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

*Battle of the Sexes 2*
Battle of the Sexes 2
Season 9
Presented by	Jonny Moseley
No. of contestants	36
Winners	Dan Setzler; Eric Nies; Theo Vonkurnatowski;
Location	Galisteo, New Mexico
Opening theme	"Come Out Fighting" by The Vandals
No. of episodes	17
Release
Original network	MTV
Original release	October 4, 2004 –; January 31, 2005
Season chronology
	← Previous; The Inferno Next →; The Inferno II

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 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

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

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

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

Women

Men

Contestant Progress

Contestants		Episode
Contestants		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

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

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
106	1	"Howdy Santa Fe"	October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04)
107	2	"Dangle Drop"	October 11, 2004 (2004-10-11)
108	3	"Snake Pit Poker"	October 18, 2004 (2004-10-18)
109	4	"Melt with You"	October 25, 2004 (2004-10-25)
110	5	"Bombs Away"	November 1, 2004 (2004-11-01)
111	6	"Junk Boat"	November 8, 2004 (2004-11-08)
112	7	"High Noon"	November 15, 2004 (2004-11-15)
113	8	"Fill'er Up"	November 22, 2004 (2004-11-22)
114	9	"Sa-Wing"	November 29, 2004 (2004-11-29)
115	10	"Electro-Shock"	December 6, 2004 (2004-12-06)
116	11	"Pop Culture Bike Ramp"	December 13, 2004 (2004-12-13)
117	12	"The Shredder"	December 20, 2004 (2004-12-20)
118	13	"Cast a Spell"	December 27, 2004 (2004-12-27)
119	14	"Semi-Cross"	January 3, 2005 (2005-01-03)
120	15	"Car-Go"	January 10, 2005 (2005-01-10)
121	16	"Vertigo"	January 17, 2005 (2005-01-17)
122	17	"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.

Notes

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

References

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

External links

[Steven-2] Steven was disqualified from the competition prior to the "Cast A Spell" challenge after slapping Shane.

[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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