# Tough as Nails season 4

The fourth season of the American television series Tough as Nails premiered on CBS on January 4, 2023, and concluded on February 22, 2023. The season was won by concrete form setter Jorge Zavala, with welder Mister Frost finishing second, and pipeline laborer Jake Cope placing third.

## Cast

| Contestant | Job | Age | Hometown | Team | Money Earned | Result |
| Jorge Zavala | Concrete form setter | 25 | Ontario, California | Dirty Hands | $223,000 | Winner |
| Mister Frost | Welder | 36 | Spencer, Oklahoma | Savage Crew | $39,000 | Runner-up |
| Jake Cope | Pipeline laborer | 34 | Little Meadows, Pennsylvania | Savage Crew | $29,000 | Third place |
| Larron Ables | Diesel technician | 22 | Austin, Texas | Savage Crew | $28,000 | Punched out ninth |
| Ellery Liburd | Firefighter | 54 | Bronx, New York | Dirty Hands | $8,000 | Punched out eighth |
| Ilima Shim | Construction worker | 34 | Waianae, Hawaii | Savage Crew | $23,000 | Punched out seventh |
| Laura Bernotas | General contractor | 35 | Norfolk, Virginia | Savage Crew | $20,000 | Punched out sixth |
| Beth Salva-Clifford | Shipboard electrician | 42 | Norfolk, Virginia | Dirty Hands | $8,000 | Punched out fifth |
| Sergio Robles | Foreman | 51 | Huntington Beach, California | Dirty Hands | $20,000 | Punched out fourth |
| Aly Bala | Laborer | 25 | Covington, Georgia | Dirty Hands | $8,000 | Punched out third |
| Renèe Kolar | Dry mason | 52 | Marshfield, Massachusetts | Savage Crew | $20,000 | Punched out second |
| Synethia Bland | Carpenter | 38 | Roselle, New Jersey | Dirty Hands | $8,000 | Punched out first |

## Cast progress

| Contestant | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Jorge | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | BTM2 | WIN | LOW | SAFE | BTM2 | WINNER |
| Mister | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | HIGH | SAFE | BTM2 | WIN | WIN | RUNNER-UP |
| Jake | WIN | SAFE | LOW | BTM2 | WIN | LOW | WIN | BTM2 | WIN | THIRD |
| Larron | LOW | SAFE | WIN | LOW | LOW | BTM2 | WIN | LOW | ELIM | |
| Ellery | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | ELIM | | |
| Ilima | SAFE | LOW | BTM2 | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | | | |
| Laura | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | ELIM | | | | |
| Beth | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | | | | | |
| Sergio | HIGH | SAFE | HIGH | ELIM | | | | | | |
| Aly | SAFE | HIGH | ELIM | | | | | | | |
| Renèe | SAFE | ELIM | | | | | | | | |
| Synethia | ELIM | | | | | | | | | |
    The contestant won Tough as Nails.
    The contestant was declared the first runner-up.
    The contestant was declared the second runner-up.
    The contestant placed the highest in the individual competition and won the challenge.
    The contestant placed the second highest in the individual competition and was ultimately declared safe.
    The contestant was safe from elimination.
    The contestant placed the second lowest in the individual competition but was ultimately declared safe.
    The contestant placed the lowest in the individual competition and competed in the overtime challenge but ultimately survived.
    The contestant was the loser of the overtime challenge and was eliminated from the individual competition.

## Team progress

| Team | Money Earned | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Dirty Hands | $48,000 | LOSS | WIN | LOSS | WIN | WIN | LOSS | LOSS | LOSS | WIN |
| Savage Crew | $120,000 | WIN | LOSS | WIN | LOSS | LOSS | WIN | WIN | WIN | LOSS |
    Won the team challenge.
    Lost the team challenge.

## Production

On April 14, 2021, CBS announced that Tough as Nails was renewed for a third and a fourth season. The fourth season was filmed during November 2021. On November 14, 2022, it was announced that the season would premiere on January 4, 2023. The first episode of the season took place on Catalina Island.

