The Celebrity Apprentice 2 (also known as The Apprentice 8) is the eighth installment of the reality game show The Apprentice. It premiered on March 1, 2009. The Celebrity Apprentice 2 aired for two hours on Sundays at 9:00 Eastern time."Celebrity Apprentice 2 expanded to 2 hours", reality blurred. December 3, 2008. Retrieved May 13, 2009. Joan Rivers was the winner, while Annie Duke was the runner-up.
Candidates The following is the list of candidates for this season. The candidates are divided into two teams, male versus female (as in seasons 1, 2, and 4). The women named their team Athena, after the Greek goddess of wisdom, strategic warfare and heroic endeavor. The men named their team KOTU, an acronym for Kings Of The Universe. Celebrity Background Original team Age Hometown Charity"NBC Announces the 16 All-Star Celebrities Ready to Take on Donald Trump in The Boardroom When The Celebrity Apprentice Premieres Sunday, March 1," The Futon Critic. January 8, 2009. (Retrieved 2009-05-13.) Result RaisedJoan RiversComedian & television hostAthena 75Larchmont, New YorkGod's Love We Deliver16(2009–05–10)$526,546Annie DukeProfessional poker playerAthena 43Concord, New HampshireRefugees International15(2009–05–10)$730,725Jesse JamesTelevision host & motor customizerKOTU 39Long Beach, CaliforniaLong Beach Education Foundation 14Fired in task 12(2009–05–03)$20,000Brande RoderickModel & actressAthena 34Novato, CaliforniaCalifornia Police Youth Charities 13Fired in task 12(2009–05–03)$166,450Clint BlackCountry singerKOTU 47Katy, TexasInternational Rett Syndrome Foundation12Fired in task 11(2009–05–03)$20,000Melissa RiversTelevision hostAthena 41New York, New YorkLili Claire Foundation 11Fired in task 10(2009–04–26)07Herschel WalkerFormer NFL running backKOTU 47Wrightsville, GeorgiaAlternative Community Development Services "Herschel Walker," The Celebrity Apprentice. Profile. (Retrieved 2009–05–13.)10Fired in task 9(2009–04–19)06Natalie GulbisLPGA golferAthena 26Sacramento, CaliforniaBoys & Girls Clubs of America09Fired in task 8(2009–04–19)$20,000Brian McKnightSinger-songwriterKOTU 39Buffalo, New YorkYouthville, USA08 Fired in task 7(2009–04–12)$20,000Khloe KardashianReality television starAthena 24Los Angeles, CaliforniaThe Brent Shapiro Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Awareness07 Fired in task 6(2009–04–05)$40,000Tionne "T-Boz" WatkinsTLC singerAthena 38Atlanta, GeorgiaSickle Cell Foundation of Georgia06 Fired in task 6(2009–04–05)$20,000Dennis RodmanFormer NBA power forwardKOTU 48Dallas, TexasCourt Appointed Special Advocates05 Fired in task 5(2009–03–29)05Claudia Jordan Miss USA 1997 & Deal or No Deal modelAthena 35 Providence, Rhode IslandNAPSAC Foundation 04 Fired in task 4(2009–03–22)04Tom GreenComedianKOTU 37Gloucester, OntarioButch Walts and Donald Skinner Urologic Cancer Research Foundation03 Fired in task 3(2009–03–15)03Scott HamiltonFormer Olympic figure skaterKOTU 50Bowling Green, OhioThe Cleveland Clinic Foundation02 Fired in task 2(2009–03–08)02Andrew Dice ClayStand-up comedianKOTU 51Brooklyn, New YorkStandUp for Kids01 Fired in task 1(2009–03–01)01
Weekly results Candidate Original team Task 6 team Task 7 team Task 10 team Final Task Application result Record as project managerAthenaKOTUKOTUKOTUKOTUAnnie DukeAthenaAthenaAthenaAthenaAthena2–0 (win in tasks 8 & 11)Jesse JamesKOTUAthenaAthenaKOTU Fired in task 121–0 (win in task 9)Brande RoderickAthenaAthenaAthenaAthenaAthena Fired in task 121–1 (win in task 3, loss in task 10)Clint BlackKOTUKOTUKOTUKOTUKOTU Fired in task 11Melissa RiversAthenaAthenaAthenaAthenaKOTU Fired in task 100–1 (loss in task 6)Herschel WalkerKOTUKOTUKOTUKOTU Fired in task 90–2 (loss in tasks 1 & 9)Natalie GulbisAthenaKOTUKOTUFired in task 81–0 (win in task 7)Brian McKnightKOTUAthenaFired in task 71–1 (win in task 4, loss in task 7)AthenaKOTUTionne "T-Boz" WatkinsAthenaAthenaFired in task 61–0 (win in task 5)Dennis RodmanKOTUAthenaFired in task 50–1 (loss in task 5)Claudia