Bachelor Pad
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Bachelor Pad is an elimination-style two-hour American reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

 game show
Game show
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 that debuted on August 9, 2010 on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

. The show features contestants from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette
The Bachelorette
The Bachelorette is a spin-off of the American competitive reality dating game show The Bachelor. In its January 2003 debut on ABC, the first season featured Trista Rehn, the runner-up date from the first season of The Bachelor, offering the opportunity for Rehn to choose a husband among 25 bachelors...

, who compete for a final cash prize of $250,000. Former game show host and news anchor Chris Harrison
Chris Harrison
Christopher Bryan "Chris" Harrison is an American television host, perhaps best known for his role as host of the ABC reality television dating show The Bachelor since 2002 and its spin-offs The Bachelorette since 2003 and Bachelor Pad in 2010...

 reprises his role from The Bachelor, while Melissa Rycroft
Melissa Rycroft
Melissa Katherine Rycroft-Strickland , from Dallas, Texas, is a reality television contestant and former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. She was a drill team officer at Newman Smith High School in Carrollton, Texas where she graduated in 2001...

 served as special guest co-host for the first season.

About the show

The show stars eleven women and eight men eliminated from various seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette
The Bachelorette
The Bachelorette is a spin-off of the American competitive reality dating game show The Bachelor. In its January 2003 debut on ABC, the first season featured Trista Rehn, the runner-up date from the first season of The Bachelor, offering the opportunity for Rehn to choose a husband among 25 bachelors...

who compete for a $250,000 prize. The women on the first season were mostly from the The Bachelor season 14
The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love
The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love is the 14th season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on January 4, 2010. The show features a previous contestant from The Bachelorette, Jake Pavelka, courting 25 women...

. The men on the first season were mostly from the The Bachelorette season 5
The Bachelorette (season 5)
The fifth season of the ABC reality television series The Bachelorette began on May 18, 2009 with a two-hour premiere. The show features Jillian Harris, an interior designer from Peace River, Alberta, Canada, courting 30 men, five more than previous seasons...

. The show may also represent "a second chance at finding love" for those rejected by previous Bachelors and Bachelorettes. The contestants live together in a mansion and take part in challenges to prevent elimination, go on dates with contestants of their choice, and choose other contestants to eliminate.

Show format

At the beginning of the season, each contestant privately votes for a person of the opposite sex to be eliminated. Each week, the person with the highest vote count from each sex is eliminated, while a competition winner casts the deciding vote publicly in the event of a tie. In order to advance to the final eight, the sex with the least number of remaining contestants selects partners for competing as couples. A ballroom dancing competition, similar to Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...

, is the final competition. Previous Bachelors and Bachelorettes serve as the judges, with the winning couple deciding the couple it will advance to the final vote. The final vote is left to the eliminated contestants who weigh the most deserving couple to be awarded the $250,000 prize. After the final vote, the couple participates in a Prisoner's Dilemma
Prisoner's dilemma
The prisoner’s dilemma is a canonical example of a game, analyzed in game theory that shows why two individuals might not cooperate, even if it appears that it is in their best interest to do so. It was originally framed by Merrill Flood and Melvin Dresher working at RAND in 1950. Albert W...

 whereby the male contestant and female contestant must decide whether to keep or share the $250,000 prize. The final twist in the show's format is that if both contestants choose to "keep" the grand prize, the monetary prize is evenly distributed amongst the other eliminated contestants.

Season one ended with Natalie and Dave winning the final vote over Kiptyn and Tenley. The deciding vote was cast by Wes, who opposed Dave throughout the show. Natalie and Dave each chose to share the $250,000, thus leaving each with $125,000. Natalie promised to spend the money on repaying student loans and giving vacations to her parents. Natalie and Dave ended the show as friends, citing geographic constraints, while Kiptyn and Tenley ended the show by referring to each other as boyfriend and girlfriend.

Season 1 Contestants

Name Age Occupation Residence From Eliminated
Natalie Getz 28 Bartender Hollywood, CA The Bachelor, Season 13
The Bachelor (season 13)
The Bachelor 13 is the thirteenth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on January 5, 2009. The show features a previous contestant from the ABC show The Bachelorette and the series' first single parent, Jason Mesnick, courting 25...

