Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet III

The Gauntlet III
Season Information
Season No.	15
Location	Riviera Nayarit, Mexico
Original Network	MTV
Original Release	January 23 – March 26, 2008
No. of Episodes	10 (including reunion)
Host	TJ Lavin
Prize Money	$300,000
Winners	Rookies Frank Roessler Jillian Zoboroski Johanna Botta Nehemiah Clark Rachel Moyal Tori Hall
Season Chronology
Previous	The Inferno 3
Next	The Island
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The Gauntlet III is the 15th season of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge. It premiered on January 23rd, 2008 and concluded on March 26th, 2008 with the reunion special. It is the third installment in the Gauntlet trilogy following the 2005 season, The Gauntlet 2.

Description

Beautiful Puerto Vallarta, Mexico sets the hot and steamy stage for battle as 32 Real World, Road Rules and Fresh Meat alumni fight it out for over $400,000 in cash and prizes at The Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Gauntlet III - Veterans vs. Rookies. Pro BMX dirt jumper TJ Lavin returns as host as he guides the teams through a series of wild challenges and intense Gauntlets; where teammates face off to avoid elimination and stay until the Final Challenge. The winning team will split $300,000 in prize money and the losing team goes home with nothing! Insane challenges, heart-stopping Gauntlets, crazy fights, surprising alliances, unexpected departures and more hook-ups than ever - it's all going down in Gauntlet III!

Cast

Veterans Contestant Finish Adam King The Real World: Paris Runners-Up in The Finale Brad Fiorenza The Real World: San Diego Chris "CT" Tamburello The Real World: Paris Diem Brown Fresh Meat Eric Banks Fresh Meat Evan Starkman Fresh Meat Evelyn Smith Fresh Meat Kenny Santucci Fresh Meat Paula Meronek The Real World: Key West Robin Hibbard The Real World: San Diego Danny Jamieson The Real World: Austin Eliminated in The Finale Katie Doyle Road Rules The Quest Eliminated in Cold Blooded Casey Cooper Fresh Meat Eliminated in What Goes Around Coral Smith The Real World: Back to New York Quit in What Goes Around Beth Stolarczyk The Real World: Los Angeles Eliminated in Match-Up of the Century Johnny Devenanzio The Real World: Key West Eliminated in Less Is More

Rookies Contestant Finish Frank Roessler The Real World: Las Vegas Winners in The Finale Jillian Zoboroski Road Rules X-Treme Johanna Botta The Real World: Austin Nehemiah Clark The Real World: Austin Rachel Moyal The Real World: Austin Tori Hall Road Rules Viewers' Revenge Ryan Kehoe Fresh Meat Eliminated in Cold Blooded MJ Garrett The Real World: Philadelphia Eliminated in All Alone Melinda Stolp The Real World: Austin Eliminated in All Alone Derek McCray Road Rules Viewers' Revenge Eliminated in Match-Up of the Century Zach Mann The Real World: Key West Eliminated in It's Not Fair Janelle Casanave The Real World: Key West Eliminated in It's Not Fair Tyrie Ballard The Real World: Denver Quit in Less Is More Brooke LaBarbera The Real World: Denver Eliminated in Less Is More Tyler Duckworth The Real World: Key West Eliminated in It's Personal Angel Turlington Road Rules Viewers' Revenge Eliminated in It's Personal Alex Smith The Real World: Denver Eliminated in Viva Mexico

