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

Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes is the sixth season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge (at the time known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge). The season is directly subsequent to the first Battle of the Seasons. Battle of the Sexes featured cast members from The Real World and Road Rules. The cast stayed in the Round Hill Hotel and Villas Resort near Montego Bay, Jamaica. A casting special, Battle of the Sexes: The Good, the Bad, and the Notorious, was aired on December 30, 2002. The show premiered on January 6, 2003 and concluded on May 12, 2003.
This is the first edition of the Battle of the Sexes series, with Battle of the Sexes 2 following in 2004–2005.

## Format

This season of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge features the same format as Battle of the Seasons, but instead of dividing teams by Real World and Road Rules teams, they are instead divided by gender. Each mission gave points based on finish, either with a partner or individually. After each mission, the players with the most points cumulative from each team became the "Inner Circle" and voted off whoever they wanted to. The winner of each challenge would earn a "lifesaver" which could be given to a member of either team; the recipient of the "lifesaver" would enjoy total immunity from being voted out, which created many interesting situations. After thirty people were voted off, fifteen for both genders, the final three Girls and final three Guys would compete against each other in a final race, earning $150,000 for themselves, $50,000 per teammate.

## Contestants

Men's team :
| Player | Original season | Finish |
| Mark Long | Road Rules: USA – The First Adventure | Winner |
| Colin Mortensen | The Real World: Hawaii | Winner |
| Jamie Murray | The Real World: New Orleans | Winner |
| Antoine de Bouverie | Road Rules: Europe | Episode 17 |
| Shane Landrum | Road Rules: Campus Crawl | Episode 16 |
| James Orlando | Road Rules: Maximum Velocity Tour | Episode 15 |
| Eric Nies | The Real World: New York | Episode 14 |
| Blair Herter | Road Rules: The Quest | Episode 13 |
| Syrus Yarbrough | The Real World: Boston | Episode 12 |
| Theo Gantt | The Real World: Chicago | Episode 11 |
| Jake Bronstein | Road Rules: Islands | Episode 10 |
| Dan Renzi | The Real World: Miami | Episode 9 |
| David "Puck" Rainey | The Real World: San Francisco | Episode 8 |
| Yes Duffy | Road Rules: Semester at Sea | Episode 7 |
| David Broom | The Real World: New Orleans | Episode 5 |
| Eric Jones | Road Rules: Campus Crawl | Episode 4 |
| Laterrian Wallace | Road Rules: Maximum Velocity Tour | Episode 3 |
| David Edwards | The Real World: Los Angeles | Episode 1 |
Women's team :
| Player | Original season | Finish |
| Ruthie Alcaide | The Real World: Hawaii | Runner-up |
| Ellen Cho | Road Rules: The Quest | Runner-up |
| Lori Trespicio | The Real World: Back to New York | Runner-up |
| Melissa Howard | The Real World: New Orleans | Episode 17 |
| Genesis Moss | The Real World: Boston | Episode 16 |
| Emily Bailey | Road Rules: USA – The Second Adventure | Episode 15 |
| Anne Wharton | Road Rules: Northern Trail | Episode 14 |
| Ayanna Mackins | Road Rules: Semester at Sea | Episode 13 |
| Veronica Portillo | Road Rules: Semester at Sea | Episode 12 |
| Christina Pazsitzky | Road Rules: Down Under | Episode 11 |
| Tonya Cooley | The Real World: Chicago | Episode 10 |
| Aneesa Ferreira | The Real World: Chicago | Episode 9 |
| Rachel Robinson | Road Rules: Campus Crawl | Episode 8 |
| Amaya Brecher | The Real World: Hawaii | Episode 7 |
| Jisela Delgado | Road Rules: The Quest | Episode 5 |
| Gladys Sanabria | Road Rules: Latin America | Episode 4 |
| Beth Stolarczyk | The Real World: Los Angeles | Episode 3 |
| Julie Stoffer | The Real World: New Orleans | Episode 1/2 |

