Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge

Hot Wheels super fans Jadejha Edwards (Houston, Texas) and "Jerzey" Jim Farrell (New Jersey) are the first to face-off in transforming their ordinary vehicles from their childhoods into an extraordinary Hot Wheels. Actor/host Terry Crews serves as a guest judge. The 'Twist': the "Bad to the Bone" Hot Wheels, a futuristic Indy-Car that's a fighter jet fused with a dragon. Both teams must include one element from its design.

• Jadejha's vehicle: a 2009 Chevrolet Camaro which is turned into the "Cyber Slicker", a cyber security, Tron vibe theme, inspired by Hot Wheels: "Gruppo x24" (a green futuristic vehicle) and a 1968 Chevy Camero—the first ever Hot Wheels. It has huge rims and massive wheels, neon green paint with computer code decals on a wide body kit, a spoiler, and under mounted lights.
• Jerzey Jim's vehicle: a matte black 1969 Dodge Charger he and his father built as 'Old Yellow' but now called "Power Charged" inspired by Hot Wheels, "Super Bird" (bright yellow paint), "Poppa Wheelie" (introduced in 2014, a three-wheeled van with a V8 engine and wheelie bar on the back), and "Shift Kicker" (created by designer Larry Wood in 2004). The finished product is bright yellow with blue flames, a massive HEMI motor in the trunk to pop a wheelie, along with a wheelie bar.

Winner: Jerzey Jim's "Power Charged" AKA People's Choice

Superfans Sheilah Spencir (Cedar Hills, TX) and Kevin Lister (Houston, TX) are the next to face-off in this Texas battle. Actor Anthony Anderson and his mother, Doris come along for the ride as the special guest judges. The 'Twist' in the builders designs is the "Twin Mill" (twin engines on each side) one of the first-editions of the most famous and sought-after Hot Wheels of all-time. Teams must modify the car designs to include a moving element: Texas-shaped spinning wheels and moving horned toad spikes.

• Kevin's vehicle: a 1977 Ford Thunderbird inspired by his home state lowrider's S.L.A.B. (Slow, low, loud & banging) design, Hot Wheels: "Limozeen" (based on a Cadillac limousine, originally released in 1991), blue paint from a Chevy Camero, and the "Mig Rig" (a pick-up truck with the top chopped off). The finished product is the "Buckaroo" to represent all Texas cowboys: candy blue paint with horses on the side, cowhide seats, and hydraulics to make it buck like a bronco.
• Shieilah's vehicle: a 1970 Volkswagen Bug inspired by Hot Wheels: "Baja Bug" (built for off-road races in the Baja 500, Mexico), "Vampyra" (based on a vampire bat, first released in 1986), and the Texas horned lizard. Called the "Monster Bug", this matte green VW Bug with spikes on top and a giant lizard face for the grill with red headlights and a massive engine in the front is almost too scary to drive.

Winner: Sheilah's "Monster Bug"

The next two Hot Wheels Superfans, Aldavid Jimerson (Phoenix, Arizona/originally from Detroit, Michigan) and Rob Anders, a third-generation firefighter (Gibert, Arizona) will build their own personal childhood rides into the ultimate Hot Wheels showstoppers. The 'Twist' in the design is the iconic "Bone Shaker", over 100 models of this design were created. It features a chop top, exposed engine and a decorative skull grill. The Car Pool builders need to incorporate one design element from this car into their builds.

• Aldavid's vehicle: a 1990 Chevrolet K5 Blazer inspired by Hot Wheels: "Formula Solar", an aerodynamic solar-powered speeder that completely runs on green energy. Called, "Spirit of Detroit", it features an exoskeleton framework, two heavy metal vertical exhaust pipes 'stackers' coming out the sides that shoot out flames. A graffiti paintjob taken from the elements of the streets; metal, steel, and strength like the Motor City.
• Robb's vehicle: a 1980 Chevrolet pickup truck inspired by Hot Wheels: "Backdrafter", (first released in 2014) a modified firetruck with two V16 engines, eight exhausts, a rear wing, and a parachute. Called "Flamin' Fire Truck", it plays homage to his grandfather and father, who were firefighters before him. It has three-dimensional light-up dancing flames on the side. Curved ladders on each side to form a flamin' wing. And two sets of four fanned-out upturned steel "zoomies" exhaust pipes coming out of the hood.

