The Apprentice: Los Angeles is the sixth installment of the American version of The Apprentice reality television show. It was confirmed on November 30, 2005. Like the other Apprentice seasons, Donald Trump is the executive producer and host in his quest to hire a sixth apprentice. In a departure from the previous five Apprentice seasons, this one was shot in Los Angeles, California. As with seasons two through five, this season featured 18 contestants (whom Trump calls "candidates"). Ivanka Trump made her debut as a full-time boardroom judge this season (replacing Carolyn Kepcher, who was recently fired). Donald Trump Jr. also made his debut as a full-time judge this season (replacing George H. Ross, who did not appear due to the show's LA filming schedule, but did make a cameo appearance in the finale).
Season 6 changes In addition to the change of locale, the following changes (including some "Apprentice firsts") have been made in the show's structure for the sixth season as described herein: Candidates must earn the right to live in the provided Beverly Hills mansion by simply winning the weekly task. Otherwise, the candidates will live in "Tent City", a location across the hedge from the mansion's swimming pool. Tent City will not have any access to electricity for common living tasks and will sleep in tents, outdoors. Tent City does have access to two tents, private (cold) showers, fresh water, alcoholic drinks, and food (and a grill on which to cook it). Tent City also appears to have access to an indoor "business center" adjunct to the mansion, with computers and Internet service, though the use of this room has only been shown during one task (Week 3). Candidates appear to be able to communicate to each other over the hedge separating Tent City from the mansion's pool, based on footage from week five. This season at the request of Trump is a battle between the "haves" (in the mansion) and the "have nots" (in Tent City). The candidates will be living next door to Trump's Los Angeles office mansion for this season. The scenery and the elevation allows Trump to watch the teams in the top floor of his office mansion (both Tent City and the pool area) and observe the teams. Trump, at his discretion, may also visit the teams while they are at the mansion to see some of the dynamics on the teams directly. The project manager from the winning team will continue to be the project manager for that team until the team loses. The project manager from the winning team will be allowed to attend and participate in the boardroom firings for the losing team. The final task was not between the final two candidates like in the previous five seasons. The final task involved the final four candidates instead. Stefani and James competed against Nicole and Frank, and neither team was fired during the episode. All four were invited back for the live season finale, where Frank and Nicole were ultimately fired first because they lost the final task. This was also different as four candidates had a chance to win on the final day, opposed to just two the first five seasons and all subsequent seasons. This season is the only season to feature eight men and ten women competing instead of the usual nine men and nine women.
Candidates
The following is the list of candidates for this season, with their original team placements after teams were selected in week one. Some contestants did not have to audition but were recruited by the casting members.Contestant answers ‘Apprentice’ questions - Ask the reality TV experts - nbcnews.com
Team 1Team 2KineticArrow
CandidateBackgroundOriginal teamAgeHometownResultStefani SchaefferDefense attorneyArrow 32Los Angeles, CaliforniaHired by Trump(4-22-2007)James SunInternet company ownerArrow 29Seattle, WashingtonFired at end of the season finale(4-22-2007)Nicole D'AmbrosioReal estate brokerArrow 25Chicago, Illinois10Fired in middle of the season finale(4-22-2007)Frank LombardiReal estate developerArrow 27Bronx, New York10Fired in middle of the season finale(4-22-2007)Kristine LefebvreLicensing attorneyKinetic 37Los Angeles, California10Fired in week 12(4-8-2007)Heidi AndrolSales managerKinetic 26Santa Monica, California10Fired in week 12(4-8-2007)Tim UrbanTutoring company ownerArrow 24Los Angeles, California10Fired in week 11(4-1-2007)Angela RuggieroOlympic athleteKinetic 26Oyster Bay, New York10Fired in week 10(3-25-2007)Muna