Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too season 3

Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too
Season 3
No. of episodes8
Release
Original networkOxygen
Original releaseDecember 5, 2011 (2011-12-05) –
January 23, 2012 (2012-01-23)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The third season of Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too premiered on December 5, 2011, with Tanisha Thomas returning as the host.[1] The season ran for eight episodes and concluded on January 23, 2012.

Format

Alumni from previous seasons of The Bad Girls Club are "looking for the man of their dreams." For season three, Three "bad girls" have a choice of 13 bachelors to explore love, friendships, etc. The bad girls are Sydney and Kori from Season 6 and Judi from Season 7. Each week features a variety of challenges. The "bad girls" battle it out and compete to be the "HBIC" - Head Bad Girl In Charge.[2] Instead of season 1 with each "bad girl" choosing who is up for elimination, the "HBIC" chooses who is up for elimination.

Cast

"Bad Girls"

From left to right: Kori, Sydney, Judi
Name BGC season Eliminated
Judi Jai Season 7 Winner
Kori Koether Season 6 Runner-up
Sydney Steinfeldt Season 6 Episode 7

Contestants

Name[3] Age Hometown Title name Eliminated
Matthew Goodman[4] 23 Atlanta, Georgia The Gentleman G. Winner
John "Slim" Marshal 23 Atlanta, Georgia The Player Episode 8, runner-up
Joey Paggi 21 Gainesville, Florida The Funny Guy Episode 8, runner-up
Edson Segarra 23 Atlantic City, New Jersey The Silly Guy Episode 8
Nick Heldreth 25 Kailua, Hawaii Mr. All American Episode 8
Jonathan Peterburs[5] 23 Trenton, New Jersey Freaky Jon P Episode 7
Chris Kirk 21 San Diego, California The Boy Next Door Episode 6
Robby Fiore 25 Chicago, Illinois The Model Episode 5
Pasquale Ugenti 24 New Rochelle, New York Mr. In Your Face Episode 4
Jordan Cuesta 21 Miami, Florida The Latin Rapper Episode 3
Michael Vaidik 24 Bloomington, Indiana The Ultimate Bro Episode 2
Nick Freeman 24 Baltimore, Maryland Mr. Keeping It Real Episode 1
Dusty Humfeld 23 La Crosse, Wisconsin The Farm Boy Episode 1

Game history

Contestants Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Judi SAFE HBIC SAFE SAFE SAFE HBIC HBIC WINNER
Kori HBIC SAFE SAFE SAFE HBIC SAFE SAFE ELIM
Sydney SAFE SAFE HBIC HBIC SAFE SAFE ELIM
Matthew SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM 3 SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNER
John BTM 3 SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM
Joey BTM 3 BTM 3 SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM 3 BTM 3 ELIM
Nick H. SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM 3 BTM 3 ELIM
Edson BTM 3 SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM 3 SAFE SAFE ELIM
Jonathan BTM 3 SAFE BTM 3 SAFE BTM 3 SAFE ELIM
Chris SAFE BTM 3 SAFE BTM 3 SAFE ELIM
Robby SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM
Pasquale SAFE SAFE BTM 3 ELIM
Jordan SAFE SAFE ELIM
Michael SAFE ELIM
Nick F. ELIM
Dusty ELIM
  The contestant is the Bad Girl
  The contestant is a male
  This contestant was the HBIC
  This contestant was put in the bottom 3 by the HBIC
  This contestant was eliminated

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Let the Bad Begin"December 5, 2011 (2011-12-05)0.58[6]
Three former Bad Girls meet 13 eligible guys looking for love. Tensions between Kori and Sydney come to blows.
2"Boys and Battle Raps"December 12, 2011 (2011-12-12)0.68[7]
The ladies must show rhyme and reason by displaying their rap skills before guest judge Too $hort. In other news, drama swells and alliances alter when Judi inches toward one of Sydney's suitors.
3"Rock the Boat"December 19, 2011 (2011-12-19)0.53[8]
The ladies bask in a bash on a tiki boat, but it doesn't go swimmingly well when one suitor irritates the others.
4"Heartbeats and Heartache"December 26, 2011 (2011-12-26)0.54[9]
Anger erupts when Sydney and Kori conspire against Judi. Meanwhile, Sydney's fixation with a suitor affects her game; and the ladies get down and dirty in a ploy to win over the bachelors.
5"Ex's and Oh's"January 2, 2012 (2012-01-02)0.76[10]
Exes from the men's pasts make an unforeseen visit, turning the matchmaking competition upside down. Their surprise arrival aggravates Sydney. The girls and the contestants are split up into 3 teams where they put on a show for the boys' exes. Afterward, the girls ask the contestants and their exes intimate questions pertaining to their love life.
6"Diamonds Are a Bad Girl's Best Friend"January 9, 2012 (2012-01-09)0.77[11]
The guys buy jewelry for the girls, and the girl with the highest dollar amount will win HBIC. Judi's insecurities get the best of her and John continues to play mind games with Sydney.
7"Players Will Play"January 16, 2012 (2012-01-16)0.80[12]
A succession of extreme dares challenges the women, and the game comes to a swift end for one lady. Natalie Nunn makes an appearance, fraying nerves in the process.
8"Happily Ever After"January 23, 2012 (2012-01-23)N/A
The winning couple is revealed in the Season 3 finale.

References

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  3. ^ "Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too Cast — Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too Cast". Poptower.com. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
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