Stay tuned after the episode for the final words
from the eliminated challengers.
♪♪ MTV. ♪♪
♪♪ ♪♪
Whoo!
(cheering)
(laughter)
(cheering)
I feel just so good about myself.
I am proud of myself.
My first elimination win.
TJ: Come on, this is it, this is great.
MORIAH: Oh, my God!
(whooping)
(air horn blows)
RAVYN: Right now with the girls, I think
they see that I am trustworthy, that I'm not out
to get them, and that's exactly how I want to play it,
is super low-key.
COREY: Ravyn's coming back to the house.
Part of me is happy. She's part of my alliance.
However, she's kind of already shown
she's not very trustworthy.
But the women deciding
to burn-vote makes me feel uneasy.
If you give up your control,
things may not always go your way.
I have my first elim win.
I'm not gonna say I deserve to be down there for
all the (bleep) mess I caused.
Well, I mean, the girls look pretty sweet
with you coming back, you know what I mean?
So, hopefully, they are and you can get back
-into your... -I know. Good graces. So...
It feels good to just
have the heat off me for a moment,
but I also know that I need to perform well
just for my own ego
and to show the girls that I really am
capable and strong.
I'm hoping that strong competitor title
will work for me instead of against me.
Whatever alliance you're trying to align with,
just keep it to that one alliance
and keep it a bit more...
CIARRAN: At the end of the day, everyone's
in the game together. We've worked pretty well as a team.
I'm really looking forward to Chaos.
I want it to, you know, amp up a little bit.
I hope the challenges get a bit more difficult.
I think some other people will be scared
and, you know, the cracks will start to show.
Loose lips sink ships. Know what I'm saying?
-Mm-hmm. -Keep that (bleep) tight.
♪♪ ♪♪
(clock ticking)
-Who do you want to go against? -I say Jujuy.
(whistles)
TJ: Jujuy, come on down.
KYLAND: I agree. I agree, but I was just checking.
I know that everyone is always looking for a reason
to say someone's name
and making the tiniest mistake could be that reason.
So, I don't want to feel too comfortable.
I hope Chaos is coming soon
because I'm a little bit tired
of the Control section of this game.
So...
They asked me, "Who's your number one?"
I literally don't have one.
Ev-- Because I know everyone in this house
-has one that's not me. -Yeah.
HORACIO: I think everybody knows
the competitor that you are. Coming from my last season,
I always said I want to run against the best.
I got to do that last season.
But that's my mindset right now.
I was very confused, like,
when Corey says, "No, don't worry, you're fine,"
then two seconds before the elimination,
my friends are saying, "No, this guy's saying
your name to make the whole house change their mind."
And I was just like, "What have I done to you?"
We were being transparent with you,
and if you did have a third name,
I would want you to be transparent with us as well.
So, you two are not. You're fine.
We have to just trust each other.
-Yeah. -Whew.
If we could just get rid of any girl right now,
who would that girl be?
If it was Zara, would you say her name?
ZARA: The fact that Corey told me
that he liked me, he wouldn't say my name.
And then he was trying to get everybody
to say my name was a bit snaky.
Is snaky. You're a (bleep) snake.
He literally said to me,
"Oh, I just, uh, suggested your name."
So, you know what? I'm gonna suggest your name.
If people take it, they take it.
If they don't run with it, then that's fine.
I think one thing that a lot of people get wrong
in this game is taking things too personal.
Zara, she's a very, very, very strong competitor.
It might be helpful for everybody,
but right now, I don't see a reason
to get her out of the game.
I just don't like two-faced people.
But I have no issues with you.
-No, I mean, same here, same here. -(laughs)
♪♪ ♪♪
ASAF: In this game, I think me and you, we're good people.
-Like, I can-- I feel like I can trust you. -COREY: Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
Let's stay. Let's keep it with the Americans.
Yeah, keep it with the Americans.
You and I just sit in the middle.
-ASAF: Remember, they need us. -COREY: They need us.
-As much as we need them. -Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah.
JAY: We won the last challenge. The momentum is crucial today.
HUGHIE: We'll be able to separate the men from the boys.
MELISSA: Ravyn is a little desperate in this house. She is dangerous.
All right, everyone.
Welcome to your fourth challenge
on this season of Battle for a New Champion.
(cheering)
Let's make some more money today, huh?
Yes.
So far, you've earned $56,000.
Bringing your final prize pot to $356,000.
And today, you have a chance to earn more
by taking control of this challenge as you play
Under Control.
Today is a swimming challenge.
(scattered groaning)
TJ: If you want to become a new Challenge champion,
you'll have to show you can cut it in the water.
To begin, all 21 of you
are gonna be right here on the shoreline.
When I say go, you're gonna jump in this water
and swim to those buoys.
Now, at the base of those buoys, there are puzzle pieces.
Some are deeper than others.
You must go down, grab the puzzle piece,
bring it over to the color-coordinated puzzle.
There are 25 puzzle pieces. That means at least
four of you are gonna have to go twice.
If you struggle to get a puzzle piece,
you must wait by your buoy till everyone
has swam their first piece to the puzzle board.
Once your puzzle is complete, you'll then float it over
to this giant Challenge barge,
connect it to the barge, jump on top.
Now, each puzzle is worth $5,000.
-Better than nothing. -(cheering)
Better than nothing, baby.
TJ: However,
if you get all five in 15 minutes,
-I'll double it. -(cheering)
TJ: 50,000 bucks.
Let's make some money today, all right?
-Good luck. -(cheering)
Let's go, team.
CIARRAN: All right, guys, swimming and diving, yeah?
If you're a confident swimmer, raise your hand.
I think it's only me and Berna that aren't like...
And I, mind you, I can swim.
I'm just not as confident as everybody else.
The timescale we've got today is slim.
So, without being a dick,
if you can't get your own,
we are probably gonna (bleep) you.
-And that's the truth. -NURYS: Wow.
-That is the truth, though. -NURYS: You're so positive, Callum.
NURYS: I got a lot to prove. Obviously, you know,
you don't want to seem like the weakest person on the team,
and when you lack at certain things,
you put a big target on your back,
but I do have my Scuba Nelly necklace with me.