HeavenFamily law litigatorKinetic 28Matawan, New Jersey10Fired in week 9(3-18-2007)Surya YalamanchiliBrand managerKinetic 24Cincinnati, Ohio10Fired in week 8(3-11-2007)Jennifer HoffmanPublicist, Writer, Performance ArtistKinetic 26Phoenix, Arizona and Huntington, NY10Fired in week 7(3-4-2007)Derek ArtetaEntertainment lawyerKinetic 34Los Angeles, California10Fired in week 7(3-4-2007)Aimee TrottierSurgical sales rep.Kinetic 32Miami, Florida10Fired in week 6(2-18-2007)Aaron AltscherReal estate sales managerArrow 25Chicago, Illinois10Fired in week 5(2-11-2007)Marisa DeMatoClass action attorneyKinetic 28 Wellington, Florida10Fired in week 4(1-28-2007)Michelle SorroReal estate consultantArrow 34Los Angeles, California10Quit in week 3(1-21-2007)Carey SherrellMarketing firm ownerArrow 25Atlanta, Georgia10Fired in week 2(1-14-2007)Martin ClarkeAttorney/ProfessorArrow 37Atlanta, Georgia10Fired in week 1(1-7-2007)
Olympic candidates During the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Donald Trump announced that 12 Olympians (eight men and four women) from Team United States 2006 would be vying for a spot on this edition. Voting continued throughout the entire Olympics, concluding on the closing ceremonies. Although not all of them made it to the "interview process", the 12 Olympians are as follows:
Athlete Sport Notes Allison Baver Speed skating Travis Cabral Freestyle skating Casey FitzRandolph Speed skating Todd Hays Bobsled Chad Hedrick Speed skating Danny Kass Snowboarding Joe Pack Freestyle skiing Jeret Peterson Freestyle skiing Angela Ruggiero Ice hockey Chosen as a candidate on May 30, 2006 Katie Uhlaender Skeleton Seth Wescott Snowboarding Chris Witty Speed Skating
Team picks Using feedback from the candidates, Donald Trump picked the first project managers for the first task. Heidi and Frank were selected and picked their respective teams using alternate selections, one at a time.
KineticArrowPMHeidiFrank1DerekCarey2AimeeTim3MarisaAaron4AngelaNicole5SuryaJames6KristineStefani7MunaMichelle8JennMartin
Weekly results CandidateOriginal teamWeek 3 teamWeek 4 teamWeek 10 teamWeek 12 partnerFinal task teamApplication resultRecord as project managerStefani SchaefferArrowTeam AaronArrowArrowJames SunArrowHired by TrumpJames SunArrowTeam AaronArrowArrowStefani SchaefferArrowFired in the season finale 2–1 (win in weeks 9 & 10, loss in week 11)Nicole D'AmbrosioArrowTeam MichelleArrowKineticKristine LefebvreKineticFired in the season finale 0–1 (loss in week 2)Frank LombardiArrowTeam MichelleArrowArrowHeidi AndrolKineticFired in the season finale 0–1 (loss in week 1)Kristine LefebvreKineticKinetic KineticNicole D'AmbrosioFired in week 121–1 (win in week 8, loss in week 9)Heidi AndrolKineticKineticKineticFrank Lombardi Fired in week 12 3–1 (win in weeks 1, 2 & 11, loss in week 4)Tim UrbanArrowTeam MichelleArrowArrowFired in week 11Angela RuggieroKineticKineticKineticFired in week 10 0–1 (loss in week 10)Muna HeavenKineticKineticFired in week 9Surya YalamanchiliKineticArrowFired in week 8 2–1 (win in weeks 6 & 7, loss in week 8)Jenn HoffmanKineticKineticFired in week 7 0–1 (loss in week 7)Derek ArtetaKineticKineticFired in week 7Aimee TrottierKineticKineticFired in week 6 1-1 (win in week 5, loss in week 6)Aaron AltscherArrowTeam AaronArrowFired in week 5 2–1 (win in weeks 3 & 4, loss in week 5)Marisa DeMatoKineticKineticFired in week 4Michelle SorroArrowTeam MichelleQuit in week 3 0–1 (loss in week 3)Carey SherrellArrowFired in week 2Martin ClarkeArrowFired in week 1 : Kinetic was exempt from week 3 as a result of their win in week 2. Arrow was split in two factions (Team Aaron and Team Michelle) during week 3. : As there were no more project managers or team names for the final task, each team was identified simply as "James & Stefani" or "Frank & Nicole." However, an Arrow sign could be seen in the background of James' and Stefani's editing room, while a Kinetic sign could be seen in the background of Frank's and Nicole's editing room. For the final task, the final four candidates were directed to split into two teams, and each team was asked to choose two previously fired candidates to assist them. James and Stefani chose Angela and Aaron, while Frank and Nicole chose Tim and Surya. : Trump fired three people during the course of the live finale. Frank and Nicole were fired in the middle of the finale, while James was fired at the end of the finale.
