Posted on 03/29/2012 by Gina in Real World Road Rules
by Gina Scarpa
It's the second day in Iceland for the remaining three teams on The Challenge: Battle of the Exes and this is when the final really gets started. They have already completed two tasks but still have five to go, including a treacherous hike up a mountain. Let's all assume that none of them slept very well and combine that with freezing your you-know-what off and it's going to be hell to make it to the finish lines.
First up, teams must partake in a Viking feast and drink sheep's blood and eat shark and what looks like a deer's head. I'm gonna be honest here and say I mostly fast forwarded through this so as not to throw up myself but tune back in in time to see CT and Diem finish first - and Diem's a vegetarian! After that, the teams must break a box and get a key that unlocks snowshoes and poles, then continue ahead to the next checkpoint.
Next up is a puzzle, and the only one left in this competition that's any good at them is Diem. She and CT finish first, but Johnny and Camila figure it out quickly enough and take off after that. Ty and Emily, on the other hand, still can't figure it out after 30 minutes and the referees send them on anyway.
The next obstacle is to dig and crawl through an ice tunnel, which uses up a ton of energy. At this point, CT is starting to hurt and hurt bad. Diem calls out for him to dig deep, especially with Johnny and Camila on their heels. Another puzzle awaits teams and this one is reminiscent of a Rubik's Cube. Again, CT and Diem finish first but now, CT can barely walk, never mind climb a mountain to the finish line.
While Ty and Emily play catch up, it's a race to the end between CT and Diem and Johnny and Camila. About halfway up, Camila passed CT and that lit a much needed fire underneath her. She kicked it into overdrive and before you knew it, Johnny and Camila were touching the flag, winning $150,000! CT and Diem made it soon after, taking home $100,000 and Ty and Emily finished as well with $40,000. All three teams gave strong, solid performances this season and the money was well deserved!
Tune in to The Challenge: Battle of the Exes reunion special, Wednesday at 10/9c on MTV.
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