Road Rules: South Pacific

Road Rules: South Pacific
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	17
Release
Original network	MTV
Original release	May 19 – September 15, 2003

Road Rules: South Pacific is the 12th season of MTV's reality show Road Rules that takes place in the South Pacific. A casting special aired on May 19, 2003, and the season premiered one week later on May 26, 2003.

Cast

Original cast members

Cast Member	Age^1	Origin
Abram Boise	20	Bozeman, MT
Cara Zavaleta	22	Bowling Green, OH
Christena Pyle	20	Tampa, FL
Dave Giuntoli[1]	22	St. Louis, MO
Donell Langham	20	Boston, MA
Mary Beth Decker	22	Houston, TX

• ^Note 1 : At time of filming.

Replacement

Cast Member	Age^1	Origin	Replaced
Chris Graebe	22	Ellettsville, IN	Abram
Jeremy Blossom	19	Parma Heights, OH	Donell
Tina Barta	21	Lincoln, NE	Cara

• ^Note 1 : At time of filming.

Missions

#	Challenge	Result	Notes
1	Around the World	Completed
2	Buried Alive	Completed
3	Strong Man Competition	Completed
4	Search for the Cure	Completed
5	Family Feud	Completed
6	Climb to Jump	Completed
7	Strip Tease	Completed	Abram DQ'd for hitting; Chris replaces him.
8	Catche Me If You Can	Failed
9	Rock Diving	Completed
10	Glacier Climb	Failed	Cara voted out; Tina replaces her.
11	Little House on the Prairie	Completed
12	Sensory Race	Completed
13	Put the Skills to the Test	Failed	Donell voted out; Jeremy replaces him.
14	Face Off	Failed	Beat by Road Rules: Campus Crawl
15	Trust Me	Completed
16	Grab the Keys	Completed

Episodes

No. in season	No. in series	Title	Original air date
1	172	"Around the World"	May 26, 2003
2	173	"Buried Alive"	June 2, 2003
3	174	"Only the Strong Survive"	June 9, 2003
4	175	"Search for the Cure"	June 16, 2003
5	176	"Climb to Jump"	June 23, 2003
6	177	"Family Feud; Roadies Style"	June 30, 2003
7	178	"Strip Tease"	July 7, 2003
8	179	"Catch Me If you Can"	July 14, 2003
9	180	"Rock Diving"	July 21, 2003
10	181	"Glacier Climb"	July 28, 2003
11	182	"Little House on the Prairie"	August 4, 2003
12	183	"Sensory Race"	August 11, 2003
13	184	"Put the Skills to the Test"	August 18, 2003
14	185	"Face Off"	August 25, 2003
15	186	"Face Off (2)"	September 1, 2003
16	187	"Fire Walk"	September 8, 2003
17	188	"Handsome Reward"	September 15, 2003

After filming/Trivia

Abram returned to the series as part of the alumni cast of Road Rules 2007: Viewers' Revenge.

Two girls discovered by Playboy. Cara Zavaleta was named Playmate of the Month for November 2004 after the show had already aired. Mary Beth Decker, was named Cyber Girl of the Month for January 2003 before she had even been cast for the show.

The entire cast of this season was trained in public speaking by American University's Department of Communications.

Subsequent Challenges

Cast Member	The Challenges	Challenges Won	Total Money Earned
Abram Boise	The Gauntlet, The Inferno, Battle of the Sexes 2, The Inferno II, The Inferno 3, The Island, Cutthroat, Battle of the Exes, Battle of the Bloodlines	The Inferno, The Inferno 3	$102,500
Cara Zavaleta	The Gauntlet, The Gauntlet 2, The Inferno 3	The Gauntlet	$35,555
Chris Graebe	Battle of the Sexes 2	None	$0
Christena Pyle	The Inferno	The Inferno	$32,500
Dave Giuntoli	The Gauntlet	The Gauntlet	$25,555
Donell Langham	–	–	–
Jeremy Blossom	The Inferno, The Gauntlet 2	None	$0
Mary Beth Decker	–	–	–
Tina Barta	The Gauntlet, Battle of the Sexes 2, The Inferno II, Fresh Meat, The Duel	None	$25,000

Challenge in bold indicates that the contestant was a finalist on The Challenge.

Note: Tina was a guest on The Challenge: Cutthroat.

References

1. Seely, Mike (2003-05-28). "Gravy Train; The latest St. Louisan to hop aboard the reality-TV juggernaut sees nothing but green". The Riverfront Times 27 (22). Archived from the original on 2011-06-19. Retrieved 2011-06-19.

External links

• Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived September 1, 2006)
• Road Rules at TV.com