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Season Name: | Fresh Meat II | ||||||
Season Number: | 19 | ||||||
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Num Episodes: | 12 (Special & Reunion Included) | ||||||
Network: | MTV | ||||||
Prev Season: | The Ruins | ||||||
Next Season: | Cutthroat |
The Challenge: Fresh Meat II is the 19th season of the MTV reality game show The Challenge. Fresh Meat II is the sequel to the show's 12th season, Fresh Meat. Continuing with the precursor's advent of original contestants, Fresh Meat II also introduced a slew of previously unknown contestants who had never appeared on either The Real World or Road Rules.
Filmed in Whistler, British Columbia, Fresh Meat II featured two-player teams; each team had an alumnus of The Real World, Road Rules, or the original Fresh Meat, partnered with a newcomer of the opposite gender to The Challenge (collectively known as the new "Fresh Meat"). A "Meet the Meat" special premiered on March 31, 2010.[1] The season premiered on April 7, 2010, and concluded on June 9, 2010, with the reunion show.[2] Fresh Meat II marked the second time in which the show was renamed, no longer using Real World/Road Rules as the main title, but simply The Challenge, though host T. J. Lavin used "Real World/Road Rules Challenge" on the first episode in speaking to the contestants.
Fresh Meat II follows the same format as the original Fresh Meat season. The only difference in format is that the teams do not participate in a follow-up challenge prior to the Exile elimination. Therefore, the teams nominated for Exile do not have a chance to win a pardon and replace themselves with a non-winning team from the previous mission, as was the case in original Fresh Meat.[2] [3]
At the end of the season, four teams will compete in the final challenge. First-place wins $200,000, second-place wins $60,000, third-place wins $40,000 and fourth-place wins nothing.[3]
Alumni | Original season | Fresh Meat | Age | Hometown | Finish | ||||||
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nowrap | nowrap | nowrap | 25 | nowrap | Las Vegas, Nevada | nowrap | Winners | ||||
nowrap | nowrap | nowrap | 24 | nowrap | Detroit, Michigan | nowrap | Runners-up | ||||
nowrap | nowrap | nowrap | 21 | nowrap | Wellesley, Massachusetts | nowrap | Third place | ||||
nowrap | nowrap | nowrap | 24 | nowrap | Austin, Texas | nowrap | Fourth place | ||||
nowrap | nowrap | Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat | nowrap | 24 | nowrap | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | nowrap | Episode 9/10 | |||
nowrap | nowrap | Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat | nowrap | 22 | nowrap | Eugene, Oregon | nowrap | Episode 8/9 | |||
nowrap | nowrap | nowrap | 21 | nowrap | Portland, Oregon | nowrap | Episode 7 | ||||
nowrap | nowrap | nowrap | 21 | nowrap | Washington, D.C. | nowrap | Episode 6 | ||||
nowrap | nowrap | The Real World: Austin | nowrap | 22 | nowrap | Tacoma, Washington | nowrap | Episode 5 | |||
nowrap | nowrap | nowrap | 25 | nowrap | Jacksonville, Arkansas | nowrap | Episode 4 | ||||
nowrap | nowrap | nowrap | 25 | nowrap | Dallas, Texas | nowrap | Episode 3 | ||||
nowrap | nowrap | The Real World: Brooklyn | nowrap | 25 | nowrap | Boston, Massachusetts | nowrap | Episode 2 | |||
nowrap | nowrap | nowrap | 23 | nowrap | Methuen, Massachusetts | nowrap | Episode 1 |
Each of the 13 Fresh Meat II cast members participated in a combine, testing their strength, stamina, and mental ability. The alumni used the stats from each player's obstacle course performance to determine their partner.[1]
The multi-challenge obstacle course included:
Other combine activities were completed (based on the stat sheets shown in the opening episode), but these activities as well as everyone's stats, were not shown in full.