Game Summary

Elimination chart

Episode		Gender	Winners	Protected	Gauntlet contestants		Gauntlet game	Gauntlet outcome
#	Challenge				Winners' Pick	Losers' Pick		Winner	Loser
1	Tug of War		Veterans*
	Pinata Pit	Male	Veterans	Ryan	Nehemiah	Alex	Force Field	Nehemiah	Alex
2	Screw You	Female	Veterans	Brooke	Jillian	Angel	Ram It Home	Jillian	Angel
	Roped In	Male	Veterans	Tyrie	Tyler	Frank	Force Field	Frank	Tyler
3	Wring Out	Female	Veterans	Tori	Jillian	Brooke	Ball Brawl	Jillian	Brooke
	Blind Man's Maze	Male	Rookies	Adam	Evan	Johnny	Sliders	Evan	Johnny
4*	Push It	Female	Veterans	Johanna	Janelle	Jillian	Ball Brawl	Jillian	Janelle
	Man Overboard	Male	Veterans	Ryan	Frank	Zach	Sliders	Frank	Zach
5	Assembly Required	Female	Rookies	Casey	Coral	Beth	Ball Brawl	Coral	Beth
	Walk The Plank	Male	Veterans	MJ	Derek	Ryan	Sliders	Ryan	Derek
6	Pole Push	Female	Veterans	Rachel	Melinda	Tori	Ball Brawl	Tori	Melinda
	I Dig You	Male	Veterans	Ryan	Frank	MJ	Ankle Breaker	Frank	MJ
7	Over The Edge	Female	Rookies	Katie	Evelyn	Casey*	Ball Brawl	Evelyn	Casey
	Mexican Blanket	Male	Veterans	Frank	Ryan vs. Nehemiah		Ram It Home	Nehemiah	Ryan
8/9	Chill Out	Female	Rookies	Diem	Paula	Katie	Sliders	Paula	Katie
	Well-Balanced	Male	Rookies	Eric	Adam	Danny	Ball Brawl	Adam	Danny
9	Army Strong	N/A	Rookies

Notes:

• The first episode featured a game of tug-of-war between the Veterans and Rookies to determine which rooms would be assigned to which teams. The Veterans won the game.
• Tyrie withdrew from the game at the end of Episode 3 due to a family emergency back home. MJ was brought in as a replacement prior to the "Push It" challenge in Episode 4.
• Following the "Over The Edge" challenge in Episode 7, Coral withdrew from the game due to her outcast status on the team, being abandoned by former friend and ally Evan, and being voted into the Gauntlet against Evelyn. Casey volunteered to take Coral's place and was eliminated by Evelyn.
• The Veterans beat out the Rookies in the final challenge, but were disqualified after Eric collapsed and was sent to the hospital midway through the final race. Host T.J. Lavin explained that a team would only win the "Army Strong" final challenge if each player was present at the end. Therefore, the Rookies won the "Army Strong" final challenge by default.

Gauntlet Progress

Contestants	Episodes
	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8/9		Finale
Frank	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	ELIM	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WINNER
Jillian	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	ELIM	WIN	ELIM	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WINNER
Johanna	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WINNER
Nehemiah	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	ELIM	WIN	WIN	WINNER
Rachel	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WINNER
Tori	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WINNER
Adam	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	ELIM	LOSER
Brad	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
CT	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
Diem	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
Evan	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	ELIM	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
Evelyn	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	ELIM	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
Kenny	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
Paula	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	ELIM	SAFE	LOSER
Robin	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
Eric	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
Danny	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	OUT
Katie	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	OUT
Ryan	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	OUT
Casey	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	OUT
Coral	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	ELIM	WIN	WIN	WIN	QUIT
MJ							SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Melinda	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	OUT
Derek	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	OUT
Beth	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	OUT
Zach	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	OUT
Janelle	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	OUT
Tyrie	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	QUIT
Johnny	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	OUT
Brooke	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Tyler	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Angel	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Alex	SAFE	OUT

Competition

     The contestant's team won the final challenge by default.

     The contestant's team finished first in the final challenge, but was disqualified due to a missing team member.

     The contestant's team won the mission.

     The contestant was protected from the Gauntlet by the winning team.

     The contestant won the Gauntlet.

     The contestant lost the Gauntlet and was eliminated.

     The contestant withdrew from the competition.

     The contestant was removed from the competition due to illness.