Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes explained
Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes should not be confused with The Challenge: Battle of the Exes.
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Season Name: | Battle of the Sexes |
Season Number: | 6 |
Module1: | Num Contestants: | 36 | Winner: | | Label1: | Opening theme | Data1: | "Let Go" by Midtown |
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Num Episodes: | 18 + Reunion and casting special |
Network: | MTV |
Prev Season: | Battle of the Seasons |
Next Season: | The Gauntlet |
Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes is the sixth season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge (at the time known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge). The season is directly subsequent to the first Battle of the Seasons. Battle of the Sexes featured cast members from The Real World and Road Rules. The cast stayed in the Round Hill Hotel and Villas Resort near Montego Bay, Jamaica. A casting special, Battle of the Sexes: The Good, the Bad, and the Notorious, was aired on December 30, 2002. The show premiered on January 6, 2003 and concluded on May 12, 2003.[1]
This is the first edition of the Battle of the Sexes series, with Battle of the Sexes 2 following in 2004–2005.
Format
This season of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge features the same format as Battle of the Seasons, but instead of dividing teams by Real World and Road Rules teams, they are instead divided by gender. Each mission gave points based on finish, either with a partner or individually. After each mission, the players with the most points cumulative from each team became the "Inner Circle" and voted off whoever they wanted to. The winner of each challenge would earn a "lifesaver" which could be given to a member of either team; the recipient of the "lifesaver" would enjoy total immunity from being voted out, which created many interesting situations. After thirty people were voted off, fifteen for both genders, the final three Girls and final three Guys would compete against each other in a final race, earning $150,000 for themselves, $50,000 per teammate.
Contestants
Men's teamPlayer | Original season | Finish |
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nowrap | Mark Long | | nowrap | Winner | nowrap | Colin Mortensen | nowrap | The Real World: Hawaii | Winner | nowrap | Jamie Murray | nowrap | The Real World: New Orleans | Winner | nowrap | Antoine de Bouverie | nowrap | | nowrap | Episode 17 | nowrap | Shane Landrum | nowrap | Road Rules: Campus Crawl | nowrap | Episode 16 | nowrap | James Orlando | nowrap | | nowrap | Episode 15 | nowrap | Eric Nies | nowrap | | nowrap | Episode 14 | nowrap | Blair Herter | nowrap | Road Rules: The Quest | nowrap | Episode 13 | nowrap | Syrus Yarbrough | nowrap | The Real World: Boston | nowrap | Episode 12 | nowrap | Theo Gantt | nowrap | The Real World: Chicago | nowrap | Episode 11 | nowrap | Jake Bronstein | nowrap | | nowrap | Episode 10 | nowrap | Dan Renzi | nowrap | | nowrap | Episode 9 | nowrap | David "Puck" Rainey | nowrap | | nowrap | Episode 8 | nowrap | Yes Duffy | nowrap | Road Rules: Semester at Sea | nowrap | Episode 7 | nowrap | David Broom | nowrap | The Real World: New Orleans | nowrap | Episode 5 | nowrap | Eric Jones | nowrap | Road Rules: Campus Crawl | nowrap | Episode 4 | nowrap | Laterrian Wallace | nowrap | Road Rules: Maximum Velocity Tour | nowrap | Episode 3 | nowrap | David Edwards | nowrap | The Real World: Los Angeles | nowrap | Episode 1 | | | Women's teamPlayer | Original season | Finish |
