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Fear Factor (US) Episode Guide

First Season Highlights

First aired: Aug/06/2001



1 :01x01 - Horse Drag; Rat Pit; Slippery-Car Crawl

First aired: Jun/11/2001



2 :01x02 - Truck Jump; Worm Coffin; Catapult

First aired: Jun/18/2001



3 :01x03 - Jet Ski Leap; Beetle Bowl; Rope Crawl

First aired: Jun/25/2001



4 :01x04 - Net Jump; Wormtinis; Tunnel Crawl

First aired: Jul/02/2001
Guest star: Anna Chudoba (Herself)



5 :01x05 - Dog Attack; Snake Pit; Beam Walk

First aired: Jul/09/2001



6 :01x06 - Sub Dive; Cricket Crunch; Speed Drop

First aired: Jul/16/2001



7 :01x07 - Hotel Jump; Sheep's Eyes; Water Tank

First aired: Jul/23/2001



8 :01x08 - Wrecking Ball; Testicles; Baby Rescue

First aired: Jul/30/2001



9 :01x09 - Trapeze; Pig Feast; Traverse

First aired: Sep/05/2001



Second Season Highlights

First aired: Sep/02/2002



10 :02x01 - Bus Surfing; Torture Cell; Swinging Circle

First aired: Nov/27/2001
Guest star: Brooke Burns (Herself), David Hasselhoff (Himself)



11 :02x02 - Airplane Walk; Snake Face-off; Car Launch

First aired: Jan/08/2002



12 :02x03 - Bull Riding; Eat Brains; Zip Line

First aired: Jan/14/2002



13 :02x04 - Boat Jump; Swimming with the Fishes; Flag Snag

First aired: Jan/21/2002



14 :02x05 - Helicopter Fire Drill; Eat Rectum; Ledge Walk

First aired: Jan/28/2002



15 :02x06 - Playboy Playmates Edition

First aired: Feb/03/2002
Guest star: Priscilla Taylor (Herself), Nicole Narain (Herself), Julie Cialini (Herself), Lauren Hill (Herself), Angel Boris (Herself), Stacy Sanches (Herself)



16 :02x07 - Blimp Climb; Bobbing in Wax Worms; Car Flip

First aired: Feb/04/2002



17 :02x08 - Helicopter Climb; Blender of Fear; Pole Hopper

First aired: Feb/25/2002



18 :02x09 - Vertical Gauntlet; Rat Hat; Semi Truck Beam Walk

First aired: Mar/04/2002



19 :02x10 - Spiderman; Coffin; Water Cage

First aired: Mar/11/2002
Guest star: Kelly Packard (Herself)



20 :02x11 - Bridge Hang; Uterus Skeeball; Cable Plate Walk

First aired: Mar/18/2002



21 :02x12 - MTV Spring Break Edition

First aired: Mar/23/2002



22 :02x13 - Tunnel Swim; Eat Balut; Bike Plank

First aired: Mar/25/2002



23 :02x14 - Helicopter Jump; Tarantula Torture Cell; Water Tube

First aired: Apr/08/2002



24 :02x15 - Public Nudity; Eat Roaches; Chain Submerge

First aired: Apr/15/2002



25 :02x16 - Sky Surfing; Fear Factor Billards; Container Jump

First aired: Apr/29/2002



26 :02x17 - Roof to Roof Jump; Fear Facto Spaghetti

First aired: May/06/2002



27 :02x18 - Jet Climb; Inverted Fall

First aired: May/13/2002



28 :02x19 - Swim with Gators; Buffet; Tanker Truck

First aired: May/20/2002



The Making of Fear Factor

First aired: Apr/05/2003



The 15 Most Outrageous Moments

First aired: May/19/2003



29 :03x01 - Big Foot; Snake Tank; Floor Drop

First aired: Sep/23/2002
Guest star: Gena Lee Nolin (Herself), Barry Williams (Himself)



