The twentieth season of '' The Bachelor'' premiered on January 4, 2016. This season featured a then 26-year-old

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, a software salesman from Warsaw, Indiana. Higgins attended

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, where he was graduated with a BS in business administration and management through the school of public and environmental affairs (SPEA). In addition, he was also a member of Delta Upsilon's Indiana chapter where he served as the vice president of external affairs. He placed third on the 11th season of ''

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'' featuring Kaitlyn Bristowe. The season concluded on March 14, 2016 in which 25-year-old flight attendant Lauren Bushnell was named the winner for this season and ultimately becoming Higgins' fiancée until they ended their engagement on May 15, 2017.

Filming and development

Casting and contestants

Casting began during the 19th season of the show. On August 24, 2015, during season one, episode four of '' Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise'', Ben Higgins was announced as the next Bachelor. Notable contestant includes previous season's runner-up Becca Tilley and fellow contestant Amber James; news anchor Olivia Caridi from WCYB-TV; and Joelle "JoJo" Fletcher, who is a half-sister of ''

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'' star Ben Patton.

Production

The season traveled to many places including

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, Pig Island in

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and the state of

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, with appearances from rapper

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, comedian Kevin Hart, soccer players Alex Morgan,

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, comedian

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, and

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basketball players

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and George Hill.

Contestants

The season began with 28 contestants, including a set of twins.

Future appearances

''The Bachelorette''

JoJo Fletcher was chosen as the lead of season 12 of ''The Bachelorette''.

''Bachelor in Paradise''

Season 3 Caila Quinn, Lauren Himle, Tiara Soleim, Jami Letain, Shushanna Mkrtychyan, Jennifer Saviano, Izzy Goodkind, Lace Morris, Jubilee Sharpe, Leah Block, Haley Ferguson, Emily Ferguson, and Amanda Stanton returned for the third season of Bachelor in Paradise. Block and Sharpe were eliminated in week 1. Emily and Haley quit in week 4. Goodkind, Mkrtychyan, and Quinn quit in week 5. Himle, Letain, and Soleim were eliminated in week 5. Saviano split from

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in week 6. Stanton and Morris left engaged to Josh Murray and Grant Kemp, respectively.

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Stanton, Emily and Haley returned for season 4. Emily and Haley quit in week 4. Stanton split from Robby Hayes in week 4.

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Mkrtychyan and Sharpe returned for season 5. Sharpe quit in week 3. Mkrtychyan split from Robby Hayes in week 6.

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Saviano and Haley Ferguson returned for the sixth season. Saviano was eliminated in week 3. Ferguson was eliminated in week 5. Season 8 Morris retuned for the eighth season. She quit in week 3.

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''

Higgins returned for The Bachelor Winter Games under Team USA. He quit week 3.

''Outside of Bachelor Nation''

Higgins and Bushnell appeared in their own reality series, ''Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After?'', on the sister network Freeform. Emily and Haley starred in the Freeform reality series ''The Twins: Happily Ever After?''

Call-out order

: The contestant received the first impression rose : The contestant received a rose during the date : The contestant was eliminated : The contestant was eliminated during the date : The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony : The contestant quit the competition : The contestant won the competition

Episodes

Post-show

On May 15, 2017, the couple announced their breakup. Ben married Jessica Clarke on November 13, 2021. Lauren married Chris Lane on October 25, 2019. Lauren and Chris have two children together, Dutton Walker (born June 8, 2021) and Baker Weston (born October 16, 2022).

References

External links

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