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nowrap | Ruthie Alcaide | nowrap | The Real World: Hawaii | nowrap | Runner-up | nowrap | Ellen Cho | nowrap | | Runner-up | nowrap | Lori Trespicio | nowrap | | Runner-up | nowrap | Melissa Howard | nowrap | The Real World: New Orleans | nowrap | Episode 17 | nowrap | Genesis Moss | nowrap | | nowrap | Episode 16 | nowrap | Emily Bailey | nowrap | | nowrap | Episode 15 | nowrap | Anne Wharton | nowrap | | nowrap | Episode 14 | nowrap | Ayanna Mackins | nowrap | | nowrap | Episode 13 | nowrap | Veronica Portillo | nowrap | Road Rules: Semester at Sea | nowrap | Episode 12 | nowrap | Christina Pazsitzky | nowrap | | nowrap | Episode 11 | nowrap | Tonya Cooley | nowrap | The Real World: Chicago | nowrap | Episode 10 | nowrap | Aneesa Ferreira | nowrap | | nowrap | Episode 9 | nowrap | Rachel Robinson | nowrap | | nowrap | Episode 8 | nowrap | Amaya Brecher | nowrap | | nowrap | Episode 7 | nowrap | Jisela Delgado | nowrap | Road Rules: The Quest | nowrap | Episode 5 | nowrap | Gladys Sanabria | nowrap | | nowrap | Episode 4 | nowrap | Beth Stolarczyk | nowrap | | nowrap | Episode 3 | nowrap | Julie Stoffer | nowrap | The Real World: New Orleans | nowrap | Episode 1/2 | | | |
Game summary
Elimination chart
Episode | Winners | Life Saver Recipient | Inner Circle | Eliminated |
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| Challenge | Team | Life Saver |
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1/2 | Sergeant Says | Women | Amaya, Melissa | | Dan | | Blair, Colin, Jamie, Theo | colspan=2 |
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| Amaya, Aneesa, Genesis, Melissa | | Julie |
3 | Dead Man's Drop | Women | Ruthie | | Gladys | | Anne, Ellen, Ruthie | | Beth |
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| Colin, Jamie, Theo | | Laterrian |
4 | Tree House | Men | Dan, Jamie | | Puck | | Anne, Ellen, Ruthie | | Gladys |
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| Colin, Jamie, Puck | | Eric J. |
5 | Breath-Hold Bungee | Men | James | | Emily | | Colin, James, Jamie | | David B. |
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| Ellen, Ruthie, Veronica | | Jisela |
7 | Seven Rings of Saturn | Men | Puck, Theo | | Colin | | Ellen, Emily, Ruthie | | Amaya |
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| Colin, Jamie, Mark | | Yes |
8 | Freeze Your Butt Off | Women | Ellen | | Tonya | | Colin, Mark, Theo | | Dan |
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| Ellen, Emily, Ruthie | | Rachel |
9 | People Mover | Women | Ayanna, Ellen | | Tonya | | Colin, Jamie, Mark | | Dan |
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| Ellen, Emily, Ruthie | | Aneesa |
10 | Battle of the Opposite Sexes | Men | Jake | | Blair | | Ellen, Ruthie, Veronica | | Tonya |
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| Colin, Jamie, Mark | | Jake |
11 | Leaky River | Men | Eric N. | | Ellen, Melissa, Ruthie | | Christina |
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| Colin, Jamie, Mark | | Theo |
12 | Stairway to Heaven | Men | Jamie | | Blair | | Colin, Jamie, Mark | | Syrus |
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| Ellen, Emily, Ruthie | | Veronica |
13 | Collision Course | Men | James | | Blair | | Ellen, Emily, Ruthie | | Ayanna |
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| Colin, Jamie, Mark | | Blair |
14 | Spider Mon | Men | Shane | | Genesis | | Colin, Jamie, Mark | | Eric N. |
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| Ellen, Emily, Ruthie | | Anne |
15 | Human Aquarium | Men | Antoine | | Shane | | Ellen, Emily, Ruthie | | Genesis |
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| Colin, Jamie, Mark | | James |
16 | Razors Edge | Men | Antoine | | Shane | | Ellen, Lori, Ruthie | | Genesis |
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| Colin, Jamie, Mark | | Shane |
17 | Maximum Velocity | Women | Ruthie | | Ellen, Lori, Ruthie | | Melissa |
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| Colin, Jamie, Mark | | Antoine |
18 | It Takes Three | Men | |
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Scoreboard progress
Players | Episodes |
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1/2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Finale |
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| Mark | 16 | 45 | 71 | 102 | 136 | 160 | 188 | 220 | 250 | 284 | 314 | 344 | 376 | 410 | 441 | WINNER |
| Colin | 28 | 59 | 93 | 115 | 149 | 168 | 200 | 223 | 251 | 279 | 310 | 345 | 372 | 404 | 439 | WINNER |
| Jamie | 28 | 51 | 87 | 115 | 141 | 155 | 183 | 213 | 238 | 274 | 308 | 339 | 372 | 407 | 407 | WINNER |
| Ruthie | 28 | 64 | 72 | 102 | 134 | 163 | 189 | 210 | 244 | 274 | 300 | 334 | 365 | 365 | 401 | LOSER |
| Ellen | 26 | 58 | 64 | 87 | 109 | 145 | 181 | 216 | 240 | 264 | 290 | 318 | 347 | 347 | 378 | LOSER |
