"Season Two Finale"
No practice sessions were held in this episode. The five individual players eliminated prior to the final challenge returned to watch it.
Premiere date | Elimination challenge weapon(s) | Elimination challenge | Winning player(s) | Eliminated player |
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April 26, 2011 | Browning Hi-Power pistol | Two players at a time have 30 seconds to shoot at separate sets of 20 targets from 30 feet. The targets are split into groups of 5; each player can shoot four plates in the center to expose one of his own groups and cover one of his opponent's. The winners of the first-round matches advance, with the losers competing against each other in a second round. The loser of this match is eliminated. | 1st round:Brian, Chris R. 2nd round:George | Joe |
Handguns: Browning Hi-Power pistol, Ruger Security Six .357 Magnum revolver, Colt Official Police .38 revolver Rifles: M1A, AR-15, Sharps | Two rounds are played, with each player choosing a weapon, target, and distance in both; all three players try every shot. No weapon or target may be chosen more than once. After all six weapons have been used, the player with the fewest hits is eliminated. Targets available include jars, shot glasses, plates, tin cans, and poker chips. | Brian (guaranteed win after 4th shot) Chris R. | George | |
Final challenge weapon(s) | Final challenge | Eliminated player | Top Shot | |
Tomahawk Compound bow Smith & Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnum revolver FN FAL rifle M1911 pistol Ruger 10/22 carbine Barrett M82A1 rifle | Run a course with 7 shooting stations: 1. Throw the tomahawk to hit a log 11 feet away. 2. Use the bow to fire an arrow into a tube from 35 feet and break a glass jug at the far end. 3. Fire the S&W to hit two targets at 25/50 feet. 4. Standing on an unstable platform, shoot two targets at 50/100 yards with the FAL. 5. Shoot a grid of 16 targets at 35 feet with the M1911. 6. Using the Ruger, hit a line of 5 targets at 50 feet, arranged one behind the other in descending order of size. 7. Hit a target at 1,000 yards with the Barrett. First player to finish the course wins. | Brian | Chris R. |
Premiering after the final episode, Top Shot Behind the Bullet, was a one-hour documentary involving behind-the-scene interviews and footage taken before, during, and after the season two competition. At the end of the episode, the show profiled each of the contestants, post-competition.
- Travis Marsh is starting a junior shooting program in his community.
- Athena Lee will compete on the Women's Open Team in Greece.
- John Guida is running the family restaurant and competing locally.
- Jermaine Finks is still working for Homeland Security.
- Maggie Reese will be competing at the World Shoot in Greece.
- Eric Anderson continues to compete in mounted shooting.
- Chris Tilley is competing in world championships.
- Kyle Frasure has been shooting with Maggie and Jay.
- Daryl Parker just published his first novel.
- Jay Lim is still a golf instructor. He hopes to be an NRA certified pistol instructor soon.
- Ashley Spurlin is currently in Afghanistan.
- Jamie Franks has just returned from a deployment in Afghanistan.
- Joe Serafini is back working construction and competing in archery tournaments.
- George Reinas is finishing his Air Force service and is a guest instructor at their Sniper School.
- Brian Zins is going into production with his own line of ammunition.
- Chris Reed is hoping to teach more people about hunting and marksmanship. He plans on investing his winnings for his kids' education.