''Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes 2'' is the 9th season of the

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'' The Challenge'' (at the time known as ''Real World/Road Rules Challenge''). The season directly follows '' The Inferno''. ''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, ''

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.'' 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. The season took place in

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. Before each challenge, each team would choose three leaders. If the team won, those three leaders would form the inner circle and decide whom to vote from their team; if the team lost, the rest of the team would form the inner circle and vote off one of their three leaders. No life-shields were used during this season.

Contestants

Game summary

: ''Women'' : ''Men''

Contestant Progress

;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

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

References

External links

The Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes 2 at the
Internet Movie Database
MTV's official ''Real World'' websiteMTV's official ''Road Rules'' website
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