Inferno

***The Inferno*** is the 3rd season of the *The Challenge*. It premiered on July 10 and concluded on September 25, 2012. It is the first installment in the *Inferno* trilogy.

## Description

Get prepared for the most intense Inferno yet. We're now on the 3rd season and this is the first Inferno, so expect the unexpected as we take 20 competitors deep into the wilds of South Africa. We've split these familiar individuals into two teams. One team is built from loyalty and trust. The other team is formed on a basis of manipulation and lies. Despite the differences between them, both teams have a common goal: Win. But what will they win? Oh, the prize is a very nice chunk of change. With each individual Challenge worth $15,000 and the final Challenge carrying a $250,000 price tag, there's more than $400 large at stake here. And only those who survive to reach the end get the money in their team's bank account and a shot at winning the final mission. As always, in The Inferno will put to the test the courage, endurance and strength of each of these competitors. But most of all, it will challenge their will to survive and the depth of their desire to take home the cash. Place your bets ...

## Format

Over the course of the competition, the Bad Asses and the Good Guys will compete in Challenges as teams and individuals. After each team mission, each team must vote in someone from their team to go into The Inferno, alternating male and female selections week-by-week. Ah, but that won't necessarily seal their fate. Oh no. The chosen Bad Ass and Good Guy will be given an opportunity to save themselves from The Inferno. All they'll have to do is outperform their teammates during the next individual mission. If they do, they'll win the Life Shield. The Life Shield gives a competitor the option to chose someone else from their team to take their teammates place in the inferno and face off in The Inferno.

Prize money splits as follows

* **First place:** $250,000 each + prizes
* **Second place:** $100,000 each + prizes
* **Thrid place:** $20,000 each + prizes
* **Fourth place:** $10,000 each + prizes

### Twist

* **Good Guys vs Bad Asses**: the season would be the first ever in teams seperating in based on past performances

**Individual Bank Accounts:** Money will be up for grabs during each challenge and will be split evenly between the winners of that challenge. However once a player is eliminated, their individual bank account will be added to the persons bank account who eliminated them.

* **Life Shield**: the voted in have a chance to save themselves with the life shield where they can choose someone else to be put into the inferno
* **Pairs**: the cast would compete in female/male duos from episode 10 to the finale

## Game Summary

### Elimination chart

**NOTES**

* In episode 2, Tori was medically disqualified from the competition and was then replaced by Kendall the following episode
* In episode 10, the remaining contestants was split into Good Guy/Bad Ass duos
* Lily had injured her ankle during the Final Challenge, and was deemed unable to continue. Therefore, her and her partner Calvin were disqualified in the final but did receive money for completing the first stage.

### Inferno Progress

Competition
     The contestant won the final challenge.
     The contestant lost the final challenge
     The contestant won the daily challenge.
     The contestant won the Life Shield and saved themselves.
     The contestant won the Life Shield.
     The contestant was safe from the Inferno.
     The contestant was saved by the Life Shield winner.
     The contestant was selected to go into the Inferno and won.
     The contestant was put into the Inferno by the Life Shield winner and won.
     The contestant won the Life Shield, went into the Inferno and won.
     The contestant lost in the Inferno and was eliminated.
     The contestant was put into the Inferno by the Life Shield and lost.
     The contestant was disqualified from the competition because of a injury.
### Bank progress

Every player is given their own individual bank account and may earn money by winning challenges. However once a player is eliminated, their individual bank account will be added to the persons bank account who eliminated them.

**Total added for Winner:** $250,000 each
**Total added for Second Place:** $100,000 each
**Total added for Thrid Place:** $40,000 each
**Total added for Fourth Place:** $10,000 each