The Apprentice (U.S. season 3)

This article is about the U.S. season. For the UK season, see The Apprentice (UK series three).
The Apprentice (U.S. season 3)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 17
Release
Original network NBC
Original release

January 20 (2005-01-20) – May 19, 2005 (2005-05-19)

Additional information
Filming dates October 2004 (2004-10) – November 2004 (2004-11)
No. of contestants 18
Teams "Magna" and "Net Worth"
Winner Kendra Todd

The Apprentice 3 is the third season of The Apprentice. It premiered January 20, 2005 on NBC. This was the last season to land in the Top 20 Nielsen ratings, ranking at #15, with an average of 13.96 million viewers.

Season changes

In this season, two groups of nine were divided into book smarts (who took the name Magna Corp) and street smarts (called Net Worth) referring to those with and without a completed college education. This replaced the Battle of the Sexes concept used on The Apprentice 1 and The Apprentice 2.

Trump continued the twist introduced in the previous season that allowed the winning project manager to be exempt from firing should their team lose the next task. However, he discontinued the Season 2 option that allowed the losing project manager to bring three people into the boardroom as opposed to two, after it was only used twice during the season. Trump did make one exception to this rule and allowed Audrey to bring three people into the Boardroom when she lost a challenge, but she ended up being fired anyway.

Candidates

The Net Worth team contained four men and five women, and the Magna Corp team contained five men and four women. Trump stated that "You just have to be business-smart", no matter what kind of smarts you have. See the candidates page for specific details on the candidates. Trump also pointed out one other major difference between the two groups – those with only a high school diploma earn three times as much as the college grads. Stephanie suggested Magna for the team name. It was short for magna cum laude, which means "with great distinction" and is often used as a title for high achieving graduates. Tara suggested Net Worth.

Book Smarts Street Smarts
Magna Net Worth
Candidate Background Original team Age Hometown Result
Kendra Todd Real estate broker Magna 25 Boynton Beach, Florida Hired by Trump
(5-19-2005)
Tana Goertz Sales executive Net Worth 37 Des Moines, Iowa Fired in the season finale
(5-19-2005)
Craig Williams Shoeshine business owner Net Worth 37 Conley, Georgia Fired in week 15
(5-5-2005)
Alex Thomason Attorney Magna 29 Brewster, Washington Fired in week 14
(4-28-2005)
Bren Olswanger Prosecutor Magna 32 Memphis, Tennessee Fired in week 13
(4-21-2005)
Chris Shelton Real estate investor Net Worth 21 Las Vegas, Nevada Fired in week 12
(4-14-2005)
Angie McKnight Gym franchise owner Net Worth 41 Lake Balboa, California Fired in week 11
(4-7-2005)
Stephanie Myers Supply chain consultant Magna 29 San Diego, California Fired in week 10
(3-31-2005)
Erin Elmore Attorney Magna 26 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Fired in week 9
(3-24-2005)
John Gafford Technology firm owner Net Worth 32 Tampa, Florida Fired in week 8
(3-10-2005)
Audrey Evans Real estate agent Net Worth 22 Salt Lake City, Utah Fired in week 7
(3-3-2005)
Tara Dowdell Senior governor manager Net Worth 28 New York, New York Fired in week 6
(2-24-2005)
Michael Tarshi Real estate developer Magna 25 Boston, Massachusetts Fired in week 5
(2-17-2005)
Kristen Kirchner Real estate financier Net Worth 31 Los Angeles, California Fired in week 4
(2-10-2005)
Danny Kastner Marketing technology firm owner Magna 39 Boston, Massachusetts Fired in week 3
(2-3-2005)
Verna Felton Business manager Magna 31 Seattle, Washington Quit in week 3
(2-3-2005)
Brian McDowell Real estate broker Net Worth 29 Wildwood, New Jersey Fired in week 2
(1-27-2005)
Todd Everett Sales manager Magna 34 Carlsbad, California Fired in week 1
(1-20-2005)