Co-Winner
David Good 28 Entrepreneur Dayton, OH The Bachelorette, Season 5
The Bachelorette (season 5)
The fifth season of the ABC reality television series The Bachelorette began on May 18, 2009 with a two-hour premiere. The show features Jillian Harris, an interior designer from Peace River, Alberta, Canada, courting 30 men, five more than previous seasons...

Co-Winner
Kiptyn Locke 32 Sales & Operations Manager Encinitas, CA The Bachelorette, Season 5
The Bachelorette (season 5)
The fifth season of the ABC reality television series The Bachelorette began on May 18, 2009 with a two-hour premiere. The show features Jillian Harris, an interior designer from Peace River, Alberta, Canada, courting 30 men, five more than previous seasons...

Episode 6
Tenley Molzahn
Tenley Molzahn
Tenley Molzahn is an American TV personality, correspondent, host, spokesperson, actress, model, dancer and writer. She was also a reality television contestant known from her appearances as a cast member on two ABC reality shows The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love and Bachelor Pad .-Dancing:In...

26 College Admissions Huntington Beach, CA The Bachelor, Season 14
The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love
The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love is the 14th season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on January 4, 2010. The show features a previous contestant from The Bachelorette, Jake Pavelka, courting 25 women...

Episode 6
Elizabeth Kitt 30 Sales Los Angeles, CA The Bachelor, Season 14
The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love
The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love is the 14th season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on January 4, 2010. The show features a previous contestant from The Bachelorette, Jake Pavelka, courting 25 women...

Episode 6
Jesse Kovacs 28 Winemaker Los Angeles, CA The Bachelorette, Season 5
The Bachelorette (season 5)
The fifth season of the ABC reality television series The Bachelorette began on May 18, 2009 with a two-hour premiere. The show features Jillian Harris, an interior designer from Peace River, Alberta, Canada, courting 30 men, five more than previous seasons...

Episode 6
Jesse Beck 25 General Contractor Peculiar, MO The Bachelorette, Season 6
The Bachelorette (season 6)
The Bachelorette 6 is the sixth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelorette. The show premiered on May 24, 2010, featuring Ali Fedotowsky dating 25 men...

Episode 5
Peyton Wright 27 Cheerleader Apparel Sales Dallas, TX The Bachelor, Season 10
The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman
The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman is the tenth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The show was filmed in Los Angeles, Hawaii, and Pennsylvania. The premiere of this season of The Bachelor aired on April 2, 2007...

Episode 5
Ashley Elmore 30 Teacher Fairfax, VA The Bachelor, Season 14
The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love
The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love is the 14th season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on January 4, 2010. The show features a previous contestant from The Bachelorette, Jake Pavelka, courting 25 women...

Episode 5
Gwen Gioia 39 Project Manager Philadelphia, PA The Bachelor, Season 2 Episode 5
Nicole "Nikki" Kaapke 30 Administrative Assistant Chicago, IL The Bachelor, Season 13
The Bachelor (season 13)
The Bachelor 13 is the thirteenth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on January 5, 2009. The show features a previous contestant from the ABC show The Bachelorette and the series' first single parent, Jason Mesnick, courting 25...

Episode 5
Wes Hayden 33 Country Music Artist Austin, TX The Bachelorette, Season 5
The Bachelorette (season 5)
The fifth season of the ABC reality television series The Bachelorette began on May 18, 2009 with a two-hour premiere. The show features Jillian Harris, an interior designer from Peace River, Alberta, Canada, courting 30 men, five more than previous seasons...

Episode 4
Krisily Kennedy 30 Personal Assistant Los Angeles, CA The Bachelor, Season 7 Episode 4
Gia Allemand
Gia Allemand
Gia Allemand is an American swimsuit model, actress, consultant, and reality television contestant. She is best known for appearing in Maxim, and being a cast member on two ABC reality shows The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love and Bachelor Pad...

