1 00:00:02,736 --> 00:00:04,138 TJ: Previously on The Challenge: USA... 2 00:00:04,238 --> 00:00:06,240 - Go! - The physical competition 3 00:00:06,340 --> 00:00:07,975 has been fierce. 4 00:00:08,076 --> 00:00:09,977 While some competitors have protected themselves 5 00:00:10,078 --> 00:00:13,447 week after week using strategy and their social game... 6 00:00:13,547 --> 00:00:15,683 I would put our money on us to keep ourselves safe. 7 00:00:15,783 --> 00:00:17,718 I might have a reputation of being an asshole, but it's like, 8 00:00:17,818 --> 00:00:19,353 I stab people in the chest, not in the back. 9 00:00:19,453 --> 00:00:20,788 ...others had to fight tooth and nail 10 00:00:20,888 --> 00:00:23,191 to remain in the game... 11 00:00:23,291 --> 00:00:25,726 - (all shouting) - (air horn blows) 12 00:00:25,826 --> 00:00:28,129 Alyssa, Wes, this ends your time here on The Challenge: USA. 13 00:00:28,229 --> 00:00:30,931 ...whittling down the competition to 11 players 14 00:00:31,031 --> 00:00:35,203 vying for their share of $500,000. 15 00:00:35,303 --> 00:00:36,537 In the Slippery Business challenge, 16 00:00:36,637 --> 00:00:38,139 battle lines were drawn... 17 00:00:38,239 --> 00:00:40,040 MICHAELA: Why are they ganging up on Chris? 18 00:00:40,141 --> 00:00:42,376 ...when the men and women joined forces 19 00:00:42,476 --> 00:00:44,512 to get out the physical threats Chris and Tori... 20 00:00:44,612 --> 00:00:47,081 - MICHELE: Good job, Chris! - JOSH: Good job, Tor. 21 00:00:47,181 --> 00:00:50,651 ...allowing Cory and Michaela to secure much-needed victories 22 00:00:50,751 --> 00:00:54,322 and nominate Tyler and Cassidy to be at risk for elimination. 23 00:00:54,422 --> 00:00:56,357 I've been down there before. Well, I'll prove it again. 24 00:00:56,457 --> 00:00:58,192 TJ: And with the final drawing near, 25 00:00:58,292 --> 00:01:00,027 some players attempted to make a big move... 26 00:01:00,128 --> 00:01:02,630 CHANELLE: Listen, as long as we're all on the same page... 27 00:01:02,730 --> 00:01:05,899 - I'm solid. - ...but not everyone followed through. 28 00:01:05,999 --> 00:01:08,236 DESI: Where is the fourth vote for Tori? 29 00:01:08,336 --> 00:01:10,171 I am deeply hurt 30 00:01:10,271 --> 00:01:11,372 by Michele's betrayal in this moment. 31 00:01:11,472 --> 00:01:12,573 TJ: And it was Chris 32 00:01:12,673 --> 00:01:14,508 who was sent into the Arena 33 00:01:14,608 --> 00:01:16,377 for his fourth elimination, 34 00:01:16,477 --> 00:01:18,612 ultimately sending Tyler home in record time. 35 00:01:18,712 --> 00:01:22,750 Chris, you are the winner of tonight's elimination round. 36 00:01:22,850 --> 00:01:24,352 You are still in the game. 37 00:01:24,452 --> 00:01:26,720 And now, who will find their way 38 00:01:26,820 --> 00:01:29,390 out of the most daunting and tricky challenge yet? 39 00:01:29,490 --> 00:01:31,725 DESI: Breathe, breathe! 40 00:01:31,825 --> 00:01:34,027 TJ: Will Chris and Cassidy get their revenge 41 00:01:34,128 --> 00:01:36,430 on the players who sent them into the elimination? 42 00:01:36,530 --> 00:01:38,599 JOSH: One of us has to send Chris home, and then we're in. 43 00:01:38,699 --> 00:01:40,334 TJ: And will Michele have to face 44 00:01:40,434 --> 00:01:42,002 the consequences of her betrayal? 