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Battle of the Sexes
Season 6
Presented byJonny Moseley
No. of contestants36
Winners
  • Colin Mortensen
  • Jamie Murray
  • Mark Long
LocationMontego Bay, Jamaica
Opening theme"Let Go" by Midtown
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes18 + Reunion and casting special
Release
Original networkMTV
Original releaseJanuary 6 (2003-01-06) –
May 12, 2003 (2003-05-12)
Season chronology
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The Gauntlet

Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes is the sixth season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge (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 Villas 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.[1]

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.

Contestants

Men's team
Player Original season Finish
Mark Long Road Rules: USA – The First Adventure Winner
Colin Mortensen The Real World: Hawaii Winner
Jamie Murray The Real World: New Orleans Winner
Antoine de Bouverie Road Rules: Europe Episode 17
Shane Landrum Road Rules: Campus Crawl Episode 16
James Orlando Road Rules: Maximum Velocity Tour Episode 15
Eric Nies The Real World: New York Episode 14
Blair Herter Road Rules: The Quest Episode 13
Syrus Yarbrough The Real World: Boston Episode 12
Theo Gantt The Real World: Chicago Episode 11
Jake Bronstein Road Rules: Islands Episode 10[a]
Dan Renzi The Real World: Miami Episode 9[b]
David "Puck" Rainey The Real World: San Francisco Episode 8[b]
Yes Duffy Road Rules: Semester at Sea Episode 7
David Broom The Real World: New Orleans Episode 5
Eric Jones Road Rules: Campus Crawl Episode 4
Laterrian Wallace Road Rules: Maximum Velocity Tour Episode 3
David Edwards The Real World: Los Angeles Episode 1[c]
Women's team
Player Original season Finish
Ruthie Alcaide The Real World: Hawaii Runner-up
Ellen Cho Road Rules: The Quest Runner-up
Lori Trespicio The Real World: Back to New York Runner-up
Melissa Howard The Real World: New Orleans Episode 17
Genesis Moss The Real World: Boston Episode 16
Emily Bailey Road Rules: USA – The Second Adventure Episode 15[d]
Anne Wharton Road Rules: Northern Trail Episode 14
Ayanna Mackins Road Rules: Semester at Sea Episode 13
Veronica Portillo Road Rules: Semester at Sea Episode 12
Christina Pazsitzky Road Rules: Down Under Episode 11
Tonya Cooley The Real World: Chicago Episode 10
Aneesa Ferreira The Real World: Chicago Episode 9
Rachel Robinson Road Rules: Campus Crawl Episode 8
Amaya Brecher The Real World: Hawaii Episode 7
Jisela Delgado Road Rules: The Quest Episode 5
Gladys Sanabria Road Rules: Latin America Episode 4
Beth Stolarczyk The Real World: Los Angeles Episode 3
Julie Stoffer The Real World: New Orleans Episode 1/2

Game summary

Elimination chart

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

Scoreboard progress

Players Episodes
1/2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Finale
Mark 16 45 71 102 136 160 188 220 250 284 314 344 376 410 441 WINNER
Colin 28 59 93 115 149 168 200 223 251 279 310 345 372 404 439 WINNER
Jamie 28 51 87 115 141 155 183 213 238 274 308 339 372 407 407 WINNER
Ruthie 28 64 72 102 134 163 189 210 244 274 300 334 365 365 401 LOSER
Ellen 26 58 64 87 109 145 181 216 240 264 290 318 347 347 378 LOSER
Lori 22 36 50 63 93 123 147 177 203 227 254 281 309 342 376 LOSER
Antoine 2 36 58 90 118 129 163 193 225 258 287 319 355 391 391
Melissa 36 47 61 70 92 125 155 188 208 227 227 253 278 309 341
Shane 12 38 66 100 128 145 167 197 220 247 279 315 349 349
Genesis 34 43 55 65 89 114 140 174 197 218 218 218 248 248
Emily 2 37 61 85 117 151 169 169 202 233 262 291 317
James 8 35 67 103 103 121 155 185 213 245 281 314 349
Anne 24 52 62 79 103 135 153 153 175 196 220 245
Eric N. 10 40 66 99 99 127 159 191 227 262 297 297
Blair 32 39 61 79 99 121 141 171 196 225 259
Ayanna 6 25 45 61 91 126 162 162 193 215 215
Veronica 28 45 61 88 106 137 167 197 197 222
Syrus 18 41 71 91 117 133 147 177 198 224
Theo 32 50 68 94 130 156 170 194 194
Christina 24 37 61 69 69 92 116 116 116
Jake 20 28 60 95 115 136 158 194
Tonya 22 46 52 64 64 84 100 100
Aneesa 34 46 56 67 67 79 95
Dan 20 40 76 101 101 116 136
Puck 16 49 77 98 134 147 147
Rachel 2 17 37 56 74 101
Yes 8 31 65 94 94
Amaya 36 41 57 71 71
Jisela 14 30 42 49
David B. 18 43 61 76
Eric J. 12 25 55
Gladys 14 14 22
Latterian 2 8
Beth 6 16
Julie 26
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 safe from elimination
  The contestant was eliminated but was saved by the Life Saver
  The contestant was eliminated
  The contestant refused the Life Saver and was eliminated
  The contestant came in first in the challenge, won the Life Saver, won a prize and was eliminated
  The contestant quit the game

