No. of episodes 12 Air date February 8, 2011 Country of origin United States of America | Original network History Number of episodes 12 | |
Original release February 8 (2011-02-08) – April 26, 2011 (2011-04-26) | ||
The second season of the History Channel television series Top Shot, titled Top Shot Reloaded commenced airing on February 8, 2011, and concluded on April 26, 2011. The season contained twelve episodes, and was filmed over a period of 35 days in the fall of 2010 in Santa Clarita, California. The winner of the season was American Chris Reed.
Contents
- Contestant progress
- Episode 1 Sharpshooter Surprise
- Episode 2 Shoot or Be Shot
- Episode 3 Uphill Battle
- Episode 4 Compound Fracture
- Episode 5 Quickfire Face Off
- Episode 6 Bury the Hatchet
- Episode 7 Trick Shot Showdown II
- Episode 8 Catch 22
- Episode 9 The 1000 Yard Shot
- Episode 10 The Shakedown
- Episode 11 Down to the Wire
- Episode 12 Season Two Finale
- Epilogue Behind the Bullet
- References
Chris Reed later appeared as a coach in Seasons 3 and 4; George Reinas also appeared as a coach in Seasons 4 and 5.
Brian Zins, Joe Serafini, and Jamie Franks returned for Top Shot: All-Stars. Franks finished in 10th, Serafini finished in 8th, and Zins finished in 4th. According to Colby Donaldson's Twitter, George Reinas was invited to compete as well.
Contestant progress
The player's team (episodes 1–8) won the team challenge. The player(s) (episodes 9–12) won the individual challenge. The player's team (episodes 1–8) lost the challenge, but the player was not nominated for elimination; or the player (episodes 9–11) did not win the individual challenge but was not nominated for elimination The player was nominated for elimination, but won an elimination challenge; or the player (episode 12) was in the bottom two challengers but won a tiebreaker The player lost an elimination challenge and was eliminated from the competition. The player voluntarily withdrew from the competition. The player won the $100,000 grand prize. The player came in second.Episode 1: "Sharpshooter Surprise"
No practice sessions were held for the preliminary and team challenges. The trainer for the elimination challenge was Bill Davis, a .44 Magnum expert.
Episode 2: "Shoot or Be Shot"
The trainer for the team challenge was Steve Gilcreast, SWAT firearms trainer and Ranger School graduate. The trainer for the elimination challenge was Michael Friend, machine gun expert.
Episode 3: "Uphill Battle"
The trainer for both challenges was Craig Sawyer, Navy SEALs instructor and former sniper.
Before the start of the team challenge, John withdrew from the competition, citing injuries to both legs. Since this decision left the Blue Team with one extra player, they were allowed to decide for themselves who would be benched.
Episode 4: "Compound Fracture"
The trainer for both challenges was Chris Brackett, a compound bow expert.
Episode 5: "Quickfire Face-Off"
The trainers for both challenges were Simon "J.J." Racaza and Blake Miguez, two contestants from Season 1.
Episode 6: "Bury the Hatchet"
The trainer for both challenges was Jack Dagger, primitive weapons expert.
Episode 7: "Trick Shot Showdown II"
The trainer for the team challenge was Steve Doran, firearms instructor. The trainer for the elimination challenge was Taran Butler, national/world pistol champion.
Episode 8: "Catch .22"
The trainer for both challenges was Spencer Hoglund, historical weapons expert and four-time national champion speed shooter.
Episode 9: "The 1,000 Yard Shot"
The teams were dissolved in this episode. All players received green shirts and began to compete directly against one another for the rest of the season.
After the individual challenge, all players voted on the nomination range. The top two vote-getters then competed in an elimination challenge as in earlier episodes.
The trainer for both challenges was Ryan Cleckner, former Army Ranger Sniper from 1st Ranger Bn/75th Ranger Regiment and sniper instructor.
Episode 10: "The Shakedown"
The trainer for both challenges was Iain Harrison, the winner of Season 1.
Episode 11: "Down to the Wire"
The trainer for the individual challenge was Matt Burkett, practical shooting expert. The trainer for the elimination challenge was Cory Kruse, shotgun world champion.
Episode 12: "Season Two Finale"
No practice sessions were held in this episode. The five individual players eliminated prior to the final challenge returned to watch it.
Epilogue: Behind the Bullet
Premiering after the final episode, Top Shot Behind the Bullet, was a one-hour documentary involving behind-the-scene interviews and footage taken before, during, and after the season two competition. At the end of the episode, the show profiled each of the contestants, post-competition.