Scuba Nelly's gonna bring it, baby.
NURYS: So, hopefully, this will be my good luck charm,
and I'm gonna take everything that Nelson
taught me last season and put it into this.
People who are less confident, go over to the black buoys
because they're not as deep.
Okay, why don't we just do girls black, guys white?
-Michele, I think it's all the same. -COREY: No, it's not.
HUGHIE: Is that not gonna cause confusion for others because...
Let's designate which swimmers are gonna go where.
You guys, at the end of the day, if you see a puzzle piece
that you think you can get, just (bleep) go for it, okay?
Yeah, exactly. I think you should just
go to the one you're at.
JAY: You guys, at the end of the day,
we need four confident swimmers
to go back and forth. I'm one.
HORACIO: Okay, so the swimmers are Jay, Ciarran,
Callum, Emanuel.
I'm happy to be in the mix if one of you is needed, right?
(stammers) Play it by ear. You know,
it doesn't have to be gospel, only them four.
ASAF: As usual,
I could hear Hughie
more than the rest of the team.
I know, but if you just let me
just explain one thing.
Screaming in my ear,
buzzing like a mosquito in the middle of the night.
(buzzing)
I'm happy to do that. I'm a good swimmer.
Okay. All right, but the main four, you got them, yeah?
-Yes. -All right. And we're set.
-Let's get the money. -COREY: Let's go, team.
TJ: All right, you got 15 minutes
to get all five puzzles done.
You do so, it's 50 Gs. You ready?
-(air horn blows) -Go. -Let's go.
Come on. You got it.
Hey!
I can do this.
Come on. You got it.
Hey!
OLIVIA: Today's challenge is called Under Control.
Our team has to go to the buoys.
Everyone has to take their puzzle piece
from deep down under and then swim to the platform.
Once we solve all five puzzles,
we have to swim them to the main platform.
There is $50,000
on the line if we take the win,
and I don't know about everyone else, but we have to win this.
ZARA: I'm Pisces. I'm a fish. I can (bleep) swim.
Look at these shoulders. Have you not seen them?
I look like a coat hanger, and coat hangers float.
So bring it on.
TJ: Yeah, Ed. I love it.
I'm not built like Michael Phelps, all right.
I'm built like a damn gorilla.
But in the water, I'm a shark.
(overlapping shouting)
TJ: Well done, Ed.
OLIVIA: Catch your breath, girl.
(overlapping chatter)
Everyone catch your breath, for real.
All of us are dying. Like, we are not
expecting that swim to be as far as it is.
I'm just trying to catch my breath.
I was not expecting it to be this deep.
(indistinct chatter)
Here you go.
COREY: I am focused on swimming over
to my puzzle as fast as I can.
I want to be one of the first ones over there.
Ed and Jay are neck and neck with me.
I'm starting to realize they are just as good a swimmer
as me, and that's gonna be tough in this game.
Everyone hold your breath. Catch your breath.
It's gonna be a hard pull.
You got it.
(indistinct chatter)
I'm swimming down, but I keep freaking out.
I am having anxiety
knowing that we have $50,000 on the line.
This is not the place I want to be in.
MICHELE: What are you waiting for? Get down.
It's not hard.
I may have told a little white lie
and said that they were
close to puzzle pieces,
but I feel like people just needed
the confidence to get down there and try it.
There are 25 total pieces and 21 of us,
so we know that,
once we complete the first round,
four people need to swim back out
and collect the final four puzzle pieces.
We are on the clock.
$50,000 is a huge amount of money.
It's now or never.
You got ten minutes left. Ten minutes left. Hurry up.
(coughs)
I got it. I got it.
HUGHIE: Oh, my God, you're the best. You're a fish.
Melissa.
-They're not fitting all the way down, right? -Nah.
No, see, there-there are certain ones.
You could flip them upside down, too.
-Got it. -There you go.
Take your time.
BIG T: I'm in my element today.
I love diving. I love everything water-related.
However, my technique is wrong. Take another deep breath.
There is no room for mistakes.
If anybody sees you slipping up, they'll see that as weakness.
(whimpers)
CALLUM: It's all right, darling.
MELISSA: I did not realize
how much I'd struggle to get the puzzle piece.
It's extremely mucky to look down.
I can't even see the puzzle piece.
It's that deep.
So I'm panicking.
(Melissa speaks indistinctly)
Go ahead fast and kick fast.
HUGHIE: It's strange to see Nurys and Melissa
struggling because they're never called out for being weak.
But one thing I've learned in this game is, a lot of people
are watching when you don't even think they are.
I have to put it up. I think I have to put it up.
Is this it?
Hughie, let Horacio do it.
It will help. You'll see everything.
HUGHIE: I have to put it up. I have to put it up, I think.
CALLUM: When it comes to Hughie,
do you know how annoying it is
to have a person who can't keep their mouth shut?
HUGHIE: Horacio, get me up. Switch them, guys.
Everything is in our power to get as much money
into the final prize pot.
It's all about who is the strongest.
Hughie probably possesses
less of than the rest of the gang.
All right, you got five minutes. Come on. Let's go.
You can't help till you've retrieved
your own puzzle piece.
BIG T: Melissa, save your breath.
-What? -Don't panic, baby.
HUGHIE: Come on, Melissa.
MELISSA: Everyone else other than Nurys has already got their pieces,
but, you know, I still can't fail
at the challenge 'cause I can still come across as weak.
I don't know if it's a motherly instinct kicking in,
making me feel like
I need to protect meself to be safe.
-(overlapping shouting) -Good job, good job.
BIG T: Well done, Meli!
-You can do it, Nurys. -Nurys, take a deep breath.
Good job, Melissa. Push and swim.
Push it and swim.
If I was in Nurys's shoes, it would probably look
really, really bad for me.
They probably would have
used that as an excuse
to throw me in the next girls' elim.
I'm just worried about my piece, and
hopefully one of the guys will come back and save her.
(bleep)
NURYS: Mine's definitely deeper in.
BIG T: Melissa, move, move, move, move!
Nurys is having a very tough time out there.
She's one of my top people in this house.
I got my first piece. I'm ready to come and get you, Nurys.