Elimination chartNo.Candidate123456789101112131 Stefani IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN HIRED2 James IN IN IN IN IN IN IN BR WIN WIN LOSE IN FIRED3 Nicole IN LOSE IN IN BR IN IN IN IN IN IN IN FIRED4 Frank LOSE IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN FIRED5 Kristine IN IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN LOSE IN IN FIRED 6 HeidiWIN WIN IN LOSE IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN FIRED 7 Tim BR IN IN IN IN IN IN BR IN IN FIRED 8 Angela IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN FIRED 9 Muna IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN FIRED 10 Surya IN IN IN IN BR WINWIN FIRED 11 Jenn IN IN IN IN IN BR FIRED 12 Derek IN IN IN IN IN BR FIRED 13 Aimee IN IN IN BR WIN FIRED 14 Aaron IN IN WIN WIN FIRED 15 Marisa IN IN IN FIRED 16 Michelle IN BR QUIT 17 Carey IN FIRED 18 Martin FIRED The candidate was on the losing team. The candidate was hired and won the competition. The candidate won as project manager on his/her team. The candidate lost as project manager on his/her team. The candidate was called to the final boardroom. The candidate was fired. The candidate lost as project manager and was fired. The candidate lost as project manager and quit the competition. The candidate didn't participate in the week 3 challenge.
Episodes
Episode 1 – To Have and Have Not Airdate: January 7, 2007 Prologue: The applicants were required to construct a tent as so they could determine how they worked along; this also served to determine which two candidates were to be the first project managers (Heidi and Frank). During this period, Frank was so loud that Trump heard him from his own mansion and told him to keep it down, while Martin irked the others by standing on a rock and not doing any of the work. Heidi and Frank subsequently picked their respective team members using alternate selections, one at a time. Task scope: Each team was assigned a car wash to run for a day. The teams could use any method to try earning the most sales. Judges: Donald Trump; Ivanka Trump Kinetic project manager: Heidi Arrow project manager: Frank Winning team: Kinetic Reasons for win: The team immediately got to work, using signs on cardboard boxes and arranging for a free lunch (hot dog and soda) with every car wash. They also took advantage of the demographics of West Hollywood, hiring shirtless guys to hold the signs and to attract customers. Reward: Dinner at Spago with Wolfgang Puck, Donald, Melania, and Ivanka. Losing team: Arrow Reasons for loss: Frank ran off early with Tim to attempt to make signs, and then Aaron to carry out promotions, leaving the rest of the team short on manpower. The price point of $10 for a basic wash, set by Frank after a brief discussion at the start of the task, may have been too low, as the team only lost by less than $120. Martin was shown to not contribute as much as other members of the team. Sent to boardroom: Frank, Martin, and Tim Firing verdict: Tim was told to go back to the losers' tent after Frank quickly conceded that he was not responsible for the loss. Most of the team felt that Frank did not make some smart decisions but agreed he had the drive and the passion for the show.