You may be thinking- ¨No way. I’m a man and my genitals will shrivel up if I watch such a drama centered show, and my boys will make fun of me if I watch the Bachelor.” and I would tell you a) The sentence I typed for you makes you sound like a douche, and b) you’re wrong.

Or maybe you are a girl and you are thinking ¨No way. That show is scripted garbage.” And on that account you would be right- but that is where you introduce some fun gambling.

The idea came to me last year, and after some research, I found it had done before- A Bachelor Fantasy League. It combines the delightful thrill of monetary risk and reward, with the ridiculous unpredictability of comically scripted drama! This ultimately served as a way to spend some more time with a girl I’ve now been dating for 7 months. So a win/win.

After finding a stable stock of friends that would surely get over-involved with the game, we had our draft and I made the spreadsheet. The first season was amazing. The rose ceremonies garnered much shit-talking and jovial competitiveness. This was Chris’ season, and the ladies were fine. This also served as a good way to see what your friends and/or significant other found interesting and attractive in a mate. The season ended, and my friend Abby destroyed us. The basic scoring was that surviving the first round got you 2 points, second round got you 4, then 6, and so on. We had a total points champion and also a championship for simply owning the eventual winner. That seasons excel spreadsheet can be found here.

Season 2 is just underway and also incredibly fun. Each contestant is usually coined a certain nickname based on common behavior they exhibit. Needing some new flavor in the second season, a bonus points system was adapted. This would reward contestants for getting into fights, getting the first kiss, getting roses, or the show implying they got laid.

This gambling system allows both genders to simultaneously really enjoy the show. No matter how butch the man, or practical the woman, when you introduce a competitive and ironically viewed nature, the Bachelor and Bachelorette can become the most compelling stuff on television.

Feel free to follow along with our current season here.

After Action Report:

Terrific In Depth Bachelor Season Excel Sheets: 2

Invitations to Experience A Bachelorette Fantasy League: 1

Episodes of ‘The Office’ you could have been watching instead of reading this: .14

-TB