The second season of Internet Icon premiered on 21 May 2013, and concluded on 27 July 2013, on the YOMYOMF YouTube channel. Ryan Higa and Christine Lakin both returned as judges, and Timothy DeLaGhetto joined the judging panel for this season. Chester See did not return as host; Chris Riedell took over the role, with his brother Nick Riedell joining as mentor for the contestants. Collectively, the two are known as the Brothers Riedell, winners of the first season.
Like the previous season, there were many guest judges joining Higa, Lakin and DeLaGhetto, including Smosh, Jenna Marbles, Kassem G, Ben and Rafi Fine, Philip DeFranco, Shane Dawson and PewDiePie.
Matthew Fredrick, also known as Matthias from Los Angeles, California, won the competition, beating the runners-up Bad Weather Films and the Kloons. As the winner, he won $10,000 in cash, a MacBook Pro, a one-year development deal with YOMYOMF, and a meeting with a Hollywood film director.
Overview The second season of Internet Icon saw the runtime of each partial episode jump to half an hour. During the preliminary round that featured judges Ryan Higa, Christine Lakin, and a new judge, Tim Chantarangsu (better known as Timothy DeLaGhetto), deliberating to reach their top 10 out 100 contestants, their judgement focused on highlighting the high points of each submission video. The Brothers Riedell, winners of season 1, also joined the series as the host (Chris Riedell), and mentor (Nick Riedell).
Some of the top 10 contestants created recap videos during the release of the season's episodes. These contestants included Will Pacarro, Bad Weather Films, and The Kloons.
Truth Integration Truth Orange is a sponsor of Internet Icon. During the broadcast of the season, Truth Orange set up a feature where viewers were able to log on and vote for their favorite contestants (excluding the top three). Will Pacarro was announced as the winner of the Fan Favorite poll during the season finale, and has a guaranteed position in the top ten of season three. Truth Orange also based an entire challenge around "ugly truths". During the Murder Mystery Challenge, the contestants had to include the fact of urea being found in urine and cigarette smoke, and that sodium hydroxide is found in hair removal products.
Top 10 Finalists Contestants Key Winner Runners-up
Name / name of actFromPosition reachedMatthias (Matthew Fredrick)Los Angeles, CaliforniaWinner Bad Weather Films (Peter Vass and Sam Milman) Los Angeles, California Runners-upThe Kloons (Mitch Lewis, Greg Washburn, Nik Kazoura)Brooklyn, New York Will Pacarro Oahu, Hawaii4th Place Joule Thief (Alex Goyette)Mercer Island, Washington5th Place Megan Batoon Los Angeles, California6th Place The Shields Brothers (Tristan and Rory Shields)Rixeyville, Virginia7th Place Shama Llama (Elishama "Shama" Mrema)Greenville, South Carolina8th PlaceStellar Lense Productions (Orlando Gomez, Phillip Bergman, Michael Bauer, and Lisa Talley)Fresno, California9th PlaceAnthony MaLos Angeles, California10th Place
Anthony Ma was eliminated in the first challenge. Stellar Lense Productions, consisting of Orlando Gomez, Phillip Bergman, Michael Bauer and Lisa Talley, were eliminated in the second challenge. Elishama "Shama" Mrema, better known as Shama Llama, was eliminated in the third challenge, after being in both the top three and the bottom three in the first and second challenges, respectively. Tristan Shields and Rory Shields, collectively known as the Shields Brothers, were eliminated in the fourth challenge. Megan Batoon, the final female contestant on the show and the only singular female contestant of the top 10, was eliminated in the fifth challenge. Alex Goyette, better known as Joule Thief, was controversially eliminated in the sixth challenge, after winning the second challenge. He was the first contestant to be eliminated that had previously won a challenge of the season. Will Pacarro was twice in the bottom two of the contestants, in the third and sixth challenges, and was the only contestant in the top four to not have been in the top two of a challenge. Pacarro was eliminated in the seventh challenge. Peter Vass and Sam Milman, better known collectively as Bad Weather Films, won the fifth challenge of the second season, and was also in the bottom two of the fourth challenge. Mitch Lewis, Greg Washburn and Nik Kazoura, better known collectively as The Kloons, won the first, third and sixth challenges of the second season, which is the most of all of the contestants in the season. Matthew Fredrick, known as Matthias, was initially in the bottom two in the first challenge, but later went on to win the fourth challenge of the season. Matthias was ultimately crowned the winner of the second season in the finale on 27 July 2013.
