• Air date: 30 Dec '02 21 episodes
      Battle of the Sexes is the 6th season of the MTV reality game show, The 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 Villa Resort near Montego Bay, Jamaica. The show premiered on December 30, 2002 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.
  • List of Episodes (21)
    • 1. Hola Jamaica

      06 Jan '03
      We're introduced to the new cast- Guys Eic N. from Real World New York Mark from Road Rules 1 David from Real World Los Angeles Puck from Real World San Francisco Antoine from Road Rules Europe Jake from Road Rules Islands Dan from Real World Miami Syrus from Real World Boston Colin from Real World Hawaii Yes from Road Rules Semester at Sea Laterrian from Road Rules Maximum Velocity Tour James from Road Rules Maximum Velocity Tour David from Real World New Orleans Jamie from Real World New
    • 2. Sergeant Says

      06 Jan '03
      We begin with the ladies in a pow-wow for team unity where Gladys reveals that she's pregnant. She's so happy that she wants to share it with everyone and she says that she'll know when it's time to go home and she'll happily do so because she's so ready to be a mommy. Everyone is happy for her and Rachel from Campus Crawl points out that MTV picked the 18 toughest women to be in Jamaica and that they wouldn't even be having this competition if nobody thought they had a chance to take the Chilis
    • 3. Dead Man's Drop

      13 Jan '03
      We start off this week with all the ladies having a battle of their own to fight right now and that is not against the guys, but with Mr. Diarrhea. While all the women are trying to gain enough strength for the next competition, the guys are living it up in their now ""peaceful without David"" villa. The mission phone lets them know that they should be ready by 10:30am and wear swimsuits and have plenty of sunblock. On the way to the mission the guys try to form a ""voting-off"" plan to keep
    • 4. Tree House

      20 Jan '03
      We start off with the girls so happy about thier winning streke hoping that it doesn't end at the next mission. Dan is hanging out in the girl's villa saying the guys just go back and scream at eachother after every competition they lose. Puck says that his girlfriend and son are coming to visit and he decides what better place then Jamaica to get married. Mark, as the only married male on the cast, takes Puck around to see if they can find a great site for the wedding and give him alittle
    • 5. Breath-Hold Bungee

      27 Jan '03
      We start off finding out that the next mission will be tomorrow and they need to wear swim-suits and sunscreen. We also learn that Puck's son Bogart and future wife Betty will be arriving tomorrow aswell. We then see David and Ayanna talking, sharing everything about eachother, and just growing closer. They both love how they have clicked with eachother and look foward to what the future has for them. Bogart and Betty arrive, they stay up in in a tree-house bedroom above the villas. Puck and
    • 6. Puck's Wedding

      03 Feb '03
      We start right back in with Ellen explaining that when she went to go ask the guys if they can trade scissors with her, Puck told her to get out and that he is gonna kick her a**. Annesa in the middle of showering felt the need to come and listen to the conversation topless. Ellen says that Puck said this to her while Mark and Colin just sat there and listened. She claims Puck has control over the guys house and none of the guys have any guts to stand up to him. Back in the guys villa, they are
    • 7. Seven Rings of Saturn

      10 Feb '03
      At the Girl's Villa, they learn on their phones that the next competition will be the following day and they must pair up in teams. The rule with the teams as the challenge goes along, is that once two people are teamed together for a challenge, they cannot be teammates again for the rest of the challenge. Immediatly the girls start to pair up, all while Amaya is taking a nap. The pairs end up with Amaya and Veronica left, but the problem is that they have already been paired. Ellen starts to
    • 8. Freeze Your Butt Off

      17 Feb '03
      We start off with Puck saying goodbye to his new bride Betty and son Bogart. He says he couldn't be any happier with the family he has and she wishes him the best in the rest of the competition as she leaves to go home. Over in the girls villa, Rachel expresses how she believes its selfish for a girl to want to go home halfway through the competition and they could have eliminated themselves earlier and someone that wanted to stay through the competition could still be there. Genesis believes
    • 9. People Mover

      24 Feb '03
      Darkness has fallen over the villas and Puck is upset. It seems that Betty (Puck's wife) is not a US citizen and she has forgotten her green card, so Betty and Bogart aere detained in Immigration for a few days. Puck has decided he's done with the challenge and wants to leave, a camera films Puck as he tells the guys and Puck tells them to remove the camera from filming him. Glass is heard breaking and Puck is seen with a machete knife. He packs his bags and leaves. Holes in the walls, broken
    • 10. Battle of the Opposite Sexes

