Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes

Not to be confused with The Challenge: Battle of the Exes.
Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes
Genre Reality game show
Created by Mary-Ellis Bunim
Jonathan Murray
Presented by Jonny Moseley
Starring Winners
Men's Team
Mark Long
Colin Mortensen
Jamie Murray
Opening theme "Let Go" by Midtown
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of series 6
No. of episodes 18 + Reunion and casting special
Production
Running time 30 minutes (including commercials)
Release
Original network MTV
Picture format Montego Bay, Jamaica
Original release January 6 (2003-01-06) – May 12, 2003 (2003-05-12)
Chronology
Preceded by Battle of the Seasons
Followed by The Gauntlet

Battle of the Sexes is the 6th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge (though 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 Villa 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.

Cast

Host: 1998 Olympic gold medalist Jonny Moseley

Women's team
PlayerOriginal seasonFinish
Ruthie AlcaideRW: HawaiiRunner-Up
Ellen ChoRR: The QuestRunner-Up
Lori TrespicioRW: Back to New YorkRunner-Up
Melissa HowardRW: New OrleansEpisode 15
Genesis MossRW: BostonEpisode 14
Emily BaileyRR: Second AdventureEpisode 13/14[lower-alpha 1]
Anne WhartonRR: Northern TrailEpisode 12
Ayanna MackinsRR: Semester at SeaEpisode 11
Veronica PortilloRR: Semester at SeaEpisode 10
Christina PazsitzkyRR: Down UnderEpisode 9
Tonya CooleyRW: ChicagoEpisode 8
Aneesa FerreiraRW: ChicagoEpisode 7
Rachel RobinsonRR: Campus CrawlEpisode 6
Amaya BrecherRW: HawaiiEpisode 5
Jisela DelgadoRR: The QuestEpisode 4
Gladys SanabriaRR: Latin AmericaEpisode 3
Beth StolarczykRW: Los AngelesEpisode 2
Julie StofferRW: New OrleansEpisode 1
Men's team
PlayerOriginal seasonFinish
Mark LongRR: First AdventureWinner
Colin MortensenRW: HawaiiWinner
Jamie MurrayRW: New OrleansWinner
Antoine de BouverieRR: EuropeEpisode 15
Shane LandrumRR: Campus CrawlEpisode 14
James OrlandoRR: Maximum Velocity TourEpisode 13
Eric NiesRW: New YorkEpisode 12
Blair HerterRR: The QuestEpisode 11
Syrus YarbroughRW: BostonEpisode 10
Theo GanttRW: ChicagoEpisode 9
Jake BronsteinRR: IslandsEpisode 8[lower-alpha 2]
Dan RenziRW: MiamiEpisode 6/7[lower-alpha 3]
David "Puck" RaineyRW: San FranciscoEpisode 7[lower-alpha 3]
Yes DuffyRR: Semester at SeaEpisode 5
David BroomRW: New OrleansEpisode 4
Eric JonesRR: Campus CrawlEpisode 3
Laterrian WallaceRR: Maximum Velocity TourEpisode 2
David EdwardsRW: Los AngelesEpisode 1[lower-alpha 4]

Game summary

Elimination chart

Episode Winners Inner Circle Life Saver
Recipient
Voted Off
# Challenge Team Life Saver Girls Guys Girls Guys
1 Sergeant Says Girls Melissa, Amaya Amaya, Melissa, Aneesa, Genesis Blair, Theo, Jamie, Colin Dan Julie David E.[lower-alpha 4]
2 Dead Man's Drop Girls Ruthie Ruthie Ellen Anne Theo Jamie Colin Gladys Beth Laterrian
3 Tree House Guys Dan, Jamie Puck Puck Gladys Eric J.
4 Breath-Hold Bungee Guys James Veronica James Emily Jisela David B.
5 Seven Rings of Saturn Guys Puck, Theo Emily Mark Colin Amaya Yes
6 Freeze Your Butt Off Girls Ellen Theo Tonya Rachel Dan[lower-alpha 3]
7 People Mover[lower-alpha 3] Girls Ayanna, Ellen Jamie Tonya Aneesa Dan
8 Battle of the Opposite Sexes Guys Jake Veronica Blair Tonya Jake[lower-alpha 2]
9 Leaky River Guys Eric N. Melissa N/A[lower-alpha 5] Christina Theo
10 Stairway to Heaven Guys Jamie Emily Blair[lower-alpha 6] Veronica Syrus
11 Collision Course Guys James Blair[lower-alpha 7] Ayanna Blair
12 Spider Mon Guys Shane Genesis Anne Eric N.
13 Human Aquarium Guys Antoine Shane Genesis[lower-alpha 1] James
14 Razors Edge Guys Antoine Lori Shane[lower-alpha 7] Genesis Shane
15 Maximum Velocity Girls Ruthie N/A Melissa Antoine
16 It Takes Three Guys Final Rankings    Guys: Mark 1st, Colin 2nd, Jamie 3rd    Girls: Ruthie 1st, Ellen 2nd, Lori 3rd

