Season 3 · Episode 17 — Vertical Two Square; Electric Eels; Helicopter Rodeo
This was an all-female episode. Stunt #1: Vertical Two Square The ladies would have to traverse two sides of a rotating square-shaped beam structure. Once they reached the end of the beam, they would have to crawl on a rope down to a lower platform and release a flag. The four ladies to complete this stunt the fastest or get the furthest before falling into the water below would advance to the next round. The others would be eliminated. Stunt #2: Electric Eels The ladies would have to reach into a divided tank and transfer 6 electric eels from one side of the tank to the other. The three ladies to do this the fastest would advance to the finals. The slowest lady would be eliminated. Stunt #3: Helicopter Rodeo Hanging onto a rope, the ladies would have to stay on a barrel as it pitched and swung beneath a helicopter. The lady who could stay on the barrel the longest before falling into the water below would be the Female Fear Factor Champion.
Season 3 episodes
E1This episode featured six celebrity contestants competing for charity. The winner would receive $50,000 for their charity, and the others w…
E2Stunt #1: Counter Balance Beam Contestants would have to release up to 12 flags from the edges of an 8-foot by 24-foot see-saw platform ove…
E3Stunt #1: Traverse the Dam Suspended high over a dam was a 350-foot long tightrope with flags attached. Contestants would have to cross the…
E4Stunt #1: Sage Coach Drag Contestants would start out holding onto a cargo net being dragged behind a covered wagon pulled by two horses. T…
E5Stunt #1: Speedboat to Helicopter Ladder Contestants would be riding on the back of a speedboat as a helicopter flew overhead. They would h…
E6Stunt #1: Triple Beam Walk High above the ground, contestants would have to walk three 40-foot long beams which were only 3½ inches wide. T…
E7Stunt #1: Burning Building Contestants would have to climb a ladder and enter on the fourth floor of a firefighter training tower. Once ins…
E8Stunt #1: Helicopter Flag Snag Contestants would have to hang from a helicopter skit and drop into the water below as the helicopter flew o…
E9Stunt #1: Dog Attack Contestants would have to make their way through an urban assault training building and press buttons to raise flags.…
E10Stunt #1: Drowning Closet Contestants would be locked inside a Plexiglas cell as it filled with water. They would have to find which of fou…
E11This was a Christmas-themed episode. Stunt #1: Scooter Plank Contestants would have to ride a motorized scooter across a 60-foot long, 12-i…
E12Stunt #1: Inverted Helicopter Contestants would be bound by their ankles and hung upside-down beneath a helicopter. They would have to find…
E13Stunt #1: Barrel Rolling Over seven stories high, contestants would have to stand on top of a large plastic pipe and use their feet to roll…
E14Stunt #1: Spin Cycle Contestants would have to climb a rope ladder hanging from a spinning girder and cross monkey bars from one end of the…
E15This episode had a snow theme to go along with NBC's Blizzard Monday. Stunt #1: Ferris Wheel Contestants would have to run on top of a narr…
E16This was a special all-gross episode. Stunt #1: Bobbing in Blood Contestants would have to bob for plastic rings in a vat containing over 5…
E17This was an all-female episode. Stunt #1: Vertical Two Square The ladies would have to traverse two sides of a rotating square-shaped beam…
E18This episode featured four couples competing as teams. Stunt #1: Save Your Spouse One person would be locked in a Plexiglas box and submerg…
E19Stunt #1: Flatbed to Flatbed As a semi truck hauling two flatbed trailers drove down a runway at 35 miles per hour, contestants would have…
E20This 30-minute clip show had highlights from animal stunts featured in the first three seasons of Fear Factor. Clips included worms, rats,…
E21Stunt #1: Helicopter Boat Drag Contestants would be riding on a raft towed behind a speedboat as a helicopter flew overhead. They would hav…
E22This was an extended 4-stunt episode. Stunt #1: Helicopter Slalom Contestants would have to hang by their ankles from trapeze hanging from…
E23This episode featured six contestants competing in Las Vegas. The winner would have to bet half the $50,000 on a hand of blackjack. Stunt #…
E24This episode featured six Miss USA 2003 contestants competing for $50,000. The winner would keep half her money and donate the other half t…
E25Go behind the scenes of making the Las Vegas episode, including how the stunts are tested, who thinks of those yummy treats, and preparatio…
E26Stunt #1: Go Cart Chicken Contestants would have to race a go-kart down a track suspended over 100 feet in the air. They would have to stop…
E27This semi-final round featured twelve of this season's 24 winners. The two contestants remaining at the end of this episode would win a new…
E28This semi-final round featured the other twelve of this season's 24 winners. The two contestants remaining at the end of this episode would…
E29Grand finale of the Fear Factor Championship Stunt #1 (Underwater hallway) Contestants would have to swim the length of a 50-foot hallway s…
E30In this season finale episode, Joe Rogan counts down the top 15 Fear Factor moments from the past three seasons in front of a live audience.