Bachelor Pad is an elimination-style two-hour American reality televisiongame show that debuted on August 9, 2010 on ABC. The show features contestants from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, who compete for a final cash prize of $250,000. Former game show host and news anchor Chris Harrison reprises his role from The Bachelor, while Melissa Rycroft served as special guest co-host for the first season.
In March 2013, it was announced that the program would not return for a fourth season. However, one year later after the show cancelled, it was replaced by Bachelor in Paradise.[2]
Blake Julian and Holly Durst of season 2 were married on June 2, 2012. They are the only Bachelor Pad couple to get married.[3]
About the show
The show stars eleven women and eight men eliminated from various seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette who compete for a $250,000 prize. The women on the first season were mostly from The Bachelor season 14. The men on the first season were mostly from The Bachelorette season 5. The show may also represent "a second chance at finding love" for those rejected by previous Bachelors and Bachelorettes. The contestants live together in a mansion and take part in challenges to prevent elimination, go on dates with contestants of their choice, and choose other contestants to eliminate.
Show format
At the beginning of the season, each contestant privately votes for a person of the opposite sex to be eliminated. Each week, the person with the highest vote count from each sex is eliminated, while a competition winner casts the deciding vote publicly in the event of a tie. In order to advance to the final eight, the sex with the fewest remaining contestants selects partners for competing as couples. A ballroom dancing competition, similar to Dancing with the Stars, is the final competition. Previous Bachelors and Bachelorettes serve as the judges, with the winning couple deciding the couple it will advance to the final vote. The final vote is left to the eliminated contestants who weigh the most deserving couple to be awarded the $250,000 prize. After the final vote, the couple participates in a Prisoner's Dilemma whereby the male contestant and female contestant must decide whether to keep or share the $250,000 prize. The final twist in the show's format is that if both contestants choose to "keep" the grand prize, the monetary prize is evenly distributed amongst the other eliminated contestants.
Season one ended with Natalie and David winning the final vote over Kiptyn and Tenley. The deciding vote was cast by Wes, who opposed David throughout the show. Natalie and David each chose to share the $250,000, thus leaving each with $125,000. Natalie promised to spend the money on repaying student loans and giving vacations to her parents. Natalie and David ended the show as friends, citing geographic constraints, while Kiptyn and Tenley ended the show by referring to each other as boyfriend and girlfriend.
The format made some changes in season three, adding fans into the regular contestant fold of previous Bachelor/Bachelorette contestants.
Jonathan took Ashley, Gwen, Peyton Gia took Craig, Jesse B., Wes
Gwen, Wes
Craig, Jessie
3
August 23, 2010
Kissing Competition
David, Peyton
David took Krisily, Natalie, Nikki Peyton took Jesse B., Jesse K., Kiptyn
Natalie, Jesse B.
Jonathan, Gia
4
August 30, 2010
Survey
Jesse B., Tenley
Tenley took Kiptyn Jesse B. took Peyton
Kiptyn, Peyton
Krisily, Wes
5
September 6, 2010
Water balloon Toss
David, Natalie
David and Natalie went on a date
David, Natalie
Ashley, Gwen, Nikki, Jesse B., Peyton
6
September 13, 2010
Ballroom Dancing Competition
Kiptyn, Tenley
None
Kiptyn, Tenley
Elizabeth, Jesse K.
No Challenge
David, Natalie
None
N/A
Kiptyn, Tenley
Elimination chart
Place
Contestant
Episodes
Finale
1
2
3
4
5
6
Votes
1
Natalie
In
In
Safe
In
Win
Last
Winner
Share
David
In
In
Win
In
Win
Last
Winner
Share
3
Kiptyn
In
Last
Date
Safe
In
Win
Out
Tenley
In
In
In
Win
In
Win
Out
5
Elizabeth
Date
In
Last
In
Last
Out
Not Revealed
Jesse K.
Last
In
Last
Last
Last
Out
Not Revealed
7
Jesse B.
In
Date
Safe
Win
Out
David & Natalie
Peyton
In
Date
Win
Safe
Out
David & Natalie
9
Ashley
In
Date
In
In
Out
David & Natalie
Gwen
Date
Safe
In
Last
Out
Kiptyn & Tenley
Nikki
In
In
Date
In
Out
David & Natalie
12
Wes
In
Safe
In
Out
David & Natalie
Krisily
Last
Last
Date
Out
David & Natalie
14
Gia
In
Win
Out
Not Revealed
Jonathan
In
Win
Out
Kiptyn & Tenley
16
Craig
Win
Out
Kiptyn & Tenley
Jessie
Safe
Out
David & Natalie
18
Juan
Out
Kiptyn & Tenley
Michelle
Out
David & Natalie
Key
The contestant is male.
The contestant is female.
Winner The contestant won the competition and split the prize.
Win The contestant won a challenge and was granted immunity.
Safe The contestant went on a date and was given a rose by a challenge winner, thus getting immunity.
Date The contestant went on a date but was not given a rose on the date.
