1 00:00:02,870 --> 00:00:04,338 TJ: This season on The Challenge: USA, 2 00:00:04,438 --> 00:00:07,508 18 Reality Titans from Big Brother, Survivor 3 00:00:07,608 --> 00:00:09,510 - and The Amazing Race... - Hi. 4 00:00:09,610 --> 00:00:11,945 TJ: ...along with six legendary Challenge vets... 5 00:00:12,046 --> 00:00:13,781 (whooping) 6 00:00:13,881 --> 00:00:15,283 TJ: ...competed in colossal challenges... 7 00:00:15,383 --> 00:00:17,485 (groans) 8 00:00:17,585 --> 00:00:20,288 TJ: ...and endured heart-pounding eliminations. 9 00:00:20,388 --> 00:00:23,023 Oh! Get him! Yeah! 10 00:00:23,124 --> 00:00:25,859 TJ: And now, only eight competitors remain to fight 11 00:00:25,959 --> 00:00:28,062 for their share of $500,000. 12 00:00:28,162 --> 00:00:31,699 But there is more than just the grand prize at stake. 13 00:00:31,799 --> 00:00:33,767 Some are fighting for redemption. 14 00:00:33,867 --> 00:00:35,769 Not only can I make it to a final, 15 00:00:35,869 --> 00:00:37,105 but I can win a final. 16 00:00:37,205 --> 00:00:38,439 I want to go from being first out 17 00:00:38,539 --> 00:00:40,374 to being a Challenge champ. 18 00:00:40,474 --> 00:00:42,042 TJ: Some for their legacy. 19 00:00:42,143 --> 00:00:43,444 I hold the record for the most wins. 20 00:00:43,544 --> 00:00:45,246 I am The Challenge. 21 00:00:45,346 --> 00:00:46,914 As a Challenge champ, I wanted to come in 22 00:00:47,014 --> 00:00:48,482 and prove to myself I could do it again. 23 00:00:48,582 --> 00:00:50,518 TJ: Others are out to prove themselves 24 00:00:50,618 --> 00:00:52,153 worthy of being a champion. 25 00:00:52,253 --> 00:00:53,354 I've had to earn every minute. 26 00:00:53,454 --> 00:00:54,655 It's my time now. 27 00:00:54,755 --> 00:00:56,357 I want to prove to myself 28 00:00:56,457 --> 00:00:57,358 I can do this. 29 00:00:57,458 --> 00:00:58,992 TJ: Or looking to capture 30 00:00:59,093 --> 00:01:01,028 their first championship title. 31 00:01:01,129 --> 00:01:03,197 I came here to bring that money home to my family. 32 00:01:03,297 --> 00:01:05,133 I know I have what it takes. 33 00:01:05,233 --> 00:01:06,567 I just got to get it done this season. 34 00:01:06,667 --> 00:01:08,469 TJ: They'll put it all out on the line... 35 00:01:10,070 --> 00:01:11,739 ...and only one man and one woman 36 00:01:11,839 --> 00:01:14,708 will be crowned champions of The Challenge: USA. 37 00:01:14,808 --> 00:01:17,411 - (grunts) - TJ: And it all starts right now. 38 00:01:19,647 --> 00:01:21,415 ♪ ♪ 39 00:01:34,362 --> 00:01:36,397 Congratulations to all of you. 40 00:01:36,497 --> 00:01:40,368 Welcome to the final on this season 41 00:01:40,468 --> 00:01:41,769 of The Challenge: USA. 42 00:01:41,869 --> 00:01:45,038 - (cheering) - Yeah! 43 00:01:45,139 --> 00:01:47,040 Making it to the final now, especially after 44 00:01:47,141 --> 00:01:50,077 what happened to me in The Challenge: USA one... 45 00:01:50,178 --> 00:01:51,612 My partner quit, and we were eliminated. 46 00:01:51,712 --> 00:01:54,915 It just really feels like I'm getting a second chance, 47 00:01:55,015 --> 00:01:58,286 and I kind of have a thing about an encore performance. 48 00:01:58,386 --> 00:02:00,921 I won Miss Virginia the second time around, so, 49 00:02:01,021 --> 00:02:04,358 I feel like my best chance is now my second time around. 50 00:02:04,458 --> 00:02:07,595 For the first part of the final, it's the trial. 51 00:02:07,695 --> 00:02:09,597 To become a Challenge champion, 52 00:02:09,697 --> 00:02:12,933 you need to show that you excel in multiple disciplines. 