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*'''Airdate''': October 14, 2010
*'''Airdate''': October 14, 2010
*'''Task scope''': The teams are asked to manage and present a fashion show presenting the shoe line for Rockport.
*'''Task scope''': The teams were asked to manage and present a fashion show presenting the shoe line for Rockport.
*'''Fortitude project manager''': Stephanie
*'''Fortitude project manager''': Stephanie
*'''Octane project manager''': Wade
*'''Octane project manager''': Wade
*'''Judges''': Donald Trump; Rockport executives
*'''Judges''': Donald Trump; Rockport executives
*'''Winning team''': Fortitude
*'''Winning team''': Fortitude
*'''Reasons for win:''' Despite the fact that they screwed up one of the designs, they were smoother and more effective. Especially with the announcer Brandy. Trump decided the women going back to their suite without telling the results.
*'''Reasons for win:''' Despite the fact that one of their models was considered unattractive and some of their clothing choices were questionable, they were smoother and more effective in their presentation. Brandy was complemented for her excellent job as event MC. In an unusual move, Trump sent the women out of the boardroom before discussing the men's results.
*'''Reward''':
*'''Reward''':
*'''Losing team''': Octane
*'''Losing team''': Octane
*'''Reasons for loss:''' Despite the fact that their models were perfect, Octane's presentation was awful. Furthermore, Gene did not practice and rehearse is presentation enough especially he actually fumbled in the presentation.
*'''Reasons for loss:''' While their models were well-dressed and attractive, Octane's presentation was extremely awful and unprofessional. The judges specifically noted that Gene was a horrible MC for the presentation. He repeatedly fumbled his words, his presentation content was boring, and he presented from behind a computer.
*'''Sent to boardroom:''' No final boardroom - Trump decided that Wade does not deserve to select 1-3 people for the Final Boardroom because he didn't deliver any promises and his leadership quality was questioned.
*'''Sent to boardroom:''' No final boardroom - Trump decided that Wade did not deserve to select 1-3 people for the Final Boardroom because he delivered exceptionally poor results for his team.
*'''Fired:''' Wade - for lousy quality of leadership, inability to control Gene, and for horrible-decision making for choosing someone being an announcer, along with Gene for constantly fumbling his words and for being an uninteresting announcer. David was part of the announcer and he was not effective but he's not the reason he loss, so Gene was fired instead.
*'''Fired:''' Wade for lousy quality of leadership, inability to effectively manage Gene, and for horrible choice of announcer. Gene for his wretched performance as announcer.


==Sources==
==Sources==

Revision as of 15:28, 15 October 2010

Template:Infobox Television The Apprentice The Apprentice 10 is the tenth installment of the United States version of the reality television series, The Apprentice. On March 17, 2010 NBC officially announced the renewal of The Apprentice for the fall of 2010.[1][2] For this season the show is going back to its regular version, with non-celebrities, for the first time since the 2006–07 television schedule. The theme of this season is "second chance" and contestants are those affected by the Late-2000s recession.

Taping began June 1, 2010,[3] and ended on June 29, 2010.[4] The season premiered on Thursday, September 16th, 2010 at 9-11pm ET.[5]

Candidates

Candidate Background Original team Age Hometown Result
Poppy Carlig Unemployed Grad Student Fortitude 24 Richmond, California
Stephanie Castagnier Unemployed Banker Fortitude 34 Chicago, Illinois
David Johnson Unemployed Account Manager Octane 34 Portage, Michigan
Brandy Kuentzel Former Corporate Attorney Fortitude 30 San Francisco, California
Steuart Martens Fledgling Entrepreneur Octane 27 Washington, DC
Liza Mucheru-Wisner Struggling Business Owner Fortitude 30 Corpus Christi, Texas
Clint Robertson Struggling Property Developer Octane 40 Fort Worth, Texas
Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy Assistant District Attorney Fortitude 29 Brooklyn, New York
Kelly Smith Beaty Unemployed Publicist Fortitude 30 Fayetteville, Georgia
Anand Vasudev Struggling Business Owner Octane 31 Tampa, Florida
Wade Hanson Struggling Realtor Octane 33 Woodbury, Minnesota Fired in week 5
(10-14-2010)
Gene Folkes Unemployed Financial Advisor Octane 46 Wylie, Texas Fired in week 5
(10-14-2010)
Tyana Alvarado Unemployed Sales Rep Fortitude 41 Miami, Florida Fired in week 4
(10-07-2010)
James Weir Unemployed Attorney Octane 31 New York City, New York Fired in week 3
(09-30-2010)
Alex Delgado Former Construction Engineer Octane 43 Santa Ynez, California Fired in week 2
(09-23-2010)
Nicole Chiu Unemployed Attorney Fortitude 27 Palos Verdes, California Fired in week 1
(09-16-2010)

