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Duel or Die
June 10
When we last left you,
Aneesa and Tori were in their duel playing "The Elevator". Both Tori and
Aneesa gave it their all, but in the end, the latters wins. And Tori is
going back home leaving Brad to compete against MJ in the duel.
Guys' Duel Game: Duel Pole Dancing
A giant pole is situated in the center of the duel playing area with
foot and arm holds to grab onto. The first of the two players involved
to climb to the top and rings the bell wins.
MJ tried his best to get Brad off the pole, but his efforts were futile
as Brad reaches the top of the pole to win. MJ is going back home to be
a father and a husband. MJ will be enjoying his life indeed.
As the remaining eight players leave the duel, theyre are told by TJ
that he'll see them soon. Aneesa remembers that he doesn't say "see ya
soon".
Back at homebase, the players have no idea what's going on, all they
know is that they're in the final eight and would like to take a breath
and prepare for whatever is next. Then TJ walks in and gathers them
together to tell them there in the final eight. This news causes Diem to
react like a total dork cheerleader. However, TJ did mention that the
final challenge will have six players. So they're going to have another
duel, and the good news turns out to be bad.
TJ asks Aneesa to select a duel game by picking one of five cards, she
chooses "Push Over" for the girls. Then TJ asks Brad to pick a card and
he picks "Back Off" for the guys. The players have one hour to
deliberate and decide on one guy and one girl going into the duel. Those
chosen will then pick their opponent of the same sex to see who stays
and who goes home, no one is exempt. After the hour has passed, Diem for
the girls and Landon for the guys are the first two players up for
possible elimination.
It's now time for the final duel where Landon chooses to take on Brad
and Diem to take on Brittini. Landon and Brad play "Back Off", and after
an very intense battle, Brad is guaranteed to get paid. And as for
Landon, he's the last guy to be eliminated as his time in New Zealand is
up.
Diem and Brittini then play "Push Over", but with a new element in
place...the rain, which will make the platform slick. In the end
Brittini pushes Diem off of the road to riches, earning her a spot in
the final mission.
We're now down to the final six: Aneesa, Brad, Brittini, Evan, Mark, and
Rachel. They all get warmed up and packed their bags for the moment
they've all been waiting for...the final challenge of the season.
The Final Challenge: All the Duels In One
This is an endurance race through a strenuous course across Queenstown
Hill. There are five different checkpoints in which each one is a
mini-challenge in itself. Each of those mini-challenges are reminiscent
of the five different games played in the duel. Like in some of the
challenges, at times the players will need a partner in order to
complete some of the checkpoints. They must complete all five
checkpoints in order to make it to the finish.
Their final challenge begins on a jet boat, but the race does not start
until that boat stops. The players first walk across a river using the
tethered horizontal rope. They all get to the Spot On Station where they
have to use their pieces to complete their puzzle.
The players then run to the Duel Pole Dancing Station where there are
chains attached to the top of their individual poles, which are also
connected to a bicycle. They must climb the pole to unhook the chains,
release their bicycles, and follow the course to their next checkpoint.
And at this point, their bicycles must be with them at all times. Evan
must tired or something, because he thought the rules stated to carry
the bike up with him to the top.
Brad gets to the next checkpoint, the Back Off Station, first. Over
there, each player must chain themselves and a partner to a 45-pound
iron ring that they'll be chucking around with. Brad is partnered up
with Rachel since she's the first girl up there. Evan then gets paired
up with Brittini, who gets yelled and cussed at by him. And Mark
automatically gets teamed up with Aneesa in which the course isn't
necessary doing her any favors.
Brad and Rachel are the first to reach the Push Over Station. The
guy-girl pairs now must push their sleds across the designated line.
They may remove the dirt to make their sled lighter. Once they are
successful, they must retrieve their key from their chest below and free
themselves from the metal ring.
All of the pairs complete this task first and they now split up to
follow the course to the final checkpoint. Each of the players have to
pull themselves up on their elevators using the chains. When a player
reaches the top, they must grab the Maori carving and go back to ground
level.
Rachel reaches the finish line before Evan does, and they each win the
top prize of $100,000. Brad finishes next before Brittini does, netting
them $35,000 each. And Mark and Aneesa finish last together giving them
$15,000 each.
And with $300,000 in cash given away, we've reached the end of this
season of The Real World/Road Rules Challenge in New Zealand.
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