The $250,000 grand prize was won by Truehart's partner Nick Peterson of Tampa.
Rachel Truehart, 27, of Southampton, was a contestant on ABC's "The Bachelor" and "Bachelor Pad."Southampton native Rachel Truehart did not find true love or win the $250,000 grand prize Monday night on the season 3 finale of ABC's "Bachelor Pad."
Truehart and partner Nick Peterson of Tampa handily defeated Chris Bukowski of Chicago and Sarah Newlon of St. Louis in the two-hour finale. A jury comprised of former contestants decided to award the $250,000 to the couple. In secret balloting, Truehart voted to split the prize with Peterson, but he voted to keep it for himself and was awarded the entire prize.
"You're a schmuck," an upset Truehart told Peterson after his vote was revealed
Peterson retorted, "I'm a schmuck with $250,000."
Truehart said the two had decided before the vote to split the grand prize, but Peterson apparently double-crossed her. "You're pathetic," she told him as he made his way out of the studio.
It was a dramatic and often rough night for the 27-year-old Truehart. She had formed a relationship earlier in the season with fellow contestant Michael Stagliano of Sherman Oaks, Calif. However, it was revealed in the finale that Stagliano has reunited with an old flame and Truehart was left out in the cold.
"Once I got off (the show) I realized I was not falling in love," Stagliano told Truehart.
A teary Truehart expressed feelings of confusion and betrayal over Stagliano's actions. She cut him off during further explanations saying his words were not making it any easier.
"Bachelor Pad" kicked off its third season on July 23 with 15 contestants from "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" and several "super fans." After several weeks of challenges and eliminations, former contestants formed a jury and decided which of the two duos would get the $250,000 cash prize. It was then up to Truehart and Peterson whether to share the prize or attempt to take it all. Had both voted to keep the prize rather than share it, the money would have been split among the pool of former contestants.
Truehart, a 2002 Hampshire Regional High School graduate, failed to find the man of her dreams on "The Bachelor" earlier this year. An executive assistant, Truehart holds a bachelor's degree in marketing and psychology from Roger Williams University in Rhode Island.