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TJ: Previously on
The Challenge: USA...
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- Go!
- The physical competition
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has been fierce.
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While some competitors
have protected themselves
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week after week using strategy
and their social game...
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I would put our money on us
to keep ourselves safe.
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I might have a reputation of
being an asshole, but it's like,
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I stab people in the chest,
not in the back.
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...others had to fight
tooth and nail
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to remain in the game...
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- (all shouting)
- (air horn blows)
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Alyssa, Wes, this ends your time
here on The Challenge: USA.
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...whittling down
the competition to 11 players
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vying for their share
of $500,000.
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In the Slippery Business challenge,
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battle lines were drawn...
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MICHAELA:
Why are they ganging up
on Chris?
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...when the men
and women joined forces
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to get out the physical threats
Chris and Tori...
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- MICHELE: Good job, Chris!
- JOSH: Good job, Tor.
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...allowing Cory and Michaela
to secure much-needed victories
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and nominate Tyler and Cassidy
to be at risk for elimination.
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I've been down there before.
Well, I'll prove it again.
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TJ:
And with the final drawing near,
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some players attempted
to make a big move...
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CHANELLE:
Listen, as long as we're
all on the same page...
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- I'm solid.
- ...but not everyone
followed through.
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DESI:
Where is the fourth vote
for Tori?
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I am deeply hurt
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by Michele's betrayal
in this moment.
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TJ:
And it was Chris
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who was sent into the Arena
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for his fourth elimination,
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ultimately sending Tyler home
in record time.
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Chris, you are the winner
of tonight's elimination round.
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You are still in the game.
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And now, who will find their way
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out of the most daunting
and tricky challenge yet?
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DESI:
Breathe, breathe!
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TJ:
Will Chris and Cassidy
get their revenge
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on the players who sent them
into the elimination?
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JOSH:
One of us has to send
Chris home, and then we're in.
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TJ:
And will Michele have to face
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the consequences
of her betrayal?
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There's just so many lies.
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♪ ♪
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BANANAS:
Hey! He's back!
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Little cockroach.
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CHRIS:
This is my fourth elimination
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and my third one in a row.
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Every move I make
from here on out--
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it's a $250,000 move.
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I either win or I put myself
at risk of losing,
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and I'm not a loser.
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CASSIDY:
Good job, Chris.
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MICHELE:
I came into this game playing
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half with the vets,
half with Survivor,
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and not really knowing
where the fuck...
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I don't know, I made a decision
based on my own interests
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and voted for Chris.
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CHANELLE:
Michele, I want to trust you
in this game.
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There's just so many lies.
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You were, like, corralling
the narrative of, like,
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- it has to be a girl.
- That's such...
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- That is such baloney.
- Can I finish, can I finish
my thought, please?
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- MICHELE: Yeah.
- And then I-- and I checked in
with Michele
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three different times, I said,
"Are we still doing this?
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Are we solid?"
And you go, "Yes, we're solid.
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We're good,
we're still doing this."
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Bro, that is the sketchiest,
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shadiest move I've ever seen.
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Michele reveals that she
actually did not follow the plan
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and didn't vote for Tori
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because she's trying to somehow
advance herself in this game.
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Now I'm no longer
a trustworthy ally of Tori's.
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Whatever relationship we had,
I've sort of ruined.
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And now I've crossed
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one of the most influential
women left in this game.
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CHANELLE:
I made a call on who I was
gonna put a ball in
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against my own best interests
because of my loyalty to you,
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and you threw that
out the window.
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MICHELE:
Dude, I've not thrown
anything out the window, bro.
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Michele has been
playing both sides,
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Survivor and the vets.
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Michele has no backbone
in this game,
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and I want nothing more
than for Michele to get
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all of the karma
that's coming her way.
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(knocking on door)
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TORI:
Shall we chat?
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DESI:
Yes.
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TORI:
In the last Hopper vote,
I had three votes on there.
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Chris already admitted
to voting for me.
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I think it's pretty clear
that the other two votes
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probably came from Desi
and Michele or Chanelle,
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but instead of just thinking,
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I'm gonna go in
there and ask them,
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"What's up?"
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So, you're all just gonna
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keep it amongst yourselves
who did it?
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CHANELLE:
I'll be honest. I did,
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because I thought that everyone
was making it a girls' day,
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and I don't want you to think
that I'm gunning for you.
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That was truly, like,
me struggling
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with the emotional aspect
of the game, and I'm sorry.
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DESI:
Tori, I obviously owe you
an apology.
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It was a shitty move.
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I just want to say that
I'm-I'm sorry for lying to you.
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In the game,
do what you have to do.
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I get it. I dug this grave.
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If I have to sleep in it, fine.
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But I just want you to know
that, like,
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it is not my character
to lie to people's faces.
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MICHELE:
I have fault in it as well.
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They definitely
were led to believe
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that I was also going
that direction.
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I basically put them
in a really fragile position.
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TORI:
Everybody makes
their own decision.
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Like, I definitely feel like
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I put myself out there
for you guys in the beginning,
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and I was hoping that it was
gonna mean something, and, like,
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it did for a week
and then it didn't.
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What has been, like,
shown is shown,
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and, like, now I can play
the way I need to play,
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and it's just gonna be
best man wins.
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I'm kind of blown away
by this entire situation.
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Michele was definitely
playing double agent,
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but at the end of the day
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she didn't actually vote for me.
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But with Desi and Chanelle,
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I now have the opportunity
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to go forward
playing with revenge
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or playing with logic.
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So, if I'm in power
before they are,
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then you best believe
I'm putting my vote on them.
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JOSH:
Guys,
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I don't mean to interrupt,
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but it just hit me
that we are the fucking
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top five guys, bro.
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This is the furthest
this man has ever been.
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It just hit you?
What, you can't count?
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Yeah... (sucks teeth)
Fuck you.
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Let him have his moment.
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JOSH:
Dude, the fact
that we're all still here
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is insane.
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It feels so important for me
to make that final
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and give it everything I got
to win, because I have
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so many people back home
rooting for me.
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Being Cuban and my parents
coming from the island--
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my dad didn't even have TV
growing up--
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to where now he gets to see
his youngest son
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competing and having the chance
to win life-changing money?
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The stakes are high, but they're
even more life-changing
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and more important for me
because I have
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a mob of Cubans back home
rooting for me
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and w-- expecting for me to win.
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Sorry, Chris,
we got to do it again.
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And one of us has to send him
home and then we're in.
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Or we could just make it
a girls' day.
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- BANANAS: And we are. Duh.
- JOSH: All right. There we go.
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Send him in? And then what?
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One of us is fucking going?
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(laughs):
Yeah, that's what I'm saying.
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- That's what Josh just said.
- BANANAS: Are you high?
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CORY:
We are so close to the end,
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we've made it this far
in the game,
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we don't want to go in.
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So right now,
the overall feel is,
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we want this to be a girls' day.
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Man's 4 and 0, he's got
a bed down there in the Arena.
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- (laughter)
- FAYSAL: Dear Lord.
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DESI:
Hi. Can I come in?
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- CHRIS: Yeah.
- You want another hug?
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- Yeah.
- Aw.
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DESI:
I am the type of person
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who never wants somebody
to feel alone.
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Like, I know how it feels
to be on the outs.
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In Survivor, I certainly
wasn't with the numbers.
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That's how I got blindsided
and voted out of the game.
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I'm open to working with Chris.
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I am worried, in this moment,
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'cause of how I went
against Tori.
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I know this: it's hard to not
feel alone in this moment.
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Yeah, no, it's just hard.
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Honestly? We win tomorrow.
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- That's really our only option.
- Yeah. We have to, Des.
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DESI:
At this point in the game,
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it's an individual game,
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and I need to stop
overthinking everything.
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I'm not someone who lies
to people,
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and if I reflect back on things
I've done in my life,
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this sort of competitive period
in my life started in college,
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when I began
competing in pageants,
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which was not, like,
a childhood thing of mine.
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I never in a million years
thought I'd do a pageant.
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Didn't own a curling iron,
didn't know how to do my makeup.
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Somehow came in second place,
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and the second time around,
I won.
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So I'm really, this time,
here to prove
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that not only
can I make it to a final,
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but I can win a final.
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Yeah. I think that's
a good mindset to have.
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MICHELE:
I made a really big decision
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in elimination last time,
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and literally 50%
of the house is mad at me.
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Chris, Desi, Chanelle, Michaela.
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So, if I don't win this daily,
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my neck is definitely gonna be
on the chopping block.
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- This looks fun.
- TJ: All right, everyone,
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welcome to Punta Christo Fort
here in beautiful Croatia.
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Whoo!
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Today's challenge is called
Brain Squeeze.
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When I say go,
you will race into that fort.
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Inside are heavy bags
of puzzle pieces.
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You've all been assigned a
color, and that's the only one
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you can pick up.
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Some might be in plain sight
and some might be hidden.
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And I'm not gonna tell you
how many you have, so make sure
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you do a thorough sweep
of the fort.
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Every time you find
one of your bags,
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you'll race it out of the fort,
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across a bridge
to your puzzle station.
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You can only carry
one bag at a time,
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so drop the puzzle pieces off,
go back in there
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and continue this process.
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Your goal is to build
your puzzle tower
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as fast as you can,
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'cause the first man and first
woman to get it done will win
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today's challenge,
be safe from elimination,
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and also be selecting
one man and one woman
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to send into the Arena
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to put at risk of elimination.
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Do whatever you got to do.
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Final is very, very close.
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- All right.
- Yeah!
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Let's make it happen.
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BANANAS:
I think that this is going to be
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a lot more confusing
than a lot of people are, uh,
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expecting it to be.
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Obviously the pressure's on,
obviously you want to win.
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There's probably never been
a more important time
242
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in this game to pull out
a dub and be safe.
243
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Literally every single person
has thrown a vote on me
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or nominated me, so I need this
win so that these other people
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can't keep coming after me
and targeting me.
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I want to have
a little payback today.
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- All right, everyone ready? Go!
- (air horn blows)
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FAYSAL:
Damn, Johnny.
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(grunting)
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Yeah.
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BANANAS:
Upon entering these ruins,
252
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I mean, there are
so many different nooks,
253
00:10:14,181 --> 00:10:16,183
crannies, twists,
turns, tunnels,
254
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that it's anyone's guess how
many puzzle pieces are in here.
