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Fear Factor (2001 – 2012)

2001 • 7 seasons • Reality • TV-PG
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Season 5

Fear Factor · S5E8 — Water Paddle; Fear Factor Bar; Heli Surfing

Oct 18, 2004 · 60 min

Synopsis

Stunt #1: Water Paddle Contestants would be locked onto a vertical spinning wheel by one wrist and both ankles. As they were dunked repeatedly in and out of the water, they would have to unlock themselves from all the shackles, pull a release cord, and swim to a buoy to stop the clock. The two men and the two women to complete this stunt the fastest would advance to the next round. The others would be eliminated. Stunt #2: Fear Factor Bar Contestants would use a paint ball gun containing 100 exploding pellets to shoot at a display of 57 alcoholic beverage bottles. The number of unbroken bottles after the contestant had fired all the shots would represent the number of one-ounce shots of blended maggots, stink beetles, worms, and fish eyes they would have to drink. The three contestants to drink all their shots the fastest would advance to the next round. The slowest person would be eliminated. Stunt #3: Heli Surfing As a helicopter flew over a lake, contestants would have t