Fear Factor

Teams compete in five stunts for a $100,000 prize. Stunts include dropping from a helicopter onto a pile of boxes, being yanked through glass windows 13 stories high, driving a car into the trailer of a moving semi truck, and one person being covered with bees while their partner eats live bees.

Teams compete in five stunts for a $100,000 prize. Stunts include being yanked off a cliff by a helicopter, lying in a bathtub full of leeches before eating 10 of them, climbing a burning tower and being blown off the top by an explosion, and one person driving a car while their partner hangs upside-down from a crane above the car. Teams must also spin a wheel to determine whether they will have to shave their heads, get a tattoo, or be tear gassed.

This episode featured four ex-couples competing as teams.

Stunt #1 (Boat lean & grab)''Teams would have to cross 12-inch wide balance beams on top of a moving boat. The men would be on one balance beam holding a rope while the women would be across from them on another balance beam holding the other end of the rope. As they crossed the beams, the women would have to lean out and grab six flags along the way while the men supported them with the rope. The team to get the most flags the fastest before falling into the water would get to pick which team they wanted to eliminate.

Stunt #2 (Scorpion Helmet Spin)''Both team members would be strapped to a wheel with their heads inside Plexiglas boxes containing 75 emperor scorpions. When the wheel began to rotate, they would have to have to pick up scorpions off the ground and put the scorpions in their boxes. The team to collect the least number of scorpions in two minutes would be eliminated.

Stunt #3 (Freeway car swap)''Both team members would be in cars on the back of flatbed semi trucks as they barreled down a freeway. They would have to back their cars down the ramps of the flatbeds, plow through barricades and water barrels, negotiate through swerving traffic, and drive their car onto the bed of the opposite truck than they started on. The team to complete this stunt fastest would be the Ex Factor Fear Factor Champions.

Stunt#1 (Shoulder stand)''The sons would be walking sideways along a ledge over 100 feet in the air, stepping over obstacles along the way. Their mothers would be standing on their shoulders and collecting up to 7 flags from a Plexiglas wall. The team that collected the most flags before falling would get to choose which team would be eliminated.''''

Stunt #2 (Mother's Kitchen)''Teams would have to bob in hair-clogged sinks and remove the hair clogging the drains using their mouths. Once both partners found keys in the in the clumps of hair, they would use them to unlock a cabinet full of snapping African Tree Boas. They would both have to reach into the cabinet, unscrew a key, and use it to unlock a can containing 4 or 5 scorpions. They would then use can openers to open the cans, dump the scorpions into a bowl, and transfer them by mouth into another bowl. Once they had transferred all the scorpions, they would have to get a bottle of rotten milk out of a refrigerator, suck it up with straws, and spit it into a cylinder. Time would stop when they filled the cylinder to a designated point. The team to complete this stunt the fastest would win one year of mortgage paid by Ameriquest. No one would be eliminated in this stunt.''''

Stunt #3 (Car to semi)''Mothers would be driving a car while sons rode shotgun. They would have to drive the car under the trailer of a moving semi truck and secure it in place. Once the car was secured, they would have both have to climb through the sunroof into the trailer of the truck and grab a ring of flags. They would then have to open the back of the truck and scale the side, clipping their flags to rings. The team to post all their flags fastest would be the Mother/Son Fear Factor Champions.''''

Home Invasion Stunt (Blended worm & fish transfer)''Competing in this week's Home Invasion would be the Horton family of Ontario, California. Two family members would have to transfer blended night crawlers, super worms, and rotten fish heads from a bowl to a cylinder. They would have one minute. The cylinder was marked with two lines. If they filled it to the first line they would win a $2,500 Capital One credit card. If they filled it to the second line they would win a $5,000 Capital One credit card.moreless

Stunt #1 (Helicopter platform transfer)''Both team members would have to leap back and forth between two platforms hanging from helicopters, each person transferring up to 10 flags from one platform to the other and then jumping in the water below. The three teams get highest flag total would advance to the next round. The team with the least flags would be eliminated.''''