Cue that Baywatch music.
Cue the slow motion.
Lifeguard Ed is coming to save you.
-NURYS: Thank you, Ed. -I got you.
Go, baby, go.
NURYS: Ed comes to my rescue.
Thank the Lord.
Being the only person to not get the puzzle piece,
I just put a big target on my back.
Go back. Who all's going back?
Whoever's going back.
ED: All the pieces are here.
It's gonna be heavy.
All right, let's go. We can bring it over, yeah?
-Go, go. -Go, go, go. Swim!
Push, push.
-I'm grabbing that. Come on. -Everybody,
go help clip all the puzzles.
All the way around.
(overlapping chatter)
Push. Push.
(overlapping chatter)
Go.
CALLUM: We have now officially secured
all five of the puzzles, and we are all communally
making our way to the final podium.
Could we do this? I feel like we might have got this one.
Not yet.
Get on the pieces.
-Everyone get on a puzzle. -Push.
Let's go.
Clip it! Hurry!
(indistinct shouting)
Go!
Go, go, go, go, go!
-Good? -How do I get up?
(overlapping chatter)
(cheering)
(air horn blows)
TJ: Well done.
(cheering)
JAMES: Another $50K in the bag.
We've gone from being losers to being winners.
The team's pulling together, communicating well.
Everything's too good to be true at the minute. I'm happy.
Told you, all you got to have is that winning mindset.
-I love it. I love it. -Easy peasy, baby.
TJ: Well done. Every one of you worked together as a team.
Made it happen. Today you earned $50,000,
bringing your grand total
to $406,000
in your final prize pot.
-(cheering) -Now we're talking.
-ED: Six digits. -JAY: I'm so stoked right now.
We're adding more and more money to the bank.
I'm so proud. We're working together as a team,
and we finally are actually under control.
TJ: We're getting a bit heavy on the guys' side,
so I think it's time for a male elimination.
All right. Good luck. Get out of here.
Thank you, TJ.
-Ah! We won! $50,000! -(cheering)
-$50,000 richer, baby. -Let's go.
-I like it. -Yeah?
No, yeah. We got it done. You got two, right?
-Yeah. -(bleep) right.
-(knock on door) -COREY: Hello, boys.
What is happening?
-Where's your clothes? -I'm ready.
Big T, are you ready for me?
For what?
She's gonna dress me up as a, as a girl.
HUGHIE: Right. You go do that, and we'll see you afterwards.
You're gonna dress me as a queen?
Yeah, yeah.
Okay, so I'll see you in a bit. I'm going to shower.
BIG T: I'm so excited because I am
officially coming out.
Pride means recognizing
who you are and how you want to be treated.
And also pride, for me, just means love, love, love.
COREY: Tonight is all about Big T
and her coming out party.
I know how much it would mean to Big T
for tonight to make it special for her.
-Yeah. -Like, for you, for me,
and even for all the guys that are allies to our community.
-Mm-hmm. -Can I ask a quick question?
-How do I cut this? -You're doing a good job.
-Am I doing a good job? -Yeah. This is great teamwork.
COREY: Having Hughie here in the game with me is a blessing.
I don't want to betray the trust I've spent years
building since I fractured it on Spies, Lies, and Allies.
-I'm really hurt. -I'm sorry.
I'm really hurt that I've protected you.
-We're two gay men. -I know. I'm proud of you.
That's why I was there for you.
COREY: We share a lot of struggles
throughout our life,
and there's a lot we can connect on.
And for as long as I'm here, as long as Hughie's here,
I am always going to have his back.
Do you like this plate?
I feel like it's looking very tragic.
-It looks disgusting. -No one's going to eat this.
I'm not taking the blame.
Who looks like they're really (bleep) at cutting fruit?
-James. -I would say James and Ciarran.
COREY: This is so bad.
♪♪ You look like fun to me ♪♪
♪♪ You look a little like somebody I know... ♪♪
MICHELE: We're playing a game. Things can get crazy, but
we can come together under the umbrella of pride
because if we've learned anything from that community,
it's about being yourself, it's about having fun.
It's about owning
who you are, and so we can put the game aside
for a minute to have a little bit of fun.
♪♪ 'Cause I can hear your heart beatin'... ♪♪
(overlapping chatter)
♪♪ Padam, padam, I hear it and I know ♪♪
♪♪ Padam, padam, I know you want to take me home ♪♪
♪♪ Padam, and get to know me close ♪♪
♪♪ Padam, padam when your heart goes padam... ♪♪
MELISSA: Big T and I are best friends.
We all know how brave she's been.
I'm proud of you, I love you, and cheers to Big T.
ALL: Cheers.
HUGHIE: Thank you so much for, like,
putting on the outfits. We wanted to have drag queens.
We wanted to, like, celebrate, have fun.
Big T wanted you to do this. I wanted you to do this.
I dance in heels. I can just...
COREY: That's why I love you.
We support you. We love you.
Love is love forever.
I love people.
I don't care about your sexuality,
gender, where you're from, your religion.
You're a person. You deserve to be loved.
I'm here for Corey.
I love the dude. I'll do anything in my power
to keep Corey in this game.
For Big T and for the LGBTQ community.
IA community and everybody else.
-Yes. -Everyone else.
♪♪ ♪♪
(screaming)
CIARRAN: Most likely not to sleep
-in their own bed tonight. -(overlapping chatter)
Point to the most horny person in the room.
-OLIVIA: You? -(laughing)
Corey, get the (bleep) out of here with that (bleep).
HUGHIE: Most likely who you think
-is going to go in tomorrow. -(laughter, overlapping chatter)
Most likely to cheat on their partner at home.
COREY: Jesus Christ.
(laughter)
COREY: What a terrible thing to say.
(laughter, overlapping chatter)
So, I used to go out with her, like, a couple of years ago.
She ended up coming to Manchester.
I was still not done doing, like,
what I wanted to do, like, you know, with...
I still thought, like, you know, I was still the man
sort of thing, so I was like, "Dah, dah, dah, dah."
She went off and did her own thing.
And then, we've ended up reconnecting recently.
Hughie, we couldn't do at least
one round of just nicey, nicey, you know.
