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Texan:
Episode 10 Summary:

Coral and Veronica talk about Sophia and Ruthie behind their backs and walks into their room to bust them, which doesn't even phase Coral. Tensions are high between some of the girls, which won't help come competition time. "It's not about how well you do, it's about how many people are on your side and how you survive," Sophia perfectly sums up.

Meanwhile, Mark and Robin hang out and it appears a romance is budding, but Mark claims he is in New Mexico to play the game and will not get involved with a hot chick.

The gals are sick and tired of loosing and they show up to the Electro-Shock mission hoping to beat the boys today. Each team must use all their players to maneuver a 20 foot aluminum pole through a zigzag pattern, without touching the walls of the contraption. If they touch the side with the pole, they will be electrocuted and then they will have to start over. Coral, Robin and Aneesa choose to be leaders, while Randy, Steven and Dan will lead for the guys.

The challenge begins and it is immediately obvious that this will not be a piece of cake for either team. Coral emerges as the main leader and it's her voice the women hear throughout the challenge. Her leadership loud yakin' doesn't seem to help because the guys, once again, win the challenge.

After the challenge, the girls talk about how they could have done better. Coral points fingers and isn't very positive. Then, Steven pisses the girls off when he says that any one of the guys could beat any of the girls. This hurts the girls' feelings. Proving she takes this game waaaay too seriously, Sophia actually cries when she tells the guys that the girls don't get the respect that they deserve. After the skirmish, Coral decides to give a better pep talk to her team and rallies the women together. Ruthie just sees this as Coral's way of covering up the fact that she doesn't do well in missions.

At Elimination Hill, Sophia informs Aneesa that it's her time to go and Aneesa takes the news well. Steven tells Nick that he has been voted off the ranch.

Meanwhile, Mark and Robin further their romance over a dinner for two and it appears that Mark has decided smooches from Robin are more important than staying focused on the game. Or maybe, if he's talented, he can juggle both.

Texan:

 
 


 
Episode 11 Summary:

Tonya believes that she should never be on the chopping block. A strong competitor, Theo's booty call, and only two penalties during the Snake Pit mission, what's not to admire? Unfortunately, the competition is about how well you perform on and off the "court" and Tonya has a habit of running her mouth, which tends to drive people crazy.

Eric has a jump rope that he brings with him everywhere, which represents "focus, determination and dedication." "I hate that rope," Brad laughs, while Coral theorizes the rope is a "missing piece" in Eric's brain. "I feel confident that my rope is going to create peace, love and teamwork," Eric brags.

Well, let's see if the rope brings the guys some more luck today at the Pop Culture Bike Jump challenge. The way it works is that the first players will come up to a podium and either choose which ramp they want to jump off of, or answer a question about pop culture trivia. The more difficult the ramp, the more points you could potentially earn. If you take the pop culture question and answer the question right, then you can choose any bike ramp to jump off of and walk away with six points. If they get the question wrong? No points and no jump for that person.

Tina, Arissa and Sophia are team leaders for the women, while Brad, Frank and Theo are the leaders for the men. For most of the challenge, the score remains pretty even, but eventually, the women pull ahead. As she gets ready to jump, her team is nervous because she has had previous problems with missions that involved heights. A bit wobbly, Arissa flies down the ramp and the girls celebrate their second win while the guys are still trying to name the original members of The Real World.

On the way back from the challenge, Tonya sees Ibis writing some sort of checklist that tracks the women's performances. Ibis hands the checklist off to the Inner Circle and Tonya is ticked that she didn't have a hand in creating this list and expresses that she will be pissed if she goes home because of "the list." Tonya brings up her problem with this to Ibis, but ends up looking lame and whiney. In the Inner Circle, Sophia, Arissa and Tina discuss voting off Veronica or Tonya and decide they should keep the stronger player.

The teams gather at elimination hill where two people will be sent home. The guys send Frank home and the girls vote off Veronica. Veronica takes the vote-off in stride because she knows she was a target for a while. That night, the girls have a house meeting and Tonya brings up the unfairness of "the list" again. "Nobody is tripping off the list, but you," Coral yells. Coral believes that Tonya has a tendency towards wanting people to feel sorry for her. This stupid list causes a major fight after the win and it's obvious that all the girls are on edge, going into the final week and a half of the challenge.