53 00:02:13,033 --> 00:02:15,603 That's strength, smarts, 54 00:02:15,703 --> 00:02:18,272 skill and a steel stomach. 55 00:02:18,372 --> 00:02:20,040 Oh, God. I know what that means. 56 00:02:21,442 --> 00:02:22,610 Ugh. 57 00:02:22,710 --> 00:02:24,278 There will be four trials on day one 58 00:02:24,378 --> 00:02:27,981 of this final, each designed to test your specific 59 00:02:28,081 --> 00:02:30,651 skill level in these four key areas 60 00:02:30,751 --> 00:02:32,320 that make up a Challenge champion. 61 00:02:32,420 --> 00:02:35,323 Now, each trial, if you win, you get a one-minute 62 00:02:35,423 --> 00:02:37,558 time advantage on the next part of the final, 63 00:02:37,658 --> 00:02:40,594 which is a ten-mile race on day two. 64 00:02:40,694 --> 00:02:43,931 However, on any trial, if you get last place, 65 00:02:44,031 --> 00:02:46,934 you have a one-minute penalty in the next phase. 66 00:02:47,034 --> 00:02:49,203 Now, just like this whole season, 67 00:02:49,303 --> 00:02:52,273 we love risks, so if you're feeling confident 68 00:02:52,373 --> 00:02:53,607 on any one of the trials, 69 00:02:53,707 --> 00:02:56,444 you can take a risk and double down, 70 00:02:56,544 --> 00:02:59,480 which means if you say, "I'm gonna win this one," 71 00:02:59,580 --> 00:03:03,050 and you do, you get a two-minute time advantage. 72 00:03:03,150 --> 00:03:04,618 However, if you lose, 73 00:03:04,718 --> 00:03:06,987 - it's gonna cost you two minutes. - Ooh. 74 00:03:07,087 --> 00:03:08,289 BANANAS: Couple minutes 75 00:03:08,389 --> 00:03:09,490 could be the difference between 76 00:03:09,590 --> 00:03:10,758 winning or losing a final. 77 00:03:10,858 --> 00:03:13,527 And even though I have seven wins, 78 00:03:13,627 --> 00:03:15,663 being able to win when I'm the oldest guy here, 79 00:03:15,763 --> 00:03:17,298 in my 40s, 80 00:03:17,398 --> 00:03:19,967 from a competitive standpoint, that means the world to me. 81 00:03:20,067 --> 00:03:21,535 TJ: Now, here's the thing. 82 00:03:21,635 --> 00:03:24,004 You can only double down once, 83 00:03:24,104 --> 00:03:26,340 so make it count. 84 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:28,242 Now, this challenge is worth 85 00:03:28,342 --> 00:03:30,744 $500,000, 86 00:03:30,844 --> 00:03:34,081 so the top man and top woman to cross 87 00:03:34,181 --> 00:03:35,883 that finish line will each 88 00:03:35,983 --> 00:03:39,520 be receiving $250,000. 89 00:03:39,620 --> 00:03:42,623 Life-changing money. 90 00:03:42,723 --> 00:03:44,625 I definitely want to try to push for some bonus time. 91 00:03:44,725 --> 00:03:47,160 I'm gonna give it everything I got at every trial. 92 00:03:47,261 --> 00:03:50,898 I want to be minutes ahead of Cory, Faysal, Bananas. 93 00:03:50,998 --> 00:03:52,232 All of them are 94 00:03:52,333 --> 00:03:53,367 titans at this game, 95 00:03:53,467 --> 00:03:55,035 and they're people that 96 00:03:55,135 --> 00:03:57,938 have targeted me day after day. 97 00:03:58,038 --> 00:04:00,073 My drive is to 98 00:04:00,173 --> 00:04:02,610 not only beat them but 99 00:04:02,710 --> 00:04:05,879 to completely crush them. 100 00:04:09,617 --> 00:04:11,352 CHANELLE: Not only am I in the final, 101 00:04:11,452 --> 00:04:13,020 but I'm in the final with my girls. 