Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island

Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island is the 16th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge (at the time known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge).

The Island
Season 16
Presented byT. J. Lavin
No. of contestants20
Winners
LocationBoca del Drago, Panama
Opening Theme"Devour" by Shinedown
No. of episodes9
Release
Original networkMTV
Original releaseSeptember 10 (2008-09-10) –
November 5, 2008 (2008-11-05)
Season chronology
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The Duel II

Like previous seasons of The Challenge, The Island featured cast members from various past seasons of The Real World and Road Rules, competing along with several cast members from the Fresh Meat season of The Challenge. This season featured the contestants "stranded" on an island off the coast of Panama, where the cast competed for a buried treasure chest filled with $300,000 in gold. Unlike in previous seasons, the cast was not housed in a luxurious dwelling, but was "forced" to improvise and "work" for the basic necessities of food and shelter, as on the TV series Survivor. There were no predetermined teams. Instead, the cast members had to forge their own alliances. Of the twenty cast members, there were only four winners.[1] The Island premiered on September 10, 2008, and concluded on October 29, 2008.

Format

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The contestants are "stranded" on an island, the objective of the challenge is to construct two boats that they are eventually going to be used to reach a nearby island where the buried treasure of $300,000 is hidden. Once the boats are complete, only eight key-holders are allowed to board and compete in a 4-on-4 race to get to the buried treasure.[2]

At the beginning of each episode, materials to build the boats, food, information about the boats and some luxury are air-dropped, it's up to the contestants to decide how the food is divided and to assemble the pieces and make sure their vessels are seaworthy.[2]

They then have to choose 3 contestants to go into a face-off. In order to get one of the keys to be in the final race and have a shot for the money, contestants must risk it all in this three-way face-offs. After each face-off, the winner receives a key, the losers get a chance to speak in front of every contestant as should why they should stay in the island, the contestants (except for the winner of the face-off) vote on who should leave the island. In the case of a tie, the winner of the face-off decides who leaves and who stays.[2]

However, the rules of the challenge are given to the competitors as the challenge advances,[3] and the way to get the keys can change at any moment. At the end of the season, the eight key-holders have to divide themselves into two teams of four, build their boats and race to the island where the buried treasure of $300,000 is hidden. The final eliminated contestants can help.[4]

Contestants

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Contestants[5] Original season Finish
Derrick Kosinski Road Rules: X-Treme Winner
Evelyn Smith Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat Winner
Johnny Devenanzio The Real World: Key West Winner
Kenny Santucci Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat Winner
Jenn Grijalva The Real World: Denver Runner-up
Paula Meronek The Real World: Key West Runner-up
Robin Hibbard The Real World: San Diego Runner-up
Ryan Kehoe Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat Runner-up
Dunbar Merrill The Real World: Sydney Episode 8
Johanna Botta The Real World: Austin Episode 8
KellyAnne Judd The Real World: Sydney Episode 8
Dan Walsh Road Rules 2007: Viewers' Revenge Episode 8
Colie Edison The Real World: Denver Episode 7
Cohutta Grindstaff The Real World: Sydney Episode 6
Tyrie Ballard The Real World: Denver Episode 5
Ashli Robson The Real World: Sydney Episode 4[a]
Rachel Robinson Road Rules: Campus Crawl Episode 3
Abram Boise Road Rules: South Pacific Episode 2
Dave Malinosky The Real World: Hollywood Episode 2[b]
Tonya Cooley The Real World: Chicago Episode 1

