Overview

• The show unveiled a franchise-first half-million-dollar cash prize to reward the strongest pair by season’s end
• Weekly rose ceremonies have been replaced by relationship tests such as the High-Low betting challenge to assess compatibility
• Winners of the latest challenge earned a one-on-one date and the unprecedented authority to send fellow contestants home
• Cast members and viewers have voiced concern that the money incentive may shift focus from genuine connections to strategic play
• The overhaul, drawing on elements of Bachelor Pad, aims to reverse declining ratings by boosting stakes and drama