Stunt #2 (Fear Factor Barber Shop)''One team member would be seated in a barber chair and their partner would spin them. When the chair stopped, they would have to get whichever haircut their head was pointing to. The options were Mohawk, bald spot, patches, the taco, sideways Mohawk, and bald. Teams would advance to the finals if both members got their designated haircuts.''''

Stunt #3 (Exploding container)''As a crane lifted a large container to 200 feet in the air, both team members would have to climb rope ladders hanging from the container. Once they reached the container, they would both have to scale a narrow ledge on the side, collect two Allen wrenches, and climb another ladder to the top. Once on top, they would have to use the wrenches to unscrew hatches and climb down into the container. When they were both inside, they would have to touch two pieces of a livewire together in order to blow themselves out of the container and into the water below. The team to complete this stunt the fastest would be the Fear Factor Champions.''''

Home Invasion Stunt (Stink beetle transfer)''Competing in this week's Home Invasion would be the Kutz family of Memphis, Tennessee. Two family members would have to take turns using their mouths to transfer stink beetles from one bowl to another. If they could transfer all the stink beetles in one minute, they would win a $5,000 Capital One Credit Card.moreless

This episode was part 3 of 3 in a series featuring six couples staying at the Bates Motel from the movie Psycho and competing on the set where the movie was filmed for a grand prize of $250,000.''''

At the end of the last episode, the couples were unpleasantly surprised when thousands of Madagascar hissing cockroaches came crawling out of the holes in the walls. At the beginning of this episode, they were informed that whichever couple could collect the most roaches and keep them alive until morning would win a prize.''''

Stunt #1 (Eat the Camel Spider)''Both partners would be bound in straight jackets and have to work together to get free as fast as possible. But first, each person would be given the opportunity to eat two live Iraqi Camel Spiders, each worth 30 seconds off their time, giving each couple the chance to deduct up to two minutes off their time. The couple to take the longest escaping from the straight jackets would be eliminated.''''

Stunt #2 (Psycho House explosion)''Racing head-to-head, the women would be in an upstairs room of the Psycho House unscrewing caps from sticks of dynamite and tossing them out the window. Meanwhile, the men would be outside assembling detonators. The first man to get his detonator assembled would attach a wire to it and use it blow up the Psycho house and send the women hurtling through the air. The man who got the detonator assembled first would get an additional two sticks of dynamite. The couple who got the most sticks of dynamite out the window (including the two added ones for fastest time) would be Psycho Fear Factor Champions and win $250,000.''''

Home Invasion Stunt (Gulp and grab)''Competing in this Home Invasion would be the Scholtz family of Evansville, Indiana. One family member would have their head inside a tank full of dirt and earthworms. Buried in the in tank would be five keychains, each worth $1000. Five family members would be lined up. On go, the first person would have to down a shot of blended worms, nasty cheese, rotten milk, and retrieve a keychain from the tank. The next person in line would repeat the process until all five had gone. The number of keys they could retrieve in one minute would represent the amount of money they would win from Capital One.moreless

This episode was part 2 of 3 in a series featuring six couples staying at the Bates Motel from the movie Psycho and competing on the set where the movie was filmed for a grand prize of $250,000.''''

Stunt #3 (Psycho Shower Rescue)''The women would be handcuffed to the showerhead in one of the Bates Motel rooms as blood rained down on them. Outside, the men would have to unscrew an axe from the bottom of an ice chest filled with disgusting slop and use the axe to chop down the door to the room. They would then have to find a key which would be hidden in a vase, a potted plant, a lamp, or a nightstand. Once they had had the key, they would have to chop down the bathroom door and use the key to free their partner from the handcuffs. The couple to complete this stunt fastest would have two options: They could accept a pair of customized bikes from Metropolitan Choppers or be exempt from the next stunt. They would have to give the prize they didn't choose to another couple. No one would be eliminated in this stunt.''''

