The Celebrity Apprentice 3 (also known as The Apprentice 9) is the ninth installment of the reality game show The Celebrity Apprentice. On April 29, 2009, NBC officially announced the renewal of The Celebrity Apprentice for spring 2010. The show premiered on Sunday, March 14, 2010. The two-hour season finale was on Sunday, May 23, 2010, 9–11 p.m., ET/PT and the winner was Poison lead singer and Rock of Love star Bret Michaels. Michaels also returned for All-Star Celebrity Apprentice. Michaels was the only person from this season to return. Michaels was also the only previous winner to return and was fired first, coming in 14th.
Candidates The candidates for this season, as officially announced.Tuned In Blago Moves to the Private Sector, on Celebrity Apprentice. Retrieved 2010-01-04 Celebrity Profession Original team Age Hometown Charity Result RaisedBret MichaelsPoison singer & Rock of Love starRocksolid 47Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.American Diabetes Association(Sponsor of Camps for Kids with Diabetes)Bret Michaels's charity (05–23–2010)11$640,000Holly Robinson PeeteActressTenacity 45Germantown, Pennsylvania, U.S. HollyRod FoundationHolly Robinson Peete's charity12(05–23–2010)10$597,893Sharon OsbourneMusic manager & reality television starTenacity 57London, EnglandCedars-Sinai: Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer ProgramSharon Osbourne's charity11Fired in week 10(05–16–2010)09$50,000Curtis StoneCelebrity chefRocksolid 34Melbourne, AustraliaFeeding AmericaCurtis Stone's charity10Fired in week 10(05–16–2010)06$40,000Maria KanellisProfessional wrestler & modelTenacity 28Ottawa, Illinois, U.S.Make-A-Wish Foundationhttp://fans.wwe.com/maria/blog/2010/01/28/sevin_sins Maria Kanellis's charity09Fired in week 10(05–16–2010)04$20,000Cyndi LauperSinger & actressTenacity 56New York City, New York, U.S.Stonewall Community Foundation:True Colors FundCyndi Lauper's charity08Fired in week 9(05–09–2010)08$45,000Summer SandersOlympic swimmerTenacity 37Roseville, California, U.S.Right to PlaySummer Sanders's charity07Fired in week 8(05–02–2010)07$45,000Bill GoldbergWWE wrestler & actorRocksolid 43Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.Specchio Family Foundation: Sons of the FallenBill Goldberg's charity06Fired in week 6(04–18–2010)03Selita EbanksVictoria's Secret modelTenacity 27George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman IslandsShine on Sierra LeoneSelita Ebanks's charity05Fired in week 5(04–11–2010)04$20,000Michael JohnsonOlympic sprinterRocksolid 42Dallas, Texas, U.S.Laureus Sport for Good FoundationMichael Johnson's charity 04Quit in week 5(04–11–2010)02Rod BlagojevichFormer Governor of IllinoisRocksolid 53Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Children's Cancer CenterRod Blagojevich's charity 03Fired in week 4(04–04–2010)01Darryl StrawberryFormer MLB right fielderRocksolid 48Los Angeles, California, U.S.The Darryl Strawberry FoundationDarryl Strawberry's charity 02Fired in week 3(03–28–2010)05$25,000SinbadStand-up comedian & actorRocksolid 53Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S.Omega Boys Club: Street SoldiersSinbad's charity 01Fired in week 2(03–21–2010)00Carol LeiferComedian & writerTenacity 53East Williston, New York, U.S.North Shore Animal League AmericaCarol Leifer's charity 00Fired in week 1(03–14–2010)04$10,000
Weekly results CandidateOriginal teamWeek 7 teamWeek 9 teamFinal task teamApplication resultRecord as project managerRocksolidRocksolidTenacityRocksolidTenacityTenacityTenacityTenacitySharon OsbourneTenacityRocksolidRocksolidFired in week 101–1 (win in week 9, loss in week 7)Curtis StoneRocksolidTenacityRocksolidTenacityFired in week 101–0 (win in week 5)Maria KanellisTenacityRocksolidRocksolidTenacityFired in week 101–0 (win in week 2)Cyndi LauperTenacityTenacityTenacityFired in week 91–1 (win in week 6, loss in week 1)Summer SandersTenacityTenacityRocksolidFired in week 81–1 (win in week 3, loss in week 8)Bill GoldbergRocksolidFired in week 60–1 (loss in week 6)Selita EbanksTenacityFired in week 51–0 (win in week 4)Michael JohnsonRocksolidQuit in week 50–1 (loss in week 3)Rod BlagojevichRocksolidFired in week 40–1 (loss in week 4)Darryl StrawberryRocksolidRocksolidFired in week 3SinbadRocksolidFired in week 20–1 (loss in week 2)Carol LeiferTenacity Fired in week 1 No. Elimination chartCandidate12345678910111 Bret WIN BR IN ININ IN IN WIN BRIN CA 2 Holly ININININ LOSEIN WIN IN LOSEINFIRED3 Sharon ININININ ININ LOSEIN WINFIRED 4 CurtisIN IN IN BR WIN ININ BRINFIRED 5 Maria IN WINININ BRIN INININFIRED 6 Cyndi LOSEINININ IN WININ BRFIRED 7Summer ININ WININ INININFIRED 8 BillIN IN IN ININFIRED 9 Selita INININ WINFIRED 10 MichaelIN IN LOSE BR QUIT 11 RodIN BR INFIRED 12 DarrylIN INFIRED 13 SinbadINFIRED 14 CarolFIRED
