Entries are now open for season three of TV3's hit show The Bachelor NZ, so what are the chances of actually winning it?
Newshub has analysed the top five finalists from the first two seasons to find out what factors, if any, shaped the Bachelor's choices.
We interviewed season one Bachelor Art Green, and two contestants from each series to see if they noticed any emerging favouritism or common themes during filming.
As you can see, Bachelorettes with blonde hair made up seven of the 10 finalists, or 70 percent, while the remaining three finalists were all brunettes.
However, season one runner-up Danielle Robinson told Newshub her hair was effectively a shade of pink during the show, and that "both Bachelors made it clear personality wins over looks".
Season one Bachelor Art Green claimed he wasn't necessarily looking for someone blonde.
"I was hoping to meet the type of Bachelorette that doesn't fit into any 'type' - I was hoping to meet an all-round amazing person on every level, and I did."
Third-placed finalist from season one, Alysha Brown, believes hair colour could well have been a factor in Art Green's choices.
"I think that has more to do with trends in hair colour if anything!" says Brown.
"In a crowd, our eyes are naturally drawn to blonde hair; perhaps in a sea of women vying for a rose these ones [blondes] may have stood out a little more. Red does pair nicely with blonde, after all."
Fourth-placed finalist from season two, Gabrielle Davenport, a brunette, claimed: "If a guy is going to choose a girl based on her hair colour - well, it says more about the guy than the girl, really."
The average age of the finalists was 26, which perhaps suggests a Bachelor is not looking for a Bachelorette straight out of her teens, but a more worldly and experienced life-partner to be.
If we break down the statistics, here are the hometowns or cities from each top five finalist based on population.
So, as you can see, a Bachelorette from a small town such as Kerikeri or Waipawa has so far had a greater chance of making the top five based on population than a Bachelorette from a big city such as Auckland.
That said, 50 percent of all top-five finalists have come from Auckland.
"You can probably look at the population of New Zealand and understand that one-quarter of all Kiwis live in Auckland, which quite possibly explains this stat," says Green.
"The thing that didn't strike me until we finished filming was that Matilda and I would have to see each other in secrecy for two months before the finale aired on TV, and this was hard enough with us living in the same city.
"So I think for a Bachelor couple to be successful they need to live in the same city after the show."
Alysha Brown, from Invercargill, believed Art Green leaned towards picking an Auckland-based Bachelorette, when push came to shove.
"I think he was after a girl who was already Auckland-based, which took the pressure off having to commute or relocate. This can be daunting when entering into a new relationship, especially under these circumstances."
Gabrielle Davenport, from small town Kerikeri in Northland, claimed season two Bachelor Jordan Mauger liked both city and small-town girls equally.
"I think there were elements of the city girl he liked, but that said, he liked the country bumpkins too."
What can we read into this?
Erin Higgins, a super-yacht masseuse who came third in season two, told Newshub: "No, I think all us final girls were in different stages of our careers, so don't feel it had anything to do with it."
Gabrielle Davenport on the other hand, said the career path of Jordan Mauger's prospective Bachelorette was very likely on his mind.
"Yes, I think he was interested in what careers we had built and wanted to know we could stand on our own two feet, as well as get an understanding of what two lifestyles would potentially look like in a relationship."
Alysha Brown suggested: "Even from a single female's point of view, a prospective partner with a career that allows for growth and is on par with your own aspirations is always attractive.
"A person's choice in career can tell you a lot about them as a person - ambitious, strong, driven. Which all are very appealing."
Danielle Robinson claimed: "I think someone's career definitely gives a clue as to the type of person they are and whether you have similar passions.
"Art and I both studied in Dunedin and both worked in business, so I felt the initial similarities helped!"
Art Green had this to say: "You can either read that more teachers and instructors apply for the show; or you can read that I have an unusual attraction to teachers and instructors."
After Newshub's exhaustive study, it appears there are no real clues in increasing your chances of winning The Bachelor NZ, except for perhaps living in the same city as the Bachelor does.
Plus, having blonde hair may possibly make you stand out from the crowd during elimination time.
Saying that, the next Bachelor will probably be from Wellington and have a thing for redheads.
Entries for season three of The Bachelor close very soon, get amongst it.
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