26 Swimsuit Model New York, NY The Bachelor, Season 14
The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love
The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love is the 14th season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on January 4, 2010. The show features a previous contestant from The Bachelorette, Jake Pavelka, courting 25 women...

Episode 3
Jonathan "Weatherman" Novack 31 Weatherman Houston, TX The Bachelorette, Season 6
The Bachelorette (season 6)
The Bachelorette 6 is the sixth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelorette. The show premiered on May 24, 2010, featuring Ali Fedotowsky dating 25 men...

Episode 3
Craig McKinnon 34 Dental Sales Sarnia, ON The Bachelorette, Season 6
The Bachelorette (season 6)
The Bachelorette 6 is the sixth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelorette. The show premiered on May 24, 2010, featuring Ali Fedotowsky dating 25 men...

Episode 2
Jessie Sulidis 25 Cosmetics Sales Oakville, ON The Bachelor, Season 14
The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love
The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love is the 14th season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on January 4, 2010. The show features a previous contestant from The Bachelorette, Jake Pavelka, courting 25 women...

Episode 2
Juan Barbieri 37 General Contractor Los Angeles, CA The Bachelorette, Season 5
The Bachelorette (season 5)
The fifth season of the ABC reality television series The Bachelorette began on May 18, 2009 with a two-hour premiere. The show features Jillian Harris, an interior designer from Peace River, Alberta, Canada, courting 30 men, five more than previous seasons...

Episode 1
Michelle Kujawa 26 Sales Anaheim, CA The Bachelor, Season 14
The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love
The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love is the 14th season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on January 4, 2010. The show features a previous contestant from The Bachelorette, Jake Pavelka, courting 25 women...

Episode 1

The Game

Episode Air Date Challenge Winner(s) Date(s) Safe Rose(s) Eliminated
1 August 9, 2010 Craig Craig took Elizabeth, Gwen, Jessie Jessie Juan, Michelle
2 August 16, 2010 Weatherman, Gia Weatherman took Ashley, Gwen, Peyton
Gia took Craig, Jesse B, Wes
Gwen, Wes Craig, Jessie
3 August 23, 2010 Dave, Peyton Dave took Krisily, Natalie, Nikki
Peyton took Jesse B, Kovacs, Kiptyn
Natalie, Jesse B Weatherman, Gia
4 August 30, 2010 Jesse B, Tenley Tenley took Kiptyn
Jesse B took Peyton
Kiptyn, Peyton Krisily, Wes
5 September 6, 2010 Dave, Natalie Dave and Natalie went on a date Dave, Natalie Ashley, Gwen, Nikki,
Jesse B, Peyton
6 September 13, 2010 Kiptyn, Tenley None Kiptyn, Tenley Elizabeth, Kovacs
Dave, Natalie None N/A Kiptyn, Tenley

Reception

Bachelor Pad received mixed reviews from television critics, and currently holds a "mixed or average" 48 out of 100 rating on review aggregate Metacritic
Metacritic
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.

Elimination Chart

Place Contestant Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Natalie In In Safe In Win Last Winner
1 David In In Win In Win Last Winner
3 Kiptyn In Last Date Safe In Win Out
3 Tenley In In In Win In Win Out
5 Elizabeth Date In Last In Last Out
5 Kovacs Last In Last Last Last Out
7 Jesse B. In Date Safe Win Out
7 Peyton In Date Win Safe Out
9 Ashley In Date In In Out
9 Gwen Date Safe In Last Out
9 Nikki In In Date In Out
12 Wes In Safe In Out
12 Krisily Last Last Date Out
14 Gia In Win Out
14 Weatherman In Win Out
16 Craig Win Out
16 Jessie Safe Out
18 Juan Out
18 Michelle Out

Key

The contestant is male.
The contestant is female.

The contestant won the competition and split the prize.
The contestant won a challenge and was granted immunity.
The contestant went on a date and was given a rose by a challenge winner, thus getting immunity.
The contestant went on a date but was not given a rose on the date.
The contestant received a rose at the end of the episode, thus remaining in the competition.
The contestant received the last rose.
The contestant went on a date and received the last rose.
The contestant won a tie-breaker and received the last rose.
The contestant lost a tie-breaker and was eliminated.
The contestant went on a date and was eliminated.
The contestant was eliminated.

