Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes 2, Episode 11: Trivial Pursuit

Before we begin, I want to congratulate Chris Daugherty for his win in Survivor: Vanuatu. Chris faced odds tougher than Sarah and Katie ever face, as his buddies got picked off and he was the last man standing against six strong women. But with a combination of skill, strength, and dumb luck, he pulled it off. I also want to thank Twila Tanner for putting the tasty gravy on this sour turkey of a season. She played the game hard, she clued Chris in on voting strategy, and she became the only finalist to fling accusations right back in the face of the jury. With Survivor on a brief hiatus, it's time to focus on more important things. Namely, conjuring up appropriate punishments for Jonathan Baker of The Amazing Race 6. Right now, I'd hand him over to the women's team. Eighteen girls, thirty-six hands, and the massive forehead of Coral Smith. It would be painful and fun to watch.

Previously on Battle of the Sexes 2: Tonya fooled around with Theo, leading to a new Theoism: "Tonya and I are like two kids in summer camp sneaking across the lake in the middle of the night to go play crazy games with each other's body parts." Arissa's fear of heights caused her team to lose Sa-Wing. The guys won Electro-Shock, taking their record to 8-1. Nick and Aneesa were sent packing. Coral: "The more we lose, the worse we feel. I have no idea why we can't just win."

Hot tubbin' at night. Tonya bitches to Theo about how her teammates keep doubting her. She brings up her two penalties in Snake Pit Poker. Cut to a flashback of said mission, with new footage of Coral cussing Tonya out. Theo interviews that Tonya is a good competitor, but the others think she drives them crazy. "I hate to say it," he adds, "but the way you behave has a little bit of an effect." Tonya is still determined to kick butt in the missions. "I have the mindset and the physical capability to be here," she interviews, "but I still have those two penalties riding over my head."

And now, something for the diehard fans: a montage of Eric Nies and his jump rope. Seriously! We get shots of him jumping. Shane refers to his apparatus as a "stupid [bleepin'] jump rope," and adds that everything Eric does revolves about it. Eric clanks the ends together in one scene, then whips it around before competing in High Noon. "My rope represents focus, dedication, discipline, determination," Eric interviews with a straight face. "That's what a rope is all about." Cut to the men's first meeting, where Eric instructs the team to speak while holding the rope. Brad interviews that the rope is everywhere. He laughs, "I hate that rope, man!" Coral: "It might be a security rope. Maybe it's the missing link in his brain. I don't know." Eric lies down with the rope over his face. Eric mediates with the rope. He interviews: "I feel confident that my rope's going to create peace, love, unity and teamwork, especially with this group of guys." Cut to Eric twirling the rope around and yodeling.I can't begin to explain that.

It's clue time! Tonya reads the instructions off the sponsor phone: wear protective clothing and tennis shoes, be ready to go by 9 a.m. Shane reads the last sentence: "Go big or go home." Ah, the Tao of James Orlando. Some days, I actually miss the lunkhead. Coral interviews that the losing streak is difficult to endure, since they can't pinpoint the exact problems. "As soon as we hit rock bottom," she adds, "that is the best time for us to fight harder."

The kids arrive at the mission site, walking past an ambulance and checking out some huge ramps. Today's mission? Pop Culture Bike Jump. Veronica: "I see a big ramp, and I'm like, 'Ooo, yeah, the girls are really gonna win today!' There's another loss!" Jonny lays down the exposition about the ramps: they come at eight, eleven, and fourteen feet high. The players are expected to jump off the ramp with the bikes. Frank feels that the guys are confident to win. We fast forward through several people competing as we head to commercial.

Jonny explains the rules: one player from each side at a time comes up to compete. They are given an option of picking a ramp to jump or answering a pop culture question. The ramps range from one to three points. On a side note, Eric has the rope draped over his head. Jonny says that the back wheel must go off the ramp and the player has to be on the bike in order for the points to count. They'll be tethered to cords, since they're not exactly on the same level as Dave Mirra. Now, if a player takes the question and gets it right, that person can pick any ramp to earn six points. Coral interviews that stereotypes dictate that the women win this mission. Brad explains that a wrong answer results in no jump. The winning team gets massage chairs, valued at $800 apiece. Coral bellows in joy, and I can't think of anybody more in need of a massage chair. Jonny gives both sides the usual thirty minutes to pick leaders.

On the men's side, four players want to lead: Frank, Shane, Brad, and Theo. Shane's name gets drawn not to lead. On the opposite side, Tina and Arissa step up. Tina interviews that she wants to be a leader since she know they'll win. Sophia completes the roster. Tina tells the team that have to give 200 percent. Arissa interviews that the guys will be horrible with pop culture. Meanwhile, the guys are cramming for potential questions. Theo asks Eric to name his roommates on his season of The Real World. The group argues over what would come up. Sophia leads her team in a huddle, since the events from last week are obviously still hurting her. That, and she still has the straight hair. "Let's win our respect and our pride back," she says. They break into a cheer: "GO BIG OR GO HOME!"