It was a rough and tumble season of the Real World/Road Challenges. Dubbed "Fresh Meat" and bringing in 12 people who had never been on an MTV show before, the challenge paired up the veterans with the newbies. The Austin cast, which brought four member to the event, were quickly cut down to one, Wes, whom many hated and wanted to see gone. Some people who had never faced a gauntlet, inferno, exile or whatever and always made it to a final challenge found their records coming down. Coral was ejected from the game for sustaining a serious knee injury and Theo was eventually sent home in a strategic move to take out the stronger teams. The three teams left to compete for the money ended up being former easy targets Wes/Casey and Tina/Kenny, plus strong competitors Darrell and Aviv. In the end, it was Darrell and Aviv who won, thus ending the season. See ya at the next challenge.
Aviv & Darrell
Winners of the Fresh Meat Challenge
I guess it's no big surprise that these two won. They coasted through the challenge and were really in sync with each other. They only won one challenge, one pardon, and one exile, but they managed to win when it really counted. They will split the $250,000.
Tina & Kenny
Finished 2nd
Tina and Kenny were not able to ride the wave of an exile and challenge win to the big finale. Tina's puzzle solving skills did not come through and she was upset that she lost. Kenny, who was painted as an arrogant snake pre-season, was cool and felt blessed for being there. They will share $30,000.
Casey & Wes
Finished 3rd
Wes and Casey being in the final challenge was both a surprise and not much of a surprise. It was a surprise that they even made, given Wes' terrible reputation and their placement in 5 exiles. Once they made it though, it was not surprising that they finished third. They will split $20,000.
Diem & Derrick
Eliminated Episode 14
Poor Derrick. He always fights as hard as he can and gets so far, but he never seems to get all the way in the challenge. Knowing what a "give 'em hell" pit-bull he is, I was really disappointed to see him immediately drop the bags in exile and run on. Even if they did solve a puzzle that allowed them to drop their bags, didn't he think that there might've been a penalty incurred for dropping them prematurely? Anyways, I'm sorry Diem has to go back to a world of cancer treatments, but I'm glad she got this rare opportunity and I hope she can persevere. As for Derrick, he's still a huge favorite of mine and I will always cheer him on. Hope you win the big one next time!
Chanda & Theo
Eliminated: Episode 13
Theo and Chanda were always a powerhouse team. Theo is one of the strongest physical players to ever go in these challenges and Chanda was probably the strongest girl there, rookie or not. I'm not sure what I can say because they really didn't do anything to warrant being targeted except being a strong team. Anyways, they're gone and I hope Theo shows up again in the future.
Linette & Shane
Eliminated: Episode 11
It's unfortunate that they had to go, but it was strictly strategic. Linette focused more on her new hatred for Diem and it almost seemed like she taking herself out of the game. Even though Shane took 3 bags to Linette's 1, Linette struggled badly to get through and even stopped to rest at one point. Shane and Linette are out.
Coral & Evan
Expelled in Episode 10
Coral and Evan were ejected from the game in episode 10 due to serious physical injuries sustained in the challenges
Katie & Eric
Eliminated: Episode 9
Once the Austin cast and Tonya were taken care of, this pair's demise was inevitable. Physically, they never could stack up to any other team in the challenges, finishing low in the rankings every time. Prior knowledge about the exile was no advantage as Tina and Kenny still beat them easily. Katie and Eric are gone.
Tonya & Johnnie
Eliminated: Episode 7
Tonya and Johnnie didn't deserve to go out so soon, but their elimination was inevitable. Tonya is simply not a very popular person among Real World/Road Rules alumnus. What surprised me was that she was the one fighting tooth and nail and Johnnie was the one whining about the work load. You'd think it'd be the other way around, but nope. They are eliminated and I don't know why Tonya keeps putting herself through this.
Johanna & Jesse
Elminated: Episode 5
Johanna and Jesse actually had a good run in this week's challenge, but it wasn't enough to save them from exile. A blunder on Wes and Casey's part (forgetting a flag) gave Johanna and Jesse the lead, but an even bigger blunder on their part (forgetting BOTH flags) squashed their chance of returning to the game. They are eliminated.
Melinda & Ryan
Eliminated Episode 3
Melinda had a defeatist attitude through the whole episode. In the beginning of this week's episode, she was heard calling Danny and admitting she didn't have much interest in being here without him. Since they didn't win the next challenge, they went into exile and even though they solved a puzzle and dropped their bags, it seemed like they wouldn't win. From the start, Melinda was struggling just to keep up. Forgetting to take the first flag only sealed their fate.
Ev & Danny
Eliminated: Episode 1
Everyone, including the Fresh Meat, knew that the Austin castmates would be immediately targeted and Danny's ouster was the veterans' plan in action. They were blindsided after Tonya revealed to the others that Wes tried to orchestrate a plan to vote out Shane & Linette. When the votes came out, despite an opportunity to switch things up, Danny & Ev were voted into exile and lost against Wes & Casey. I'm not sad to see Ev go because she took on a very superior and offputting attitude from the start, but I'm sad to see Danny go in such a manner.
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