--- title: Bachelor Finale: Kevin Hart Bet on Who Ben Would Choose description: Hart says he thought two other women had better odds of winning over Lauren Bushnell canonical: https://time.com/4262716/kevin-hart-bet-on-bachelor-finale/ author: Robin Hilmantel article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-17T15:20:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:02:02.869Z og:title: Kevin Hart 'Lost a Lot of Money' Betting on This Season of The Bachelor og:description: Hart says he thought two other contestants had better odds of winning than Lauren Bushnell og:url: https://time.com/4262716/kevin-hart-bet-on-bachelor-finale/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e0da9cbd69ed0cb/69888b695f570f0cc9b2016b/kevin-hart-nike.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3335 og:image:height: 1876 og:image:alt: 2016 MTV Movie Awards Promo Shoot Campaign og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Kevin Hart 'Lost a Lot of Money' Betting on This Season of The Bachelor twitter:description: Hart says he thought two other contestants had better odds of winning than Lauren Bushnell twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e0da9cbd69ed0cb/69888b695f570f0cc9b2016b/kevin-hart-nike.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Kevin Hart 'Lost a Lot of Money' Betting on This Season of _The Bachelor_ > Sponsored content. 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And while we spoke with Hart about his running habit (stay tuned for more on that), we also asked the question on all _The Bachelor_ fans’ minds: Given that he made an appearance on a January episode of the show—[Hart and Ice Cube had “bachelor” Ben Higgins drive them around L.A.](http://time.com/4176203/the-bachelor-recap-kevin-hart-ice-cube/)—did Hart watch the finale? Yes, he did. “You can’t be a part of a show that you’re not a fan of,” he told Motto. “I’m a fan of love. And I’m a fan of the journey to love. So anybody that finds it, I’m always applauding.” Hart says he watched the season with his “lady,” fiancé Eniko Parrish, and that they made bets about which girl would win. “I lost a lot of money during the season,” he said. “But you know, \[Higgins\] seemed to end it on a happy note. And I met him. He’s a good, genuine guy. So hopefully that relationship takes him in a great, genuine direction. But I lost money. I had another pick. I had two other picks, actually. I tend to lose a lot.” Hart didn’t reveal who his picks were. Was Caila Quinn one? Or Olivia Caridi? 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