Season 2 Contestants

Name Age Occupation Residence From Eliminated
Holly Durst 28 Author Hollywood, CA The Bachelor, Season 12 Co-Winner
Michael Stagliano 27 Entrepreneur Sherman Oaks, CA The Bachelorette, Season 5
The Bachelorette (season 5)
The fifth season of the ABC reality television series The Bachelorette began on May 18, 2009 with a two-hour premiere. The show features Jillian Harris, an interior designer from Peace River, Alberta, Canada, courting 30 men, five more than previous seasons...

Co-Winner
Michelle Money 30 Hairstylist Salt Lake City, UT The Bachelor, Season 15
The Bachelor (season 15)
The Bachelor: Season 15 is the 15th season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on January 3, 2011. 38-year old Brad Womack, who previously appeared as the Bachelor in season 11, where he rejected both of his final two women, returned as the Bachelor for this...

Episode 6
Graham Bunn 32 Entrepreneur New York, NY The Bachelorette, Season 4
The Bachelorette (Season 4)
The Bachelorette 4 is the fourth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelorette. After a long three year absence of the show, the season premiere aired on May 19, 2008. This season featured Deanna Pappas courting 25 men. Pappas was rejected by Brad Womack in the eleventh season of The...

Episode 6
Vienna Girardi 25 Marketing Representative Los Angeles, CA The Bachelor, Season 14 Episode 6
Kasey Kahl 27 Advertising account executive Clovis, CA The Bachelorette, Season 6
The Bachelorette (season 6)
The Bachelorette 6 is the sixth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelorette. The show premiered on May 24, 2010, featuring Ali Fedotowsky dating 25 men...

Episode 6
Kirk DeWindt 27 Personal Trainer Minneapolis, MN The Bachelorette, Season 6
The Bachelorette (season 6)
The Bachelorette 6 is the sixth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelorette. The show premiered on May 24, 2010, featuring Ali Fedotowsky dating 25 men...

Episode 6
Ella Nolan 31 Hairstylist LaFollette, TN The Bachelor, Season 14 Episode 6
Blake Julian 28 Dentist Greenville, SC The Bachelorette, Season 7
The Bachelorette (season 7)
The Bachelorette 7 is the seventh season of ABC reality television series The Bachelorette. The show premiered on May 23, 2011, featuring Ashley Hebert dating 25 men....

Episode 5
Erica Rose 28 Law Student Houston, TX The Bachelor, Season 9 Episode 5
William Holman 30 Cellular Phone Salesman Fostoria, OH The Bachelorette, Season 7
The Bachelorette (season 7)
The Bachelorette 7 is the seventh season of ABC reality television series The Bachelorette. The show premiered on May 23, 2011, featuring Ashley Hebert dating 25 men....

Episode 4
Melissa Schreiber 32 Waitress Boca Raton, FL The Bachelor, Season 15
The Bachelor (season 15)
The Bachelor: Season 15 is the 15th season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on January 3, 2011. 38-year old Brad Womack, who previously appeared as the Bachelor in season 11, where he rejected both of his final two women, returned as the Bachelor for this...

Episode 4
Jake Pavelka
Jake Pavelka
Jacob Lynn "Jake" Pavelka is an American pilot who appeared on four reality TV programs, most notably The Bachelor.- Early life and career :...

33 Pilot Los Angeles, CA Although Jake was first seen on The Bachelorette, Season 5
The Bachelorette (season 5)
The fifth season of the ABC reality television series The Bachelorette began on May 18, 2009 with a two-hour premiere. The show features Jillian Harris, an interior designer from Peace River, Alberta, Canada, courting 30 men, five more than previous seasons...

 and later appeared on fourteenth season of The Bachelor
The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love
The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love is the 14th season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on January 4, 2010. The show features a previous contestant from The Bachelorette, Jake Pavelka, courting 25 women...