255
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So this is going to be
a, uh, tough day at the office.
256
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DESI:
Chris has kind of been
this outcast
257
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that nobody wants
to be associated with.
258
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But after I was able
to approach him
259
00:10:32,232 --> 00:10:34,134
and say,
"Hey, I still have your back,"
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I feel super confident
that if he wins,
261
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there's not a chance he's
putting my name in the Hopper.
262
00:10:38,772 --> 00:10:40,874
So I want Chris to win this one.
263
00:10:42,843 --> 00:10:45,645
- There is? Yeah? You sure?
- Yeah, yep.
264
00:10:51,885 --> 00:10:53,887
(panting)
265
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Crazy.
266
00:10:57,357 --> 00:10:59,659
You already know
what time it is, TJ.
267
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TJ:
Well done.
268
00:11:03,630 --> 00:11:05,198
TJ:
Well done, Josh.
269
00:11:05,298 --> 00:11:08,301
Yeah, Bananas.
Keep going, keep going.
270
00:11:08,401 --> 00:11:10,137
Good job, Chanelle. Good job.
271
00:11:10,237 --> 00:11:12,005
Well done, Chris.
272
00:11:12,105 --> 00:11:14,742
Keep going, keep going.
273
00:11:14,842 --> 00:11:16,509
Left, right.
274
00:11:16,609 --> 00:11:18,178
Let's see.
275
00:11:18,278 --> 00:11:19,412
(mutters)
276
00:11:19,512 --> 00:11:21,281
This place is creepy.
277
00:11:21,381 --> 00:11:24,151
It's not really great for
a girl who has claustrophobia,
278
00:11:24,251 --> 00:11:27,254
but if Desi, Michaela,
or Chanelle take this,
279
00:11:27,354 --> 00:11:29,656
I am totally screwed.
280
00:11:37,097 --> 00:11:38,431
TJ: Yeah, that's a good
technique. Hurry up!
281
00:11:38,531 --> 00:11:40,233
DESI:
I've run a marathon before,
282
00:11:40,333 --> 00:11:42,369
but this is light-years tougher.
283
00:11:42,469 --> 00:11:44,972
We have these huge puzzle pieces
284
00:11:45,072 --> 00:11:47,574
that feel like they weigh
like 50 pounds,
285
00:11:47,674 --> 00:11:49,910
crawling through crawl spaces,
286
00:11:50,010 --> 00:11:51,511
breathing in dust.
287
00:11:55,082 --> 00:11:58,251
BANANAS:
At this point, I feel like
I've kind of gotten a good idea,
288
00:11:58,351 --> 00:12:01,855
uh, about the layout and where
the puzzle pieces are situated.
289
00:12:03,123 --> 00:12:05,425
There's basically
two main areas.
290
00:12:05,525 --> 00:12:09,162
One of them looks like a cave
with four different rooms...
291
00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:16,036
...that have a puzzle piece
in each one of the rooms.
292
00:12:16,136 --> 00:12:17,337
Adjacent to that,
293
00:12:17,437 --> 00:12:18,738
there is a staircase
that goes down,
294
00:12:18,839 --> 00:12:20,140
with a fifth piece.
295
00:12:22,309 --> 00:12:24,377
And then there's also
a separate area
296
00:12:24,477 --> 00:12:25,979
that I've seen people
come in and out of...
297
00:12:28,281 --> 00:12:29,850
...that looks like there
might be another two pieces
298
00:12:29,950 --> 00:12:31,484
hidden inside there.
299
00:12:31,584 --> 00:12:33,821
So, based on the experience
that I have doing these things,
300
00:12:33,921 --> 00:12:36,256
I'm thinking there are
probably seven pieces
301
00:12:36,356 --> 00:12:37,324
to complete my puzzle.
302
00:12:46,566 --> 00:12:48,468
JOSH:
It is insanity in here,
303
00:12:48,568 --> 00:12:51,438
and it's hard to keep track
of not only what room
304
00:12:51,538 --> 00:12:54,007
you've entered but, also,
to not miss a piece.
305
00:12:57,077 --> 00:12:59,579
TJ:
Go, go, go, Cory, go.
306
00:13:01,348 --> 00:13:04,084
Yes, Chanelle. Yes, Tori.
307
00:13:04,184 --> 00:13:05,452
Yes.
308
00:13:05,552 --> 00:13:06,786
TORI:
I'm keeping up with Chanelle.
309
00:13:06,887 --> 00:13:07,988
She's right in front of me,
but, like,
310
00:13:08,088 --> 00:13:09,622
I was a tracker in soccer.
311
00:13:09,722 --> 00:13:11,158
Like, that's what I do.
312
00:13:11,258 --> 00:13:13,360
I'm not setting the pace.
I'm following yours,
313
00:13:13,460 --> 00:13:14,962
and then when you burn out,
I'm gonna continue this pace.
314
00:13:15,062 --> 00:13:17,865
So when the time comes,
I'm gonna be gone.
315
00:13:20,700 --> 00:13:22,102
TJ:
Yeah, Josh. Yeah, Bananas.
316
00:13:22,202 --> 00:13:23,670
Attaboy, Chris.
317
00:13:25,705 --> 00:13:28,408
Faysal, nice work.
318
00:13:28,508 --> 00:13:30,810
FAYSAL: I've won
puzzle challenges before,
319
00:13:30,911 --> 00:13:33,446
and I have
pretty good endurance.
320
00:13:33,546 --> 00:13:36,483
(retches, coughs)
321
00:13:36,583 --> 00:13:38,318
TJ:
Go, go, go, Cory, go.
322
00:13:38,418 --> 00:13:40,587
CORY:
I'm gassed from this run,
323
00:13:40,687 --> 00:13:43,456
so I just want to make sure
I do a mental checklist
324
00:13:43,556 --> 00:13:45,392
on all the rooms I've been to.
325
00:13:47,260 --> 00:13:48,495
(Michele groans)
326
00:13:50,463 --> 00:13:51,731
I'm gassed.
327
00:13:52,699 --> 00:13:54,001
TJ:
Yes, Chris.
328
00:13:54,101 --> 00:13:55,368
That's what I'm talking about.
329
00:13:55,468 --> 00:13:57,470
CHRIS:
I have five pieces.
330
00:13:57,570 --> 00:13:59,272
I feel like now
is a really good time
331
00:13:59,372 --> 00:14:00,307
to start figuring out
332
00:14:00,407 --> 00:14:02,175
how to build my puzzle.
333
00:14:04,277 --> 00:14:06,213
Nope.
334
00:14:06,313 --> 00:14:07,480
- How many you got, Josh?
- JOSH: Six.
335
00:14:07,580 --> 00:14:08,882
Everybody got six?
336
00:14:08,982 --> 00:14:10,250
BANANAS:
Sure that's it?
337
00:14:14,154 --> 00:14:16,089
Seven. All right.
338
00:14:16,189 --> 00:14:18,158
♪ ♪
339
00:14:18,258 --> 00:14:20,027
MICHAELA: The main objective
on this challenge
340
00:14:20,127 --> 00:14:25,966
is to ensure that people who are
willing to nominate Michele win.
341
00:14:26,066 --> 00:14:29,336
That's myself,
Desi, Chanelle and Chris.
342
00:14:29,436 --> 00:14:31,704
So, my strategy is,
343
00:14:31,804 --> 00:14:35,708
I want to know where everything
is before everyone else does,
344
00:14:35,808 --> 00:14:37,444
and I chose to explore
the other parts of the castle.
345
00:14:37,544 --> 00:14:40,680
I find a long tunnel
346
00:14:40,780 --> 00:14:42,849
with three sets of pieces
in there.
347
00:14:45,986 --> 00:14:49,322
So many people think there's
only seven puzzle pieces.
348
00:14:49,422 --> 00:14:51,024
I know there's eight.
349
00:14:51,124 --> 00:14:53,726
And when Johnny
sees me going in...
350
00:14:54,761 --> 00:14:58,031
...I don't want to risk
Bananas helping Tori win.
351
00:14:58,131 --> 00:15:00,000
Johnny is the victim of my scam.
352
00:15:00,100 --> 00:15:02,035
He asks, "Is there
anything else down there?"
353
00:15:02,135 --> 00:15:04,404
"Nope, I don't see anything."
354
00:15:06,439 --> 00:15:09,876
MICHAELA:
He goes back to his mat
missing one piece of the puzzle.
355
00:15:09,977 --> 00:15:12,312
That's exactly what I want.
356
00:15:22,155 --> 00:15:23,556
CHRIS:
My pieces aren't matching up.
357
00:15:23,656 --> 00:15:24,924
I have to go back
into the ruins,
358
00:15:25,025 --> 00:15:26,159
and I still have more pieces
359
00:15:26,259 --> 00:15:27,860
to find, but I have no idea
360
00:15:27,961 --> 00:15:29,396
how many pieces are left.
361
00:15:30,663 --> 00:15:33,200
But when I'm running back
into the ruins...
362
00:15:33,300 --> 00:15:36,003
DESI:
There are three down there.
363
00:15:36,103 --> 00:15:37,670
...Desi lets me know,
364
00:15:37,770 --> 00:15:41,441
"Chris, there are three more
puzzle pieces down an incline."
365
00:15:41,541 --> 00:15:42,942
The guys only have seven.
366
00:15:43,043 --> 00:15:44,111
They've been working together
367
00:15:44,211 --> 00:15:45,678
this entire game as well,
368
00:15:45,778 --> 00:15:47,780
just like me
and the Survivor women have.
369
00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:49,983
But they missed a piece.
370
00:15:50,083 --> 00:15:51,718
♪ ♪
371
00:15:51,818 --> 00:15:53,453
That, to me,
is a major advantage.
372
00:15:53,553 --> 00:15:56,823
So, if I can solve
this puzzle faster,
373
00:15:56,923 --> 00:15:58,391
I think I have this win.
374
00:15:58,491 --> 00:16:01,628
And if I win,
Michele, Fessy, and Tori
375
00:16:01,728 --> 00:16:04,864
need to feel the pain
that I've felt.
376
00:16:13,773 --> 00:16:15,575
TJ:
Well done.