HUGHIE: Sorry. I meant it in a humorous way. Sorry.
CALLUM: I'm going to be nice the whole time.
Fine with you personally.
Every single time I played this game,
it always starts off really, really nice,
really light, really fun, and then,
it gets to Hughie, and all hell is breaking loose.
I meant it humorously.
Make a big T, because-- get it? Big T. A big T.
RAYVN: Wow. We should start working on puzzles together.
-(laughter) -Oh, literally, what is going on?
-MELISSA: And then we'll say, "Happy being yourself party." -Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
ALL: ♪♪ Happy being you ♪♪
♪♪ Happy being, happy being, happy being you ♪♪
♪♪ Happy being you, Happy being you ♪♪
-♪♪ Happy being, happy being, happy being you. ♪♪ -And it's-- and it's chocolate.
(overlapping chatter, whooping)
-We love you. Just the way you are. -(overlapping chatter)
BIG T: There was
a special lady in my life
who I was in a relationship with until recently.
We broke up, just because we were two different people.
I think I was surprised how in love I felt with this lady
because I've never felt like that.
I know this is going to be a hard journey for me
when I get outside of this house.
-Thank you for accepting me. -(overlapping chatter)
-Thank you. -Yeah. -What do you mean?
-It's not even a question. -All of us do. We love you.
BIG T: Growing up, I was raised
to be one way, and I wasn't allowed
to be anything other than what my parents expected of me.
So, you know, the scariest part about coming out is not knowing
how my family will react.
To now be in an environment where I can express myself,
all of myself, be vulnerable and be accepted
gives me motivation to win this game.
-Slice the cake. -Save the cake.
(cheering)
(laughter)
MORIAH: Horacio?
Dude, he's such a good competitor.
They continuously threw Horacio in last season,
and all he did was (bleep) thrive, and threw a fire in him.
ZARA: No, I don't think
-we should throw him in. -What's your name?
Corey. (laughs)
Yeah. And why do you want to throw Corey in?
I want to throw Corey in because, one,
he's just been so two-faced.
Literally said to my face, like,
"Oh, I like you. You would never go in."
And then, two seconds later, he's, like,
running around with my name in his mouth.
MORIAH: And he told you that he was not going to say your name?
Yeah. He said, "No, no, no, it's not you."
But he was trying to get the whole group
to change their decision.
So what we doing? Doing Corey now?
RAVYN: I am on Corey's side
because he's an American.
But I'm keeping my mouth shut because
I've learned really quickly not to tell people
what other people have told me.
So I have to do what's best for my game.
And I'll even go down there with him and fight him.
(laughter)
ED: He's toasting schmellos like he's done it 100 times.
-This is your first s'more. -There you go.
-ED: This is what America tastes like. -First s'more!
-When you bite out of that... -I see an eagle coming.
-(squawking) -Oh!
A bald eagle flying across the land.
Yup, and his name is Ed.
MELISSA: I like marshmallows raw.
-COREY: Yeah, but they're better this way. -MELISSA: No.
MICHELE: What's going on right now?
I feel like my heart is on the line. I don't like it.
I hate it, because it feels like I'm in--
and this is the word-- vulnerable.
I feel very vulnerable.
I'm not cool and chill anymore.
I have zero cool and chilled about you in my entire body.
And I'm thinking, "Why is it
"that I wake up and I think 'Michele'?
Michele, Michele, Michele, Michele, Michele."
I said, "Am I actually, like, just deluded in the fact
that you are taking up all of my brain?"
It was never my intention to really meet somebody
and feel the way that I currently be feeling.
Younger Callum-- two girls would be great.
Two amazing girls, actually.
Yeah, I'm just... I don't know.
I don't know what the (bleep) I'm gonna do.
You know, you're also being vulnerable.
(clears throat) Sorry about that.
MICHELE: As much as I'm enjoying it right now,
I'm also trying to keep perspective.
I need to focus on the game.
But Callum really checks every single box. So...
yeah, I'm just enjoying it.
Don't leave me high and dry.
I feel like a lot is going on tonight.
We got Moriah booed up with James right now.
MORIAH: How do you feel about boys' day?
Well, I felt good until you just mentioned it.
-(laughing) -Nah, you're giving me anxiety.
-What are you laughing for? -Don't have anxiety.
Who's your favorite person in the house?
You're my favorite guy.
But I'm the favorite overall?
Oh, it's kind of hard to beat Michele.
(laughing)
JESSICA: You can naturally see the chemistry.
The chemistry is very clearly there.
OLIVIA: Honestly, to me,
never in a million years
would I have ever bet one dollar on that,
because she is so loyal.
JESSICA: But she doesn't have to be loyal
-to Bananas... -Well, clearly.
MORIAH: Am I your favorite overall?
-You can't do that. -Yes or no?
-That is very childish. -Yes or no?
Listen, go back upstairs
-and play that game with your mates. -Yes or no?
-Go play with the kindergarten kids. -Yes or no?
Yes, you are.
Look, I'm very much single.
I've got no baggage.
I'm not treading on anyone's toes
or upsetting anyone back home.
I'm here to play the game.
If people have got other stuff going on back home,
but they're still flirting with me,
that's their problem, not mine.
ZARA: But is she still
-in a relationship? -She's never been in a relationship with Bananas.
For, like, almost a full year,
doing the dates, doing this, doing that.
Even if you're not "official"?
Come on.
MORIAH: James is so cute.
It's a really hard pickle to be in
because I'm trying not to laugh at his jokes,
but he's so funny.
I kind of want to let go and stop holding back.
OLIVIA: I can't say that I would do the same
if I had someone back home,
and especially when I was literally with them
days before coming here.
But it's not my story to write or tell.
I just hope she's prepared.
Moriah, you playing with fire, baby.
(Moriah giggles)
♪♪ ♪♪
Okay.
MORIAH: Like, I feel horrible because,
like, I did cuddle him.
NURYS: Yeah. But I feel like you shouldn't feel horrible
because Johnny was not your boyfriend.
(crying): But, like, still, I didn't plan on, like,
going here and, like,
embarrassing him or, like, making him feel bad.
Oh, I (bleep) love you so much.
NURYS: I truly don't think you're doing anything wrong.