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 31 | 1 | "Welcome to Catalina Island" | January 4, 2023 (2023-01-04) | TAN401 | 2.15 |
| Individual Challenge: Contestants had to inflate a dinghy and replace an old boot mooring system. The first two to finish won the ability to choose the teams, with the overall winner picking first. Winners: Sergio, Mister Team Challenge: Teams had to drive a pickup truck across Catalina Island, load supplies into the truck bed, and rebuild an outdoor shade structure. The first team to finish won the challenge. Winners: Savage Crew ||||||
| 32 | 2 | "Perfect Symphony" | January 4, 2023 (2023-01-04) | TAN402 | 2.15 |
| Team Challenge: Teams had to correctly make a concrete slab. The first team to finish won the challenge. Winners: Dirty Hands Individual Challenge: Contestants had to build a section of retaining wall. The first contestant to finish won $2,000. The last two contestants to finish faced potential elimination in the Overtime challenge. Winner: Jake Bottom Two: Ellery, Synethia Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to forge a helmet hook. The first contestant to finish was safe and the other was eliminated from the individual competition. Eliminated: Synethia ||||||
| 33 | 3 | "I Look Like Curious George" | January 11, 2023 (2023-01-11) | TAN403 | 1.91 |
| Team Challenge: Teams had to search Devil Mountain Nursery for 40 trees listed on a work order and load them onto a flatbed truck. The first team to finish won the challenge. Winners: Savage Crew Individual Challenge: Contestants had to build a planter box and replant a magnolia tree. The first contestant to finish won $3,000. The last two contestants to finish faced potential elimination in the Overtime challenge. Winner: Jorge Bottom Two: Mister, Renèe Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to identify and repot 24 plants. The first contestant to finish was safe and the other was eliminated from the individual competition. Eliminated: Renèe ||||||
| 34 | 4 | "That's a Safety Hazard" | January 18, 2023 (2023-01-18) | TAN404 | 1.82 |
| Team Challenge: Teams had to complete specified maintenance on four vehicles, which included changing oil, rotating tires, replacing brake pads and the battery, installing nerf bars and shock absorbers, and replacing a car horn fuse. The first team to finish won the challenge. Winners: Dirty Hands Individual Challenge: Contestants had to reassemble a V8 engine. The first contestant to finish won $4,000. The last two contestants to finish faced potential elimination in the Overtime challenge. Winner: Larron Bottom Two: Aly, Ilima Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to plug the holes on two pickup truck tires. The first contestant to finish was safe and the other was eliminated from the individual competition. Eliminated: Aly ||||||
| 35 | 5 | "Crush It!" | January 25, 2023 (2023-01-25) | TAN405 | 2.15 |
| Team Challenge: Teams had to pull a 16,000-pound fishing net onto a squid boat and properly lay it. Teams then had to load fishing net components onto a trailer. The first team to finish won the challenge. Winners: Dirty Hands Individual Challenge: Contestants had to crush three times their body weight in ice. The first contestant to finish won $5,000. The last two contestants to finish faced potential elimination in the Overtime challenge. Winner: Jorge Bottom Two: Jake, Sergio Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to assemble 25 boxes and pack 40 pounds of squid in each box. The first contestant to finish was safe and the other was eliminated from the individual competition. Eliminated: Sergio ||||||
| 36 | 6 | "Rise and Grind" | February 1, 2023 (2023-02-01) | TAN406 | 1.89 |
| Team Challenge: Teams had to cut out seven panels on two shipping containers using grinders. The first team to finish won the challenge. Winners: Savage Crew Individual Challenge: Contestants were paired up into teams of two and tasked with shrink-wrapping a container house. The first pair of contestants to finish won $6,000. As the winner of the last individual challenge, Jorge earned the power to assign each of the teams. The pairs selected for the challenge were Jorge & Beth, Ellery & Mister, Larron & Laura, and Jake & Ilima. The last pair of contestants to finish faced potential elimination in the Overtime challenge. Winners: Jake, Ilima Bottom Two: Jorge, Beth Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to install 29 feet of copper piping so that water could flow and fill a glass of water, which had to be delivered to Phil Keoghan. The first contestant to finish was safe and the other was eliminated from the individual competition. Eliminated: Beth ||||||
