$500,000 cash prize in Bachelor in Paradise Season 10 finale—did everyone win?
Big cash prize announcement
“Paradise has always been about finding love, now we’re raising the stakes,” host Jesse Palmer told contestants from Costa Rica in Week 6.
Couples who made it to the finals this season had the chance to win love as well as $500,000.
Season 10 introduced this cash prize for the first time, making it worth watching to see whether the fate of romance would be tied or broken by money.
No new arrivals, just relationships tested
The producers made it clear that there would be no new arrivals on the show going forward.
This time around, each test was designed to deeply question the strength of a relationship.
Couples had to perform relationship exercises—some to be the winner, others to be the eliminated, and some involved handing out roses.
The challenges were emotional, and at times, the lure of money tampered with love.
Reactions from the couples competing
As the news of the $500,000 spread, reactions were mixed.
Gary Levingston said, “I came for love, but when money comes, people go crazy.”
- Allyshia Gupta feared that the prize would “corrupt” some relationships.
- On the other hand, some contestants admitted that this twist would bring out fake love.
Sean McLaughlin was targeted by the other couples, saying that he is openly strategizing only for money.
Bailey Taylor Brown also reprimanded, “If you build a relationship for money and not love, then it is all dishonesty.”
There was a cash prize before, but not in Paradise
The Bachelor franchise previously had a prize of $250,000 in The Bachelor Pad (2010–2012).
But such a twist never came in Paradise.
Jesse Palmer said that this cash prize is an evolved form of the format, which will take relationships and competition to the next level.
Will it increase romance or spoil trust?
Some viewers are saying that adding the question of money to love turns Romantic League into a game.
On the other hand, the couples who are really meant for each other will get a chance to prove their relationship;
no matter what temptations come, their bond will not be affected by money.
Result and what’s next?
The couples who survived in the finale passed money tests in two parts.
Every couple selected envelopes and opened them and some chose love, some proved their strength day by day.
However, the real miracle will happen when the cameras are off.
How long will those relationships last? Only then will we know.
This twist of Bachelor in Paradise showed the true value of love:
no matter how much money you have, a relationship cannot be strong without the heart being connected.
Next time, we will see whether someone really chose love or will run after money.