45 00:01:42,102 --> 00:01:44,672 There's just so many lies. 46 00:01:44,772 --> 00:01:47,241 ♪ ♪ 47 00:01:52,746 --> 00:01:55,583 BANANAS: Hey! He's back! 48 00:01:55,683 --> 00:01:57,485 Little cockroach. 49 00:01:57,585 --> 00:02:00,921 CHRIS: This is my fourth elimination 50 00:02:01,021 --> 00:02:02,756 and my third one in a row. 51 00:02:02,856 --> 00:02:05,426 Every move I make from here on out-- 52 00:02:05,526 --> 00:02:07,728 it's a $250,000 move. 53 00:02:07,828 --> 00:02:10,531 I either win or I put myself at risk of losing, 54 00:02:10,631 --> 00:02:12,400 and I'm not a loser. 55 00:02:12,500 --> 00:02:13,867 CASSIDY: Good job, Chris. 56 00:02:14,868 --> 00:02:16,904 MICHELE: I came into this game playing 57 00:02:17,004 --> 00:02:19,106 half with the vets, half with Survivor, 58 00:02:19,207 --> 00:02:20,641 and not really knowing where the fuck... 59 00:02:20,741 --> 00:02:23,177 I don't know, I made a decision based on my own interests 60 00:02:23,277 --> 00:02:25,179 and voted for Chris. 61 00:02:25,279 --> 00:02:28,782 CHANELLE: Michele, I want to trust you in this game. 62 00:02:28,882 --> 00:02:30,684 There's just so many lies. 63 00:02:30,784 --> 00:02:33,654 You were, like, corralling the narrative of, like, 64 00:02:33,754 --> 00:02:35,656 - it has to be a girl. - That's such... 65 00:02:35,756 --> 00:02:38,058 - That is such baloney. - Can I finish, can I finish my thought, please? 66 00:02:38,158 --> 00:02:39,960 - MICHELE: Yeah. - And then I-- and I checked in with Michele 67 00:02:40,060 --> 00:02:41,995 three different times, I said, "Are we still doing this? 68 00:02:42,095 --> 00:02:43,731 Are we solid?" And you go, "Yes, we're solid. 69 00:02:43,831 --> 00:02:44,932 We're good, we're still doing this." 70 00:02:45,032 --> 00:02:46,800 Bro, that is the sketchiest, 71 00:02:46,900 --> 00:02:48,736 shadiest move I've ever seen. 72 00:02:48,836 --> 00:02:50,871 Michele reveals that she actually did not follow the plan 73 00:02:50,971 --> 00:02:52,873 and didn't vote for Tori 74 00:02:52,973 --> 00:02:55,876 because she's trying to somehow advance herself in this game. 75 00:02:55,976 --> 00:02:58,812 Now I'm no longer a trustworthy ally of Tori's. 76 00:02:58,912 --> 00:03:01,815 Whatever relationship we had, I've sort of ruined. 77 00:03:01,915 --> 00:03:03,884 And now I've crossed 78 00:03:03,984 --> 00:03:06,587 one of the most influential women left in this game. 79 00:03:06,687 --> 00:03:09,022 CHANELLE: I made a call on who I was gonna put a ball in 80 00:03:09,122 --> 00:03:12,192 against my own best interests because of my loyalty to you, 81 00:03:12,293 --> 00:03:14,862 and you threw that out the window. 82 00:03:14,962 --> 00:03:17,164 MICHELE: Dude, I've not thrown anything out the window, bro. 83 00:03:17,265 --> 00:03:19,667 Michele has been playing both sides, 84 00:03:19,767 --> 00:03:21,969 Survivor and the vets. 85 00:03:22,069 --> 00:03:24,305 Michele has no backbone in this game, 86 00:03:24,405 --> 00:03:27,575 and I want nothing more than for Michele to get 87 00:03:27,675 --> 00:03:29,142 all of the karma that's coming her way. 88 00:03:29,243 --> 00:03:30,644 (knocking on door) 89 00:03:30,744 --> 00:03:31,645 TORI: Shall we chat? 90 00:03:31,745 --> 00:03:33,514 DESI: Yes. 91 00:03:36,750 --> 00:03:38,519 TORI: In the last Hopper vote, I had three votes on there. 