1 No one was fired during this episode because both teams raised a lot of money. The contestant was on the losing team. The contestant won the competition and was named the Celebrity Apprentice. The contestant won as project manager on his/her team. The contestant lost as project manager on his/her team. The contestant was on the losing team and brought to the final boardroom. The contestant was fired. The contestant lost as project manager and was fired. The contestant was absent during the project due to a previous engagement. The contestant quit the show.
Episodes
Episode 1: True Colors Task 1 Airdate: March 14, 2010 Actual date: October 2009 Task scope: The teams had to run a New York diner called Burger Heaven. They'll be making their own menus. The team with the most money wins. Tenacity project manager: Cyndi Lauper Rocksolid project manager: Bret Michaels Judges: Donald Trump; Ivanka Trump; Donald Trump Jr. Winning team: Rocksolid Reasons for win: Although they didn't get $10,000 from Joan Rivers, they earned a total profit of $57,905. Bret Michaels had Curtis Stone create a range of expensive truffle-based dishes to ensure that even the members of the general public would be giving large donations, and Curtis and Bill Goldberg made a very efficient kitchen team, despite Rod Blagojevich being a very slow server. Losing team: Tenacity Reasons for loss: Even though Selita Ebanks's cooking was well-received and they got $10,000 from Joan Rivers, they only earned $39,559 overall. Ivanka said that Tenacity's price points were too low from tracking customers on the streets, and that the team was disorganized and failed to ensure that their big donors were served over the general public. Sent to boardroom: No final boardroom – Cyndi said that no member of the team had performed exceptionally well or poorly, which Ivanka concurred with. Based on the feedback from the other women and the amount of money raised, Trump ultimately narrowed it down to Carol Leifer and Selita Ebanks; while he initially appeared inclined to fire Selita, who brought in no donors whatsoever, Ivanka pointed out that without her cooking skills the women would never have gotten the money from Joan Rivers, and would have taken an even heavier beating. This saved Selita and led to Carol being fired. Fired: Carol Leifer – for raising very little money and not contributing much overall to the task. Carol's name came up the most when Trump asked the teammates who should be fired, and she was also felt to have been partially at fault for the poor crowd control in their diner. Notes: At the start of the task, the two teams were each asked to choose the opposing team's project manager. The men chose Cyndi Lauper, hoping that she would mess up and get eliminated early on, as she was the only native New Yorker on either team, which they felt gave the women a big advantage. The women were split between Bret Michaels (who had admitted being severely jetlagged) and Rod Blagojevich (who they felt would focus on making himself look good at the expense of actually running the task), and eventually decided on Bret, hoping to set him up for failure. Joan Rivers said the burger she got from Rocksolid's restaurant was cold and that she wanted to eliminate Rod Blagojevich for acting like a politician to the other customers. After Carol Leifer was eliminated, she asked Trump if he could donate some money to her charity, The North Shore Animal League. Trump agreed, and then donated $10,000 out of his pocket for Carol's charity. This is the only season premiere that didn't have a final boardroom.