In The contestant received a rose at the end of the episode, thus remaining in the competition.
Last The contestant received the last rose.
Last The contestant went on a date and received the last rose.
Last The contestant won a tie-breaker and received the last rose.
Out The contestant lost a tie-breaker and was eliminated.
Out The contestant went on a date and was eliminated.
Out The contestant was eliminated by another contestant/team.
Out The contestant was eliminated.
Reception
Bachelor Pad received mixed reviews from television critics, and currently holds a "mixed or average" 48 out of 100 rating on review aggregate Metacritic.[4]
Michael took Rachel, Lindzi, Donna Blakeley took Chris Bukowski, Ed, David
Chris Bukowski, Rachel
Ryan; Brittany and Erica T. quit
3
August 6, 2012
Hot Sludge Funday
Rachel, David
Jamie, Ed
David took Blakeley, Erica R., Jamie Rachel took Nick, Tony, Michael
Jamie, Michael
Donna, Reid
4
August 13, 2012
Gameshow Mashup
Jaclyn, Ed
Rachel, David
Jaclyn took Ed *Chris Bukowski took Sarah
Chris Bukowski, Rachel
David, Jamie
5
August 20, 2012
Great Fall of China
Blakeley, Tony
N/A
Blakeley took Tony **Kalon took Lindzi
Jaclyn, Kalon
Erica R., Michael
6
August 27, 2012
Bachelor Pad Spelling Bee
Chris Bukowski, Sarah
N/A
Chris Bukowski took Sarah Ed & Jaclyn went on a date
Tony, Blakeley
Kalon, Lindzi
7
September 3, 2012
Hanging By A Thread;
Karaoke to Nightranger's "Sister Christian"
Chris Bukowski, Sarah;
Nick, Rachel
Tony, Blakeley
None
None
***Tony, Blakeley;
Ed, Jaclyn
8
September 10, 2012
None
Nick, Rachel
None
None
None
Chris Bukowski, Sarah, ****Rachel
Notes
Because Jaclyn and Ed both won and Jaclyn took Ed on the first date, they were told to choose a man to get the date rose. That man would be able to ask the woman of his choosing on a date. Jaclyn gave the rose to Chris Bukowski, who chose to take Sarah on the date.
Because Blakeley and Tony both won and Blakeley took Tony on a date, they were told to choose a man to get the date rose. That man would be able to ask the woman of his choosing on a date. They gave the rose to Kalon, who chose to take Lindzi on the date.
Because Chris Bukowski and Sarah won, they were told to eliminate a couple and chose Tony and Blakeley.
Because Nick chose to keep the money, he won the whole $250,000 and Rachel was eliminated.
Elimination table
Place
Contestant
Episodes
Finale
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Votes
1
Nick
Last
In
Date
Last
In
Last
In
Win
Winner
Keep
2
Rachel
In
Safe
Win
Safe
In
Last
In
Win
Out
Share
3
Chris Bukowski
In
Safe
In
Safe
In
Win
Win
Last
Out
Sarah
In
In
In
Date
In
Win
Win
Last
Out
5
Ed
In
Last
Last
Win
In
Date
In
Out
Rachel & Nick
Jaclyn
In
In
In
Win
Safe
Date
In
Out
Rachel & Nick
7
Tony
In
In
Date
In
Win
Safe
Out
Rachel & Nick
Blakeley
In
Win
Last
Last
Win
Safe
Out
Rachel & Nick
9
Kalon
In
In
In
In
Safe
Out
Chris Bukowski & Sarah
Lindzi
In
Date
In
In
Last
Out
Rachel & Nick
11
Michael
In
Win
Safe
In
Out
Rachel & Nick
12
Erica R.
Last
In
Date
In
Out
Chris Bukowski & Sarah
13
David
Win
Date
Win
Out
Chris Bukowski & Sarah
Jamie
In
In
Safe
Out
Rachel & Nick
15
Reid
In
In
Out
Rachel & Nick
Donna
In
Date
Out
Rachel & Nick
17
Ryan
In
Out
Rachel & Nick
18
Brittany & Erica T.
Win
Quit
Rachel & Nick
19
Paige
Out
Rachel & Nick
Chris Bain
Out
Rachel & Nick
Key
The contestant is male.
The contestant is female.
Winner The contestant won the competition and kept the entire prize for him/herself.
Win The contestant won a challenge and was granted immunity.
Win The contestant won a challenge and was not granted immunity. They chose whom to eliminate.
Safe The contestant went on a date and was given a rose by a challenge winner, thus getting immunity.
Safe The contestant did not go on a date but was given a rose by a challenge winner, thus getting immunity.
Date The contestant went on a date but was not given a rose on the date.
In The contestant received a rose at the end of the episode, thus remaining in the competition.
Last The contestant received the last rose.
Last The contestant went on a date and received the last rose.
Out The contestant was eliminated by another contestant/team.
Out The contestant was chosen to be eliminated by the eliminated contestant.
