Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons

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Battle of the Seasons
Season 5
Battle of Seasons 281x211.jpg
Presented by
No. of contestants32
Winners
Location Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
No. of episodes17 (including the Reunion special)
Release
Original network MTV
Original releaseJanuary 28 (2002-01-28) [1]  
May 27, 2002 (2002-05-27)
Season chronology
 Previous
Extreme Challenge

Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons is the fifth 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 Extreme Challenge .

Contents

Battle of the Seasons premiered in early 2002 and took place in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. In each episode, the cast competed in a challenge, and the top three Real World and top three Road Rules teams would become the "Inner Circle" and have the power to vote off teams. The "Inner Circle" was determined by a cumulative score that would be tallied on a leader board. The final six teams would compete for a final prize worth $300,000.

This is the first edition of Battle of the Seasons series, with the second Battle of the Seasons , following in 2012 with a completely different format.

Format

Separated into teams of Real World and Road Rules, each cast member is paired off with a castmate from their original season and they gain points after each daily mission based on their performances. The pairs with the most points cumulative from each team form the "Inner Circle" and vote off another pair from their own team. The individual winning pair of each challenge also earn additional prizes. After five pairs from each team are voted off, the final three Real World teams and final three Road Rules teams compete against each other in a series of challenges before the final race, that earns the winning teams $300,000.

Contestants

Real World team
Male partnerFemale partnerOriginal seasonFinish
Sean Duffy Elka Walker The Real World: Boston Winners
Mike Mizanin Coral Smith The Real World: Back to New York Winners
Danny Roberts Kelley Limp The Real World: New Orleans Winners
Norman Korpi Becky Blasband The Real World: New York Episode 8
Mike LambertFlora Alekseyeun The Real World: Miami Episode 6
Stephen Williams IVLindsay Brien The Real World: Seattle Episode 5
Mike JohnsonSharon Gitau The Real World: London Episode 4
Jon BrennanBeth Stolarczyk The Real World: Los Angeles Episode 1
Road Rules team
Male partnerFemale partnerOriginal seasonFinish
Theo Vonkurnatowski Holly Brenston Road Rules: Maximum Velocity Tour Runners-up
Dan SetzlerTara McDaniel Road Rules: Northern Trail Runners-up
Timmy BeggyEmily Bailey Road Rules: USA – The Second Adventure Runners-up
Josh FlorenceHolly Shand Road Rules: Latin America Episode 8
Adam LarsonJisela Delgado Road Rules: The Quest Episode 6
Chris MellingBelou Den Tex Road Rules: Europe Episode 5
Chadwick PelletierPiggy Thomas Road Rules: Down Under Episode 4
Yes Duffy Veronica Portillo Road Rules: Semester at Sea Episode 1

Gameplay

Challenge games

Final challenge

For the final mission, the Ultimate Teams (Sean & Elka for Real World and Theo & Holly B. for Road Rules) must delegate tasks for each team members to accomplish. The finale is divided in a relay race to collect fish. Once the teams collect their fish and solve their puzzle, they must climb a rope ladder to the top of a cliff and cross the finish line.

Game summary

Elimination chart

EpisodeWinnersInner CircleEliminated
#ChallengeTeamPrize Winners
1Hang ManRoad RulesTheo & Holly B.Danny & Kelley, Mike M. & Coral, Norman & BeckyJon & Beth
Chadwick & Piggy, Theo & Holly B., Timmy & EmilyYes & Veronica
3/4Musical Inner-Tube TangoReal WorldStephen & LindsayDan & Tara, Theo & Holly B., Timmy & EmilyChadwick & Piggy
Mike M. & Coral, Sean & Elka, Stephen & LindsayMike J. & Sharon
5/6Vertical LimitReal WorldDanny & KelleyDanny & Kelley, Mike M. & Coral, Sean & ElkaStephen & Lindsay
Dan & Tara, Theo & Holly B., Timmy & EmilyChris & Belou
6Slam DunkRoad RulesTheo & Holly B.Danny & Kelley, Mike M. & Coral, Sean & ElkaMike L. & Flora
Dan & Tara, Theo & Holly B., Timmy & EmilyAdam & Jisela
8Ladder of DoomRoad RulesTheo & Holly B.Dan & Tara, Theo & Holly B., Timmy & EmilyJosh & Holly S.
Danny & Kelley, Mike M. & Coral, Sean & ElkaNorman & Becky
9Round 'Em UpReal WorldSean & Elka
10Rush HourReal WorldSean & Elka
11Hands on SaturnRoad RulesDan & Tara
12Sidekick ShowdownReal WorldMike M. & Coral
13Block HeadRoad RulesTimmy & Emily
14Siamese WrestlingRoad RulesTimmy & Emily
15Handsome RewardReal WorldSean & Elka

Scoreboard progress

TeamsEpisode
13/45/6689101112131415
Sean & Elka102944557494114131150169186WINNER
Mike M. & Coral162543547187104123143158174WINNER
Danny & Kelley142343547089107122138154172WINNER
Theo & Holly B.2034537393108127143161178194LOSER
Dan & Tara153146577087103123139157176LOSER
Timmy & Emily18335061759393111128148168LOSER
Norman & Becky1323384964
Josh & Holly S.1225384968
Mike L. & Flora6243445
Adam & Jisela11203243
Chris & Belou71929
Stephen & Lindsay92941
Mike J. & Sharon521
Chadwick & Piggy1926
Yes & Veronica17
Jon & Beth8
Teams
  The contestant is on the Real World team
  The contestant is on the Road Rules team
Competition
Bold indicates the Inner Circle
  The team won the final challenge
  The team did not win the final challenge
  The team came in first in the mission and won a prize
  The team was safe from elimination
  The team was eliminated by the Inner Circle

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
401"Hang Man"February 4, 2002 (2002-02-04)
412"Hurricane Juliette"February 11, 2002 (2002-02-11)
423"Who To Vote Off?"February 18, 2002 (2002-02-18)
434"Musical Inner-Tube Tango"February 25, 2002 (2002-02-25)
445"Vertical Limit"March 4, 2002 (2002-03-04)
456"Slam Dunk"March 11, 2002 (2002-03-11)
467"Montezuma's Revenge"March 25, 2002 (2002-03-25)
478"Ladder of Doom"April 1, 2002 (2002-04-01)
489"Round 'Em Up"April 8, 2002 (2002-04-08)
4910"Rush Hour"April 15, 2002 (2002-04-15)
5011"Hands of Saturn"April 22, 2002 (2002-04-22)
5112"Sidekick Showdown"April 29, 2002 (2002-04-29)
5213"Blockhead"May 6, 2002 (2002-05-06)
5314"Siamese Wrestling"May 13, 2002 (2002-05-13)
5415"Handsome Reward"May 20, 2002 (2002-05-20)

Reunion special

The reunion special, Real World/Road Rules Challenge Battle of the Seasons: Inside the Inner Circle, was aired live on May 27, 2002 and was attended by the contestants who were in the Inner Circle until the season finale. The special was hosted by Lindsay Brien from The Real World: Seattle and Mark Long from Road Rules: USA – The First Adventure .

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