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* FlawlessVictory: A substantial number of contestants would wind up winning every single stunt, including the last one

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* FlawlessVictory: A substantial number of contestants would wind up winning every single stunt, including the last oneone.



* GasChamber: One of the stunts was having to endure a sealed room that filled with CS gas longer than anyone else.

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* GasChamber: One of the stunts was having to endure a sealed room that filled with CS gas (tear gas) longer than anyone else.



* HistoryRepeats: In Season 2, the grand champion had won episode 13 of the season. Next season the grand champion, had won episode 13 of Season 3

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* HistoryRepeats: In Season 2, the grand champion had won episode 13 of the season. Next season the grand champion, had won episode 13 of Season 33.



* InformedFlaw: Some contestants are described as being obnoxious or annoying by others, but since it's usually before the game starts, we never really see that. This isn't always the case though, sometimes we see exactly what they were talking about

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* InformedFlaw: Some contestants are described as being obnoxious or annoying by others, but since it's usually before the game starts, we never really see that. This isn't always the case though, sometimes we see exactly what they were talking aboutabout.



** Joe Rogan himself would act like this sometimes

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** Joe Rogan himself would act like this sometimessometimes.
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* MeaningfulName: One contestant on an All-Female special had a last name of [[BuxomIsBetter Chester]].

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* MeaningfulName: One contestant on an All-Female special had a last name of [[BuxomIsBetter Chester]].Chester, due to her BuxomBeautyStandard figure.
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Not to be confused with Music/FearFactory, an industrial metal band.

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* GrossoutShow: One episode in particular featured ''all'' "gross stunts".

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** OncePerEpisode, usually the second challenge, involves the squeamish.
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One episode in particular featured ''all'' "gross stunts".
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!!GameShowTropes in use:!!This show contains examples of:



* BewareTheQuietOnes: Season 5 Episode 28 had a challenge that ended with 3 people moving on rather than 4. Two of them were rivals who were stealing the whole show. The third contestant barely got any focus and really any mention of him was just about how quiet he was compared to the other two. Ultimately he creams them in the first and third challenges and wins the $50,000.



* HomeGame: Believe it or not, [[http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/19606/fear-factor-game there was one.]]
* Personnel:
** GameShowHost: Joe Rogan.
** StudioAudience: Any time the show taped a stunt in a casino. Also Family Fear Factor at Universal.
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!!This show contains examples of:
* AbsurdlyHighStakesGame: The season 4 premiere was played for a grand prize of $1,000,000.
* BewareTheQuietOnes: Season 5 Episode 28 had a challenge that ended with 3 people moving on rather than 4. Two of them were rivals who were stealing the whole show. The third contestant barely got any focus and really any mention of him was just about how quiet he was compared to the other two. Ultimately he creams them in the first and third challenges and wins the $50,000.



* GameShowHost: Joe Rogan.



** A more disastrous example occurs in a stunt where contestants had to transfer bugs from a windshield to a scale using their mouths. One guy had an inventive strategy of moving the bugs using his forehead to grab larger chunks with his mouth. Unfortunately, it turns out the bugs were packed into the windshield so deep, that he couldn't move as much bugs as he thought and he couldn't make up for the mistake in the time limit and wound up going home

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** A more disastrous example occurs in a stunt where contestants had to transfer bugs from a windshield to a scale using their mouths. One guy had an inventive strategy of moving the bugs using his forehead to grab larger chunks with his mouth. Unfortunately, it turns out the bugs were packed into the windshield so deep, that he couldn't move as much bugs as he thought and he couldn't make up for the mistake in the time limit and wound up going homehome.
* HomeGame: Believe it or not, [[http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/19606/fear-factor-game there was one.]]