Episodes Overview Episode No.EpisodePremiereChallenge WinnerGuest Judge Part One Part Two 1 "The Top 100" 21 May 2013 23 May 2013 2 "The Next YouTube Trend Challenge" 28 May 2013 30 May 2013 The Kloons Wesley Chan, Ted Fu, Philip Wang 3 "The Vlog/Ugly Truth Challenge" 4 June 2013 6 June 2013 Joule Thief Philip DeFranco 4 "The How-To Challenge" 11 June 2013 13 June 2013 The Kloons Kassem Gharaibeh 5 "The Chase Sequence Challenge" 18 June 2013 20 June 2013 Matthias Benny and Rafi Fine 6 "The Murder Mystery Challenge" 25 June 2013 27 June 2013 Bad Weather Films Shane Dawson 7 "The Prop Challenge" 2 July 2013 4 July 2013 The Kloons iJustine 8 "The Trailer Challenge" 9 July 2013 11 July 2013 Ian Hecox Anthony PadillaJenna MoureyFelix Kjellberg 9 "Finale" 27 July 2013 Matthias
Challenge One: "The Next YouTube Trend Challenge" The first challenge was to create or start the next big YouTube trend. The guest judges were Wong Fu Productions, consisting of Wesley Chan, Ted Fu and Philip Wang. Key Winner of the Challenge High score Low score Eliminated ContestantVideo titleFinishedAnthony MaMa XiaolongEliminated (10th Place)Bad Weather FilmsStashingHigh ScoreJoule ThiefVideo NukingAdvancedMatthiasTrend KillerLow ScoreMegan BatoonTrendAdvancedShama LlamaWall DancingHigh ScoreStellar Lense ProductionsBlastingAdvancedThe KloonsI LoveWinnerThe Shields BrothersShark AttackAdvancedWill PacarroSpeggAdvanced
Challenge Two: "The Vlog/Ugly Truth Challenge" The second challenge was to create a video in which a question is posed to the audience about which of two or more (possibly dubious) truths is uglier. The guest judge was Philip DeFranco. Key Winner of the Challenge High score Low score Eliminated ContestantVideo titleFinishedBad Weather FilmsUgly TruthAdvancedJoule ThiefThe Westerners Water BottleWinnerMatthiasWhich Are YouHigh ScoreMegan BatoonDatingHigh ScoreShama LlamaRead Before You JudgeLow ScoreStellar Lense ProductionsUgly TruthEliminated (9th Place)The KloonsThe More Uglier TruthAdvancedThe Shields BrothersUgly Truth About BrothersLow ScoreWill PacarroWhat is a Man?Advanced
Challenge Three: "The How-To Challenge" The third challenge is to teach a skill to the audience in a smart, creative way. The guest judge was Kassem Gharaibeh, better known as KassemG. Key Winner of the Challenge High score Low score Eliminated ContestantVideo titleFinishedBad Weather FilmsHow to Be a CelebrityAdvancedJoule ThiefHow to Submit a Challenge VideoHigh Score MatthiasHow to be YouAdvancedMegan BatoonHow to All NightersAdvancedShama LlamaHow to Act AfricanEliminated (8th Place)The KloonsHow to Use Feng Shui in Your Patio To Improve Your Love LifeWinnerThe Shields BrothersMake Music Without InstrumentsAdvancedWill PacarroHow to be a Stereotypical GirlLow Score
Challenge Four: "The Chase Sequence Challenge" The fourth challenge was to create an action-packed chase sequence in honor of the release Fast & Furious 6. The guest judges were Ben and Rafi Fine. Key Winner of the Challenge High score Low score Eliminated ContestantVideo titleFinishedBad Weather FilmsRaceLow ScoreJoule ThiefThe Top FloorAdvancedMatthiasYou Scared?WinnerMegan BatoonWhite LiesHigh ScoreThe KloonsAn Action Packed Chase SequenceAdvancedThe Shields BrothersI'll Chase After YouEliminated (7th Place)Will PacarroThe ChaseAdvanced