| Lori | 22 | 36 | 50 | 63 | 93 | 123 | 147 | 177 | 203 | 227 | 254 | 281 | 309 | 342 | 376 | LOSER |
| Antoine | 2 | 36 | 58 | 90 | 118 | 129 | 163 | 193 | 225 | 258 | 287 | 319 | 355 | 391 | 391 | |
| Melissa | 36 | 47 | 61 | 70 | 92 | 125 | 155 | 188 | 208 | 227 | 227 | 253 | 278 | 309 | 341 | |
| Shane | 12 | 38 | 66 | 100 | 128 | 145 | 167 | 197 | 220 | 247 | 279 | 315 | 349 | | |
| Genesis | 34 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 89 | 114 | 140 | 174 | 197 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 248 | 248 | |
| Emily | 2 | 37 | 61 | 85 | 117 | 151 | 169 | 169 | 202 | 233 | 262 | 291 | | |
| James | 8 | 35 | 67 | 103 | 103 | 121 | 155 | 185 | 213 | 245 | 281 | 314 | 349 | |
| Anne | 24 | 52 | 62 | 79 | 103 | 135 | 153 | 153 | 175 | 196 | 220 | 245 | |
| Eric N. | 10 | 40 | 66 | 99 | 99 | 127 | 159 | 191 | 227 | 262 | 297 | 297 | |
| Blair | 32 | 39 | 61 | 79 | 99 | 121 | 141 | 171 | 196 | 225 | | |
| Ayanna | 6 | 25 | 45 | 61 | 91 | 126 | 162 | 162 | 193 | 215 | 215 | |
| Veronica | 28 | 45 | 61 | 88 | 106 | 137 | 167 | 197 | 197 | 222 | |
| Syrus | 18 | 41 | 71 | 91 | 117 | 133 | 147 | 177 | 198 | 224 | |
| Theo | 32 | 50 | 68 | 94 | 130 | 156 | 170 | 194 | 194 | |
| Christina | 24 | 37 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 92 | 116 | 116 | 116 | |
| Jake | 20 | 28 | 60 | 95 | 115 | 136 | 158 | 194 | |
| Tonya | 22 | 46 | 52 | 64 | 64 | 84 | 100 | 100 | |
| Aneesa | 34 | 46 | 56 | 67 | 67 | 79 | 95 | |
| Dan | 20 | 40 | 76 | 101 | 101 | 116 | 136 | |
| Puck | 16 | 49 | 77 | 98 | 134 | 147 | | |
| Rachel | 2 | 17 | 37 | 56 | 74 | 101 | |
| Yes | 8 | 31 | 65 | 94 | 94 | |
| Amaya | 36 | 41 | 57 | 71 | 71 | |
| Jisela | 14 | 30 | 42 | 49 | |
| David B. | 18 | 43 | 61 | 76 | |
| Eric J. | 12 | 25 | 55 | |
| Gladys | 14 | 14 | 22 | |
| Latterian | 2 | 8 | |
| Beth | 6 | 16 | |
| Julie | 26 | |
| David E. | 10 | | |
- Competition
Bold indicates the contestants in the Inner Circle
The contestant's team won the final challenge
The contestant's team did not win the final challenge
The contestant came in first in the challenge, won the Life Saver, and a prize
The contestant was given the Life Saver by the winner of the challenge
The contestant was safe from elimination
The contestant was eliminated but was saved by the Life Saver
The contestant was eliminated
The contestant refused the Life Saver and was eliminated
The contestant came in first in the challenge, won the Life Saver, won a prize and was eliminated
The contestant quit the gameTeams
bgcolor="pink" | Amaya & Melissa | | Antoine & Latterrian | | Aneesa & Genesis | | Blair & Theo | | Anne & Christina | | Colin & Jamie | | Ayanna & Beth | | Dan & Jake | | Ellen & Julie | | David B. & Syrus | | Emily & Rachel | | David E. & Eric N. | | Gladys & Jisela | | Eric J. & Shane | | Lori & Tonya | | James & Yes | | Ruthie & Veronica | | Mark & Puck | | | bgcolor="pink" | Amaya & Veronica | | Antoine & Blair | | Aneesa & Anne | | Colin & Yes | | Ayanna & Rachel | | Dan & Jamie | | Christina & Emily | | David B. & Theo | | Ellen & Tonya | | Eric J. & Syrus | | Genesis & Jisela | | Eric N. & Mark | | Gladys & Ruthie | | Jake & James | | Lori & Melissa | | Puck & Shane | | | bgcolor="pink" | Amaya & Tonya | | Antoine & Shane | | Anne & Genesis | | Blair & Jake | | Aneesa & Christina | | Colin & Mark | | Ayanna & Lori | | Dan & James | | Ellen & Melissa | | Eric N. & Yes | | Emily & Ruthie | | Jamie & Syrus | | Rachel & Veronica | | Puck & Theo | | | bgcolor="pink" | Aneesa & Tonya | | Antoine & James | | Anne & Emily | | Blair & Dan | | Ayanna & Ellen | | Colin & Eric N. | | Christina & Lori | | Jamie & Mark | | Genesis & Ruthie | | Jake & Shane | | Melissa & Veronica | | Syrus & Theo | | | |
Episodes
Reunion special
The reunion special, Hot and Bothered: The Battle of the Sexes Reunion, was aired live on May 12, 2003 and was hosted by the season's host Jonny Moseley. The following week, a casting special for the then upcoming seasons of The Real World and Road Rules was aired.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Reid . Joe . January 6, 2016 . Today in TV History: ‘The Challenge’ Introduced A Battle Of The Sexes . April 12, 2023 . . en-US.