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* StudioAudience: Any time the show taped a stunt in a casino. Also Family Fear Factor at Universal.
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* TraumaticHaircut: One episode gratuitously featured a challenge involving contestants having one of these randomly chosen for each of them, ranging from a complete head shave to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5mGpQQZo4A "the patch"]]. Previews for future episodes include another woman being shaven bald. Once she got over her fear, the woman in question got the shave [[BaldOfAwesome and looked quite good]], rather like what happened when this was done on ''Series/TheAmazingRace''. She and her partner went on to win the whole thing.

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* TraumaticHaircut: One episode gratuitously featured a challenge involving contestants having one of these randomly chosen for each of them, ranging from a complete head shave to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5mGpQQZo4A "the patch"]]. Previews for future episodes include another woman being shaven bald. Once she got over her fear, the woman in question got the shave [[BaldOfAwesome and looked quite good]], good, rather like what happened when this was done on ''Series/TheAmazingRace''. She and her partner went on to win the whole thing.
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* RecurringElement: Nearly every season has some variation of the "flip a car off a pipe ramp as far as you can" challenge
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* CreepyCrawlyTorture: The second stage typically involves the contestants being subjected to some sort of creepy bug, either being forced to eat them or being covered in them until a timer runs out.

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** Jonathan and Victoria were removed from the Reality Stars edition for inappropriate behavior. Specifically, Victoria punched Johnny Fairplay and Jonathan got in a fight with Joe Rogan immediately afterward. This is a bit of an iffy example though, since they had just quit a stunt due to Victoria being scared of a tied up crocodile hissing and trying to turn around and they were likely going to be eliminated anyway.

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** In the Reality Stars edition, Jonathan and Victoria of ''Series/TheAmazingRace'' were already effectively removed from the Reality Stars edition for inappropriate behavior. Specifically, after Victoria quit during a stunt, but they expedited their dismissal when Victoria punched ''Series/{{Survivor}}'''s Johnny Fairplay and Jonathan got in a fight with Joe Rogan immediately afterward. This is a bit of an iffy example though, since they had just quit a stunt due to Victoria being scared of a tied up crocodile hissing and trying to turn around and they were likely going to be eliminated anyway.Rogan.

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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: It took the chugging of ''[[spoiler:donkey semen and urine]]'' for NBC to [[BannedEpisode refuse to air an episode.]]
** Lampshaded on several occasions where a contestant would say something lewd and Joe Rogan would have to remind them it's a family show

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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar: It took GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the chugging of ''[[spoiler:donkey semen and urine]]'' for NBC future, please check the trope page to [[BannedEpisode refuse to air an episode.]]
** Lampshaded on several occasions where a contestant would say something lewd and Joe Rogan would have to remind them it's a family show
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** Jonathan and Victoria were removed from the Reality Stars edition for inappropriate behavior. Specifically, Victoria punched Johnny Fairplay and Jonathan got in a fight with Joe Rogan immediately afterward. This is a bit of an iffy example though, since they had just failed a stunt and were likely going to be eliminated anyway.
* PrimalFear: Heights, restricted space, drowning, many and numerous things you do ''not'' want in your mouth, etc.

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** Jonathan and Victoria were removed from the Reality Stars edition for inappropriate behavior. Specifically, Victoria punched Johnny Fairplay and Jonathan got in a fight with Joe Rogan immediately afterward. This is a bit of an iffy example though, since they had just failed quit a stunt due to Victoria being scared of a tied up crocodile hissing and trying to turn around and they were likely going to be eliminated anyway.
* PrimalFear: Heights, restricted space, scary animals, drowning, many and numerous things you do ''not'' want in your mouth, etc.
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A 2011 {{Revival}} aired briefly on NBC, still on Monday nights, still with Joe Rogan hosting.

In 2017, MTV rolled out its own revival, hosted by Ludacris.

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A 2011 {{Revival}} aired briefly for one year on NBC, still on Monday nights, still with Joe Rogan hosting.

In 2017, MTV rolled out its own revival, hosted by Ludacris.
Ludacris. It also lasted one year.
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* MeaningfulName: One contestant on an All-Female special had a last name of [[BuxomIsBetter Chester]].

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