# Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II

Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II is the 10th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge (at the time known as Real World/Road Rules 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.
On December 15, 2020, the season was made available to stream on Netflix in the United States.

## Format

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.

## Contestants

Bad Asses team :
| Bad Asses team PlayerOriginal seasonFinish Abram Boise Road Rules: South Pacific Runner-up Chris "CT" Tamburello The Real World: Paris Runner-up Derrick Kosinski Road Rules: X-Treme Runner-up Rachel Robinson Road Rules: Campus Crawl Runner-up Tina Barta Road Rules: South Pacific Runner-up Tonya Cooley The Real World: Chicago Runner-up Veronica Portillo Road Rules: Semester at Sea Runner-up Dan Renzi The Real World: Miami Episode 14 Karamo Brown The Real World: Philadelphia Episode 6 Beth Stolarczyk The Real World: Los Angeles Episode 5 | Good Guys team PlayerOriginal seasonFinish Darrell Taylor Road Rules: Campus Crawl Winner Jamie Chung The Real World: San Diego Winner Landon Lueck The Real World: Philadelphia Winner Mike Mizanin The Real World: Back to New York Winner Shavonda Billingslea The Real World: Philadelphia Episode 15 Julie Stoffer The Real World: New Orleans Episode 12 Brad Fiorenza The Real World: San Diego Episode 10 Jodi Weatherton Road Rules: X-Treme Episode 8 Robin Hibbard The Real World: San Diego Episode 4 Jon Brennan The Real World: Los Angeles Episode 2 |

## Gameplay
### Inferno games

* Hang Tough: Contestants had to hang on monkey bars and try and knock their opponent off. The last player standing wins the Inferno.
** Played by: Dan vs. Jon
* Shack Attack: Each player will be shackled by the waist to a wall and must run across the field to retrieve a key that will unlock their harness. The first player to unlock their harness wins the Inferno.
** Played by: Tina vs. Robin
* Knock Your Block Off: Each contestant will wear a helmet with a block fastened on top. The object of the game is to try and knock the block off their opponent's head using a pugil stick. Whoever knocks their opponents block off wins the Inferno.
** Played by: Landon vs. Karamo
* That's A Wrap: The objective is to mummify yourself using a long spool of cloth. The first person to completely finish their spool and run across the field to their team flag wins the Inferno.
** Played by: Veronica vs. Jodi
* Balls In: Each player will be given five chances to get as many balls inside a basket. If a player steps out of the ring the basket is surrounded by, their ball is considered "dead." The player who has more baskets than their opponent wins the Inferno.
** Played by: Abram vs. Brad
* Patch Work: Each player will be harnessed to a bungee while wearing a gymsuit with 27 patches. The object is to rip off all the patches from the opposing player and place as many patches as they can in their basket. The player with the most patches in their basket wins the Inferno.
** Played by: Tonya vs. Julie
* Pegged: Each player must climb to the top of a wall using two pegs. The player who can get to the top of the wall and rip their flag off wins the Inferno.
** Played by: Landon vs. Dan
* Spinner: Each player will be strapped to a giant wheel and will be spun at different speeds. The player that holds on to their team flag the longest wins the Inferno.
** Played by: Tonya vs. Shavonda

## Game summary

| Episode | Episode | Gender | Winners | Life Shield | Life Shield | Inferno selections | Inferno selections | Inferno game | Inferno game | Inferno outcome | Inferno outcome | Inferno outcome | Inferno outcome |
| # | Challenge | Gender | Winners | Good Guys | Bad Asses | Good Guys | Bad Asses | Inferno game | Inferno game | Winner | Winner | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| 1 | Surf Torture | Male | Bad Asses | | | Mike | Dan | | | | | | |
| 2 | Juice It Up | Male | Bad Asses | Mike | CT | Jon | | Hang Tough | Hang Tough | | Dan | | Jon |
| 3 | X Marks the Spot | Female | Bad Asses | | | Robin | Tina | | | | | | |
| 4 | Run For Your Money | Female | Good Guys | Mike | Derrick | | | Shack Attack | Shack Attack | | Tina | | Robin |
| 5 | Shirt Off My Back | Male | Good Guys | | | Mike | Karamo | | | | | | |
| 6 | Dodge Yer Balls | Male | Bad Asses | Landon | CT | Landon | | Knock Your Block Off | Knock Your Block Off | | Landon | | Karamo |
| 7 | Fill In The Gaps | Female | Bad Asses | | | Jodi | Veronica | | | | | | |
| 8 | Zip Up | Female | Good Guys | Landon | CT | | | That's A Wrap | That's A Wrap | | Veronica | | Jodi |
| 9 | Never Ending Climb | Male | Good Guys | | | Mike | Abram | | | | | | |
| 10 | What A Drag | Male | Bad Asses | Mike | CT | Brad | | Balls In | Balls In | | Abram | | Brad |
| 11 | Riddle Me This | Female | Good Guys | | | Julie | Tonya | | | | | | |
| 12 | Time To Ride | Female | Bad Asses | Landon | Derrick | | | Patchwork | Patchwork | | Tonya | | Julie |
| 13 | If Memory Serves | Male | Good Guys | | | Landon | Dan | | | | | | |
| 14 | Crab Grab | Male | Good Guys | Darrell | CT | | | Pegged | Pegged | | Landon | | Dan |
| 15 | Heart Rate Bungee | Female | Good Guys | | | Shavonda | Tonya | | | | | | |
| 15 | Heart Rate Bungee | Female | Good Guys | Landon | CT | | | Spinner | Spinner | | Tonya | | Shavonda |
| 16 | Montezuma's Revenge | — | Good Guys | | | | | | | | | | |
    The contestant was saved by another contestant with a Life Saver
    The contestant won the Life Saver and saved themselves
    The contestant won the Life Saver and put themselves in the Inferno
    The contestant was placed in the Inferno by the Life Saver winner

