Was Perfect Match Season 2’s Winner Rigged? Here’s What a Cast Member Revealed
After a shocking season finale, fans of this Netflix reality series can’t help but wonder…Was the Perfect Match season 2 winner rigged? One cast member took to social media to share their take—and let’s just say, their comments are pretty revealing. We’ll get into everything they shared up ahead, but first, a fair warning: this story includes spoilers for the Perfect Match season 2.
Now, if you’re still reading, that means you’ve hopefully already seen the results of the Perfect Match season 2 finale—and you might even be one of the fans questioning if the winners were chosen fairly. Christine Obanor and Nigel Jones, who joined the show from Too Hot To Handle, clinched the victory after being paired for only two days in the villa. They narrowly edged out other couples in a surprising twist that left both viewers and contestants stunned. Host Nick Lachey announced their win, awarding them an all-expenses-paid vacation—a.k.a. a “pre-honeymoon”—in Thailand.
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Viewers were rooting hard for other couples, especially Stevan Ditter and Alara Taneri. The fan favorite pair—who previously starred on Too Hot to Handle and Dated and Related—were matched since the start of the season, and many fans were left scratching their heads over how they didn’t snag the top spot. Meanwhile, Love Is Blind‘s Micah Lussier and Dated and Related’s Kaz Bishop, plus Tolú Ekundare from Netflix’s The Trust and Chris Hahn of Dated and Related also had their supporters.
Following the finale, fans took to social media to express their disbelief and frustration. “Was the Perfect Match season 2 winner rigged?” even became a trending topic, with critics arguing that more established couples were more deserving. “Wtf?????? Christine and Nigel are the winners????? That season sucked,” wrote one viewer on X. Another added, “I am genuinely in shock right now like what a HORRIBLE way to end a GREAT GREAT season.”
The unexpected outcome has fueled lots of speculation about the show’s fairness—and now, one cast member is explaining how the heck Christine and Nigel were crowned winners in the first place.
Was the Perfect Match season 2 winner rigged?
After the Perfect Match season 2 finale aired on June 21, 2024, contestant Chris Hahn took to social media to explain what really went down in the voting room to make Christine and Nigel the winners of this season. According to Chris, the Perfect Match season 2 winners may have been rigged—but not in the way you might expect.
“So, you’re probably wondering how the hell did Nigel and Christine win perfect match? Because obviously, Tolú and I should have won,” Chris said in a recent TikTok. “I mean, clearly. I think everyone knows that. Anyone can agree with that.”
The Dated and Related alum went on to explain the cast dynamics that led to the shocking finale results. “Every single cast member on the show gets a vote. If you were in the house, if you’re outside of the house, doesn’t matter. We all know that there could only be 10 people in that house at one time,” he explained. “So the people outside of the house—the ones that didn’t really get in the house that much, they either got kicked off, or they didn’t really come in because they got the boot because they didn’t influence the other date to match with them—what they did was they made a little treaty. They made a little deal.”
He continued, “They made the treaty that if one person from this group—the outside house group—gets into the finale with one of the final couples, we all will vote for them. Nigel [was] one, Christine is the other. They didn’t really get in the house that much. This is their first time really in the house. They just matched up. They’ve been on for one episode. Everyone’s going to ask like, how the hell do they win?”
Chris went on to reveal that “everyone outside of the house during that pact voted for Nigel and Christine to win it.” The New Jersey native went on to agree with many fans, noting that Christine and Nigel shouldn’t have won the season. “Are they a good couple? Maybe. I think so,” he said. “Did they deserve to win perfect match? Absolutely not. That’s the tea.”
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