The two teams are still at the Playboy Mansion. You know, the Playboy Mansion doesn't look anything like I thought it would. It's actually kind of classy-looking, if you ignore all the bimbos running around half-naked. The Mansion itself is a nice old-looking stone building. Victoria, the vaguely-Germanic Playmate-turned-tour guide, suggests that the cast members drop their stuff and join her for a tour of the grounds.
Victoria takes off down a trail, and Mark is hot on her tail. Literally. Jason tools, "I figure I should just light up a cigarette and follow those breasts." I hate him. Janet tells Montana that this would be her ideal house, and Montana adds, "Except for all his women with great big boobs running around." Mark, Anne, and Montana discuss how cool the house is. Anne is really, really emaciated. Like, she is scaring me with her bony arms and gigantic teeth. Maybe that's why they didn't show her all season -- she's frightening. In an interview, Montana says, "Hook a sister up! This seems like a reward for the men." Well, the straight men. I have my doubts about some of them. Mark cheeses to Victoria that she looks like his girlfriend. The editors subtly cut to a peacock, because do you get it? Mark is strutting around like a peacock, trying to attract the attention of Victoria or any other nearby Playmate.
The tour makes a stop at the monkey house. Yes, there's a monkey house. I don't know. Beth tries to feed the monkeys a banana, but they want nothing to do with her. Noah says that she's scaring the monkeys. This has all taken a turn for the surreal. Montana is wearing some pants that are way too short in the rise, if you get my drift. Victoria tells them that they get the run of the guest cottages, the pool, and the grounds tonight. The cast members pick up their bags, and Victoria says something about there being special rooms just for sex. Kefla gets Victoria to carry his sleeping bag. Hee!
The cast members enter their accommodations, where they find pinball machines and smoking jackets with the show logo. Beth loves the smoking jackets. Jason makes fun of Noah for being so impressed that the pinball machine works without quarters, pointing out that they are at the Playboy Mansion, and that there might be other impressive things. The camera pans over to a stack of Playboys on a counter. Victoria hits Jason on the butt and says that he needs a little spanking.
Victoria invites all the cast members to go for a swim, because she's hot. She pushes her hair back and sticks her chest out when she says this. I wonder whether they have to go to a special Playmate school to learn those gestures. In an interview, Montana sarcastically says that there is nothing she would like better than to get into a bathing suit with all the Playboy models. Victoria jokes around with Nathan who, as usual, looks like a doofus. A woman named Stacey introduces herself to Montana and Anne. She tells them in which issue of the magazine she appeared, and Noah remembers the issue. Stacey says that her brother has always had "a prescription to Playboy." In an interview, Montana snarks, "Not only are they funny, they're intelligent too." Hey, Montana is taking all of my good lines! Let me do my job, Montana!
Montage of the cast members swimming in the pool and drinking. In an interview, Neil says that people are getting to know each other like they've wanted to do for the past few weeks. Hugh Hefner comes out with a gaggle of ladies and shakes hands all around. In an interview, Beth says it was hard to believe that Hef is seventy-three years old, and that he must get "a lot of exercise, if you know what I mean." No, Beth, we don't know what you mean. That was too subtle.
Noah starts hitting on Alyssa, one of the Playmates, and Beth tells us that it's making Montana "a little jealous." In an interview, Noah explains that he talked to Alyssa for three hours, and that they had "a really good conversation about all kinds of deep issues." I think he might be talking in code, here. Noah gives Alyssa his number or something. Montana and Anne walk in and say hello. Montana says something about Noah deserving a girl "at least as intelligent as [he is]." Alyssa asks Montana whether that was supposed to be rude. Montana insists that she's just teasing Noah. That was pretty fucking rude on Montana's part. Anne tells Alyssa not to worry about it, and Alyssa says that she's not. Anne and Montana scamper off. Alyssa continues to bitch that Montana's being rude and insulting. Noah tries to play it off as Montana trying to get to him, but Alyssa is not having it.
Outside, a bunch of people jump on the trampoline. It's pretty dark, so it's hard to see exactly who is there. Mark and Neil are definitely jumping, and Anne is curled up into a ball and laughing. Alyssa and Noah approach, and Alyssa is saying that Montana cannot disrespect her at the Playboy Mansion. On the trampoline, Nathan proposes a toast to both teams, and then swigs out of a bottle of champagne. That Nathan is classy. Alyssa tells Noah how rude Montana was to her. Noah tries to herd Alyssa somewhere, but Alyssa resists. Noah's thinking, "Am I going to get laid or what? Fucking Montana ruins everything."
