Editing Season Three

{{Season
|name= Season Three
|image= [[File:Top Shot S3.jpg|300px]]
|host= [[Colby Donaldson]]
|country= {{flag|United States}} United States
|languages= [[wikipedia:en:English language|English]]
|contestants= 16
|teams= *[[Blue Team (Season Three)|Blue Team]]
*[[Green Team (Season Three)|Green Team]]
*[[Red Team (Season Three)|Red Team]]
|winner= [[Dustin Ellermann]]
|production_company= [[Pilgrim Films & Television]]
|channel= [[History Channel]]
|run= August 9, 2011&ndash;October 25, 2011
|status= Concluded
}}
{{Quote|The challenges are not only going to be rigorous, they'll be downright torturous. In Season Three, the gloves are coming off.|[[Colby Donaldson]]|Behind the Bullet (Season Two)|Behind the Bullet}} 
'''Season Three''' of ''[[Top Shot]]'' premiered on August 9, 2011 and concluded on October 25, 2011. The season contained 13 episodes which aired on Tuesday nights. The winner of the season was self-taught shooter [[Dustin Ellermann]], who was originally from the [[Blue Team (Season Three)|Blue Team]].

Season Three was released on [[DVD]] in the U.S., with the subtitle of ''[[Top Shot: The Gauntlet|The Gauntlet]]'', on April 24, 2012.


The entire season was released on DVD on April 24, 2012.

==Rules==
The rules of Season Three were similar to those of the previous seasons, retaining the same rules for the [[Team Challenge]]s, [[Practice Session]]s, [[Individual Challenge]]s, and [[Elimination Challenge]]s. However, in the beginning, a [[Preliminary Challenge]] took place; those who became victorious joined the [[Blue Team (Season Three)|Blue Team]], while the unvictorious joined the [[Red Team (Season Three)|Red Team]]. During the individual portion of the competition, instead of being given the chance to vote for anybody not immune, such as in [[Season Two]], the three worst performers of each challenge were eligible to be nominated for elimination.

This is the first season in which [[Jake Zweig|an individual]] of the [[Green Team (Season Three)|Green Team]] withdrew themselves from the competition, and according to rules, the individual eliminated [[Mike Hughes|before him]] took his place in the Elimination Challenge that he would have competed in, for a chance of reentering the competition.

==Contestants==
[[File:Season Three contestants.jpg|220px|left|thumb|The sixteen people chosen for Season Three.]]
{{Quote|Every single marksman that shows up on Season Three has something to prove.|Colby Donaldson|Behind the Bullet (Season Two)|Behind the Bullet}}
For Season Three, just like [[Season One]] and [[Season Two]], sixteen contestants were chosen for the show after the producers viewed their [[audition video]]s and read their [[application form]]s. However, for the first time, the contestants were announced to the public before the first episode of the season was aired, with a slight introduction of each in [[Season Two]]'s "[[Behind the Bullet (Season Two)|Behind the Bullet]]". The contestants chosen to compete were:  