Winner: Aldavid's "Spirit of Detroit"

Superfans Felix Arguelles, a former pro skateboarder (Los Angeles, California) and Arushi Garg, a mother proud of her Indian heritage (Houston, Texas) face-off by transforming two personal childhood vehicles from ordinary to extraordinary Hot Wheels. Sung Kang from Fast & Furious stops by to be a special guest judge who's had some of his cars turned into Hot Wheels, like the "Fugu-Z" (2015 Gran Turismo Best in Show winner). The Twist Element is the "Deora II" (debuted in 2000 as a modern twist on the original "Sweet 16 Deora" from 1968. It took the rear from a 1996 station wagon, putting it on the front. It was inducted into the Hot Wheels Hall of Fame, the "Garage of Legends" in 2003 by Jay Leno) The Car Pool teams must remove one part from the original place on the car and move it elsewhere, or infuse the "Deora II" body shape in the build.

• Felix's vehicle: an Early-1980s light blue Cadillac Coupe DeVille inspired by his Daddy's Caddy. Based on one of the 50 variations of Cadillac Hot Wheels. The finished product is "Skater Boy", it's transformed into a convertible Caddy mobile skatepark that's connected to a community hub has a quarter pipe skateboard ramp carved out of the trunk and metal grind rails on the sides with extra long double exhausts. It has a graffiti paintjob paying tribute to his skater lifestyle journey into a pro. For the twist, they attached the back fender to the front fender to make a wall ride skate ramp.
• Arushi's vehicle: a 1980s Suzuki Maruti Omni (made for the Indian market only) based on the 1967 "Austin Mini", turning it into a "maxi minivan" called "Jaipur Jewel" with a larger stretched out body like her homestate of Texas and bright pink paintjob with the colors of India. It has six tires like the "Six Shooter", the first Hot Wheels to have six wheels (1971). And a massive V8 engine exposed in the back where the twist features a chopped off roof of the minivan to mimic the "Deora II".

Winner: Arushi's "Jaipur Jewel"

Two more superfans face-off to turn their very first vehicles from their childhoods into outrageous Hot Wheels. Professional wrestler, Angela Quentina Arnold from Giblertown, Alabama named "A.Q.A." and Caroline Johnson, a former F-18 Super Hornet weapons systems officer from Washington, D.C. TV personally Joel McHale is the special guest judge. The twist element in the design is "El Viento" (The Wind), a super fast electric vehicle is a whirlwind of itself. It has a removable canopy and an adjustable front splitter.

• Angela's vehicle: a black 2010 Hyundai Elentra named "Viola" after actress Viola Davis turned into "Vendetta", which has a purple and chrome paintjob with the body cut in half to make way for a big wrestling ring in the middle. Called "Fight Car", inspired by Hot Wheels "Dirty Outlaw", a futuristic winged sprint car, this mobile wrestling ring has spikes and a giant 3-D skull coming out of the hood, a championship belt for the grill and huge tailpipes for pyrotechnics on the back. Twist: the championship belt is removable so the winner can hold it high at the end of a match.
• Caroline's vehicle: a 1990s Nissan Sentra turned into a two-seat fighter jet based on the F-18 with a battleship gray paintjob. Called "Need For Speed", this vehicle is inspired by Hot Wheels "2 Jet Z", a cockpit on wheels, and the "Power Rocket", which has a giant jet engine going throughout the body. It has wings out of the sides, a real Tornado fighter jet canopy cockpit and an afterburner shooting flames out the back. Twist: make the canopy window automatically open and close.

Winner: Caroline's "Need For Speed"

Two more superfans get their chance to transform nostalgic vehicles from their past into life-sized Hot Wheels of their dreams. First grade teacher Luidgi from Brooklyn, New York and retired police officer Terri Jones from Birmingham, Alabama get to make their ultimate Hot Wheels based on their lives with the Car Pool design team. Twist Element: "Lethal Diesel", a low-riding hot rod that's made out of scrap parts with a giant diesel engine, inspired by a Hummer H1. The designers must include a post-apocalyptic part in their builds.