The others are still jumping on the trampoline. Anne takes a nasty hop, and her foot lands right on the metal edge or something. She falls to the mat, clutching her foot. Nathan lowers her to the ground. Anne keeps saying how bad it hurts, and Janet notices that Anne's foot is swelling up really quickly. Nathan picks Anne up and carries her inside, where they put her foot in ice. Anne tries to move her toes, and she can't. Anne wonders how she's going to go in the money chamber, and everyone laughs that the money chamber is her main concern. Mark decides to take Anne to the hospital, and Anne wonders whether she could have one Road Rules adventure without going to the hospital.
At the Emergency Room, Roni calls Nathan back at the Playboy Mansion and says that Anne has a fracture, and has to stay to talk to a bone specialist. Roni reports that Anne has calmed down and is doing much better. I thought Mark was taking her to the hospital? And what happened with Alyssa confronting Montana? I don't know.
Neil, Janet, Kalle, Montana, Nathan, Jason, Noah, and Mark lie in a bed together, drinking. Janet jokes that they are having an orgy at the Hugh Hefner house. In an interview, Beth says that everywhere you go in the house, "you just think sex." I really would rather not think about Beth and sex at all. Ever. Neil and Mark kiss on the lips, and the girls squeal. Nathan pretends to kiss Neil. I think he pretended. He shielded his mouth with his hand so that the camera couldn't see. They're all very drunk.
In an interview, Neil says that they are all getting very friendly, some more than others. Jason asks Janet why she keeps pinching his ass. Janet says that he wishes she were pinching his ass. In an interview, Mark says that "something is brewing between Janet and Jason -- a little love connection, maybe."
Suddenly, it's the morning. A gardener is watering the lawn. The cameras show Janet and Jason asleep in a bed. Some sort of waiter carries a tray of coffee into the house. Jason gets up and walks out to the pool, then hangs out under the waterfall. Inside, Janet checks out the coffee that was delivered. The rest of this scene alternates between Janet and Jason talking to the camera. A cameraman tells Jason that, late last night, he and Janet were caught on the tennis courts. Jason gasps and runs away, screaming that they were not. Janet must have been told the same information, because she swears a blue streak. They both express disappointment that the crew didn't tell them. Jason says that this ends whatever relationship he had before the trip. Janet Bart Simpsons, "It wasn't me. I didn't do it. I wasn't there." Jason says that Janet doesn't like to talk about that side of her life on camera, so he has to respect that. Janet says that the Playboy Mansion "festers [sic] sexual attraction." Okay, so they have the footage, and they don't show it? Or even kind of hint about it? That's lame.
Inside, Jason picks up a shirt and asks whose "chick shirt" it is. Neil says that it's Jason's chick's shirt. Jason says that he doesn't have a chick, and then collapses laughing. Kalle and Nathan look at "the infamous tennis court."
Anne returns with a giant cast on her foot. In an interview, Anne says that she thought her injury wasn't a big deal, but that it obviously was. Montana asks Anne whether she got any painkillers. Anne says that she didn't want to be knocked out for the money pit.
Janet and Roni walk across the grounds, and Hef yells at them from his window. Ew! He's not wearing a shirt! That's just wrong. The cast members gather to hear one final clue. The tape says that before they get their money, they have to send the old Winnie to the "dead RV Park in the sky." Montana reads the instructions. In an interview, Neil says that he thought the missions were over. Cue montage of the fun they had with Bessie the Winnebago, until she wouldn't start.
Neil and Jason say that they thought they would hate the Winnie, but that they loved it. Nathan explains that they found out the Winnie would have to be demolished, and decided to do it themselves. As the vehicles pull up to their destination, demolitions guys are wiring up the Winnie. Beth says she is excited to see the Winnie blown up. Jason comments that he wants to see Beth blown up in it.
The pyrotechnician in charge announces that the Real World team gets to do the blowing up, since they drove the Winnie. Jason and Neil lament the end of their first collaborative work. The pyro guy gives them instructions. Each team members gets a box with buttons. Beth screeches like...well, like a really annoying person. The pyro guy does a countdown and...we go to commercial.
Back from commercial, we hear the countdown again. The Winnie blows up in a gigantic fireball. The Real World team yell about how cool it was. It was pretty cool. Janet says that she thought she would be sad, but that she got a big thrill out of it. Some crew guy hands the antlers to Neil, and I think the teddy bear is tied to the antlers. Remember how they were supposed to have a contest where they stole the bear from each other? Yeah, that got dropped pretty quickly, because they don't mention it at all in this episode. No resolution on that one. I'm kind of glad, because the dancing bear graphic scared me. It reminded me of when I worked in the mall, and there was a hippie store with tons of dancing bears and shit, and the people who worked there were all really scary, and I would meet them down in the parking garage when I was taking cigarette breaks.
