I Love Money season 4
The fourth season of the VH1 reality television series I Love Money, created by The Surreal Life executive producers Cris Abrego and Mark Cronin and their company, 51 Minds Entertainment, premiered on 16 September 2010. The third season was originally slated to air in January 2010, but was pulled from the schedule in 2009 after one of the contestants, Ryan Jenkins, committed suicide after being charged with the murder of his wife, Jasmine Fiore. It subsequently emerged that Jenkins had been convicted of assault in 2007. However, due to an inadequate background check by Straightline International, the firm contracted to vet him, this was not disclosed to VH1 or 51 Minds. According to 51 Minds, had this assault been disclosed, Jenkins would have never been allowed on the show.
The fourth season's 18 contestants were drawn from I Love New York, Rock of Love, Real Chance of Love, Daisy of Love, Megan Wants a Millionaire, and For the Love of Ray J to compete in physical and mental challenges, aiming for a $250,000 grand prize. Production began in late August 2009 and wrapped September 2009. The show was reportedly edited in order to focus on the competitions, as VH1 noted they "had a new programming filter in place" in the wake of the Jenkins incident. This was to be the final season of the series. The winner of the competition was Mindy Hall.
Episode progress
;Teams;Competition Notes
;Episode Notes
Episode 1 – Blond Baller and Francisco were the only ones safe from elimination as they were the Team Captains.
Episode 7 – Craig announced there would be no more teams.
Episode 9 – Garth came last in the challenge and was eliminated straight away.
Episode 11 – Brittanya came last in the challenge and was eliminated straight away.
Hot Wings and Brooklyn both made it to the last step of the challenge, with no clear order given.
Episodes
Episode 1: Game On!
Source:First aired 16 September 2010
- Viewers – 731,000
Their first challenge is called the "Safe Cracker" it involves the contestants competing in their own sex to spin around a gear which is on top of a safe until it opens, then after it opens they must take out a bag of money from inside the safe and run across to the next safe; the first six contestants to make it this station moves on to the next round of the challenge, while the other three are eliminated. They empty out the money on the top of safe, count how much money there is to find out what the safe combination, unlock the safe, and move on to the next round. The first 3 to move on to the next round are safe whilst the other 3 contestants are eliminated. After the safe is unlocked, they have to run across to a safe and untie the rope holding it down; after the knot is untied, they must lift up the safe in the air with rope and smash it down on the ground so it cracks open. After it opens, the first person to get the detonator, run to the final safe, and blow it up is the winner will be the team captain.Challenge: Safe CrackerChallenge Winners: Blonde Baller, FranciscoEliminated Final Round: Brooklyn, SassyEliminated Semifinal Round: 20 Pack, 6 Gauge, Brittanya, Chi Chi, Feisty, Hot Wings, Marcia, PunisherEliminated First Round: Alex, Cheezy, Corn Fed, Garth, Mamacita, MindyGold Team: Blonde Baller, 20 Pack, Hot Wings, Punisher, Brittanya, Garth, Sassy, BrooklynGreen Team: Francisco, Mindy, 6 Gauge, Marcia, Chi-Chi, Feisty, Alex, Corn FedBottom 6: Alex, Brooklyn, Cheezy, Sassy, Mamacita, Corn FedEliminated: Cheezy, Mamacita
;Episode Notes
- This is the first time on I Love Money, where two people go home on the first night.
Episode 2: Bermuda Love Triangle
Source:First aired 23 September 2010
- Viewers – 554,000
;Episode Notes
- Captains are chosen by Craig by having each team members' names written on ping pong balls and drawn at random from individual bags. The losing team captain is automatically up for elimination. Once selected captain they cannot be selected again.
Episode 3: Bedlam
Source:First aired 30 September 2010
- Viewers – 651,000
;Episode Notes
- On this season, the player that has the overall best score on select challenges will win a Gold Lock. This lock will give them immunity even if their team loses the challenge.
- Mindy, Marcia, Corn Fed and Feisty create the "Flower Power" alliance, so they can work together to get the strong competitors out.
- The Bed Hopping challenge was also used on tenth episode of "I Love Money 2".
- For the challenge if a contestant fell into the water their time is automatically 60 seconds. The maximum of time giving was 60 seconds to complete the challenge.