JordanAthenaFired in task 40–1 (loss in task 4)Tom GreenKOTUAthenaFired in task 30–1 (loss in task 3)Scott HamiltonKOTUFired in task 20–1 (loss in task 2)KOTUFired in task 1 No. Elimination chartCandidate123456789101112131 Joan WIN IN IN IN IN IN IN LOSE IN IN IN INHIRED2 Annie IN IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN IN BR WIN INFIRED3 Jesse IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN IN INFIRED 4 Brande IN IN WIN IN IN BR BR IN IN LOSE INFIRED 5 Clint IN IN IN IN IN LOSE IN IN IN WINFIRED 6 Melissa IN IN IN BR IN LOSE BR IN INFIRED 7 Herschel LOSE BR IN IN IN IN IN INFIRED 8 Natalie IN IN IN IN IN BR WINFIRED 9 Brian IN IN IN WIN IN INFIRED 10 Khloé IN WIN IN BR INFIRED 11 Tionne IN IN IN IN WINFIRED 12 Dennis BR IN IN INFIRED 13 Claudia IN IN INFIRED 14 Tom IN BRFIRED 15 Scott INFIRED 16 AndrewFIRED The candidate was on the losing team. The candidate won the competition and was named the Celebrity Apprentice. The candidate won as project manager on his/her team. The candidate lost as project manager on his/her team. The candidate was on the losing team and brought to the final boardroom. The candidate was fired. The candidate lost as project manager and was fired. The candidate was absent during the week due to previous engagements.
Episodes
Episode 1: Cupcake Contest Task 1 Airdate: March 1, 2009 Task scope: The making and selling of homemade cupcakes at the Institute of Culinary Education and having them tested in a taste contest Athena project manager: Joan Rivers KOTU project manager: Herschel Walker Judges: Donald Trump; Ivanka Trump; Donald Trump Jr. Winning team: Athena Reasons for win: All of the women managed to bring in at least one contact to raise money, with Brande Roderick and Annie Duke being the most successful in this regard. Representatives from Crumbs bakery sampled both Athena's chocolate ganache cupcake and KOTU's Vanilla cupcake. Athena won an extra $15,000 for having the better-tasting cupcake. This turned out to be the difference between winning and losing, as the men's team would have been at nearly $65,000 had they won this vote. Athena were also praised for bouncing back from an early disaster, caused when the chocolate cupcakes did not raise properly due to an incorrect mixing, which the team recovered from by adding extra chocolate topping. The team committed another blunder by giving one of these cupcakes to Crumbs instead of the more popular vanilla with chocolate chip cookies, but fortunately this turned out not to matter because KOTU's cupcake tasted far worse. Losing team: KOTU Reasons for loss: Neither Andrew Dice Clay, Dennis Rodman nor Jesse James brought in a single donor between them, with Herschel Walker and Tom Green bringing in three-quarters of the team's revenue. Despite this, the team still earned enough that they could have edged the women by winning the $15,000 from Crumbs; unfortunately an earlier blunder cost them severely, as they did not add enough sugar to their cupcakes and had to resort to brushing syrup onto them. This did not make enough of a difference, and the representatives from Crumbs called the men's cupcake the most disgusting thing they had ever tasted, costing them the $15,000 and with it, the task. Sent to boardroom: Andrew Dice Clay, Dennis Rodman, Herschel Walker Fired: Andrew Dice Clay – by process of elimination and for potentially implying at one point that he wanted to quit. While Dice said that he didn't intend to actually quit because he would be effectively admitting the loss was his fault, Trump became convinced that his heart wasn't in the competition. Even though Herschel was responsible for his bad leadership and baking a lousy cupcake, he did bring in much of the money, as well as fighting to stay along with Dennis, leaving Trump to eliminate Andrew Dice Clay. Dice was also fired for not contributing much on this task and for not bringing any donors in. Andrew also referred to Trump as "Donny Trump", which Trump took as a