92 00:03:38,619 --> 00:03:40,688 Chris already admitted to voting for me. 93 00:03:40,788 --> 00:03:42,690 I think it's pretty clear that the other two votes 94 00:03:42,790 --> 00:03:44,992 probably came from Desi and Michele or Chanelle, 95 00:03:45,092 --> 00:03:46,294 but instead of just thinking, 96 00:03:46,394 --> 00:03:47,695 I'm gonna go in there and ask them, 97 00:03:47,795 --> 00:03:48,629 "What's up?" 98 00:03:48,729 --> 00:03:50,298 So, you're all just gonna 99 00:03:50,398 --> 00:03:51,999 keep it amongst yourselves who did it? 100 00:03:54,368 --> 00:03:56,504 CHANELLE: I'll be honest. I did, 101 00:03:56,604 --> 00:04:00,207 because I thought that everyone was making it a girls' day, 102 00:04:00,308 --> 00:04:02,576 and I don't want you to think that I'm gunning for you. 103 00:04:02,676 --> 00:04:05,446 That was truly, like, me struggling 104 00:04:05,546 --> 00:04:07,481 with the emotional aspect of the game, and I'm sorry. 105 00:04:08,582 --> 00:04:10,418 DESI: Tori, I obviously owe you an apology. 106 00:04:10,518 --> 00:04:12,152 It was a shitty move. 107 00:04:12,252 --> 00:04:15,489 I just want to say that I'm-I'm sorry for lying to you. 108 00:04:15,589 --> 00:04:18,158 In the game, do what you have to do. 109 00:04:18,258 --> 00:04:20,361 I get it. I dug this grave. 110 00:04:20,461 --> 00:04:23,130 If I have to sleep in it, fine. 111 00:04:23,230 --> 00:04:25,232 But I just want you to know that, like, 112 00:04:25,333 --> 00:04:27,535 it is not my character to lie to people's faces. 113 00:04:30,538 --> 00:04:32,640 MICHELE: I have fault in it as well. 114 00:04:32,740 --> 00:04:33,974 They definitely were led to believe 115 00:04:34,074 --> 00:04:35,609 that I was also going that direction. 116 00:04:35,709 --> 00:04:37,878 I basically put them in a really fragile position. 117 00:04:37,978 --> 00:04:39,212 TORI: Everybody makes their own decision. 118 00:04:39,313 --> 00:04:40,714 Like, I definitely feel like 119 00:04:40,814 --> 00:04:42,383 I put myself out there for you guys in the beginning, 120 00:04:42,483 --> 00:04:44,418 and I was hoping that it was gonna mean something, and, like, 121 00:04:44,518 --> 00:04:45,853 it did for a week and then it didn't. 122 00:04:45,953 --> 00:04:47,955 What has been, like, shown is shown, 123 00:04:48,055 --> 00:04:50,891 and, like, now I can play the way I need to play, 124 00:04:50,991 --> 00:04:53,026 and it's just gonna be best man wins. 125 00:04:53,126 --> 00:04:54,962 I'm kind of blown away by this entire situation. 126 00:04:55,062 --> 00:04:56,430 Michele was definitely playing double agent, 127 00:04:56,530 --> 00:04:58,599 but at the end of the day 128 00:04:58,699 --> 00:04:59,633 she didn't actually vote for me. 129 00:04:59,733 --> 00:05:01,502 But with Desi and Chanelle, 130 00:05:01,602 --> 00:05:02,970 I now have the opportunity 131 00:05:03,070 --> 00:05:05,773 to go forward playing with revenge 132 00:05:05,873 --> 00:05:06,974 or playing with logic. 