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Fear Factor (2001 – 2012)

2001 • 7 seasons • Reality • TV-PG
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Season 4

Fear Factor · S4E13 — Cable Surfing; Gift Exchange; Lake O' Fire

Dec 8, 2003 · 60 min

Synopsis

This was a 2nd-annual Christmas-themed episode. Stunt #1: Cable Surfing Contestants would have to balance on a wet sled hanging between two cables over 100 feet in the air. As the sled raced down the zip line over a neighborhood lit with Christmas lights, contestants would have to grab candy canes hanging from the cables. The four contestants to grab the most candy canes would advance to the next round. The others would be eliminated. Stunt #2: Gift Exchange Contestants would participate in a gross gift exchange. The first contestant would pick a box from under the Christmas tree and reveal the contents. The second person would choose whether they wanted to steal that gift, or go get a new one. This would continue until everyone had a disgusting food item. These items included cod egg sack covered with ants, sausage casing stuffed with worms (night crawlers, super worms, and red worms), rotten squid covered with flies, and live dragonflies. All contestants to eat their disg