Fresh Meat | Pull-ups | Vertical leap | 40-yard Dash | Obstacle course | |
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Brandon Drake Nelson | 10 | 3'6" | 5.62 sec | 3 min 09 sec | |
Cara Maria Sorbello | 6 | 2'6" | 6.13 sec | 6 min 51 sec | |
Carley Johnson | 0 | 2'4" | 7.15 sec | DQ | |
Jeff Barr | 19 | 3'9" | 5.63 sec | 5 min 19 sec | |
Laurel Stucky | 2 | 3'1" | 6.42 sec | 3 min 00 sec | |
Luke Wolfe | 15 | 3'8" | 5.44 sec | 2 min 47 sec | |
Mandi Moyer | 0 | 1'6" | 7.38 sec | DQ | |
Noor Jehangir | 21 | 3'7" | 4.84 sec | 2 min 30 sec | |
Pete Connolly | 7 | 3'6" | 5.50 sec | 3 min 50 sec | |
Sandy Kang | 0 | 2'7" | 6.83 sec | 4 min 27 sec | |
Sydney Walker | 0 | 2'6" | 6.57 sec | 5 min 40 sec | |
Theresa Gonzalez | 0 | 2'2" | 6.56 sec | 6 min 45 sec | |
Vinny Foti | 11 | 4'0" | 5.53 sec | DQ |
Pick # | Alumni | Draft Pick | Team | |
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Darrell & Cara Maria | ||||
Jenn & Noor | ||||
Kenny & Laurel | ||||
Danny & Sandy | ||||
Wes & Mandi | ||||
Ryan & Theresa | ||||
CJ & Sydney | ||||
Landon & Carley | ||||
Paula & Jeff | ||||
10 | Sarah & Vinny | |||
11 | Jillian & Pete | |||
12 | Katelynn & Brandon | |||
13 | Evelyn & Luke |
Note: Each Exile elimination alternated between "Lost & Found" and "Weight For Me" in the first seven episodes (though "Weight For Me" was not played in Episode 4), while "Weight For Me: Blackout" was played in both Episodes 8 and 9.
First, each team must paddle a canoe across a giant lake to a puzzle. Once they finish that, they can head to a helicopter. Reaching the helicopter first is very important because it determines the penalty that teams will have to take before they can continue on to the second part of the challenge. The team that wins the first phase gets a two-minute headstart, the second-place finisher gets a one-minute headstart while the third-place finisher gets a 30-second headstart. The second phase of the challenge starts with a giant Sudoku puzzle, followed by a mountain bike ride except that the two bikes are tied together with a rope so the teams will have to stay together. After a puzzle that involves carrying color-coded logs to match a diagram, the teams must climb a very steep mountain, carrying a heavy bag. Once completed with a numbered puzzle, they're given helmets and an ice axe and have to climb the top of the mountain. The first team to climb up the mountain and reaches the flag, wins Fresh Meat II.[12]
Episode | Winners | Exile contestants | Exile game | Exile outcome | ||||||||||||
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Challenge | Winner's pick | Voted In | Winners | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
1 | Dirty Mouth | Kenny & Laurel | Jillian & Pete | Lost & Found | Jillian & Pete | |||||||||||
2 | Landon & Carley | Kenny & Laurel | Sarah & Vinny | Weight For Me | Kenny & Laurel | Sarah & Vinny | ||||||||||
3 | Water Logged | Kenny & Laurel | Evelyn & Luke | Paula & Jeff | Lost & Found | Evelyn & Luke | Paula & Jeff | |||||||||
4 | King Of The Wall | Kenny & Laurel | CJ & Sydney | colspan=5 | ||||||||||||
5 | Drop Out | Kenny & Laurel | Danny & Sandy | Jillian & Pete | Lost & Found | Jillian & Pete | Danny & Sandy | |||||||||
6 | Turn Style | Jillian & Pete | Landon & Carley | CJ & Sydney | Weight For Me | CJ & Sydney | ||||||||||
7 | Airheads | Landon & Carley | Wes & Mandi | Evelyn & Luke | Lost & Found | Evelyn & Luke | Wes & Mandi | |||||||||
8/9 | Wrecking Ball | Jenn & Noor | Evelyn & Luke | Landon & Carley | Landon & Carley | Evelyn & Luke | ||||||||||
9/10 | Obstacle | Kenny & Laurel | Jenn & Noor vs. Ryan & Theresa | Weight For Me: Black Out | Jenn & Noor | Ryan & Theresa | ||||||||||
