King of the Nerds season 3
Appearance
King of the Nerds | |
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Season 3 | |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Release | |
Original network | TBS |
Original release | January 23 March 13, 2015 | –
Season chronology |
The third and final season of King of the Nerds aired on TBS from January 23, 2015, to March 13, 2015. Inspired by the Revenge of the Nerds films, the season was hosted by actors and executive producers Robert Carradine and Curtis Armstrong, known for their roles as Lewis Skolnick and Dudley "Booger" Dawson, respectively, in Revenge of the Nerds.
Contestants
[edit]Name[1] | Hometown | Age | Specialty |
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Amanda Liston | Gilbert, Arizona | 25 | Bookworm |
Ben Tully | Los Angeles, California | 29 | Marine biologist |
Colby Burnett | Chicago, Illinois | 29 | Jeopardy! champion |
Heather Wensler | Denver, Colorado | 24 | Neuroscientist |
Jacob Rubin | Oakland, California | 25 | Quizmaster |
Jonathan Adler[Note] | Tempe, Arizona | 28 | Mathematician |
Kaitlin Spak | Redwood City, California | 26 | NASA engineer |
Lily Rutledge-Ellison | Denver, Colorado | 21 | Competitive cosplayer |
Ori Perl | Silver Spring, Maryland | 22 | Larper |
Raychelle Keeling | Springfield, Missouri | 26 | Gamer |
Thomas Vollum | Huntington Beach, California | 21 | Brony |
Todd Landree | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 26 | Comic book nerd |
Contestant progress
[edit]Contestant | Episode | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 71 | 8 | |||||
Jonathan | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WINNER | |||
Ben | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | RUNNER-UP | |||
Kaitlin | WIN | RISK | RISK | WIN | WIN | WIN | IN | OUT2 | ||||
Lily | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | RISK | OUT2 | ||||
Raychelle | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||
Amanda | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | RISK | OUT2 | |||||
Colby | IN | WIN | WIN | RISK | RISK | OUT | ||||||
Heather | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | OUT | |||||||
Ori | RISK | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||||||||
Todd | WIN | IN | OUT | |||||||||
Thomas | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||
Jacob | OUT |
^Note 1 : Teams were dissolved and Nerd Wars became individual challenges.
^Note 2 : The loser(s) of the Nerd War were automatically eliminated.
- Key
- (WINNER) The contestant won the competition and was crowned "King of the Nerds".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant won the Nerd War and received immunity from elimination.
- (IN) The contestant lost the Nerd War, but was not selected to compete in the Nerd-Off.
- (RISK) The contestant won the Nerd-Off and escaped elimination.
- (OUT) The contestant lost the Nerd-Off and was eliminated from the competition.
- Teams
- The contestant was a member of Team S.M.A.S.H. (Supersonic Masters And Slayers of Hordes).
- The contestant was a member of Team House Hooloovoo.
Episodes
[edit]No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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17 | 1 | "Judgment Day" | January 23, 2015 | 0.89[3] | |
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18 | 2 | "And Now for Something Different" | January 30, 2015 | 0.70[4] | |
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19 | 3 | "The Gods Are Angry" | February 6, 2015 | 0.81[5] | |
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20 | 4 | "Do They Choose Wisely...or Poorly?" | February 13, 2015 | 0.86[6] | |
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21 | 5 | "Nuclear Nerd Games" | February 20, 2015 | 0.78[7] | |
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22 | 6 | "Murder at Nerdvana?!" | February 27, 2015 | 0.86[8] | |
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23 | 7 | "Invasion of the Nerd Snatchers" | March 6, 2015 | 0.87[9] | |
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24 | 8 | "The Nerdtastic Finale" | March 13, 2015 | 0.83[10] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ Weigle, Lauren (January 23, 2015). "'King Of The Nerds' Season 3 Contestants". Heavy. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ Nolis, Jacqueline. "Jacqueline Nolis". jnolis.com. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (January 26, 2015). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Tops Night 'Alaskan Bush People', 'Bring It!', 'Newsreaders', NBA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015.
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- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 9, 2015). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Tops Night 'Alaskan Bush People', 'Bring It!', 'Newsreaders' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (February 17, 2015). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Wins Night, 'Alaskan Bush People', NBA Celebrity All-Stars Game,'Bad Hair Day', 'Bring It' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 23, 2015). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Alaskan Bush People' Tops Night 'Gold Rush', 'Jack & Triumph Show', NBA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
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- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 9, 2015). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Tops Night 'Gold Rush: The Dirt', 'Bring It!', NBA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (March 16, 2015). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Wins Night, College Basketball, 'Bring It!', 'Bering Sea Gold','Preachers' Daughters' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.