133 00:05:07,074 --> 00:05:09,377 So, if I'm in power before they are, 134 00:05:09,477 --> 00:05:11,579 then you best believe I'm putting my vote on them. 135 00:05:12,546 --> 00:05:13,881 JOSH: Guys, 136 00:05:13,981 --> 00:05:15,649 I don't mean to interrupt, 137 00:05:15,749 --> 00:05:18,986 but it just hit me that we are the fucking 138 00:05:19,086 --> 00:05:20,821 top five guys, bro. 139 00:05:20,921 --> 00:05:23,123 This is the furthest this man has ever been. 140 00:05:23,223 --> 00:05:24,558 It just hit you? What, you can't count? 141 00:05:24,658 --> 00:05:25,959 Yeah... (sucks teeth) Fuck you. 142 00:05:26,059 --> 00:05:27,428 Let him have his moment. 143 00:05:27,528 --> 00:05:29,763 JOSH: Dude, the fact that we're all still here 144 00:05:29,863 --> 00:05:31,264 is insane. 145 00:05:31,365 --> 00:05:33,967 It feels so important for me to make that final 146 00:05:34,067 --> 00:05:35,603 and give it everything I got to win, because I have 147 00:05:35,703 --> 00:05:37,805 so many people back home rooting for me. 148 00:05:37,905 --> 00:05:40,841 Being Cuban and my parents coming from the island-- 149 00:05:40,941 --> 00:05:42,843 my dad didn't even have TV growing up-- 150 00:05:42,943 --> 00:05:45,278 to where now he gets to see his youngest son 151 00:05:45,379 --> 00:05:48,582 competing and having the chance to win life-changing money? 152 00:05:48,682 --> 00:05:51,585 The stakes are high, but they're even more life-changing 153 00:05:51,685 --> 00:05:53,854 and more important for me because I have 154 00:05:53,954 --> 00:05:55,856 a mob of Cubans back home rooting for me 155 00:05:55,956 --> 00:05:57,991 and w-- expecting for me to win. 156 00:05:58,091 --> 00:05:59,693 Sorry, Chris, we got to do it again. 157 00:05:59,793 --> 00:06:02,396 And one of us has to send him home and then we're in. 158 00:06:02,496 --> 00:06:04,465 Or we could just make it a girls' day. 159 00:06:04,565 --> 00:06:05,799 - BANANAS: And we are. Duh. - JOSH: All right. There we go. 160 00:06:05,899 --> 00:06:06,800 Send him in? And then what? 161 00:06:06,900 --> 00:06:08,035 One of us is fucking going? 162 00:06:08,135 --> 00:06:09,537 (laughs): Yeah, that's what I'm saying. 163 00:06:09,637 --> 00:06:11,371 - That's what Josh just said. - BANANAS: Are you high? 164 00:06:11,472 --> 00:06:13,273 CORY: We are so close to the end, 165 00:06:13,373 --> 00:06:14,875 we've made it this far in the game, 166 00:06:14,975 --> 00:06:16,944 we don't want to go in. 167 00:06:17,044 --> 00:06:19,179 So right now, the overall feel is, 168 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:20,814 we want this to be a girls' day. 169 00:06:20,914 --> 00:06:23,951 Man's 4 and 0, he's got a bed down there in the Arena. 170 00:06:24,051 --> 00:06:26,353 - (laughter) - FAYSAL: Dear Lord. 171 00:06:26,454 --> 00:06:28,689 DESI: Hi. Can I come in? 172 00:06:28,789 --> 00:06:30,658 - CHRIS: Yeah. - You want another hug? 173 00:06:30,758 --> 00:06:32,793 - Yeah. - Aw. 174 00:06:35,663 --> 00:06:36,997 DESI: I am the type of person 175 00:06:37,097 --> 00:06:39,099 who never wants somebody to feel alone. 176 00:06:39,199 --> 00:06:41,535 Like, I know how it feels to be on the outs. 177 00:06:41,635 --> 00:06:44,838 In Survivor, I certainly wasn't with the numbers. 