To many, Luyendyk seemed like a shoo-in to beat out fellow finalist Jef Holm, but after Maynard and Holm’s final date for the finale, Maynard chose to eschew her final date with Luyendyk, stating her love for Holm was already in stone.
That came as a complete shock to the rejected contestant, who had actually concocted a love potion for Maynard, and was fully prepared to ask for her hand in marriage after the date.
It’s been a full five years since we last saw the race car driver in this world, and perhaps that isn’t too shocking considering how things went on his season of The Bachelorette, which had single mother Emily Maynard as the star.