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Kissing on night one of 'The Bachelor' gives you a 95% chance of getting a rose, according to show experts

Jan 7, 2022, 02:14 IST
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Teddi and Clayton on "The Bachelor."John Fleenor/ABC/Getty Images
  • Kissing on night one of "The Bachelor" is almost a foolproof strategy to make it to the next day.
  • According to the book "How to Win The Bachelor," there's a 95% chance someone gets a rose after a kiss.
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Kissing on the first date is a normal dating practice ... but things can get a bit more complicated if the guy you're dating is simultaneously dating 29 other women and cameras are watching your every move.

On "The Bachelor," contestants have to get used to kissing on camera pretty quickly, with some even making a move during the first night of the season. But is moving that quickly actually the best strategy?

Chad Kultgen and Lizzy Pace, hosts of the "Bachelor" podcast "Game of Roses," found that it is.

According to their calculations, kissing the lead of "The Bachelor" on the first night results in a 95% chance of securing a rose at the end of the night and making it to the second episode.

Clayton and Eliza kissed during the premiere.John Fleenor/ABC

The podcast hosts went on a "hyperbinge" of 25 seasons of "The Bachelor" to write their new book, "How to Win The Bachelor: The Secret to Finding Love and Fame on America's Favorite Reality Show."

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"Ever since Kelly Jo Kuharski made history as the first Night One kisser in season four (Bob Guiney), it gives players a 95% likelihood of making it through to the next round," they wrote. "Of the 20 Night One kissers featured in the edits, only one has been eliminated on Night One."

As Kultgen and Pace didn't have access to the latest season, which stars Clayton Echard, they were unable to see if this streak continued ... but it did. Echard was shown kissing five women: Kira Mengistu, Eliza Isichei, Cassidy Timbrooks, Rachel Recchia, and Teddi Wright — and all five received roses. Wright received the First Impression Rose to boot.

"How to Win The Bachelor" will be released on January 25.

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