8.3/1013 votes#1 - Howdy Telluride
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2003
Real World / Road Rules: The Gauntlet has begun!!! Shots of Telluride Colorado's scenery is shown as we see two planes fly into a small local airport.
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8.2/1013 votes#2 - Snake Soup
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2003
Mission: ""Snake Soup""- Tread as long as you can in 48 degree water full of snakes. Mission Winner: Elka for the Real World Team Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: David (RW 9) Road Rules: Sarah (RR 11) Gauntlet Mission: ""Dead Mans Drop""- Hang upside down aslong as you can 10 feet above a pool of water.
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9.0/1012 votes#3 - Masquerade
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2003
Mission: ""Masquerade""- Rearrange a puzzle of ""Happy and Sad"" Masquerade masks to create a different puzzle. Mission Winner: Road Rules Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: Montana (RW6) Road Rules: Katie (RR10) Gauntlet Mission: ""Ride 'em Cowboy""- Stay on a mechanical bull the longest.
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8.8/1012 votes#4 - Mud Bath
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2003
Mission: ""Mudbath""- A ""Musical Chair"" type competition involving a declining number of balls in a mud pit. Mission Winner: Road Rules Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: Tonya (RW11) Road Rules: Steve (RR10) Gauntlet Mission: ""Perfect Fit""- Must collect all pieces of a puzzle out of 'The Gauntlet' pool and complete the puzzle.
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9.0/1012 votes#5 - I Scream
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2003
Mission: ""I Scream""- To eat a huge bowl full of Ice Cream completly clean with their hands tied behind their back. Mission Winner: Road Rules Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: Rachel (RW10) Road Rules: Katie (RR10) Gauntlet Mission: ""Hang Man""- To hang 10 feet over a pool the longest.
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8.7/1012 votes#6 - Holey Canoe
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/2003
Mission: ""Holey Canoe""- Both teams race by paddling down and back up a river in canoes that have holes in the bottom. Mission Winner: Road Rules Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: Coral (RW 10) Road Rules: Tina (RR 12) Gauntlet Mission: ""Dead Man's Drop""- Hang upside down aslong as you can 10 feet above a pool of water.
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8.8/1012 votes#7 - Heavyweight Hustle
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2003
Mission: ""Heavyweight Hustle""- To traverse a uphill Obstacle Course in heavy Sumo-type costumes. Mission Winner: Real World Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: Matt (RW10) Road Rules: Sarah (RR11) Gauntlet Mission: ""Dead Man's Drop""- Hang upside down aslong as you can 10 feet above a pool of water.
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8.8/1012 votes#8 - Sink My Ship
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2003
Mission: ""Sink Your Ship""- Try to sink the other teams boats by pulling the plug.
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8.9/1012 votes#9 - Red Barron
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/2003
Mission: ""Red Barron""- To aim and shoot the opposite team's plane first. Mission Winner: Road Rules Freshlook Eyesaver Winner- Real World: Nathan (RW7) Road Rules: Adam (RR10) Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: Trishelle(RW12) Road Rules: Steve (RR10) Gauntlet Mission: ""Perfect Fit""- Must collect all pieces of a puzzle out of 'The Gauntlet' pool and complete the puzzle.
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9.0/1012 votes#10 - Inferno
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/2003
Mission: ""Inferno""- To climb a spinning ladder to rescue a cat from flames the fastest while being sprayed by a fire hose. Mission Winner: Real World Freshlook Eyesaver Winner- Real World: Alton (RW12) Road Rules: Theo (RR9) Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: Trishelle(RW12) Road Rules: Sarah (RR11) Gauntlet Mission: ""Perfect Fit""- Must collect all pieces of a puzzle out of 'The Gauntlet' pool and complete the puzzle.
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8.8/1012 votes#11 - Rolling on the River
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 12/1/2003
Mission: ""Log Roll""- To stay on a spinning foam log the longest. Mission Winner: Road Rules Freshlook Eyesaver Winner- Real World: Mike (RW10) Road Rules: Roni (RR5) Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: Rachel (RW10) Road Rules: Sarah (RR11) Gauntlet Mission: ""Ride 'em Cowboy""- Stay on a mechanical bull the longest.
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8.8/1012 votes#12 - Turntable
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 12/8/2003
Mission: ""Turntable""- To last the longest on a spinning disk. Mission Winner: Road Rules Freshlook Eyesaver Winner- Real World: Theo (RW11) Road Rules: Veronica(RR8) Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: Alton (RW12) Road Rules: LT (RR9) Gauntlet Mission: ""Pole Climb""- To climb a pole in the middle of the Gauntlet pool the fastest.
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8.9/1012 votes#13 - All or Nothing
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 12/15/2003
Mission: ""All or Nothing""- To jump off a dock onto a rope hanging from a helicoptor and climb as fast as possible.
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8.8/1012 votes#14 - Vertical Sweep
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 12/29/2003
Mission: ""Vertical Sweep"" - To rapell a rock wall while collecting flags the fastest. Mission Winner: Real World Freshlook Eyesaver Winner- Real World: Alton (RW12) Road Rules: Adam (RR10) Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: Irulan (RW12) Road Rules: Sarah (RR11) Gauntlet Mission: ""Dead Man's Drop""- Hang upside down aslong as you can 10 feet above a pool of water.
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8.9/1014 votes#15 - Dukes of Saturn
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 1/5/2004
Mission: ""Dukes of Saturn""- To Climb out of one car, crawl across a ladder, and climb in another car thats hanging 100 feet above the ground. Mission Winner: Real World Freshlook Eyesaver Winner- Real World: Alton (RW12) Road Rules: Veronica(RR8) Score Board- Real World: $60,000 Road Rules: $80,000 To Be Continued...
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9.0/1012 votes#16 - Gold Rush Part 1
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 1/12/2004
Sent to the Gauntlet- Real World: Theo (RW11) Road Rules: Cara (RR12) Gauntlet Mission: ""Ride 'em Cowboy""- Stay on a mechanical bull the longest. Sent Home: Theo from Real World Chicago Final Mission: ""Gold Rush""- A 4-mile obstical course that includes uphill climb, 12-foot wall, net crawl, hole dig, tire crawl, boat retrieval, unlocking cars, and a final puzzle.
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8.5/1021 votes#17 - Gold Rush Part 2
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 1/19/2004
Handsome Reward: 2004 Saturn Ions Handsome Reward Winner: Road Rules Final Score Board- Real World: $60,000 Road Rules: $240,000 Earnings Per Player- Real World: $12,000 each Road Rules: $26,666 each
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NaN/100 votes#18 - Showdown at the Real World Road Rules Corral: A Guide to the Gautlet
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 9/22/2003
Host Johnny Moseley, and 'Battle of the Seasons' champ Coral introduce the twenty-eight new competitors who will be arriving in Telluride, Colorado for 'The Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet.'
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The Best Episodes of The Challenge Season 7
Every episode of The Challenge Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Challenge Season 7!
Each Challenge pits numerous cast members from past seasons of reality shows against each other, dividing them into two separate teams according to different criteria,...
Genre:Reality
Network:MTV
Season 7 Ratings Summary
"Howdy Telluride" is the best rated episode of "The Challenge" season 7. It scored 8.3/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/29/2003. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Snake Soup".