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. 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
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!Cast member!!Age!!Hometown
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| Abram Boise
| 20
| Bozeman, MT
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| Cara Zavaleta
| 22
| Bowling Green, OH
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| Christena Pyle
| 20
| Tampa, FL
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| Dave Giuntoli
| 22
| St. Louis, MO
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| Donell Langham
| 20
| Boston, MA
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| Mary Beth Decker
| 22
| Houston, TX
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| Chris Graebe
| 22
| Ellettsville, IN
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| Tina Barta
| 21
| Lincoln, NE
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| Jeremy Blossom
| 19
| Parma Heights, OH
|}
Duration of cast
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:5%;" |
! scope="col" colspan="17" | Episodes
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! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 1
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 2
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 3
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 4
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 5
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 6
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 7
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 8
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 9
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 10
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 11
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 12
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 13
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 14
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 15
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 16
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 17
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| scope="row" | Christena
| style="background:#959FFD;" colspan="17" | FEAT
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| scope="row" | Dave
| style="background:#959FFD;" colspan="17" | FEAT
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| scope="row" | Mary Beth
| style="background:#959FFD;" colspan="17" | FEAT
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| scope="row" | Chris
| style="background:lightgrey;" colspan="6" |
| style="background:#FFFF00;"| REP.
| style="background:#959FFD;" colspan="10" | FEAT
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| scope="row" | Tina
| style="background:lightgrey;" colspan="9" |
| style="background:#FFFF00;"| REP.
| style="background:#959FFD;" colspan="7" | FEAT
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| scope="row" | Jeremy
| style="background:lightgrey;" colspan="12" |
| style="background:#FFFF00;"| REP.
| style="background:#959FFD;" colspan="7" | FEAT
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| scope="row" | Donell
| style="background:#959FFD;" colspan="12" | FEAT
| style="background:#00A86B;"| VOTE
| style="background:lightgrey;" colspan="7" |
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| scope="row" | Cara
| style="background:#959FFD;" colspan="9" | FEAT
| style="background:#00A86B;"| VOTE
| style="background:lightgrey;" colspan="7" |
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| scope="row" | Abram
| style="background:#959FFD;" colspan="6" | FEAT
| style="background:#FA8072;"| REM.
| style="background:lightgrey;" colspan="10" |
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; 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
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! #
! Challenge
! Result
! Notes
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! 1
| Around the World
| bgcolor="#99FF66" | Completed
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! 2
| Buried Alive
| bgcolor="#99FF66" | Completed
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! 3
| Strong Man Competition
| bgcolor="#99FF66" | Completed
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! 4
| Search for the Cure
| bgcolor="#99FF66" | Completed
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! 5
| Family Feud
| bgcolor="#99FF66" | Completed
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! 6
| Climb to Jump
| bgcolor="#99FF66" | Completed
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! 7
| Strip Tease
| bgcolor="#99FF66" | Completed
| Abram removed from show for physical violence; Chris replaces him.
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! 8
| Catche Me If You Can
| bgcolor="#FF6666" | Failed
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! 9
| Rock Diving
| bgcolor="#99FF66" | Completed
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! 10
| Glacier Climb
| bgcolor="#FF6666" | Failed
| Cara voted out; Tina replaces her.
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! 11
| Little House on the Prairie
| bgcolor="#99FF66" | Completed
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! 12
| Sensory Race
| bgcolor="#99FF66" | Completed
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! 13
| Put the Skills to the Test
| bgcolor="#FF6666" | Failed
| Donell voted out; Jeremy replaces him.
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! 14
| Face Off
| bgcolor="#FF6666" | Failed
| Beat by Road Rules: Campus Crawl
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! 15
| Trust Me
| bgcolor="#99FF66" | Completed
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|-
! 16
| Grab the Keys
| bgcolor="#99FF66" | 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.
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
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! scope="row"|Abram Boise
|The Gauntlet, The Inferno, Battle of the Sexes 2, The Inferno II, The Inferno 3,<br>The Island, Cutthroat, Battle of the Exes, Battle of the Bloodlines
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! scope="row"|Cara Zavaleta
|The Gauntlet, The Gauntlet 2, The Inferno 3
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! scope="row"|Christena Pyle
|The Inferno
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! scope="row"|Dave Giuntoli
|The Gauntlet
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! scope="row"|Donell Langham
|
|
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! scope="row"|
|
|
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! scope="row"|Chris Graebe
|Battle of the Sexes 2
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! scope="row"|Tina Barta
|The Gauntlet, Battle of the Sexes 2, The Inferno II, Fresh Meat, The Duel, Battle of the Eras
|The Challenge: All Stars (season 2),<br>The Challenge: All Stars (season 3),<br>The Challenge: All Stars (season 4)
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! scope="row"|Jeremy Blossom
|The Inferno, The Gauntlet 2
|
|}
:Note: Tina appeared on Cutthroat for an elimination