Tom Trundle '99 became the latest winner of NBC's reality show "Fear Factor" in the episode aired last Monday.
"Fear Factor," which is currently in its second season, is a reality show that pits six contestants against traditional fears, such as spiders, rats, snakes, heights and others in a quest to win $50,000. Those who cannot complete a task are eliminated as the contest goes on. Some tasks have included eating pig uteruses and buffalo testicles, bobbing in worms and a number of trapezes.
During his appearance on the episode, Trundle took part in a number of such stunts, including jumping on a card-board target out of a helicopter 25 feet above water, having 50 tarantulas crawl over his head for three minutes, and the final task, lying in a tube filled with 800 gallons of water. Trundle won after holding his breath under the water for just over two minutes, a feat the other four contestants could not match.