## Game summary
### Elimination chart

| Episode | Episode | Winners | Winners | Life Saver Recipient | Life Saver Recipient | Inner Circle | Inner Circle | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| # | Challenge | Team | Life Saver | Life Saver Recipient | Life Saver Recipient | Inner Circle | Inner Circle | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| 1/2 | Sergeant Says | Women | Amaya, Melissa | | Dan | | Blair, Colin, Jamie, Theo | — | — |
| 1/2 | Sergeant Says | Women | Amaya, Melissa | | Dan | | Amaya, Aneesa, Genesis, Melissa | | Julie |
| 3 | Dead Man's Drop | Women | Ruthie | | Gladys | | Anne, Ellen, Ruthie | | Beth |
| 3 | Dead Man's Drop | Women | Ruthie | | Gladys | | Colin, Jamie, Theo | | Laterrian |
| 4 | Tree House | Men | Dan, Jamie | | Puck | | Anne, Ellen, Ruthie | | Gladys |
| 4 | Tree House | Men | Dan, Jamie | | Puck | | Colin, Jamie, Puck | | Eric J. |
| 5 | Breath-Hold Bungee | Men | James | | Emily | | Colin, James, Jamie | | David B. |
| 5 | Breath-Hold Bungee | Men | James | | Emily | | Ellen, Ruthie, Veronica | | Jisela |
| 7 | Seven Rings of Saturn | Men | Puck, Theo | | Colin | | Ellen, Emily, Ruthie | | Amaya |
| 7 | Seven Rings of Saturn | Men | Puck, Theo | | Colin | | Colin, Jamie, Mark | | Yes |
| 8 | Freeze Your Butt Off | Women | Ellen | | Tonya | | Colin, Mark, Theo | | Dan |
| 8 | Freeze Your Butt Off | Women | Ellen | | Tonya | | Ellen, Emily, Ruthie | | Rachel |
| 9 | People Mover | Women | Ayanna, Ellen | | Tonya | | Colin, Jamie, Mark | | Dan |
| 9 | People Mover | Women | Ayanna, Ellen | | Tonya | | Ellen, Emily, Ruthie | | Aneesa |
| 10 | Battle of the Opposite Sexes | Men | Jake | | Blair | | Ellen, Ruthie, Veronica | | Tonya |
| 10 | Battle of the Opposite Sexes | Men | Jake | | Blair | | Colin, Jamie, Mark | | Jake |
| 11 | Leaky River | Men | Eric N. | — | — | | Ellen, Melissa, Ruthie | | Christina |
| 11 | Leaky River | Men | Eric N. | — | — | | Colin, Jamie, Mark | | Theo |
| 12 | Stairway to Heaven | Men | Jamie | | Blair | | Colin, Jamie, Mark | | Syrus |
| 12 | Stairway to Heaven | Men | Jamie | | Blair | | Ellen, Emily, Ruthie | | Veronica |
| 13 | Collision Course | Men | James | | Blair | | Ellen, Emily, Ruthie | | Ayanna |
| 13 | Collision Course | Men | James | | Blair | | Colin, Jamie, Mark | | Blair |
| 14 | Spider Mon | Men | Shane | | Genesis | | Colin, Jamie, Mark | | Eric N. |
| 14 | Spider Mon | Men | Shane | | Genesis | | Ellen, Emily, Ruthie | | Anne |
| 15 | Human Aquarium | Men | Antoine | | Shane | | Ellen, Emily, Ruthie | | Genesis |
| 15 | Human Aquarium | Men | Antoine | | Shane | | Colin, Jamie, Mark | | James |
| 16 | Razors Edge | Men | Antoine | | Shane | | Ellen, Lori, Ruthie | | Genesis |
| 16 | Razors Edge | Men | Antoine | | Shane | | Colin, Jamie, Mark | | Shane |
| 17 | Maximum Velocity | Women | Ruthie | — | — | | Ellen, Lori, Ruthie | | Melissa |
| 17 | Maximum Velocity | Women | Ruthie | — | — | | Colin, Jamie, Mark | | Antoine |
| 18 | It Takes Three | Men | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Scoreboard progress

