Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons

Battle of the Seasons
Season Information
Season No.	5
Location	Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Original Network	MTV
Original Release	January 28 – May 27, 2002
No. of Episodes	17 (including reunion)
Host	Eric Nies Mark Long
Prize Money	$300,000
Winners	Real World Coral Smith Danny Roberts Elka Walker Kelley Limp Mike Mizanin Sean Duffy
Season Chronology
Previous	Extreme Challenge
Next	Battle of the Sexes
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Battle of the Seasons is the fifth season of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge. It premiered on January 28, 2002, and concluded with the live reunion special on May 27, 2002. This season marked the first time in which teams were required to vote players out of the competition.

Contestants

Teams Male partner Female partner Finish Sean Duffy The Real World: Boston 2nd season Elka Walker The Real World: Boston Rookie Winners in Handsome Reward Mike Mizanin The Real World: Back to New York Rookie Coral Smith The Real World: Back to New York Rookie Danny Roberts The Real World: New Orleans Rookie Kelley Limp The Real World: New Orleans Rookie Theo von Kurnatowski Road Rules: Maximum Velocity Tour Rookie Holly Brentson Road Rules: Maximum Velocity Tour Rookie Runners-Up in Handsome Reward Dan Setzler Road Rules: Northern Trail 2nd season Tara McDaniel Road Rules: Northern Trail Rookie Timmy Beggy Road Rules: USA – The Second Adventure Rookie Emily Bailey Road Rules: USA – The Second Adventure 2nd season Norman Korpi The Real World: New York Rookie Becky Blasband The Real World: New York Rookie Eliminated in Ladder of Doom Josh Florence Road Rules: Latin America Rookie Holly Shand Road Rules: Latin America 2nd season Eliminated in Ladder of Doom Mike Lambert The Real World: Miami 2nd season Flora Alekseyeva The Real World: Miami Rookie Eliminated in Slam Dunk Adam Larson Road Rules: The Quest Rookie Jisela Delgado Road Rules: The Quest Rookie Eliminated in Slam Dunk Chris Melling Road Rules: Europe Rookie Belou Den Tex Road Rules: Europe Rookie Eliminated in Slam Dunk Stephen Williams The Real World: Seattle Rookie Lindsay Brien The Real World: Seattle Rookie Eliminated in Slam Dunk Mike Johnson The Real World: London Rookie Sharon Gitau The Real World: London Rookie Eliminated in Musical Inner-Tube Tango Chadwick Pelletier Road Rules: Down Under Rookie Piggy Thomas Road Rules: Down Under 2nd season Eliminated in Musical Inner-Tube Tango Yes Duffy Road Rules: Semester at Sea 2nd season Veronica Portillo Road Rules: Semester at Sea 2nd season Eliminated in Hang Man Jon Brennan The Real World: Los Angeles 2nd season Beth Stolarczyk The Real World: Los Angeles 2nd season Eliminated in Hang Man

Game Summary

Elimination chart
Episode		Winners		Inner Circle			Eliminated
#	Challenge	Team	Prize Winners
1	Hang Man	Road Rules	Holly B. & Theo	Becky & Norman	Coral & Mike M.	Danny & Kelley	Beth & Jon
				Chadwick & Piggy	Emily & Timmy	Holly B. & Theo	Veronica & Yes
3/4	Musical Inner-Tube Tango	Real World	Lindsay & Stephen	Dan & Tara	Emily & Timmy	Holly B. & Theo	Chadwick & Piggy
				Coral & Mike M.	Elka & Sean	Lindsay & Stephen	Mike J. & Sharon
5/6	Vertical Limit	Real World	Danny & Kelley	Coral & Mike M.	Danny & Kelley	Elka & Sean	Lindsay & Stephen
				Dan & Tara	Emily & Timmy	Holly B. & Theo	Belou & Chris
6	Slam Dunk	Road Rules	Holly B. & Theo	Coral & Mike M.	Danny & Kelley	Elka & Sean	Flora & Mike L.
				Dan & Tara	Emily & Timmy	Holly B. & Theo	Adam & Jisela
7/8	Ladder of Doom	Road Rules	Holly B. & Theo	Dan & Tara	Emily & Timmy	Holly B. & Theo	Holly S. & Josh
				Coral & Mike M.	Danny & Kelley	Elka & Sean	Becky & Norman
9	Round 'Em Up	Real World	Elka & Sean
10	Rush Hour	Real World	Elka & Sean
11	Hands on Saturn	Road Rules	Dan & Tara
12	Sidekick Showdown	Real World	Coral & Mike M.
13	Block Head	Road Rules	Emily & Timmy
14	Siamese Wrestling	Road Rules	Emily & Timmy
15	Handsome Reward	Real World	Elka & Sean

Notes:

• No challenge or voting ceremony was held in Episode 2 due to the occurrence of Hurricane Juliette. Instead, the cast was relocated to a hotel and participated in a toga party.

Scoreboard Progress

Teams	Episode
	1	3/4	5/6	6	7/8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Finale
Elka & Sean	10	29	44	55	74	94	114	131	150	169	186	WINNERS
Coral & Mike M.	16	25	43	54	71	87	104	123	143	158	174	WINNERS
Danny & Kelley	14	23	43	54	70	89	107	122	138	154	172	WINNERS
Holly B. & Theo	20	34	53	73	93	108	127	143	161	178	194	LOSERS
Dan & Tara	15	31	46	57	70	87	103	123	139	157	176	LOSERS
Emily & Timmy	18	33	50	61	75	93	93	111	128	148	168	LOSERS
Becky & Norman	13	23	38	49	64
Holly S. & Josh	12	25	38	49	68
Flora & Mike L.	6	24	34	45
Adam & Jisela	11	20	32	43
Belou & Chris	7	19	29
Lindsay & Stephen	9	29	41
Mike J. & Sharon	5	21
Chadwick & Piggy	19	26
Veronica & Yes	17
Beth & Jon	8

Competition

Bold indicates the Inner Circle

     The team won the final challenge.

     The team did not win the final challenge.

     The team came in first in the mission and won a prize.

     The team was eliminated by the Inner Circle.