For Love or Money

With the tables turned and the stakes raised, 15 hot eligible bachelors arrived at the mansion - thinking they were competing for love. Meet the bachelors, click here. They rolled up to the mansion in several Hummers and were immediately impressed with the decadent digs. Jordan greeted them and welcomed them into the house to get to know each other. They shot pool and acted cool around each other, but to camera they talked about how they ""ached for love"" (Chris) and how they had ""their game faces on"" (Deric). Lots of the guys compared their search for love to a game that needed to be won. Strategy was key, as was knowing their opponents. Sounds romantic, eh? After dinner, Jordan met the guys in the living room and dropped the million-dollar bombshell. The guys just couldn't stop smiling! Jordan proceeded to pass out the checks so that the guys could see what a million dollars made out in their name would look like. Chad V. said that despite the cash prize, he was still hoping to find l

Another wonderful day at the mansion began with a hearty breakfast and a heart-to-heart from Jordan. In the main room, Jordan explained that the dating would begin. Only eight of the 10 would be going on group dates in two groups of four. Two guys would be left out. Erin had chosen two guys as ""team captains"" and those two guys would have decide which two would be left out. Wade and Munch were chosen as team captains. The guys seemed to embrace the sports analogy as a dating technique…and why wouldn't they? Wade said there were pros and cons to being a captain. On the plus side, he explained, you were guaranteed to go on the group date. On the negative side, you were definitely going to have whoever you ""cut"" from the dates against you. Wade and Munch went about the business of picking teams. Wade chose Thomas, because he was the youngest and therefore furthest from Erin in age. Munch picked Dan. Greg was next for Wade's team, even though Wade considers him one of the top three guys in

The seven remaining guys scampered down to breakfast as the reality of the game set in. One of them would be a millionaire. Jordan arrived and asked the guys to take a gamble. The guys arrived in the game room to find a blackjack table. Six of the guys, Jordan explained, would be going on two separate triple dates. One lucky ace would get his own single date with Erin. A mini-blackjack tournament would decide the winner of the solo date. Jordan dealt the first hand - which eliminated everyone except for Vic and Wade. In the second round, Vic held with 13 while Wade hit on 9 for a 19. Jordan had 9 and hit for 11, then again for 14 and a final time for 18. Luck was a lady that night and Wade had won a single date with Erin. Then Jordan told Greg, Chad V. and Vic that their date started in one hour! Greg felt his group was a competitive bunch. Vic, who was left out of the prior group date, felt lucky just to be included. High atop a mountain, the guys met Erin at a ropes course. Why she w

And then there were five. Wade, Vic, Chad V., Greg and Eric met Jordan poolside to hear the latest on their quest for love - and hopefully a million bucks to boot. To their surprise, a large contraption had been erected over the pool. Jordan explained that four of the five guys would get to go on two separate double dates with Erin. The one remaining bachelor would be left out. In order to determine who would go and who would stay, the guys had to complete a physical challenge. The guys had to hang from a bar suspended above the pool. The man who held on the longest got to choose who would be excluded from the double dates. I liked this competition, if only because it involved all the guys in their swim trunks. To make matters worse, Jordan invited Erin along to watch the guys suffer. They each employed various ""grips"" - over, under, alternating. Greg and Vic slipped into the pool first. Eric fell next after trying to reestablish his grip. Wade and Chad remained. Despite his determinat

Jordan woke the sleeping beauties to inform them that the day would hold four dates - but that not all four of them would necessarily be going on them. That Jordan with his cryptic messages! He gave each of the guys a cell phone and explained that Erin also had a phone - programmed with each guy's number. In half an hour, she'd call one of them to go on the first date. At the end of that date (approximately 2 hours), she could call one of the other guys for the second date - or extend the date she was already on. So, theoretically, she could just spend the day with one guy, or spend it with all four guys depending on how things were going. As the guys got ready, they pondered what quality time with Erin would do for their standings at this point. Eric kept second-guessing his comments at the last elimination ceremony. He thought it was in poor taste to refer to the guy who chose the money (Vic) as ""selling out."" He really wanted to apologize to Erin for what he perceived as an inapprop

Rob's surprise arrival brought mixed feelings to the mansion. Both Rob and Erin had to keep their past a secret; otherwise, the guys would know that Erin had been through this experience before. Meanwhile, Eric seemed a little put off by the fact that the rest of them had endured eliminations and ""put in their time"" while Rob just got to waltz in at the end. Little did he know that Rob had more than paid his dues. Chad wondered if maybe Rob was a one-night stand or an ex-boyfriend, but said he didn't really want to know. Later, he said he couldn't stand him! On the other hand, Wade took it as a sign that things had taken a turn for the worse. When Eric tried to find out how Rob knew Erin, Rob dodged it by saying he didn't want to talk about it. Eric called it a ""lawyer mentality"" that Rob was discussing things on a ""need to know"" basis. Wade was especially peeved that an ""ex-boyfriend"" had been thrown into the mix. Boys, boys, simmer down! Rob felt his advantage was that he knows about

It's down to the final three and you know what that means! (Okay, well if you're not a complete reality junkie, it means 24-Hour Fantasy Dates!) Erin tried to put aside the game and follow her heart while she spent time away with each guy. Chad's date was first and he and Erin jetted off to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. They stayed at the Mexican equivalent of the Bel-Air mansion: An incredible private, beachfront estate fully stocked and staffed for the occasion. As the sun set, they enjoyed margaritas on the rocks - they were sitting on actual rocks, the margaritas were actually blended. Back in Bel-Air, Rob kept pretending he'd never been in the house. Wade continued to ask just how Rob knew Erin, how they'd met, when they dated etcetera, but Rob kept dodging the issue with silent stares. Meanwhile, in Mexico, Erin and Chad were amazed at how comfortable they were with each other. After a candlelit dinner, guess where they decided to go? C'mon…guess. If you said, ""Hot tub"" then you win!

This episode reunites all contestants from ""For love or money"" parts 1 and 2, and provides outtakes and an update on their lives (except for Erin, Chad and Wade) since they were eliminated.

The much-awaited night of the summer came. Two guys (Wade and Chad), two hours, two million dollars on the line. Last week we saw everyone again in the reunion special. And the week before, we saw Rob get rejected by Eric for the SECOND time. Erin makes one final elimination. Wade is kicked out, leaving Chad as her choice. Chad quotes (after confessing about everything), ""Having said that, I am going to not take the money."" Erin is so happy. She promises Chad one million dollars because he made a gamble, so now he gets both