377
00:16:17,410 --> 00:16:19,379
CASSIDY: I'm looking at
these pieces, and they're all
378
00:16:19,479 --> 00:16:21,814
very similar-looking,
it's just a matter of, like,
379
00:16:21,914 --> 00:16:25,152
literal centimeters
between these grooves.
380
00:16:25,252 --> 00:16:26,586
And a lot of it
is trial and error.
381
00:16:28,455 --> 00:16:30,357
DESI:
As a Survivor group,
382
00:16:30,457 --> 00:16:32,525
we figure out
that there are eight pieces...
383
00:16:32,625 --> 00:16:34,994
- TJ: Keep going, Chris.
- ...and it becomes clear
that a lot of people
384
00:16:35,095 --> 00:16:37,430
- haven't figured that out.
- (grunts)
385
00:16:39,466 --> 00:16:42,102
- Check.
- TJ: Fessy, that is incorrect.
386
00:16:42,202 --> 00:16:43,936
FAYSAL: Obviously, I'm nervous,
because if Chris wins,
387
00:16:44,037 --> 00:16:46,473
I'm definitely gonna
be put up for elimination.
388
00:16:46,573 --> 00:16:48,708
Said his name twice already.
389
00:16:48,808 --> 00:16:51,010
However, I kind of like
my odds here
390
00:16:51,111 --> 00:16:53,046
because me, Josh, Cory, Bananas,
391
00:16:53,146 --> 00:16:55,415
we all have half a brain
in this one,
392
00:16:55,515 --> 00:16:58,251
so as long as we could
find our pieces,
393
00:16:58,351 --> 00:17:00,087
we should be able to beat Chris.
394
00:17:00,187 --> 00:17:01,654
TJ:
Well done, Chris.
395
00:17:01,754 --> 00:17:03,223
Well done.
396
00:17:03,323 --> 00:17:04,424
- MICHAELA: You got
'em all, Chris?
- CHRIS: Yeah.
397
00:17:04,524 --> 00:17:05,825
- High five.
- How many do you have?
398
00:17:05,925 --> 00:17:08,061
I have eight.
399
00:17:08,161 --> 00:17:09,262
- JOSH: There's eight?
- There's eight?
400
00:17:09,362 --> 00:17:11,331
- You have eight?
- MICHAELA: Yeah.
401
00:17:11,431 --> 00:17:12,399
TJ:
You better go. You better go!
402
00:17:12,499 --> 00:17:14,434
Still anybody's game!
403
00:17:14,534 --> 00:17:16,203
BANANAS:
Fucking idiots.
404
00:17:16,303 --> 00:17:19,072
Well, at the end of the day,
it worked.
405
00:17:19,172 --> 00:17:21,774
This is our chance
to overtake the vets.
406
00:17:21,874 --> 00:17:25,778
And I've been waiting for this
pretty much all season.
407
00:17:26,846 --> 00:17:28,047
TORI:
Oh, my God.
408
00:17:28,148 --> 00:17:29,649
There's eight pieces.
409
00:17:34,154 --> 00:17:35,722
This is the worst-case scenario.
410
00:17:35,822 --> 00:17:37,324
- BANANAS: Wow.
- CORY: Damn.
411
00:17:37,424 --> 00:17:39,326
It's not looking good for us.
412
00:17:39,426 --> 00:17:40,827
It's just gonna come down
to an old-fashioned footrace,
413
00:17:40,927 --> 00:17:43,663
and he's got a hell
of a head start on us.
414
00:17:43,763 --> 00:17:45,465
TJ:
Still anybody's game!
415
00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:49,569
MICHAELA:
Check! Check!
416
00:17:49,669 --> 00:17:51,804
TJ:
That is incorrect.
417
00:17:58,745 --> 00:18:01,281
- Check.
- Check.
418
00:18:01,381 --> 00:18:02,715
(air horn blows)
419
00:18:02,815 --> 00:18:04,117
All right, good job.
420
00:18:04,217 --> 00:18:05,952
- Yay!
- TJ: Well done, Desi.
421
00:18:06,052 --> 00:18:07,720
- Well done, Chris.
- CHRIS: Yeah, Desi!
422
00:18:07,820 --> 00:18:10,056
Let's go! Yeah, girl!
423
00:18:10,157 --> 00:18:12,159
(laughs)
424
00:18:12,259 --> 00:18:13,160
I'm the victor in this,
425
00:18:13,260 --> 00:18:16,329
and it feels so good.
426
00:18:16,429 --> 00:18:18,298
Chris said, "Not me today."
427
00:18:18,398 --> 00:18:20,500
Y'all done jumped him
in the last challenge.
428
00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:22,469
CHRIS:
It's my time now,
429
00:18:22,569 --> 00:18:23,636
and payback's a bitch.
430
00:18:23,736 --> 00:18:25,805
MICHAELA:
Are those tears of joy?
431
00:18:25,905 --> 00:18:28,308
Are those tears of joy?
432
00:18:28,408 --> 00:18:30,543
I was just
in such a defeated position
433
00:18:30,643 --> 00:18:34,914
last night, and to now walk away
with a win really just proves
434
00:18:35,014 --> 00:18:36,616
to me that I am supposed
to be here.
435
00:18:36,716 --> 00:18:40,052
And knowing that Tori can't
put me down into the ring,
436
00:18:40,153 --> 00:18:41,254
maybe I can pay back
437
00:18:41,354 --> 00:18:43,390
what she has done
for me in this game.
438
00:18:43,490 --> 00:18:45,758
FAYSAL:
Way to go, Chris.
439
00:18:45,858 --> 00:18:47,260
Way to pay attention
to detail, man.
440
00:18:47,360 --> 00:18:50,062
For the past three eliminations,
441
00:18:50,163 --> 00:18:51,898
I've been taking shots at Chris.
442
00:18:51,998 --> 00:18:54,434
Who is he probably gonna say?
Probably me.
443
00:18:54,534 --> 00:18:56,503
MICHELE:
I am...
444
00:18:56,603 --> 00:19:01,174
99.9999999% sure that I'm gonna
be the main nomination.
445
00:19:01,274 --> 00:19:03,176
I literally voted Chris
last time
446
00:19:03,276 --> 00:19:06,012
and I basically threw Desi
under the bus, so...
447
00:19:06,112 --> 00:19:08,615
(groans)
Cue the waterworks.
448
00:19:08,715 --> 00:19:10,217
Watch it be the missing piece. Motherfucker.
449
00:19:10,317 --> 00:19:11,784
BANANAS:
Should've just kept going
further down.
450
00:19:14,587 --> 00:19:15,722
- TJ: All right, everyone.
- (cheering)
451
00:19:15,822 --> 00:19:17,490
Great challenge today.
452
00:19:17,590 --> 00:19:19,726
- Wish I could count to eight.
- Desi,
453
00:19:19,826 --> 00:19:22,295
Chris, solid effort
by both of you.
454
00:19:22,395 --> 00:19:23,530
- Wow.
- (cheering, applause)
455
00:19:23,630 --> 00:19:25,232
As the winners,
456
00:19:25,332 --> 00:19:28,601
you two are the only
safe players in the game,
457
00:19:28,701 --> 00:19:30,703
and you need to go back
to the house and select
458
00:19:30,803 --> 00:19:33,673
one man and one woman
to send into the Arena
459
00:19:33,773 --> 00:19:35,975
and put at risk of elimination.
460
00:19:36,075 --> 00:19:38,478
All right, I'll see you
in the Arena. Get out of here.
461
00:19:38,578 --> 00:19:39,912
Let's go.
462
00:19:45,618 --> 00:19:48,555
Yay!
463
00:19:48,655 --> 00:19:50,290
(chanting):
Desi, Chris.
464
00:19:50,390 --> 00:19:52,158
DESI:
My sights are pretty set
on Michele. I am not
465
00:19:52,259 --> 00:19:53,693
the type of person
who likes to be lied to.
466
00:19:54,761 --> 00:19:57,364
MICHAELA:
Do you think this is gonna be
the last elimination?
467
00:19:57,464 --> 00:19:58,765
- BANANAS: Honestly,
I don't know.
- Are y'all okay?
468
00:19:58,865 --> 00:20:00,867
MICHAELA:
Please make it a girls' day.
469
00:20:00,967 --> 00:20:02,569
From my vantage point,
it's gonna be a girls' day,
470
00:20:02,669 --> 00:20:04,271
and it ain't gonna be you.
471
00:20:04,371 --> 00:20:06,239
Michaela basically starts
472
00:20:06,339 --> 00:20:09,442
putting it in our ear that she
wants it to be a girls' day.
473
00:20:09,542 --> 00:20:10,743
Well, this is convenient,
474
00:20:10,843 --> 00:20:12,779
because that was already
the plan, Michaela.
475
00:20:12,879 --> 00:20:14,681
JOSH:
What are you thinking
they're going to do?
476
00:20:14,781 --> 00:20:17,617
MICHAELA:
Mm, I think they're
very upset at Michele.
477
00:20:17,717 --> 00:20:18,885
Apparently, she pulled
something slick last night.
478
00:20:18,985 --> 00:20:20,787
- JOSH: Really?
- She's the one
479
00:20:20,887 --> 00:20:22,589
that went around, like,
trying to convince people
480
00:20:22,689 --> 00:20:24,891
to vote for Tori,
then she didn't.
481
00:20:24,991 --> 00:20:27,193
Michaela doesn't like the way
that I maneuver this game.
482
00:20:27,294 --> 00:20:30,497
And her stoking the fire
that's now against me
483
00:20:30,597 --> 00:20:33,333
is, like, rude, uncalled for.
484
00:20:33,433 --> 00:20:35,234
- What's the word?
- Oh, I was just explaining
485
00:20:35,335 --> 00:20:37,069
what you did yesterday.
486
00:20:37,169 --> 00:20:38,905
And what exactly did you do?
487
00:20:39,005 --> 00:20:40,907
- MICHAELA: Nothing.
- You were involved in pitching
a girls' day.
488
00:20:41,007 --> 00:20:43,843
MICHAELA:
No, no, I wasn't.
What I said is, I wanted
489
00:20:43,943 --> 00:20:45,745
a girls' vote
before the nomination.
