Katie and Kina do interviews with RealityReel to update them on their lives

If you haven't already done so, be sure to check out the recent interview that RealityReel.com did with current Challenge participants Katie (The Quest) and Kina (Extreme). Both reveal a little inside information that you may have not have known about.

Katie talks about why she's laying low on this Challenge this time around and her feelings about Veronica (Semester at Sea) and Rachel (Campus Crawl). While Kina talks about her relationship with Randy (San Diego), being team captain, the Danny (Extreme)/Jodi (Extreme) scandal and more. Be sure to check them out.

Jodi's Overdrive airs in the next couple days

After the growing interest in Overdrive, MTV.com's Gauntlet II aftershow, hosted by Blair (The Quest): we will now be accepting summaries for Overdrive episodes starting this week! We will be taking snippets from different summaries and incorporating them into a weekly summary for the Blog, a treat for those who don't have broadband and those who want just want a review. You can submit a summary using our contact form available on the left side of the page ("contact the blog"). When submitting, be sure to check "Overdrive Summary" and include your name, hometown and state (Make one up if you want to remain anonymous). We will give you credit on the Blog! So be sure to look for the Overdrive Summary (this episode features Jodi (Extreme)) sometime with int the next two days on the Blog.

As for everyone else who is submitting emails: we're receiving great ideas and we're still working through them. Thanks for all your continued support and input!

Cara seen a a Super Bowl Party by Pink is the New Blog

Cara (South Pacific) was at the Playboy Super Bowl party yesterday. Check out Pink is the New Blog and scroll down to see a picture of her.

Trishelle is in the Lingerie Bowl as their star quarterback

In Super Bowl news, Trishelle (Las Vegas) participated in the third annual Lingerie Bowl, which is quickly becoming more and more popular every year. The Lingerie Bowl was launched three years ago as an alternative to the Super Bowl halftime show. Although many of you may have been flipping channels and didn't catch it, that's because it's only offered on pay-per-view. Sponsored by Bodog.com, this year's Lingerie Bowl also featured Jenny McCarthy, Cindy Margolis and "American Idol" vet Ryan Starr.

In Blog news, the "contact the blog" button on the left menu bar has been working wonderfully. We're getting a great response and we'd like to keep hearing from you. The number one comment is that people wish that they'd like to see the Blog updated daily. While we make every attempt to update as often as possible, there's often periods of slow news. So, if you think you have a news story you'd like to share with us, don't hesitate to use our contact form. Keep those emails coming!

Don't forget: A new episode of the Gauntlet II airs tonight!

Lori is singing in the Los Angeles area; Article says Challenges suck; Cara opens her website

Those of you who were fans of Lori (Back to New York) and her singing career will be pleased to learn that Lori is getting back into singing. Her participation with her college acapella group, the Boston College Bostonians, was a storyline for one or two episodes during her season. Lori is beginning to sing with Jared Zeus and they have set up a MySpace page for all of you guys to join. You can check it out here. And those of you in the Los Angeles area are in for a special treat as Lori will be singing live in Hollywood next month. Her performance is scheduled for Saturday, March 4th at the Highland Grounds (located on Highland Ave. just north of Melrose). Good luck to Lori!

The Village Voice has also recently published an article on the Challenges themselves. Prompted by this new season, columnist Joy Press delves into what seems to be the now-tired format of the Challenges. While many fans may disagree, Press exposes the attitude that many fans of the first few seasons of The Real World and Road Rules see as the deterioration of a once-great series.

And Cara (South Pacific), currently the subject of suspicion on the Gauntlet II, joins the many former alumni who have opened up her own website. Check out her website, which is still under construction, at www.carazavaleta.com.

The Blog hits nine million visitors today

Maybe we were giddy because of hitting nine million visitors yesterday... Maybe we were excited about the Gauntlet II Halfway There Marathon airing today on MTV... Maybe we were jumping on the bandwagon of elation because Super Bowl Sunday is finally here... But due to that joy, the website has a fresh new look with some minor changes and additions.

We generally cleaned up around here, making everything look brand new and spiffy. Two things are added that we wanted to point your attention to: 1) If you want to contact the blog, you can now click on the "contact the blog" button on the menu at the left side of the page. It'll open up a form you can use to send us an email. (You can also still send email through newrwroad@hotmail.com.) And 2) We added a small gaggle of new quotes from previous seasons. If you want to check them out, keeping pressing the "Refresh/Reload" button on your browser.

Happy Super Bowl Sunday/Halfway There Day to all of you!

Gauntlet 2 airing all over again at halfway point, new promos being shown

Good news for all you Gauntlet II fans out there! MTV will be airing a halfway-there marathon today starting at 3PM (Check MTV's On-Air Schedule for your listings), rehashing every single episode of the Gauntlet. So if you missed Jo's (San Francisco) abrupt departure, Aneesa's (Chicago) now legendary fight with Cara (South Pacific) and the love triangle between Jodi (Extreme), Robin (San Diego) and Mark (USA Tour 1), this is the time to catch it!

Update: Well, if you were lucky enough to catch the marathon while the Super Bowl was airing, MTV was airing new promos of the Gauntlet (alongside the tourist-themed Key West promos), showing scenes from the remainder of the season. Although we're halfway done and some of the more controversial castmembers have stepped out, the promo assures us that there is plenty of drama left in this season.

A new episode of the Gauntlet airs tomorrow, so naturally, we'd like to preview the next episode. So if you don't want to know what happens in this and in future episodes (although MTV has been spoiling which team loses the team mission in their last two promos), highlight to read:

As the promo suggests, the Rookies will continue their winning streak winning the bullriding challenge. As the promo also suggests, the Veterans select Syrus (Boston) to face off against Derrick (Extreme) in the Gauntlet. Expect Derrick to pull through on this one, although I haven't received an absolute confirmation on this yet. The episode will also focus on the relationship between Alton (Las Vegas) and Jodi (Extreme), which will also be a storyline in weeks to come...

Next week, expect the accused alliance come to come back, as the Veterans will finally break their losing streak. Kina (Extreme) keeps a promise that she made in a previous episode making for a great showdown in the Gauntlet.

Also, in Blog news: We hit nine million visitors! To celebrate, we're going to be making some minor changes to the Blog (some of which you may already may see). Thanks to all our visitors for being so loyal and those who keeping coming back day after day. We really enjoy breaking down the latest news for you guys and we hope you enjoy it too!

Susie, Katie, Ibis, Kina all fight via online channels

Due to some minor difficulties, the Blog has missed another week in updating. While the whole MTV/online audience was captivated by the Susie (Down Under)/Katie (The Quest)/Ibis (Extreme)/Kina (Extreme) controversy last week that resulted from Susie's appearance on the Aftershow, Susie has just opened up her own MySpace and new website. (If you missed it, a few of the castmembers were bothered by Susie's remarks on the Aftershow.) Susie's MySpace can be found here, while her website, www.susiemeister.com, will open in the next week.