Challenge Five: "The Murder Mystery Challenge" The fifth challenge was to use a list of poisons and sets to create a short murder mystery film. The guest judge was Shane Dawson. Key Winner of the Challenge High score Low score Eliminated ContestantVideo titleFinishedBad Weather FilmsUntitledWinnerJoule ThiefLA Studio NoirAdvancedMatthiasT is for TortureAdvancedMegan BatoonArse NickEliminated (6th Place)The KloonsA Traditional Murder MysteryAdvancedWill PacarroDeath StuffAdvanced
Challenge Six: "The Prop Challenge" The sixth challenge was to create a video that had to contain all of the following props:, a half stick of butter, 27 marbles, a big bouncy inflatable green ball, a helmet, two swords, and a famous crawling baby. Halfway through the challenge, another prop was added; a red cape and hood. None of the other usual props from the "Iconography Room" were allowed. The guest judge is Justine Ezarik, better known as iJustine. The second part of this episode received negative reactions from viewers, quickly garnering more "dislikes" than "likes" on the video, due to the elimination of Joule Thief, something which Goyette spoke about in his Q&A presented by The YOMYOMF Network. Key Winner of the Challenge High score Low score Eliminated ContestantVideo titleFinishedBad Weather FilmsThe Art of FoleyHigh ScoreJoule ThiefAmy's WillEliminated (5th Place)MatthiasCause She's HotAdvancedThe KloonsProportunity of a LifetimeWinnerWill PacarroAdvice From My DadLow Score
Challenge Seven: "The Trailer Challenge" The seventh challenge is to create an original movie trailer for a movie, television show, or anything, as long it is original. This is the final challenge before the Final 3 are selected. The guest mentor is Kevin Wu, better known as KevJumba. The guest judges are Jenna Mourey (better known as Jenna Marbles), Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla (better known collectively as Smosh), and Felix Kjellberg, better known as PewDiePie. Key Advanced to Finale Eliminated ContestantVideo titleFinishedBad Weather FilmsThe TrollAdvancedMatthias#WheresTwitterAdvanced The KloonsThe Second ComingAdvancedWill PacarroThe ExorciserEliminated (4th place)
"Finale" The eighth and final challenge was to make any video that the contestants wished as a good representation of what their channel and personalities are like. They could use any location they would like, and had to finish the video within a week. Unlike the finale of the first season, where only two contestants advanced, three contestants advanced to the finale in the second season.
The finale was broadcast live on the YOMYOMF YouTube channel on 27 July 2013, from YouTube Space, Los Angeles, where Matthias was crowned the winner in front of a live audience. Key Winner Runner-up ContestantVideo titleFinishedBad Weather FilmsOne-Eyed Pete & His Band of MisfitsRunner-UpThe KloonsThe Edge of InfinityRunner-UpMatthiasBackwardsWinner
Elimination Chart Eliminated Low Score Safe High Score Challenge Winner Fan Favorite Advanced To FinaleRunner-upWinner
ELIMINATION CHARTChallenges12345678PlaceContestantResult 1 Matthias LOW HIGH SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE ADV WINNER 2 / 3 Bad Weather Films HIGH SAFE SAFE LOW WIN HIGH ADV RUNNERUP The Kloons WIN SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE WIN ADV 4 Will Pacarro SAFE SAFE LOW SAFE SAFE LOW OUT FAN 5 Joule Thief SAFE WIN HIGH SAFE SAFE OUT 6 Megan Batoon SAFE HIGH SAFE HIGH OUT 7 The Shields Brothers SAFE LOW SAFE OUT 8 Shama Llama HIGH LOW OUT 9 Stellar Lense Productions SAFE OUT 10 Anthony Ma OUT References
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