Tool Academy 3 is the third (and to date last) installment to Tool Academy. This season was notable for including the series' first female tools (Jennavecia and Courtney), first same-sex couple (Courtney and Cheron), and first married couple (Kevin and Jermika). The show premiered on February 14, 2010. There were 10 contestants.
Lessons of the Week Badges Communication Fidelity Modesty Appreciation Maturity Trust Family Values Commitment
Contestants ContestantPartnerStatusNameGenderTool NameNameGenderJacob Tapia (JT Extreme)MaleNeander-Tool ChristieFemaleWinner in final episodeAngelo GiannakoMaleRipped/Teary ToolDayna MugnoFemaleRunner Up in final episodeJennavecia RussoFemaleToolette KyleMaleEliminated in episode 7Kevin CraftMaleDouble-Talkin' Tool JermikaFemaleEliminated in episode 6Jordan AlexanderMaleBoyband Tool Rachel OstreichFemaleEliminated in episode 5TommyMaleLoony Tool KateFemaleQuit in episode 5Courtney BarcellosFemaleLady Lovin' Tool Cheron RiceFemaleEliminated in episode 4DanielMaleGlow Stick Tool LesleyFemaleEliminated in episode 3Shawn GobleMaleSurfin' Tool Emily RenoFemaleEliminated in episode 2Chasyn RanceMaleWrestlin' Tool AmandaFemaleQuit in Episode 1
Episode Progress #ContestantsEpisodes12345678 1JacobSAFESAFERISKSAFERISKRISKHIGHWINNER 2AngeloSAFERISKSAFEWINWINHIGHRISKOUT 3JennaveciaWINRISKSAFESAFEHIGHSAFEOUT 4KevinSAFEWINSAFERISKSAFEOUT 5JordanSAFESAFERISKSAFEOUT 6TommySAFESAFESAFESAFEQUIT 7CourtneySAFESAFESAFEOUT 8DanielSAFESAFEOUT 9ShawnSAFEOUT 10ChasynQUIT The contestant won Tool Academy. The contestant won a challenge and won a date with their partner. The contestant won a challenge, won a date with their partner, and was first to receive a badge. The contestant was the first to receive a badge. The contestant was safe from being eliminated. The contestant was at risk of being eliminated. The contestant was eliminated and their partner decided to stay with them. The contestant was eliminated and their partner decided to leave them. The contestant was eliminated and decided to leave their partner. The contestant quit the show, and left their partner. The contestant and his partner chose to split up and leave outside of elimination.
Episodes
Episode 1 First aired February 14, 2010 Lesson of the Week: Communication Challenge: Dog House Challenge Reward: Romantic Dinner Challenge Winner: Jennavecia, Kyle Bottom: None Eliminated: None Quit: Chasyn Episode Notes: Chasyn became the first tool to drop out of the Tool Academy because he thought he was better than the program. In return, all the remaining Tools made it through to the next round. Also Angelo was at first the "Ripped Tool", but during therapy he became the "Teary Tool".
Episode 2 First aired February 21, 2010 Lesson of the Week: Fidelity Challenge: Create A Song And Perform "Tool-e-Oke" Challenge Reward: Romantic Date Challenge Winner: Kevin, Jermika Bottom: Angelo, Shawn, Jennavecia Eliminated: Shawn (Emily decided to stay with Shawn)
Episode 3 First aired February 28, 2010 Lesson of the Week: Modesty Challenge: None Bottom: Daniel, Jacob, Jordan Eliminated: Daniel (Daniel decided to leave Lesley)
Episode 4 First aired March 14, 2010 Lesson of the Week: Appreciation Challenge: Create A Dinner Party Challenge Reward: Conjugal Visit Room Challenge Winner: Angelo, Dayna Bottom: Kevin, Courtney Eliminated: Courtney (Cheron decided to leave Courtney)
Episode 5 First aired March 14, 2010 Lesson of the Week: Maturity Challenge: Pay Bills Challenge Reward: Romantic Date, $1,624.25 Challenge Winner: Angelo, Dayna Quit: Tommy (Tommy and Kate decided to break up and quit) Tommy was sleeping with someone else when he was with Kate Bottom: Jacob, Jordan Eliminated: Jordan (Rachel decided to stay with Jordan)
Episode 6 First aired March 21, 2010 Lesson of the Week: Trust Challenge: Human Lie Detector Test Helping Their Partners By: Setting Up a Romantic Date Bottom: Jacob, Kevin Eliminated: Kevin (Jermika decided to stay with Kevin)
Episode 7 First aired March 28, 2010 Lesson of the Week: Family Values Special Guests: The Couple's Parents Challenge: To Take Care of Fake Babies Bottom 2: Angelo, Jennavecia Eliminated: Jennavecia (Kyle decided to stay with Jennavecia) Jennavecia hit Angelo and Dayna.
Episode 8 First aired April 4, 2010 Lesson of the Week: Commitment Runner Up: Angelo (Dayna decided to stay with Angelo) Winner: Jacob
Winner Jacob was the graduate and winner of Tool Academy 3. Angelo, in his exit interview, felt the decision was wrong and that he wanted to graduate. He correlated the experience as "..the one student who sits there and studies the whole time, and does everything they are supposed to do, and then you have student at the end who just tries to cram everything in the night before, and cheats a little bit."
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