490
00:20:45,845 --> 00:20:48,114
- MICHELE: What girl?
- I intentionally didn't say
a name.
491
00:20:48,214 --> 00:20:49,882
- MICHELE: Don't lie!
- So, anyhoo...
492
00:20:49,982 --> 00:20:51,851
You act like you're this
high-and-mighty fucking
493
00:20:51,951 --> 00:20:53,052
perfect person? You're not.
494
00:20:53,152 --> 00:20:54,921
You are, literally,
495
00:20:55,021 --> 00:20:56,623
such a fucking liar, Michaela.
496
00:20:56,723 --> 00:20:59,626
- This is called unraveling, Michele.
- I'm not unraveling.
497
00:20:59,726 --> 00:21:00,960
Your cheeks are quite pink.
498
00:21:01,060 --> 00:21:02,562
MICHELE:
I always turn red, Michaela.
499
00:21:02,662 --> 00:21:03,930
It's, like,
a part of the meltdown.
500
00:21:04,030 --> 00:21:05,932
So you're melting down.
501
00:21:06,032 --> 00:21:07,800
CORY:
It's another movie night.
502
00:21:07,900 --> 00:21:09,235
We have free entertainment,
503
00:21:09,336 --> 00:21:11,338
free information
being thrown around.
504
00:21:11,438 --> 00:21:14,441
Michaela's just airing out
Michele's game.
505
00:21:14,541 --> 00:21:15,642
Let it be known,
506
00:21:15,742 --> 00:21:17,644
this girl will tell you anything
507
00:21:17,744 --> 00:21:19,412
to stay out of the Arena.
508
00:21:19,512 --> 00:21:20,780
It's not looking good
for Michele.
509
00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:22,749
MICHELE:
You want to paint me
the villain?
510
00:21:22,849 --> 00:21:24,317
- I'm not painting you anything.
- Fine, paint me the villain.
511
00:21:24,417 --> 00:21:26,486
I'm a fucking mess, that's
a fact, but I'm not a villain.
512
00:21:26,586 --> 00:21:28,321
MICHAELA:
The first thing we agree on
in this conversation.
513
00:21:28,421 --> 00:21:29,789
- You are a mess.
- I'm a mess,
but I'm not a villain.
514
00:21:29,889 --> 00:21:31,324
Who said anything
about "villain"?
515
00:21:31,424 --> 00:21:32,759
(laughs)
516
00:21:32,859 --> 00:21:36,295
The Micheltdown
is in full effect.
517
00:21:36,396 --> 00:21:38,731
All signs are pointing towards
Michele's game has blown up.
518
00:21:38,831 --> 00:21:41,468
Why she's mad about that?
I don't know.
519
00:21:41,568 --> 00:21:44,103
Play a different game
if you want a different result.
520
00:21:44,203 --> 00:21:45,572
At least I'm like
a stable fucking presence,
521
00:21:45,672 --> 00:21:47,139
and I'm called Micheltdown,
522
00:21:47,239 --> 00:21:48,941
and I feel like
I'm more stable than you.
523
00:21:49,041 --> 00:21:51,010
- You are all over the map.
- You don't look stable
right now.
524
00:21:51,110 --> 00:21:52,779
You don't look stable right now.
Close your eyes a little bit.
525
00:21:52,879 --> 00:21:54,347
You know, I've won Survivor,
526
00:21:54,447 --> 00:21:55,948
and I know
what it feels like to win.
527
00:21:56,048 --> 00:21:58,284
I got a lot of backlash.
528
00:21:58,385 --> 00:22:00,753
Like, "You are the least
deserving Survivor winner.
529
00:22:00,853 --> 00:22:02,955
You're a strategic mess."
530
00:22:03,055 --> 00:22:05,392
I want to leave this
and look at myself and be like,
531
00:22:05,492 --> 00:22:08,695
"I won because
I did all of these things"
532
00:22:08,795 --> 00:22:10,830
and feel like I deserve it.
533
00:22:10,930 --> 00:22:12,031
MICHAELA:
Accountability
534
00:22:12,131 --> 00:22:13,433
is the name of the game.
Own your shit.
535
00:22:13,533 --> 00:22:15,368
I admitted to the things
that I needed to admit to.
536
00:22:15,468 --> 00:22:17,537
- Good.
- And I have
no problem doing that.
537
00:22:17,637 --> 00:22:18,971
The fact that
you're not owning up
538
00:22:19,071 --> 00:22:21,841
to your part is-is my problem.
539
00:22:21,941 --> 00:22:24,611
- Your problem, dude.
- MICHAELA: Be blessed.
540
00:22:26,178 --> 00:22:27,313
(imitates dog barking)
541
00:22:36,088 --> 00:22:38,124
♪ ♪
542
00:22:46,699 --> 00:22:48,435
DESI:
So, going into nominations,
543
00:22:48,535 --> 00:22:49,902
it's clear that Chris has been
544
00:22:50,002 --> 00:22:52,405
waiting for this moment
all season.
545
00:22:52,505 --> 00:22:54,674
His moment of power.
546
00:22:54,774 --> 00:22:55,908
It's been a while
since I've been
547
00:22:56,008 --> 00:22:57,877
- at this table. (laughs)
- I know, right?
548
00:22:57,977 --> 00:22:58,945
You won when
you needed it the most.
549
00:22:59,045 --> 00:23:00,179
I won when I needed to.
550
00:23:00,279 --> 00:23:02,281
And I guess maybe
I needed to, too. Huh?
551
00:23:02,381 --> 00:23:04,216
- You needed to, too.
- (laughs)
552
00:23:04,316 --> 00:23:05,885
Um, do you want to start
with the men or the women?
553
00:23:05,985 --> 00:23:08,054
Let's start with the women.
554
00:23:08,154 --> 00:23:09,889
It's safe to say that
555
00:23:09,989 --> 00:23:11,791
Chanelle is off the table.
556
00:23:11,891 --> 00:23:12,992
Michaela,
557
00:23:13,092 --> 00:23:15,161
she threw me in,
558
00:23:15,261 --> 00:23:17,430
but since then, I feel like
she's looked out for me.
559
00:23:17,530 --> 00:23:18,831
Glad we're in agreeance
with those two.
560
00:23:18,931 --> 00:23:20,299
- Yup.
- Those are good for me.
561
00:23:20,399 --> 00:23:21,834
CHRIS:
Cassidy is
562
00:23:21,934 --> 00:23:23,302
a little bit tricky.
563
00:23:23,402 --> 00:23:25,505
She's gone in twice
and she's come out twice.
564
00:23:25,605 --> 00:23:27,073
- Yeah.
- So I don't necessarily
565
00:23:27,173 --> 00:23:30,409
- think I want to nominate her.
- Okay, all right.
566
00:23:30,510 --> 00:23:32,579
So that just leaves
Michele and Tori.
567
00:23:32,679 --> 00:23:34,847
My preference for
the women is Michele.
568
00:23:34,947 --> 00:23:37,784
I felt incredibly
betrayed by her.
569
00:23:37,884 --> 00:23:39,251
So, I mean, yes,
570
00:23:39,351 --> 00:23:41,220
Tori's a strong woman.
571
00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:42,989
Like, yeah, people ask me all
day long, "Do you think
572
00:23:43,089 --> 00:23:44,657
you can beat her in a final?"
Like, I don't know,
573
00:23:44,757 --> 00:23:46,392
but I'm willing
to give it a shot.
574
00:23:46,493 --> 00:23:48,995
Tori, I know
I wronged her last vote
575
00:23:49,095 --> 00:23:50,296
by putting her name
in the Hopper,
576
00:23:50,396 --> 00:23:52,799
and it is still
beating me up inside
577
00:23:52,899 --> 00:23:54,100
that I've allowed this game
578
00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:55,468
to change my sense of integrity.
579
00:23:55,568 --> 00:23:56,903
So it's important
for me to, like,
580
00:23:57,003 --> 00:23:58,571
rectify things with myself
581
00:23:58,671 --> 00:24:00,640
and kind of
right my wrong with Tori.
582
00:24:00,740 --> 00:24:02,341
I think Michele deserves it.
583
00:24:02,441 --> 00:24:04,511
I don't think she was ever
planning on being loyal
584
00:24:04,611 --> 00:24:05,912
to you or me at any point
in this game.
585
00:24:06,012 --> 00:24:08,347
- We need to go with Michele.
- (sighs)
586
00:24:08,447 --> 00:24:09,716
I'm glad we can agree on that.
587
00:24:09,816 --> 00:24:10,983
All right,
588
00:24:11,083 --> 00:24:12,685
- let's go with the boys.
- Now the boys.
589
00:24:12,785 --> 00:24:14,554
All of the guys,
in one way or another,
590
00:24:14,654 --> 00:24:16,689
has gone against
their word to me.
591
00:24:16,789 --> 00:24:18,858
So now it's a decision
592
00:24:18,958 --> 00:24:20,793
of where I put my vote
593
00:24:20,893 --> 00:24:22,562
to make as many people
594
00:24:22,662 --> 00:24:24,196
feel the pain that I've felt.
595
00:24:24,296 --> 00:24:26,499
This is revenge at its finest.
596
00:24:26,599 --> 00:24:27,967
Cory's off the table.
597
00:24:28,067 --> 00:24:29,135
He has been
598
00:24:29,235 --> 00:24:30,837
the most, like,
599
00:24:30,937 --> 00:24:32,505
loyal with an asterisk.
600
00:24:32,605 --> 00:24:34,306
Okay, I'm good with that.
601
00:24:34,406 --> 00:24:36,208
CHRIS:
Bananas is a target,
and he's dangerous,
602
00:24:36,308 --> 00:24:37,577
but also he's, like,
603
00:24:37,677 --> 00:24:39,178
he's getting old.
604
00:24:39,278 --> 00:24:40,479
I mean, I guess.
605
00:24:40,580 --> 00:24:41,848
And Faysal is
606
00:24:41,948 --> 00:24:43,550
a really good liar.
607
00:24:43,650 --> 00:24:45,518
- He's played me a few times.
- Mm-hmm.
608
00:24:45,618 --> 00:24:46,753
You know,
played me like a fiddle.
609
00:24:46,853 --> 00:24:48,688
I think Faysal
is definitely, for me,
610
00:24:48,788 --> 00:24:50,489
- a good option.
