Two pre-picked teams have to turn a basic kitchen into a Steampunk'd kitchen including A Rube Goldberg machine which is a contraption, invention, device or apparatus that is deliberately over-engineered.

After the first elimination, two new teams design competing secret lairs for a Steampunk femme fatale. When one of the competitors activates the mystery button, a shocking surprise alters the landscape of the competition.

Down to eight competitors, the teams are charged with creating a bedroom in an Asian motif. The design must include a day-to-night transition. Personalities clash and an accident may lead to someone being eliminated...or was it an accident? Written by Eric Polk

The teams must design a themed closet and five matching outfits. With no costume making experience, half the competitors struggle to create a winning design.

Down to six contestants, the teams design an airship themed nursery. As creative visions clash, tempers flare and violence breaks out.

With half of the contestants gone, the survivors are presented with the challenge of creating a nautical-themed bathroom and pajamas to match. Some contestants fear the nautical costume may sink their chances of winning.

In the semi-final challenge, the competitors design a post-apocalyptic garage and vehicle. Creative ideas mesh and clash in a fight for dominance. With a slot in the final and $100,000 on the line, no one is safe.

With $100,000 on the line, the final three must each design a Steampunk family room. Reinforcements are called in to help them meet their goals and mystery models come in to wear the family fashion designs.