30 :03x02 - Counter Balance Beam; Swinging Rope Bridge

First aired: Sep/30/2002



31 :03x03 - Traverse the Dam; Bee Headed; Watery Coffin

First aired: Oct/07/2002



32 :03x04 - Stage Coach Drag; Fish Dinner; Pipe to Pipe to Pipe

First aired: Oct/14/2002



33 :03x05 - Speedboat to Helicopter Ladder; Worm Transfer

First aired: Oct/21/2002



34 :03x06 - Triple Beam Walk; Glass Walking; Magnetic Car Drop

First aired: Oct/28/2002



35 :03x07 - Burning Building; Scorpion Pit; Rotating Climbing Wall

First aired: Nov/05/2002



36 :03x08 - Helicopter Flag Snag; Slugs; Build-A-Bridge

First aired: Nov/11/2002



37 :03x09 - Dog Attack; Gas Chamber; Car Carrier Drive-Thru

First aired: Nov/18/2002



38 :03x10 - Drowning Closet; Ostrich Egg; Merry-Go-Round

First aired: Dec/02/2002



39 :03x11 - Scooter Plank; Deer Balls & 100 Year Old Egg Nog

First aired: Dec/09/2002



40 :03x12 - Inverted Helicopter; Horse Rectum; Sky Walker

First aired: Jan/06/2003



41 :03x13 - Barrel Rolling; Rat Transfer; Car into Pond

First aired: Jan/13/2003



42 :03x14 - Spin Cycle; Breakfast of Champions; Stilt Walking

First aired: Jan/20/2003



43 :03x15 - Ferris Wheel; Fear Factor Pizza; Water Platform

First aired: Jan/27/2003



44 :03x16 - Bobbing in Blood; Tomato Hornworms; Skunk Tunnel

First aired: Feb/03/2003



45 :03x17 - Vertical Two Square; Electric Eels; Helicopter Rodeo

First aired: Feb/04/2003



46 :03x18 - Save Your Spouse; Roach Transfer; Couples Hang

First aired: Feb/10/2003



47 :03x19 - Flatbed to Flatbed; Worm Coffin; Tumbler

First aired: Feb/17/2003



48 :03x20 - Animal Moments Show

First aired: Feb/22/2003



49 :03x21 - Helicopter Boat Drag; Mechanical Bull; Window Washer

First aired: Feb/24/2003



50 :03x22 - Helicopter Slalom; Piercing; Maggoty Cheese; Flag Snag

First aired: Mar/03/2003



51 :03x23 - Las Vegas Show

First aired: Mar/10/2003



52 :03x24 - Miss USA Edition

First aired: Mar/24/2003



53 :03x25 - Go Cart Chicken; Fear Factor Basketball; Water Rotisserie

First aired: Apr/07/2003



54 :03x26 - Championship (1)

First aired: Apr/28/2003



55 :03x27 - Championship (2)

First aired: May/05/2003



56 :03x28 - Championship (3)

First aired: May/12/2003



57 :04x01 - $1 Million Dollar Edition

First aired: Sep/22/2003



58 :04x02 - Return to Las Vegas (1)

First aired: Sep/29/2003



59 :04x03 - Return to Las Vegas (2)

First aired: Oct/06/2003



60 :04x04 - Heli Crawl and Flag Grab; Maggoty Madness

First aired: Oct/13/2003



61 :04x05 - Heli Water Drag; Cow Eye Juice; Truck to Truck Transfer

First aired: Oct/20/2003



62 :04x06 - Halloween Episode

First aired: Oct/27/2003



63 :04x07 - All Female Episode #2

First aired: Nov/03/2003



64 :04x08 - Four Stunt Episode #2

First aired: Nov/04/2003



65 :04x09 - Water Sack; Beetle Roach & Worm Transfer

First aired: Nov/10/2003



66 :04x10 - Truck to Helicopter; Table Clearing; Under the Semi

First aired: Nov/17/2003



67 :04x11 - Family Fear Factor

First aired: Nov/24/2003



68 :04x12 - Boat to Boat; Worm Wine; Matrix Truck Straddle

First aired: Dec/01/2003



69 :04x13 - Cable Surfing; Gift Exchange; Lake O' Fire

First aired: Dec/08/2003
Guest star: Brian Thomas Smith (Himself)



