Last time on Challenge 2000…

We were introduced to the 12 Real World & Road Rules competitors.

Real World and Road Rules completed their first mission, Stratos-Fear , and earned $10,000 into their team bank accounts.

, and earned $10,000 into their team bank accounts. Kat (RW London) broke the world record for furthest bungee jump

For a full recap on Ep. 1, click Here

And now, let’s get to Ep. 2 – Demolition Derby

We begin the second episode of Challenge 2000 with Roy Jones Jr., the IBF’s Light Heavyweight Champ, chatting with our cast in front of a boxing ring that’s seemingly setup in the middle of a casino (or mall?).

The Champ isn’t just chatting with our cast, though! He’s making himself useful by giving them Real World and Road Rules branded apparel. Why? No idea. Who cares? Just go with it.

But that’s not all! Jones is here to give them a clue…but it comes at a price. He tells the cast that they must pick someone to step into the ring with him in order to earn the clue.

Yikes.

The cast chooses David, who acknowledges that he can die. Yes confidently declares that David is gonna get his butt whipped while Heather B. is trying to give David some pointers. David heads to the ring. Jones heads to the ring. Some guy in a tuxedo announces that it’s showtime. Here. We. Go.

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SWERVE!

David has to face Roy Jones Jr. in the classic game known as Rock ’em Sock ’em (to the disappointment of Yes). They rock ’em, they sock ’em, and Jones Jr. defeats David. What a loser.

Worry not, however. Jones Jr. gets on the mic and tells the crowd that the cast will still be given the clue since David had the courage to face him.

The cast unwraps their clue and inside is a tape recorder. They play a message from the host, Gladys, who tells the cast to “Get Ready. Set. CRASH!”

Attached to the recorder is a sheet of paper (how about that header?!?) with instructions that read, “Meet Sony a on Wednesday October 6 at the Cheatham County Fairgrounds. Address….Tennessee.”

Tennessee?!?!

The cast is off on their buses and seemingly drive through Texas and Arkansas before coming to a stop at some cheap motel or rest stop. Mike notes that each team won $10,000 e-Trade Dollars during their last mission and must invest it. So, damn it, invest it they will.

Yes wants to start out by investing in General Mills. Heather wants to, “Keep it simple, yo” and, hey, you can’t argue with that. We don’t actually know what Real World and Road Rules invested in, though.

The cast is back on the road and have arrived to Nashville. Kat thinks the clue is related to some sort of crashing or racing, which she seems weirdly hopeful for. Heather B. starts ranting about how a business partner screwed her out of money and has a difficult time trusting other people with her moolah and career.

Mission #2: Demolition Derby

They finally get off the damn buses and are greeted by this lady, who tells the cast that they will compete in a game with real life…bumper cars! Happy, Kat?

The lady explains the rules: each car will have a driver (duh) and a passenger. The passenger will have a SUPER SOAKER filled with…paint! The passenger’s objective is to distract the opposing driver by shooting them with paint while the driver simply has to project their car from being hit by the other cars.

Okay then.

Before the mission begins, Team Real World and Team Road Rules must pair off and paint their helmets and cars. Here are the teams:

Real World

Mike & David

Heather and Teck

Kat and Amaya (“she’s a killer shot”)

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Road Rules

Los & Piggy (He called her “P-I-G”)

Veronica & Yes

Holly & Dan

The cast gets to decorating. Veronica wants to paint her and Yes’s car with flowers but Yes doesn’t seem for it; instead, he sneakily decides to vandalize Mike and David’s car! Heather B. scolds David and Mike for allowing that to happen before she takes matters into her own hands and simply spray-paints over Yes’s tag.

We’re just about ready for the mission as the lady explains the rules once again. There’s a big crowd on hand to witness whatever the hell this mission is. Before the mission begins, though, a SUPER SOAKER FIGHT breaks out all of the cast that’s armed with SUPER SOAKERS start blasting each other in the face with paint!

The cast finally get in their damn bumpercars…and we’re off! Cars are colliding, paint is flying, and people are screaming. The first team eliminated is Piggy and Los while Kay and Amaya absolutely wreck Dan and Holly.

Yes and Veronica take out Teck and Heather…BUT WAIT! Here’s a swerve for ya! Dan and Holly are able to get their car going and they’re back in the game! It doesn’t last long, though, as David and Mike take ’em out.

Yes and Veronica are taken out…BUT WHAT’S THIS?!?! Dan and Holly are back in AGAIN…but they’re almost immediately “tag teamed” by Real World’s Amaya & Kat and David & Mike. Savages. Holly and Dan are actually done for real.

Amaya and Kat’s car is suddenly filled with smoke and Amaya can’t breathe! She gets out of the car but is in need of EMT attention. She’s in a stretcher with an oxygen mask on her face. Yeesh. Amaya says she was choking on the smoke but, after some attention, is free to leave.

Heather comes over and playfully screams at Amaya to suck it up. Heather hugs Amaya and Kat and the ladies note that Real World has won this mission.

The crowd is going wild for Teck, who throws his shirt to a crowd of girls and even gives ’em a hug. Dan from Road Rules feels the love and decides to do the same.

The emcee announces Real World as the winner as Road Rules looks on. Heather brags about winning another $10,000 e-Trade dollars (who wouldn’t?) as Real World celebrates.

Winner of Challenge #2: Real World

It’s the next day and the cast are back in their buses. Some dude barges in and says he has the next clue for the cast. This clue is for a special MINI MISSION and is sponsored by Champions for Tobacco-free Kids as Holly reads some #facts about youngsters and smoking.

She notes the campaign will pay each team $6,000 if they can remain smoke free for the remainder of the game! Worse, if a team member is caught smoking then the entire team is disqualified. Piggy seems #shook while David tries to downplay how difficult this will be (he does acknowledge that he’ll go through withdrawls).

Piggy is fucking furious, actually, and is fuming over how unfair this is. Check out this exchange:

Los: Can we talk about the money though? Piggy: Can we talk about you shutting the fuck up?

Woah.

The rest of the team is for it because $6,000 is a lot of dough. Veronica asks Piggy not to smoke a cigarette until she fully thinks this out while David later says not smoking isn’t fun but thinks he’ll make the whole trip without smoking.

But get ready for this drama…

Piggy apparently walks right by Heather with a cigarette in hand. Heather, in turn, leads the camera-person right to Piggy, who is puffing away.

Piggy. Is. Furious!

She storms into a bathroom stall and yells at the camera-person to get out. She gets back on the Road Rules bus and notes that Heather ratted her out but guess what? Heather doesn’t care because she’s tired of being nuts. This is business and Piggy flaunted it in her face. She’s glad she screwed Road Rules over as the show ends…