Stunt #4 (Street luge flag snag)''The men would be lying on a sled being pulled behind a hearse as a semi truck followed behind. The women would be on the back of the hearse and would have to turn a crank to unwind the cable attached to the sled, getting the men closer to the truck. The men would then have to reach up and grab a flag on a pole jutting from the front of the truck. Once they had the flag, the women would have to tow them back in, take the flag, climb over the hearse, and clip the flag to a flagpole on the hood. The couple with the slowest time would be eliminated.''''Back at the Bates Motel, the remaining couples would be receiving an unpleasant surprise''''

Home Invasion Stunt (Eat banana slugs)''Competing in this Home Invasion would be the Easton family of Queens, New York. Three family members would have one minute to eat four banana slugs between them. If they could do this in the time limit, they would win a $5,000 Capital One credit card.moreless

Stunt #1 (Buried alive)''This first stunt would take place in front of the infamous Psycho house. Going two couples at a time, the women would be locked in coffins with rats and super worms and be buried under two tons of dirt. The men would have to dig them out using shovels and open the coffins. Once free, the women would have to dig through a pile of dirt and worms to find a key. The three winning couples would automatically advance to the next round and get to vote on which one of the three losing couples would be eliminated.''''

Between stunts, the couples would be staying in the Bates Motel. When they checked in, it was not what they were expecting.''''

Stunt #2 (Snake Water Escape)''In the basement of the Psycho house, both members of each couple would be locked in one side of a divided water tank with 100 snakes. Taking turns, they would have to go under the water and use a knife to cut ropes blocking a hole in the wall between the two sides of the tank. Once enough ropes were cut, both people would have to swim through the hole and surface on the other side of the tank to stop the time. The two slowest couples would be up for elimination. The other three couples would get to vote on who was eliminated.''''

Home Invasion Stunt (Bobbing for squid)''Competing in week's Home Invasion would be the Scott family of Orlando, Florida. One family member would have to use their mouth to retrieve five squid from a tank of squid ink and place them in the hands of family members. If they could complete this stunt in one minute, they would win a Capital One credit card worth $5,000.moreless

Stunt #1 (Human cannonball)''As a truck drove along a pier with a crane hanging off the side, one team member would hang from the crane and drop into the water when they passed a buoy. They would have to retrieve two flares from the buoy, swim to a platform, and use the flares to light the fuse to giant cannon. Their partner would then be shot out of the cannon and into the water. Once in the water, their partner would swim to a boat, climb aboard, and clip a flag to a flagpole. The team to complete this stunt the fastest would get to choose which team would be eliminated.''''

Stunt #2 (Trash Can Scavenger Hunt)''Teams would have to dig through two dumpsters to find items including a toaster, a shoe, a gas can, a baseball glove, a hard hat, a tin can, a thermos, and a radio. Another of each item would be hidden among barrels filled with oil, mud, rotten fish parts, and lard. To retrieve the items from the barrels, they would have to unscrew them from the bottom and match them with the corresponding items from the dumpsters. The team to match four items fastest would win a four-day trip to Las Vegas and $20,000. No one would be eliminated in this stunt.''''

Stunt #3 (Pavement drag)''Both team members would be hanging on to handlebars attached to a helicopter and be dragged across pavement on their stomachs. Along the way, they would crash through three exploding walls and a wall of barrels before coming up to a finish line. They would have to let go as close to the finish line as possible. The team to get the least combined distance from the finish line would be Fear Factor Champions.''''

Home Invasion Stunt (Worm wine)''Competing in this week's Home Invasion segment would be the Whitman family of Dubuque, Iowa. One family member would have to grab worms from a bowl and put them in a meat grinder, another family member would have to grind the worms to make the slop spill into a glass, and a third family member would have to drink the slop. If they could do this, they would win a $5,000 Capital One credit card.''moreless

Stunt #1 (Hanging boat)''One partner would be driving a boat across a lake while the other partner would grab a hook hanging from a helicopter and attach it to the boat. The helicopter would then lift the boat out of the water and one person would have to climb onto a cargo net on the underside of the boat, release four flags, and drop into the water. The second partner would then have to do the same. The couple to get the most flags in the fastest time would get to choose which couple would be eliminated.''''