70 :04x14 - Fear Factor Twins #2

First aired: Jan/05/2004
Guest star: Jessie O'Donohue (Herself), Becky O'Donohue (Herself)



71 :04x15 - Couples Fear Factor (1)

First aired: Jan/12/2004



72 :04x16 - Couples Fear Factor (2)

First aired: Jan/19/2004



73 :04x17 - Couples Fear Factor (3)

First aired: Jan/19/2004



74 :04x18 - Couples Fear Factor (4)

First aired: Jan/26/2004



75 :04x19 - Couples Fear Factor (5)

First aired: Feb/02/2004



76 :04x20 - Couples Fear Factor (6)

First aired: Feb/09/2004



77 :04x21 - Couples Fear Factor (7)

First aired: Feb/16/2004



78 :04x22 - Four Stunt Episode #3

First aired: Feb/17/2004
Guest star: Michael Klein (Himself)



79 :04x23 - Four Stunt Episode #4

First aired: Feb/23/2004



80 :04x24 - All Female Episode #3

First aired: Mar/01/2004



81 :04x25 - Siblings Fear Factor

First aired: Mar/08/2004
Guest star: Colleen Marie (Herself)



82 :04x26 - Twirling Misery; Eat Live Snails; Car Jump

First aired: Mar/15/2004



83 :04x27 - Extreme Building Plunge; Bug Windshield; Rotating Beam

First aired: Mar/22/2004



84 :04x28 - Tunnel Flag Snag; Potato Bug Bazooka; Tractor Car Roll

First aired: Apr/05/2004
Guest star: Masuimi Max (Herself)



85 :04x29 - Miss USA Edition #2

First aired: Apr/12/2004



86 :04x30 - Team Transfer; Hagfish Transfer; Cable Stand

First aired: Apr/19/2004



87 :04x31 - Bound in Chains; Get the Gator; Heli Rope Transfer

First aired: Apr/26/2004



88 :04x32 - Dual Heli Beam Walk; Fly Shake; Hop the Train

First aired: May/03/2004



89 :04x33 - Underwater Tumbler; Bug Body Bag; Dual Heli Wall

First aired: May/10/2004



90 :04x34 - Family Beam Walk; Family of Roaches; Kid-A-Pult

First aired: May/17/2004



91 :05x01 - Couples Reunion

First aired: Aug/30/2004



92 :05x02 - Favorite Winners

First aired: Sep/06/2004



93 :05x03 - Couples #2

First aired: Sep/13/2004



94 :05x04 - Jet Ski to Float Plane; Eel Helmet; Donkey Kong

First aired: Sep/20/2004



95 :05x05 - Best Friends

First aired: Sep/27/2004



96 :05x06 - Babes, bikinis and The Roadkill Café

First aired: Oct/04/2004



97 :05x07 - Rolling Flag Snag; Sand Crab Panning; Suspended Car

First aired: Oct/11/2004



98 :05x08 - Water Paddle; Fear Factor Bar; Heli Surfing

First aired: Oct/18/2004



99 :05x09 - Halloween Episode #2

First aired: Oct/25/2004



100 :05x10 - Siblings Fear Factor #2

First aired: Nov/01/2004



101 :05x11 - New York

First aired: Nov/08/2004



102 :05x12 - Co-ed Models

First aired: Nov/15/2004



103 :05x13 - Thanksgiving Show

First aired: Nov/22/2004



104 :05x14 - Best Friends #2

First aired: Nov/29/2004



105 :05x15 - Christmas Fear Factor #3

First aired: Dec/06/2004



106 :05x16 - Couples Fear Factor II (1)

First aired: Jan/03/2005



107 :05x17 - Couples Fear Factor II (2)

First aired: Jan/10/2005



108 :05x18 - Couples Fear Factor II (3)

First aired: Jan/17/2005



109 :05x19 - Couples Fear Factor II (4)

First aired: Jan/24/2005



110 :05x20 - Couples Fear Factor II (5)

