The Celebrity Apprentice 2 (also known as The Apprentice 8) is the eighth installment of the reality game show The Apprentice. It premiered on March 1, 2009. The Celebrity Apprentice 2 aired for two hours on Sundays at 9:00 Eastern time. Joan Rivers was the winner, while Annie Duke was the runner-up.

Candidates

The following is the list of candidates for this season. The candidates are divided into two teams, male versus female (as in seasons 1, 2, and 4). The women named their team Athena, after the Greek goddess of wisdom, strategic warfare and heroic endeavor. The men named their team KOTU, an acronym for Kings Of The Universe.

Weekly results

Episodes

Episode 1: Cupcake Contest

Episode 2: E instead of Z

Episode 3: Drink, Deliver and Decorate

Episode 4: Failure to Negotiate

Episode 5: Leading the Regency

Episode 6: Shuffle Up

Episode 7: Protect the Conflict

Episode 8: Sold Food

Episode 9: Right Guard, Right Way out

Episode 10: Catchy, not Country

Episode 11: Winning, or not

Future Involvement

Brande Roderick, Dennis Rodman, and Claudia Jordan all returned for All-Star Celebrity Apprentice. Roderick, Rodman, and Jordan placed 7th, 9th, and 11th, respectively, with Rodman and Jordan unable to raise anything and Roderick able to raise $20,000.