102 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:15,022 I'm with Desi, I'm with Michaela, 103 00:04:15,122 --> 00:04:16,890 and we are painting a picture 104 00:04:16,990 --> 00:04:18,726 for Black girls that will see this 105 00:04:18,826 --> 00:04:21,562 and will think of themselves as powerful because they see us. 106 00:04:21,662 --> 00:04:23,464 I just feel so happy that we were able 107 00:04:23,564 --> 00:04:25,466 to do this together, but 108 00:04:25,566 --> 00:04:26,800 now it's every woman for herself. 109 00:04:26,900 --> 00:04:28,736 On Survivor, I was afraid 110 00:04:28,836 --> 00:04:31,739 to stand in my full confidence, which cost me the game, but now 111 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:34,375 I know that I'm strong, I know that I'm hungry, 112 00:04:34,475 --> 00:04:36,410 and I have the power to win it. 113 00:04:36,510 --> 00:04:39,212 TJ: Welcome to your first trial of the day: 114 00:04:39,313 --> 00:04:40,481 strength. 115 00:04:41,515 --> 00:04:44,418 In the strength trial, you will each 116 00:04:44,518 --> 00:04:46,219 drag a sled up that hill. 117 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:49,723 And as you go, you will need to load four heavy boxes 118 00:04:49,823 --> 00:04:52,526 which are proportional to your individual body weight, 119 00:04:52,626 --> 00:04:54,562 and they're gonna weigh down your sled. 120 00:04:54,662 --> 00:04:57,164 First man and woman to get all of their boxes 121 00:04:57,264 --> 00:05:00,634 up to the top will get a one-minute time advantage. 122 00:05:00,734 --> 00:05:04,071 However, if you get last, it's a one-minute time penalty. 123 00:05:04,171 --> 00:05:07,408 All right, does any of you want to double up 124 00:05:07,508 --> 00:05:09,743 on the strength? 125 00:05:09,843 --> 00:05:11,745 TJ, I'm gonna double it on this one. 126 00:05:11,845 --> 00:05:13,647 TJ: (whoops) Cory's in. 127 00:05:13,747 --> 00:05:14,948 Anybody else? 128 00:05:15,048 --> 00:05:16,316 No, sir. 129 00:05:16,417 --> 00:05:17,818 Nah, we're good. 130 00:05:17,918 --> 00:05:19,286 TJ: This one's on Cory. 131 00:05:19,387 --> 00:05:20,688 CORY: On The Challenge in the past, 132 00:05:20,788 --> 00:05:24,324 I've done five finals, and I've never won, so, 133 00:05:24,425 --> 00:05:26,594 this is the one I'm gonna bring home. 134 00:05:28,596 --> 00:05:30,764 There it is, man. Ooh. 135 00:05:30,864 --> 00:05:33,367 Hopefully, Daddy can get this first win on this strength one. 136 00:05:33,467 --> 00:05:35,068 That's where I'm putting all my chips. 137 00:05:36,069 --> 00:05:38,939 All right, get ready. 138 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:42,209 - Go! - (air horn blows) 139 00:05:48,616 --> 00:05:51,118 TORI: It's kind of a rocky-ass terrain. 140 00:05:51,218 --> 00:05:52,953 (grunts) 141 00:05:54,588 --> 00:05:56,189 Yeah. 142 00:05:56,289 --> 00:05:57,991 BANANAs: Like Santa Claus, I start 143 00:05:58,091 --> 00:05:59,660 loading these boxes into my sled. 144 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:02,963 First two, not a problem. 145 00:06:03,063 --> 00:06:04,364 Third one, little bit more difficult. 146 00:06:08,335 --> 00:06:09,870 TJ: Yeah, Chris. 147 00:06:09,970 --> 00:06:11,639 CHRIS: I'm not the strongest guy, 148 00:06:11,739 --> 00:06:13,106 but I do have a strategy. 149 00:06:13,206 --> 00:06:15,142 Everyone starts to try to put 150 00:06:15,242 --> 00:06:16,810 the third chest on, but what I'm thinking 151 00:06:16,910 --> 00:06:18,446 is knock out the first two, 152 00:06:18,546 --> 00:06:20,213 knock out the second two, do it 153 00:06:20,313 --> 00:06:21,515 as fast as I possibly can. 154 00:06:21,615 --> 00:06:22,683 (groaning) 155 00:06:25,085 --> 00:06:26,987 (grunts) 156 00:06:27,988 --> 00:06:29,623 (groans) 157 00:06:30,624 --> 00:06:32,426 (groaning) 158 00:06:32,526 --> 00:06:34,327 TJ: Let's go, Cory. You got that double-down. 159 00:06:34,428 --> 00:06:35,863 You got to go. 160 00:06:37,865 --> 00:06:39,266 (groaning) 161 00:06:39,366 --> 00:06:40,834 CORY: This sled is 162 00:06:40,934 --> 00:06:43,136 not moving the way I thought it would. 