PREMIERE

THE COMPETITION FOR LOVE AND MONEY BEGINS, ON ABC'S "BACHELOR PAD"

"Episode 101" -- On the highly anticipated series premiere of ABC's "Bachelor Pad," MONDAY, AUGUST 9 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET), the competition begins as 19 former castoffs from the "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" go head to head for $250,000 and possibly a second chance at love. The contestants will move into the "Bachelor" mansion to meet their fellow competitors, but before long they'll face their first challenges - a good ole game of Twister, "Bachelor" style, a group date in the sun and under the stars, and a dreaded elimination.

The 19 contestants set to lay it all on the line for love and/or money, in alphabetical order, are:

ASHLEY E. ("The Bachelor" 14, Jake's season) Occupation: Teacher Age: 30 Residence: Fairfax, VA

CRAIG M. ("The Bachelorette" 6, Ali's season) Occupation: Dental Sales Age: 34 Residence: Toronto, Canada

DAVID G. ("The Bachelorette" 5, Jillian's season) Occupation: Entrepreneur Age: 28 Residence: Dayton, OH

ELIZABETH K. ("The Bachelor" 14, Jake's season) Occupation: Sales Age: 30 Residence: Los Angeles, CA

GIA A. ("The Bachelor" 14, Jake's season) Occupation: Swimsuit Model Age: 26 Residence: New York, NY

GWEN G. ("The Bachelor" 2, Aaron's season) Occupation: Project Manager Age: ? [sic] Residence: Philadelphia, PA

JESSE B. ("The Bachelorette" 6, Ali's season) Occupation: General Contractor Age: 25 Residence: Peculiar, MO

JESSE K. ("The Bachelorette" 5, Jillian's season) Occupation: Winemaker Age: 28 Residence: Los Angeles, CA

JESSIE S. ("The Bachelor" 14, Jake's season) Occupation: Cosmetics Sales Age: 25 Residence: Ontario, Canada

JONATHAN N. ("The Bachelorette" 6, Ali's season) Occupation: Weatherman Age: 31 Residence: Houston, TX

JUAN B. ("The Bachelorette" 5, Jillian's season) Occupation: General Contractor Age: 37 Residence: Los Angeles, CA

KIPTYN L. ("The Bachelorette" 5, Jillian's season) Occupation: Sales & Operations Mgr. Age: 32 Residence: Encinitas, CA

KRISILY K. ("The Bachelor" 7, Charlie's season) Occupation: Personal Assistant Age: 30 Residence: Los Angeles, CA

MICHELLE K. ("The Bachelor" 14, Jake's season) Occupation: Sales Age: 26 Residence: Anaheim, CA

NATALIE G. ("The Bachelor" 13, Jason's season) Occupation: Bartender Age: 28 Residence: Hollywood, CA

NIKKI K. ("The Bachelor" 13, Jason's season) Occupation: Administrative Assistant Age 30 Residence: Chicago, IL

PEYTON W. ("The Bachelor" 10, Andy's season) Occupation: Cheerleader Apparel Sales Age: 27 Residence: Dallas, TX

TENLEY M. ("The Bachelor" 14, Jake's season) Occupation: College Admissions Age: 26 Residence: Huntington Beach, CA

WES H. ("The Bachelorette" 5, Jillian's season) Occupation: Country Music Artist Age: 33 Residence: Austin, TX

The hosts of "Bachelor Pad" are Chris Harrison ("The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette") and former "The Bachelor" and "Dancing with the Stars" contestant Melissa Rycroft.

Executive producers of "Bachelor Pad" are Mike Fleiss, Martin Hilton and Jay Bienstock. The series is from Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television.

"Bachelor Pad" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with stereo sound. A parental guideline will be posted closer to the airdate.

This episode of "Bachelor Pad" will be available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online. For more information on "Bachelor Pad," please visit ABC.com.