{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2"|Contestant
! Original Team
! Merged Team
! Eliminated
|-
|[[File:Amanda Hardin.jpg|50px]]
| '''[[Amanda Hardin]]'''<br><small>33, Birmingham, AL
| bgcolor="red" align="center"|<font color="white">Red Team</font>
|bgcolor="darkgray"|
|align="center"| 16th Place
|-
|[[File:Sara Ahrens.jpg|50px]]
| '''[[Sara Ahrens]]'''<br><small>38, Roscoe, IL
| bgcolor="blue" align="center"|<font color="white">Blue Team</font>
|bgcolor="darkgray"|
|align="center"| 15th Place
|-
|[[File:Drew Shprintz.jpg|50px]]
| '''[[Drew Shprintz]]'''<br><small>27, Boca Raton, FL
| bgcolor="red" align="center"|<font color="white">Red Team</font>
|bgcolor="darkgray"|
|align="center"| 14th Place
|-
|[[File:Mark Schneider.jpg|50px]]
| '''[[Mark Schneider]]'''<br><small>45, Tierra Verde, FL
| bgcolor="red" align="center"|<font color="white">Red Team
|bgcolor="darkgray"|
|align="center"| 13th Place
|-
|[[File:Jarrett Grimes.jpg|50px]]
| '''[[Jarrett Grimes]]'''<br><small>42, Atlanta, GA
| bgcolor="blue" align="center"|<font color="white">Blue Team</font>
|bgcolor="darkgray"|
|align="center"| 12th Place
|-
|[[File:Paul Marinaccio.jpg|50px]]
| '''[[Paul Marinaccio]]'''<br><small>31, Fairfield, NJ
| bgcolor="blue" align="center"|<font color="white">Blue Team</font>
|bgcolor="darkgray"|
|align="center"| 11th Place
|-
|[[File:Billy Rogers.jpg|50px]]
| '''[[Billy Rogers]]'''<br><small>33, Calabasas, CA
| bgcolor="blue" align="center"|<font color="white">Blue Team</font>
|bgcolor="darkgray"|
|align="center"| 10th Place
|-
|[[File:Michael Marelli.jpg|50px]]
| '''[[Michael Marelli]]'''<br><small>28, Long Island, NY
| bgcolor="red" align="center"|<font color="white">Red Team</font>
|bgcolor="darkgray"|
|align="center"| 9th Place
|-
|[[File:Cliff Walsh.jpg|50px]]
| '''[[Cliff Walsh]]'''<br><small>40, St. Petersburg, FL
| bgcolor="red" align="center"|<font color="white">Red Team</font>
|bgcolor="darkgray"|
|align="center"| 8th Place
|-
|[[File:Jake Zweig.jpg|50px]]
| '''[[Jake Zweig]]'''<br><small>39, Barrington, NH
| bgcolor="blue" align="center"|<font color="white">Blue Team</font>
| bgcolor="green" rowspan="7" align="center"|<font color="white">Green Team</font>
|align="center"| 7th Place
|-
|[[File:Phil Morden.jpg|50px]]
| '''[[Phil Morden]]'''<br><small>25, Milford, MI
| bgcolor="red" align="center"|<font color="white">Red Team</font>
|align="center"| 6th Place
|-
|[[File:Alex Charvat.jpg|50px]]
| '''[[Alex Charvat]]'''<br><small>38, Conifer, CO
| bgcolor="blue" align="center"|<font color="white">Blue Team</font>
|align="center"| 5th Place
|-
|[[File:Chris Collins.jpg|50px]]
| '''[[Chris Collins]]'''<br><small>26, Collinsville, OK
| bgcolor="red" align="center"|<font color="white">Red Team</font>
|align="center"| 4th Place
|-
|[[File:Gary Quesenberry.jpg|50px]]
| '''[[Gary Quesenberry]]'''<br><small>40, Cleveland, OH
| bgcolor="red" align="center"|<font color="white">Red Team</font>
|align="center"| 3rd Place
|-
|[[File:Mike Hughes.jpg|50px]]
| '''[[Mike Hughes]]'''<br><small>38, Maple Falls, WA
| bgcolor="blue" align="center"|<font color="white">Blue Team</font>
|align="center"|2nd place
|-
|[[File:Dustin Ellermann.jpg|50px]]
| '''[[Dustin Ellermann]]'''<br><small>28, Zavala, TX
| bgcolor="blue" align="center"|<font color="white">Blue Team</font>
|align="center"|Winner
|}


