Celebrities
The twelve contestants on the series are:
- Krista Allen - Actress (Days of our Lives) Eliminated 6-10-07
- John Cena - Professional wrestler (WWE) Third place 6-24-07
- Bill Cowher - Former Super Bowl Champion National Football League head coach (Steelers) Sixth place 6-24-07
- John Elway - Former NFL quarterback (Broncos) Won 6-24-07
- Tony Hawk - Professional Skateboarder Fourth place 6-24-07
- Laird Hamilton - Surfer Eliminated 6-17-07
- Jewel - Singer Fifth place 6-24-07
- Ty Murray - Rodeo champion, president of Professional Bull Riders, Inc. Second place 6-24-07
- Gabrielle Reece - Professional volleyball player and fashion model Eliminated 6-19-07
- John Salley - Retired NBA player (Pistons, Bulls, Lakers) Eliminated 6-12-07
- William Shatner - Actor (Star Trek, Boston Legal) Eliminated/Disqualified 6-14-07
- Serena Williams - Olympic gold medal Tennis player Eliminated 6-7-07
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“A society that presumes a norm of violence and celebrates aggression, whether in the subway, on the football field, or in the conduct of its business, cannot help making celebrities of the people who would destroy it.”
—Lewis H. Lapham (b. 1935)
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—For the State of New Jersey, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)