178 00:06:44,938 --> 00:06:46,707 That's how I got blindsided and voted out of the game. 179 00:06:46,807 --> 00:06:48,241 I'm open to working with Chris. 180 00:06:48,341 --> 00:06:50,478 I am worried, in this moment, 181 00:06:50,578 --> 00:06:52,079 'cause of how I went against Tori. 182 00:06:52,179 --> 00:06:54,882 I know this: it's hard to not feel alone in this moment. 183 00:06:56,517 --> 00:06:58,819 Yeah, no, it's just hard. 184 00:06:59,820 --> 00:07:01,755 Honestly? We win tomorrow. 185 00:07:01,855 --> 00:07:04,592 - That's really our only option. - Yeah. We have to, Des. 186 00:07:04,692 --> 00:07:05,693 DESI: At this point in the game, 187 00:07:05,793 --> 00:07:07,227 it's an individual game, 188 00:07:07,327 --> 00:07:10,063 and I need to stop overthinking everything. 189 00:07:13,734 --> 00:07:15,503 I'm not someone who lies to people, 190 00:07:15,603 --> 00:07:18,772 and if I reflect back on things I've done in my life, 191 00:07:18,872 --> 00:07:21,174 this sort of competitive period in my life started in college, 192 00:07:21,274 --> 00:07:23,043 when I began competing in pageants, 193 00:07:23,143 --> 00:07:25,045 which was not, like, a childhood thing of mine. 194 00:07:25,145 --> 00:07:27,548 I never in a million years thought I'd do a pageant. 195 00:07:27,648 --> 00:07:29,617 Didn't own a curling iron, didn't know how to do my makeup. 196 00:07:29,717 --> 00:07:31,251 Somehow came in second place, 197 00:07:31,351 --> 00:07:32,753 and the second time around, I won. 198 00:07:32,853 --> 00:07:34,187 So I'm really, this time, here to prove 199 00:07:34,287 --> 00:07:36,590 that not only can I make it to a final, 200 00:07:36,690 --> 00:07:38,692 but I can win a final. 201 00:07:41,595 --> 00:07:44,097 Yeah. I think that's a good mindset to have. 202 00:07:44,197 --> 00:07:46,233 ♪ ♪ 203 00:07:50,838 --> 00:07:52,906 MICHELE: I made a really big decision 204 00:07:53,006 --> 00:07:55,042 in elimination last time, 205 00:07:55,142 --> 00:07:57,711 and literally 50% of the house is mad at me. 206 00:07:57,811 --> 00:08:00,447 Chris, Desi, Chanelle, Michaela. 207 00:08:00,548 --> 00:08:02,683 So, if I don't win this daily, 208 00:08:02,783 --> 00:08:05,819 my neck is definitely gonna be on the chopping block. 209 00:08:05,919 --> 00:08:08,522 - This looks fun. - TJ: All right, everyone, 210 00:08:08,622 --> 00:08:11,258 welcome to Punta Christo Fort here in beautiful Croatia. 211 00:08:11,358 --> 00:08:12,660 Whoo! 212 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:15,596 Today's challenge is called Brain Squeeze. 213 00:08:17,565 --> 00:08:20,100 When I say go, you will race into that fort. 214 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,736 Inside are heavy bags of puzzle pieces. 215 00:08:22,836 --> 00:08:24,972 You've all been assigned a color, and that's the only one 216 00:08:25,072 --> 00:08:26,940 you can pick up. 217 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:29,977 Some might be in plain sight and some might be hidden. 