163 00:06:43,236 --> 00:06:45,839 I doubled down. That means if I lose, 164 00:06:45,939 --> 00:06:47,340 I'm down two minutes. 165 00:06:47,441 --> 00:06:49,910 So I'm a little worried right now. 166 00:06:50,010 --> 00:06:52,212 - (grunts) - TJ: Yeah, Michaela! 167 00:06:52,312 --> 00:06:54,548 Looking good. 168 00:07:00,053 --> 00:07:01,421 TJ: Yeah, Faysal. 169 00:07:03,624 --> 00:07:06,527 - (Chris groaning loudly) - CORY: What? 170 00:07:06,627 --> 00:07:08,896 TJ: Yeah, Chris. 171 00:07:08,996 --> 00:07:11,064 Chris wants that one-minute. 172 00:07:11,164 --> 00:07:13,767 FAYSAL: I didn't win Big Brother, and I lost 173 00:07:13,867 --> 00:07:16,336 past seasons of The Challenge, but I know 174 00:07:16,436 --> 00:07:18,171 I am very capable of winning this final. 175 00:07:18,271 --> 00:07:20,574 I just got to get it done 'cause 176 00:07:20,674 --> 00:07:23,544 if you let Chris win, it's gonna look bad on all of us. 177 00:07:23,644 --> 00:07:25,378 - Yeah! - TJ: Nice, Chris! 178 00:07:26,346 --> 00:07:28,348 Well done, Chris! 179 00:07:28,448 --> 00:07:30,317 Good job. You are the winner of that one. 180 00:07:30,417 --> 00:07:32,319 CHRIS: A lot of people think 181 00:07:32,419 --> 00:07:35,088 that I'm the most undeserving person to ever win Survivor. 182 00:07:35,188 --> 00:07:37,725 This is the ultimate opportunity 183 00:07:37,825 --> 00:07:40,127 to prove that I am deserving. 184 00:07:40,227 --> 00:07:42,395 I've fought my way to this final. 185 00:07:42,496 --> 00:07:45,365 These guys couldn't get me out, and to beat them 186 00:07:45,465 --> 00:07:46,767 in a strength trial 187 00:07:46,867 --> 00:07:48,101 is a great way to start. 188 00:07:48,201 --> 00:07:49,436 It gives me a ton of confidence. 189 00:07:53,707 --> 00:07:55,042 TJ: Cory, you got the double-down on you. 190 00:07:55,142 --> 00:07:56,577 - You got to go, man. - (grunts) 191 00:07:56,677 --> 00:07:58,512 TJ: You better beat Faysal. 192 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:01,949 TJ: Get up there, get up there. 193 00:08:05,385 --> 00:08:07,387 Look out for that. 194 00:08:09,557 --> 00:08:12,125 (Cory panting) 195 00:08:12,225 --> 00:08:14,795 CORY: I needed this win. 196 00:08:14,895 --> 00:08:16,329 Now I'm starting this final off 197 00:08:16,429 --> 00:08:18,532 with minus two minutes. 198 00:08:19,499 --> 00:08:21,501 TJ: Come on, Tor! 199 00:08:21,602 --> 00:08:23,003 I want to prove to myself that even though 200 00:08:23,103 --> 00:08:24,171 I just won the last season 201 00:08:24,271 --> 00:08:25,773 of The Challenge: Ride or Dies, 202 00:08:25,873 --> 00:08:27,107 that I can still do it. 203 00:08:27,207 --> 00:08:29,242 But these are some tough competitors. 204 00:08:29,342 --> 00:08:30,578 I'm not sleeping on Chanelle. 205 00:08:30,678 --> 00:08:32,680 - (groans) - she has a lot of fight in her. 206 00:08:32,780 --> 00:08:34,715 She only went into one elimination at the very end 207 00:08:34,815 --> 00:08:36,483 and performed really well. 208 00:08:36,584 --> 00:08:38,786 But I'm the last female Challenger left in the game. 209 00:08:38,886 --> 00:08:42,489 I can't walk away letting a Survivor person win. 210 00:08:44,257 --> 00:08:45,626 (grunts) 211 00:08:45,726 --> 00:08:46,860 CHANELLE: Michaela's so impressive. 