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{{Contestant-table-start}}
{{Contestant-cell|name=[[Amanda Hardin]]|age=33|background=Firearms Instructor, Nurse, Real Estate Agent|hometown=[[wikipedia:en:Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL]]|original=red|eliminated=16th}}
{{Contestant-cell|name=[[Sara Ahrens]]|background=Police Training Sergeant|age=38|hometown=[[wikipedia:en:Roscoe, Illinois|Roscoe, IL]]|original=blue|eliminated=15th}}
{{Contestant-cell|name=[[Drew Shprintz]]|age=27|background=Firearms Instructor/Bartender|hometown=[[wikipedia:en:Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton, FL]]|original=red|eliminated=14th}}
{{Contestant-cell|name=[[Mark Schneider]]|age=45|background=USPSA Competitor, Outdoorsman, Customer Service Professional|hometown=[[wikipedia:en:Tierra Verde, Florida|Tierra Verde, FL]]|original=red|eliminated=13th}}
{{Contestant-cell|name=[[Jarrett Grimes]]|age=42|background=Homeland Security Agent|hometown=[[wikipedia:en:Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]|original=blue|eliminated=12th}}
{{Contestant-cell|name=[[Paul Marinaccio]]|age=31|background=Detective/Firearms Instructor|hometown=[[wikipedia:en:Fairfield, New Jersey|Fairfield, NJ]]|original=blue|eliminated=11th}}
{{Contestant-cell|name=[[Billy Rogers]]|age=33|background=Restaurant Operations Manager|hometown=[[wikipedia:en:Calabasas, California|Calabasas, CA]]|original=blue|eliminated=10th}}
{{Contestant-cell|name=[[Michael Marelli]]|age=28|background=NY State Court Officer|hometown=[[wikipedia:en:Long Island, New York|Long Island, NY]]|original=red|eliminated=9th}}
{{Contestant-cell|name=[[Cliff Walsh]]|age=40|background=Revolver Champion/Airport Driver|hometown=[[wikipedia:en:St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg, FL]]|original=red|eliminated=8th}}
{{Contestant-cell|name=[[Jake Zweig]]|age=39|background=Ex Navy SEAL/College Football Coach|hometown=[[wikipedia:en:Barrington, New Hampshire|Barrington, NH]]|original=blue|merged=yes|eliminated=7th}}
{{Contestant-cell|name=[[Phil Morden]]|age=25|background=Three Gun Competitor, Video Producer|hometown=[[wikipedia:en:Milford, Michigan|Milford, MI]]|original=red|merged=yes|eliminated=6th}}
{{Contestant-cell|name=[[Alex Charvat]]|age=38|background=Engineer/Outdoorsman|hometown=[[wikipedia:en:Conifer, Colorado|Conifer, CO]]|original=blue|merged=yes|eliminated=5th}}
{{Contestant-cell|name=[[Chris Collins]]|age=26|background= Firearms Instructor, Former Marine, Student|hometown=[[wikipedia:en:Collinsville, Oklahoma|Collinsville, OK]]|original=red|merged=yes|eliminated=4th}}
{{Contestant-cell|name=[[Gary Quesenberry]]|age=40|background=Homeland Security Agent|hometown=[[wikipedia:en:Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland, OH]]|original=red|merged=yes|eliminated=3rd}}
{{Contestant-cell|name=[[Mike Hughes]]|age=38|background=Competitive Pistol Shooter|hometown=[[wikipedia:en:Maple Falls, Washington|Maple Falls, WA]]|original=blue|merged=yes|eliminated=2nd}}
{{Contestant-cell|name=[[Dustin Ellermann]]|age=28|background=Christian Camp Director|hometown=[[wikipedia:en:Zavala, Texas|Zavala, TX]]|original=blue|merged=yes|eliminated=1st}}
{{Contestant-table-end}}-->