The pyro guy gives them a final clue, which instructs them to go to City Walk at Universal Studios. On the way, they "decide" to play the Question Game. I'm so sure that the producers didn't force them to do this. Jason explains that each person is asked one question, and you have to answer it. Is that a game, really? That's more like a conversation. Montana asks Kalle her favorite memory of the trip. Kalle's favorite memory is when they rented boats on the lake. In an interview, Nathan says that Kalle always brought a positive energy to the game. In an interview, Kalle says that it was amazing to meet Nathan, who had lived so many of the same experiences that she had, and that she will miss him.
Kalle asks Janet that if she could take one characteristic from each guy on the trip, what would it be? Janet says that she would take Neil's "intelligence and his gentle manner," Nathan's Southern hospitality, and Jason's "passion for his writing and his poetry." What about Mark and Kefla? Don't they count? In an interview, Jason says that he feels everything romantic for Janet, but that she lives in Chicago, and long-distance relationships don't usually work out.
Nathan asks Roni to explain her relationship with Kefla. Roni says that Kefla is a great guy, and that they are really good friends. Kefla avoids her eyes while she is taking. In an interview, Kefla says something noncommittal about Roni being his girl. In an interview, Roni says that she would love for Kefla to be her boyfriend, and that she's scared of what will happen now that they aren't together. Seriously, they obviously had a pretty deep relationship, and this is the first that we've heard of it? Whatever.
The vehicles arrive at Universal Studios. Mark explains that he saw this huge glass tube with money flying around inside it. Noah says that they get one minute in the chamber for each mission won. L.A. David greets them, and explains that they can't grab money from the ceiling or the floor.
The Road Rules team goes first. They get four minutes. I think Tara from Northern Trail is there, filling in for Anne. Some chick with a blonde ponytail just walked into the chamber, and I don't see Anne in there at all. You know, they could have explained that. The Road Rules team gets into a circle, so that each person is facing the back of the person in front of him or her. Each person is also wearing a backpack, into which the money will be stuffed. The money starts flying, and the team members start grabbing. Anne, outside, says that her team is kicking butt in there. Time runs out, and the team members file out of the chamber. Kalle says that it was the craziest thing she's done, to standing on top of an airplane.
Jason says that the Road Rules team took a lot of the money, so it's kind of like his team is getting scraps. The Real World team uses the same circle strategy, but they only get one minute. Afterwards, Janet says that they are all a little disappointed, because maybe if they had thought a little more about the money flying into their hands, they would have worked a little harder on the missions.
David announces that one representative from each team will help count the money. It looks like Nathan and Mark were elected money-counters. Nathan tells the camera that in his bag alone, there was $2200. There are just stacks and stacks of bills in there. Nathan comes out and announces that in one minute, his team got $10,240. That means that before taxes, they each get $1,706.66. Unless they decide to give Beth less, because she was so useless. Mark announces that his team got $39,860. That means that they each get $6,643.33 before taxes. Not bad for two weeks' work! Kefla tells the camera that MasterCard will no longer be his master, because he can pay off all his debt. Roni says that she has tuition money. All of the cast members gather for a group hug. There's an interview montage, in which each cast member talks about how hard he or she worked, and how many great friends they made. Montana says that she adores everyone on the trip. Pause. Except for Beth. Hee! Beth says that she didn't bond with everyone, because she's not a follower. She's a leader. Yeah, a leader of annoying people. Cast members continue to talk about what a great experience it was. The group hug breaks up, and we fade out.
Now comes my favorite part. See, I've been using this tape in order to record all of the other shows that I recap. So every time I wanted to tape a show, I had to cue it up after the last episode of this Challenge, which means that I've watched the last minute or so of this episode about a hundred times. And it never fails to crack me up. See, Neil brought along this inflatable sheep named Gavin. So, there's a montage of all the experiences that Gavin had. Montana explains that Gavin started to take on a personality after a while. On the bus, Mark holds Gavin. Beth complains that there are other people there who want to spend time with Gavin. Montana comments that Gavin doesn't like Beth at all. Beth wonders what she ever did to Gavin. Noah says that it's what she didn't do for Gavin. Montana details that Beth was in the air-conditioned bus, while Gavin was in the hot Winnie, about to melt, he's plastic, his hoof was about to pop, and his ass was about to blow out. Beth explains to Gavin that she was resting for the team, and that if has something to say to her, he should just say it. Mark pipes up, "He said 'Talk to the hoof, 'cause the rest of him ain't listening.'" I don't know why, but that kills me. And it's a fitting farewell to this mini-season.