| Players | Players | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes |
| Players | Players | 1/2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Finale |
| | Mark | 16 | 45 | 71 | 102 | 136 | 160 | 188 | 220 | 250 | 284 | 314 | 344 | 376 | 410 | 441 | WINNER |
| | Colin | 28 | 59 | 93 | 115 | 149 | 168 | 200 | 223 | 251 | 279 | 310 | 345 | 372 | 404 | 439 | WINNER |
| | Jamie | 28 | 51 | 87 | 115 | 141 | 155 | 183 | 213 | 238 | 274 | 308 | 339 | 372 | 407 | 407 | WINNER |
| | Ruthie | 28 | 64 | 72 | 102 | 134 | 163 | 189 | 210 | 244 | 274 | 300 | 334 | 365 | 365 | 401 | LOSER |
| | Ellen | 26 | 58 | 64 | 87 | 109 | 145 | 181 | 216 | 240 | 264 | 290 | 318 | 347 | 347 | 378 | LOSER |
| | Lori | 22 | 36 | 50 | 63 | 93 | 123 | 147 | 177 | 203 | 227 | 254 | 281 | 309 | 342 | 376 | LOSER |
| | Antoine | 2 | 36 | 58 | 90 | 118 | 129 | 163 | 193 | 225 | 258 | 287 | 319 | 355 | 391 | 391 | |
| | Melissa | 36 | 47 | 61 | 70 | 92 | 125 | 155 | 188 | 208 | 227 | 227 | 253 | 278 | 309 | 341 | |
| | Shane | 12 | 38 | 66 | 100 | 128 | 145 | 167 | 197 | 220 | 247 | 279 | 315 | 349 | 349 | | |
| | Genesis | 34 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 89 | 114 | 140 | 174 | 197 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 248 | 248 | | |
| | Emily | 2 | 37 | 61 | 85 | 117 | 151 | 169 | 169 | 202 | 233 | 262 | 291 | 317 | | | |
| | James | 8 | 35 | 67 | 103 | 103 | 121 | 155 | 185 | 213 | 245 | 281 | 314 | 349 | | | |
| | Anne | 24 | 52 | 62 | 79 | 103 | 135 | 153 | 153 | 175 | 196 | 220 | 245 | | | | |
| | Eric N. | 10 | 40 | 66 | 99 | 99 | 127 | 159 | 191 | 227 | 262 | 297 | 297 | | | | |
| | Blair | 32 | 39 | 61 | 79 | 99 | 121 | 141 | 171 | 196 | 225 | 259 | | | | | |
| | Ayanna | 6 | 25 | 45 | 61 | 91 | 126 | 162 | 162 | 193 | 215 | 215 | | | | | |
| | Veronica | 28 | 45 | 61 | 88 | 106 | 137 | 167 | 197 | 197 | 222 | | | | | | |
| | Syrus | 18 | 41 | 71 | 91 | 117 | 133 | 147 | 177 | 198 | 224 | | | | | | |
| | Theo | 32 | 50 | 68 | 94 | 130 | 156 | 170 | 194 | 194 | | | | | | | |
| | Christina | 24 | 37 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 92 | 116 | 116 | 116 | | | | | | | |
| | Jake | 20 | 28 | 60 | 95 | 115 | 136 | 158 | 194 | | | | | | | | |
| | Tonya | 22 | 46 | 52 | 64 | 64 | 84 | 100 | 100 | | | | | | | | |
| | Aneesa | 34 | 46 | 56 | 67 | 67 | 79 | 95 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dan | 20 | 40 | 76 | 101 | 101 | 116 | 136 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Puck | 16 | 49 | 77 | 98 | 134 | 147 | 147 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rachel | 2 | 17 | 37 | 56 | 74 | 101 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yes | 8 | 31 | 65 | 94 | 94 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amaya | 36 | 41 | 57 | 71 | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jisela | 14 | 30 | 42 | 49 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David B. | 18 | 43 | 61 | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eric J. | 12 | 25 | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gladys | 14 | 14 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Latterian | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beth | 6 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julie | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David E. | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Competition

