King of the Nerds

In the season three premiere, 12 new nerds arrive at Nerdvana to compete for $100,000. The Nerds must create Rube Goldberg-type devices and go deep into the worlds of steampunk and anime. When the first two Nerds face elimination, only Nerdzilla can save them.

With $100,000 on the line and the right to be called King, the Nerds let loose. Cosplay is back and even Nerdier. Cosplay-trix extraordinaire Yaya Han returns to judge with My Little Pony star Tara Strong. And Billy Boyd from The Lord of the Rings tosses one team into Mount Doom. Tears, jeers and too many beers in Nerdvana lead to alliances, talk about sex and a devilish Nerd Off with some Knights who say Ni!

The Nerds travel back in time in this destined-to-be-classic episode in order to raise great triremes and cross the "Adriatic Sea." (It's really a pool.) When a big nerd reveals a particularly barbaric side, a dark cloud threatens Nerdvana's party-all-the-time attitude. And Pom Pom Kitty attempts a coup on Curtis.

Nerd Anthem is back. And with the nerds being picked off one by one, the secret alliance has to think about the future. Will they hit the right note & survive another week? One of the Nerds decides it's a good idea to get in a fight with guest judge Moby. When fellow guests Lisa Loeb and Travie McCoy back him up, it gets awwwkward.

Penn Jillette and Rachelle Lefevre star in the ultimate Nerdy Game night. But when the Nerds go off the rails and Rachelle offers herself as tribute, the Secret Six alliance implodes. Armageddon comes to Nerdvana, and one Nerd is unable to survive the nuclear fallout of the Nerd Off.

In the darkest episode yet in the storied history of Nerdvana, Pom Pom Kitty&nbs p;is Scooby Doo-ed and it is up to the intrepid Nerds to determine what monster is behind her disappearance. A master strategist struggles with loyalty, and two of the brainiest bash zombie brains to survive another night. When the teams are disbanded, they must sally forth into the darkness ahead alone.

With $100,000 looming and the title of King of the Nerds drawing nigh, the remaining Nerds find themselves thwarted by an Alien Queen - with one observant Nerd finding a key stratagem in Nerdvana. Acid melts the face of a Nerd, while another must play Games with a capital G to win in this double-elimination episode.

There can only be one. The King or Queen is crowned after surviving a gauntlet of impossibly Nerdy challenges and stratagems. A wise-cracking Monster visits our planet with the help of Stan Winston Studios and Legacy Effects. Season three culminates in one of the most shocking endings yet. Awesome sauce anyone?