First aired: Jan/31/2005



111 :05x21 - Couples Fear Factor II (6)

First aired: Feb/07/2005



112 :05x22 - Couples Fear Factor II (7)

First aired: Feb/14/2005



113 :05x23 - Las Vegas Pairs

First aired: Feb/21/2005
Guest star: Sarah Larson (Herself)



114 :05x24 - Reality Stars

First aired: Feb/28/2005
Guest star: Trista Rehn (Herself), Reichen Lehmkuhl (Himself), Nikki McKibbin (Herself), Ryan Sutter (Himself)



115 :05x25 - Fear Factor Twins #3

First aired: Mar/07/2005



116 :05x26 - Season 5, Episode 26

First aired: Mar/28/2005



117 :05x27 - Miss USA Edition #3

First aired: Apr/11/2005



118 :05x28 - Season 5, Episode 28

First aired: Apr/25/2005



119 :05x29 - Best Friends #3

First aired: May/02/2005



120 :05x30 - N.Y. vs. L.A.

First aired: May/09/2005



121 :05x31 - Newlyweds at Universal Studios Orlando

First aired: May/23/2005



122 :06x01 - Heist Fear Factor

First aired: Dec/06/2005

The stakes are high as "Fear Factor" begins its all-new sixth season with a million dollar heist. First the teams must make it through one of the highest and fastest helicopter stunts ever all while trying to retrieve a set of keys for the final stunt. Then, they must crawl through a vent system filled with rats, spiders and fire. Finally, the duos will have the chance to steal up to one million dollars from a sunken armored car. A new twist to the show this season features host Joe Rogan traveling all over the country challenging people to "Fear Factor" stunts right in their own home for the chance to win a $5,000 Capital One credit card. The first stop -- Phoenix, Arizona. Also new this season is a brand-new stunt team from such movies as "The Matrix Revolutions" and "Jurassic Park."



123 :06x02 - Blind Date (1)

First aired: Dec/13/2005

In this special 90-minute episode, contestants for the first time ever must pair up with a complete stranger. Along with the new parings, the winning team will now have the power to eliminate a team of their choice after the first stunt is completed. For the first task, teams will be on a speeding Sea-Doo boat as a helicopter lifts it out of the water. Then they must maneuver themselves underneath the boat. Next, the teams will be placed in a very small tank that is submerged in freezing cold water while digging through hundreds of pinching crabs. The race continues as the final teams are buried alive under tons of ice. This week's home invasion takes us to Providence, Rhode Island. A new twist to the show this season features host Joe Rogan traveling all over the country challenging people to "Fear Factor" stunts right in their own home for the chance to win a $5,000 Capital One credit card.



124 :06x03 - Teams (1)

First aired: Dec/27/2005

In this episode of Fear Factor, duos will be pushed to their limits in hopes of winning $50,000. In the first stunt, contestants will be shot over 100 feet out of a canon into the water. Then, it is a race against time when the duos must play the match game while digging through trash cans filled with gross fluids. For the final stunt, the teams will be dragged on the concrete by a helicopter while going through exploding walls. A new twist to the show this season features host Joe Rogan traveling all over the country challenging people to "Fear Factor" stunts right in their own home for the chance to win a $5,000 Capital One credit card. This week's home invasion takes us to Dubuque, Iowa.



125 :06x04 - Psycho Fear Factor (1)

First aired: Jan/03/2006

Six couples will not only be competing in stunts, but in a brand new surprising twist, they will be forced to live together 24 hours a day in the disgusting Bates Motel.

With no relief from the game, and facing fears on an all-new level, the contestants must do everything in their power to stay focused on the prize. During the first stunt, the men must try to rescue the women who are buried alive in a coffin with rats and worms, under tons of dirt. The couples must then swim with snakes in the basement of the Psycho House on their way to winning a quarter of a million dollars!

This week's Home Invasion takes host Joe Rogan to Orlando, Florida where he surprises yet another unsuspecting family with a "Fear Factor" challenge of their own.



