of heights. She wants to be an earth scientist. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Dalton (Ashley Olsen): A modern city girl living with her father in Washington DC. The more uptight twin. She is very detailed-oriented, which proves to be a bit of an advantage during later tasks in the game. She has a fear of snakes. Adam (Lukas Behnken): An easy-going, average boy who plans to go to college to study journalism. He grows close to Shane early on the film. Like Shane and Lizzie's parents, Adam's parents are divorced. Kelly (Sarah Bastian credited as Sera Bastain): A very athletic, overly-competitive girl from Knoxville, Tennessee. She is seen to have a special talent for swimming, but her competitiveness makes her come off a bit anti-social and a bit antagonistic of not only the other team but her own team. Anthony (Theo Rossi): An Italian-American boy who plans to use his winnings to go to culinary school. His goal is to be like Emeril Lagasse, and he is very fond of eating as well as cooking. He is implied to be a second-generation Italian-American, as during one scene, when he thinks he sees his mother, she is depicted as having a heavy Italian accent. Anthony becomes best friends with Justin. Justin (Zakk Moore): A typical 'surfer dude' from Orlando. Though he seems to be nothing but a fun-loving skater-boy from the start, he is depicted as having a very high IQ; he plans to study astrophysics and can easily answer questions during one task pertaining to pharmaceutical chemistry. JJ (Diana Carreno): A self-proclaimed "triple-threat" with dreams of stardom. Slightly ditzy and living in her own bubble. It's hinted that she may not be very intelligent as she initially thought she was auditioning for American Idol. In the end, she receives an invitation to be on the show. Charles (Ty Hodges credited as Eric Ty Hodges): A very calm, intuitive boy who plans to study psychotherapy. He is the one who tries to keep his team calm and ensure they are mentally focused. He also makes several efforts to bring Kelly back down to Earth when she lets her competitiveness get the best of her. The Crew Max (Joe Michael Burke): The arrogant, fame-hungry host of "The Challenge" who will do anything to get ratings. Sasha (Jeannette Weegar credited as Jeanette Weegar): Max's redheaded assistant who only appears in a few scenes. Big Joe