The Inferno II
Season 10
Presented by	Dave Mirra
No. of contestants	20
Winners	Darrell Taylor Jamie Chung Landon Lueck Mike Mizanin
Location	Manzanillo, Mexico
Opening theme	"Inferno" by Ill Kidd
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	16
Release
Original network	MTV
Original release	March 7 (2005-03-07) – June 20, 2005 (2005-06-20)
Season chronology
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Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II is the 10th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge (at the time known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge). The season is directly subsequent to Battle of the Sexes 2.

The Inferno II is the second of The Inferno series, with the original Inferno airing in 2004, and The Inferno 3 following in 2007. The show aired in 2005,^[1] and took place in Manzanillo, Mexico.

On December 15, 2020, the season was made available to stream on Netflix in the United States.^[2]

Format

This challenge was the same as The Inferno, except this time each team was allowed to choose only one "Inferno nominee" from the opposite team. This nominee had to win the "life shield" to save him or herself. The contestants in this challenge were grouped into two teams of "Good Guys" and "Bad Asses", representing the "heroes" and "villains" of their respective seasons.

Contestants

Gameplay

Inferno games

• Hang Tough: Contestants had to hang on monkey bars and try and knock their opponent off. The last player standing wins the Inferno.
  • Played by: Dan vs. Jon
• Shack Attack: Each player will be shackled by the waist to a wall and must run across the field to retrieve a key that will unlock their harness. The first player to unlock their harness wins the Inferno.
  • Played by: Tina vs. Robin
• Knock Your Block Off: Each contestant will wear a helmet with a block fastened on top. The object of the game is to try and knock the block off their opponent's head using a pugil stick. Whoever knocks their opponents block off wins the Inferno.
  • Played by: Landon vs. Karamo
• That's A Wrap: The objective is to mummify yourself using a long spool of cloth. The first person to completely finish their spool and run across the field to their team flag wins the Inferno.
  • Played by: Veronica vs. Jodi
• Balls In: Each player will be given five chances to get as many balls inside a basket. If a player steps out of the ring the basket is surrounded by, their ball is considered "dead." The player who has more baskets than their opponent wins the Inferno.
  • Played by: Abram vs. Brad
• Patch Work: Each player will be harnessed to a bungee while wearing a gymsuit with 27 patches. The object is to rip off all the patches from the opposing player and place as many patches as they can in their basket. The player with the most patches in their basket wins the Inferno.
  • Played by: Tonya vs. Julie
• Pegged: Each player must climb to the top of a wall using two pegs. The player who can get to the top of the wall and rip their flag off wins the Inferno.
  • Played by: Landon vs. Dan
• Spinner: Each player will be strapped to a giant wheel and will be spun at different speeds. The player that holds on to their team flag the longest wins the Inferno.
  • Played by: Tonya vs. Shavonda

Game summary

  The contestant was saved by another contestant with a Life Saver

  The contestant won the Life Saver and saved themselves

  The contestant won the Life Saver and put themselves in the Inferno

  The contestant was placed in the Inferno by the Life Saver winner

Inferno progress

Teams

  The contestant is on the Bad Asses team

  The contestant is on the Good Guys team

Competition

  The contestant won the final challenge

  The contestant lost the final challenge

  The contestant won the Life Saver and saved themselves

  The contestant won the Life Saver but did not use it

  The contestant was safe from the Inferno

  The contestant was selected to go into the Inferno

  The contestant was saved by the Life Saver winner

  The contestant was selected to go into the Inferno and won

  The contestant won the Life Saver, went into the Inferno and won

  The contestant lost the Inferno and was eliminated

  The contestant was put into the Inferno by the Life Saver winner, lost and was eliminated

  The contestant withdrew from the competition

Teams

Episodes

Reunion special

Instead of a reunion special, a wrap-up special To Hell & Back: Hot Gossip from the Inferno 2 aired on June 27, 2005.