126 :06x05 - Psycho Fear Factor (2)

First aired: Jan/10/2006

Contestants are forced to live together and compete in and around the Psycho House and the Bates Motel. In a season full of new twists, the winners of the first stunt are given a choice to either take a prize or get a pass on the next stunt. With only four couples remaining, in the first disgusting stunt, the women are handcuffed in the famous Bates Motel shower while blood rains down on them, and the men must quickly search for an axe to chop down the doors to rescue them. In the second stunt, the women are physically tested as they maneuver a sled with their partner while being chased down by a semi truck at dangerously high speeds. Later, the couples receive an unexpected surprise at the motel. This week's home invasion takes us to Queens, New York, where Joe surprises another family of "Fear Factor" fans with a five thousand dollar challenge.



127 :06x06 - Psycho Fear Factor (3)

First aired: Jan/17/2006

In the final episode of the three-part arc, where contestants are forced to live and compete in and around the Psycho House and the Bates Motel, the pressure is almost unbearable. As contestants retreat for the night, they realize that just because the day's stunt is over, the game continues as they are caught off guard by a Fear Factor surprise.

In the first stunt, couples are put in a straight jacket and each person will be timed as they struggle to eat two live Iraqi Camel Spiders. With the female contestants trapped inside the infamous Psycho House, their partners race to detonate the biggest explosion in the history of Fear Factor, blowing the women out of the house as it demolishes behind them. A quarter of a million dollars is at stake.

This week's home invasion takes us to Dallas, Texas. A new twist to the show this season features host Joe Rogan traveling all over the country challenging people to "Fear Factor" stunts right in their own home for the chance to win a $5,000 Capital One credit card.



128 :06x07 - Teams (2)

First aired: Jan/24/2006

This new Fear Factor stunt is a cut above the rest. Contestants must put on a brave face when their barber chair spin determines which hairstyle they must get, from mohawks to completely bald, in order to move on to the finals.

The final stunt requires them to climb up a ladder to a ship container on a moving crane over 200 feet in the air. After they get in the container, teams must connect two live electrical wires that will ignite a massive explosion, blasting the teams through the container wall and into the water below.

This week's home invasion takes us to Hagerstown, Maryland.



129 :06x08 - Mothers & Sons

First aired: Jan/31/2006

In this special episode of "Fear Factor," mothers and sons will compete together for $50,000. First, the mothers must stand on their son's shoulders while balancing on a tiny ledge 100 feet in the air. Then, the teams must navigate through a kitchen filled with biting snakes and disgusting obstacles. Finally, in the most emotionally explosive stunt ever, watch as these mother/son teams race down a freeway and secure their cars underneath a moving semi-truck before climbing out of the sunroof to traverse the side of the truck.

This week's Home Invasion takes host Joe Rogan to Ontario, California where he surprises yet another unsuspecting family with a "Fear Factor" challenge of their own.



130 :06x09 - Freaks Vs Geeks

First aired: Feb/07/2006

It's the freaks vs the geeks in this special episode of "Fear Factor" First, the teams must work together to complete a helicopter and jet-ski stunt Then, the couples will be challenged to pass objects mouth to mouth while inside a glass box with frogs and alligators Finally, the teams will launch four-wheelers off of a pier Which ever team completes the stunt in the least amount of time wins $50,000.

This week's home invasion takes us to Hunstville, Alabama .



131 :06x10 - Reality Stars (1)

First aired: Jun/13/2006

It's a battle of the most popular television reality stars in a part one of a three-episode "Reality Stars Fear Factor."

Stars from "Survivor" (Johnny "Fairplay" Dalton and Twila Tanner), "American Idol" (Anthony Fedorov and Carmen Rasmusen), "The Amazing Race" (Victoria Fuller and Jonathan Baker), "The Apprentice" (Craig Williams and Tana Goertz), and "The Real World" (Mike "The Miz" Mizanin and Trishelle Cannatella) compete for $150,000.

