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

Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes 2 is the 9th season of the MTV reality game show The Challenge (at the time known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge). The season directly follows The Inferno and took place in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[1]

Battle of the Sexes 2
Season 9
Presented byJonny Moseley
No. of contestants36
Winners
LocationGalisteo, New Mexico
Opening theme"Come Out Fighting" by The Vandals
No. of episodes17
Release
Original networkMTV
Original releaseOctober 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) –
January 31, 2005 (2005-01-31)
Season chronology
← Previous
The Inferno
Next →
The Inferno II

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 casting special titled "He Says She Says: The Battle for the Battle of the Sexes 2" aired on September 27, 2004. Battle of the Sexes 2 premiered on October 4, 2004, and concluded on January 31, 2005.

Format

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Before each challenge, each team choose three leaders. If the team won, those three leaders form the inner circle and decide whom to vote from their team; if the team lost, the rest of the team form the inner circle and vote off one of their three leaders. No life-shields were used during this season.

Contestants

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Men's team
Player Original season Finish
Dan Setzler Road Rules: Northern Trail Winner
Eric Nies The Real World: New York Winner
Theo Vonkurnatowski Road Rules: Maximum Velocity Tour Winner
Mark Long Road Rules: USA – The First Adventure Episode 15
Brad Fiorenza The Real World: San Diego Episode 14
Shane Landrum Road Rules: Campus Crawl Episode 13
Steven Hill The Real World: Las Vegas Episode 12[a]
Randy Barry The Real World: San Diego Episode 11
Frank Roessler The Real World: Las Vegas Episode 10
Nick Haggart Road Rules: X-Treme Episode 9
Chris Graebe Road Rules: South Pacific Episode 8
Mike Mizanin The Real World: Back to New York Episode 7
Shawn Sealy Road Rules: Semester at Sea Episode 6
Derrick Kosinski Road Rules: X-Treme Episode 5
Abram Boise Road Rules: South Pacific Episode 4
Adam King The Real World: Paris Episode 3
Ace Amerson The Real World: Paris Episode 2
Jacquese Smith The Real World: San Diego Episode 1
Women's team
Player Original season Finish
Arissa Hill The Real World: Las Vegas Runner-up
Coral Smith The Real World: Back to New York Runner-up
Sophia Pasquis Road Rules: The Quest Runner-up
Tina Barta Road Rules: South Pacific Episode 15
Ruthie Alcaide The Real World: Hawaii Episode 14
Robin Hibbard The Real World: San Diego Episode 13
Tonya Cooley The Real World: Chicago Episode 12
Ibis Nieves Road Rules: X-Treme Episode 11
Veronica Portillo Road Rules: Semester at Sea Episode 10
Aneesa Ferreira The Real World: Chicago Episode 9
Katie Doyle Road Rules: The Quest Episode 8
Rachel Robinson Road Rules: Campus Crawl Episode 7
Angela Trimbur Road Rules: X-Treme Episode 6
Cynthia Roberts The Real World: Miami Episode 5
Ayanna Mackins Road Rules: Semester at Sea Episode 4
Kina Dean Road Rules: X-Treme Episode 3
Cameran Eubanks The Real World: San Diego Episode 2
Genesis Moss The Real World: Boston Episode 1

Game summary

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

Contestant Progress

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Contestants Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Finale
Dan SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE WIN WIN WIN SAFE WINNER
Eric WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE WINNER
Theo SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE NOM SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE NOM WINNER
Arissa SAFE NOM SAFE SAFE SAFE NOM SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN LOSER
Coral SAFE NOM SAFE NOM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE NOM SAFE SAFE NOM SAFE SAFE WIN LOSER
Sophia SAFE SAFE SAFE NOM SAFE SAFE NOM SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE NOM SAFE SAFE LOSER
Mark SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE WIN SAFE OUT
Tina NOM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE NOM NOM OUT
Brad SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE WIN SAFE NOM SAFE SAFE WIN OUT
Ruthie SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE NOM SAFE SAFE NOM NOM SAFE OUT
Shane SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE WIN WIN OUT
Robin SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE NOM SAFE NOM SAFE OUT
Steven SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE DQ
Tonya SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE NOM NOM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Randy SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE NOM WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE OUT
Ibis SAFE SAFE NOM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE NOM SAFE SAFE OUT
Frank SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE OUT
Veronica SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Nick SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE OUT
Aneesa SAFE SAFE NOM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Chris SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Katie SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Mike SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE NOM SAFE OUT
Rachel NOM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Shawn SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE OUT
Angela SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Derrick SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Cynthia SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Abram WIN SAFE SAFE OUT
Ayanna SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Adam WIN SAFE OUT
Kina SAFE SAFE OUT
Ace SAFE OUT
Cameran SAFE OUT
Jacquese OUT
Genesis OUT
Competition
  The contestant won the Final Challenge
  The contestant lost the Final Challenge
  The contestant was team leader and won the challenge
  The contestant was team leader, 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

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  • 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 team member received $60,000

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
1061"Howdy Santa Fe"October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04)
1072"Dangle Drop"October 11, 2004 (2004-10-11)
1083"Snake Pit Poker"October 18, 2004 (2004-10-18)
1094"Melt with You"October 25, 2004 (2004-10-25)
1105"Bombs Away"November 1, 2004 (2004-11-01)
1116"Junk Boat"November 8, 2004 (2004-11-08)
1127"High Noon"November 15, 2004 (2004-11-15)
1138"Fill'er Up"November 22, 2004 (2004-11-22)
1149"Sa-Wing"November 29, 2004 (2004-11-29)
11510"Electro-Shock"December 6, 2004 (2004-12-06)
11611"Pop Culture Bike Ramp"December 13, 2004 (2004-12-13)
11712"The Shredder"December 20, 2004 (2004-12-20)
11813"Cast a Spell"December 27, 2004 (2004-12-27)
11914"Semi-Cross"January 3, 2005 (2005-01-03)
12015"Car-Go"January 10, 2005 (2005-01-10)
12116"Vertigo"January 17, 2005 (2005-01-17)
12217"Handsome Reward"January 24, 2005 (2005-01-24)

Reunion special

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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.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Steven was disqualified from the competition prior to the "Cast A Spell" challenge after slapping Shane.

References

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  1. ^ Wolk, Josh (November 12, 2004). "The Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes 2". EW.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
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