Fear Factor: 5x30

N.Y. vs. L.A.

This episode featured four contestants from New York City competing against four contestants from Los Angeles.

Stunt #1 (Helicopter rappel) Going head-to-head, contestants would use a hand-break to rappel down ropes hanging from a helicopter. While rappelling, they would have to release 5 flags from a rope hanging adjacent to them and then drop into the water below. The man and the woman from each city to get the best time would advance to the next round. The others would be eliminated.

Stunt #2 (Meat Locker) Paired with the other person from their city, contestants would be bound by their wrists and ankles with duct tape and locked in a frozen meat locker. Once they had worked together to free themselves, both contestants would have to dig through a barrel of lard and cow innards to find a wrench. Once they had their wrenches, they would use them to dig through an ice tunnel and retrieve keys bolted inside the tunnel. They would have to use the two keys to unlock the two loc