- Okay.
611
00:24:50,590 --> 00:24:51,891
But Josh has not
612
00:24:51,991 --> 00:24:54,126
been nominated.
613
00:24:54,226 --> 00:24:55,494
- He's not had votes, really.
- Yeah.
614
00:24:55,595 --> 00:24:57,630
He's not won
an individual challenge,
615
00:24:57,730 --> 00:25:00,166
while also
throwing me under the bus
616
00:25:00,266 --> 00:25:01,233
time and time again.
617
00:25:01,333 --> 00:25:02,501
One thing I know about Josh
618
00:25:02,602 --> 00:25:04,003
is that he lies.
619
00:25:04,103 --> 00:25:05,805
Even if he's not
620
00:25:05,905 --> 00:25:08,340
gunning for me, he's certainly
not working with me.
621
00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:10,743
I am comfortable
with Josh and Michele.
622
00:25:10,843 --> 00:25:12,712
One of 'em's gonna figure out
623
00:25:12,812 --> 00:25:14,781
a way to get out of this
624
00:25:14,881 --> 00:25:16,282
by doing exactly
what they've been doing,
625
00:25:16,382 --> 00:25:17,750
and the other one's gonna
have to earn it in the sand.
626
00:25:17,850 --> 00:25:19,919
Yeah. Let's go put the balls up.
627
00:25:20,019 --> 00:25:21,520
- CHRIS: Let's put the balls up.
- (Desi laughs)
628
00:25:21,621 --> 00:25:23,522
♪ ♪
629
00:25:29,328 --> 00:25:31,731
JOSH:
Don't all get up at once.
630
00:25:33,532 --> 00:25:34,734
Mm-hmm.
631
00:25:34,834 --> 00:25:36,703
Seeing that I'm nominated
by Chris and Desi,
632
00:25:36,803 --> 00:25:38,470
while I want to be mad about it,
633
00:25:38,571 --> 00:25:40,106
I respect the game.
634
00:25:40,206 --> 00:25:41,373
It's me. Me and Michele.
635
00:25:41,473 --> 00:25:42,742
But I also know
that the house is kind of
636
00:25:42,842 --> 00:25:44,410
trying to make it a girls' day.
637
00:25:44,510 --> 00:25:45,745
We've had guys' days
638
00:25:45,845 --> 00:25:47,413
kind of back to back
in a double elim.
639
00:25:47,513 --> 00:25:50,750
So, at this point,
we're up one girl.
640
00:25:50,850 --> 00:25:53,019
So I think all I got to do
is stay calm, not lose control,
641
00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:54,721
and I think I'll be
pretty safe this week.
642
00:25:54,821 --> 00:25:57,389
- Huh, didn't see
that one coming.
- Yeah.
643
00:26:01,360 --> 00:26:04,030
FAYSAL: The fact that
Chris said Josh's name
644
00:26:04,130 --> 00:26:05,732
over my name is shocking
645
00:26:05,832 --> 00:26:09,068
because for the past
three eliminations,
646
00:26:09,168 --> 00:26:11,237
I've been taking shots at Chris,
647
00:26:11,337 --> 00:26:12,805
and he had
every right to say my name.
648
00:26:12,905 --> 00:26:14,306
What a blindside.
649
00:26:16,909 --> 00:26:18,811
CHANELLE:
Michele could have
650
00:26:18,911 --> 00:26:22,448
rode with me, Desi, and Michaela
651
00:26:22,548 --> 00:26:26,686
to the end of this game,
but she made unnecessary lies,
652
00:26:26,786 --> 00:26:28,054
and that's what comes with it.
653
00:26:29,255 --> 00:26:30,957
- It's me and you, kid.
- TORI: What?
654
00:26:31,057 --> 00:26:32,524
- Yeah, me and Michele.
- TORI: It's already up?
655
00:26:32,625 --> 00:26:35,294
- Yeah.
- Oh, shit, dude.
656
00:26:35,394 --> 00:26:38,798
- Me and you.
- Okay, baby. I'm sorry it's you.
657
00:26:38,898 --> 00:26:39,932
I betrayed Chanelle and Desi,
658
00:26:40,032 --> 00:26:42,034
which was a mistake.
659
00:26:42,134 --> 00:26:44,303
I've done
such a great job of building
660
00:26:44,403 --> 00:26:46,438
the foundation of this game
under me,
661
00:26:46,538 --> 00:26:49,676
and in one decision
it's in ruins.
662
00:26:49,776 --> 00:26:51,477
JOSH:
It's not over,
663
00:26:51,577 --> 00:26:52,945
and look at how far
we've made it.
664
00:26:54,113 --> 00:26:55,915
The Survivor alliance was,
like, untouchable,
665
00:26:56,015 --> 00:26:58,685
so for Desi to have
my back over Michele's,
666
00:26:58,785 --> 00:26:59,819
I mean, that speaks a lot.
667
00:26:59,919 --> 00:27:02,321
This is my karma
for my last vote.
668
00:27:02,421 --> 00:27:04,791
CASSIDY:
There's so much karmic energy
in this game
669
00:27:04,891 --> 00:27:06,292
that is continuously
battling itself,
670
00:27:06,392 --> 00:27:08,427
so every move you make
has a potential for blowback,
671
00:27:08,527 --> 00:27:09,829
and that's just something
we have to accept
672
00:27:09,929 --> 00:27:11,030
- when we, when we...
- TORI: Yeah.
673
00:27:11,130 --> 00:27:13,332
'Cause we're all
taking risks in the game.
674
00:27:13,432 --> 00:27:14,466
And so it is
something that's just, like,
675
00:27:14,566 --> 00:27:15,968
- a part of it.
- MICHELE: Yeah.
676
00:27:16,068 --> 00:27:17,469
CASSIDY:
Michele is nominated,
677
00:27:17,569 --> 00:27:19,672
and I'm worried that she thinks
I'm her best option
678
00:27:19,772 --> 00:27:21,307
of getting out of this alive.
679
00:27:21,407 --> 00:27:22,909
I have all of these players
who are doubting me constantly,
680
00:27:23,009 --> 00:27:24,844
who are throwing me in
because they think I'm weak,
681
00:27:24,944 --> 00:27:26,879
forming strong girl
alliances without me.
682
00:27:26,979 --> 00:27:29,015
In my season of Survivor,
683
00:27:29,115 --> 00:27:30,750
I was considered
a challenge beast
684
00:27:30,850 --> 00:27:32,218
because I won three immunities,
685
00:27:32,318 --> 00:27:34,420
the most that any woman
won in our season.
686
00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:36,188
I am not weak in this game.
687
00:27:36,288 --> 00:27:39,191
I am undefeated in the Arena.
688
00:27:39,291 --> 00:27:41,027
I'm under no impression that
I'm going to be fully safe,
689
00:27:41,127 --> 00:27:44,230
but it really only takes
one ball in the Hopper,
690
00:27:44,330 --> 00:27:45,531
so I have to
throw people under the bus
691
00:27:45,631 --> 00:27:46,699
that have
thrown me under the bus.
692
00:27:46,799 --> 00:27:48,500
Chanelle is one of those people.
693
00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:49,836
I'm hoping that
will keep me safe
694
00:27:49,936 --> 00:27:51,003
for a little bit longer
in this game.
695
00:27:51,103 --> 00:27:52,004
MICHELE:
I'm telling you, it's gonna
696
00:27:52,104 --> 00:27:53,639
end up being a girls' day,
697
00:27:53,740 --> 00:27:56,075
and I obviously
have to throw my vote
698
00:27:56,175 --> 00:27:57,376
on a guy, and I'm so sorry.
699
00:27:57,476 --> 00:27:59,678
And I'm not gonna campaign
against you.
700
00:27:59,779 --> 00:28:01,347
JOSH:
Me neither.
701
00:28:01,447 --> 00:28:03,916
Just tell me who you want me
to put down and I will.
702
00:28:04,016 --> 00:28:05,451
JOSH:
I can't do that either.
703
00:28:06,518 --> 00:28:08,420
Just do whatever you want to do.
704
00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:10,522
- I'm sorry.
- It's okay.
705
00:28:10,622 --> 00:28:12,091
MICHELE:
I will do anything in my power
706
00:28:12,191 --> 00:28:13,993
to stay in this game.
707
00:28:14,093 --> 00:28:16,295
I'm here to run the final
to win.
708
00:28:22,434 --> 00:28:24,403
FAYSAL:
Bro, how the hell did
I skate out of that one?
709
00:28:24,503 --> 00:28:27,907
Dude, I nominated this dude
twice as main vote.
710
00:28:28,007 --> 00:28:30,009
Voted his ass in last time.
711
00:28:30,109 --> 00:28:32,678
It's only right
he says my name, dude.
712
00:28:32,779 --> 00:28:34,580
You win dailies
and he knows that.
713
00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:36,648
He knows this isn't
the last one.
714
00:28:36,749 --> 00:28:39,151
He wants to try to
gain you as an ally.
715
00:28:39,251 --> 00:28:41,788
Josh hasn't won shit.
716
00:28:41,888 --> 00:28:44,090
If we win the next one,
717
00:28:44,190 --> 00:28:45,291
do we not say
718
00:28:45,391 --> 00:28:47,126
Chris's name?
719
00:28:47,226 --> 00:28:48,260
Chris and Desi end up nominating
720
00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:50,596
Josh and Michele, and it sucks
721
00:28:50,696 --> 00:28:52,231
because Josh is
my number one guy in this game.
722
00:28:52,331 --> 00:28:54,100
Michele's my number one girl
in this game.
723
00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:56,268
Survivor has remained strong
724
00:28:56,368 --> 00:28:58,337
'cause the Big Brother
numbers are gone.
725
00:28:58,437 --> 00:28:59,471
There was not a lot of choices.
726
00:28:59,571 --> 00:29:01,808
Listen, we already know
727
00:29:01,908 --> 00:29:03,442
it's gonna be
a girls' day, right?
728
00:29:03,542 --> 00:29:05,111
And I know
you're upset. Whatever.
729
00:29:05,211 --> 00:29:07,146
But use this as an opportunity
730
00:29:07,246 --> 00:29:08,347
to stay calm.
