Fear Factor (2001)

Episode Overview

In this thrilling episode, four mixed-gender teams vied for keys to an armored vehicle filled with $1 million in gold, along with a trip to Universal Studios Orlando for the winners. In the first stunt, contestants faced a helicopter challenge, where the men had to climb onto a cargo net 400 feet above a lake, retrieve four flags, and return to the helicopter for a final flag. The women then took their turn. The three teams that gathered the most flags in the shortest time earned keys, while the team with the fewest was eliminated. The second stunt involved partners navigating a dark ventilation system while chained together. They crawled through rats, spider webs housing tarantulas, and raw sewage, extinguishing fires by pulling levers in the tunnel. The two teams that completed this challenge the fastest secured their second keys and moved on to the finals, while the slowest team was sent home. In the final stunt, teams raced to extract $12,500 gold bricks and $