The Bachelorette
Season 3
Promotional poster
StarringJennifer Schefft
Presented byChris Harrison
No. of contestants25
WinnerJerry Ferris
Runner-upJohn Paul Merritt
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes9 (including 2 specials)
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseJanuary 10 (2005-01-10) –
February 28, 2005 (2005-02-28)
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The third season of The Bachelorette, an ABC reality television series, premiered on January 10, 2005. This season featured 28-year-old Jennifer Schefft, a publicist from Mentor, Ohio.[1]

Schefft was previously the winner of season 3 of The Bachelor, where she got engaged to Andrew Firestone; however, they ended their engagement in December 2003.[2] For her season, Schefft had the opportunity to assist in casting the 25 bachelors from which she will choose.[3]

The season concluded on February 28, 2005, with Schefft choosing to pursue a relationship with 29-year-old art gallery director Jerry Ferris. However, she rejected his proposal, and it was revealed during the live After The Final Rose special that they were no longer together.[4]

Bachelorette

Jennifer Ann Schefft, born July 23, 1976, is a native of Mentor, Ohio.

In 2007, Schefft wrote A No-Regrets Guide to Loving Yourself and Never Settling - Better Single Than Sorry, published by HarperCollins.[5] On July 10, 2009, Schefft married Joe Waterman in Chicago.[6]

Contestants

Name Age Hometown Occupation Outcome
Jerry Ferris[7] 29 Los Angeles, California Art Gallery Director Winner
John Paul Merritt 25 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Entrepreneur Episode 8
Ryan Sheaffer 28 Manhattan Beach, California Teacher Episode 6
Wendell Jisa 32 Chicago, Illinois Entrepreneur Episode 5
Fabrice Le Parc 25 New York City, New York Entrepreneur, Investor Episode 4
Ben Sands 26 Aspen, Colorado Ski Instructor Episode 4
Josh Cox 28 Murrieta, California Professional Marathoner Episode 3
Keith Bruno 28 Encinitas, California Welder Episode 3
A.W. Webb 27 Newport Beach, California Mortgage Consultant Episode 2
Jason Illian 29 Fort Worth, Texas Motivational Speaker Episode 2
Mark DeMascole 30 Carlsbad, California Commercial Finance Episode 2
Matt Mills 32 Staten Island, New York Firefighter Episode 2
Michael Foster 31 Monroe, Michigan Teacher Episode 2
Ryan Smith 34 New York City, New York Lawyer Episode 2
Stuart "Stu" Lopoten 27 New York City, New York Lawyer Episode 2
Andrew Maloney 37 New York City, New York Bartender Episode 1
Andy LeRoy 29 Steamboat Springs, Colorado Ski Coach Episode 1
Chris Campbell 27 Campton, Kentucky Hairdresser Episode 1
Chris Miller 33 Cleveland, Ohio Sports Agent Episode 1
Collin Evans 27 Austin, Texas Sports Agent Episode 1
David Vargas 30 Chicago, Illinois Marketing Consultant Episode 1
Eric Hagerman 35 New York City, New York Magazine Editor Episode 1
Eric Topacio 37 San Diego, California Firefighter Episode 1
Kevin 26 New York City, New York Consultant Episode 1
Matt Lipson 33 Manhattan Beach, California Lawyer Episode 1

Call-out order

Order Bachelors Week
1 2 3 4 5 6 8
1 Ryan Sh. Keith Wendell John Paul Ryan Sh. John Paul John Paul Jerry
2 Eric T. Ryan Sh. Fabrice Jerry Jerry Jerry Jerry John Paul
3 Chris C. A.W. Ben Ryan Sh. Wendell Ryan Sh. Ryan Sh.
4 Jason Matt M. Keith Ben John Paul Wendell
5 Ryan Sm. Wendell Ryan Sh. Wendell Ben
6 John Paul Ryan Sm. Jerry Fabrice Fabrice
7 Stu Mark John Paul Josh
Keith
8 Matt M. Ben Josh
9 Keith John Paul A.W.
Jason
Mark
Matt M.
Michael
Ryan Sm.
Stu
10 Andy Jerry
11 Michael Jason
12 Kevin Josh
13 David Fabrice
14 Chris M. Michael
15 Fabrice Stu
16 Mark Andrew
Andy
Chris C.
Chris M.
Collin
David
Eric H.
Eric T.
Kevin
Matt L.
17 Josh
18 Eric H.
19 Wendell
20 Andrew
21 Ben
22 Collin
23 A.W.
24 Matt L.
25 Jerry
  The contestant received the first impression rose
  The contestant was eliminated at the rose ceremony
  The contestant quit the competition
  The contestant won the competition

Episodes

See also: List of The Bachelorette episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)		Rating/share
(18–49)
171"Week 1"January 10, 2005 (2005-01-10)3019.12[8]4.3/10[9]
182"Week 2"January 17, 2005 (2005-01-17)3028.33[10]3.7/8[9]
193"Week 3"January 24, 2005 (2005-01-24)3038.02[11]3.6/8[9]
204"Week 4"January 31, 2005 (2005-01-31)3048.98[12]4.0/9[9]
215"Week 5"February 7, 2005 (2005-02-07)3059.38[13]4.2/9[9]
226"Week 6"February 14, 2005 (2005-02-14)3068.21[14]3.5/8[9]
237"The Men Tell All"February 21, 2005 (2005-02-21)N/A8.96[15]4.0/9[9]
248"Week 7"February 28, 2005 (2005-02-28)3078.37[16]3.4/8[9]
259"After the Final Rose"February 28, 2005 (2005-02-28)N/A11.33[16]5.0/12[9]

References

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  3. ^ "Looking for love". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "ABC's 'Bachelorette 3' ends with Jen Schefft rejecting both John Paul Merritt and selected suitor Jerry Ferris". Reality TV World. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  5. ^ Schefft, Jen (2014). Better single than sorry. [S.l.]: HarperCollins e-Books. ISBN 9780061874673.
  6. ^ "Former 'Bachelorette' Jen Schefft Weds In Chicago". NBC4 Washington. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  7. ^ "There's love after 'Bachelorette' for contestant Jerry Ferris". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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  10. ^ "Weekly Program Rankings (Wk of 1/17)" (Press release). ABC Medianet. January 25, 2005. Archived from the original on February 23, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  11. ^ "Weekly Program Rankings (Wk of 1/24)" (Press release). ABC Medianet. February 1, 2005. Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  12. ^ "Weekly Program Rankings (Wk of 1/31)" (Press release). ABC Medianet. February 8, 2005. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  13. ^ "Weekly Program Rankings (Wk of 2/7)" (Press release). ABC Medianet. February 15, 2005. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  14. ^ "Weekly Program Rankings (Wk of 2/14)" (Press release). ABC Medianet. February 23, 2005. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  15. ^ "Weekly Program Rankings (Wk of 2/21)" (Press release). ABC Medianet. March 1, 2005. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
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