Episode 4: Tequila Girls Gone Wild
First aired – 6 October 2010- Viewers – 596,000
- VH1 moved the premiere of new episodes from Thursdays at 11:00 pm to Wednesdays at 11:00 pm.
| Round | Match-up | Winner |
| 1 | Mindy vs. Hot Wings | Hot Wings |
| 2 | Chi-Chi vs. Garth | Chi-Chi |
| 3 | Marcia vs. Sassy | Sassy |
| 4 | 6 Gauge vs. Punisher | Punisher |
| 5 | Corn Fed vs. Blonde Baller | Blonde Baller |
After the Green team lose for the second time, they talk about who they're planning to vote for in the vault. Marcia, Feisty, Corn Fed and Mindy at first say they're going to vote for 6 gauge and Francisco. 6 Gauge then gets furious and storms out. Marcia and Feisty leave the room thinking that their alliance with Corn Fed and Mindy are going to stick together and vote for the guys. 6 Gauge comes back in after and tells them that there is no way any of them are going to make it far into the game if they all keep putting the strongest people in the box and as they will not win any challenges if the weaker people just stick around in the team. This ends up persuading everyone to not vote for the guys, although Marcia and Feisty do not know any of this as they are not in the room and are not told of this. In the vault Feisty gets voted in the box and so does Corn Fed. This infuriates Marcia she ends up having a huge fight with Mindy saying that she is not loyal and a backstabbing liar who turned her back on their alliance and agreement whilst being naked. On the power outing Marcia and feisty have a huge argument with Corn Fed this causes Brooklyn to not even be able to speak or say anything. Finally Brooklyn has a one on one with Feisty and she talks about how Corn Fed is not loyal and talks about the alliance she had and how Mindy and Corn Fed went back on the alliance they had, She also says that she would be willing to throw the team challenges for him whilst their talking, Marcia breaks down in front of Corn Fed saying how betrayed she feels as she thought they were friends and she would go away from this experience even if she did not win feeling like she had mad some really good friends. After the power outing, Marcia says to Chi Chi that your father's laughing at you as Chi Chi's dad is dead, Which makes Chi Chi emotional and Brooklyn who over hears does get emotional as well as his dad is dead. At the elimination they all get their final pleas Feisty and Marcia basically state that their loyal unlike Corn Fed and will always have Brooklyn's back if he saves them. Corn Fed states that she was loyal to her team like Brooklyn is and she had to do what she had to do. Brooklyn then calls up Marcia saying that he had heard her saying some really personal things to Chi Chi about his deceased Father. Which Brooklyn got says he got offended by that since his dad is dead. He then asks Craig to void her check. Marcia is then very sad by her elimination but says she was happy she met a great friend Feisty. Feisty then states she is going to win the money for MarciaChallenge: Junk in the TrunkTeam Captains: Brooklyn, MarciaWinner: Gold TeamLoser: Green TeamGold Lock: NonePay Master: BrooklynBottom 3: Corn Fed, Feisty, MarciaEliminated: Marcia
;Reasons for EliminationMarcia: After the Power Outting, Marcia argues with Mindy and Chi Chi. During the argument, she talks about Chi Chi and his deceased father, which bothers Brooklyn. He sends her home at elimination because as he stated on the first episode, his dad is deceased also and he felt that her comments to Chi Chi showed him her true colors.
Episode 5: It's All Part of the Game
First aired 13 October 2010- Viewers – 442,000.
- VH1 moved the premiere of new episodes again from Wednesdays at 11:00 pm to Wednesdays at 10:00 pm. This now rivals MTV's hit show The Challenge: Cutthroat, causing a ratings showdown between the two shows.
;Episode Notes
- In this challenge the maximum time allowed was 4:00, and anyone who fell off the support beams times were automatically 4:00.
Episode 6: Millionaires Making Moves
First aired 20 October 2010- Viewers: 423,000
;Reasons For EliminationFeisty: At the Power Outting, Mindy helped Garth realize that she was more reliable than Feisty was in the game. She would help him more when the challenges become individual and would save him when she could. Garth could not decide who he wanted to send home at elimination. He called Feisty to get her check first, only to send he back. He then gave the first check to Mindy and the last check to Corn Fed, thus eliminating Feisty.