218 00:08:30,077 --> 00:08:32,780 And I'm not gonna tell you how many you have, so make sure 219 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:35,115 you do a thorough sweep of the fort. 220 00:08:35,215 --> 00:08:36,650 Every time you find one of your bags, 221 00:08:36,750 --> 00:08:37,951 you'll race it out of the fort, 222 00:08:38,051 --> 00:08:41,221 across a bridge to your puzzle station. 223 00:08:41,321 --> 00:08:43,123 You can only carry one bag at a time, 224 00:08:43,223 --> 00:08:45,325 so drop the puzzle pieces off, go back in there 225 00:08:45,425 --> 00:08:48,629 and continue this process. 226 00:08:48,729 --> 00:08:49,797 Your goal is to build your puzzle tower 227 00:08:49,897 --> 00:08:51,632 as fast as you can, 228 00:08:51,732 --> 00:08:54,868 'cause the first man and first woman to get it done will win 229 00:08:54,968 --> 00:08:57,470 today's challenge, be safe from elimination, 230 00:08:57,571 --> 00:09:00,240 and also be selecting one man and one woman 231 00:09:00,340 --> 00:09:02,676 to send into the Arena 232 00:09:02,776 --> 00:09:04,444 to put at risk of elimination. 233 00:09:04,544 --> 00:09:05,779 Do whatever you got to do. 234 00:09:05,879 --> 00:09:08,448 Final is very, very close. 235 00:09:08,548 --> 00:09:09,983 - All right. - Yeah! 236 00:09:10,083 --> 00:09:11,518 Let's make it happen. 237 00:09:12,986 --> 00:09:14,521 BANANAS: I think that this is going to be 238 00:09:14,622 --> 00:09:17,157 a lot more confusing than a lot of people are, uh, 239 00:09:17,257 --> 00:09:19,059 expecting it to be. 240 00:09:19,159 --> 00:09:21,328 Obviously the pressure's on, obviously you want to win. 241 00:09:21,428 --> 00:09:23,163 There's probably never been a more important time 242 00:09:23,263 --> 00:09:26,967 in this game to pull out a dub and be safe. 243 00:09:27,067 --> 00:09:29,302 Literally every single person has thrown a vote on me 244 00:09:29,402 --> 00:09:31,805 or nominated me, so I need this win so that these other people 245 00:09:31,905 --> 00:09:33,741 can't keep coming after me and targeting me. 246 00:09:33,841 --> 00:09:35,408 I want to have a little payback today. 247 00:09:36,309 --> 00:09:37,978 - All right, everyone ready? Go! - (air horn blows) 248 00:09:41,181 --> 00:09:42,415 FAYSAL: Damn, Johnny. 249 00:09:42,515 --> 00:09:44,551 (grunting) 250 00:10:08,842 --> 00:10:10,010 Yeah. 251 00:10:10,110 --> 00:10:11,712 BANANAS: Upon entering these ruins, 252 00:10:11,812 --> 00:10:14,081 I mean, there are so many different nooks, 253 00:10:14,181 --> 00:10:16,183 crannies, twists, turns, tunnels, 254 00:10:16,283 --> 00:10:19,219 that it's anyone's guess how many puzzle pieces are in here. 255 00:10:19,319 --> 00:10:22,690 So this is going to be a, uh, tough day at the office. 256 00:10:26,459 --> 00:10:27,627 DESI: Chris has kind of been this outcast 257 00:10:27,728 --> 00:10:29,797 that nobody wants to be associated with. 258 00:10:29,897 --> 00:10:32,132 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," 260 00:10:34,234 --> 00:10:36,403 I feel super confident that if he wins, 261 00:10:36,503 --> 00:10:38,672 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 00:10:56,189 --> 00:10:57,257 Crazy. 266 00:10:57,357 --> 00:10:59,659 You already know what time it is, TJ. 267 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:01,228 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. ♪