9.0/1010 votesLoading...#1 - Last Man Standing
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 8/28/2013
The final four must crawl through a tunnel, dodge barbed wire, and slither through mud with an AK-47. With the title of Top Shot All-Stars at stake, various weapons from the season test the speed and precision of the last two competitors in this fast-paced showdown.
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8.6/1016 votesLoading...#2 - Season Two Finale
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 4/26/2011
The final four contestants compete to determine the winner of the $100,000 prize and the title of Top Shot. They face the most intense series of challenges of the competition.
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#3 - Shotgun Showdown
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 2/28/2012
Top Shot season 2 champion Chris Reed returns to instruct the shooters on several modern shotguns. One team crumbles in the team challenge, leading to a tense nomination discussion. The final challenge is a head-to-head shotgun battle that sends one contestant packing.
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#4 - Swing Into Action
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 3/13/2012
Teams employ pirate tactics in a challenge; a high energy battle that requires coordination and focus; two marksmen use one of the most durable pistols on the planet.
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#5 - The Ultimate Prize
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 5/1/2012
From the Kentucky Flintlock Pistol to Crossbows and Grenade launchers--an epic assortment of weapons are featured. Four marksmen gear up to blast their way through the home stretch with hopes of becoming History's next Top Shot. After a series of elimination challenges, only two competitors enter the final showdown which comes down to the very last second.
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#6 - Thread the Needle
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 7/17/2013
A returning challenge receives a daring makeover, literally throwing contestants for a loop. The spin of a wheel determines their bodies' angle as they aim with the Rutgers Security Six Revolver. But two veteran marksmen do not deliver, sending them to the elimination round where they must cleanly fire a bullet through a narrow tube. Failing to shoot on the straight and narrow will unseat one and preserve his opponent for another day.
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8.4/1010 votesLoading...#7 - Slug It Out
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 8/23/2011
Shotgun skills are tested with a head-to-head speed shooting challenge. Leaders emerge and tension escalates on both teams. And it's an elimination challenge unlike any before, featuring an elaborate machine, a Glock 34, and a line of non-stop cannonballs.
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8.4/109 votesLoading...#8 - Finale
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 10/25/2011
The Final Four marksmen set their sights on the $100,000 prize and the title of Top Shot. In a series of intense challenges, one shooter attempts an unprecedented shot with the AK-47, and contestants are eliminated one by one until there are only two left standing. The final challenge pushes two marksmen to their limits and a new champion is crowned.
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#9 - Trick Shot Shoot Off
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 3/27/2012
Contestants take aim at bowling pins, bottle openers and other specialty targets in an episode full of dazzling trick shots. One team's quarreling over strategy translates to a poor performance at the team challenge. And after a controversial nomination range, two shooters must go head to head to avoid elimination.
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#10 - The Mile Shot
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 7/10/2013
Long-range sniper shots are a Top Shot staple, but a challenge of this magnitude has yet to be seen. Marksmen are put to the test with the Barrett M-Rad. But the wind sends their bullets astray and two flunk out, forced to face elimination. Credited with killing off the Wooly Mammoth, the prehistoric Atlatl will lead one competitor's future to extinction.
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#11 - Familiar Foes
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 7/24/2013
Split into squads of three, the nine remaining competitors face the most extreme and exciting trick shots of seasons past. Their talents are put to the test as they open capped bottles, blow cotton swabs to bits, and knock soda cans out of the air. Transported to the battlefields of yore, two players on the verge of elimination must successfully man Hotchkiss Cannons or be sent home.
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#12 - Crossbow Crossfire
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 3/6/2012
As the field of marksmen narrows, one team holds an urgent meeting in an attempt to reconcile their differences. The team challenge features an ultra-modern, high-power crossbow that fires bolts at a stunning 350 feet per second. In the aftermath of a nail-biting archery duel, the elimination challenge is a fight to the finish with what many consider the "Perfect Pistol."