731
00:29:08,447 --> 00:29:10,516
You don't need to
blow up on 'em. Be cool.
732
00:29:10,616 --> 00:29:11,918
You're nominated. Who cares?
733
00:29:12,018 --> 00:29:13,585
- I can't even be mad at them.
- Just be chill.
734
00:29:13,685 --> 00:29:15,955
JOSH:
I need to earn my spot, dude.
735
00:29:16,055 --> 00:29:17,790
You guys all have won shit.
736
00:29:17,890 --> 00:29:19,591
Come here, dawg. Give me a hug.
737
00:29:19,691 --> 00:29:21,293
FAYSAL:
What's wrong, bruh?
You got it, bruh.
738
00:29:21,393 --> 00:29:23,195
- You know we got you.
- You good.
739
00:29:23,295 --> 00:29:25,297
You're making the final
because a girls' day...
740
00:29:25,397 --> 00:29:27,166
I know, but I do need
to earn it, dude.
741
00:29:27,266 --> 00:29:29,468
- FAYSAL: You've earned it, bruh.
- JOSH: No.
742
00:29:29,568 --> 00:29:31,070
Being so close
743
00:29:31,170 --> 00:29:32,805
to the final, the pressure
744
00:29:32,905 --> 00:29:34,073
is starting to get to me.
745
00:29:34,173 --> 00:29:35,074
I don't think I've ever
746
00:29:35,174 --> 00:29:36,876
wanted anything so bad.
747
00:29:36,976 --> 00:29:39,812
In the Big Brother game
and in my Challenge career,
748
00:29:39,912 --> 00:29:42,081
I was best known
for being chaotic.
749
00:29:42,181 --> 00:29:44,951
(laughter)
750
00:29:47,653 --> 00:29:48,988
- You're going to go home.
- Josh...
751
00:29:49,088 --> 00:29:50,389
You're going to go home.
You're not going to see a final.
752
00:29:50,489 --> 00:29:51,690
Josh... you're horrible.
You're horrible.
753
00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:53,525
JOSH:
I want to prove to myself
754
00:29:53,625 --> 00:29:55,361
that I can finally run a final,
755
00:29:55,461 --> 00:29:56,896
that I have
what it takes to win.
756
00:29:56,996 --> 00:30:00,166
FAYSAL:
You are good at your game, bruh.
757
00:30:00,266 --> 00:30:02,534
You work your ass off.
You know how this game goes.
758
00:30:02,634 --> 00:30:04,736
And I'm telling you guys
right now, if I survive this,
759
00:30:04,837 --> 00:30:05,972
I want to go up against him.
760
00:30:07,773 --> 00:30:09,041
Let's win the last one
and throw me in,
761
00:30:09,141 --> 00:30:10,576
and I'm going to tell
the whole house that,
762
00:30:10,676 --> 00:30:12,678
and I'm going to knock
the head off of him, literally.
763
00:30:12,778 --> 00:30:14,180
- CORY (chuckles):
Oh, I like this energy.
- I swear to God.
764
00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:16,515
FAYSAL:
This is not your
last night in this house.
765
00:30:16,615 --> 00:30:18,550
Thank you, dude.
766
00:30:23,890 --> 00:30:25,491
(alarm blaring)
767
00:30:27,059 --> 00:30:28,227
Micheltdown? You ready?
768
00:30:28,327 --> 00:30:29,761
CHANELLE:
Johnny Bananas
769
00:30:29,862 --> 00:30:33,199
eating a banana--
I mean, how, like, ironic.
770
00:30:33,299 --> 00:30:35,034
- It's cannibalism.
- (Chanelle laughing)
771
00:30:35,134 --> 00:30:37,269
They're gonna have
to put a blur over this.
772
00:30:51,884 --> 00:30:53,886
Everyone else
is voting for Cassidy.
773
00:30:53,986 --> 00:30:56,855
I'm just gonna go ahead
and jump on that sinking ship.
774
00:30:58,324 --> 00:30:59,425
(Chanelle laughs)
775
00:31:01,060 --> 00:31:02,094
(whistle sound effect)
776
00:31:04,563 --> 00:31:06,532
Not voting a guy.
We're protecting Josh.
777
00:31:06,632 --> 00:31:09,501
We also want to protect Michele.
(groans)
778
00:31:12,738 --> 00:31:13,973
Michele is
a close friend of mine,
779
00:31:14,073 --> 00:31:15,774
so I want to give her
the best chance.
780
00:31:16,842 --> 00:31:18,945
Y'all need to pick this up.
781
00:31:19,912 --> 00:31:21,613
That's nasty.
782
00:31:21,713 --> 00:31:23,182
Best of luck.
783
00:31:25,051 --> 00:31:26,919
I just feel like it's time for
784
00:31:27,019 --> 00:31:28,420
Chanelle to step up.
785
00:31:31,757 --> 00:31:34,360
This is, like,
worst case scenario.
786
00:31:34,460 --> 00:31:35,627
That's just the way
the cookie crumbles.
787
00:31:38,264 --> 00:31:40,532
I'm sorry I put you up there.
788
00:31:40,632 --> 00:31:43,069
♪ ♪
789
00:31:47,739 --> 00:31:49,976
MICHELE: It's hard to come
to terms with being nominated,
790
00:31:50,076 --> 00:31:51,843
and I've had a tough day
791
00:31:51,944 --> 00:31:52,844
mentally, emotionally,
792
00:31:52,945 --> 00:31:55,147
but I'm feeling prepared.
793
00:31:55,247 --> 00:31:57,549
♪ ♪
794
00:31:58,617 --> 00:32:01,587
TJ: All right, everyone, welcome
to your next elimination
795
00:32:01,687 --> 00:32:03,655
on this season
of The Challenge: USA.
796
00:32:05,724 --> 00:32:07,659
So good to see all of you,
797
00:32:07,759 --> 00:32:09,595
but especially Desi
798
00:32:09,695 --> 00:32:11,430
and Chris. Congratulations
799
00:32:11,530 --> 00:32:13,599
on your first individual wins.
800
00:32:13,699 --> 00:32:16,868
And you had to choose
one man and one woman
801
00:32:16,969 --> 00:32:18,971
to put at risk of elimination.
802
00:32:19,071 --> 00:32:22,341
You chose Josh and Michele.
803
00:32:22,441 --> 00:32:24,110
Come on out.
804
00:32:24,210 --> 00:32:26,945
(cheering and applause)
805
00:32:27,046 --> 00:32:29,048
♪ ♪
806
00:32:30,449 --> 00:32:32,218
(Michele chuckles, mutters)
807
00:32:32,318 --> 00:32:33,986
All right,
so let's check out the votes.
808
00:32:36,088 --> 00:32:37,123
Cory.
809
00:32:37,956 --> 00:32:39,725
One vote.
810
00:32:41,827 --> 00:32:42,861
Chanelle.
811
00:32:43,962 --> 00:32:45,531
One vote.
812
00:32:47,299 --> 00:32:50,702
Aw, man. Cassidy.
Crowd favorite.
813
00:32:52,271 --> 00:32:54,306
Seven votes, Cassidy.
814
00:32:57,043 --> 00:32:58,477
CASSIDY:
I'm pissed because
815
00:32:58,577 --> 00:32:59,578
so many people in the game
816
00:32:59,678 --> 00:33:00,946
are playing it safe right now.
817
00:33:01,047 --> 00:33:03,349
I've tried so hard
with these people,
818
00:33:03,449 --> 00:33:04,716
and I've just
become the scapegoat.
819
00:33:04,816 --> 00:33:06,018
Throw somebody in
820
00:33:06,118 --> 00:33:07,319
who hasn't earned their place,
821
00:33:07,419 --> 00:33:08,654
someone like Chanelle,
822
00:33:08,754 --> 00:33:09,821
and prove they
deserve to be here,
823
00:33:09,921 --> 00:33:10,889
'cause I've already
done this twice.
824
00:33:10,989 --> 00:33:12,724
You only need one ball
825
00:33:12,824 --> 00:33:14,326
to come down here and play.
826
00:33:14,426 --> 00:33:15,927
We've all seen it before.
827
00:33:16,028 --> 00:33:18,364
Let's check out what
the Hopper has to say.
828
00:33:20,599 --> 00:33:21,767
DESI:
I'm really nervous.
829
00:33:21,867 --> 00:33:22,968
You never know
830
00:33:23,069 --> 00:33:24,836
what the Hopper
is gonna spit out.
831
00:33:24,936 --> 00:33:25,871
I hate that Chanelle
832
00:33:25,971 --> 00:33:28,040
has a ball on her. One ball
833
00:33:28,140 --> 00:33:29,375
can put you in,
but unfortunately
834
00:33:29,475 --> 00:33:30,476
it's in our best interests
835
00:33:30,576 --> 00:33:31,577
for it to be a girls' day.
836
00:33:31,677 --> 00:33:32,578
The buck has to stop.
837
00:33:32,678 --> 00:33:34,213
Michele has exposed
838
00:33:34,313 --> 00:33:35,281
where her true alliance lies.
839
00:33:35,381 --> 00:33:36,615
We want Michele
840
00:33:36,715 --> 00:33:38,250
out of this game.
841
00:33:38,350 --> 00:33:40,018
TJ:
Josh?
842
00:33:46,458 --> 00:33:48,694
♪ ♪
843
00:33:48,794 --> 00:33:50,596
Josh?
844
00:33:54,133 --> 00:33:56,302
You're not playing tonight.
845
00:34:01,407 --> 00:34:02,774
JOSH:
Honestly, the Hopper was just
846
00:34:02,874 --> 00:34:04,009
on my side, man. I feel like
847
00:34:04,110 --> 00:34:05,010
I have strong relationships,
848
00:34:05,111 --> 00:34:06,044
and I got to thank
849
00:34:06,145 --> 00:34:07,913
every single person in there
850
00:34:08,013 --> 00:34:09,981
that had my back
and didn't vote a guy.
851
00:34:10,082 --> 00:34:11,283
I promise you I'm making
852
00:34:11,383 --> 00:34:13,319
that final,
and nothing's gonna stop me.
853
00:34:13,419 --> 00:34:14,720
Cassidy, come on down.
854
00:34:16,122 --> 00:34:17,089
Big shocker.
