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Fear Factor Episode 401 Original airdate: October 27, 2003

What makes Fear Factor even scarier? A special Halloween Fear Factor! It was a dark and foggy night when six players trekked across a seemingly empty graveyard to meet their fate. But Joe lurked nearby, ready to scare up their first spine-tingling stunt. He revealed a coffin-sized tank filled with 400 gallons of water, then confessed the "trick." The players' hands and feet would be handcuffed once the player reclined in the water. Three separate keys would be dropped into the water, along with hundreds of writhing, slithering snakes! Each player would have to find the keys, free themselves and grab a nearby Fear Factor flag while literally swimming in snakes! Jennifer was first. She got the first key quickly, but got a little "behind" in her search. She had sat on the key and it was stuck to her bathing suit bottom! Jennifer's final time was a disappointing six minutes and 20 seconds. Eleicea was next and easily slid past Jennifer's time, clocking in at 2:15, automatically securing her spot in the next round. Lexi, who had managed to alienate the other girls fairly quickly with her blonde jokes, was next. She had a few tough moments trying to find the keys, but still came in at 3:53 - which was more than enough to send Jennifer home. What's scarier, swimming with snakes or taking the walk of shame through a deserted graveyard? We'll never know.

Jason was up first for the guys and didn't even flinch as hundreds of snakes were dumped on his head. His final time: 4:13. Not great, but could Brian beat it? Brian, a former Air Force locksmith, was ready to go next. He was just as slow as Jason and with less than 13 seconds to go, Brian started on his final lock. He just couldn't pull it out though and lost to Jason by three seconds! If George could beat his time, Brian was going home. George did better than that; he had a final time of 1:33 - the best time out of all the players! Brian was out.

Day two was filled with more graveyard follies. Seven flaming goblets perched on three pedestals gave off an eerie glow in the murky darkness. Armed with only a slingshot and some exploding pellets, players would have to target the goblets - which were marked with either an 8, a 16 or a 24. Whichever goblet lit up on contact would mean the player had to eat stink beetles totaling the number the goblet represented. Big, black, crunchy stink beetles! If all the players completed their snack in the allotted time (15 seconds per beetle), all of them would advance to the final stunt. George was first and it took him three tries to hit a goblet. He hit on number eight and choked down the eight beetles with no problem. Jason hit on his first shot, but got 16! Yuk! He downed them with time to spare in his four-minute time limit. Eleicea tried for eight, but hit on 24! Could she get two dozen of the stinky, squirming beetles down? Yes, she did it! The pressure was on Lexi who also hit the 24 mark. She used her eight minutes wisely and finished the not-so-tasty treat. Everyone would be in the final round.

The final stunt featured a Fear Factor concoction worse than any witches brew and Joe served it up in a mausoleum. Mixed in a large tub of what looked like chicken fat was a sea of cow eyeballs. Buried beneath the eyes and the gel-like substance were 10 pig hearts. Using only their mouths, players would have to retrieve the 10 pig hearts! The player with the fastest time would get the ultimate Halloween treat: $50,000. Jason was up first and slammed his head into the mix with wild abandon. He seemed, however, to forget to open his eyes. He had trouble finding the hearts, but eventually finished with a final time of 3:42. Lexi was next and displayed her trademark hyper enthusiasm before diving into the task. Two minutes and fourteen seconds later, she was covered in goo and had successfully sent Jason packing. George knew he could beat Lexi's time…and he did. He retrieved the ten hearts in only one minute and nine seconds! Eleicea, however, was determined to prove herself to her family and friends at home. She was not a wuss! She pulled back her blond hair, shoved her face into the cow eye mucus bin and fished out those pig hearts in an amazing 55 seconds! Eleicea was the Halloween Fear Factor champ!