212 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:48,395 She's a powerhouse. 213 00:08:48,495 --> 00:08:50,698 Her glutes are... well-developed. 214 00:08:50,798 --> 00:08:52,966 - (grunts) - TJ: Yeah, Michaela! 215 00:08:53,066 --> 00:08:55,936 Nice work. You win for the women. 216 00:08:56,970 --> 00:08:58,672 MICHAELA: My primary concern was 217 00:08:58,772 --> 00:09:01,975 not getting a time disadvantage, but the reality is 218 00:09:02,075 --> 00:09:04,511 that I should have bet on myself, but at least 219 00:09:04,612 --> 00:09:05,946 I didn't lose it. 220 00:09:06,046 --> 00:09:07,615 Yay for a minute for me. 221 00:09:07,715 --> 00:09:09,082 (panting) 222 00:09:11,819 --> 00:09:13,020 (shrieks) 223 00:09:16,957 --> 00:09:18,826 TJ: Yeah, Chanelle. 224 00:09:18,926 --> 00:09:21,629 Desi and Tori, gonna be a race. 225 00:09:21,729 --> 00:09:23,496 DESI: Whoever gets there first 226 00:09:23,597 --> 00:09:24,665 doesn't get the time penalty. 227 00:09:24,765 --> 00:09:26,634 It's pretty neck-and-neck, so, 228 00:09:26,734 --> 00:09:28,669 I need to take whatever gas I have left in the tank 229 00:09:28,769 --> 00:09:30,470 to drive it to the finish line. 230 00:09:30,570 --> 00:09:33,573 - CHRIS: Uh-oh. - TJ: Oh, Desi's coming. Desi's coming. 231 00:09:33,674 --> 00:09:36,677 Come on, guys. 232 00:09:36,777 --> 00:09:40,580 FAYSAL: Don't get last, Tori. Come on, Des. 233 00:09:43,617 --> 00:09:44,885 (air horn blows) 234 00:09:44,985 --> 00:09:46,954 TJ: Good job, Desi. Well done. 235 00:09:47,054 --> 00:09:49,056 Yeah. Good job, guys. 236 00:09:49,156 --> 00:09:51,759 Losing the first trial 237 00:09:51,859 --> 00:09:54,361 is embarrassing, but now I even have a one-minute time penalty 238 00:09:54,461 --> 00:09:55,763 for my time tomorrow. 239 00:09:55,863 --> 00:09:58,298 I'm not off to a great start. I mean, 240 00:09:58,398 --> 00:09:59,633 this is absolutely brutal. 241 00:09:59,733 --> 00:10:01,935 BANANAS: This was grueling. 242 00:10:02,035 --> 00:10:03,937 If this is how this final is starting off, 243 00:10:04,037 --> 00:10:05,973 it's gonna be a long day at the office. 244 00:10:20,854 --> 00:10:23,590 This is the smarts trial. 245 00:10:23,691 --> 00:10:25,025 CHANELLE: Do it. 246 00:10:25,125 --> 00:10:26,593 BANANAS: Let's get the juices flowing. 247 00:10:26,694 --> 00:10:28,628 TJ: In the smarts trial, 248 00:10:28,729 --> 00:10:30,798 we will test your ability to spell. 249 00:10:30,898 --> 00:10:33,100 I'll give you a word and you will all need 250 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:35,268 to spell it on your chalkboard. 251 00:10:35,368 --> 00:10:37,270 If you're right, you score a point. 252 00:10:37,370 --> 00:10:41,008 The man and woman with the most points after five words 253 00:10:41,108 --> 00:10:43,243 will earn a one-minute time advantage, 254 00:10:43,343 --> 00:10:47,580 and the man and woman who spell the least words correctly 255 00:10:47,681 --> 00:10:49,649 will get a one-minute time penalty. 256 00:10:49,750 --> 00:10:53,320 Now, do any of you want to double down? 257 00:10:53,420 --> 00:10:55,655 Ugh. I don't usually take risks, TJ, 258 00:10:55,756 --> 00:10:58,258 but I'm working on trusting myself, so 259 00:10:58,358 --> 00:11:00,360 - I'm gonna double down. - TJ: All right. 