    Bold indicates the contestants in the Inner Circle
    The contestant's team won the final challenge
    The contestant's team did not win the final challenge
    The contestant came in first in the challenge, won the Life Saver, and a prize
    The contestant was given the Life Saver by the winner of the challenge
    The contestant was safe from elimination
    The contestant was eliminated but was saved by the Life Saver
    The contestant was eliminated
    The contestant refused the Life Saver and was eliminated
    The contestant came in first in the challenge, won the Life Saver, won a prize and was eliminated
    The contestant quit the game

## Teams

Sergeant Says (Ep. 1/2) :
| Amaya & Melissa | Antoine & Latterrian |
| Aneesa & Genesis | Blair & Theo |
| Anne & Christina | Colin & Jamie |
| Ayanna & Beth | Dan & Jake |
| Ellen & Julie | David B. & Syrus |
| Emily & Rachel | David E. & Eric N. |
| Gladys & Jisela | Eric J. & Shane |
| Lori & Tonya | James & Yes |
| Ruthie & Veronica | Mark & Puck |
Tree House (Ep. 4) :
| Amaya & Veronica | Antoine & Blair |
| Aneesa & Anne | Colin & Yes |
| Ayanna & Rachel | Dan & Jamie |
| Christina & Emily | David B. & Theo |
| Ellen & Tonya | Eric J. & Syrus |
| Genesis & Jisela | Eric N. & Mark |
| Gladys & Ruthie | Jake & James |
| Lori & Melissa | Puck & Shane |
Seven Rings of Saturn (Ep. 7) :
| Amaya & Tonya | Antoine & Shane |
| Anne & Genesis | Blair & Jake |
| Aneesa & Christina | Colin & Mark |
| Ayanna & Lori | Dan & James |
| Ellen & Melissa | Eric N. & Yes |
| Emily & Ruthie | Jamie & Syrus |
| Rachel & Veronica | Puck & Theo |
People Mover (Ep. 9) :
| Aneesa & Tonya | Antoine & James |
| Anne & Emily | Blair & Dan |
| Ayanna & Ellen | Colin & Eric N. |
| Christina & Lori | Jamie & Mark |
| Genesis & Ruthie | Jake & Shane |
| Melissa & Veronica | Syrus & Theo |

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 55 | 1 | "Hola Jamaica" | January 6, 2003 (2003-01-06) |
| 56 | 2 | "Sargeant Says" | January 6, 2003 (2003-01-06) |
| 57 | 3 | "Dead Man's Drop" | January 13, 2003 (2003-01-13) |
| 58 | 4 | "Tree House" | January 20, 2003 (2003-01-20) |
| 59 | 5 | "Breath-Hold Bungee" | January 27, 2003 (2003-01-27) |
| 60 | 6 | "Puck's Wedding" | February 3, 2003 (2003-02-03) |
| 61 | 7 | "Seven Rings of Saturn" | February 10, 2003 (2003-02-10) |
| 62 | 8 | "Freeze Your Butt Off" | February 17, 2003 (2003-02-17) |
| 63 | 9 | "People Mover" | February 24, 2003 (2003-02-24) |
| 64 | 10 | "Battle of the Opposite Sexes" | March 3, 2003 (2003-03-03) |
| 65 | 11 | "Leaky River" | March 17, 2003 (2003-03-17) |
| 66 | 12 | "Stairway to Heaven" | March 24, 2003 (2003-03-24) |
| 67 | 13 | "Collision Course" | March 31, 2003 (2003-03-31) |
| 68 | 14 | "Spider Mon" | April 7, 2003 (2003-04-07) |
| 69 | 15 | "Human Aquarium" | April 14, 2003 (2003-04-14) |
| 70 | 16 | "Razors Edge" | April 21, 2003 (2003-04-21) |
| 71 | 17 | "Maximum Velocity" | April 28, 2003 (2003-04-28) |
| 72 | 18 | "Handsome Reward" | May 5, 2003 (2003-05-05) |

### Reunion special

The reunion special, Hot and Bothered: The Battle of the Sexes Reunion, was aired live on May 12, 2003 and was hosted by the season's host Jonny Moseley. The following week, a casting special for the then upcoming seasons of The Real World and Road Rules was aired.