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Every new season of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette brings drama, usually on the very first night, thanks to the coveted first impression rose. That flower, which leading men and ladies can give to their favorites before the first rose ceremony, marks its recipient as an early front-runner in the competition. But how many first impression rose winners go on to earn the final rose, too? Take a look back at how past recipients have fared. WARNING: Spoilers ahead (on slide 37) for the season 23 premiere of The Bachelor. (Photos via Craig Sjodin/ABC via Getty Images + Rick Rowell/ABC via Getty Images + Matt Klitscher/ABC via Getty Images + ABC/Paul Hebert)
The Bachelor, Season 4: Jesse Palmer gave out the first-ever first impression rose in 2004, offering the bloom to Trish Schneider, who went on to become that season's villain. Schneider made it to the final four but was sent home in week five. Palmer eventually chose Jessica Bowlin. (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelor, Season 7: Season 6 star Byron Velvick didn't give out a first impression rose, but season 7 star Charlie O'Connel gave out two — one to Sarah Welch, who was sent home in the sixth episode, and one to Kerry Heiple, who was sent home in the second episode. (Photos via Donna Svennevik/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelor, Season 8: Travis Stork gave his first impression rose to Sarah Blondin, who made it to the final four before she was sent home. He eventually chose Sarah Stone in the finale. (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelor, Season 9: Prince Lorenzo Borghese gave his first impression rose — and a pair of diamond earrings! — to Lisa Blank. She made it to the final three but was sent home in the second-to-last episode. He ultimately chose (but did not propose to) Jennifer Wilson. (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelor, Season 10: Stephanie Tipper received Andy Baldwin's first impression rose in 2007, but was sent home in the fourth episode, when Baldwin whittled the competition from nine to six. He proposed to Tessa Horst on the finale. (Photo via Bob D'Amico/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelor, Season 11: Brad Womack's first impression rose winner, Jenni Croft, made it to the final two, but he sent both her and DeAnna Pappas home heartbroken on the finale. (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelor, Season 12: Matt Grant, the first British Bachelor on the US series, presented his first impression rose to Amanda Rantuccio, who made it to the final three but was sent home in the second-to-last episode. He later proposed to Shayne Lamas. (Photo via Adam Larkey/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelorette, Season 4: DeAnna Pappas was the first person in franchise history to give a first impression rose to the eventual winner. The odds were ever so slightly in her favor, though, as she handed out three pre-rose ceremony flowers in the premiere: to Jeremy Anderson, who made it to the final three; Richard Mathy, who was sent home in episode three; and Jesse Csincsak, who proposed to Pappas in the finale. (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelor, Season 13: Jason Mesnick, the runner-up on DeAnna Pappas' season, gave his first impression rose to Nikki Kaapke. Alas, she was sent home in week four. Mesnick eventually proposed to Melissa Rycroft — only to then break up with her on the live part of the finale to try again with runner-up Molly Malaney. (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelorette, Season 5: Although he received Jillian Harris' first impression rose, David Good was sent home just a few weeks later, in episode four. Harris eventually got engaged to Ed Swiderski, while Good went on to a stint on the franchise's Bachelor Pad spinoff. (Photo via Jeff Petry/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelor, Season 14: Jake Pavelka and his first impression rose winner, Tenley Molzahn, had a strong connection right up until the finale, when he chose Vienna GIrardi over her. (Photo via Greg Zabilski/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelorette, Season 6: Like DeAnna Pappas before her, Ali Fedotowsky gave her first impression rose to the eventual winner — in her case, Roberto Martinez. They split after 18 months together. (Photo via Matt Klitshcer/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelor, Season 15: After choosing no one during his previous stint on The Bachelor, Brad Womack returned for a second shot at love in 2011. He gave his first impression rose to Ashley Spivey — only to send her home in week five. (Photo via Rick Rowell/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelorette, Season 7: Ashley Hebert gave her first impression rose to Ryan Park, who was sent home a few weeks before the finale. He asked for another chance