Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes

*Battle of the Sexes*
Battle of the Sexes
Season 6
Presented by	Jonny Moseley
No. of contestants	36
Winners	Colin Mortensen; Jamie Murray; Mark Long ;
Location	Montego Bay, Jamaica
Opening theme	"Let Go" by Midtown
No. of episodes	18 + Reunion and casting special
Release
Original network	MTV
Original release	January 6 –; May 12, 2003
Season chronology
	← Previous; Battle of the Seasons Next →; The Gauntlet

Last updated October 12, 2024

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^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Dan Renzi	The Real World: Miami	Episode 9^{[lower-alpha 2]}
David "Puck" Rainey	The Real World: San Francisco	Episode 8^{[lower-alpha 2]}
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^{[lower-alpha 3]}

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

Scoreboard progress

Players		Episodes
Players		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	Title	Original air date
55	1	"Hola Jamaica"	January 6, 2003 (2003-01-06)
56	2	"Sargeant Says"	January 6, 2003 (2003-01-06)
57	3	"Dead Man's Drop"	January 13, 2003 (2003-01-13)
58	4	"Tree House"	January 20, 2003 (2003-01-20)
59	5	"Breath-Hold Bungee"	January 27, 2003 (2003-01-27)
60	6	"Puck's Wedding"	February 3, 2003 (2003-02-03)
61	7	"Seven Rings of Saturn"	February 10, 2003 (2003-02-10)
62	8	"Freeze Your Butt Off"	February 17, 2003 (2003-02-17)
63	9	"People Mover"	February 24, 2003 (2003-02-24)
64	10	"Battle of the Opposite Sexes"	March 3, 2003 (2003-03-03)
65	11	"Leaky River"	March 17, 2003 (2003-03-17)
66	12	"Stairway to Heaven"	March 24, 2003 (2003-03-24)
67	13	"Collision Course"	March 31, 2003 (2003-03-31)
68	14	"Spider Mon"	April 7, 2003 (2003-04-07)
69	15	"Human Aquarium"	April 14, 2003 (2003-04-14)
70	16	"Razors Edge"	April 21, 2003 (2003-04-21)
71	17	"Maximum Velocity"	April 28, 2003 (2003-04-28)
72	18	"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 2 Jake quit the game in Episode 10, citing personal reasons. The Inner Circle agreed and voted him off officially.
1 2 3 4 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.
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.
1 2 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ Shane refused the lifesaver in Episode 16 because he did not want Antoine to give up his spot in the final four.

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References

↑ 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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[Jake-2] 1 2 Jake quit the game in Episode 10, citing personal reasons. The Inner Circle agreed and voted him off officially.

[Puck-3] 1 2 3 4 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.

[DavidE-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.

[Emily-5] 1 2 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.

[6] 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.

[7] 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.

[Blair-8] 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.

[Shane-9] Shane refused the lifesaver in Episode 16 because he did not want Antoine to give up his spot in the final four.

[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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