Face-offs

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  • Leaning Tower: Contestants must swim out to retrieve 12 pegs that will help them climb a telephone pole with a bell at the top. The first to the climb to the top and ring the bell wins.
    • Played by: Abram vs. Kenny vs. Tonya
  • Ring Wrestle: Contestants must all hold onto a ring and wrestle it out of the other's hands. The last person remaining wins.
    • Played by: Abram vs. Derrick vs. Johnny
  • The Rack: Contestants must sit on two parallel bars situated over water and never lose contact with both bars. The last person remaining wins.[6]
    • Played by: KellyAnne vs. Rachel vs. Robin
  • Ball Buster: Contestants get to pick a partner and they all must fight to push a 9-foot-tall (2.7 m) ball into their goal twice. The first person to do so wins.[7]
    • Played by: Ashli vs. Jenn vs. Paula[c]
  • Bridge It: Contestants must walk back and forth across a bridge. After every time they walk across, they must remove one of the planks, making it more difficult for the next person to walk across. The only person who does not fall from the bridge wins.
    • Played by: Dan vs. Evelyn vs. Tyrie
  • Rat in a Cage: Contestants are each be locked in their own cage and each has four locks. Four keys are scattered that they have to untie. The first out of the cage wins.[8]
    • Played by: Johnny vs. Cohutta vs. Derrick
  • Timbur: Contestants must stand on a stump and hold two heavy tree trunks up with each arm. Whoever holds the two tree trunks the longest wins.[9]
    • Played by: Johanna vs. Colie vs. Ryan
  • Water Bound: Contestants are shackled at the ankles and dropped in a tank of water with a weight. They must continuously bounce up and sink back down with the weight. The person who holds the weight the longest wins.[4]
    • Played by: Dan vs. Evelyn vs. KellyAnne vs. Johanna

Game summary

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Episode Face-off
participants
Face-off outcome
# Face-off Winner Key Stolen Saved Eliminated Vote
1 Leaning Tower Abram Abram Kenny Tonya 14-3
Kenny
Tonya
2[b] Ring Wrestle Abram Derrick Johnny Abram 9-6
Derrick
Johnny
3 The Rack KellyAnne KellyAnne Robin Rachel 8-6
Rachel
Robin
4 Ball Buster[c] Ashli Paula Jenn Ashli[a] 7-0
Jenn
Paula
5 Bridge It Dan Evelyn Johnny Dan Tyrie 9-2
Evelyn
Tyrie
6 Rat in a Cage Cohutta Johnny Evelyn Derrick Cohutta 10-1
Derrick
Johnny
7 Timber Colie Ryan KellyAnne Johanna Colie 10-0
Johanna
Ryan
8 Water Bound Dan Evelyn Dunbar Dan
Evelyn Dunbar
Johanna Johanna
KellyAnne KellyAnne
Final Challenge Winners:   Derrick, Evelyn, Johnny, Kenny 2nd place:   Jenn, Paula, Robin, Ryan
  Red Boat
  Blue Boat

Face-off progress

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Contestants Episodes
1 2[b] 3 4 5 6 7 Finale
Derrick SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE RISK SAFE SAFE WINNER
Evelyn SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WON LOSE SAFE WON WINNER
Johnny SAFE SAVE SAFE SAFE LOSE WON SAFE SAFE WINNER
Kenny SAVE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNER
Jenn SAFE SAFE SAFE SAVE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOSER
Paula SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOSER
Robin SAFE SAFE SAVE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOSER
Ryan SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WON SAFE LOSER
Dunbar SAFE KEY SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOST
Johanna SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE RISK LAST
KellyAnne SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE LOSE LAST
Dan SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE RISK SAFE SAFE LAST
Colie SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Cohutta SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Tyrie SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Ashli SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Rachel SAFE SAFE OUT
Abram WIN OUT
Dave SAFE QUIT
Tonya OUT
Competition
  The contestant won the competition
  The contestant made it to the end of the challenge, but lost in the final
  The contestant won the face-off and a key
  The contestant won the face-off and took the key of another contestant
  The contestant lost the face-off, but was not eliminated and received a key
  The contestant lost the face-off, but was not eliminated
  The contestant had their key stolen by the face-off winner
  The contestant had their key stolen by the face-off winner and was automatically eliminated
  The contestant lost the face-off and was automatically eliminated
  The contestant lost the face-off and was voted out
  The contestant quit the competition
  The contestant was given a key by an eliminated player