At all.
It kind of just shows, too,
like, even if it's not James,
-it's not Johnny. -It's a sign.
Yeah.
(sighs)
I experienced an entire season with you and Bananas.
It took you so much longer to get comfortable with him,
and, like, with James, it's so effortless.
And even just like, the little (bleep) jokes
-you guys make, the way that Moriah is. -Yeah. (chuckles)
He brings out Moriah.
MORIAH: I am hanging out with Johnny Bananas outside of this.
And although we're not boyfriend and girlfriend,
I do respect him a lot. I think he's such a good person.
But, um, sometimes, like, you can't help what you feel.
And I feel like the reason why
Johnny and I are not official
is because I still have, like, a gut feeling that I'm unsure.
NURYS: Sometimes you just need to put yourself first.
Thanks, Nurys. Thanks for being such a good friend.
-(bleep) love you. -I love you, too.
♪♪ ♪♪
Do you know if there's any names floating around?
COREY: I feel like everyone
is waiting for somebody else to say something first.
Mm-hmm.
All this is gonna come down to is, like,
whoever has the least amount of friends
and the least amount of alliances.
Do you feel like you...
have the least amount of friends or alliances?
No. I feel like I'm good with most people here.
COREY: Want to join?
Yeah, I have to get ready,
but I want to talk to you really quick.
(Michele whispering)
COREY: Why?
Yeah, I know.
COREY: Zara sees me as untrustworthy, as a snake,
and I am some of those things, some of the times,
but I don't want to get voted in
for something that didn't even happen.
MICHELE: Don't stress,
-we'll figure it out. -Mm.
MICHELE: Corey is one of my best friends in this house,
so I want him to be prepared.
I don't want him to do what I've seen other people do,
which is bury themselves in deliberation
and be an automatic nomination.
COREY: Is there enough
-pool against me that... -Enough pool?
So, I mean, I've heard multiple people's names.
MICHELE: Oh, really?
Yeah.
I wasn't sure if that was a thing,
but I think it's something we need to be alert and aware of.
Mm.
NURYS: As much as I didn't care for Ravyn,
and I still don't care for Ravyn,
that was one of our numbers,
and when we threw her down, boom.
Now she's still iffy. Right? Cool.
Now the next one is Corey, right?
Let's say he does go down
and let's say he does lose to a UK guy.
Now we just lost another number on our side.
Right now in my alliance,
we got the Ride or Die Girls. Goes me,
Michele, Moriah,
Olivia, Colleen and Ravyn.
And then, with the boys, we got
Jay, Kyland, Horacio,
Ed, Asaf and Corey.
So right now, we just got to
save one of our numbers
and be safe from elimination.
They're not dumb.
They know exactly what they're doing
and they can keep saying like, "Oh, no,
it's not at a UK or a USA alliance."
No. The house is definitely divided.
♪♪ ♪♪
(indistinct chatter)
ED: We all know why we're here.
I think we're all starting to learn that
the more we talk, the more anxious that we get.
But there has, again, been a couple of names
bouncing about. One was Corey.
And the other one was Hughie.
Um... yeah.
-Hughie? -So, two names.
Yeah, they're two names that were put out.
Never heard about it.
I didn't hear that.
HUGHIE: So, just to ask, then,
because this is the second time, then,
for no good reason, I've done no harm to the house.
Where did you hear my name come up?
ED: It did just come up a little while ago.
HUGHIE: I'm completely shocked.
I don't know why my name has gone around.
I'm baffled by this, and to be honest,
I'm a bit annoyed and pissed off.
ED: I actually get on really well with both the boys.
It puts me in an awkward predicament.
I don't know if youse boys want to speak
or does anyone else want to speak and...
Well, let's speak about it.
I genuinely can't see why I'd be a house vote.
I can't even see a reason why
I'd be called down to the Arena
because I've performed brilliantly on challenges.
I have lots of people that support me in the house.
CALLUM: Automatically,
Hughie just gets on the defensive
because he cannot believe that his name is mentioned.
I don't know how, because he says that he's socially aware
and socially in tune,
but he never socially saw this one coming.
BERNA: Maybe it's not being everybody...
All right, show of hands. Who thinks...
You can't do that. What it is...
I can 'cause I just want to ask.
(overlapping chatter)
I think we're losing sight
of, like, really what's important here.
What are the assets of the guys
that are killing it for our team,
and who do we not want to lose? Who can we not afford to lose?
CIARRAN: Yeah. Olivia, simplest way to do it,
per guy, we'll go around and say
why we believe we're a strong asset to the team.
All right, why should you be here?
James, you'll start.
(clears throat) Can I get a mic?
(laughter)
My mentality is a mentality of a winner.
I always win.
Look, I know for a fine fact that I can do this (bleep).
I'll boss it.
I'm fit, I'm reliable.
I'm good at a lot of things.
I might be too perfect.
That's probably my biggest flaw.
We love a narcissist circle.
If my eyes could roll in the back of my head,
they would be gone.
Oh, my God. Stop, honey, you're embarrassing yourself.
I try to lead by example. I'm not talking too much.
Maybe because of my language barrier.
I haven't done anything behind any of your backs yet.
I've got a massive ego. I'm a leader.
I don't like being led. Even the people taking the lead
will always then check in with me
to validate their plan.
I'm the strongest, I'm the buffest,
I'm the smartest, I'm adaptable.
Blah, blah, blah.
Bro, we get it.
This is not like a...
I was going to say circle (bleep),
but I don't think I can say that.
If you need to hype up, now is not the time.
We're deciding Hughie and Corey's fate.
I try my best. I'm a very honest person.
There's not one thing anybody can say in this room
that I've said to them
that's a lie or has come back
or has come back to stab anyone.
My biggest strength is my empathy and my support.
I feel like at any given moment,
I want the people around me to do great.
Gah.
COREY: I don't regret trying to flip the house
to take Zara out.
What I do regret
is missing the target and getting caught.
Everyone is playing
this weird game where they're upset
that I took a shot, but Zara is
a threat in the final,
and if that shot had landed,
I guarantee they would have been happy.
But now I'm in trouble.
