Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes 2

Not to be confused with The Challenge: Battle of the Exes II.

Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes 2
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Genre	Reality game show
Created by	Mary-Ellis Bunim Jonathan Murray
Presented by	Jonny Moseley
Starring	Winners Men's Team Dan Setzler Eric Nies Theo Vonkurnatowski
Opening theme	"Come Out Fighting" by The Vandals
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	9
No. of episodes	17
Production
Production location(s)	Galisteo, New Mexico, United States of America
Release
Original network	MTV
Original release	October 4, 2004 – January 31, 2005
Chronology
Preceded by	The Inferno
Followed by	The Inferno II
External links
Website

Battle of the Sexes 2 (sometimes abbreviated BOTS2) is the 9th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge (though at the time, known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge). The season directly follows The Inferno.

Battle of the Sexes 2 is the first season of The Challenge to be a sequel from an earlier season, the show's sixth season, Battle of the Sexes. A He Says She Says: The Battle for the Battle of the Sexes 2 casting special was aired on September 27, 2004. Battle of the Sexes 2 was premiered on October 4, 2004, and concluded on January 31, 2005. The Challenge took place in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Before each challenge, each team would choose three leaders. If the team won, those leaders could vote off anyone else; if the team lost, one of those leaders would be voted off. No life-shields were used during this season.

Cast

Host: Jonny Moseley

Women's team Player Original season Finish Arissa Hill RW: Las Vegas Runner-Up Coral Smith RW: Back to New York Runner-Up Sophia Pasquis RR: The Quest Runner-Up Tina Barta RR: South Pacific Episode 15 Ruthie Alcaide RW: Hawaii Episode 14 Robin Hibbard RW: San Diego Episode 13 Tonya Cooley RW: Chicago Episode 12 Ibis Nieves RR: X-Treme Episode 11 Veronica Portillo RR: Semester at Sea Episode 10 Aneesa Ferriera RW: Chicago Episode 9 Katie Doyle RR: The Quest Episode 8 Rachel Robinson RR: Campus Crawl Episode 7 Angela Trimbur RR: X-Treme Episode 6 Cynthia Roberts RW: Miami Episode 5 Ayanna Mackins RR: Semester at Sea Episode 4 Kina Dean RR: X-Treme Episode 3 Cameran Eubanks RW: San Diego Episode 2 Genesis Moss RW: Boston Episode 1

Men's team Player Original season Finish Dan Setzler RR: Northern Trail Winner Eric Nies RW: New York Winner Theo Vonkurnatowski RR: Maximum Velocity Tour Winner Mark Long RR: USA - The First Adventure Episode 15 Brad Fiorenza RW: San Diego Episode 14 Shane Landrum RR: Campus Crawl Episode 13 Steven Hill RW: Las Vegas Episode 12 Randy Barry RW: San Diego Episode 11 Frank Roessler RW: Las Vegas Episode 10 Nick Haggart RR: X-Treme Episode 9 Chris Graebe RR: South Pacific Episode 8 Mike Mizanin RW: Back to New York Episode 7 Shawn Sealy RR: Semester at Sea Episode 6 Derrick Kosinski RR: X-Treme Episode 5 Abram Boise RR: South Pacific Episode 4 Adam King RW: Paris Episode 3 Ace Amerson RW: Paris Episode 2 Jacquese Smith RW: San Diego Episode 1

Game summary

Elimination chart

Episode		Winners	Team captains		Voted Off
#	Challenge	Team	Guys	Girls	Males	Females
1	Dangle Drop	Guys	Abram, Adam, Eric	Genesis, Rachel, Tina	Jacquese	Genesis
2	Snake Pit Poker	Guys	Brad, Frank, Theo	Arissa, Coral, Cameran	Ace	Cameran
3	Melt With You	Guys	Dan, Shane, Shawn	Aneesa, Ibis, Kina	Adam	Kina
4	Bombs Away	Guys	Chris, Mark, Steven	Ayanna, Coral, Sophia	Abram	Ayanna
5	Junk Boat	Girls	Derrick, Mike, Randy	Robin, Ruthie, Veronica	Derrick	Cynthia
6	High Noon	Guys	Brad, Eric, Randy	Angela, Arissa, Tonya	Shawn	Angela
7	Fill 'Er Up	Guys	Eric, Frank, Nick	Rachel, Sophia, Tonya	Mike	Rachel
8	Sa Wing	Guys	Brad, Shane, Theo	Ibis, Katie, Ruthie	Chris	Katie
9	Electro Shock	Guys	Dan, Randy, Steven	Aneesa, Coral, Robin	Nick	Aneesa
10	Pop Culture Bike Jump	Girls	Brad, Frank, Theo	Arissa, Sophia, Tina	Frank	Veronica
11	The Shredder	Guys	Eric, Mark, Shane	Ibis, Robin, Ruthie	Randy	Ibis
12	Cast A Spell	Guys	Dan, Shane, Theo	Coral, Ruthie, Tonya	Steven	Tonya
13	Semi-Cross	Guys	Brad, Dan, Mark	Robin, Sophia, Tina	Shane	Robin
14	Car-Go	Guys	Dan, Eric	Ruthie, Tina	Brad	Ruthie
15	Vertigo	Girls	Mark, Theo	Arissa, Coral	Mark	Tina
16	Escape From Santa Fe	Guys	Dan, Eric, Theo	Arissa, Coral, Sophia

