The third season of the American television series Tough as Nails premiered on CBS on October 6, 2021, and concluded on December 8, 2021. The season was won by jill-of-all-trades Lia Mort, with diesel mechanic Dequincey "Quincey" Walker finishing second, and heavy equipment operator Jerome Kupuka'a placing third.
Cast Contestant Job Age Hometown Team Money Earned Result Lia Mort Jill-of-all-trades 54 Lititz, Pennsylvania Dirty Hands $220,000 Dequincey "Quincey" Walker Diesel mechanic 34 Lamar, South Carolina Dirty Hands $20,000 Jerome Kupuka'a Heavy equipment operator 48 ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii Dirty Hands $20,000 Elizabeth Rillera Contractor 37 Shelton, Washington Savage Crew $8,000 Mike Shaffer Lineman 32 Brewerton, New York Savage Crew $8,000 Takeru "Tak" Tanabe Construction foreman 35 Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Dirty Hands $20,000 Alfredo "Alfie" P. Rivera Construction supervisor 55 Santiago, Chile Savage Crew $8,000 Christine Connors Ironworker 29 Johnstown, Pennsylvania Dirty Hands $20,000 Kelsy Reynolds Crop duster 30 Mansfield, Illinois Savage Crew $8,000 Sarah Ham Cement mason 30 Queens, New York Savage Crew $8,000 Lamar Edwin Hanger Carpenter 54 Orange County, California Savage Crew $8,000 Kalimba Edwards Fire captain 43 Wallace, Nebraska Dirty Hands $20,000
Future appearances Dequincey "Quincey" Walker appeared on the fourth season during the automotive service challenges of the fourth episode. Lamar Edwin Hanger appeared on the fourth season during the construction challenges of the seventh episode. Lia Mort appeared in the fifth season during the apple-loading challenge in the fifth episode.
Cast progress Contestant 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Lia SAFE SAFEBTM2HIGHHIGHHIGHBTM2 WINNERQuinceyHIGH SAFE SAFE SAFEBTM2BTM2BTM2LOWBTM2 RUNNER-UPJerome SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFEHIGH THIRDElizabeth SAFE SAFE SAFELOWLOW SAFE ELIMMike SAFEHIGH SAFEHIGHLOW ELIMTakLOWHIGH SAFE SAFELOW ELIMAlfie SAFE SAFELOW SAFE SAFE ELIMChristine SAFEBTM2LOWBTM2 ELIMKelsyBTM2 SAFE SAFE ELIMSarahLOWLOW ELIMHanger ELIMKalimba ELIM
The contestant won Tough as Nails. The contestant was declared the first runner-up. The contestant was declared the second runner-up. The contestant placed the highest in the individual competition and won the challenge. The contestant placed the second highest in the individual competition and was ultimately declared safe. The contestant was safe from elimination. The contestant placed the second lowest in the individual competition but was ultimately declared safe. The contestant placed the lowest in the individual competition and competed in the overtime challenge but ultimately survived. The contestant was the loser of the overtime challenge and was eliminated from the individual competition.
Team progress Team MoneyEarned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Dirty Hands $120,000 LOSS LOSS LOSS LOSS Savage Crew $48,000 LOSS LOSS LOSS LOSS LOSS
Won the team challenge. Lost the team challenge.
Production On April 14, 2021, CBS announced that Tough as Nails was renewed for a third and a fourth season. On June 7, Phil Keoghan revealed on the show's social media that filming had begun at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The contestants also competed at Mount Baldy, the United States Coast Guard Base in San Pedro, and the Irwindale Speedway. On July 12, 2021, it was announced that the season would premiere on October 6, 2021.
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