The fifth and final season of the American television series Tough as Nails premiered on CBS on July 2, 2023 and concluded on July 30. The season was won by tile setter Ben Dempsey, with toolmaker Todd Anderson finishing second, and jack of all trades Kenji Ngo placing third.
Cast Contestant Job Age Hometown Team Money Earned Result Ben Dempsey Tile setter 33 Halifax, Nova Scotia Dirty Hands $240,000 Todd Anderson Toolmaker 58 Janesville, Wisconsin Dirty Hands $30,000 Kenji Ngo Jack of all trades 39 Delaware, Ohio Dirty Hands $33,000 Jessica Hayes Remodeling contractor 35 Cedar Park, Texas Savage Crew $8,000 Dustin Bradford Firefighter 34 Edmonton, Alberta Savage Crew $9,000 Akeela Al-Hameed Firefighter 34 Fridley, Minnesota Savage Crew $8,000 Paul Hamilton Maintenance supervisor 56 Airdrie, Alberta Savage Crew $14,000 Cheryl Lieteau Carpenter 55 Dudley, Massachusetts Dirty Hands $20,000 Marcus Jones CO2 technician 49 Fort Worth, Texas Savage Crew $12,000 Carly Steiman Electrician 32 North Vancouver, British Columbia Dirty Hands $20,000 Yesi Reyes Ironworker 31 Los Angeles, California Dirty Hands $20,000 Carolina Paredes Motorcycle Builder 42 Houston, Texas Savage Crew $8,000
Cast progress Contestant 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ben SAFE SAFE SAFE LOW SAFE WINNER Todd SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFEBTM2BTM2 RUNNER-UP Kenji SAFE SAFE SAFELOWBTM2LOWBTM2 THIRD JessicaBTM2BTM2 SAFEHIGH SAFELOWHIGHHIGHELIM DustinHIGHLOW SAFELOWHIGH SAFEELIM Akeela SAFE SAFEHIGH SAFEBTM2 SAFEELIM Paul SAFEBTM2LOWELIM Cheryl SAFE SAFE SAFEBTM2 ELIM Marcus SAFE SAFE ELIM Carly SAFE SAFE ELIM Yesi SAFE ELIM Carolina 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 was the last declared safe in the individual competition. The contestant placed in the bottom two 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 March 9, 2022, CBS announced that Tough as Nails was renewed for a fifth season. Starting with the fifth season, Canadians were eligible to apply for the show. Unlike the first four seasons, which filmed in Southern California, the fifth season filmed in Hamilton, Ontario in August 2022. Actor and Hamilton native Martin Short made a cameo appearance during the first episode.
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