Weekly results

Candidate Original team Application Result Record as project manager
Poppy Carlig Fortitude 1-0 (win in week 2)
Stephanie Castagnier Fortitude 1-0 (win in week 5)
David Johnson Octane 0-1 (loss in week 2)
Brandy Kuentzel Fortitude
Steuart Martens Octane
Liza Mucheru-Wisner Fortitude
Clint Robertson Octane 1-0 (win in week 4)
Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy Fortitude 0-1 (loss in week 4)
Kelly Smith Beaty Fortitude
Anand Vasudev Octane
Wade Hanson Octane Fired in week 5 0-1 (loss in week 5)
Gene Folkes Octane Fired in week 5 1-0 (win in week 1)
Tyana Alvarado Fortitude Fired in week 4 1-0 (win in week 3)
James Weir Octane Fired in week 3 0-1 (loss in week 3)
Alex Delgado Octane Fired in week 2
Nicole Chiu Fortitude Fired in week 1 0-1 (loss in week 1)
Elimination Chart
Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Anand IN IN IN IN IN
Brandy IN IN IN IN IN
Clint IN IN IN WIN IN
David IN LOSE BR IN IN
Kelly IN IN IN IN IN
Liza IN IN IN BR IN
Mahsa BR IN IN LOSE IN
Poppy IN WIN IN IN IN
Stephanie IN IN IN IN WIN
Steuart IN IN IN IN IN
Wade IN IN BR IN FIRED
Gene WIN IN IN IN FIRED
Tyana BR IN WIN FIRED
James IN BR FIRED
Alex IN FIRED
Nicole FIRED
  The contestant was on the losing team.
  The contestant was hired and won the competition.
  The contestant won as project manager on his/her team.
  The contestant lost as project manager on his/her team.
  The contestant was called at the final boardroom.
  The contestant was fired.
  The contestant lost as project manager and was fired.
  The contestant quit the competition.
  The contestant didn't participate in the challenge.

Episodes

Episode 1

  • Airdate: September 16, 2010
  • Task scope: The teams were tasked with creating an office workspace.
  • Fortitude project manager: Nicole
  • Octane project manager: Gene
  • Judges: Donald Trump; Ivanka Trump; Donald Trump, Jr.
  • Winning team: Octane
  • Reasons for win: Mr. Trump expressed point blank to the teams that he didn't like either team's designs, however, he liked the modern SOHO design by Octane, resulting in Octane's victory.
  • Reward: Gene is rewarded by having the opportunity to sit down with Donald Trump
  • Losing team: Fortitude
  • Sent to boardroom: Nicole, Tyana, Mahsa
  • Fired: Nicole, for unanimously being blamed as a bad leader by her teammates, lack of overall quality leadership, losing respect of the entire team, giving the team no direction, relying on the team too much for decisions, and not effectively defending herself in the boardroom. After her time on The Apprentice, Trump set Nicole up with an interview at the Miss Universe pageant.

Episode 2

  • Airdate: September 23, 2010
  • Task scope: The teams had to sell ice cream on the streets of New York.
  • Fortitude project manager: Poppy
  • Octane project manager: David
  • Judges: Donald Trump; George H. Ross; Donald Trump, Jr.
  • Tension: Constant bickering between Stephanie, Poppy, and Liza flared.
  • Winning team: Fortitude
  • Reasons for win: They earned $1800 in profit.
  • Reward: Poppy is rewarded by having the opportunity to sit down with Jack Welch, former CEO Of General Electric
  • Fortitude: Their celebration was short-lived between Liza, Poppy, Stephanie, and Brandy.
  • Losing team: Octane
  • Reasons for loss: Lost by $300 with total profit of $1500.
  • Sent to boardroom: David, Alex, James
  • Fired: Alex, for lack of sales ability, and not defending himself. After his time on The Apprentice, he became a construction manager.