855
00:34:17,189 --> 00:34:19,024
MICHELE:
Sorry, babe.
856
00:34:19,125 --> 00:34:20,592
Cassidy, I thought
we went over this.
857
00:34:20,692 --> 00:34:22,761
Listen, I...
858
00:34:22,861 --> 00:34:25,597
The writing's been on the wall
for a couple of votes
859
00:34:25,697 --> 00:34:27,366
that I'm just
the easy target at this point,
860
00:34:27,466 --> 00:34:29,501
but, um, I've come
out of here twice before,
861
00:34:29,601 --> 00:34:31,437
I'm confident I can do it again.
862
00:34:31,537 --> 00:34:33,205
TJ:
All right. I like it.
863
00:34:33,305 --> 00:34:35,174
Tonight you are
playing Hot Wheel.
864
00:34:35,274 --> 00:34:36,575
To begin, you and your opponent
865
00:34:36,675 --> 00:34:38,009
are going to start
on opposite ends
866
00:34:38,110 --> 00:34:39,878
of this 20-foot-long bar,
867
00:34:39,978 --> 00:34:43,515
which is attached
to a steering wheel.
868
00:34:43,615 --> 00:34:45,151
One side is pink.
869
00:34:45,251 --> 00:34:46,652
The other side is yellow.
870
00:34:46,752 --> 00:34:48,654
In the middle of
that 20-foot bar
871
00:34:48,754 --> 00:34:50,389
is a single torch.
872
00:34:50,489 --> 00:34:51,923
Just like
an arm wrestling match,
873
00:34:52,023 --> 00:34:53,692
you're gonna use
the steering wheel
874
00:34:53,792 --> 00:34:56,061
to guide that one torch to
light your colored targets.
875
00:34:56,162 --> 00:34:57,163
(fireworks pop)
876
00:34:57,263 --> 00:34:58,497
The first player to explode
877
00:34:58,597 --> 00:34:59,931
all of their colored targets
878
00:35:00,031 --> 00:35:02,033
will win tonight's
879
00:35:02,134 --> 00:35:03,702
elimination round
and stay in the game.
880
00:35:03,802 --> 00:35:06,004
Loser goes home empty-handed.
881
00:35:06,104 --> 00:35:07,339
All right? Good luck.
882
00:35:07,439 --> 00:35:08,907
JOSH:
Good luck, ladies.
883
00:35:09,007 --> 00:35:10,976
♪ ♪
884
00:35:11,076 --> 00:35:12,578
CASSIDY:
I'm really not surprised.
885
00:35:12,678 --> 00:35:14,413
I knew that it was
gonna be an uphill battle
886
00:35:14,513 --> 00:35:16,014
for me for the rest
of the season,
887
00:35:16,114 --> 00:35:18,417
but I do feel like
I have a good shot of winning,
888
00:35:18,517 --> 00:35:20,252
and I've done this before
and I've come out twice,
889
00:35:20,352 --> 00:35:22,488
so I think I can
pull out a third win.
890
00:35:23,722 --> 00:35:25,691
MICHELE:
I started my game in the Arena,
891
00:35:25,791 --> 00:35:27,593
and it set the tone
892
00:35:27,693 --> 00:35:29,261
for the rest of how
I played this season.
893
00:35:29,361 --> 00:35:31,029
I'm motivated, I'm mad,
894
00:35:31,129 --> 00:35:32,898
and I think
those two things combined
895
00:35:32,998 --> 00:35:34,933
are hopefully deadly today.
896
00:35:35,033 --> 00:35:36,368
TJ:
Cassidy, you are pink,
897
00:35:36,468 --> 00:35:37,636
so you need to light
898
00:35:37,736 --> 00:35:39,371
the pink targets. And, Michele,
899
00:35:39,471 --> 00:35:41,072
you are yellow, so you need
900
00:35:41,173 --> 00:35:42,441
to light the yellow targets.
901
00:35:42,541 --> 00:35:43,975
All right, you ready?
902
00:35:44,075 --> 00:35:46,044
- Go.
- (air horn blows)
903
00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:50,115
- Good luck, ladies!
- Go, ladies.
904
00:35:50,216 --> 00:35:52,318
JOSH:
Use your legs! Use your legs!
905
00:35:52,418 --> 00:35:53,952
- TORI:
Use your body! Use your body!
- JOSH: Twist it.
906
00:35:54,052 --> 00:35:55,454
TORI:
Good job! Good fight!
907
00:35:55,554 --> 00:35:57,956
- BANANAS: Good job, ladies!
- It's gonna be loud.
908
00:35:58,056 --> 00:36:00,592
CASSIDY:
This is way more difficult
than I was expecting.
909
00:36:00,692 --> 00:36:02,894
Even just getting
this first target lit
910
00:36:02,994 --> 00:36:04,095
feels impossible.
911
00:36:04,196 --> 00:36:05,431
- TORI: Way to fight!
- BANANAS: Dig in.
912
00:36:05,531 --> 00:36:06,898
CHRIS:
Your body, you have to get low!
913
00:36:06,998 --> 00:36:08,133
TORI:
Way to fight!
914
00:36:08,234 --> 00:36:09,968
- TJ: Close.
- CHRIS: You couldn't
915
00:36:10,068 --> 00:36:12,137
draw up a better matchup
in the house
916
00:36:12,238 --> 00:36:13,305
when it comes
to this elimination.
917
00:36:13,405 --> 00:36:15,307
They're both super scrappy.
918
00:36:15,407 --> 00:36:16,942
They both kind of are the same
919
00:36:17,042 --> 00:36:18,877
weight class, so to speak.
920
00:36:18,977 --> 00:36:20,446
And they're going at it.
921
00:36:20,546 --> 00:36:22,214
JOSH: Push the middle, push
the middle, push the middle.
922
00:36:22,314 --> 00:36:23,282
CORY:
You're almost there.
923
00:36:23,382 --> 00:36:25,417
TORI:
For $250,000, fight!
924
00:36:27,052 --> 00:36:28,153
There you go, dig deep.
925
00:36:28,254 --> 00:36:29,221
JOSH:
Try to push it up! Turn it!
926
00:36:29,321 --> 00:36:30,322
- Turn it!
- Dig deep.
927
00:36:30,422 --> 00:36:32,424
Hold it, Cassidy. Hold it!
928
00:36:32,524 --> 00:36:33,792
Go back, go back! Turn it again!
929
00:36:33,892 --> 00:36:34,860
JOSH:
Hard!
930
00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:36,328
MICHAELA:
Go up, up, Cassidy!
931
00:36:36,428 --> 00:36:37,696
JOSH:
Got to dig deep!
932
00:36:37,796 --> 00:36:40,632
Turn now, turn now, turn now!
H-Hold, hold!
933
00:36:40,732 --> 00:36:42,601
My goal here is to give Cassidy
934
00:36:42,701 --> 00:36:44,836
as many tips as possible...
935
00:36:44,936 --> 00:36:47,172
Hold your body weight, Cassidy.
Hold your body weight.
936
00:36:47,273 --> 00:36:49,107
...to help get Michele
out of this game
937
00:36:49,207 --> 00:36:51,377
'cause I don't want her
to have any chance
938
00:36:51,477 --> 00:36:53,279
of coming back,
playing the victim,
939
00:36:53,379 --> 00:36:55,347
and convincing people
with her tears
940
00:36:55,447 --> 00:36:56,982
to do something different.
941
00:36:57,082 --> 00:36:58,784
TORI:
Twist it up!
942
00:37:00,552 --> 00:37:01,587
FAYSAL:
Nice.
943
00:37:03,154 --> 00:37:04,723
TORI:
Good fight, good fight!
944
00:37:04,823 --> 00:37:06,492
JOSH:
Good fight, ladies!
945
00:37:06,592 --> 00:37:08,960
TORI:
Good fight! Yeah!
946
00:37:09,060 --> 00:37:10,962
BANANAS:
Good job, ladies.
947
00:37:14,300 --> 00:37:16,835
(Michaela shouting indistinctly)
948
00:37:16,935 --> 00:37:17,969
BANANAS:
Got to get the fuse.
949
00:37:19,605 --> 00:37:20,972
TORI:
Use your body, use your body!
950
00:37:21,072 --> 00:37:23,108
- (cheering)
- TJ: Got one!
951
00:37:23,208 --> 00:37:25,010
Cassidy, you got one already!
952
00:37:25,110 --> 00:37:26,478
CORY:
Damn!
953
00:37:26,578 --> 00:37:27,679
BANANAS:
Damn, that was loud.
954
00:37:27,779 --> 00:37:28,747
TORI:
Way to fight, way to fight!
955
00:37:28,847 --> 00:37:31,016
JOSH:
Good fight, ladies!
956
00:37:31,116 --> 00:37:33,151
♪ ♪
957
00:37:35,954 --> 00:37:37,222
JOSH:
Try to push it up!
958
00:37:37,323 --> 00:37:38,223
Turn it, turn it!
959
00:37:38,324 --> 00:37:39,358
Use your body! Use your body!
960
00:37:41,660 --> 00:37:42,761
(cheering)
961
00:37:42,861 --> 00:37:44,496
(indistinct shouting)
962
00:37:44,596 --> 00:37:45,697
The score is one to one!
963
00:37:45,797 --> 00:37:47,333
MICHELE:
Listen, I did not
964
00:37:47,433 --> 00:37:49,200
come this far
to just come this far.
965
00:37:49,301 --> 00:37:50,769
I want to see a final.
966
00:37:50,869 --> 00:37:53,372
I have worked my butt off
967
00:37:53,472 --> 00:37:54,773
building relationships
in this game.
968
00:37:54,873 --> 00:37:57,108
I've done
my Survivor experience.
969
00:37:57,208 --> 00:37:58,844
I've done my challenges,
970
00:37:58,944 --> 00:38:01,112
and this is a culmination
of all of them.
971
00:38:01,212 --> 00:38:02,348
Heroes are made
972
00:38:02,448 --> 00:38:03,882
in this Arena.
973
00:38:03,982 --> 00:38:05,917
- Way to dig, way to dig!
- Good luck, ladies!
974
00:38:11,490 --> 00:38:12,891
TJ:
The score is one to one!
975
00:38:12,991 --> 00:38:14,360
TORI:
Keep going! Keep playing!