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#13 - SWAT Throwdown
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 4/17/2012
The competition features two challenges inspired by real life SWAT team scenarios. A physically demanding individual challenge leaves three shooters exposed for nomination. And, in an extreme elimination showdown, competitors race the clock as they breach doors with the Mossberg 500 Chainsaw Shotgun to take out targets with the FN FS2000 assault rifle.
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8.2/109 votesLoading...#14 - Tricked Out
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 9/20/2011
A world famous pistol champion teaches teams some extremely difficult trick shots including shooting while blindfolded. The Blue Team is in disarray after a team member vows to go it alone. The elimination challenge features the classic cowboy skill of shooting from the hip.
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#15 - Tricks of the Trade
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 6/5/2013
For the first time in Top Shot history, trick shots will determine who stays and who goes. Reminiscent of a Wild West Show, three teams of five perform the Annie Oakley shot; knock back bowling pins, and shoot pipes out of mannequins' mouths. Showy shots challenge two marksmen sent to elimination, where only one will progress while the other is sent packing.
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#16 - Pick Your Poison
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 6/12/2013
Fourteen remaining marksmen face an old challenge with a new twist. Players must pick a rival to shoot against in a head to head, high-speed showdown featuring the Sig Sauer P229. However, when two buddies head to the elimination round, friendships are put to the test. Nothing short of perfection will allow them to edge out their competition and guarantee their futures.
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#17 - Zip or Ship
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 8/14/2013
In the most daunting challenge to date, marksmen are strapped to a mechanical arm and sent soaring with the SP89. While rotating in a large circle they must shoot out a series of targets or face elimination. Two competitors zoom down a zip line course, putting their recoil management and rapid transitioning skills to the test.
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#18 - A Game of Horse
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 8/21/2013
In a blast from the past, marksmen fire the Browning M1919 from a rolling Army Half-track. Competitors call the shots in a game of horse, where one all-star fails to keep pace and is sent packing.
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8.1/1016 votesLoading...#19 - Season Finale
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/15/2010
The final four contestants compete to determine the winner of the $100,000 prize.
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8.1/109 votesLoading...#20 - The Bulldog Gatling
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 8/30/2011
The legendary Gatling gun is introduced. But first the competition travels back to the Old West for a team challenge with a historic pistol. To stay in the competition two marksmen shoot it out with a firearm considered by many to be the world's first practical machine gun.
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8.1/109 votesLoading...#21 - Ramp It Up
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 9/27/2011
Contestants must master the Recurve Bow and nail a target by skipping an arrow off a ramp. One team goes to the brink of self-destructing when two teammates almost come to blows during a dispute of a previous elimination decision.
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8.1/1010 votesLoading...#22 - Odd Man Out
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 10/11/2011
Competition speeds up when marksmen fire one of the fastest shooting handguns on the market. The vote at the nomination range provokes a drastic reaction from one of the shooters and a shocking turn of events leaves competitors stunned.
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#23 - The Mad Minute
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 4/3/2012
Top Shot season one winner Iain Harrison returns to school the competitors in British weaponry. The team challenge introduces a surprising twist, and one team bands together to conquer the task. For the losing team, it's off to the elimination round where two shooters compete in a high-stress precision challenge.
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#24 - The Longest Shot
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 4/10/2012
Shooters reach the individual stage of the competition and immediately face an incredible challenge with the Accuracy International AWM Sniper Rifle--taking the longest shot in Top Shot history. Top Shot veterans Kelly Bachand and George Reinas return and get in on the action.
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#25 - Have Machine Gun Will Travel
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 4/24/2012
Armed with a belt fed Browning 1919 machine gun mounted on an authentic World War II half track, shooters blast their way through an explosive individual challenge. After coming up short, two competitors are selected to compete for the right to stay in the game. An unconventional elimination challenge tests marksmanship, strength and memorization. Only one will have what it takes to land the last spot in the final four.
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The Best Episodes of Top Shot
Every episode of Top Shot ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Top Shot!
Top Shot is an American reality television show that debuted on the History Channel on June 6, 2010. The show features 16 contestants, split into...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Last Man Standing" is the best rated episode of "Top Shot". It scored 9/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/28/2013. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Season Two Finale".