The only person who should have been surprised was Guy, his final competitor. Wichitan Chock Chapple was clearly the front-runner from early on, and it never seemed to change, despite clever editing and Bachelorette Joan Vassos repeatedly crying with worry over winding up alone (when she was not crying with worry about moving on from her late husband).

Pascal Ibgui thinks a reigion-specific dating competition would appeal to older adults after his eperience on 'The Golden Bachelorette.'