Texan:

 
 


 
Episode 12 Summary:

Tonya is still bitchin' about her position on the team, while the guys continue to have a good ol' time. This week's mission is called The Shredder. The kids will be catching food (with buckets that are strapped to their head) as it flies out of the shredders and dumping it into one main container. Whoever has the heaviest container in the end, will win the challenge.

Shane, Mark and Eric decide to be leaders for this mission. The girls are not jumping at the chance to be team leaders because they know their team track record isn't good and if they lose, then one of the leaders is gonna be sent home. Tonya is one of the gals who refuses to step up as leader and Ibis is not pleased. Tonya narrates that she doesn't trust her teammates and she wants to be there in the end, so she is not stepping up. Ruthie, Robin and Ibis serve as team leaders.

The team leaders have to load nasty food products into the wood chipper, while the rest of their teammates try and catch their debris. The competition gets underway and both teams have a difficult time. Lots of food hits the ground and everyone gets pelted by a bunch of meat. Eric notes that the food is flying over the girls heads, and Tina is not getting the food into the machine fast enough. Hmm, once again, it's not looking good for the gals.

At the end of the competition, it appears the girls have the same amount of food as the guys. The girls' food weighs 25.75 pounds, but the guys have a bit over 30 pounds, so they are once again the winners of the challenge and a vacation to the Bahamas and a fancy computer shoe.

Keepin' it real simple, the guys decide to vote off Randy because he is the only guy left on the team with a penalty. The girls' inner circle has another lengthy discussion and they think about who they want to be with them at the end of the competition. Coral suggests it would be a good idea to keep the person who can help them solve the puzzle in the last mission. Tonya and Tina vote for Ibis, but Coral and Sophia note that Ibis is book smart and could help them solve that puzzle. "It always comes down to the puzzle," Coral warns.

At Elimination Hill, Randy gets sent home, while Coral's warning is not heeded. Sophia tells the women that she doesn't want to see any of them go home, but unfortunately, Ibis will be headed home. Through tears, Ibis says she had a good time and is happy she made some new friends.

As Ibis packs she says she thinks there are some people at the ranch who should have been sent home already, while Randy leaves all smiles, knowing "the system" works. Theo notes that their system won't continue to work because no other players have penalties or DQs. Voting a guy off will be much more subjective from there on out.

Ruthie and Sophia whisper about how Tonya needs to step up and be a leader again because she is the only one who hasn't been a leader twice. Both women call out Tonya's questionable team standing.

As Ibis leaves, Tonya gives out fake hugs and kisses, knowing she is wiling to sacrifice a friendship because she is "out for blood."

Texan:
Episode 13 Summary:

Tonya doesn't understand why some of the girls perceive her as a ditzy blond. She is young and single and a college graduate! She claims she can be stupid and silly, but still have her sh-t together. Her boy-toy Theo disagrees. He thinks Tonya is a little screwed up. Tonya proves this to be true after a night of partying, when she can't even walk. Coral worries that all the partying will catch up to her and affect her team.

At the next challenge, they will be playing Cast The Spell. Jonny can't tell the teams what the mission is until after they pick team leaders, but drops a hint, saying this mission requires more brains than brawn.

Ironically, Ibis, the puzzle person, was just sent home. When the women discuss the mission, Tonya says it's time for her to step up to be leader again, but the girls wonder if she has good puzzle solving abilities.

Once the team leaders are chosen, Jonny explains that no one can talk until he blows his whistle. If someone talks, it's a 20 point penalty. While the teams remain quite, Jonny explains that the team leaders must take one letter for each of their team members and spray paint one letter onto each team member's stomach. Using those letters, the teams must spell words and will receive points for each word they spell. The longer the word, the more points they receive. The team with the most points wins the challenge. Ruthie, Coral and Tonya will be leading the ladies today, while Shane, Theo and Dan will lead for the men.

