Road Rules: South Pacific

Road Rules: South Pacific
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	17
Release
Original network	MTV
Original release	May 19, 2003 (2003-05-19) – September 15, 2003 (2003-09-15)

Road Rules: South Pacific is the twelfth season of MTV's reality show Road Rules that takes place in the South Pacific. A casting special aired on May 19, 2003, and the season premiered one week later on May 26, 2003.

Cast

Original cast members

Cast member	Age	Origin
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

Replacement

Cast member	Age	Origin	Replaced
Chris Graebe	22	Ellettsville, IN	Abram
Jeremy Blossom	19	Parma Heights, OH	Donell
Tina Barta	21	Lincoln, NE	Cara

Two girls discovered by Playboy. Cara Zavaleta was named Playmate of the Month for November 2004 after the show had already aired. Mary Beth Decker, a bartender from College Station, TX was named Cyber Girl of the Month for January 2003 before she had even been cast for the show.

The entire cast of this season was trained in public speaking by American University's Department of Communications.

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 DQ'd for hitting; 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

No. in season	No. in series	Title	Original air date
1	172	"Around the World"	May 26, 2003 (2003-05-26)
2	173	"Buried Alive"	June 2, 2003 (2003-06-02)
3	174	"Only the Strong Survive"	June 9, 2003 (2003-06-09)
4	175	"Search for the Cure"	June 16, 2003 (2003-06-16)
5	176	"Climb to Jump"	June 23, 2003 (2003-06-23)
6	177	"Family Feud; Roadies Style"	June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30)
7	178	"Strip Tease"	July 7, 2003 (2003-07-07)
8	179	"Catch Me If you Can"	July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14)
9	180	"Rock Diving"	July 21, 2003 (2003-07-21)
10	181	"Glacier Climb"	July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28)
11	182	"Little House on the Prairie"	August 4, 2003 (2003-08-04)
12	183	"Sensory Race"	August 11, 2003 (2003-08-11)
13	184	"Put the Skills to the Test"	August 18, 2003 (2003-08-18)
14	185	"Face Off"	August 25, 2003 (2003-08-25)
15	186	"Face Off (2)"	September 1, 2003 (2003-09-01)
16	187	"Fire Walk"	September 8, 2003 (2003-09-08)
17	188	"Handsome Reward"	September 15, 2003 (2003-09-15)

After filming

Abram returned to the series as part of the alumni cast of Road Rules 2007: Viewers' Revenge.

Real World / Road Rules Challenges

Cast Member	The Challenges	Challenges Won	Total Money Earned
Abram Boise	The Gauntlet, The Inferno, Battle of the Sexes 2, The Inferno II, The Inferno 3, The Island, Cutthroat, Battle of the Exes, Battle of the Bloodlines	The Inferno, The Inferno 3	$102,500 + 1 Car
Cara Zavaleta	The Gauntlet, The Gauntlet 2, The Inferno 3	The Gauntlet	$35,555
Chris Graebe	Battle of the Sexes 2	None	$0
Christena Pyle	The Inferno	The Inferno	$32,500
Dave Giuntoli	The Gauntlet	The Gauntlet	$25,555
Donell Langham	–	–	–
Jeremy Blossom	The Inferno, The Gauntlet 2	None	$0
Mary Beth Decker	–	–	–
Tina Barta	The Gauntlet, Battle of the Sexes 2, The Inferno II, Fresh Meat, The Duel	None	$25,000

Challenge in bold indicates that the contestant was a finalist on The Challenge.

Note: Tina was a guest on The Challenge: Cutthroat.

External links

• Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived September 1, 2006)
• Road Rules at TV.com

Preceded by Campus Crawl

Road Rules South Pacific

Succeeded by X-Treme