Tough as Nails (season 3)

Individual Challenge: Contestants had to unwrap an airdrop that was dropped onto Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton from a Lockheed C-130 Hercules, assemble a trailer, load all of the supplies onto the trailer, then use an ATV to tow the trailer across a finish line to Phil Keoghan and Tough as Nails season one champion Kelly "Murph" Murphy. The first two to finish would win the ability to choose the teams, with the overall winner picking first.

• Winners: Lia, Mike

Team Challenge: Teams had to set up a concertina wire fence, set up a 305 tent, transfer supplies onto four pallets, change the tires on a Humvee, then raise an American flag to signal a Humvee driver to drive out of the enclosure. The first team to do so would win the challenge.

• Winners: Savage Crew

Team Challenge: Teams had to replace the wooden slats on six ski lift chairs and install them onto the cable of the Mount Baldy Ski Lifts. The first team to do so would win the challenge.

• Winners: Dirty Hands

Individual Challenge: Contestants had to assemble a section of snow fence and saw the planks of the old fence in half. The challenge was performed in two heats. The overall fastest contestant would win a power tool prize package and the last to finish each heat would face potential elimination in the Overtime challenge.

• Winner: Hanger
• Bottom Two: Kelsy, Kalimba

Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to replace nine clogged nozzles on two snowmaking machines. The first contestant to finish would be safe and the other would be eliminated from the individual competition.

• Eliminated: Kalimba

Team Challenge: Teams had to deliver a truckload of office supplies to four rooms in a building. After furnishing a room, teams had to get the office manager to sign a manifest. The first team to finish would win the challenge.

• Winners: Savage Crew

Individual Challenge: Contestants had to ride in a delivery truck that was being driven by Tough as Nails season two contestant Patrick "Freight Train" Hargan and deliver twelve packages to seven houses. The contestant with the fastest time would win a care package from home, and the two contestants with the slowest times would face potential elimination in the Overtime challenge.

• Winner: Tak
• Bottom Two: Hanger, Christine

Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to scan the QR codes on packages to sort them into standard and overnight delivery. They then had to load the 30 overnight packages into a truck. The first contestant to finish would be safe and the other would be eliminated from the individual competition.

• Eliminated: Hanger

Team Challenge: Teams had to replace the navigational light and chains on two buoys. The first team to finish would win the challenge.

• Winners: Dirty Hands

Individual Challenge: Contestants had to don an immersion suit, swim out to retrieve a floating training dummy called an OSCAR, which matched their weight, and return it to the dock. The challenge was performed in two heats. The overall fastest contestant would win a fishing trip and the last to finish each heat would face potential elimination in the Overtime challenge.

• Winner: Mike
• Bottom Two: Lia, Sarah

Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to use a line and grapple to pull three buoys and anchors onto the USCGC George Cobb and place each one into a locker box. The first contestant to finish would be safe and the other would be eliminated from the individual competition.

• Eliminated: Sarah

Team Challenge: Teams had to complete an auto racing pit stop at the Irwindale Speedway by changing a race car's tires and refueling the car. Teams had three attempts, and the team with the fastest time would win the challenge.

• Winners: Dirty Hands

Individual Challenge: Contestants had to search through a pile of 600 car tires for four with the same number, mount them onto wheels, and pressurize them. The winner would drive a victory lap around the Irwindale Speedway, and the last two contestants to finish would face potential elimination in the Overtime challenge.

• Winner: Jerome
• Bottom Two: Christine, Kelsy

Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to use a zoom boom lift to raise themselves 11 stories and replace a blown lightbulb. The first contestant to return to the ground would be safe and the other would be eliminated from the individual competition.

• Eliminated: Kelsy

Team Challenge: Teams had to move two irrigation lines (32 pipes) from one of Cinagro Farms' fields to another. The first team to finish would win the challenge.

• Winners: Dirty Hands

Individual Challenge: Contestants had to harvest two 60-foot rows of cilantro with a hand sickle, wrap cilantro bundles with wire, and load the cilantro onto a trailer. The winner would receive a year's supply of fresh produce, and the last two contestants to finish would face potential elimination in the Overtime challenge.

• Winner: Lia
• Bottom Two: Christine, Quincey

Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to drive a tractor with a disc harrow to harrow the weeds in a plot. The first contestant to finish would be safe and the other would be eliminated from the individual competition.

• Eliminated: Christine

Team Challenge: Teams had to assemble a lighting grid at The Wiltern. The first team to finish would win the challenge.

• Winners: Savage Crew

Individual Challenge: Contestants had to set up a DJ station so that it matched an example. The winner would receive a pair of tickets to the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, and the last two contestants to finish would face potential elimination in the Overtime challenge.

• Winner: Mike
• Bottom Two: Alfie, Quincey

Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to place letters on the theater marquee to form the phrase "TOUGH AS NAILS TIME TO GET TO WORK". The first contestant to finish would be safe and the other would be eliminated from the individual competition.

• Eliminated: Alfie

Team Challenge: Teams had to reseal a section of parking lot at Dignity Health Sports Park. They had to remove cars using a tow truck, clean debris, and fill in cracks before covering their section with a layer of sealant. The first team to finish would win the challenge.

• Winners: Dirty Hands

Individual Challenge: Contestants had to hand-paint ten parking spots, which included two ADA parking spots, and install a car stop in the ADA parking spots. The winner would win a deluxe barbecue, and the last two contestants to finish would face potential elimination in the Overtime challenge.

• Winner: Elizabeth
• Bottom Two: Quincey, Tak

Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to drive a Ford F150 out of a valet parking lot by moving the surrounding twenty cars one at a time in the lot to one of four available spots. The first contestant to finish would be safe and the other would be eliminated from the individual competition.

• Eliminated: Tak

Team Challenge: Teams had to nominate one team member to compete in one of three tasks: breaking up a concrete block and loading chunks into a bin to tip a scale, using a grinder to cut a seven-inch diameter pipe, and unwrapping a 50-foot chain off a bike. Teams would earn a stake after winning a challenge, and after three rounds the chosen contestants had to complete all three tasks to win two stakes. The first team to earn five stakes would win the challenge.

• Winners: Savage Crew

Individual Challenge: Contestants had to repair ten pallets by removing and replacing the damaged wood. The winner would win a 566-piece mechanics tools kit, and the last two contestants to finish would face potential elimination in the Overtime challenge.

• Winner: Elizabeth
• Bottom Two: Mike, Lia

Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to build a rocking chair, which included hand-making the dowels. The first contestant to finish would be safe and the other would be eliminated from the individual competition.

• Eliminated: Mike

Individual Challenge: Contestants had to drive a skid-steer loader to make a ramp of gravel over a K-rail and then drive through a stack of barrels. The challenge was performed in two heats. The last to finish each heat would face potential elimination in the Overtime challenge.

• Bottom Two: Quincey, Elizabeth

Overtime Challenge: Contestants had to assemble a backflow prevention device. The first contestant to finish would be safe and the other would be eliminated from the individual competition.

• Eliminated: Elizabeth

Final Challenge: Contestants had to race through a gauntlet of obstacles based on previous challenges on the season, having to smash a wall with a sledgehammer, stack 30 pallets to form steps, untie and drag a dummy up a slope, undo four tires and attach them to a container to make stairs, cut three pieces of metal with a grinder to make six steps, drive in two stakes with a sledgehammer, and raise a rope ladder in order to reach the Ford truck at the finish line. The first contestant to make it through to the end would be declared the Tough as Nails Champion.

• Winner: Lia

As the winner of the final challenge, Lia became the Tough as Nails Champion, winning the $200,000 individual prize and a 2022 Ford Super Duty truck.