Weekly results

Candidate Original team Week 8 team Week 10 team Week 12 team Week 14 team Application result Record as project manager
Kendra Todd Magna Magna Magna Magna Magna Hired by Trump 3–0 (win in weeks 8, 12, & 14)
Tana Goertz Net Worth Magna Magna Magna Net Worth Fired in the Season Finale 2–1 (win in weeks 5 & 11, loss in week 14)
Craig Williams Net Worth Magna Magna Magna Magna Fired in week 15 2–0 (win in weeks 9 & 13)
Alex Thomason Magna Magna Net Worth Net Worth Net Worth Fired in week 14 1–2 (win in week 6, loss in weeks 11 & 13)
Bren Olswanger Magna Magna Magna Net Worth Fired in week 13 1–1 (win in week 10, loss in week 5)
Chris Shelton Net Worth Net Worth Net Worth Net Worth Fired in week 12 0–2 (loss in weeks 8 & 12)
Angie McKnight Net Worth Net Worth Net Worth Fired in week 11 1–1 (win in week 3, loss in week 9)
Stephanie Myers Magna Net Worth Net Worth Fired in week 10 1–1 (win in week 7, loss in week 10)
Erin Elmore Magna Net Worth Fired in week 9 0–1 (loss in week 4)
John Gafford Net Worth Net Worth Fired in week 8 1–0 (win in week 1)
Audrey Evans Net Worth Fired in week 7 0–1 (loss in week 7)
Tara Dowdell Net Worth Fired in week 6 0–1 (loss in week 6)
Michael Tarshi Magna Fired in week 5 1–0 (win in week 2)
Kristen Kirchner Net Worth Fired in week 4 0–1 (loss in week 4)
Danny Kastner Magna Fired in week 3 0–1 (loss in week 3)
Verna Felton Magna Quit in week 3
Brian McDowell Net Worth Fired in week 2 0–1 (loss in week 2)
Todd Everett Magna Fired in week 1 0–1 (loss in week 1)
Elimination chart
Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Kendra IN IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN IN IN IN WIN IN WIN IN HIRED
Tana IN IN IN BR WIN IN IN IN IN IN WIN IN IN LOSE IN FIRED
Craig IN IN IN IN IN BR BR IN WIN IN IN IN WIN IN FIRED
Alex BR IN IN IN IN WIN IN IN IN BR LOSE IN LOSE FIRED
Bren IN IN IN BR LOSE IN IN IN IN WIN IN IN FIRED
Chris IN IN IN IN IN IN IN LOSE BR BR BR FIRED
Angie IN IN WIN IN IN IN BR IN LOSE IN FIRED
Stephanie IN IN BR IN BR IN WIN IN IN FIRED
Erin IN IN IN LOSE IN IN IN BR FIRED
John WIN IN IN IN IN IN BR FIRED
Audrey IN IN IN BR IN BR FIRED
Tara IN IN IN IN IN FIRED
Michael IN WIN BR BR FIRED
Kristen IN IN IN FIRED
Danny BR IN FIRED
Verna IN IN QUIT
Brian IN FIRED
Todd FIRED
     The candidate was on the losing team.
     The candidate was hired and won the competition.
     The candidate won as project manager on his/her team.
     The candidate lost as project manager on his/her team.
     The candidate was brought to the final boardroom.
     The candidate was fired.
     The candidate lost as project manager and was fired.
     The candidate quit the competition.

Episodes

Week 1: Whopper 101

Week 2: Motel 666

Week 3: Trouble is Brewing

Week 4: Soap Dopes

Week 5: Airstream of Consciousness

Week 6: The Writing on the Wall

Week 7: Project Putt-putt

Week 8: Bling it On

Mid-Season Highlights: What You Didn't See...

Week 9: Pandora's Box

Week 10: The Pie's the Limit

Week 11: Seams Stress

Week 12: A Lonely Drive

Week 13: I Can't Believe It's Not Clutter

Week 14: Bedazzled by a Beefy T

Week 15: The Interviews

Week 16: The Games People Play & Week 17: Into the Stretch

Additional information

See also

Season 1 Season 2 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7

External links

Candidate websites

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