Looks like Team Chris won.
Fresh off of Andi Dorfman’s season of The Bachelorette, Chris Soules was said to be in a neck-and-neck race with Arie Luyendyk Jr. to become the new Bachelor.
Ironically it was the runner-up who confirmed the news:
I'm not the Bachelor, have fun on the farm people ✌️
— Arie Luyendyk Jr. (@ariejr) August 26, 2014
Thanks for the kind words everyone. It wasn't meant to be, and I'm okay with it. Happy I can move forward