Fear Factor - Season 3 May 2026

Infamous challenges included eating horse rectum , transferring dead rats by mouth, and consuming "maggoty cheese" .

The season concluded with a two-hour special where 12 winners returned to compete for a $100,000 grand prize and two Mazda RX-8 sports cars. Memorable and Extreme Stunts Fear Factor - Season 3

In the season premiere, contestants had to stand for two minutes while covered by over 200,000 honeybees. Cultural Impact and Controversies " "All Gross Stunts

Watch a high-stakes challenge from the third season where contestants attempt a dangerous speedboat-to-helicopter transfer followed by a nauseating gross-out stunt: Infamous challenges included eating horse rectum

Contestants performed high-stakes maneuvers such as being suspended beneath helicopters, traversing a 350-foot tightrope over a dam, and driving cars into pools.

Included "All-Female," "All Gross Stunts," and a Christmas-themed episode.

Introduced four duos competing as teams, a format that eventually became the series' standard.