in the second-to-last episode, but Hebert turned him down. She eventually got engaged to JP Rosenbaum, whom she married in 2012. (Photo via Rick Rowell/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelor, Season 16: Ben Flajnik's first impression rose went to eventual runner-up Lindzi Cox. She went home with a broken heart when he chose Courtney Robertson in the finale. (Photo via Rick Rowell/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelorette, Season 8: Emily Maynard's first impression rose winner, Doug Clerget, was eliminated during a date in week seven. She went on to accept a proposal from Jef Holm on the finale. (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelor, Season 17: Sean Lowe actually gave first impression roses to 12 of his 26 potential ladies, but the most notable recipient was his now-wife, Catherine Giudici. Of the others, Ashlee Frazier made it to the final three; Desiree Hartsock made it to the final four (and eventually became the Bachelorette); Tierra LiCausi was eliminated in week seven; Sarah Herron and Selma Alameri were sent home in week six; Robyn Howard and Jackie Parr were sent home in week five; Leslie Hughes was sent home in week four; and Brooke Burchette, Diana Weeks Willardson, and Katie Levans were sent home in week two. (Photo via Rick Rowell/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelorette, Season 9: After winning Desiree Hartsock's first impression rose on the premiere, Drew Kenney made it to the final two before she sent him home on the finale. (Photo via Rick Rowell/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelor, Season 18: Sharleen Joynt was an early frontrunner after receiving the first impression rose from Juan Pablo Galavis. Unfortunately for him, she didn't feel the strong connection he felt, and she quit the competition in week seven. He went on to choose Nikki Ferrell in the finale. (Photo via Rick Rowell/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelorette, Season 10: Nick Viall made a memorable first impression on Andi Dorfman, but she eventually chose Josh Murray over him in the finale. He went on to become the first two-time runner-up in franchise history, thanks to Kaitlyn Bristowe, before starring on his own season of The Bachelor in 2017. (Photo via Barbara Zanon/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelor, Season 19: Chris Soules eliminated his first impression rose winner, Britt Nilsson, in week seven, ultimately choosing Whitney Bischoff in the finale. Nilsson, meanwhile, went on to compete with Kaitlyn Bristowe for the starring role on season 11 of The Bachelorette — only to go home disappointed once again. (Photo via Rick Rowell/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelorette, Season 11: Shawn Booth won Kaitlyn Bristowe's first impression rose, and eventually her heart, in 2015. They split in 2018. (Photo via Rick Rowell/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelor, Season 20: Olivia Caridi wasn't very popular with the other women in Bachelor Mansion, but she made a good first impression on Ben Higgins. He later sent her home in week six. (Photo via Rick Rowell/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelorette, Season 12: Jordan Rodgers received JoJo Fletcher's first and last roses in 2016. They are still engaged, though both have said they're in no rush to walk down the aisle. (Photo via Matt Klitscher/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelor, Season 21: Nick Viall chose Vanessa Grimaldi in the end, but he had early chemistry with Rachel Lindsay, who made it to the final three before going on to become the season 13 Bachelorette. (Photo via Rick Rowell/ABC via Getty Images)
The Bachelorette, Season 13: Rachel Lindsay continued The Bachelorette's streak of choosing winners when she gave her first impression rose to Bryan Abasolo, her now-fiancé. (Photo via ABC/Heidi Gutman)
The Bachelor, Season 22: On the January 1 premiere, Arie Luyendyk Jr. offered the coveted first impression rose to Chelsea Roy, a single mother. Alas, he sent her home in episode six on February 5. (Photo via ABC/Paul Hebert)
The Bachelorette, Season 14: Becca Kufrin gave her first impression rose to Garrett Yrigoyen, who won her over by rolling up to the mansion in a minivan and then teaching her how to fly-fish in the pool. Their connection grew stronger throughout the season, and although she fell in love with two men along the way, she gave her final rose, and her hand in marriage, to Yrigoyen. (Photo via ABC/Paul Hebert)
The Bachelor, Season 23:Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise alum Colton Underwood chose to give his first impression rose to Hannah Godwin, who made it all the way to the final three before he broke up with her and fellow finalist Tayshia Adams in order to pursue a relationship with Cassie Randolph, who had just broken up with him and tried to leave the show. (Photo via ABC/Rick Rowell)