976
00:38:14,460 --> 00:38:16,395
- Twist it.
- Good job, ladies.
- Yo, dig in!
977
00:38:16,495 --> 00:38:18,229
It's anybody's game!
978
00:38:18,330 --> 00:38:20,432
(straining)
979
00:38:20,532 --> 00:38:23,134
CASSIDY: Part of my strategy
is holding her off,
980
00:38:23,234 --> 00:38:24,370
So I'm gripping the wheel
981
00:38:24,470 --> 00:38:25,604
and I'm putting my leg
up against it
982
00:38:25,704 --> 00:38:27,606
to hold the wheel in place
983
00:38:27,706 --> 00:38:29,708
to allow her to gas out more.
984
00:38:29,808 --> 00:38:31,042
And I do feel like
985
00:38:31,142 --> 00:38:32,143
she is losing
a little bit of momentum
986
00:38:32,243 --> 00:38:33,979
and energy, and I'm starting
987
00:38:34,079 --> 00:38:35,313
to feel like I can win this one.
988
00:38:35,414 --> 00:38:37,048
♪ ♪
989
00:38:40,652 --> 00:38:42,988
- TJ: Oh, there's two.
- (cheering)
990
00:38:43,088 --> 00:38:44,289
Cassidy's got two.
991
00:38:44,390 --> 00:38:45,691
- Wow!
- TJ: Cassidy's got three.
992
00:38:45,791 --> 00:38:48,193
CHRIS (laughing):
I'm taking cover.
993
00:38:48,293 --> 00:38:49,294
MICHELE:
I am gassed out.
994
00:38:49,395 --> 00:38:50,295
I'm realizing
995
00:38:50,396 --> 00:38:51,329
that I don't really have
996
00:38:51,430 --> 00:38:52,664
control of this steering wheel.
997
00:38:52,764 --> 00:38:54,500
Not only am I struggling
998
00:38:54,600 --> 00:38:55,934
to push or pull it,
but I'm also struggling
999
00:38:56,034 --> 00:38:58,370
not getting my own flares lit.
1000
00:38:58,470 --> 00:39:00,105
I can't seem to
figure out the strategy.
1001
00:39:00,205 --> 00:39:02,040
TJ:
Good job, ladies!
1002
00:39:02,140 --> 00:39:04,009
CHRIS:
Keep fighting!
1003
00:39:04,109 --> 00:39:05,844
JOSH:
Turn it!
1004
00:39:05,944 --> 00:39:07,779
TJ:
Cassidy with three down,
Michele with one.
1005
00:39:07,879 --> 00:39:09,648
CHANELLE:
Right there! Right there!
1006
00:39:09,748 --> 00:39:11,016
TJ:
Oh, it's so close!
1007
00:39:11,116 --> 00:39:14,653
There it is!
Cassidy's got four!
1008
00:39:15,854 --> 00:39:17,623
CHRIS:
They're going at it.
1009
00:39:17,723 --> 00:39:19,658
But Cassidy, she clicks on
1010
00:39:19,758 --> 00:39:21,527
and it's savage mode.
1011
00:39:21,627 --> 00:39:23,462
And I can relate to savage mode.
1012
00:39:23,562 --> 00:39:25,497
It's going to take her
1013
00:39:25,597 --> 00:39:28,199
breaking an arm
1014
00:39:28,299 --> 00:39:30,035
or passing out to lose this one.
1015
00:39:30,135 --> 00:39:31,036
Go, go, go!
1016
00:39:31,136 --> 00:39:33,238
JOSH:
Push it! Turn it!
1017
00:39:34,205 --> 00:39:35,441
JOSH:
Deep focus!
1018
00:39:35,541 --> 00:39:36,875
TORI:
Go, go!
1019
00:39:36,975 --> 00:39:38,477
TJ:
We got five for Cassidy!
1020
00:39:38,577 --> 00:39:40,178
One more and you're done!
1021
00:39:40,278 --> 00:39:41,780
Michele, you got
to get this one.
1022
00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:44,115
CHRIS:
Don't give up, Michele!
1023
00:39:44,215 --> 00:39:46,184
♪ ♪
1024
00:39:47,853 --> 00:39:49,220
And go in a little bit.
1025
00:39:55,160 --> 00:39:57,062
(grunting)
1026
00:39:59,765 --> 00:40:02,033
(overlapping shouting)
1027
00:40:03,001 --> 00:40:03,902
Turn it!
1028
00:40:04,002 --> 00:40:05,036
Deep focus!
1029
00:40:05,136 --> 00:40:06,738
Whoo!
1030
00:40:08,273 --> 00:40:10,842
(cheering)
1031
00:40:10,942 --> 00:40:12,744
(air horn blows)
1032
00:40:12,844 --> 00:40:14,980
TORI:
Nice job, ladies, good fight!
1033
00:40:15,981 --> 00:40:17,215
TJ:
We have a winner!
1034
00:40:17,315 --> 00:40:19,485
(indistinct chatter)
1035
00:40:19,585 --> 00:40:21,920
CASSIDY:
That was a tough elimination.
1036
00:40:22,020 --> 00:40:23,354
It took every ounce
1037
00:40:23,455 --> 00:40:25,757
of my strength and my motivation
1038
00:40:25,857 --> 00:40:27,192
to get that done.
1039
00:40:27,292 --> 00:40:28,359
It could have been
anyone's game tonight.
1040
00:40:28,460 --> 00:40:29,427
It's about proving to myself
1041
00:40:29,528 --> 00:40:30,696
what I'm made of,
1042
00:40:30,796 --> 00:40:31,997
and the Survivor girls,
1043
00:40:32,097 --> 00:40:33,098
who've been throwing me in there
1044
00:40:33,198 --> 00:40:34,900
over and over again, I want them
1045
00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:36,101
to be scared to go into
1046
00:40:36,201 --> 00:40:37,769
elimination with me from now on.
1047
00:40:37,869 --> 00:40:39,671
TJ:
Wow.
1048
00:40:39,771 --> 00:40:41,272
Very well done, both of you.
1049
00:40:41,372 --> 00:40:42,941
Michele, unfortunately
1050
00:40:43,041 --> 00:40:45,243
you lost tonight's
elimination round, but you are
1051
00:40:45,343 --> 00:40:46,812
one hell of a competitor.
1052
00:40:46,912 --> 00:40:48,914
- I really hope
we see you in the future.
- Thank you.
1053
00:40:49,014 --> 00:40:50,982
- This ends your time here
on The Challenge: USA for now.
- All right, thanks, Teej.
1054
00:40:51,082 --> 00:40:53,284
- Take care of yourself.
Have a good one.
- Thank you.
1055
00:40:53,384 --> 00:40:54,920
- (cheering)
- Hug before you go!
1056
00:40:55,020 --> 00:40:56,221
- Hell of a game.
- Thank you.
1057
00:40:56,321 --> 00:40:57,889
MICHELE:
I'm sitting here today
1058
00:40:57,989 --> 00:40:59,658
a big, fat loser.
1059
00:40:59,758 --> 00:41:01,226
I don't want to. (chuckles)
1060
00:41:01,326 --> 00:41:03,128
I don't want to cry.
1061
00:41:03,228 --> 00:41:06,331
I honestly just, like,
wanted this win
1062
00:41:06,431 --> 00:41:07,733
so bad...
1063
00:41:07,833 --> 00:41:09,768
because I wanted to,
like, prove to myself
1064
00:41:09,868 --> 00:41:10,802
that I could do it.
1065
00:41:10,902 --> 00:41:11,903
Love you guys.
1066
00:41:12,003 --> 00:41:12,971
Love you, love you.
1067
00:41:13,071 --> 00:41:14,039
BANANAS:
Great season, Michele!
1068
00:41:15,273 --> 00:41:18,276
Cassidy, very solid performance.
1069
00:41:18,376 --> 00:41:19,410
CASSIDY:
Thank you.
1070
00:41:19,511 --> 00:41:21,112
Picture perfect.
1071
00:41:21,212 --> 00:41:23,148
I mean, she only scored one.
1072
00:41:23,248 --> 00:41:25,083
You win tonight's elimination.
1073
00:41:25,183 --> 00:41:26,552
You are still in the game,
1074
00:41:26,652 --> 00:41:29,254
going for the $500,000 prize
1075
00:41:29,354 --> 00:41:32,423
to be split between two players.
1076
00:41:32,524 --> 00:41:35,160
One man, one woman,
quarter million dollars.
1077
00:41:35,260 --> 00:41:37,095
Go ahead and rejoin the group.
Great job.
1078
00:41:37,195 --> 00:41:40,098
DESI:
This could not have
played out better.
1079
00:41:40,198 --> 00:41:43,735
We've got the most protected
female in the game out,
1080
00:41:43,835 --> 00:41:45,336
and Cassidy is on the outs
1081
00:41:45,436 --> 00:41:47,505
with basically everyone,
so it was a perfect show,
1082
00:41:47,606 --> 00:41:49,140
a perfect matchup,
1083
00:41:49,240 --> 00:41:51,142
and the most incredible outcome.
1084
00:41:51,242 --> 00:41:53,779
Captioning sponsored by CBS
1085
00:41:58,950 --> 00:42:00,852
TJ: Next on The Challenge: USA,
there's only one episode left
1086
00:42:00,952 --> 00:42:03,722
before the final.
Ten competitors remain,
1087
00:42:03,822 --> 00:42:06,391
but only four men and four women
1088
00:42:06,491 --> 00:42:08,727
will be racing
for the $500,000 prize...
1089
00:42:08,827 --> 00:42:10,596
Today is a double elimination.
1090
00:42:10,696 --> 00:42:12,564
...and it won't be easy.
1091
00:42:12,664 --> 00:42:15,400
The competitors will have
to face their fears
1092
00:42:15,500 --> 00:42:17,302
or betray their allies...
1093
00:42:19,771 --> 00:42:22,373
...resulting in
the most shocking
1094
00:42:22,473 --> 00:42:23,675
blindside of the season.
1095
00:42:23,775 --> 00:42:25,476
I hate this game.
1096
00:42:30,649 --> 00:42:33,985
Captioned by
Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org
1097
00:42:51,002 --> 00:42:53,038
♪ MTV. ♪