The Challenge – The Gauntlet
The Gauntlet is the 7th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The season is directly subsequent to Battle of the Sexes. The Gauntlet featured 28 castmates competing in missions with an immunity life-saver awarded to the best individual performer. Each team would then select a player from their team to go into the Gauntlet elimination challenge. This challenge was held in Telluride, Colorado. It was hosted by Jonny Moseley. This is the first edition of the Gauntlet series, with The Gauntlet 2 following in 2005–2006 and The Gauntlet III following in 2008.
Episodes
Showdown at the Real World Road Rules Corral: A Guide to the Gautlet
Host Johnny Moseley, and 'Battle of the Seasons' champ Coral introduce the twenty-eight new competitors who will be arriving in Telluride, Colorado for 'The Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet.'
Howdy Telluride
Real World / Road Rules: The Gauntlet has begun!!! Shots of Telluride Colorado's scenery is shown as we see two planes fly into a small local airport.
Snake Soup
Mission: ""Snake Soup""- Tread as long as you can in 48 degree water full of snakes. Mission Winner: Elka for the Real World Team Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: David (RW 9) Road Rules: Sarah (RR 11) Gauntlet Mission: ""Dead Mans Drop""- Hang upside down aslong as you can 10 feet above a pool of water.
Masquerade
Mission: ""Masquerade""- Rearrange a puzzle of ""Happy and Sad"" Masquerade masks to create a different puzzle. Mission Winner: Road Rules Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: Montana (RW6) Road Rules: Katie (RR10) Gauntlet Mission: ""Ride 'em Cowboy""- Stay on a mechanical bull the longest.
Mud Bath
Mission: ""Mudbath""- A ""Musical Chair"" type competition involving a declining number of balls in a mud pit. Mission Winner: Road Rules Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: Tonya (RW11) Road Rules: Steve (RR10) Gauntlet Mission: ""Perfect Fit""- Must collect all pieces of a puzzle out of 'The Gauntlet' pool and complete the puzzle.
I Scream
Mission: ""I Scream""- To eat a huge bowl full of Ice Cream completly clean with their hands tied behind their back. Mission Winner: Road Rules Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: Rachel (RW10) Road Rules: Katie (RR10) Gauntlet Mission: ""Hang Man""- To hang 10 feet over a pool the longest.
Holey Canoe
Mission: ""Holey Canoe""- Both teams race by paddling down and back up a river in canoes that have holes in the bottom. Mission Winner: Road Rules Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: Coral (RW 10) Road Rules: Tina (RR 12) Gauntlet Mission: ""Dead Man's Drop""- Hang upside down aslong as you can 10 feet above a pool of water.
Heavyweight Hustle
Mission: ""Heavyweight Hustle""- To traverse a uphill Obstacle Course in heavy Sumo-type costumes. Mission Winner: Real World Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: Matt (RW10) Road Rules: Sarah (RR11) Gauntlet Mission: ""Dead Man's Drop""- Hang upside down aslong as you can 10 feet above a pool of water.
Sink My Ship
Mission: ""Sink Your Ship""- Try to sink the other teams boats by pulling the plug.
Red Barron
Mission: ""Red Barron""- To aim and shoot the opposite team's plane first. Mission Winner: Road Rules Freshlook Eyesaver Winner- Real World: Nathan (RW7) Road Rules: Adam (RR10) Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: Trishelle(RW12) Road Rules: Steve (RR10) Gauntlet Mission: ""Perfect Fit""- Must collect all pieces of a puzzle out of 'The Gauntlet' pool and complete the puzzle.
Inferno
Mission: ""Inferno""- To climb a spinning ladder to rescue a cat from flames the fastest while being sprayed by a fire hose. Mission Winner: Real World Freshlook Eyesaver Winner- Real World: Alton (RW12) Road Rules: Theo (RR9) Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: Trishelle(RW12) Road Rules: Sarah (RR11) Gauntlet Mission: ""Perfect Fit""- Must collect all pieces of a puzzle out of 'The Gauntlet' pool and complete the puzzle.
Rolling on the River
Mission: ""Log Roll""- To stay on a spinning foam log the longest. Mission Winner: Road Rules Freshlook Eyesaver Winner- Real World: Mike (RW10) Road Rules: Roni (RR5) Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: Rachel (RW10) Road Rules: Sarah (RR11) Gauntlet Mission: ""Ride 'em Cowboy""- Stay on a mechanical bull the longest.
Turntable
Mission: ""Turntable""- To last the longest on a spinning disk. Mission Winner: Road Rules Freshlook Eyesaver Winner- Real World: Theo (RW11) Road Rules: Veronica(RR8) Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: Alton (RW12) Road Rules: LT (RR9) Gauntlet Mission: ""Pole Climb""- To climb a pole in the middle of the Gauntlet pool the fastest.
All or Nothing
Mission: ""All or Nothing""- To jump off a dock onto a rope hanging from a helicoptor and climb as fast as possible.
Vertical Sweep
Mission: ""Vertical Sweep"" - To rapell a rock wall while collecting flags the fastest. Mission Winner: Real World Freshlook Eyesaver Winner- Real World: Alton (RW12) Road Rules: Adam (RR10) Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: Irulan (RW12) Road Rules: Sarah (RR11) Gauntlet Mission: ""Dead Man's Drop""- Hang upside down aslong as you can 10 feet above a pool of water.
Dukes of Saturn
Mission: ""Dukes of Saturn""- To Climb out of one car, crawl across a ladder, and climb in another car thats hanging 100 feet above the ground. Mission Winner: Real World Freshlook Eyesaver Winner- Real World: Alton (RW12) Road Rules: Veronica(RR8) Score Board- Real World: $60,000 Road Rules: $80,000 To Be Continued...
Gold Rush Part 1
Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: Theo (RW11) Road Rules: Cara (RR12) Gauntlet Mission: ""Ride 'em Cowboy""- Stay on a mechanical bull the longest. Sent Home: Theo from Real World Chicago Final Mission: ""Gold Rush""- A 4-mile obstical course that includes uphill climb, 12-foot wall, net crawl, hole dig, tire crawl, boat retrieval, unlocking cars, and a final puzzle.
Gold Rush Part 2
Handsome Reward: 2004 Saturn Ions Handsome Reward Winner: Road Rules Final Score Board- Real World: $60,000 Road Rules: $240,000 Earnings Per Player- Real World: $12,000 each Road Rules: $26,666 each