10 | Final Challenge | nowrap | Landon & Carley | 2nd place: Kenny & Laurel; 3rd place: Jillian & Pete; 4th place: Jenn & Noor |
Teams | Challenges | |||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8/9 | 9/10 | Finale | |||||||
Landon & Carley | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WINNERS | ||||||||
Kenny & Laurel | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SECOND | |||||||
Jillian & Pete | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | THIRD | ||||||||
Jenn & Noor | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | FOURTH | |||||||
Ryan & Theresa | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||
Evelyn & Luke | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||
Wes & Mandi | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
CJ & Sydney | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAVE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||
Danny & Sandy | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||
SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ||||||||||||||
Paula & Jeff | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||||
Sarah & Vinny | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||||||
OUT |
The team won the competition
The team did not win the final challenge, but was awarded a monetary prize
The team did not win the final challenge and was not awarded a monetary prize
The team won the challenge, and was safe from Exile
The team won the Exile
The team was selected for Exile, but did not have to compete
The team did not win the challenge, but was safe from Exile
The team lost the Exile and was eliminated
The team was disqualified from the competition
Voted into the Exile | Darrell & Cara Maria | Kenny & Laurel | Evelyn & Luke | CJ & Sydney | Danny & Sandy | Landon & Carley | Wes & Mandi | Evelyn & Luke | ||||
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Jillian & Pete | Sarah & Vinny | Paula & Jeff | Katelynn & Brandon | Jillian & Pete | CJ & Sydney | Evelyn & Luke | Landon & Carley | |||||
Voter | Episode | |||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||
Landon | Jillian & Pete | Kenny & Laurel | Paula & Jeff | nowrap | Katelynn & Brandon | nowrap | Jillian & Pete | Ineligible | Wes & Mandi | Jillian & Pete | ||
Carley | Jillian & Pete | Paula & Jeff | Katelynn & Brandon | Jillian & Pete | Jillian & Pete | |||||||
Kenny | Darrell & Cara Maria | Ineligible | Evelyn & Luke | CJ & Sydney | Danny & Sandy | nowrap | CJ & Sydney | nowrap | Evelyn & Luke | Landon & Carley | ||
Laurel | CJ & Sydney | Evelyn & Luke | Landon & Carley | |||||||||
Jillian | Wes & Mandi | Katelynn & Brandon | Landon & Carley | Evelyn & Luke | Landon & Carley | |||||||
Pete | Sarah & Vinny | Katelynn & Brandon | Evelyn & Luke | nowrap | Landon & Carley | |||||||
Jenn | Jillian & Pete | Wes & Mandi | Wes & Mandi | Katelynn & Brandon | CJ & Sydney | Evelyn & Luke | ||||||
Noor | Jillian & Pete | Jillian & Pete | Wes & Mandi | Katelynn & Brandon | CJ & Sydney | |||||||
Ryan | Jillian & Pete | Wes & Mandi | Katelynn & Brandon | CJ & Sydney | Evelyn & Luke | Landon & Carley | ||||||
Theresa | Jillian & Pete | nowrap | Katelynn & Brandon | Katelynn & Brandon | CJ & Sydney | Evelyn & Luke | Landon & Carley | |||||
Evelyn | Jillian & Pete | Sarah & Vinny | Ineligible | Katelynn & Brandon | Jillian & Pete | CJ & Sydney | Jillian & Pete | Ineligible | ||||
Luke | Jillian & Pete | Sarah & Vinny | Katelynn & Brandon | Jillian & Pete | CJ & Sydney | Jillian & Pete | ||||||
Wes | Jillian & Pete | Sarah & Vinny | Paula & Jeff | Katelynn & Brandon | Jillian & Pete | CJ & Sydney | Ineligible | |||||