Teams

Sergeant Says (Ep. 1/2)
Amaya & Melissa Antoine & Latterrian
Aneesa & Genesis Blair & Theo
Anne & Christina Colin & Jamie
Ayanna & Beth Dan & Jake
Ellen & Julie David B. & Syrus
Emily & Rachel David E. & Eric N.
Gladys & Jisela Eric J. & Shane
Lori & Tonya James & Yes
Ruthie & Veronica Mark & Puck
Tree House (Ep. 4)
Amaya & Veronica Antoine & Blair
Aneesa & Anne Colin & Yes
Ayanna & Rachel Dan & Jamie
Christina & Emily David B. & Theo
Ellen & Tonya Eric J. & Syrus
Genesis & Jisela Eric N. & Mark
Gladys & Ruthie Jake & James
Lori & Melissa Puck & Shane
Seven Rings of Saturn (Ep. 7)
Amaya & Tonya Antoine & Shane
Anne & Genesis Blair & Jake
Aneesa & Christina Colin & Mark
Ayanna & Lori Dan & James
Ellen & Melissa Eric N. & Yes
Emily & Ruthie Jamie & Syrus
Rachel & Veronica Puck & Theo
People Mover (Ep. 9)
Aneesa & Tonya Antoine & James
Anne & Emily Blair & Dan
Ayanna & Ellen Colin & Eric N.
Christina & Lori Jamie & Mark
Genesis & Ruthie Jake & Shane
Melissa & Veronica Syrus & Theo

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
551"Hola Jamaica"January 6, 2003 (2003-01-06)
562"Sargeant Says"January 6, 2003 (2003-01-06)
573"Dead Man's Drop"January 13, 2003 (2003-01-13)
584"Tree House"January 20, 2003 (2003-01-20)
595"Breath-Hold Bungee"January 27, 2003 (2003-01-27)
606"Puck's Wedding"February 3, 2003 (2003-02-03)
617"Seven Rings of Saturn"February 10, 2003 (2003-02-10)
628"Freeze Your Butt Off"February 17, 2003 (2003-02-17)
639"People Mover"February 24, 2003 (2003-02-24)
6410"Battle of the Opposite Sexes"March 3, 2003 (2003-03-03)
6511"Leaky River"March 17, 2003 (2003-03-17)
6612"Stairway to Heaven"March 24, 2003 (2003-03-24)
6713"Collision Course"March 31, 2003 (2003-03-31)
6814"Spider Mon"April 7, 2003 (2003-04-07)
6915"Human Aquarium"April 14, 2003 (2003-04-14)
7016"Razors Edge"April 21, 2003 (2003-04-21)
7117"Maximum Velocity"April 28, 2003 (2003-04-28)
7218"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. The following week, a casting special for the then upcoming seasons of The Real World and Road Rules was aired.

Notes

  1. ^ a b Jake quit the game in Episode 10, citing personal reasons. The Inner Circle agreed and voted him off officially.
  2. ^ a b c d Dan was originally voted off in Episode 8. However, when Puck quit the game, Dan was brought back because the teams needed to have the same number of players.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ a b Emily quit the game in Episode 15 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.
  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. ^ Blair refused the lifesaver in Episode 13 because he felt that he did not deserve to stay over the other Men who had scored higher than him on the scoreboard.
  8. ^ Shane refused the lifesaver in Episode 16 because he did not want Antoine to give up his spot in the final four.

References

  1. ^ Reid, Joe (January 6, 2016). "Today in TV History: 'The Challenge' Introduced A Battle Of The Sexes". Decider. Retrieved April 12, 2023.

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