Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet III

The Gauntlet III
Season Information
Season No.	15
Location	Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Season Run	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
Cast
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 RW: Paris Runners-Up in The Finale Brad Fiorenza RW: San Diego Chris "CT" Tamburello RW: Paris Diem Brown Fresh Meat Eric Banks Fresh Meat Evan Starkman Fresh Meat Evelyn Smith Fresh Meat Kenny Santucci Fresh Meat Paula Meronek RW: Key West Robin Hibbard RW: San Diego Danny Jamieson RW: Austin Eliminated in The Finale Katie Doyle RR: The Quest Eliminated in Cold Blooded Casey Cooper Fresh Meat Eliminated in What Goes Around Coral Smith RW: Back to New York Quit in What Goes Around Beth Stolarczyk RW: Los Angeles Eliminated in Match-Up of the Century Johnny Devenanzio RW: Key West Eliminated in Less Is More

Rookies Contestant Finish Frank Roessler RW: Las Vegas Winners in The Finale Jillian Zoboroski RR: X-Treme Johanna Botta RW: Austin Nehemiah Clark RW: Austin Rachel Moyal RW: Austin Tori Hall RR: Viewers' Revenge Ryan Kehoe Fresh Meat Eliminated in Cold Blooded MJ Garrett RW: Philadelphia Eliminated in All Alone Melinda Stolp RW: Austin Eliminated in All Alone Derek McCray RR: Viewers' Revenge Eliminated in Match-Up of the Century Zach Mann RW: Key West Eliminated in It's Not Fair Janelle Casanave RW: Key West Eliminated in It's Not Fair Tyrie Ballard RW: Denver Quit in Less Is More Brooke LaBarbera RW: Denver Eliminated in Less Is More Tyler Duckworth RW: Key West Eliminated in It's Personal Angel Turlington RR: Viewers' Revenge Eliminated in It's Personal Alex Smith RW: 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	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	ELIM	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	ELIM	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WINNER
	Jillian	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	ELIM	WIN	ELIM	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WINNER
	Johanna	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WINNER
	Nehemiah	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	ELIM	WIN	WIN	WINNER
	Rachel	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WINNER
	Tori	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WINNER
	Adam	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	ELIM	LOSER
	Brad	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
	CT	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
	Diem	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
	Evan	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	ELIM	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
	Evelyn	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	ELIM	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
	Kenny	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
	Paula	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	ELIM	SAFE	LOSER
	Robin	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
	Eric	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
	Danny	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	OUT
	Katie	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	OUT
	Ryan	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	OUT
	Casey	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	OUT
	Coral	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	ELIM	WIN	WIN	WIN	QUIT
	MJ						SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Melinda	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	OUT
	Derek	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	OUT
	Beth	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	OUT
	Zach	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	OUT
	Janelle	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	OUT
	Tyrie	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	QUIT
	Johnny	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	OUT
	Brooke	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Tyler	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Angel	SAFE	OUT
	Alex	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.

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 • XXX: Dirty 30 • Vendettas • Final Reckoning • War of the Worlds • War of the Worlds 2 • Total Madness