Tool Academy 3 is the third (and to date last) installment to Tool Academy. This season was notable for including the series' first female tools (Jennavecia and Courtney), first same-sex couple (Courtney and Cheron), and first married couple (Kevin and Jermika).[1] The show premiered on February 14, 2010.[2] There were 10 contestants.[3]

Tool Academy
Season 3
The cast of Tool Academy 3
StarringJordan Murphy
Trina Dolenz
No. of episodes8
Release
Original networkVH1
Original releaseFebruary 14 (2010-02-14) –
April 4, 2010 (2010-04-04)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 2

Lessons of the Week

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Badges
  1.   Communication
  2.   Fidelity
  3.   Modesty
  4.   Appreciation
  5.   Maturity
  6.   Trust
  7.   Family Values
  8.   Commitment

Contestants

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Contestant Partner Status
Name[3] Gender Tool Name Name Gender
Jacob Tapia[4] (JT Extreme) Male Neander-Tool Christie Female Winner in final episode
Angelo Giannako[5] Male Ripped/Teary Tool Dayna Mugno[5] Female Runner Up in final episode
Jennavecia Russo Female Toolette Kyle Male Eliminated in episode 7
Kevin Craft[6] Male Double-Talkin' Tool Jermika Female Eliminated in episode 6
Jordan Alexander[7] Male Boyband Tool Rachel Ostreich[7] Female Eliminated in episode 5
Tommy Male Loony Tool Kate Female Quit in episode 5
Courtney Barcellos[8] Female Lady Lovin' Tool Cheron Rice[8] Female Eliminated in episode 4
Daniel Male Glow Stick Tool Lesley Female Eliminated in episode 3
Shawn Goble[8] Male Surfin' Tool Emily Reno[8] Female Eliminated in episode 2
Chasyn Rance Male Wrestlin' Tool Amanda Female Quit in Episode 1

Episode Progress

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# Contestants Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Jacob SAFE SAFE RISK SAFE RISK RISK HIGH WINNER
2 Angelo SAFE RISK SAFE WIN WIN HIGH RISK OUT
3 Jennavecia WIN RISK SAFE SAFE HIGH SAFE OUT
4 Kevin SAFE WIN SAFE RISK SAFE OUT
5 Jordan SAFE SAFE RISK SAFE OUT
6 Tommy SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE QUIT
7 Courtney SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
8 Daniel SAFE SAFE OUT
9 Shawn SAFE OUT
10 Chasyn QUIT
  The contestant won Tool Academy.
  The contestant won a challenge and won a date with their partner.
  The contestant won a challenge, won a date with their partner, and was first to receive a badge.
  The contestant was the first to receive a badge.
  The contestant was safe from being eliminated.
  The contestant was at risk of being eliminated.
  The contestant was eliminated and their partner decided to stay with them.
  The contestant was eliminated and their partner decided to leave them.
  The contestant was eliminated and decided to leave their partner.
  The contestant quit the show, and left their partner.
  The contestant and his partner chose to split up and leave outside of elimination.

Episodes

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Episode 1

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First aired February 14, 2010

  • Lesson of the Week: Communication
  • Challenge: Dog House
  • Challenge Reward: Romantic Dinner
  • Challenge Winner: Jennavecia, Kyle
  • Bottom: None
  • Eliminated: None
  • Quit: Chasyn
  • Episode Notes: Chasyn became the first tool to drop out of the Tool Academy because he thought he was better than the program. In return, all the remaining Tools made it through to the next round. Also Angelo was at first the "Ripped Tool", but during therapy he became the "Teary Tool".

Episode 2

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First aired February 21, 2010

  • Lesson of the Week: Fidelity
  • Challenge: Create A Song And Perform "Tool-e-Oke"
  • Challenge Reward: Romantic Date
  • Challenge Winner: Kevin, Jermika
  • Bottom: Angelo, Shawn, Jennavecia
  • Eliminated: Shawn (Emily decided to stay with Shawn)

Episode 3

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First aired February 28, 2010

  • Lesson of the Week: Modesty
  • Challenge: None
  • Bottom: Daniel, Jacob, Jordan
  • Eliminated: Daniel (Daniel decided to leave Lesley)

Episode 4

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First aired March 14, 2010

  • Lesson of the Week: Appreciation
  • Challenge: Create A Dinner Party
  • Challenge Reward: Conjugal Visit Room
  • Challenge Winner: Angelo, Dayna
  • Bottom: Kevin, Courtney
  • Eliminated: Courtney (Cheron decided to leave Courtney)

Episode 5

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First aired March 14, 2010

  • Lesson of the Week: Maturity
  • Challenge: Pay Bills
  • Challenge Reward: Romantic Date, $1,624.25
  • Challenge Winner: Angelo, Dayna
  • Quit: Tommy (Tommy and Kate decided to break up and quit) Tommy was sleeping with someone else when he was with Kate
  • Bottom: Jacob, Jordan
  • Eliminated: Jordan (Rachel decided to stay with Jordan)

Episode 6

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First aired March 21, 2010

  • Lesson of the Week: Trust
  • Challenge: Human Lie Detector Test
  • Helping Their Partners By: Setting Up a Romantic Date
  • Bottom: Jacob, Kevin
  • Eliminated: Kevin (Jermika decided to stay with Kevin)

Episode 7

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First aired March 28, 2010

  • Lesson of the Week: Family Values
  • Special Guests: The Couple's Parents
  • Challenge: To Take Care of Fake Babies
  • Bottom 2: Angelo, Jennavecia
  • Eliminated: Jennavecia (Kyle decided to stay with Jennavecia)

Jennavecia hit Angelo and Dayna.

Episode 8

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First aired April 4, 2010

  • Lesson of the Week: Commitment
  • Runner Up: Angelo (Dayna decided to stay with Angelo)
  • Winner: Jacob

Winner

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Jacob was the graduate and winner of Tool Academy 3. Angelo, in his exit interview, felt the decision was wrong and that he wanted to graduate. He correlated the experience as "..the one student who sits there and studies the whole time, and does everything they are supposed to do, and then you have student at the end who just tries to cram everything in the night before, and cheats a little bit."[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Cast Bios". Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Tool Academy 3 - Coming Soon! | Vh1 Blog". Blog.vh1.com. 2010-01-26. Archived from the original on January 30, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
  3. ^ a b "Tool Academy 3 - Meet The Cast! | Vh1 Blog". Blog.vh1.com. 2010-01-27. Archived from the original on January 31, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
  4. ^ Boedeker, Hal (25 March 2010). "'Tool Academy' helped me a lot, Orlando man says". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Tool Academy 3's Angelo and Dayna Call It Quits". Radar Online. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  6. ^ Johnson, Cheryl (21 February 2010). "Schooled at 'Tool Academy'". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 2B. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  7. ^ a b Gay, Verne (10 February 2010). "Meet LI's Rachel & Jordan from VH1's 'Tool Academy'". Newsday. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  8. ^ a b c d Larsen, Peter (14 February 2010). "Local 'tools' accept their fate ; Two cast members of the reality TV show 'Tool Academy 3' have O.C. ties". ARTS. The Orange County Register. Retrieved 9 Mar 2010.
  9. ^ ""Tool Academy 3: Episode 8 Exit Interview" | Show Clip". VH1.com. 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2010-05-08.[dead link]