Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island Explained

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Season Name:	The Island
Season Number:	16
Module1:	Num Contestants: 20 Winner: Derrick Kosinski Evelyn Smith Johnny Devenanzio Kenny Santucci Label1: Opening Theme Data1: "Devour" by Shinedown
Num Episodes:	9
Network:	MTV
Prev Season:	The Gauntlet III
Next Season:	The Duel II

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).

Like previous seasons of The Challenge, The Island featured cast members from various past seasons of The Real World and Road Rules, of which The Challenge was a spin-off, competing along with several cast members from the Fresh Meat 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 USD in gold. Unlike in previous Challenges, 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. Unlike previous seasons of The Challenge, 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

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

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

Face-offs

• 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 9adj=midNaNadj=mid ball into their goal twice. The first person to do so wins.^[7]
  • Played by: Ashli vs. Jenn vs. Paula
• 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

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	Ring Wrestle	Abram	Derrick	Johnny	Abram	9-6
	Derrick
	Johnny
3	The Rack	KellyAnne	KellyAnne	Robin	Rachel	8-6
	Rachel
	Robin
4	Ball Buster	Ashli	Paula	Jenn	Ashli	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	rowspan=4
	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

Contestants	Episodes
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Finale
Derrick	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RISK	SAFE	SAFE		WINNER
Evelyn	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE		LOSE	SAFE			WINNER
Johnny	SAFE	SAVE	SAFE	SAFE	LOSE		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		SAFE		LOSER
Dunbar	SAFE		SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE
Johanna	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RISK
KellyAnne	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOSE
Dan	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RISK	SAFE	SAFE
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
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

Voted Out		Tonya	Abram	Rachel	Ashli	Tyrie	Cohutta	Colie	No Vote
Players	Episodes
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
		Kenny		Rachel	Ashli	Tyrie		Colie
		Tonya	Johnny	Robin	Ashli		Cohutta	Colie
		Tonya		Rachel	Ashli	Tyrie		Colie
			Abram	Rachel	Not Shown	Tyrie	Cohutta	Colie
		Kenny	Johnny	Robin		Dan	Cohutta	Colie
		Tonya	Abram	Rachel		Tyrie	Cohutta	Colie
		Tonya	Johnny		Not Shown	Tyrie	Cohutta	Colie
		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	colspan=2
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

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

Reunion special

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 season is shown.^[10]

Controversy

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 and References

1. Web site: Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20080828092514/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/rwrr_challenge_the_island/series.jhtml . dead . August 28, 2008 . .
2. Web site: Episode 1: "Welcome To The Island" – Video at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20090519112113/http://www.mtv.com/videos/rw-rr-challenge-the-island-episode-1-welcome-to-the-island/1594121/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=25187&channelId=1 . dead . May 19, 2009 . .
3. Web site: Episode 5: "Ev vs. The Island" – Video at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20090520232627/http://www.mtv.com/videos/rw-rr-challenge-the-island-episode-5-ev-vs-the-island/1596643/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=25187&channelId=1 . dead . May 20, 2009 . .
4. Web site: Episode 8: "Sailing To Victory" – Video at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20090518140429/http://www.mtv.com/videos/rw-rr-challenge-the-island-episode-8-sailing-to-victory/1597731/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=25187&channelId=1 . dead . May 18, 2009 . .
5. Web site: Cast bio page for Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20080828041305/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/rwrr_challenge_the_island/cast.jhtml . dead . August 28, 2008 . .
6. Web site: Episode 3: "Girl Fight" – Video at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20090519121131/http://www.mtv.com/videos/rw-rr-challenge-the-island-episode-3-girl-fight/1595042/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=25187&channelId=1 . dead . May 19, 2009 . .
7. Web site: Episode 4: "Are You A Quitter?" – Video at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20090520232616/http://www.mtv.com/videos/rw-rr-challenge-the-island-episode-4-are-you-a-quitter/1595631/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=25187&channelId=1 . dead . May 20, 2009 . .
8. Web site: Episode 6: "Island King" – Video at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20090615064704/http://www.mtv.com/videos/rw-rr-challenge-the-island-episode-6-island-king/1596729/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=25187&channelId=1 . dead . June 15, 2009 . .
9. Web site: Episode 7: "Down To The Wire" – Video at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20090518135314/http://www.mtv.com/videos/rw-rr-challenge-the-island-episode-7-down-to-the-wire/1597193/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=25187&channelId=1 . dead . May 18, 2009 . .
10. Web site: Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island Reunion: The Final Face Off – Video at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20090518103546/http://www.mtv.com/videos/rw-rr-challenge-the-island-reunion/1598336/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=25187&channelId=1 . dead . May 18, 2009 . .
11. Web site: Lewis. Hilary. MTV Destroys Rainforest for Reality Show. Business Insider. September 17, 2008.

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