''Bachelor Pad'' is an elimination-style two-hour American

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that debuted on August 9, 2010 on

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. The show features contestants from '' The Bachelor'' and ''

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'', who compete for a final cash prize of $250,000. Former game show host and news anchor

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reprises his role from ''The Bachelor'', while

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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''. Blake Julian and Holly Durst of

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were married on June 2, 2012. They are the only Bachelor Pad couple to get married.

About the show

The show stars eleven women and eight men eliminated from various seasons of '' The Bachelor'' and ''

'' 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 ''

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'', 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

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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.

Season 1 (2010)

Contestants

The game

Elimination chart

Key

: The contestant is male. : The contestant is female. : The contestant won the competition and split the prize. : The contestant won a challenge and was granted immunity. : The contestant went on a date and was given a rose by a challenge winner, thus getting immunity. : The contestant went on a date but was not given a rose on the date. : The contestant received a rose at the end of the episode, thus remaining in the competition. : The contestant received the last rose. : The contestant went on a date and received the last rose. : The contestant won a tie-breaker and received the last rose. : The contestant lost a tie-breaker and was eliminated. : The contestant went on a date and was eliminated. : The contestant was eliminated by another contestant/team. : 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

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Season 2 (2011)

Contestants

The game

Elimination table

Key

: The contestant is male. : The contestant is female. *¹²³⁴⁵ Contestants with the same number indicate duos paired up in week 5 : The contestant won the competition and split the prize. : The contestant won a challenge and was granted immunity. : The contestant went on a date and was given a rose by a challenge winner, thus getting immunity. : The contestant went on a date but was not given a rose on the date. : The contestant received a rose at the end of the episode, thus remaining in the competition. : The contestant received the last rose. : The contestant went on a date and received the last rose. : The contestant was eliminated by another contestant/team. : The contestant was eliminated at a challenge : The contestant went on a date and was eliminated. : The contestant was eliminated. : The contestant voluntarily left the show.

Season 3 (2012)

Contestants

The game

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

Key

: The contestant is male. : The contestant is female. : The contestant won the competition and kept the entire prize for him/herself. : The contestant won a challenge and was granted immunity. : The contestant won a challenge and was not granted immunity. They chose whom to eliminate. : The contestant went on a date and was given a rose by a challenge winner, thus getting immunity. : The contestant did not go on a date but was given a rose by a challenge winner, thus getting immunity. : The contestant went on a date but was not given a rose on the date. : The contestant received a rose at the end of the episode, thus remaining in the competition. : The contestant received the last rose. : The contestant went on a date and received the last rose. : The contestant was eliminated by another contestant/team. : The contestant was chosen to be eliminated by the eliminated contestant. : The contestant was eliminated. : The contestant voluntarily left the show.

References

External links

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''Bachelor Pad'' at Yahoo! TV
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