Voting progress

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Voted Out Tonya
14 of 17 votes
Abram
9 of 15 votes
Rachel
8 of 14 votes
Ashli
7 of 13 votes
Tyrie
9 of 11 votes
Cohutta
10 of 11 votes
Colie
10 of 10 votes
No Vote
Players Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Derrick Kenny Rachel Ashli Tyrie Colie
Evelyn Tonya Johnny Robin Ashli Cohutta Colie
Johnny Tonya Rachel Ashli Tyrie Colie
Kenny Abram Rachel Not Shown Tyrie Cohutta Colie
Jenn Kenny Johnny Robin Dan Cohutta Colie
Paula Tonya Abram Rachel Tyrie Cohutta Colie
Robin Tonya Johnny Not Shown Tyrie Cohutta Colie
Ryan Kenny Abram Rachel Not Shown Tyrie Cohutta
Dunbar Tonya Abram Rachel Not Shown Tyrie Cohutta Colie
Johanna Tonya Abram Rachel Not Shown Not Shown Cohutta
KellyAnne Tonya Johnny Ashli Tyrie Derrick Colie
Dan Tonya Abram Rachel Ashli Cohutta Colie
Colie Tonya Abram Robin Not Shown Dan Cohutta
Cohutta Tonya Abram Robin Ashli Tyrie
Tyrie Tonya Abram Robin Ashli
Ashli Tonya Johnny Robin
Rachel Tonya Johnny
Abram
Dave Tonya
Tonya

Key holders

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Key Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Abram Dunbar Evelyn
2 Kenny
3 Derrick
4 Johnny Evelyn Johnny
5 KellyAnne Ryan
6 Robin
7 Paula
8 Jenn
  • Key holder at the end of each episode

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
2131"Welcome to the Island"September 10, 2008 (2008-09-10)
2142"Calling It Quits"September 17, 2008 (2008-09-17)
2153"Girl Fight"September 24, 2008 (2008-09-24)
2164"Are You a Quitter?"October 1, 2008 (2008-10-01)
2175"Ev vs. The Island"October 8, 2008 (2008-10-08)
2186"Island King"October 15, 2008 (2008-10-15)
2197"Down to the Wire"October 22, 2008 (2008-10-22)
2208"Sailing to Victory"October 29, 2008 (2008-10-29)

Reunion special

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The Island Reunion: The Final Face Off aired on November 5, 2008 and was hosted by Carlos Santos from MTV Tres. The cast members who attended were: Johanna, Paula, Kenny, Derrick, Johnny, Evelyn, Ryan, Jenn, KellyAnne and Robin. A promo from the upcoming The Real World: Brooklyn season is shown.[10]

Controversy

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The season sparked controversy for production's poor respect of the local environment. Panamanian locals criticised MTV for clearing a small patch of forest for construction, developing an access road through the forest and installing generators and lighting on the beach.[11]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Ashli cut her foot prior to the Face-off. She was still able to compete, but the injury affected her performance.
  2. ^ a b c Dave quit in episode 2, being fed up with the living conditions.
  3. ^ a b Ashli, Paula and Jenn had to pick a partner for the "Ball Buster" face-off. They respectively chose Derrick, Dunbar and Tyrie.

References

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  1. ^ "Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island at MTV.com". MTV. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "Episode 1: "Welcome To The Island" – Video at MTV.com". MTV. Archived from the original on May 19, 2009.
  3. ^ "Episode 5: "Ev vs. The Island" – Video at MTV.com". MTV. Archived from the original on May 20, 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Episode 8: "Sailing To Victory" – Video at MTV.com". MTV. Archived from the original on May 18, 2009.
  5. ^ "Cast bio page for Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island at MTV.com". MTV. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008.
  6. ^ "Episode 3: "Girl Fight" – Video at MTV.com". MTV. Archived from the original on May 19, 2009.
  7. ^ "Episode 4: "Are You A Quitter?" – Video at MTV.com". MTV. Archived from the original on May 20, 2009.
  8. ^ "Episode 6: "Island King" – Video at MTV.com". MTV. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009.
  9. ^ "Episode 7: "Down To The Wire" – Video at MTV.com". MTV. Archived from the original on May 18, 2009.
  10. ^ "Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island Reunion: The Final Face Off – Video at MTV.com". MTV. Archived from the original on May 18, 2009.
  11. ^ Lewis, Hilary (September 17, 2008). "MTV Destroys Rainforest for Reality Show". Business Insider.
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