Episode 2: Smooth In, Smooth Out Task 2 Airdate: March 21, 2010 Task scope: Run a Kodak Storefront Task sponsor: Kodak Tenacity project manager: Maria Kanellis Rocksolid project manager: Sinbad Judges: Donald Trump; Ivanka Trump; Donald Trump Jr. Winning team: Tenacity Reasons for win: They seemed to promote the product more than the men which is what the Kodak presidents were looking for despite four power outages that threatened them during the walkthrough Losing team: Rocksolid Reasons for loss: While the men were praised for using their celebrity power (such as Darryl posing in a New York Mets jersey), with certain people the men fell short on getting the product out to the customers and also lost because of a card that had a website to find the pictures that were taken at the store: the website was nowhere to be found on the card, according to 2 secret shoppers that shopped at the men's storefront Sent to boardroom: Sinbad, Bret Michaels, Rod Blagojevich Fired: Sinbad – for not leading well as the team leader and for not being able to manage Bret, who disappeared for the first part of the task. Sinbad was criticized for the website card as well and also was fired for bringing Rod Blagojevich in when he was not responsible for the loss. Kodak Moment – America's Choice: Rod Mistaken For Donny Osmond Kodak Moment – Trump's Choice: Rod Mistaken For Donny Osmond
Episode 3: Yellow Blur Airdate: March 28, 2010 Task scope: The teams were asked to create an advertorial for Norton 360 + Lifelock. Task sponsor: Norton 360 and LifeLock Tenacity project manager: Summer Sanders Rocksolid project manager: Michael Johnson Judges: Donald Trump; Donald Trump Jr.; Gavin Maloof Winning team: Tenacity Reasons for win: Although they floundered the team's presentation, the women had a better use of graphics and a more attention-grabbing, emotional connectivity in their ad content. Losing team: Rocksolid Reasons for loss: Despite having a good presentation, the men's advertorial was too verbose to be effective. Trump also felt that using Curtis Stone as the front-man for their campaign was a strange decision, and that Bill Goldberg's wrestling background would have made him a better fit. Sent to boardroom: No final boardroom – when Trump asked the men who should be fired they were divided between Michael Johnson, who they felt was the most directly at fault for the loss, and Rod Blagojevich, who they felt was the team's weakest member overall. However, the discussion was rendered irrelevant when Darryl Strawberry suddenly announced that he didn't really want to continue on the show, and was willing to be fired. Fired: Darryl Strawberry – He functionally quit by asking to be fired, adding that he felt unable to keep up with the pace of the competition. Trump strongly hinted that Michael Johnson would have been fired had it not been for Darryl asking to leave. Kodak Moment – America's Choice: Rod's Computer Incompetence Kodak Moment – Trump's Choice: Michael's Photo Shoot Notes: Not only did Summer win $20,000 for her charity but Life Lock and Norton would donate $10 for every sale. At the finale, she revealed she got an additional $25,000 from the sales. Rocksolid were slowed down in the planning stages when Rod Blagojevich, who was supposed to be in charge of research, proved completely unable to use the supplied computers and had to be reassigned to a different task, which he also proved rather slow at. Michael Johnson felt that Rod had been the team's weakest contributor, but said in the boardroom that he wasn't really at fault for the loss. The episode was dedicated to D'Marco Ray, a sound supervisor who had died.
Episode 4: Focus on that Image Airdate: April 4, 2010