• Luidgi's vehicle: a 1996 gold Toyota Camry that's been through life's best and worst moments like driving to Manhattan to bring his young son, Miles to his cancer treatment. It's turned into a car that can go through anything just like "Miles' courage". Inspired by Hot Wheels "Volvo P1800", sporting a supercharged V8 and a unique stance for the drag strip, and "Armoured Racer", a motorized X-V racer based on an armored truck like the Humvee. Called "Mountain Mover", this vehicle features a dark to light sunset paintjob, an exposed V-8 engine signifying Miles' strength, and armored plating with a plow shield with an M for "Miracle Miles" being able to go off-road, and climb mountains with dually humongous wheels. Twist: steam punk style armor on the outside with Camry scrap parts, including gramophone horns turned into flowers.
• Terri's vehicle: a 1995 black C4 Chevrolet Corvette convertible that was her-late police officer husband Ron's "date night" car turned into the "best police car Hot Wheels has ever made". Inspired by Hot Wheels Chevy die cast cars "Buzzbomb", based on a bee that features plastic hinged wings that double as butterfly doors. The "Badge of Honor" has scissor doors, an exposed chromed-out 5.7 V-8 engine, a "bowling ball" blue marble paintjob, blue & red police lights inside and out all under a hard-top convertible. Twist: create an exoskeleton armor panels on the outside.

Winner: Luidgi's "Mountain Mover"

Superfans Nick Harrison, a retired teacher from Hammond, Louisiana and Michael Cooney, a funeral director from Chicago, Illinois face-off in transforming their ordinary vehicles from their childhoods into extraordinary Hot Wheels. WWE Superstar Big E serves as the guest judge. The Twist: the French-inspired classic 1930s-style "Clock and Dagger" Hot Wheels, which both teams must incorporate a glow-in-the-dark element into their builds.

• Nick's vehicle: 1984 black Chevrolet Monte Carlo that was his father's with fuzzy dice on the mirror. The Dream team transformed "Marti Gras Mania" into a Marti Gras 'party on wheels' with a big sound system, inspired by the Hot Wheels '86 Monte Carlo SS. It also has a parade float light-up dance floor platform in the back, plush purple interior with a gold foil wrap exterior inspired by "Double Vision" (metallic gold paint) and 26-inch gold rims.
• Michael's vehicle: 1998 green Dodge Caravan called "The Death Van" that his family used for personal use and for their funeral home business. The Dream team transformed "The Reaper" into a monster truck inspired by the Hot Wheels "Battitude" (bat body frame on a high up wheel suspension), with a dark blue paint job that glows in the dark, and a grim reaper body with skeleton hands holding scythes on the sides.

Winner: Nick's "Mardi Gras Mania"

Two more superfans compete in who transforms their childhood vehicles into Hot Wheels masterpieces. Kris Porter, an educator from New York City and Lauren Partin, a third generation race car driver from Ohio, battle it out to see which one has the ultimate showstopper. The Twist is inspired by 2012 Hot Wheels "Mad Manga" (based on Japanese car culture called bōsōzoku that has anime-style speedster with wild exhausts, splitters, and paintjobs.

• Kris's vehicle: 1994 green Dodge Neon turning it into a butterfly that lands on car for safety. Inspired by the Hot Wheels "Dragon Tail" dragonfly vehicle, the "Metamorphosis" has giant moving light-up butterfly flame wings on a Japanese-style neon on black paintjob, a massive V8 engine, two sets of 4-pipe 'antennae' exhausts and a Hot Wheels track running down the chopped off roof to the hood.
• Lauren's vehicle: 2007 Ford Crown Victoria transformed into the "Racer Girl", a wide-bodied, suped-up, turbo, honoring her father's racing number (#4) on the sides. Inspired by Hot Wheels "Dirty Outlaw" sprint car, this total 'girly' race car is complete with a roll cage, double exhausts on both sides, racing tires with rhinestones on the rims, a disco ball light, playing homage to the police car spot light; all on a pink paintjob with purple flames.

Winner: Lauren's "Racer Girl"