Stunt #2 (Crab Dump Escape)''Couples would be locked in a large tank filled with 45 degree water and large Dungeness crabs. As more cold water and crabs were pumped into the tank through two pipes, both team members would have to find which of four keys unlocked caps from the floor of the tank and use the caps to plug the pipes. Because of the dangers of hypothermia, there would be a ten-minute time limit for this stunt. The couple to complete this stunt the fastest would win a twelve-day trip for four to Belize. No one would be eliminated in this stunt.''''

Stunt #3 (Ice box)''Couples would be in opposite sides of a Plexiglas box, separated by a wall. As the box filled with 2,000 pounds of ice, one partner would have to collect pegs from their side of the box and transfer them to their partner through a hole in the wall. Their partner would then have to put the pegs in a box. After they had transferred all 52 pegs, they would have to pull a lever that would open the bottom of box and drop them into the water below. The bottom would automatically drop out after two minutes if contestants had not completed the stunt. The couple to transfer the most pegs the fastest would be Blind Date Fear Factor Champions and win $50,000.''''

Home Invasion Stunt (Bobbing for hagfish)''Competing in this episode's Home Invasion segment would be the Okolowitcz family of Providence, Rhode Island. Two family members would have to transfer five hagfish from a tank to a bucket using only their mouths. If they could transfer five hagfish in one minute, they would win a $5,000 Capital One credit card.moreless

Stunt #1 (Helicopter cargo net)''As a helicopter flew 400 feet above a lake at 90 miles per hour, the men would have to climb out onto a cargo net hanging off the back, collect four flags from the net, climb back up into the helicopter, and collect a final flag. The women would then have to do the same. The three teams to get the highest total of flags in the fastest time would receive a key for the armored car. The team to get the least flags would be eliminated.''''

Stunt #2 (Tunnel Escape)''While chained together, partners would have to make their way through a ventilation system. While crawling through the shafts, they would have to make their way through rats, spider webs with tarantulas, raw sewage, and complete darkness. At two points in the tunnel they would have to pull levers to extinguish fires blocking their paths. The two teams to complete this stunt fastest would earn their second keys and advance to the finals. The slowest team would be eliminated.''''

Stunt #3 (Underwater heist)''After receiving their third keys, teams would compete head-to-head removing $12,500 gold bricks and $100 gold coins from the submerged armored car. The men would have to open the door to the car so the women could use the keys to unlock lockers containing gold coins. The men would collect gold bars from the truck while the women collected gold coins. Only one member of each team could be in the car at a time. The team to collect the most money in ten minutes would get to keep that money, win the trip to Universal Studios Orlando, and be Heist Fear Factor Champions.''''

Home Invasion Stunt (Boa cage)''Competing in this episode's Home Invasion segment would be the Mosley family of Tempe, Arizona. Two family members would have to reach into a box of biting Amazon Tree Boas and unscrew nuts from screws on the bottom of the cage to free keys. Both family members would then have to use those keys to unlock a box containing a $2,500 Capital One credit card. They would have one minute to complete this stunt.moreless

Stunt #1 (Inverted fall and car flip)''One team member would be handcuffed and hung by their ankles 120 feet in the air while their partner waited in a car on the ground. The person hanging by their ankles would have to unlock the handcuffs and pull a rip cord. When the rip cord was pulled, the person would drop to the ground head-first and a pipe ramp would be lit on fire. When the ramp was lit, the person in the car would have to have to hit the ramp and flip the car into a wall of road-block barrels. The three teams to complete this stunt the fastest would advance to the next round. The slowest team would be eliminated.''''