COREY: I think it was very obvious to some people here
I wasn't really the biggest fan
of the women burn voting and doing that last time around.
Me, if I don't like something, I always speak up about it
instead of, like, doing anything shady,
I think I just got anxious and I got lost.
And me getting anxious and lost made me impulsive.
And me being impulsive
led to certain conversations that probably
should have never happened. But they happened.
And, you know, I take full responsibility of that,
and I'll just try to be better every single (bleep) day.
ZARA: Corey's such a good talker
and I don't want him to swindle my opinion
in voting somebody else in.
I'm not a person who can just forget that easily.
We do have 11 strong men.
You guys all bring a lot to the team.
It's getting harder, for sure, to...
to vote for... for one person here.
HUGHIE: I don't know why James
would even say this as somebody
who I'm friends with also.
But you know what? Another lesson learned.
James has put a target on my back.
So, I'm thinking,
(bleep), this could be me.
How does my name come up?
OLIVIA: I don't know. I think it's just an easy out...
-BERNA: Colleen! -...'cause it's already been said, you know?
No one wants to ruffle any feathers.
HUGHIE: It's coming from one badger all the time.
♪♪ ♪♪
JAY: So, what do we do now?
I wouldn't mind saying one of the UK guys.
-Obviously, we're not gonna say Callum. -Yeah.
Um, you guys are obviously friends with Hughie,
And so I care about what my people think, too.
But I genuinely wouldn't mind
-saying James or Ciarran. -COREY: Yeah.
NURYS: James, he's not part of our alliance,
so I think that's a great option for elimination.
Obviously, James is Moriah's boo,
so she probably doesn't want that.
But, at the same time,
I think we have the numbers to make it work.
NURYS: So, should we be calling down
somebody that we know
isn't working with us?
-Yeah. -Yeah. -But who is that person?
That's-that's what we were just talking about.
OLIVIA: James is the best option
to be up for elimination.
Reality is, don't we want
some of these strong players out?
I don't want to run a final with them.
-And... -I also feel like he knows that,
because he's such a well-spoken person,
I think he knows if he says things,
-people will believe him. -Yeah.
♪♪ ♪♪
CALLUM: I've walked into a conversation mentioning James's name.
It's important for me to keep James in the game
not for the game at all, but because he's my best mate.
Between Hughie and Corey,
I would most likely to want to keep Hughie in the game
because you kind of always want to keep someone
that you think you can beat later on in the game.
But I don't want to look like a snake
to the point where he gets angry,
goes down there, and then wants to vote me in.
I don't know who, but obviously I just caught your name,
so I was, like...
JAMES: I know we're here to play a game,
but the whispers and the backstabbing
is another level.
But as much as I'm pissed right now,
if I have to go into the Arena, I am ready.
If you say that, you're gonna be a person...
-Yeah, I will. -Okay, well, just stop.
I'm kind of caught in the middle right now,
but I want James around because he's light-hearted,
he makes everything fun,
and I trust him 100%.
Namaste.
Listen, if they say my name, I'm going to
come out of the elimination, I'll win.
And I'll come back and I'll (bleep) terrorize
everyone in this house. Trust me,
I'll make it a living nightmare for all of youse.
♪♪ ♪♪
COREY: Not knowing what's going to happen tonight,
it's stressing me out.
I spoke my piece, Hughie spoke his piece.
If the house decides I'm the vote, I'm ready.
♪♪ ♪♪
HUGHIE: I definitely think
a lot of this house socially likes me.
I don't know if that's going to correlate to being protected.
I'm just hoping it will right now.
TJ: All right, everyone,
welcome back to the Arena,
where we are in level one: Control.
At the last challenge,
you all absolutely smashed it,
banking another $50,000,
bringing the grand total of your final prize pot
to $406,000.
Loved it.
Now we're making money. Now we're having fun, right?
Well, at deliberation,
you had to discuss which man
you wanted to send into the Arena.
Now it's time to get your votes.
So we'll start with you, Moriah.
All right. I hope this person can forgive me.
Hughie, my vote is for you.
-I'm so sorry. -TJ: All right.
COREY: James, Moriah is definitely protecting him.
And I think her riding so hard for James
is a threat to me
because, at some point, people are probably
going to look at us as, we got to get one of them out
and probably use the other one to do it.
And, uh, I'm really not looking forward to that.
TJ: Melissa.
It is kind of a burn vote,
but also it's someone that
I haven't spoken any game to,
so I'm going to say Emanuel.
TJ: James.
I can't pick between the boys. This didn't work for me
the first time, but I'm going to have to burn.
I'm going to vote for Callum.
You're a rat, mate.
JAY: Usually, it's a very bad idea
to go against the house vote because people are keeping tabs
and tallies on who's saying what,
who's burning and why
all the time.
TJ: All right. Hughie.
HUGHIE: I can't say Corey's name
because I'm a man of me word.
I'm going to vote for Kyland
because he said my name last time.
TJ: Horacio.
Uh, I'm going to have to say Hughie's name today.
TJ: Kyland.
There's no one here that I want to say.
I have already said Hughie's name,
so it's easier just to say it again.
-Sorry, Hughie. -TJ: Zara.
My vote is for Corey.
So, I really appreciate
and I accept your apology, um,
and I hope we can move past this after this.
Corey's apology,
I do accept it,
but don't do it next time.
That's a lesson learned.
TJ: Colleen.
My vote today is also for Hughie.
TJ: All right. Corey?
COREY: So, like Hughie said,
his name is never gonna come out of my mouth
and, um, I didn't like it
when other people did it,
but I'm burn voting on Asaf.
ASAF: I trust Corey 100%,
and if he feels that he can burn a vote on me,
it's totally fine because
he's one of my best friends here.
TJ: Asaf. All right.
OLIVIA: You would have thought hell froze over,
the way the guys had a fit about us burn voting.
So the fact that they're now burn voting
is actually insane to me.
TJ: Big T.
I'm going to burn my vote on Horacio.
TJ: Asaf.
Hughie, unfortunately,
your name is on the line for me.
TJ: Emanuel.
Unfortunately, I'm going to say Hughie.
TJ: All right, that is six votes for Hughie.
Ciarran.