Episode 3

  • Airdate: September 30, 2010
  • Task scope: To organize and manage a doggy day care.
  • Fortitude project manager: Tyana
  • Octane project manager: James
  • Judges: Donald Trump; Ivanka Trump; Donald Trump, Jr.
  • Tension: At Octane, PM James prevented David from asking questions in the meeting with the owner of the doggy day care, which infuriated David. At Fortitude, PM Tyana did not want Mahsa working at reception, which infuriated Mahsa.
  • Winning team: Fortitude
  • Reasons for win: The women's team was run smooth and nicely done. Both the owner of the day care and Mr. Milan loved what the women did.
  • Reward: A sit down with Russell Simmons, co-founder of Def Jam Recordings and founder of Phat Farm
  • Losing team: Octane
  • Reasons for loss: The men's team was short one candidate when James decided to "bench" David, and the owner wasn't impressed and hated the job that the team did.
  • Sent to boardroom: Wade, David, James
  • Fired: James, for not being respected by his team players, inability to control his team, and for benching David. After his time on The Apprentice, he began to work for the New York district attorney's office.

Episode 4

  • Airdate: October 7, 2010
  • Task scope: The teams are asked to develop a viral video for Popcorn Indiana.
  • Fortitude project manager: Mahsa
  • Octane project manager: Clint
  • Judges: Donald Trump; Ivanka Trump; Donald Trump, Jr.
  • Note: David did not compete in this task due to a tooth pain from a previous root canal.
  • Winning team: Octane
  • Reasons for win: Even though the judges criticized the violence in the viral video, they also said that the men's video was more entertaining.
  • Reward: Clint got to meet with Steve Forbes of Forbes Magazine
  • Losing team: Fortitude
  • Reasons for loss: Even though the judges appreciated the irony in the women's video, they thought that their video was not extreme enough and felt more like a commercial.
  • Sent to boardroom: Mahsa, Tyana, Liza
  • Fired: Tyana - for being disloyal, unhelpful to Masha, lack of contribution, and for complaining about the team's concept of their viral video.

Episode 5

  • Airdate: October 14, 2010
  • Task scope: The teams were asked to manage and present a fashion show presenting the shoe line for Rockport.
  • Fortitude project manager: Stephanie
  • Octane project manager: Wade
  • Judges: Donald Trump; Rockport executives
  • Winning team: Fortitude
  • Reasons for win: Despite the fact that one of their models was considered unattractive and some of their clothing choices were questionable, they were smoother and more effective in their presentation. Brandy was complemented for her excellent job as event MC. In an unusual move, Trump sent the women out of the boardroom before discussing the men's results.
  • Reward:
  • Losing team: Octane
  • Reasons for loss: While their models were well-dressed and attractive, Octane's presentation was extremely awful and unprofessional. The judges specifically noted that Gene was a horrible MC for the presentation. He repeatedly fumbled his words, his presentation content was boring, and he presented from behind a computer.
  • Sent to boardroom: No final boardroom - Trump decided that Wade did not deserve to select 1-3 people for the Final Boardroom because he delivered exceptionally poor results for his team.
  • Fired: Wade for lousy quality of leadership, inability to effectively manage Gene, and for horrible choice of announcer. Gene for his wretched performance as announcer.

Sources

  1. ^ "NBC, Donald Trump and Mark Burnett Want to Help America Get Back to Work with New Version of Popular Original Series 'The Apprentice'". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
  2. ^ "Casting". NBC.com. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
  3. ^ "Ivanka Trump". Verified Twitter account. Retrieved 2010-06-01. "Today is the first day of filming for the Apprentice. Very exciting." June 01, 2010 12:05:58 PM. She later specified, "The original Apprentice. We film the Celebrity version in the fall."
  4. ^ "Donald Trump hits links at golf course with his name". Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved 2010-06-14.."
  5. ^ "NBC ANNOUNCES UPDATED FALL SCHEDULE PREMIERES". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
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