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.
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 Male contestantsOriginal seasonFinish Mark LongRoad Rules: USA – The First Adventure Winner Colin Mortensen The Real World: Hawaii Winner Jamie Murray The Real World: New Orleans WinnerAntoine de Bouverie Road Rules: EuropeEpisode 17 Shane Landrum Road Rules: Campus CrawlEpisode 16 James Orlando Road Rules: Maximum Velocity TourEpisode 15 Eric Nies The Real World: New YorkEpisode 14 Blair Herter Road Rules: The QuestEpisode 13 Syrus Yarbrough The Real World: BostonEpisode 12 Theo Gantt The Real World: ChicagoEpisode 11 Jake Bronstein Road Rules: IslandsEpisode 10 Dan Renzi The Real World: Miami Episode 9David "Puck" Rainey The Real World: San Francisco Episode 8 Yes Duffy Road Rules: Semester at Sea Episode 7David BroomThe Real World: New OrleansEpisode 5Eric JonesRoad Rules: Campus CrawlEpisode 4Laterrian WallaceRoad Rules: Maximum Velocity TourEpisode 3David EdwardsThe Real World: Los AngelesEpisode 1 Female contestantsOriginal seasonFinishRuthie AlcaideThe Real World: HawaiiRunner-upEllen ChoRoad Rules: The Quest Runner-upLori TrespicioThe Real World: Back to New York Runner-upMelissa HowardThe Real World: New OrleansEpisode 17Genesis MossThe Real World: BostonEpisode 16Emily BaileyRoad Rules: USA – The Second AdventureEpisode 15Anne WhartonRoad Rules: Northern TrailEpisode 14Ayanna MackinsRoad Rules: Semester at SeaEpisode 13Veronica PortilloRoad Rules: Semester at SeaEpisode 12Christina PazsitzkyRoad Rules: Down UnderEpisode 11Tonya CooleyThe Real World: ChicagoEpisode 10Aneesa FerreiraThe Real World: ChicagoEpisode 9Rachel RobinsonRoad Rules: Campus CrawlEpisode 8Amaya BrecherThe Real World: HawaiiEpisode 7Jisela DelgadoRoad Rules: The QuestEpisode 5Gladys SanabriaRoad Rules: Latin AmericaEpisode 4Beth StolarczykThe Real World: Los AngelesEpisode 3Julie StofferThe Real World: New OrleansEpisode 2
Game summary EpisodeWinnersLife SaverRecipientInner CircleEliminated#ChallengeTeamLife Saver1/2Sergeant SaysWomenAmaya, Melissa Dan Blair, Colin, Jamie, Theocolspan=2 Amaya, Aneesa, Genesis, Melissa Julie3Dead Man's DropWomenRuthie Gladys Anne, Ellen, Ruthie Beth Colin, Jamie, Theo Laterrian4Tree HouseMenDan, Jamie Puck Anne, Ellen, Ruthie Gladys Colin, Jamie, Puck Eric J.5Breath-Hold BungeeMenJames Emily Colin, James, Jamie David B. Ellen, Ruthie, Veronica Jisela7Seven Rings of SaturnMenPuck, Theo Colin Ellen, Emily, Ruthie Amaya Colin, Jamie, Mark Yes8Freeze Your Butt OffWomenEllen Tonya Colin, Mark, Theo Dan Ellen, Emily, Ruthie Rachel9People MoverWomenAyanna, Ellen Tonya Colin, Jamie, Mark Dan Ellen, Emily, Ruthie Aneesa10Battle of the Opposite SexesMenJake Blair Ellen, Ruthie, Veronica Tonya Colin, Jamie, Mark Jake11Leaky RiverMenEric N.rowspan=2 colspan=2 Ellen, Melissa, Ruthie Christina Colin, Jamie, Mark Theo12Stairway to HeavenMenJamie Blair Colin, Jamie, Mark Syrus Ellen, Emily, Ruthie Veronica13Collision CourseMenJames Blair Ellen, Emily, Ruthie Ayanna Colin, Jamie, Mark Blair14Spider MonMenShane Genesis Colin, Jamie, Mark Eric N. Ellen, Emily, Ruthie Anne15Human AquariumMenAntoine Shane Ellen, Emily, Ruthie Genesis Colin, Jamie, Mark James16Razors EdgeMenAntoine Shane Ellen, Lori, Ruthie Genesis Colin, Jamie, Mark Shane17Maximum VelocityWomenRuthierowspan=2 colspan=2 Ellen, Lori, Ruthie Melissa Colin, Jamie, Mark Antoine18It Takes Three Mencolspan=7
Scoreboard PlayersEpisodes1/23457891011121314151617Finale Mark164571102136160188220250284314344376410441WINNER Colin285993115149168200223251279310345372404439WINNER Jamie285187115141155183213238274308339372407407WINNER Ruthie286472102134163189210244274300334365365401LOSER Ellen26586487109145181216240264290318347347378LOSER Lori2236506393123147177203227254281309342376LOSER Antoine2365890118129163193225258287319355391391 Melissa3647617092125155188208227227253278309341 Shane123866100128145167197220247279315349 Genesis3443556589114140174197218218218248248 Emily2376185117151169169202233262291 James83567103103121155185213245281314349 Anne24526279103135153153175196220245 Eric N.1040669999127159191227262297297 Blair3239617999121141171196225 Ayanna625456191126162162193215215 Veronica28456188106137167197197222 Syrus18417191117133147177198224 Theo32506894130156170194194 Christina243761696992116116116 Jake20286095115136158194 Tonya224652646484100100 Aneesa34465667677995 Dan204076101101116136 Puck16497798134147 Rachel217375674101 Yes831659494 Amaya3641577171 Jisela14304249 David B.18436176 Eric J.122555 Gladys141422 Latterian28 Beth616 Julie26 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 game
Teams +Sergeant Says (Ep. 1/2) 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+Tree House (Ep. 4) 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+Seven Rings of Saturn (Ep. 7) 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+People Mover (Ep. 9) 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.
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External links
MTV's official Road Rules website MTV's official Real World website