Road Rules: Down Under
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This was the sixth season of Road Rules
. It took place exclusively in the continent of Oceania. This season is often noted as Road Rules: Australia.
Road Rules
Road Rules was an MTV reality show that debuted on July 19, 1995. The series, which was MTV's second reality show after The Real World followed six strangers between the ages of 18 and 24 after stripping them of their money and putting them on an RV traveling from location to location only guided...
. It took place exclusively in the continent of Oceania. This season is often noted as Road Rules: Australia.
Cast
| Name | Seasons on the Challenge | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kefla Hare | 23 | Alabama | Challenge (Won) |
| Susie Meister | 18 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Extreme Challenge, The Gauntlet 2 Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet 2 The Gauntlet II is the 11th season of Real World/Road Rules Challenge and the sequel to The Gauntlet. The Gauntlet II aired in late 2005 and into 2006 with 32 contestants and took place in Trinidad and Tobago. The teams were designated Veterans and Rookies, based on the number of prior Challenge... (Won), The Inferno 3, The Ruins Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins Real World Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins is the eighteenth season of the MTV reality television game show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, and follows The Duel 2. The Ruins took place in Phuket, Thailand, with former cast members from MTV's The Real World and Road Rules competing along with... (Won) |
| Shayne McBride | 22 | Alberta, Canada | None |
| Christina Pazsitzky | 21 | Los Angeles, California | Battle of the Sexes |
| Chadwick Pelletier | 24 | Steamboat, Colorado | Battle of the Seasons |
| Piggy Thomas | 24 | Northern England | Challenge 2000 (Won), Battle of the Seasons |
- Bold indicates the contestant was a finalist on the Challenge, but lost in the Final Race.
- : At time of filming.
Memorable moments
- After developing a huge crush on Chadwick, Piggy makes a fool of herself and begins a love/hate relationship with him.
- The cast have to get their Australian drivers license to drive the RV. While Christina and Susie opt not to take the test because they can't drive stickManual transmissionA manual transmission, also known as a manual gearbox or standard transmission is a type of transmission used in motor vehicle applications...
, Piggy is the only cast member to fail the test, which causes her to break down. - The cast is visited by Season 2's Christian and Timmy. Susie, a longtime fan of the show, is enamored with Timmy.
- Kefla has trouble in a firefighting mission because he got burned when he was little.
- The cast has to handle dangerous snakes, which causes most of them to freak out.
- The cast visits a crocodile farm as one of their missions. They have to wrangle several crocodiles and check their gender status.
- One of the major themes of the season was the downward spiral of Susie, an 18-year-old high school graduate, who proclaimed to be innocent, naive, and young. By the series end, Christina and Piggy teased her for several delinquent acts that she committed including dropping the f-bombFuck"Fuck" is an English word that is generally considered obscene which, in its most literal meaning, refers to the act of sexual intercourse. By extension it may be used to negatively characterize anything that can be dismissed, disdained, defiled, or destroyed."Fuck" can be used as a verb, adverb,...
, stealing shoes from a bowling alley, and watching pornPORNPorn is a common short form for pornography. It may also refer to:* Progressive outer retinal necrosis, a disease of the retina* PORN, a French industrial rock band...
in a hotel room. - After seeing that Chadwick is good at everything, Piggy sarcastically asks him to do a back-flip. To her astonishment, he does one.
Trivia
- Susie and Timmy were engaged for a short while. The two are both from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and both worked the comedy circuit for a short while. The two broke off their engagement and even though they both appeared on The Gauntlet II and The Inferno IIIReal World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno IIIThe Inferno 3 is the fourteenth season of the MTV reality television game show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, and the third of the Inferno series. Filming took place in Cape Town, South Africa, with cast members from The Real World, Road Rules and the Fresh Meat challenge competing...
together, the only mention that was ever made of their engagement on the show was in the Gauntlet II Pre-show when Katie Doyle mentioned it. - Shayne is a Canadian citizen and lived in Canada for the majority of his life. Although he was a fan favorite and stated that he would potentially be interested in doing Challenges, he's never been asked to do one.
- Christina was later seen auditioning for season six of the NBC show, "Last Comic Standing," in summer 2008. She auditioned in Tempe, AZ, but did not get a ticket to the semi-finals. She appeared again on the show's 2010 audition in Los Angeles, but once again did not advance to the semi-finals. Currently, Christina is a writer and round table panelist for E! entertainment's late night talk show, Chelsea LatelyChelsea LatelyChelsea Lately is an American late night comedy talk show hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler on E!. The show debuted on July 16, 2007, and is produced by Handler's production company, Borderline Amazing Productions...
.