Stunt #2 (Fear Factor cocktails)''Contestants would be playing poker Fear Factor style at the Excalibur. In order get cards, each player would have to drink cocktails made with disgusting food items. These included Spider Cider, consisting of Egyptian spiders, red worms, and super worms; The Cow's Blood Bloody Mary; The Scorpion Martini consisting of blended scorpions and topped with a large dead scorpion; The Fish-Eye Mai Tai consisting red snapper fish eyes and eggs; The Rattlesnake Shooter, a shot consisting of blended habanero peppers and rattlesnake liver; and The Banana Slug Daiquiri, consisting of blended and whole banana slugs. Each player who finished their Fear Factor cocktail within the time limit would win a card for their team. Once everyone had their cards, each team's cards would be combined with a community hand. The team that got the best five-card poker hand after combining their cards with the community cards would win $25,000 and a trip to Los Angeles to see the world premiere of The Amityville Horror. No one would be eliminated in this stunt.''''

Stunt #3 (Tightrope transfer)''Both team members would have to cross parallel cable tightropes stretching between two wings of the Mandalay Bay Hotel, forty stories above the Las Vegas strip. They would be holding on to hanging ropes for support. Clipped to each of these hanging ropes was a flag attached to a weighted ball. As the players crossed the cables, they would have to detach these flags and toss them to their partner. There were nine flags in all (four for one cable, five for the other cable). The team to transfer the most flags in the fastest time would be this season's Las Vegas Fear Factor champions and win $50,000. They would then have to bet half of their total winnings on a hand of blackjack.moreless

Stunt #3 (continued)''In the previous episode, the remaining three contestants had to eat African cave-dwelling spiders to earn up to 12 roulette chips. After everyone had placed their chips on the roulette table, Joe spun the roulette wheel to see who would win a new 2004 Mazda RX-8 sports car. The winner was revealed at the beginning of this episode''''

Stunt #4 (Slippery cab jump)''Contestants would have to crawl around on a taxi cab suspended over 100 feet in the air. They would have to remove two flags from the top, one from the hood, and one from the trunk. After removing the 4 flags, they would have to jump a gap to a second suspended taxi cab. They would then have to remove a flag from the hood and two flags from the top of that cab, collect a key from the trunk, climb into the window, insert the key into the ignition, and honk the horn. The whole time contestants were doing the stunt, water would be raining down on them. The two contestants to complete this stunt the fastest would advance to the next round. The others would be eliminated. ''''

Stunt #5 (Madagascar Hissing Cockroach Coffin)''Contestants would be handcuffed and locked in a Plexiglas coffin with over 15,000 Madagascar hissing cockroaches. They would first have find which of 5 keys unlocked the handcuffs, then use a set of 2 keys to unlock 2 padlocks and open the coffin. The contestant do to this fastest would win $50,000 and be this year's Las Vegas Fear Factor Champion. The slower contestant would be eliminated. ''''

Stunt #6 (Pool dunk)''The winner would be given a chance to win up to $50,000 in addition to what they had already won. They would be hung upside-down and dunked 6 times into the Mandalay Bay Hotel's swimming pool. While underwater, they would have to grab flags ranging in value from $1,000 to $10,000. After the dunking stopped, the total money they collected would be added to their $50,000. They would then have to bet half their total winnings on a hand of blackjack.moreless

Stunt #1 (Pole crawl)''Contestants had to "crawl" on a rounded pole from the roof of the Mandalay Bay hotel, pulling 6 flags off as they went, and hanging the final flag on a smaller pole two feet out. The two men and the two women to complete this stunt the fastest advanced to the next round. The others were eliminated.''''

Stunt #2 (Piranha tank)''Contestants had to swim in a tank with over 500 piranhas and bob for seven pig kidneys. The three contestants to complete this stunt the fastest advanced to the next round. The slowest person was eliminated.''''

Stunt #3 (Eat African Cave-dwelling Spiders)''No one was eliminated in this stunt, instead contestants were playing for for a prize. Contestants had to eat up to six African cave-dwelling spiders. Each spider eaten gave the contestant two chips (for a maximum of twelve chips). They would then bet their chips on a roulette board, and whoever won would receive a new 2004 Mazda RX-8.moreless