      03 Mar '03
      It's Party Time...the cast is all getting drunk, dancing, and just having a good time. Off at their own table, Emily and James are enjoying eachothers company even more. They are both happy to be in Jamaica with eachother and both are just enjoying their relationship. The following morning, they receive their next mission on their phones. It says it will be at 12:30 and they must wear a shirt, shorts, and 2 undergarments. They already put two and two together and know they'll have to take off a
    • 11. Leaky River

      17 Mar '03
      Eric receives a call from home, his sister has been in the hospital for over a week with a horrible fever and the doctors still cannot figure out what is wrong. The following morning, they receive a clue on their phone stating that the next mission will be that day and they need to wear a swim suit, shorts, and bug spray. Ayanna knows she has to do the best she can cause since herself and a few others did not participate in the 'Battle of Opposite Sexes', their score has plummeted and they are
    • 12. Stairway To Heaven

      24 Mar '03
      We start off with Emily commenting on that there is many girls at the challenge walking around in bikini tops and she can't help but feel jealous and vulnerable that James would try to hook up with someone else. We then hear from Melissa and Ayanna that awhile back James helped Veronica move into her apartment and it's rumored that they may have fooled around. They arrive at the mission site to find two sets of about six ladders strung together zigzagged going up to a platform hanging from a
    • 13. Collision Course

      31 Mar '02
      The girls are coming to a conclusion that most of the past challenges have been male oriented. They don't believe it's fair and the believe that is the reason why they keep losing. Ellen and Ruthie know they are the two strongest competitors on the female team and they know they have to start showing that this is the Battle of the Sexes. Ayanna has found herself drifting away from her team, she is not happy with the performances and attitudes of everyone on the women's team. It's the following
    • 14. Spider Mon

      07 Apr '03
      We start off with the remaining cast partying hard at a local nightclub. They're shots of drinking, dancing, and even Blair going down a waterslide naked. Back at the villas, we see Shane who is growing sick of the ""Frat-Circle"" that he calls the remaining male team. He just doesn't fit in and he's growing home sick. He says that no matter if he wins tomorrows mission he is ready and will be going home. The following day Shane sits down with Ruthie and Genesis and has a three hour discussion
    • 15. Human Aquarium

      14 Apr '03
      It's mission morning, James and Shane know they have a fight today to make sure that they don't end up in last place after the mission. Emily comments about how James was born for competition. They receive their next mission clue on their phone, it says the girls must wear a two piece bathing suit and the guys must wear their speedos. The girls believe it will be something humiliating. They arrive at the mission site to find a big tank of water. Johnny announces that the next mission will be
    • 16. Razors Edge

      21 Apr '03
      The loss of a team member leaves the girls feeling weakened and abandoned.
    • 17. Maximum Velocity

      28 Apr '03
      The girls find out the grand prize and try to redeem themselves.
    • 18. Handsome Reward

      05 May '03
      After a month in Jamaica, it is all down to the final challenge for the $150,000 Chili's dollars! Mark, Colin, and Jamie are going head to head with Lori, Ruthie and Ellen to see whose going to win the Battle of the Sexes. With their losing streak over, the ladies are confident that they have a chance to win... Each team is given a block puzzle as a clue for the mission that is to come. The ladies figure out the puzzle but the guys can't and Mark hopes this isn't a bad sign. After they receive
    • 19. Hot and Bothered

      12 May '03
      Battle of the Sexes Reunion that featured- Genesis from Real World Boston Ellen + Blair from Road Rules The Quest Melissa + Jamie from Real World New Orleans Lori from Real World Back 2 New York Mark from Road Rules 1 Shane from Road Rules Campus Crawl Antoine from Road Rules Europe Veronica from Road Rules Semester at Sea Colin + Ruthie from Real World Hawaii Highlights include- *Guys had naked water sking *Veronica and Eric made out *Ellen believed the mission weren't fair *Veronica claimed
    • 20. Battle of the Sexes: The Good, The Bad, and The Notorious

      30 Dec '02
      Meet the 32 former Real World and Road Rules alumni who will be competing on this season of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes. Hosted by Olympic Ski Jumper, Johnny Moseley, and Real World Hawaii alum Ruthie.
    • 21. Real World/Road Rules: 19 Degrees of Reality Hookups

      08 Feb '03
      'Real World: Miami' and 'Extreme Challenge' alum Dan Renzi links two former 'Real World: Back to New York' roommates through 19 degrees of hookin' up on 'The Real World,' 'Road Rules,' and 'The Challenge.' Recap some of your favorite reality couples and learn about some never before seen hook ups.