As the mission is about to being, Steven tries to communicate with his team leaders with hand signals and by mouthing words. Shane and Theo have no idea what he is trying to communicate and what's worse, they worry that Steven will get a DQ.

Jonny blows the whistle and the teams are allowed to talk to each other again. Theo immediately calls Steven on his risky business. All riled up, Steven points his finger, trying to explain himself and Shane grabs Steven's hand. Steven pulls his hand back and slaps Shane and his teammates immediately admonish him for putting his hands on Shane. Shane brushes it off even though he knows it was a cheap shot.

Unexpectedly, Jonny calls the teams over and makes an announcement that Steven has been ejected from game because he slapped Shane. Shane immediately defends Steven by saying it wasn't a real hit; they were just playing around. Jonny explains the decision is final. Bursting into tears, Shane feels like it is his fault Steven is being asked to leave because Shane grabbed Steven's hand. Shane's teammates try and get Shane to suck it up, telling him nothing he did was wrong. After all the hoopla, the girls realize they suddenly have an advantage. With only six players, the guys will be unable to create a seven letter word.

As the competition progresses, the guys see that the girls have spelled a lot of words and worry they are behind. The also realize guys they have spelled three words twice, which is a 28 point penalty. Things are not looking good for the hombres this time around.

Meanwhile, Steven packs and writes an apology letter to Shane and his team. "Shane, I only pushed you because I love you the most," Steven writes. That's sweet, but also a little twisted.

After the competition has concluded, Jonny tricks the guys into thinking that they lost the competition, but in the end, it's the girls who lost. "This is one of the biggest disappointments, since coming out here," Tina laments. Over dramatizing a bit, Mark believes this event will "go down in history as the biggest upset in reality television."

The guys don't have to kick anyone off, but the girls have to decide which team leader to boot off. At elimination hill, Arissa informs the ladies that Miss Tonya will be headed home. Before she leaves, Tonya and Theo smooch in bed, but Theo narrates that he is not carrying anything out of the dessert and is sure he and Walla Walla will just be friends in the future. For a second it appears that he might break out into song. "Summer lovin', had me a blast..." Tina, on the other hand, does have a little ditty, "Ding Dong, the witch is dead. Good riddance."

Texan:

 
 


 
Episode 14 Summary:

Mark and Robin canoodle in Mark's bed and both agree that it's been great to be able to spend time together because on the challenge.

The challenge on this day is called Semi-Cross. On top of a semi-truck there are three obstacle courses that must be completed while the truck is going 30 miles per hour. The guys are focused and determined and don't see how they can lose this, while the women also believe they have a good chance at winning this mission and getting some of their dignity back. Robin, Sophia and Tina will lead for the ladies while Mark, Brad and Dan lead for the guys.

The guys go first and they quickly learn how hard the mission is when they can't even walk across a balance beam that begins the course. After all is said and done, it takes the first three guys about 17 minutes to complete the course. The girls aren't even all the way through the first part of the obstacle course after 14 minutes have passed and Robin, also a team leader, is struggling the most. "Say goodbye to your little girlfriend," Coral cackles to Mark, down on the ground. Mark does not appreciate Coral's strange motivational efforts. The girls finish just under 18 minutes and Coral can't stop talking @#$% about Robin. Miss Coral admits she is so frustrated because she is tired of losing and she is venting those frustrations on a team member who she felt didn't perform well. Mark goes to comfort Robin, while Eric lashes out at Coral. He, too, is tired of hearing her talk badly about her teammates.

Back to the mission, learning from the first team's mistakes, the second team of guys complete the course in about half the time. When the second team of girls confront the course, Arissa freaks out at starts cursing at her teammates. Arissa gets it together eventually, but it's too late and it's guys who win the mission.

Shane gets sent home on elimination hill and he is all smiles, oozing with super sugary compliments for his teammates and the girls. He says this is the best challenge he has ever been on. Ruthie has to tell Robin she is going home and Robin keeps a stiff upper lip. "You can hate the players, hate the game," she says. Walking away without any money, Robin is happy to be going home with her prize, Mark. All together now, awww.

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