, seen Season 14 on show credits.
Episode 3
Ames Brown 31 Portfolio Manager New York, NY The Bachelorette, Season 7
The Bachelorette (season 7)
The Bachelorette 7 is the seventh season of ABC reality television series The Bachelorette. The show premiered on May 23, 2011, featuring Ashley Hebert dating 25 men....

Episode 2 (Withdrew)
Jackie Gordon 27 Assistant Teacher New York, NY The Bachelor, Season 15
The Bachelor (season 15)
The Bachelor: Season 15 is the 15th season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on January 3, 2011. 38-year old Brad Womack, who previously appeared as the Bachelor in season 11, where he rejected both of his final two women, returned as the Bachelor for this...

Episode 2
Gia Allemand
Gia Allemand
Gia Allemand is an American swimsuit model, actress, consultant, and reality television contestant. She is best known for appearing in Maxim, and being a cast member on two ABC reality shows The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love and Bachelor Pad...

26 Model New York, NY The Bachelor, Season 14 Episode 2 (Withdrew)
Alli Travis 25 Buyer Columbus, OH The Bachelor, Season 15
The Bachelor (season 15)
The Bachelor: Season 15 is the 15th season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on January 3, 2011. 38-year old Brad Womack, who previously appeared as the Bachelor in season 11, where he rejected both of his final two women, returned as the Bachelor for this...

Episode 1
Justin "The Wrestler" Rego 27 In Sales Toronto, Canada The Bachelorette, Season 6
The Bachelorette (season 6)
The Bachelorette 6 is the sixth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelorette. The show premiered on May 24, 2010, featuring Ali Fedotowsky dating 25 men...

Episode 1

The Game Season 2

Episode Air Date Challenge Winner(s) Date(s) Safe Rose(s) Eliminated
1 August 8, 2011 Jake, Jackie Jake and Jackie went on a date Vienna Justin, Alli
2 August 15, 2011 Michael, Melissa Michael took Erica, Michelle, Holly
Melissa took Kirk, Kasey, Blake
Holly, Blake Jackie
Ames and Gia quit
3 August 22, 2011 Michael, Michelle Michael took Vienna, Ella, Holly
Michelle took Blake, Graham, Kasey
Graham, Holly Jake
4 August 29, 2011 Blake, Ella Ella took Kirk on a date
Blake took Holly on a date
Kirk, Holly William, Melissa
5 September 5, 2011 Graham, Michelle Graham and Michelle went on a date
Erica and Blake, the second place finisher, went on a date also
Kasey, Vienna Blake, Erica
6 September 12, 2011 Holly, Michael None Holly, Michael Ella, Kirk, Vienna, Kasey
Holly, Michael None N/A Graham and Michelle

Elimination Table

Place Contestant Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1-2 Holly1 In Safe Safe Safe In Win Safe Winner
Michael1 In Win Win In In Win Safe Winner
3-4 Graham2 In In Safe In Win Last Last Out
Michelle2 In Date Win In Win Last Last Out
5-6 Kasey3 Last In Last Last Safe In Out
Vienna3 Safe In Date In Safe In Out
7-8 Ella4 In Last Date Win Last Out
Kirk4 In Date In Safe Last Out
9-10 Blake5 In Safe Date Win Out
Erica5 In Date In Last Out
11-12 Melissa In Win In Out
William In In In Out
13 Jake Win In Out
14 Ames In Quit
15 Jackie Win Out
16 Gia Last Quit
17-18 Alli Out
Justin Out

Key

The contestant is male.
The contestant is female.

  • 12345 Contestants with the same number indicate duos paired up in week 5
The contestant won the competition and kept the entire prize for him/herself.
The contestant won the competition and split the prize.
The contestant won a challenge and was granted immunity.
The contestant went on a date and was given a rose by a challenge winner, thus getting immunity.
The contestant went on a date but was not given a rose on the date.
The contestant received a rose at the end of the episode, thus remaining in the competition.
The contestant received the last rose.
The contestant went on a date and received the last rose.
The contestant won a tie-breaker and received the last rose.
The contestant lost a tie-breaker and was eliminated.
The contestant was eliminated at a challenge
The contestant went on a date and was eliminated.
The contestant was eliminated.
The contestant voluntarily left the show.

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