Episode 7: Battle of the Blonde Backstabber
First aired 27 October 2010- Viewers: 664,000
| Place | Contestant |
| 1 | Brittanya |
| 2 | Garth |
| 3 | Blonde Baller |
| 4 | Mindy |
| 5 | Sassy |
| 6 | Corn Fed |
| 7 | Hot Wings |
| 8 | Francisco |
| 9 | 6 Gauge |
| 10 | Brooklyn |
| 11 | Punisher |
Punisher is very happy with the outcome of the challenge because he knows he won't go home. Blonde Baller, knowing she has a target on her back, asks Brittanya if she has a problem with her and Brittanya says, "I'm sick of hearing you talking shit so maybe," but Brittanya is not 100% sure she will send Blonde Baller home. Later on, Brittanya tells Sassy that she really likes Francisco which excites Sassy because Sassy sees this as an opportunity to save Blonde Baller. Sassy tries to get Brittanya and Francisco close to each other which works. She then leaves them alone and tells Blonde Baller that she might be safe, and says that "Brittanya actually being a ho might save us." Francisco and Brittanya start hooking up. Whilst that is going on, Mindy and Corn Fed spy on them to see what's going on. Mindy gets very frustrated and angry as she likes Francisco and she thought he had feelings for her as well. Later on, Brittanya and Francisco go into the bathroom and presumably have sex. When Francisco comes back, Mindy is furious with him and tells him how she feels. In the morning when Punisher hears of this, he gets really pissed off as he thought Brittanya liked him. Punisher then gets angry at Brittanya which makes her angry and she considers eliminating him. In the Vault, everyone votes for Blonde Baller to go in the box except for Sassy and Hot Wings as they're in an alliance with Blonde Baller. Sassy gets four votes but only from the guys. No one else is voted for. On the power outing, Blonde Baller and Punisher are worried and both plead their cases. Blonde Baller says that if Brittanya saves her, she will have her alliance's back. Brittanya is unmoved and unconvinced by Blonde Baller's plea. Punisher states that he and Brittanya have an alliance and he is sorry for what happened before. At elimination, Brittanya announces that she slept with Francisco, which shocks the cast and humiliates Mindy. Sassy believes that it will be down to her best friend in the house and her worst enemy in the house. Brittanya calls up Blonde Baller and says "I'm sick of my hearing my name in your bitch face, so Craig, void that check." This makes Punisher and Garth extremely happy, but worries Sassy, who knows she is the next target.Challenge: Talk to the HandWinner/Paymaster: BrittanyaLoser: PunisherBottom 3: Blonde Baller, Punisher, SassyEliminated: Blonde Baller
;Episode Notes
- Craig announced at the beginning of the episode that there will be no more teams.
- All of the contestants were given different colored shirts for the individual challenges.
| Color |
| 6 Gauge |
| Blonde Baller |
| Brittanya |
| Brooklyn |
| Corn Fed |
| Francisco |
| Garth |
| Hot Wings |
| Mindy |
| Punisher |
| Sassy |
;Reasons For EliminationBlonde Baller: Brittanya said no one in the house likes her, and that she had enough of Blonde Baller talking crap about her behind her back.
Episode 8: It's a Man's World, You're Just a Visitor in It
First aired 3 November 2010- Viewers: 413,000
;Episode Notes
- In this challenge the competitors jump into a mud pit, once in the pit they pick up a ball to be thrown at a target of the competitors. Each target has three hit points, the head and both arms. Once all three hit points are knocked up the competitor cannot be paymaster; however, they are still able to knock out the other targets.
Episode 9: Dealing with the Devil
First aired 10 November 2010- Viewers: 736,000
Everyone gets off to a good start on the pole Corn Fed feels that this is a good opportunity to get rid of a guy. About a minute into it Francisco tries to climb up the pole which stuffs up his position and starts to make him slide more down to the bottom of the pole. Garth realises that he put his leg in the wrong position and starts to slide down the pole and eventually he falls off making him the dead last loser and automatically eliminated. Francisco then falls off knowing his safe not long after. Punisher feels extremely sad about Garth getting eliminated and ends up losing focus and slides off the pole. 6 Gauge's arms and legs start feeling really tired so he drops off. Leaving Brooklyn the only guy left on the pole, which makes his alliance hope that he can hold on and become paymaster. Brittanya slides down the pole and worries that if she falls of the pole she will drown cause she does not know how to swim, that motivates her to hold up longer on the pole. Corn Fed starts to get tired and notices that Hot Wings and Mindy look very comfortable on the pole and feels safe as she knows that if one of them is Paymaster she will be safe, and sees that Brittanya will probably fall off soon, she then takes herself off. Brittanya ends up falling off the pole. Brooklyn, Hot Wings and Mindy all maintain comfortable positions on the pole although they do start to feel a lot of pain. Brooklyn tries to hang on as longs as he can but can not end up doing so and falls off the pole, which leaves the final two Hot Wings and Mindy. Hot WIngs then asks Mindy to let her be Paymaster so she can void Punishers check as he would be extremely angry if she did. Mindy feels unsure at first to trust Hot Wings as she thinks Hot Wings might not save her. After Hot Wings swears on most of her families life to save Mindy she finally gets off the pole and makes Hot Wings paymaster.
| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | Hot Wings | 16:50 |
| 2 | Mindy | 16:41 |
| 3 | Brooklyn | 9:48 |
| 4 | Brittanya | 6:22 |
| 5 | Corn Fed | 4:50 |
| 6 | 6 Gauge | 3:18 |
| 7 | Punisher | 2:44 |
| 8 | Francisco | 2:07 |
| 9 | Garth | 1:45 |
On the way back to the house Corn Fed, Mindy and Hot Wings try to persuade Brittanya to vote everyone in the male alliance in the box. Brittanya agrees into voting for them. Hot Wings asks Francisco to vote for the guys as they need the votes to swing their way and also for the fact that Francisco is not in the male alliance as his enemy is Punisher. He then agrees to voting for them. Also he decides to vote with them knowing that he has a huge target on his back. In the vault Francisco keeps his word and votes for all the guys along with Corn Fed and Mindy but Brittanya goes back on her word and ends up voting with the guys for Corn Fed, Mindy and Francisco. In the end Corn Fed, Mindy and Francisco all have 4 votes each whilst the guys and Brittanya only have 3 votes putting Francisco, Mindy and Corn Fed in the box. On the power outing they all plead their case, Mindy says she made her word to saving her and is an alliance with her, Corn Fed says that she is also in an alliance with her and she should not be eliminated, Francisco says that he and her are a strong target to be sent home and that she should save him cause if he goes home she will be the main target in the house whether if he is there he will be a more stronger target to be sent home and she will end up being safe. After the power outing Punisher goes up to Hot Wings and offers her to be a replacement for Garth in his alliance if she sends Francisco home, Hot Wings considers it but is not completely sure yet whom to send home. At elimination Hot Wings calls up Mindy first and saves her as she was loyal and he made a promise to Mindy. Next called up is Corn Fed, she feels she is safe as they are in an alliance, But Hot Wings says to her "You're the male alliance's pawn they will always put you in the box to save one of their own" and tells craig to void her check. Hot Wings said sorry to her, but she did feel a bit betrayed. When Francisco came up Hot Wings explained why she had saved him which was what he said before about them being the big targets and her being safe if it ever comes down to the two of them up for elimination. After Francisco gets his check he says to Punisher "i'm like that herpes on your lip that you got from one of your clients that keeps coming back" in response Punisher says "I control you" It is now in the house Mindy, Hot Wings and Francisco vs Punisher, Brooklyn, 6 Gauge and Brittanya.Challenge: The Pole DanceWinner/Paymaster: Hot WingsLoser/Eliminated: GarthBottom 3: Corn Fed, Francisco, MindyEliminated: Corn Fed
;Episode Notes
- The Pole Dance challenge was also used during episode ten of "I Love Money", season one.
- While on the poles, Hot Wings promised Mindy immunity if she let her win the challenge. The same thing happened on season one during The Pole Dance challenge, when Hoopz promised Megan immunity if she let her win. On both seasons, the paymasters did not go back on their promises.
Episode 10: A Date With Destiny
First aired 17 November 2010- Viewers: 529,000
| Place | Contestant |
| 1 | Punisher |
| 2 | Hot Wings |
| 3 | 6 Gauge |
| 4 | Francisco |
| 5 | Brooklyn |
| 6 | Brittanya |
| 7 | Mindy |
;Challenge Rules
- In this challenge the contestants plays a guessing game where Craig ask a series of questions where they would have to guess the closes to the actual amount. The contestant who was the most off from the actual answer would be eliminated from the round.
Episode 11: Eat Your Heart Out
First aired 24 November 2010- Viewers: 544,000
| Place | Contestant | Old Weight | New Weight | Gained | Body Weight Increase |
| 1 | Punisher | 212.8 | 220.8 | 8 | 3.7% |
| 2 | Mindy | 114 | 117.2 | 3.2 | 2.8% |
| 3 | Brooklyn | 203.6 | 209.2 | 5.6 | 2.7% |
| 4 | Hot Wings | 133.8 | 137.2 | 3.4 | 2.5% |
| 5 | 6 Gauge | 221.6 | 225.8 | 4.2 | 1.9% |
| 6 | Brittanya | 123.8 | 125.8 | 2 | 1.6% |
;Episode Notes
- Punisher became paymaster in this episode making him the first back-to-back paymaster of the season.
Episode 12: The Final Race
First aired 1 December 2010- Viewers: 541,000
- The finale aired at 9:00 pm instead of 10:00 pm, to make way for the fourth season of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.
| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | Brooklyn | 0:33 |
| 2 | Punisher | 0:34 |
| 3 | Mindy | 0:42 |
| 4 | Hot Wings | DQ |
;Reasons for EliminationPunisher: Brooklyn said he did not really need the money as much as the other two did. Brooklyn & Hot Wings: Both lost out to Mindy in the last challenge.