The Bachelor (U.S. TV series)

Table columns:
#
Original run
Bachelor
Number of contestants
Winner
Runner(s)-up
Proposal
Still together
Relationship notes

Table rows:
cells: 1
March 25–April 25, 2002
Alex Michel
25
Amanda Marsh
Trista Rehn
No
No
Michel did not propose to Marsh, but instead they entered into a relationship. Marsh and Michel broke up after several months. Marsh is now married to her childhood friend, Jay Caldwell, and they have a daughter named Chloe.[5][6]
cells: 2
September 25–November 20, 2002
Aaron Buerge
Helene Eksterowicz
Brooke Smith
Yes
No
Buerge and Eksterowicz broke up after several weeks.[7] Buerge became engaged to Angye McIntosh and married in 2009.[8] They have a daughter named Aven.[9] In 2013, Eksterowicz married senior technology consultant Andrew Goodman and they have one child together.[10][11][12]
cells: 3
March 24–May 21, 2003
Andrew Firestone
Jen Schefft
Kirsten Buschbacher
Yes
No
Schefft and Firestone broke up after several months but remained friends.[13] He is now married to actress Ivana Bozilović and they have three children together: sons Adam and Shane and daughter Anja.[14][15][16][17]
cells: 4
September 24–November 20, 2003
Bob Guiney
Estella Gardinier
Kelly Jo Kuharski
No
No
Guiney did not propose to Gardinier but she accepted a promise ring indicating that they would still date. They broke up shortly after the show aired.[18] Guiney later married soap opera star Rebecca Budig, but they split after five years of marriage.[19] Guiney has been married to Jessica Canyon since November 2016.[20]
cells: 5
April 7–May 26, 2004
Jesse Palmer
Jessica Bowlin
Tara Huckeby[21]
No
No
Palmer did not propose to Bowlin. They continued to date but broke up several weeks later.[22] Bowlin is now married to Omar Rawi and they have two children together.[12]
cells: 6
September 22–November 24, 2004
Byron Velvick
27
Mary Delgado
Tanya Michel
Yes
No
Velvick and Jay Overbye started as two candidate bachelors. The women competing had to vote on which man they would like to be the bachelor. Velvick ended up winning the vote. Velvick and Delgado split after five years.[23] Velvick is now married to Belinda Juarez, while Delgado is now married to James Kordomenos.[12]
cells: 7
March 28–May 16, 2005
Charlie O'Connell
25
Sarah Bryce
Krisily Kennedy
No
No
O'Connell chose Bryce to be the winner but did not propose to her and instead began a relationship. They broke up in September 2007,[24] but got back together in 2008.[25] However, they called it quits again in 2010.[26] Bryce is now married to Brandt Calver and they have three children together.[12][27] O'Connell married Playboy Playmate Anna Sophia Berglund in May 2018.[28]
cells: 8
January 9–February 27, 2006
Travis Lane Stork
Sarah Stone
Moana Dixon
No
No
Stork did not propose to Stone. Instead, they began a relationship. They broke up shortly after the show aired.[29] Stork is now featured on The Doctors and was married to pediatrician Charlotte Brown, but they divorced after three years of marriage.[30][31] Stone is now married to Brock Smith and they have three daughters together.[12][32]
cells: 9
October 2–November 27, 2006
Lorenzo Borghese
27
Jennifer Wilson
Sadie Murray
No
No
Borghese did not propose to Wilson. They entered into a relationship, and broke up in January 2007. He immediately dated Murray, the runner-up, and broke up in March of that same year.[33][34] Wilson is now married to Lee Gerschultz.[12]
cells: 10
April 2–May 22, 2007
Andrew Baldwin
25
Tessa Horst
Bevin Nicole Powers
Yes
No
Horst and Baldwin called off their engagement one month after the finale,[35] but continued their relationship. They broke off the relationship in September 2007. Horst is now married to Tom Pickard and they have a son together.[12]
cells: 11
September 24–November 20, 2007
Brad Womack
None
DeAnna Pappas & Jenni Croft
No
No