Team captains

Wins	Contestant		Episode
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Finale
6-0		Dan	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WINNER
6-0		Eric	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WINNER
4-2		Theo	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
2-3		Arissa	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	LOSER
1-5		Coral	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	LOSER
1-4		Sophia	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
3-2		Mark	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	OUT
1-3		Tina	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
4-1		Brad	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	OUT
1-3		Ruthie	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
4-0		Shane	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	OUT
1-3		Robin	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
2-0		Steven	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	DQ
0-3		Tonya	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
2-2		Randy	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	OUT
0-2		Ibis	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
2-0		Frank	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
1-0		Veronica	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
1-0		Nick	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	OUT
0-2		Aneesa	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
1-0		Chris	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
0-1		Katie	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
0-1		Mike	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
0-2		Rachel	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
1-0		Shawn	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
0-1		Angela	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
0-1		Derrick	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
0-0		Cynthia	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
1-0		Abram	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
0-1		Ayanna	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
1-0		Adam	WIN	SAFE	OUT
0-1		Kina	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
0-0		Ace	SAFE	OUT
0-1		Cameran	SAFE	OUT
0-0		Jacquese	OUT
0-1		Genesis	OUT

Teams

     The contestant is on the Guys team.

     The contestant is on the Girls team.

Competition

     The contestant won the Final Challenge.

     The contestant lost the Final Challenge.

     The contestant was team captain and won the challenge.

     The contestant was team captain, lost the challenge, but was not eliminated.

     The contestant was safe from elimination.

     The contestant was eliminated by the Inner Circle.

     The contestant was disqualified from the competition due to physical violence.

Final results

• The three Guys remaining in the final challenge were Dan, Eric and Theo.
• The three Girls remaining in the final challenge were Arissa, Coral, and Sophia.
• The Guys won the final challenge and won the $180,000 cash prize.
  • Each Guys player received $60,000.

Episodes

No. in season	No. in series	Title	Original air date
1	107	"Howdy Sante Fe"	October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04)
2	108	"Dangle Drop"	October 11, 2004 (2004-10-11)
3	109	"Snake Pit Poker"	October 18, 2004 (2004-10-18)
4	110	"Melt with You"	October 25, 2004 (2004-10-25)
5	111	"Bombs Away"	November 1, 2004 (2004-11-01)
6	112	"Junk Boat"	November 8, 2004 (2004-11-08)
7	113	"High Noon"	November 15, 2004 (2004-11-15)
8	114	"Fill'er Up"	November 22, 2004 (2004-11-22)
9	115	"Sa-Wing"	November 29, 2004 (2004-11-29)
10	116	"Electro-Shock"	December 6, 2004 (2004-12-06)
11	117	"Pop Culture Bike Ramp"	December 13, 2004 (2004-12-13)
12	118	"The Shredder"	December 20, 2004 (2004-12-20)
13	119	"Cast a Spell"	December 27, 2004 (2004-12-27)
14	120	"Semi-Cross"	January 3, 2005 (2005-01-03)
15	121	"Car-Go"	January 10, 2005 (2005-01-10)
16	122	"Vertigo"	January 17, 2005 (2005-01-17)
17	123	"Handsome Reward"	January 24, 2005 (2005-01-24)

Reunion special

The reunion special, Battle of the Sexes 2: Reunion - Secrets from Elimination Hill, was aired on January 31, 2005, and was hosted by VJ La La Vazquez.

Memorable moments

• After being voted off, Ayanna delivered an unintentionally humorous dramatic diatribe.
• Mike was voted off for the first (and only) time ever on a challenge.
• Steven slapped teammate Shane during a tense confrontation during a challenge, violating the rule against physical violence. Steven apologized to Shane immediately after the incident, but was still sent home, much to Shane's dismay because he felt Steven had said he was sorry and did not deserve to go home. This was the second ejection to happen in Challenge history.
• There was controversy on the women's team when Cynthia was voted off, due to many of the girls believing that there were other girls who should have been eliminated (namely Angela).
• Tonya and Tina had a short-lived argument, which led to a rivalry throughout the Inferno 2 and Fresh Meat challenges.
• The men's team deliberately lost a challenge, choosing to sacrifice Mark in order to guarantee Arissa, who was considered weak, a spot in the final challenge in order to ensure victory.
• Eric and Dan stepped up to be leaders one mission to protect their alliance and eliminate Brad.
• There was much drama surrounding Angela during her entire time on the show.
• Mark began a relationship with Robin and possibly Tonya. This laid the seed for the intense animosity that Robin expressed toward Tonya in the Inferno II.
• This was the last challenge for Eric Nies. He said he was officially 'retiring' from these challenges
• Coral convinced Arissa to team up with her and vote off Ruthie to ensure herself a spot in the final challenge. When the inner circle had to announce who they had decided to send home, Sophia interrupted Coral and in tears, sent her best friend home.
• Coral openly criticized Robin for doing poorly on the Semi-Cross mission. Sickened by Coral's attitude, Eric instigated a short, heated argument.
• When Tonya discovered that Ibis had made a list in order to determine who should be eliminated, she became upset she was not informed of it. She confronted her team, and was shocked that the girls, mostly Tina and Coral, attacked her.
• One of the most memorable challenge moments happened in the "Melt With You" mission, when Tonya put rocks in her mouth to help melt the ice faster.
• On the first night, four of the men ran Derrick over with a golf cart.
• Abram and Coral had a romantic fling whilst he was on the show.
• During the reunion show there was controversy about whether the guys had split their winnings with Mark which Theo stated they did as he was in their alliance.

External links

• The Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes 2 at the Internet Movie Database
• MTV's official Real World website
• MTV's official Road Rules website