==Episodes==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| <center>'''Image'''</center>
| <center>'''Number'''</center>
| <center>'''Name'''</center>
| <center>'''Weapons'''</center>
| <center>'''Experts'''</center>
| <center>'''Eliminated'''</center>
|-
| [[File:The Gauntlet.jpg|110px]]
| 1
| [[The Gauntlet]]
| [[Smith & Wesson 500 Magnum]]<br />[[LaRue Tactical OBR]]<br />[[Winchester Model 1873]]
| <small>[[Jim Finch]]</small>
| bgcolor="red" | <small>[[Amanda Hardin|<font color="white">Amanda Hardin</font>]]</small>
|-
| [[File:Down and Dirty.jpg|110px]]
| 2
| [[Down and Dirty]]
| [[AK-47]]<br />[[Smith & Wesson M&P .45]]
| <small>[[Craig Sawyer]]</small>
| bgcolor="blue" | <small>[[Sara Ahrens|<font color="white">Sara Ahrens</font>]]</small>
|-
| [[File:Slug it Out.jpg|110px]]
| 3
| [[Slug it Out]]
| [[Benelli M4 Super 90]]<br />[[Glock 34]]
| <small>[[Taran Butler]]</small>
| bgcolor="red" | <small>[[Drew Shprintz|<font color="white">Drew Shprintz</font>]]</small>
|-
| [[File:Bulldog gatling gun.jpg|110px]]
| 4
| [[The Bulldog Gatling]]
| [[Remington 1875]]<br />[[1877 Bulldog gatling gun]]
| <small>[[Spencer Hoglund]]<br />[[Garry James]]</small>
| bgcolor="red" | <small>[[Mark Schneider|<font color="white">Mark Schneider</font>]]</small>
|-
|[[File:Throwdown Showdown.jpg|110px]]
| 5
| [[Throwdown Showdown]]
| [[Hotchkiss mountain gun]]<br />[[Rock]]<br />[[Throwing knife]]<br />[[Tomahawk]]
| <small>[[Jack Dagger]]<br />[[Rick Pohlers]]</small>
| bgcolor="blue" | <small>[[Jarrett Grimes|<font color="white">Jarrett Grimes</font>]]</small>
|-
|[[File:Turn the Corner.jpg|110px]]
| 6
| [[Turn the Corner]]
| [[Vltor TS3]]<br />[[CornerShot]]
| <small>[[Jeff Gonzales]]</small>
| bgcolor="blue" | <small>[[Paul Marinaccio|<font color="white">Paul Marinaccio</font>]]</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Tricked Out.jpg|110px]]
| rowspan="2" | 7
| rowspan="2" | [[Tricked Out]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Schofield 5-Inch Barrel Pinkerton Model]]<br />[[Smith & Wesson 686]]<br />[[Volquartsen .22 Semi-Auto rifle]]
| rowspan="2" | <small>[[Jerry Miculek]]</small>
| bgcolor="blue" | <small>[[Billy Rogers|<font color="white">Billy Rogers</font>]]</small>
|-
| bgcolor="red" | <small>[[Michael Marelli|<font color="white">Michael Marelli</font>]]</small>
|-
|[[File:Ramp it Up.jpg|110px]]
| 8
| [[Ramp It Up]]
|[[Recurve bow]]
| <small>[[Chris Palmer]]</small>
|bgcolor=red|<small>[[Cliff Walsh|<font color="white">Cliff Walsh</font>]]</small>
|-
|[[File:Stacked.jpg|110px]]
| 9
| [[Stacked]]
|[[McMillan Tac-50 rifle]]<br />[[Walther P38]]
| <small>[[Craig Sawyer]]
| bgcolor=green| <small>[[Mike Hughes|<font color="white">Mike Hughes</font>]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Odd Man Out.jpg|110px]]
| rowspan="2" | 10
| rowspan="2" | [[Odd Man Out]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Infinity Sight Tracker .40 pistol]]<br />[[Sako TRG rifle]]
| rowspan="2" | <small>[[Taran Butler]]<br />[[Mike Voigt]]</small>
| bgcolor=green | <small>[[Jake Zweig|<font color="white">Jake Zweig</font>]]</small>
|-
| bgcolor=green | <small>[[Phil Morden|<font color="white">Phil Morden</font>]]</small>
|-
|[[File:Wheel of Fire.jpg|110px]]
| 11
| [[Wheel of Fire]]
|[[SP89]]<br/>[[Steyr SPP]]
| <small>[[Matt Burkett]]
| bgcolor=green| <small>[[Alex Charvat|<font color="white">Alex Charvat</font>]]
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[File:S3 Finale.jpg|110px]]
| rowspan="5" | 12
| rowspan="5" | [[Season 3 Finale]]
| rowspan="5" | [[AK-47]]<br/>[[Benelli M4 Super 90]]<br/>[[Glock 34]]<br/>[[Infinity Sight Tracker .40 pistol]]<br/>[[LaRue Tactical OBR]]<br/>[[Recurve bow]]<br/>[[Remington 1875]]<br/>[[Rock]]s<br/>[[Smith & Wesson 500 Magnum]]<br/>[[Smith & Wesson 686]]<br/>[[SP89]]<br/>[[Vltor TS3]]<br/>[[Volquartsen .22 Semi-Auto rifle]]<br/>[[Winchester Model 1873]]
| rowspan="5" | none
| bgcolor=green| <small>[[Chris Collins|<font color="white">Chris Collins</font>]]</small>
|-
| bgcolor=green| <small>[[Gary Quesenberry|<font color="white">Gary Quesenberry</font>]]</small>
|-
| bgcolor=green| <small>[[Mike Hughes|<font color="white">Mike Hughes</font>]]</small>
|-
| <center>'''Winner'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor=green| <small>[[Dustin Ellermann|<font color="white">Dustin Ellermann</font>]]</small>
|}