Womack chose Croft and Pappas as the two finalists, but they were both rejected in the season's finale.[36]
cells: 12
March 17–May 12, 2008
Matt Grant
Shayne Lamas
Chelsea Wanstrath
Yes
No
Grant and Lamas broke up in July 2008 as they felt their lives were going in different directions, but stated they would remain close friends.[37] Lamas is now married to Internet personality Nik Richie and they have two children together, a boy and a girl. Grant is now married to Rebecca Moring.[12][38]
cells: 13
January 5–March 3, 2009
Jason Mesnick
Melissa Rycroft
Molly Malaney
Yes
No[a]
On the season's finale, Mesnick had called off the engagement with Rycroft, and resumed a relationship with runner-up Malaney. Rycroft is now married to Tye Strickland, and they have three children together, daughter Ava and sons Beckett and Cayson.[39][40][41] Mesnick would later propose to Malaney in New Zealand, which she accepted and were married on February 27, 2010, in California.[42] Mesnick and Malaney's wedding aired on national television on March 8, 2010.[43] The couple welcomed their first child, Riley, in March 2013.[44]
cells: 14
January 4–March 1, 2010
Jake Pavelka
Vienna Girardi
Tenley Molzahn
Yes
No
Pavelka and Girardi ended their relationship in June 2010.[45] They later appeared in the second season of Bachelor Pad.[46]
cells: 15
January 3–March 14, 2011
Brad Womack[47]
30
Emily Maynard
Chantal O'Brien
Yes
No
Womack and Maynard broke up while their season was airing, but got back together after the show's finale. However, they called it quits for good in May 2011 but remained friends.[48]
cells: 16
January 2–March 12, 2012
Ben Flajnik[49]
25
Courtney Robertson
Lindzi Cox
Yes
No
Flajnik and Robertson originally broke up in February 2012 while their season was airing. However, they were later reconciled and got engaged for the second time, but broke up again in October 2012 for good.[50]
cells: 17
January 7–March 11, 2013[51]
Sean Lowe[52]
26
Catherine Giudici
Lindsay Yenter
Yes
Yes
Lowe and Giudici married on January 26, 2014.[53] They have two children together, Samuel (born 2016)[54] and Isaiah (born 2018).[55]
cells: 18
January 6–March 10, 2014
Juan Pablo Galavis[56]
27
Nikki Ferrell
Clare Crawley
No
No
Galavis did not propose to Ferrell, but instead they decided to continue their relationship. They later appeared on Couples Therapy. In October 2014, they decided to end their relationship after months of fighting.[57] Ferrell married longtime friend Tyler Vanloo on October 8, 2016.[58] Galavis married former Miss Earth Venezuela Osmariel Villalobos in August 2017.[59]
cells: 19
January 5–March 9, 2015
Chris Soules[60]
30
Whitney Bischoff
Becca Tilley
Yes
No
Though the season ended with Soules proposing to Bischoff, the couple announced that they had called off the engagement on May 28, 2015.[61] Bischoff is now married to fellow Chicagoan resident Ricky Angel.[62]
cells: 20
January 4–March 14, 2016[63]
Ben Higgins[64]
28
Lauren Bushnell
Joelle "JoJo" Fletcher
Yes
No
Higgins and Bushnell had their own reality show Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After?. They also hosted a Disney wedding show special. The two announced their breakup on May 15, 2017.[65]
cells: 21
January 2–March 13, 2017[66]
Nick Viall[67]
30
Vanessa Grimaldi
Raven Gates
Yes
No
Viall and Grimaldi announced their breakup on August 25, 2017.[68]
cells: 22
January 1–March 6, 2018
Arie Luyendyk Jr.[69]
29
Becca Kufrin
Lauren Burnham
Yes
No[b]
On the live season finale, it was revealed that a few weeks after filming wrapped, Luyendyk had called off his engagement to Kufrin. He subsequently decided to give another chance on his relationship with runner-up Burnham. The two are engaged during the After the Final Rose special and announced they will be married on January 12, 2019.[70][71][72]

Questions about this table:
originalText: who won the last series of the bachelor
answer: answerTexts: Becca Kufrin