There are three rounds before the final three-way dance, which can pay off up to $10K. The audience votes for each round's winner using Quick Tally Information Systems keypads; the voting's brought to you by RadioShack & overstock.com.
R1: Melissa McLaughlin (Sweetwater, TX- a preacher's daughter who has sang at various prisons) vs. Michael Daniel (Pavo, GA)
Melissa: "Take On Me" by a-ha ('85)- She's on the "Swamp Swing", where she'll be dipped into some cold water & later have buckets of snakes & alligators be put inside that giant tank.
Michael: "Ramblin' Man" by The Allman Brothers Band ('73)- In "Shock Therapy", he has to serve seven courses to Steve-O while singing & being repeatedly shocked by the accessories he's wearing.
WINNER- Michael
R2: Jacob Saylor (Cincinnati- swam w/ sharks once in Australia) vs. Alana Gospodnetich (Honolulu)
Jacob: "You Are So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker ('74)- While covered in balloons & wearing drunk goggles, he has to get through a "Cactus Maze" (other surprises during this game include Steve-O blowing an air horn in his face) in order to grab as much as he wants from a money tree. He ends up claiming the whole $200.
Alana: "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper ('83)- She's put inside Roberto the "Puppet Master" & must perform various tricks.
WINNER- Jacob
R3: David Moore (Orlando- self-proclaimed dork) vs. Sergio Mariscal (L.A.- HS football coach)
David: "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" by The Gap Band ('82)- After getting out of a dark blue robe, he'll get hair ripped off his body in the "Hair Raiser" chair; also, Steve-O puts a scorpion on his body.
Sergio: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding ('68)- On the "Walk of Fear", he must put his whole body into each of the six trap doors; once a triple bell sounds, he can move onto the next one. The surprises that await him are really rotten fish guts, red rat snakes, maggots, live scorpions, boa constrictors & an alligator.
WINNER- Sergio
SHOWDOWN: The three winners have 90 seconds to sing while on a spinning circular platform that gets faster as things go along. Only the last one standing takes home any cash, which will grow as they continue to stand on that platform. Once the rd.'s done, a confetti cannon goes off (& another goes off just as the credits begin).
FINAL SONG: "One Way or Another" by Blondie ('79)
FIRST ELIMINATED- Sergio
WINNER- Michael ($5.5K)
(One more thing: Dee Snider's the announcer.)