Deja Duel"	May 20, 2009
8	"If These Duels Could Talk"	May 27, 2009
9	"Til Death Duel Us Part"	June 3, 2009
10	"Duel or Die"	June 10, 2009

Reunion[]

The reunion was filmed in New York City, New York, and was hosted by entertainment personality Maria Menounos. The contestants who attended the reunion were: Aneesa, Brad, Brittini, Diem, Dunbar, Evan, Jenn, Kimberly, Landon, Mark, Paula, Rachel, and Tori.

The Challenge Seasons

Road Rules: All Stars • Real World/Road Rules Challenge • Challenge 2000 • Extreme Challenge • Battle of the Seasons (2002) • Battle of the Sexes • The Gauntlet • The Inferno • Battle of the Sexes 2 • The Inferno II • The Gauntlet 2 • Fresh Meat • The Duel • The Inferno 3 • The Gauntlet III • The Island • The Duel II • The Ruins • Fresh Meat II • Cutthroat • Rivals • Battle of the Exes • Battle of the Seasons (2012) • Rivals II • Free Agents • Battle of the Exes II • Battle of the Bloodlines • Rivals III • Invasion of the Champions • Dirty 30 • Vendettas • Final Reckoning • War of the Worlds • War of the Worlds 2 • Total Madness • Double Agents • Spies, Lies & Allies • Ride or Dies • Battle for a New Champion • Battle of the Eras

[1] Before any challenges took place, Adam and CT were both disqualified from the competition after they engaged in an ugly brawl. MJ and Nehemiah were brought in as replacements.

[2] Due to the odd number of contestants in the first round of the "Last Man Standing" challenge, Brad and Paula were each selected for immunity from the first Duel.

[3] In Episode 10, no challenge or Duel selection process was held prior to the final duels; however, one contestant was nominated for the Duel by a vote. Additionally, one guy and one girl got their choice of their respective Duel opponent. As the winners of the previous duels, Aneesa and Brad were chosen to pick the cards for the final duels. Landon and Diem were voted to go into the Duel by the other competitors and selected the contestants they wanted to go into the Duel with them — Brad and Brittini, respectively. The final duels took place between the Spelling Air Challenge and the Final Challenge. No competitors had immunity from this Duel.

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