Survival of the Richest explained
| Runtime: | 42 minutes |
| Creator: | Alex Ward |
| Starring: | Hal Sparks |
| Country: | United States |
| Network: | The WB |
| Num Episodes: | 6 |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
Survival of the Richest is an American reality television series on The WB that first aired on March 31, 2006, in which seven "rich kids" who had a combined net worth of over $3 billion were forced to work together with 7 "poor kids" who had a combined debt of $150,000, through a series of challenges to win the grand prize of US$200,000. It was hosted by Hal Sparks.
Contestants
Rich kids
- Kat Moon, Religious Empire heiress, family worth: $989 million
- Elizabeth Lewis, Yellow Pages heiress, family worth: Over $1 billion
- Hunter Maats, dutch aristocracy, family worth: $20 million
- Liz Rubin, real estate heiress, family worth: $15 million
- Nick Movs, LA socialite & heir to Ritz Carlton Hotel fortune, family worth: $500 million
- Sam Durrani aka Saima Shahnawaz Khan Durrani, family worth: $1 billion
- T.R. Youngblood, auto franchise heir, family worth: $20 million
Poor kids
- Tracy Huffstetler, nanny, debt: $19,000
- Johanna Allio, single mother, debt: $30,000
- Esmerelda Nuñez, sales clerk, debt: $1,200
- Marcus Foy, unemployed (former competitor on The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency), debt: $7,000
- Michael Keck, unemployed receptionist, debt: $25,000
- Jacob LeBlanc, construction worker, debt: $35,000
- Jim Perkins, student, debt: $40,000
Teams
- Nick & Michael (voted off)
- Liz & Marcus (voted off)
- Elizabeth & Tracy (lost in challenge)
- Kat & Esmerelda (voted off)
- Hunter & Johanna (voted off)
- Sammy & Jacob (lost in challenge)
- T.R. & Jim (winners)
Tasks
| Episode | Task | Winner | Eliminated |
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| 1 | Serving at Medieval Times Restaurant | Hunter & Johanna | Kat & Esmerelda |
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| 2 | Cleaning at Del Mar Race Track | Liz & Marcus | Nick & Michael |
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| 3 | Picking Peppers | Sammy & Jacob | Elizabeth & Tracey |
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| 4 | Commercial Fishing | Hunter & Johanna | Liz & Marcus |
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| 5 | Military tasks | T.R. & Jim | Sammy & Jacob |
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| 6 | Redesign an L.A. Center | T.R. & Jim | Hunter and Johanna | |
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