I'm not going to burn a vote
because people got up me last time for doing it.
So I'm going to go with the team and unfortunately,
sorry, Hughie, I'm gonna say your name.
-Wow. -TJ: Olivia.
This is a really hard decision,
but, Hughie,
I'm going to say your name.
NURYS: I'm kind of shocked
that everyone said Hughie's name
considering I thought we already decided on James.
I'll say Hughie as well.
-Hughie. -Hughie.
Hughie because I'm not gonna burn a vote.
TJ: All right, Nurys.
NURYS: But in this game,
it's very important to keep your alliance
and, you know, have their back.
So for me, it's an easy vote.
Tonight, I'm unfortunately going to say Hughie.
TJ: Michele.
It seems that the train is already heading in a direction,
and I am not going to burn.
I'm sorry, Hughie.
I love you to death, and I hope that you come back.
HUGHIE: Wow.
Wow. Wow.
MICHELE: Hughie, maybe he thought
that it wasn't gonna be him,
but that's the way it has to be played right now.
He needs to prove himself in elimination
for these guys to respect and know how strong he actually is.
TJ: All right, Berna.
Everybody knows that Hughie is my friend.
I truly believe in you,
and I say Hughie.
TJ: All right. So it was almost unanimous.
Hughie, come on down.
BERNA: I've had a discussion with Hugh before.
He said, "If everybody votes me in this house,
don't even show your cards, Berna."
And that's what a true friend does. So I'm very
grateful because the whole house goes with it.
MORIAH: My heart is pounding.
I have a twist in my stomach.
I have no (bleep) clue who Hughie's gonna pick.
but I don't want him to say James,
so I guess any other name?
Hughie, how you feeling?
I don't feel really popular, but I'm here,
so it's fine, and I'm ready to do it.
Well, as you know, you hold
the ultimate control now, and you can either
vote for somebody who voted you in--
get a little revenge, maybe--
or vote for someone else altogether.
CIARRAN: Nobody really wants to go into elimination.
You can't sit here and say that you want to go in.
But, Hughie, if you pick me, I'm definitely sending you home.
Who do you want to go against tonight?
HUGHIE: I am ready to show people I'm not scared.
I'm not somebody to mess around with.
And I'm not somebody you use as an easy option.
I've proven this in my first season.
Don't underestimate me, because I will come back.
I pick...
Hughie. Who do you want to go against tonight?
(Hughie exhales)
HUGHIE: I actually respect every single guy as a competitor.
I don't think that's reciprocated
exactly, but whatever.
I'm gonna pick Kyland.
TJ: All right, Kyland, come on down.
Let's go, Kyland, let's go.
HUGHIE: If I wanted to play with anger,
I definitely have the reasons to.
But I've chose Kyland because I have
the least social game with him.
I'm definitely not scared of him.
So I'm thinking maybe I could take it.
Now I wish I'd said Hughie's name.
I feel like he could have given me a heads-up
if he was going to choose Kyland because there's
plenty of other guys he could have chose from.
And I'm thinking, has he done that to spite me?
Kyland, you ready to do it?
-Always. -TJ: Okay.
Well, tonight you are playing How I Roll.
There are two rotating tracks right here
in the middle of the Arena.
Each has nine baskets in front of it.
When I say go, you're both going to
run over to your racks, grab one ball, and roll it down
the track trying to make it into the baskets.
Now, listen up.
Only one ball per container,
and you can only use one ball at one time.
All right? First player to score all
nine baskets will win tonight's elimination round,
stay in the game; loser goes home empty-handed. Got it?
All right, gentlemen, let's get it done. Good luck.
(contestants cheering, applauding)
Let's go!
I'm sick and tired of constantly getting felt like I'm being
put down, and I'm not good enough.
But you know what? I'm going to win
this elimination. I'm gonna come back,
and I'm going to remember the people that said my name.
I ain't scared.
KYLAND: For tonight, my strategy
is using my accuracy and speed,
which is really just all that's needed to win this game,
it seems like.
From watching Challenge champ Jordan,
I've learned that almost all
of his championships came with two elimination wins.
-(air horn blows) -You want this?
You come down here and do it, baby.
So maybe this is one of those.
TJ: Are you ready?
-(air horn blows) -Go! Go, go!
-(cheering) -Yes, baby!
BERNA: Calm. Keep it calm.
Beautiful, Hughie. And go. Roll.
Yes, yes.
Well done, Kyland. Well done, Kyland.
-A little bit lighter. -Yeah, change it around.
Well done.
No, you're gonna have to spin it, baby, spin it.
KYLAND: Looking at the ramp,
I noticed that one end has a steep drop-off,
and one end has more of a level flat drop-off.
But I still will have to figure out the exact speed
needed to push the ball for each one of the baskets.
-Go, go. -That's it, that's it.
-MELISSA: Yes! -(cheering)
Come on, Kyland.
BERNA: Stay focused, Hughie.
Okay, Hughie. Go, go.
Oh, Kyland's in the lead.
Pick it up, Hughie Let's go, Hughie.
Come on, man.
HUGHIE: I'm fighting for my place in the game,
disproving the lies and silliness of people constantly
putting down my competitive abilities.
I want to be in this game. I want to play this game.
I came here for a reason.
MICHELE: Light. Light, light.
No, lighter than that.
Lighter than that.
Go, go, go, go!
MICHELE: Hughie, don't wait for it.
Run to collect it before it does anything.
Hughie is a great guy, but when it comes to competition,
he's not efficient at all.
He's just rolling the ball.
Wait, wait, wait.
Like, bruh, that's not how you play it.
BERNA: And now walk with the ball.
-Walk with it. -TJ: Oh, that's too fast.
-That's too fast. -Again. Do it again. And go.
Yo.
(applause)
Hughie, one more and you're winning. Go, go!
TJ: Pretty fast, looks good.
-(all cheering indistinctly) -Yes, you got this.
BERNA: Again. Do it again.
I've seen Hughie turn it on.
I've seen him take people out, including me.
So I want him back in the house.
He's the only person I can really connect to here.
-Okay. -Go, go. Stop!
-(bleep) -BERNA: Stand up, baby.