Scoreboard progress

Contestant Episode
123457891011121314151617
Mark164571102136160188220250284314344376410441WIN
Colin285993115149168200223251279310345372404439WIN
Jamie285187115141155183213238274308339372407407WIN
Ruthie286472102134163189210244274300334365365401LOSE
Ellen26586487109145181216240264290318347347378LOSE
Lori2236506393123147177203227254281309342376LOSE
Antoine2365890118129163193225258287319355391391
Melissa3647617092125155188208227227253278309341
Shane123866100128145167197220247279315349349
Genesis3443556589114140174197218218218248248
Emily2376185117151169169202233262291317
James83567103103121155185213245281314349
Eric N.1040669999127159191227262297297
Anne24526279103135153153175196220245
Blair3239617999121141171196225259
Ayanna625456191126162162193215215
Syrus18417191117133147177198224
Veronica28456188106137167197197222
Theo32506894130156170193194
Christina243761696992116116116
Jake20286095115136158194
Tonya224652646484100100
Dan204076101101116136
Aneesa34465667677995
Puck16497798134147
Rachel217375674101
Yes831659494
Amaya3641577171
David B.18436176
Jisela14304249
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 eliminated but returned to the game due to another contestant quitting.
     The contestant was eliminated.
     The contestant quit the game.
     The contestant came in first in the challenge, won the Life Saver, and a prize and quit the game.
     The contestant refused the Life Saver from the winner of the challenge and was eliminated.

Partners

Sergeant Says Tree House Seven Rings of Saturn People Mover
Amaya & Melissa Antoine & Latterrian Amaya & Veronica Antoine & Blair Amaya & Tonya Antoine & Shane Aneesa & Tonya Antoine & James
Aneesa & Genesis Blair & Theo Aneesa & Anne Colin & Yes Anne & Genesis Blair & Jake Anne & Emily Blair & Dan
Anne & Christina Colin & Jamie Ayanna & Rachel Dan & Jamie Aneesa & Christina Colin & Mark Ayanna & Ellen Colin & Eric N.
Ayanna & Beth Dan & Jake Christina & Emily David B. & Theo Ayanna & Lori Dan & James Christina & Lori Jamie & Mark
Ellen & Julie David B. & Syrus Ellen & Tonya Eric J. & Syrus Ellen & Melissa Eric N. & Yes Genesis & Ruthie Jake & Shane
Emily & Rachel David E. & Eric N. Genesis & Jisela Eric N. & Mark Emily & Ruthie Jamie & Syrus Melissa & Veronica Syrus & Theo
Gladys & Jisela Eric J. & Shane Gladys & Ruthie Jake & James Rachel & Veronica Puck & Theo
Lori & Tonya James & Yes Lori & Melissa Puck & Shane
Ruthie & Veronica Mark & Puck

Episodes

No. in
season
No. in
series
Title Original air date
156"Hola Jamaica"January 6, 2003 (2003-01-06)
257"Sargeant Says"January 6, 2003 (2003-01-06)
358"Dead Man's Drop"January 13, 2003 (2003-01-13)
459"Tree House"January 20, 2003 (2003-01-20)
560"Breath-Hold Bungee"January 27, 2003 (2003-01-27)
661"Puck's Wedding"February 3, 2003 (2003-02-03)
762"Seven Rings of Saturn"February 10, 2003 (2003-02-10)
863"Freeze Your Butt Off"February 17, 2003 (2003-02-17)
964"People Mover"February 24, 2003 (2003-02-24)
1065"Battle of the Opposite Sexes"March 3, 2003 (2003-03-03)
1166"Leaky River"March 17, 2003 (2003-03-17)
1267"Stairway to Heaven"March 24, 2003 (2003-03-24)
1368"Collision Course"March 31, 2003 (2003-03-31)
1469"Spider Mon"April 7, 2003 (2003-04-07)
1570"Human Aquarium"April 14, 2003 (2003-04-14)
1671"Razors Edge"April 21, 2003 (2003-04-21)
1772"Maximum Velocity"April 28, 2003 (2003-04-28)
1873"Handsome Reward"May 5, 2003 (2003-05-05)

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.

Memorable Moments

Notes

  1. 1 2 Emily quit the game in Episode 13 because she did not want to participate in the game without her boyfriend James, who was just voted off by the Inner Circle. Genesis, who was originally voted off, was not eliminated and Lori, who had the fourth highest score was automatically put in the Inner Circle.
  2. 1 2 Jake quit the game in Episode 8, citing personal reasons.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Dan was originally voted off in Episode 6. However, when Puck quit the game, Dan was brought back because the teams needed to be symmetrical, and have the same number of players.
  4. 1 2 David E. quit the game on the first episode after coming into conflict with Puck, who had suggested David to be eliminated by the Inner Circle. David, who was already offended by Puck spitting on him, chose to leave the game.
  5. Eric N. dedicated the lifesaver to his sister, who was in the hospital with an over-100 degree fever. The lifesaver was not used to save a contestant, which was allowed in the game.
  6. Jamie did inform Jonny of who he was giving the life saver to prior to the elimination. After Veronica was eliminated, he said that he was about to give it to Blair but then gave it to Veronica. Since Jonny was never informed and Jamie made it clear that he changed his mind after the elimination, his original selection of Blair had to stay, thereby eliminating Veronica.
  7. 1 2 Blair refused the lifesaver in Episode 11 because he felt that he did not deserve to stay over the other guys who had scored higher than him on the scoreboard. Shane had refused the lifesaver in Episode 14 because he did not want Antoine to give up his spot in the final four.

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