Mandi | Jillian & Pete | Sarah & Vinny | Paula & Jeff | Katelynn & Brandon | Jillian & Pete | CJ & Sydney | ||||||
CJ | Jillian & Pete | Sarah & Vinny | Paula & Jeff | Ineligible | Jillian & Pete | |||||||
Sydney | Jillian & Pete | Sarah & Vinny | Paula & Jeff | Jillian & Pete | ||||||||
Danny | Jillian & Pete | Sarah & Vinny | Katelynn & Brandon | Ineligible | ||||||||
Sandy | Jillian & Pete | Sarah & Vinny | Katelynn & Brandon | |||||||||
Katelynn | Jillian & Pete | Sarah & Vinny | ||||||||||
Brandon | Jillian & Pete | Sarah & Vinny | ||||||||||
Paula | Jillian & Pete | Wes & Mandi | Landon & Carley | |||||||||
Jeff | Jillian & Pete | Wes & Mandi | Landon & Carley | |||||||||
Sarah | Jillian & Pete | Wes & Mandi | ||||||||||
Vinny | Jillian & Pete | Wes & Mandi | ||||||||||
Darrell | Ineligible | |||||||||||
Cara Maria |
Team Kenny & Laurel | Team Ryan & Theresa | Team Jenn & Noor | Team Wes & Mandi | |||||
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Kenny & Laurel | Ryan & Theresa | Jenn & Noor | Wes & Mandi | |||||
Jillian & Pete | Landon & Carley | Evelyn & Luke | CJ & Sydney |
The Challenge: Fresh Meat II Reunion was aired after the season finale and was hosted by Maria Menounos on June 9, 2010. The cast members who attended the reunion were: Kenny, Wes, Mandi, Carley, Landon, Jenn, Pete, Theresa, Ryan, Ev, Laurel, Noor, Danny and Jillian. A preview for The Real World: New Orleans is shown, thus ending another challenge reunion.[13]
In 2015, Carley Johnson married Brandon Mundt in Iceland. Together they have one child.[14] [15]
On December 5, 2015, Theresa González and T. J. Jones welcomed their daughter, Easton Kaia, followed by their first son, Maddox, in April 2019.[16] [17] The couple's second daughter, Layla Capri, was born on July 19, 2021.[18] [19]
In 2017, Laurel Stucky appeared on MTV's Fear Factor, where she was paired with Aneesa Ferreira.[20] In 2019, she appeared on the fourth season of Ex on the Beach with former girlfriend Nicole Zanatta from . The two first met on season 29 of The Challenge.[21] In 2020, she revealed she was a victim of sexual assault at the age of 21.[22]
In 2018, Cara Maria Sorbello appeared on Fear Factor alongside Chris Tamburello.[23] In the same year, she also appeared on How Far Is Tattoo Far? with her boyfriend Paulie Calafiore.[24] In 2019, Sorbello also appeared on Game of Clones.[25]
In 2018, Vinny Foti was hospitalized after suffering heart failure. He is married to Krista Foti and they have two daughters.[26] [27]
Noor Jehangir competed on the second season of Holey Moley.[28]
Brandon Nelson | Cutthroat, Rivals, Battle of the Seasons (2012), Free Agents, Battle of the Eras | The Challenge: All Stars (season 4) | |
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Cutthroat, Rivals, Battle of the Exes, Battle of the Seasons (2012), Rivals II, Free Agents, Battle of the Bloodlines, Invasion of the Champions, XXX: Dirty 30, Vendettas, Final Reckoning, War of the Worlds, War of the Worlds 2, Battle of the Eras | , The Challenge: All Stars (season 4) | ||
Carley Johnson | |||
Jeff Barr | |||
Laurel Stucky | Cutthroat, Rivals, Free Agents, Invasion of the Champions, War of the Worlds 2, Ride or Dies, Battle of the Eras | The Challenge: All Stars (season 4) | |
Luke Wolfe | Cutthroat | ||
Mandi Moyer | Cutthroat, Rivals, Battle of the Exes | ||
Noor Jehangir | |||
Pete Connolly | |||
Sandy Kang | |||
Sydney Walker | |||
Theresa Gonzalez | Cutthroat, Rivals, Rivals II, Free Agents, Battle of the Exes II, Double Agents | ||
Vinny Foti | Cutthroat, Battle of the Exes |
Note: Laurel made an appearance on Vendettas and Battle for a New Champion for an elimination. Cara Maria also appeared on Battle for a New Champion for an elimination.