In the first stunt, the teams compete in an all-out demolition derby. The men will drive the cars while the women do the shifting, the last car running wins. In the final stunt, each team must collect three skulls hidden in various places around a swamp, including an alligator's lair! During the stunt, tensions flare and emotions erupt in one of the most explosive fights in "Fear Factor" history.

This week's home invasion takes place in Bristol, Connecticut.



132 :06x11 - Reality Stars (2)

First aired: Jun/20/2006

Stars from "Survivor" (Jonny "Fairplay" Dalton and Twila Tanner), "American Idol" (Anthony Fedorov and Carmen Rasmusen), "The Amazing Race" (Victoria Fuller and Jonathan Baker), The Apprentice" (Craig Williams and Tana Goertz), and "The Real World" (Mike "The Miz" Mizanin and Trishelle Cannatella) compete for $150,000.

With only four teams remaining, the competition starts off with one of the most physically demanding stunts ever on "Fear Factor." Contestants will be challenged with making a rescue from a burning houseboat! Then, each of the women will be locked in a small submerged box filled with bugs, worms and other insects. Then the men must swim underwater and cut four cables to release the box to the surface. The slowest teams will be eliminated.

This week's home invasion takes us to Simi Valley, California.



133 :06x12 - Reality Stars (3)

First aired: Jun/27/2006

The competition between teams of reality-TV veterans concludes with the men searching through thousands of pounds of ice, and the women getting spiders dumped on them. Then, after a dangerous car stunt, a $150,000 prize is awarded. Participants include stars from "American Idol," "Survivor," "The Amazing Race," "The Apprentice" and "The Real World."



134 :06x13 - Family Fear Factor

First aired: Jul/11/2006

An expanded family edition from Universal Orlando Resort features a guest appearance by Shaquille O'Neal, who looks on as kids and parents team up for a high-flying helicopter stunt. Later challenges involve disgusting fish, a free-fall ride, and an obstacle course filled with gross-outs. Also: a "home invasion" stunt in Las Vegas.



135 :06x14 - Military Fear Factor

First aired: Jul/18/2006



136 :06x15 - Fire Fear Factor

First aired: Jul/25/2006

Teams compete in fiery challenges for a $50,000 prize. The first stunt involves a fireboat armed with water cannons. Later, contestants are forced to eat a concoction made with dangerously hot ingredients and attempt to get down a flaming slide the fastest.



137 :06x16 - Viewer's Choice

First aired: Aug/01/2006

Viewers voted online and selected the four couples competing in challenges, which involve a muddy search for objects, a junkyard encounter with attack dogs, and an airborne bus. Also: a "home invasion" stunt in Portland, Ore.



138 :06x17 - Young vs. Old

First aired: Aug/08/2006

It's a young vs. older clash, with two teams of couples in their 20s in competition with two teams of couples over 40. Included: a tug-of-war on the roof of a very tall building; a challenge that involves Madagascar hissing cockroaches; and a highway-driving stunt.



139 :06x18 - Disaster Fear Factor

First aired: Aug/22/2006

The contestants battle each other and Mother Nature during challenges that involve hurricane-force winds and rain, Madagascar hissing cockroaches, and a simulated flash flood. Also: a "home invasion" stunt in Hagerstown, Md.



140 :06x19 - Blind Date (2)

First aired: Aug/29/2006

Contestants must pair up with a complete stranger for the chance to win $50,000. First, one person will be weighted down underwater with over 100 pounds of weights. The partner must unclip 17 weights and free them before the air supply runs out. Then, each of the couples will have to eat disgusting picnic foods, including fly shakes, worm-stuffed hotdogs and rotten tuna fish sandwiches. Finally, the teams must crawl under a moving train stunt that will test their partnerships.



141 :06x20 - Farm Fear Factor

First aired: Sep/05/2006

Contestants perform stomach-churning stunts on a farm. Included: bobbing for pig parts; retrieving frozen poultry from vats filled with lard; and getting dragged by a tractor while being showered with fertilizer.



142 :06x21 - Ex Factor

First aired: Sep/06/2006

Couples that have split up reunite for a chance at $50,000. The contest begins with an exercise in trust that involves a speeding boat. Also: teams are forced to handle live scorpions and then drive cars through a high-speed obstacle course.



