Inferno 2

***Inferno 2, also known as Inferno 2: Brains vs. Brawn vs. Beauty,*** is the 9th season of *The Challenge*. It premiered on August 28th, 2016 and concluded with the reunion special on December 25th, 2016.

## Description

This season, thirty competitors will head to the mysterious city of Prague in the Czech Republic to compete in The Challenge: Inferno 2, where players will discover an exciting new game, filled with twists and surprises. For the second time ever, there will be three teams, divided into their respective groups based on their game play on previous seasons of the challenge or their previous show, they will be divided by, brains, the players who are good in puzzles and strategic players, brawn, players who rely on their strength and beauty, players who use their looks to their advantage and those social gifted. These three teams that will battle each other in eighteen extreme challenges, leading up to a massive and grueling finale. With over $500,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs, the Challengers will need to stay true to the name of the game and get dirty to secure their share of the prize!

## Format

Each team will compete in numerous challenges followed by elimination rounds known as "The Inferno", which will alternate between gender. The winning team will be safe from The Inferno while the losing team will deliberate in front of the winning team on who form of the opposite team they would like to see go against whoever the losing team picks. Players will enter a shadowy dungeon to cast a secret vote. Once the votes have been cast, the man or woman on each team with the most votes against them will be sentenced to "The Inferno." The winner stays in the game, while the loser is eliminated. The winner will be granted the choice to switch teams.

**Cash Prize:**

* **First Place:** $750,000
* **Second Place:** $400,000
* **Thrid Place:** $40,000

## Game Summary

### Elimination chart

**Notes:**

* Mikala won the "Rag Doll" Inferno by default, after an Nicole injured her shoulder and hand midway through the Inferno.
* Ricky was rushed to the hospital after she suffered a concussion at the "Deep Lagoon" challenge in Episode 8. Prior to the "Back Up Off Me" Inferno, Chris McClain delivered the news that Ricky was medically prohibited from competing, and she was subsequently removed from the competition.
* TJ was removed from the "Czech Point" final mission, after he fell severely ill midway through the final race and passed out leaving Mikala to finish the final by herself. He earned a share of the $40,000 that the Brains Team earned for getting Thrid Place, with each Brains team player earning $20,000 with his individual bank account.

### The Inferno Progress

Competition
     The contestant's team won the competition.
     The contestant's team did not win the final challenge.
     The contestant's team won the challenge and was safe from the Inferno.
     The contestant's team lost the challenge, but the contestant was not chosen for the Gulag.
     The contestant received votes, but did not have to compete in The Inferno.
     The contestant won the Inferno.
     The contestant won the Inferno by default
     The contestant lost the Inferno and was eliminated.
     The contestant was disqualified in the Gulag and was eliminated.
     The contestant withdrew from the competition prior to the Inferno.
     The contestant was removed from the competition due to illness/injury.

### Partners

**Notes:**

* If a player a has a \* by their name they had to complete the challenge twice since their was uneven number of players
* London and Cameron didn't compete in the "Screw You" Challenge due to there being a uneven number of players on their team.
* Tessa and Morgan didn't compete in the "Gimme a Hand" Challenge due to there being a uneven number of players on their team.