In Level 1 all nine competitors compete with the top six scorers moving on. Should the competitor choose not to use it, however, the extra life is then forfeited and cannot be used later. If they fail once, they are given an extra life they can use to try again from one of five checkpoints throughout the course, but at the cost of the points accrued after crossing the checkpoint. In the semifinals, competitors must run the entire course (Levels 1-3) in one go and get the farthest the fastest. This season also features a tournament-style bracket, in which two athletes advance from each episode to a semifinal round then to a final round, earning themselves $10,000, where they fight for the title of Ultimate Beastmaster and $50,000. In addition, a final Point Thruster worth 25 points has been added to the end of every level. This season, in addition to the normal Point Thrusters, a new Mega Thruster has been added, which counts down from 50 at varying speeds, giving the competitors a certain number of points, depending on how fast they hit the Thruster. Failure ends the attempt at the current Level but confers no penalties. A competitor is considered to have failed a Level if all four limbs are submerged into the Beast Blood/Fuel of the Pyramid. The obstacles are suspended over a body of red-tinted water referred to as Beast Blood (except for Level 3 which has blue-tinted water and is referred to as the Fuel of the Pyramid) and housed in a giant steel frame that takes the form of a large animal.
Unlike the first season (where scores reset on Level 4) and the previous season (where scores accrue on all four levels), all scores reset at the start of the level.
Competitors with the highest scores after each level move on while those with the lowest scores are eliminated, with ties decided in favor of the competitor with the lowest time. The obstacle course for the competition is known as The Beast, and it is divided into 3 Levels (4 for the Finals). Furthermore, since all host booths are placed, this year, in a circular row on the Ultimate Beastmaster set, commentators from one localization can easily walk over into the booth of another localized version. If a contestant completes a course, all hosts' reactions are shown on screen. Not only do each pair of hosts provide color commentary for each of the nine localized versions, but the foreign commentators also make appearances in each localized version, with their commentary presented by subtitles.
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