| 37 | 7 | "Skills to Pay the Bills" | February 8, 2023 (2023-02-08) | TAN407 | 1.93 |
| Team Challenge: Teams had to assemble two levels of scaffolding and then hang their team banner. The first team to finish won the challenge. Winners: Savage Crew Individual Challenge: Contestants had to assemble a Perry Scaffold and install 72 ceiling tiles. The first contestant to finish won $7,000. The last two contestants to finish faced potential elimination in the Overtime challenge. Winner: Jorge Bottom Two: Larron, Laura Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to hammer in the rungs of a 30-foot ladder, climb to the top, and ring a bell. The first contestant to finish was safe and the other was eliminated from the individual competition. Eliminated: Laura ||||||
| 38 | 8 | "Pressure Is On" | February 15, 2023 (2023-02-15) | TAN408 | 1.80 |
| Team Challenge: Teams had to remove litter from an alleyway, load the litter into the correct vehicles, and then hose down the alleyway. The first team to finish won the challenge. Winners: Savage Crew Individual Challenge: In pairs of two, contestants had to fix a water main leak using a full circle clamp and then use a Mueller device to tap the water main. The first pair of contestants to finish won $8,000. The contestants were able to pick their partners themselves, with the pairs being Ilima & Mister, Jake & Larron, and Jorge & Ellery. The last pair of contestants to finish faced potential elimination in the Overtime challenge. Winner: Jake, Larron Bottom Two: Ilima, Mister Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to find and recover five items from a sewer: a key, a cellphone, glasses, a hammer, and a toy alligator (as a reference to the sewer alligator urban legend). The first contestant to finish was safe and the other was eliminated from the individual competition. Eliminated: Ilima ||||||
| 39 | 9 | "This Is Not a Sprint, It's a Marathon" | February 22, 2023 (2023-02-22) | TAN409 | 2.09 |
| Team Challenge: Teams had to complete a series of drills inspired by the trades, with the winner getting a stake, with the fourth one worth two. The team with five stakes wins the team challenge. Everyone had to go at least once before they go again. Winners: Dirty Hands Individual Challenge: Contestants had to drive a scissor lift and install HVAC ducting. The first contestant to finish won $9,000. The last two contestants faced potential elimination in the Overtime challenge. Winner: Mister Bottom Two: Jake, Ellery Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to curve aluminum poles and build a table. The first contestant to finish was safe and the other was eliminated from the individual competition. Eliminated: Ellery ||||||
| 40 | 10 | "Keep Battling 'til the End" | February 22, 2023 (2023-02-22) | TAN410 | 2.09 |
| Individual Challenge: Contestants have to use an excavator to pick a steel ball and place them on a vertical pipe, get out of their excavator, run to a pile of concrete bags, load 10 bags on a pallet, they go back and forth, with the second one being 15 bags, and the last being 20 bags. Winners of the two heats move on to the final challenge. Losers will be sent to elimination. The contestant with the fastest time won $10,000. The pairs were Mister versus Larron, and Jake versus Jorge. Winner: Mister Bottom Two: Jorge, Larron Overtime Challenge: Contestants used to a jackhammer to extract three stakes from concrete. The first contestant to finish was safe and the other was eliminated from the individual competition. Eliminated: Larron Final Challenge: Contestants ran an obstacle course based on their journey on Tough as Nails. Winner: Jorge As the winner of the final challenge, Jorge became the Tough as Nails Champion, winning the $200,000 individual prize and a Ford Super Duty truck. ||||||