The Challenge — Season 10
Legends will fall. A new champion will rise.
About this season
The Inferno II is the 10th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The season is directly subsequent to Battle of the Sexes 2. The Inferno II is the second of The Inferno series, with the original Inferno airing in 2004, and The Inferno 3 following in 2007. The show aired in 2005, and took place in Manzanillo, Mexico. This challenge was the same as The Inferno, except this time each team was allowed to choose only one "Inferno nominee" from the opposite team. This nominee had to win the "life shield" to save him or herself. The contestants in this challenge were grouped into two teams of "Good Guys" and "Bad Asses", representing the "heroes" and "villains" of their respective seasons.
Episodes (17)
1. Surf Torture
Aired 7 March 2005 • 22 min
Twenty competitors face off in Manzanillo, Mexico. Veronica and Derrick are among the returning challengers. First up: physical tests conducted by two Navy SEALs.
2. Juice It Up
Aired 14 March 2005 • 22 min
The teams take part in the "Juice It Up" challenge, which requires them to race on stilts and squeeze fruit into juice.
3. X Marks The Spot
Aired 21 March 2005 • 22 min
Fighting erupts amongst the ladies; and Tonya targets team outcast Beth. Also: the teams compete in the "X Marks the Spot" challenge; and the first women's Inferno nominations stirs up tensions amongst the gals on both teams.
4. Run For Your Money
Aired 28 March 2005 • 22 min
The "bad" team plots to lose the "Run For Your Money" challenge in order to use the Life Shield. Also, the Inferno claims its first female victim.
5. Shirt Off My Back
Aired 4 April 2005 • 22 min
One of the "Bad Asses" decides to leave the competition. The "Bad Asses" fare poorly in the "Shirt Off My Back" challenge, which causes friction among the teammates.
6. Dodge Yer Balls
Aired 11 April 2005 • 22 min
Karamo alienates himself from his team when he bows out of the "Dodge Yer Balls" challenge.
7. Fill In The Gaps
Aired 18 April 2005 • 22 min
Jodi's friendship with Derrick is tested; the teams face off in the "Fill in the Gaps" challenge.
8. Zip Up
Aired 25 April 2005 • 22 min
The teams square off in the "Zip Up" challenge, which finds the players trying to traverse inclined ropes while suspended 200 feet in the air.
9. Never Ending Climb
Aired 2 May 2005 • 22 min
The teams take part in the "Never Ending Climb" challenge, which finds them collecting necklaces while scaling ladders held aloft by a crane. Also: Tonya has issues with her teammates.
10. What A Drag
Aired 9 May 2005 • 22 min
Brad has issues with Mike after Mike gives him a wedgie. Also; the teams compete in drag racing, but with a twist: margarita glasses are placed before the finish line, and if they're upset, each contestant has five minutes added to their time. .
11. Riddle Me This
Aired 16 May 2005 • 22 min
The teams must solve a riddle and transport several objects across a lake.
12. Time To Ride
Aired 23 May 2005 • 22 min
The contestants must ride mini-bikes across one of two different paths. Also: Tonya and Julie square off in the Inferno.
13. If Memory Serves
Aired 30 May 2005 • 22 min
The teams have their memories tested in a challenge, and CT's scheme to get more of the money pays off when the next pair of "Inferno" nominees are revealed.
14. Crab Grab
Aired 6 June 2005 • 22 min
The contestants take part in the "Crab Grab", which requires them to carry crabs across the beach to a box.
15. Heart Rate Bungee
Aired 13 June 2005 • 22 min
The contestants compete in the "Heart Rate Bungee", which partners them with members of their team for bungee jump. Before they can leap, however, they must lower their heart rates to below 100 beats per minute; whichever team has the lowest average wait wins.
16. Montezuma's Revenge
Aired 20 June 2005 • 22 min
The 10th-season finale.
17. To Hell and Back: Hot Gossip from the Inferno II
Aired 27 June 2005 • 22 min