Road Rules: South Pacific is the twelfth season of the MTV reality television series Road Rules. Taking place in the South Pacific, it was filmed during February and March 2003.PLAYMATE POSE JUST ONE FOR THE ‘ROAD’. May 29, 2003."Road Rules" Star's Rap Sheet. JUNE 11, 2003. A casting special aired on May 19, 2003, and the season premiered one week later on May 26, 2003. This season's working title was Road Rules: South Seas, as heard in their first episode when the cast read their welcome letters.
Cast Cast memberAgeHometown Abram Boise 20 Bozeman, MT Cara Zavaleta 22 Bowling Green, OH Christena Pyle 20 Tampa, FL Dave Giuntoli 22 St. Louis, MO Donell Langham 20 Boston, MA Mary Beth Decker 22 Houston, TX Chris Graebe 22 Ellettsville, IN Tina Barta 21 Lincoln, NE Jeremy Blossom 19 Parma Heights, OH
Duration of cast
Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Christena FEAT Dave FEAT Mary Beth FEAT Chris REP.Chris replaced Abram in Episode 7 FEAT Tina REP.Tina replaced Cara in Episode 10 FEAT Jeremy REP.Jeremy replaced Donell in Episode 13 FEAT Donell FEAT VOTEDonell was voted out in Episode 13 as a punishment for losing a mission Cara FEAT VOTECara was voted out in Episode 10 as a punishment for losing a mission Abram FEAT REM.Abram was removed from the show in Episode 7 after physically attacking Donell
Table key = Cast member is featured on this episode = Cast member replaces another cast member = Cast member is voted out of the show = Cast member is removed from the show Notes
Missions
# Challenge Result Notes 1 Around the World Completed 2 Buried Alive Completed 3 Strong Man Competition Completed 4 Search for the Cure Completed 5 Family Feud Completed 6 Climb to Jump Completed 7 Strip Tease Completed Abram removed from show for physical violence; Chris replaces him. 8 Catche Me If You Can Failed 9 Rock Diving Completed 10 Glacier Climb Failed Cara voted out; Tina replaces her. 11 Little House on the Prairie Completed 12 Sensory Race Completed 13 Put the Skills to the Test Failed Donell voted out; Jeremy replaces him. 14 Face Off Failed Beat by Road Rules: Campus Crawl 15 Trust Me Completed 16 Grab the Keys Completed
Episodes
After filming
The entire cast of this season was trained in public speaking by American University's Department of Communications.
Cara Zavaleta was named Playmate of the Month for November 2004 after the show had already aired.
In 2005, Chris Graebe and his wife Jenni welcomed their son, Kaden Christopher.
In 2007, Mary Beth Decker welcomed her first son, Gavin.
David Giuntoli has become an actor. He's best known for playing Detective Nick Burkhardt in the TV series Grimm. In 2017, he married Grimm his co-star Bitsie Tulloch. Their first daughter, Vivian, was born on February 14, 2019.
Jeremy Blossom is the co-founder and CEO of Strikepoint Media, he is married and has two kids.About Jeremy Blossom — jeremyblossom.com - official site
Abram returned to the series as part of the alumni cast of Road Rules 2007: Viewers' Revenge. After dating fellow Challenge cast member Cara Maria Sorbello, Boise proposed to Rachel Missie in 2019. The couple married in Montana on June 1, 2019. In 2020, Boise and Missie announced they were expecting their first child. Their son, Atlas Young Boise, was born on April 22, 2021. The couple separated shortly after.
The Challenge Abram BoiseThe Gauntlet, The Inferno, Battle of the Sexes 2, The Inferno II, The Inferno 3,The Island, Cutthroat (2010), Battle of the Exes, Battle of the BloodlinesCara ZavaletaThe Gauntlet, The Gauntlet 2, The Inferno 3Christena PyleThe InfernoDave GiuntoliThe GauntletDonell LanghamChris GraebeBattle of the Sexes 2Tina BartaThe Gauntlet, Battle of the Sexes 2, The Inferno II, Fresh Meat, The Duel, Battle of the ErasThe Challenge: All Stars (season 2),The Challenge: All Stars (season 3),The Challenge: All Stars (season 4)Jeremy BlossomThe Inferno, The Gauntlet 2
Note: Tina appeared on Cutthroat (2010) for an elimination
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