major sign of disrespect and was a big factor in choosing to let Andrew go. Notes: Athena raised $76,267.39. KOTU raised $49,449. This is the fifth season that started the job interview process with teams of men vs. women Andrew Dice Clay was the first candidate to express the urge to quit but not actually do so. KOTU is the first corporate name that is an acronym—Kings Of The Universe The total money of profit was $125,716.39, which is a Celebrity Apprentice record of winning money as project manager. Claudia Jordan was very vocal about Annie Duke being too controlling—especially in making the cupcakes. Members of KOTU didn't even like their own cupcakes with Clint Black saying it was a not sweet enough muffin Tom Green saying it was like perfume on a turd and Jesse James saying KOTU'S cupcake tasted like ass.
Episode 2: E instead of Z Task 2 Airdate: March 8, 2009 Task sponsor: zappos.com Task scope: Creating a four-page comic book with a central comic book character represented by zappos.com. Athena project manager: Khloé Kardashian KOTU project manager: Scott Hamilton Judges: Donald Trump; Donald Trump Jr.; Erin Burnett Winning team: Athena Reasons for win: Although Claudia Jordan fumbled the presentation and Natalie Gublis did not do her team any favors by saying she wanted to get out of the costume, the CEO of Zappos generally liked their comic more than KOTU's. Losing team: KOTU Reasons for loss: The CEO of Zappos said he was impressed by both teams. However, while Tom Green's presentation appeared stronger, the CEO couldn't quite understand why the character was named EEE (Scott's name that Tom fought against). This was ultimately the deciding factor. Sent to boardroom: Scott Hamilton, Tom Green, Herschel Walker. Fired: Scott Hamilton – for giving the comic book character a name that did not start with a Z, for not controlling the strong personalities on his team, and for bringing Herschel Walker instead of Clint Black. Notes: When Donald Trump Jr. came to check on Athena's progress, Melissa Rivers took all the credit for the name of Athena's comic book character and the concept of their comic, even though Claudia Jordan was the one who came up with the concept and Joan Rivers was the one who came up with the name. When it was brought up in the boardroom, Khloé Kardashian confirmed that the ideas stemmed from Claudia, but did not contradict Melissa's claim. Claudia fell ill later into the day and asked to go home from the task, despite being the one who was presenting the comic in front of the CEO. She also claimed in the boardroom that it was the team that made her go home. This also affected Claudia's presentation that morning, but the women won nonetheless. Annie Duke was angered that Claudia left for the night because she had such a pivotal role in the task. Annie also wanted to write the script of the comic instead of Joan Rivers (an accomplished writer), which infuriated Joan. When Claudia fumbled Athena's presentation, she thought she would grade herself a "2.0" or "C". Dennis Rodman wanted to make KOTU's comic book character a transvestite. Khloé gradually stepped into her role as project manager after several hours of people talking over each other. However, the consensus among her team was that she did quite well, even though it was acknowledged that she was famous for virtually nothing. Khloé won $20,000 to her charity. The men took much longer than the women to come up with a concept. A feud erupted between Tom Green and Scott Hamilton during the task, after Scott thought that Tom was being distracting and Tom thought that no one was listening to any of his ideas. Herschel Walker told Tom to shut up numerous times, and Herschel was even brought into the boardroom to solely advocate against Tom. Originally, Scott considered bring back only Tom, but decided to bring back Tom and Herschel after mentioning the events that happened last season with Gene Simmons. Herschel was then sent out before Trump fired Scott.