==Elimination==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan=2|#
!rowspan=2|Contestants
!colspan=14|Episodes
|-
!1!!2!!3!!4!!5!!6!!7!!8!!9!!10!!11!!colspan=3|12
|-
!1
|bgcolor="green"|<font color="black">''Dustin''</font>
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="pink"| NOM
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="purple"| <font color="white">WIN</font>
|bgcolor="purple"| <font color="white">WIN</font>
|bgcolor="purple"| <font color="white">WIN</font>
|bgcolor="pink"| BTM2
|bgcolor="purple"| <font color="white">WIN</font>
|bgcolor="limegreen"| WINNER
|-
!2
|bgcolor="green"|<font color="black">''Mike''</font>
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="pink"| NOM
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="tomato"| OUT
|bgcolor="yellow"| IN
|bgcolor="pink"| NOM
|bgcolor="purple"| <font color="white">WIN</font>
|bgcolor="purple"| <font color="white">WIN</font>
|bgcolor="tomato"| OUT
|-
!3
|bgcolor="green"|<font color="black">''Gary''</font>
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="pink"| NOM
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="purple" | <font color="white">WIN</font>
|bgcolor="tomato" | OUT
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=14|
|-
!4
|bgcolor="green"|<font color="black">''Chris''</font>
|bgcolor="white" | SAFE
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="pink"| NOM
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="purple"| <font color="white">WIN</font>
|bgcolor="purple"| <font color="white">WIN</font>
|bgcolor="tomato"| OUT
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=14|
|-
!5
|bgcolor="green"|<font color="black">''Alex''</font>
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="purple"| <font color="white">WIN</font>
|bgcolor="purple"| <font color="white">WIN</font>
|bgcolor="tomato"| OUT
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=14|
|-
!6
|bgcolor="green"|<font color="black">''Phil''</font>
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="purple"| <font color="white">WIN</font>
|bgcolor="tomato"| OUT
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=14|
|-
!7
|bgcolor="green"|<font color="black">''Jake''</font>
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="pink"| NOM
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="purple"| <font color="white">WIN</font>
|bgcolor="orange"| LEFT
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=14|
|-
!8
|bgcolor="red"|<font color="black">''Cliff''</font>
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="pink"| NOM
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="pink"| NOM
|bgcolor="tomato"| OUT
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=14|
|-
!9
|bgcolor="red"|<font color="black">''Michael''</font>
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="pink"| NOM
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="tomato"| OUT
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=14|
|-
!10
|bgcolor="blue"|<font color="black">''Billy''</font>
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="orange"| LEFT
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=14|
|-
!11
|bgcolor="blue"|<font color="black">''Paul''</font>
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="tomato"| OUT
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=14|
|-
!12
|bgcolor="blue"|<font color="black">''Jarrett''</font>
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="tomato"| OUT
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=14|
|-
!13
|bgcolor="red"|<font color="black">''Mark''</font>
|bgcolor="pink"| NOM
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="tomato"| OUT
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=14|
|-
!14
|bgcolor="red"|<font color="black">''Drew''</font>
|bgcolor="white"| SAFE
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="tomato"| OUT
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=14|
|-
!15
|bgcolor="blue"|<font color="black">''Sara''</font>
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| WIN
|bgcolor="tomato"| OUT
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=14|
|-
!16
|bgcolor="red"|<font color="black">''Amanda''</font>
|bgcolor="tomato"| OUT
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=14|
|}

:{{colorbox|cornflowerblue}} The player's team (episodes 1–8) won the challenge.
:{{colorbox|purple}} The player(s) won individually in the challenge.
:{{colorbox|white}} The player's team lost the challenge, but the player was not nominated for elimination (episodes 1–8); or the player did not finish a challenge at the top or bottom of the group (episodes 9–10).
:{{colorbox|pink}} The player was nominated for elimination, but won an elimination challenge (episodes 1–8); or the player finished a challenge at the bottom of the group, but won a tiebreaker (episodes 9–10).
:{{colorbox|tomato}} The player lost an elimination challenge and was eliminated. (In episodes 9 and 10, every challenge ended in one or more automatic eliminations.)
:{{colorbox|orange}} The player voluntarily withdrew from the competition.
:{{colorbox|yellow}} The player won a challenge to re-enter the competition.
:{{colorbox|limegreen}} The player won the $100,000 grand prize.

==Broadcasting==
On July 11, 2011, the first [[commercials|commercial]] for Season Three was aired. At 10/9c on August 9, 2011, the season premiere, titled "[[The Gauntlet]]", was broadcasted. It was aired on the [[History Channel]] until its conclusion on October 25, 2011. The third season was filmed over a period of 35 days in [[wikipedia:Santa Clarita, California|Santa Clarita, California]].
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 Season Three was released on [[DVD]] in the U.S., with the subtitle of ''[[Top Shot: The Gauntlet|The Gauntlet]]'', on April 24, 2012.
-==Production==
-[[History Channel]] requested auditions for a third season. Potential contestants were required to fill an [[application form]] and send an [[audition video]]. After the audition process, 50 contestants were selected and auditioned personally. Finally, the sixteen contestants were selected.
-The third season of ''Top Shot'' was filmed over the course of 35 days, in [[Santa Clarita, California]]. The season premiered on August 9, and concluded on October 25, 2011.
 The entire season was released on DVD on April 24, 2012.