### Inferno progress

| Contestants | Contestants | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode |
| Contestants | Contestants | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Finale |
| | Darrell | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WON | SAFE | WINNER |
| | Jamie | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER |
| | Landon | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | VOL | SAFE | WON | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WON | NOM | ELIM | WON | WINNER |
| | Mike | NOM | WIN | SAFE | WON | NOM | SAVE | SAFE | SAFE | NOM | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER |
| | Abram | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | NOM | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOSER |
| | CT | SAFE | WON | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WON | SAFE | WON | SAFE | WON | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WON | WON | LOSER |
| | Derrick | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WON | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WON | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOSER |
| | Rachel | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOSER |
| | Tina | SAFE | SAFE | NOM | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOSER |
| | Tonya | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | NOM | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | LOSER |
| | Veronica | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | NOM | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOSER |
| | Shavonda | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |
| | Dan | NOM | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | NOM | OUT | | |
| | Julie | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | NOM | OUT | | | | |
| | Brad | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | | | | | | |
| | Jodi | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | NOM | OUT | | | | | | | | |
| | Karamo | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | NOM | OUT | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beth | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | QUIT | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robin | SAFE | SAFE | NOM | OUT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jon | SAFE | OUT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Teams

    The contestant is on the Bad Asses team
    The contestant is on the Good Guys team

#### Competition

    The contestant won the final challenge
    The contestant lost the final challenge
    The contestant won the Life Saver and saved themselves
    The contestant won the Life Saver but did not use it
    The contestant was safe from the Inferno
    The contestant was selected to go into the Inferno
    The contestant was saved by the Life Saver winner
    The contestant was selected to go into the Inferno and won
    The contestant won the Life Saver, went into the Inferno and won
    The contestant lost the Inferno and was eliminated
    The contestant withdrew from the competition

## Teams

Surf Torture (Ep. 1) :
| Brad & Robin | Abram & Derrick |
| Darrell & Jodi | Beth & Tonya |
| Jamie & Julie | CT & Rachel |
| Jon & Shavonda | Dan & Karamo |
| Landon & Mike | Tina & Veronica |
X Marks the Spot (Ep. 3) :
| Julie & Robin | Dan & Tonya |
| Jamie & Landon | Beth & CT |
| Brad & Shavonda | Karamo & Tina |
| Darrell & Mike | Abram & Rachel |
Dodge Yer Balls (Ep. 6) :
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| Jamie | Abram | Brad | Dan | Brad | Abram |
| Jodi | CT | Darrell | Karamo | Darrell | CT |
| Julie | Derrick | Landon | Tonya | Landon | Derrick |
| Shavonda | Rachel | Mike | Veronica | Mike | Rachel |
| | Tina | | | | Tina |
Fill In the Gaps (Ep. 7) :
| Heat 1 | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Heat 2 |
| Darrell | Abram | Brad | CT |
| Julie | Dan | Jamie | Derrick |
| Landon | Rachel | Jodi | Tonya |
| Shavonda | Tina | Mike | Veronica |
Heart Rate Bungee (Ep. 15) :
| Darrell & Landon | Abram & Rachel |
| Mike & Shavonda | Derrick & Tina |
| Jamie & Landon | Abram & Veronica |
| | CT & Tonya |

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 123 | 1 | "Surf Torture" | March 7, 2005 (2005-03-07) |
| 124 | 2 | "Juice It Up" | March 14, 2005 (2005-03-14) |
| 125 | 3 | "X Marks the Spot" | March 21, 2005 (2005-03-21) |
| 126 | 4 | "Run for Your Money" | March 28, 2005 (2005-03-28) |
| 127 | 5 | "Shirt Off My Back" | April 11, 2005 (2005-04-11) |
| 128 | 6 | "Dodge Yer Balls" | April 11, 2005 (2005-04-11) |
| 129 | 7 | "Fill In the Gaps" | April 18, 2005 (2005-04-18) |
| 130 | 8 | "Zip Up" | April 25, 2005 (2005-04-25) |
| 131 | 9 | "Never Ending Climb" | May 2, 2005 (2005-05-02) |
| 132 | 10 | "What a Drag" | May 9, 2005 (2005-05-09) |
| 133 | 11 | "Riddle Me This" | May 16, 2005 (2005-05-16) |
| 134 | 12 | "Time to Ride" | May 23, 2005 (2005-05-23) |
| 135 | 13 | "If Memory Serves" | May 30, 2005 (2005-05-30) |
| 136 | 14 | "Crab Grab" | June 6, 2005 (2005-06-06) |
| 137 | 15 | "Heart Rate Bungee" | June 13, 2005 (2005-06-13) |
| 138 | 16 | "Montezuma's Revenge" | June 20, 2005 (2005-06-20) |

### Reunion special

Instead of a reunion special, a wrap-up special To Hell & Back: Hot Gossip from the Inferno 2 aired on June 27, 2005.