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The Inferno 3 is the 14th season of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge. It premiered on April 10th, 2007, and concluded on July 10th, 2007, with the "Blazed and Confused: Top Ten Moments" special. It is the third installment in the Inferno trilogy and follows the 2005 season, The Inferno II.

Description[]

Get prepared for the most intense Inferno yet. We're now 14 seasons into the Real World/Road Rules Challenge and this is the third Inferno, so expect the unexpected as we take 20 competitors deep into the wilds of South Africa. We've split these familiar individuals into two teams. One team is built from loyalty and trust. The other team is formed on a basis of manipulation and lies. Despite the differences between them, both teams have a common goal: Win. But what will they win? Oh, the prize is a very nice chunk of change. With each individual Challenge worth $15,000 and the final Challenge carrying a $150,000 price tag, there's more than $400 large at stake here. And only those who survive to reach the end get the money in their team's bank account and a shot at winning the final mission. Here's how Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Inferno 3 is going to work: Over the course of the competition, the Bad Asses and the Good Guys will compete in Challenges as teams and individuals. After each team mission, each team must choose someone from the opposition to go into The Inferno, alternating male and female selections week-by-week. Ah, but that won't necessarily seal their fate. Oh no. The chosen Bad Ass and Good Guy will be given an opportunity to save themselves from The Inferno. All they'll have to do is outperform their teammates during the next individual mission. If they do, they'll win the Life Shield. The Life Shield gives a competitor the option to choose someone else from their team to take their place and face off in The Inferno. Additionally, if someone else wins the Life Shield, that person could save the chosen team member by making the ultimate Real World/Road Rules Challenge sacrifice: opting to go into The Inferno in their place. As always, in The Inferno will put to the test the courage, endurance and strength of each of these competitors. But most of all, it will challenge their will to survive and the depth of their desire to take home the cash. Place your bets ...

Contestants[]

Bad Asses
Contestant Finish
Abram Boise
Road Rules: South Pacific
5th season
Winners
in The Big Five
Derrick Kosinski
Road Rules: X-Treme
6th season / Replacement
Evelyn Smith
Fresh Meat
2nd season
Janelle Casanave
The Real World: Key West
Rookie
Kenny Santucci
Fresh Meat
3rd season
Tonya Cooley
The Real World: Chicago
6th season
Aneesa Ferreira
The Real World: Chicago
5th season
Eliminated
in Team Girl Squad
Jenn Grijalva
The Real World: Denver
Rookie
Eliminated
in Match Point
Danny Jamieson
The Real World: Austin
2nd season
Eliminated
in Off The Wall
Tyrie Ballard
The Real World: Denver
Rookie
Eliminated
in The Good Guys Strike Back!
CT Tamburello
The Real World: Paris
4th season
Disqualified
in Welcome to Africa, Part 1
Good Guys
Contestant Finish
Ace Amerson
The Real World: Paris
4th season
Runners-Up
in The Big Five
Alton Williams
The Real World: Las Vegas
3rd season
Cara Zavaleta
Road Rules: South Pacific
3rd season
John Devenanzio
The Real World: Key West
2nd season
Paula Meronek
The Real World: Key West
2nd season
Susie Meister
Road Rules: Down Under
3rd season
Davis Mallory
The Real World: Denver
Rookie
Eliminated
in Hook The Man
Timmy Beggy
Road Rules: USA – The Second Adventure
4th season
Disqualified
in Pane In The Glass
Colie
The Real World: Denver
Rookie
Eliminated
in Walk This Way
Rachel Moyal
The Real World: Austin
Rookie
Eliminated
in Playing The Game

Game Summary[]

Elimination chart
Episode Winner Gender Life Shield Winners Inferno Selections Inferno Game Inferno Outcome
# Challenge Good Guys Bad Asses Good Guys Bad Asses Winner Eliminated
1[1] Unbraided Bad Asses Male
Davis

Abram
2/3 Ladder Race Bad Asses
Alton

Abram

Alton

Tyrie
Head Rush
Alton

Tyrie
3 Battering Ram Good Guys Female
Susie

Jenn
4 Wrap and Roll Good Guys
Susie
N/A[2]

Rachel
Ejection
Jenn

Rachel
5 Rope Burn Good Guys Male
Davis

Danny
6 Reversible Climbing Wall Bad Asses
John

Abram
Watch Your Back
Davis

Danny
7 Grape Smash Bad Asses Female
Susie

Jenn
8 Steady as You Go Good Guys
Susie

Tonya

Colie
Spokesmodel
Jenn

Colie
9 Leaps and Bounds Bad Asses Male
Ace

Kenny
10 Dog Day Afternoon Bad Asses
Ace

Kenny

Timmy

Abram
Smash House
Abram

Timmy[3]
11 Hand Car Good Guys Female
Susie

Jenn
12 Giraffic Park Good Guys
Paula

Janelle
Zero Gravity
Susie

Jenn
13 Captain's Chair Bad Asses
N/A[4]

Davis

Derrick

Susie

Aneesa
14 Hook Me Bad Asses Male
John

Kenny
Corner Ball
Derrick

Davis
15 Nothin' but Net Bad Asses Female
Susie

Evelyn

Paula
Shimmy
Paula

Aneesa
16 The Big Five Bad Asses


Elimination Progress[]

Contestants Episodes
1 2/3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Finale
Abram SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNER
Derrick SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE WINNER
Evelyn SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WINNER
Janelle SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNER
Kenny SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE WINNER
Tonya SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNER
Ace SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOSER
Alton SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOSER
Cara SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOSER
John SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE LOSER
Paula SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE ELIM LOSER
Susie SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE WIN LOSER
Aneesa SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Davis SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Jenn SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Timmy SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE DQ
Colie SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Danny SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Rachel SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Tyrie SAFE OUT
CT DQ
Competition
     The contestant won the final challenge.
     The contestant lost the final challenge
     The contestant won the Life Shield and saved themselves.
     The contestant won the Life Shield but did not use it.
     The contestant was safe from the Inferno.
     The contestant was selected to go into the Inferno.
     The contestant was saved by the Life Shield winner.
     The contestant was selected to go into the Inferno and won.
     The contestant was put into the Inferno by the Life Shield winner and won.
     The contestant was put into the Inferno by the Life Shield winner and won by default.
     The contestant won the Life Shield, went into the Inferno and won.
     The contestant lost in the Inferno and was eliminated.
     The contestant was disqualified from the competition.

Notes[]

  1. Before any challenges took place, CT was removed from the game for drunkenly punching Davis. Derrick was brought in as CT's replacement.
  2. The Life-Shield in Episode 4 was only awarded to the nominee of the winning team - The Good Guys.
  3. At the "Smash House" Inferno, Timmy broke all of his glass panes plus the last pane first. But TJ delivered the news that Timmy actually missed a pane of glass. The win was then given to Abram, and Timmy was disqualified and sent home.
  4. The "Captain's Chair" challenge in Episode 13 was designated as both a male and a female Inferno nomination. The male Inferno elimination was held after the "Hook Me" challenge, while the female Inferno elimination was held after the "Nothin' But Net" challenge.
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