CIARRAN: Hughie has got a few of the balls in,
and I'm quite happy with him.
And yet, he looks like a bit of a mess.
The balls are meant to go in the basket, mate, not you.
Yeah! Come on, Kyland!
TJ: Not enough. Not enough.
Not enough, no way.
Yeah! Come on, Kyland.
TJ: Ooh, there's a balance.
There's a balance there, isn't there?
Come on!
TJ: Kyland pulled out way ahead.
HUGHIE: I hear the crowd screaming a lot for Kyland.
He's been depositing balls very quickly.
I need to catch this feller. Hughie, go.
BERNA: Hughie, you've got this, don't worry.
Yes! You go! You go!
BIG T: Hughie is doing so well.
That's my number one guy.
However, if he goes home,
this will really affect my game
negatively because he lets me know what's happening,
and we really, really do have each other's backs.
(cheering)
KYLAND: I can't go home now.
I came here to win, and I'm here
for so many reasons.
Being a minority, Black, Mexican,
ADHD, autistic, I know how impactful it can be
to see someone that you see yourself in achieve.
So as far as I'm concerned, I have no choice
but to get this win.
Just a little bit. Just a little bit.
-What the (bleep)? -Ugh.
You've got it. Don't panic.
CALLUM: This is one of the most intense
eliminations I have ever seen.
These two are going neck and neck.
And my heart is going.
Okay, just a little more. You got it.
MELISSA: If Kyland comes back, I'll be really pleased,
because it's really hard being away from my daughter.
So to have someone who's like my comfort blanket,
like, I'd really miss that if he left.
Yes, you go. Yeah, yo!
JAY: I would love Hughie to win because Kyland is a good player.
Hughie, feel free to take out my competition.
MICHELE: I have a peek over at Kyland. I see him panicking.
And I'm like, yes, Hughie, let's get it.
You got it, Kyland.
Oh!
TJ: Almost, almost!
MICHELE: You got it, Kyland!
♪♪ ♪♪
-Oh! -Almost, almost.
Kyland right now is kind of freaking out, and I had never
seen this side of Kyland: he's usually very calm and composed.
MICHELE: Don't panic. Keep your pace. Keep your pace.
Kyland is right there with Jay as my top guys,
and, you know, I can't see Kyland go home.
Yeah!
Come on, Kyland.
TJ: Last one. Last one.
Get in there, Hughie. Let's go.
MICHELE: You've got this. Strong.
-Yeah! -(air horn blows)
TJ: Kyland wins. Good job.
MELISSA: Oh, my God. I can't even describe it.
I am ecstatic. For Hughie,
I do feel absolutely awful for him.
There's nothing worse
than losing an elimination this early on.
He almost won. He just didn't quite make it.
TJ: well done.
Just like Corey, I doubted
this guy's a (bleep) champion.
-Don't question him again. -Yes, yes.
Hughie, he was right on my ass the whole time,
so I'm proud of him.
I hope he's proud of himself.
Going back into the house,
I want to firm up my relationships.
Obviously, I want to stay out of elimination
as much as possible, but I know it's always
a possibility, and if I have to follow
that Jordan trend of going down twice in order to
get my championship, then that's what I'll do.
Great elimination, fellas.
Hughie, how are you feeling, man?
Feel really sad to go, but I'm proud of myself
for how hard I tried.
TJ: Well, you really gave it your all.
Unfortunately, you lost tonight's elimination round,
so this ends your time here on The Challenge.
I really, really hope we see you in the future,
and I don't know anybody who doesn't love you...
-Thank you. -...so hopefully next time, you can be a champ.
Nothing but love, this ends your time here. Take care.
We love you, Hughie!
I'm so devastated.
The numbers of the UK alliance are dwindling down.
This alliance is getting smaller and smaller.
HUGHIE: Yes, I'm gutted. Yes, I'm upset.
But you know what? I'm really proud of myself.
I came into this game definitely wanting to prove my worth,
my ability, and how good I can do.
I did not want anyone to see me as a weak link at all.
And I think I've probably proven that.
Kyland, solid performance.
So now you are still in the game,
-going for the big money. -Thank you.
-Well done. -Thank you, TJ.
(cheering)
Now, there's one more thing.
Chaos is right around the corner.
And it'll be here sooner than you think.
When my countdown hits zero, you're all in trouble.
So get some rest.
See you at the next challenge. Get out of here.
Good job, man.
Coming back to the game, I'm excited about my win,
but I do want to keep that contained.
(Kyland laughs)
The job isn't finished yet.
Even after this win, I'm still very
far away from the end of this game.
And I didn't come here to win eliminations.
I came here to be The Challenge champion.
(indistinct chatter)
MELISSA: I'm so proud of you.
-(indistinct chatter) -(horn blows)
NURYS: They are picking our numbers apart.
TJ: When the clock strikes zero, Chaos is coming.
I'm absolutely gutted about the fact
that I've lost tonight's elimination round,
but I know I 100% gave it my all.
There were some little moments
that were like literally millimeters off.
If I had just gave it a little bit more power,
-a little bit less power. -Lighter than that.
HUGHIE: But you know what? It wasn't meant to be.
Kyland was the better man on the night.
He's a fantastic competitor.
I'd rather lose to that than
just pussyfooting out or something
and picking somebody 'cause I think I can beat them
or, you know, just to please
other people.
I'm very proud of myself
for the game I played this season.
I didn't just play with my heart, but I also played
with my head and with pride and with my dignity.
I've kept my promises.
I was never scared.
I said the names I wanted to say.
I'm still definitely rooting for Corey, Big T 100%
for all our LGBTQIA+ community, all my brothers and sisters.
Berna, Michele, all these people who I know has my back 100%,
like, there the whole way with them.
I've had an amazing time.
It might have been short, but it was sweet.
I'm really proud of myself and I promise you now,
you'll see Hughie again.
Clock is on! The clock is on!
KYLAND: This is the countdown clock.
Chaos is finally coming.
(indistinct shouting)
Oh, (bleep)!
TJ: You're all here to be a champion, right?
Well, I believe to be the best,
you gotta to beat the best. Come on up.
(bleep)
-(indistinct shouting) -Let's go! Let's go!
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