Stunt #1: Burning Building Contestants would have to climb a ladder and enter on the fourth floor of a firefighter training tower. Once inside, they would have to follow a hose line to a room where a fire was burning at upwards of 2,000 degrees, use the hose to put out the fire, find a rescue dummy in the smoke-filled room, and place the dummy in a basket outside the building. The two men and the two women to complete this stunt the fastest would advance to the next round. The others would be eliminated.

Stunt #2: Scorpion Pit Contestants would have to lie in pit covered with over 3,000 scorpions for 3 minutes and 30 seconds. After the first 30 seconds had passed, they would use a joystick to pick up scorpions with a robotic claw and transfer them into another pit. The two contestants to transfer the most scorpions in 3 minutes would advance to the finals.

Stunt #3: Rotating Climbing Wall Contestants would have to stay on a climbing wall over 8 stories high as it repeatedly