143 :06x22 - Celebrity Fear Factor

First aired: Sep/12/2006

A celebrity edition features Tempestt Bledsoe, Leif Garrett, Arianne Zuker, John Melendez, Traci Bingham, Todd Bridges and Brande Roderick playing for $50,000. Among the stunts: getting dunked in water while hanging upside down; enduring electric shocks in a foul-smelling isolation pod that's infested with maggots; and completing a complex (and dangerous) driving task.



144 :07x01 - Scorpion Tales

First aired: Dec/12/2011

The reality series returns with a series of dares. In one, airlifted contestants must hop onto the back of a truck that is heading toward an explosive collision with a barrier. Also: They must eat five scorpions; and they are strapped to the front of a cement mixer as it travels down a runway. Joe Rogan hosts.



145 :07x02 - Broken Hearts & Blood Baths

First aired: Dec/12/2011

Teams of business executives take on extreme dares. Included: escaping from a submerged vehicle; dropping into a speeding boat from a helicopter.



146 :07x03 - Tall Crappaccino

First aired: Dec/19/2011

In this special couples themed episode, teams race against the clock as they get catapulted off a building towards a cargo net and must release as many flags as they can. Then the teams struggle to remain standing as one team member lies covered with hundreds of snakes and the other transfers the snakes with his/her mouth. Last, the remaining teams must complete a jet ski to helicopter flag transfer in order to win the $50,000 cash prize.



147 :07x04 - Snake Bite

First aired: Jan/02/2012

The stakes are high as "Fear Factor" teams must crawl around a car suspended in the air by two helicopters while trying to retrieve a set of flags. In the second stunt, the remaining contestants will enter the "Fear Factor" coffee shop and drink a concoction of insects. In the final stunt, one team member will dangle high above a tower while a second teammate sends him/her crashing down through the structure and then releases him/her to soar 125 feet up through the tower for a chance to win the $50,000 cash prize.



148 :07x05 - Roach Coach

First aired: Jan/09/2012

Struggling to keep their wits about them, contestants in this episode have to endure being bound and locked in a cage that is slowly submerged underwater while their teammate has to dive in and struggle to free them before they run out of air. At the aptly named "Fear Factor Food Truck," teammates are forced to eat a box lunch of live cockroaches and giant grasshoppers, accompanied by a side dish of rat hair chips and a special salsa topped with maggots. In the final stunt, one team member must leap back and forth from a swerving bus to a trailing car driven by his/her partner, in a timed race to retrieve flags the fastest. One team will remain standing and claim the $50,000 cash prize.



149 :07x06 - The Bees Are So Angry

First aired: Feb/12/2012

The contestants, which include a couple that just met on Craigslist and a pair of exes hot off their breakup, must complete five stunts for a grand prize of $100,000. In the first stunt, one contestant is tied to the bottom of a flying helicopter while their teammate must cut them loose and try to drop them onto a target below. Another stunt involves thousands of bees - as one teammate must endure being covered in bees, the other teammate must consume 20 live bees. And in another daring feat - contestants are shot through a plate glass window on the 13th floor of an office building.



150 :07x07 - Leeches & Shaved Heads & Tear Gas, Oh My!!

First aired: Unaired

Contestants play for the grand prize of $100,000. In one dare, they dangle on a bungee line attached to a helicopter. In other stunts, they are submerged in a tub swarming with leeches; and they must climb a fiery five-story building.



151 :07x08 - Hee Haw! Hee Haw!

First aired: Unaired

In this special episode featuring teams of twins, the siblings will find themselves in a precarious position as they make their way through an electrified maze that is suspended over water and in a race against the clock, they must grab as many flags as possible without getting too distracted by the zapping. The teams also put themselves to the test eating the unimaginable in one stunt, and racing atop a moving train while their teammate drives a car up a ramp and crashes through a locomotive in another stunt. One pair of siblings will remain standing and claim the $50,000 cash prize.