Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno

The Inferno is the 8th season of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge. It premiered on February 2, 2004 and concluded with the reunion special on May 31, 2004.

Cast

Real World
Player	Original season	Finish
Chris Tamburello	Paris	Runners-Up
Coral Smith	Back to New York
Mike Mizanin	Back to New York
Syrus Yarbrough	Boston
David Burns	Seattle	Episode 17
Leah Gillingwater	Paris	Episode 14/15
Julie Stoffer	New Orleans	Episode 12
Mallory Snyder	Paris	Episode 8
Trishelle Cannatella	Las Vegas	Episode 4
Ace Amerson	Paris	Episode 2

Road Rules
Player	Original season	Finish
Abram Boise	South Pacific	Winners
Christena Pyle	South Pacific
Darrell Taylor	Campus Crawl
Holly Shand	Latin America
Katie Doyle	The Quest
Kendal Sheppard	Campus Crawl
Timmy Beggy	Second Adventure
Veronica Portillo	Semester at Sea
Shane Landrum	Campus Crawl	Episode 10
Jeremy Blossom	South Pacific	Episode 6

Game summary

Elimination chart

Episode		Challenge winners		Aztec LifeSaver winners		Inferno Selections				Inferno game	Inferno outcome
#	Challenge	Challenge winners		Real World	Road Rules	Real World		Road Rules		Inferno game	Winner		Loser
1	Grope the Rope		Road Rules			Ace	Syrus	Jeremy	Timmy
2	Bird Feeder		Real World	Syrus	Darrell		Ace			Bug Helmet		Jeremy		Ace
3	Wreck N' Roll		Road Rules			Leah	Trishelle	Holly	Katie
4	Climbing Wall		Road Rules	CT	Timmy					Chili Counter		Holly		Trishelle
5	Disco Domino Derby		Real World			David	Mike	Abram	Jeremy
6	Balls Out		Real World	CT	Veronica					Human Candelabra		Mike		Jeremy
7	Ultimate Saturn Road Trip		Road Rules			Coral	Mallory	Christena	Katie
8	Don't Yank My Chain		Road Rules	Mike	Veronica					Noise Pollution		Christena		Mallory
9	Come Sail Away		Road Rules			CT	David	Abram	Shane
10	Bungee Bound		Road Rules	CT	Holly		CT			Don't Toss Your Cookies		CT		Shane
11	Twist And Shoot		Road Rules			Julie	Leah	Katie	Veronica
12	Balcony Swing		Real World	CT	Veronica				Katie	Scratchathon		Katie		Julie
13	Fallen Angels		Road Rules			David	Syrus	Darrell	Timmy
14/15	Saturn Valet Ballet		Road Rules	David	Kendal	Leah			Kendal	Brick by Brick		Kendal		Leah
15/17	Window Washing		Road Rules			Coral	N/A	Katie	Veronica
15/17	Window Washing		Road Rules	Coral	Veronica	David			Katie	Smell You Later		Katie		David
18	Seven Deadly Sins		Road Rules

The contestant won the Life Saver and saved themselves.

The contestant was placed in the Inferno by the Life Saver winner.

The contestant was saved by another contestant with a Life Saver.

The contestant won the Life Saver and put themselves in the Inferno.

Notes:

No actual moments from the house were shown during Episode 16. A one-hour retrospective of the first 15 episodes was aired instead and the competition continued in Episode 17.

Inferno progress

Contestants		Episodes
Contestants		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14/15	15/17	Finale
	Abram	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
	Christena	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
	Darrell	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
	Holly	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
	Katie	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	WINNER
	Kendal	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	WINNER
	Timmy	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
	Veronica	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WINNER
	Coral	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	LOSER
	CT	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
	Mike	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	ELIM	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
	Syrus	ELIM	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
	David	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	WIN	OUT
	Leah	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Julie	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	OUT
	Shane	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	OUT
	Mallory	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	OUT
	Jeremy	ELIM	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	OUT
	Trishelle	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	OUT
	Ace	SAFE	OUT

Competition: The contestant won the final challenge.; The contestant lost the final challenge; The contestant won the Aztec Life Saver and saved themselves.; The contestant won the Aztec Life Saver but chose not to use it.; The contestant was safe from the Inferno.; The contestant was selected to go into the Inferno.; The contestant was nominated but not selected to go into the Inferno.; The contestant was saved by the Aztec Life Saver winner.; The contestant was selected to go into the Inferno and won.; The contestant was put into the Inferno by the Aztec Life Saver winner and won.; The contestant won the Aztec Life Saver, went into the Inferno and won.; The contestant lost in the Inferno and was eliminated.