260 00:11:00,460 --> 00:11:02,362 And Chris is gonna take the risk. 261 00:11:02,462 --> 00:11:04,531 CHRIS: Spelling I feel pretty confident in. 262 00:11:04,631 --> 00:11:06,033 I made it to my middle school spelling bee 263 00:11:06,133 --> 00:11:08,568 and won, but as long as I don't get 264 00:11:08,668 --> 00:11:11,071 last place, this double-down could either 265 00:11:11,171 --> 00:11:14,441 give me a two-minute additional advantage or mean nothing. 266 00:11:14,541 --> 00:11:16,643 CORY: Bro, who spells nowadays? 267 00:11:16,744 --> 00:11:18,345 You use autocorrect. 268 00:11:18,445 --> 00:11:20,513 - (laughs) - Nobody spells anything. 269 00:11:20,613 --> 00:11:21,782 TJ: All right, here we go. 270 00:11:21,882 --> 00:11:24,151 Spell "alliances." 271 00:11:24,251 --> 00:11:26,754 On the challenge, it is important 272 00:11:26,854 --> 00:11:28,421 to form alliances. 273 00:11:29,923 --> 00:11:32,826 All right, everybody show me your answers. 274 00:11:36,696 --> 00:11:38,665 MICHAELA: Oh, she forgot an "S." 275 00:11:38,766 --> 00:11:41,168 - TORI: Did you say alliances? - He said "alliances." 276 00:11:41,268 --> 00:11:43,503 - I did. - Oh, my God. I did not hear that. 277 00:11:43,603 --> 00:11:44,972 - Plural. - Oh, my God. 278 00:11:45,072 --> 00:11:46,373 - That's so annoying. - TJ: All right. 279 00:11:46,473 --> 00:11:48,575 Everyone got it right except Tori. 280 00:11:48,675 --> 00:11:51,311 Next word: schmoozing. 281 00:11:51,411 --> 00:11:53,814 Schmoozing is something you might do 282 00:11:53,914 --> 00:11:57,117 to keep yourself out of elimination. 283 00:12:00,653 --> 00:12:02,823 CHANELLE: What does his say? 284 00:12:02,923 --> 00:12:03,857 What does it say? "Small thing"? 285 00:12:03,957 --> 00:12:05,658 It says "smoushing." 286 00:12:07,828 --> 00:12:09,997 Everyone is correct 287 00:12:10,097 --> 00:12:13,400 - except Chris... - BANANAS: You forgot the "C." 288 00:12:13,500 --> 00:12:15,368 TJ: ...and Cory. (laughs) 289 00:12:15,468 --> 00:12:17,170 Let's just be real. Spelling, me? 290 00:12:17,270 --> 00:12:19,206 Eh. Never been my deal. 291 00:12:19,306 --> 00:12:21,341 TJ: Spell "deceitful." 292 00:12:22,910 --> 00:12:23,977 Let's see it. 293 00:12:24,077 --> 00:12:26,379 TORI: Oh, mine's wrong. 294 00:12:26,479 --> 00:12:28,415 "I" before "E" except after "C"! 295 00:12:28,515 --> 00:12:32,319 TJ: Everybody got it right except Tori and Cory. 296 00:12:32,419 --> 00:12:36,023 - Off to a great start, Tor. - (TJ laughs) 297 00:12:36,123 --> 00:12:38,525 TJ: Spell "vengeance." 298 00:12:38,625 --> 00:12:40,427 MICHAELA: "Vengeance" I should know. 299 00:12:40,527 --> 00:12:42,229 One of my favorite Bible verses is, 300 00:12:42,329 --> 00:12:43,897 "Vengeance is mine, says the Lord." 301 00:12:43,997 --> 00:12:45,265 I had to remember that a lot in this house. 302 00:12:45,365 --> 00:12:47,100 (buzzer sounding) 303 00:12:52,005 --> 00:12:54,741 DESI: The words aren't super hard, 304 00:12:54,842 --> 00:12:58,445 but people are, like, really bad spellers. 305 00:12:58,545 --> 00:13:00,747 Like, really bad. 306 00:13:00,848 --> 00:13:02,549 (buzzer sounds) 307 00:13:02,649 --> 00:13:04,151 What's that say-- "vah-gee-ance"? 308 00:13:04,251 --> 00:13:06,719 BANANAS: "Vinigansi. Vinigansi." 309 00:13:06,820 --> 00:13:08,621 That's how you say "vengeance" in Italian. 310 00:13:08,721 --> 00:13:11,324 -"Vinigansi." -"Vinigansi." 311 00:13:11,424 --> 00:13:13,560 Hey, I'm gonna get my "vinigansi" on you. 312 00:13:13,660 --> 00:13:15,195 TJ: Only three people got it right. 313 00:13:15,295 --> 00:13:16,696 Bananas, 314 00:13:16,796 --> 00:13:18,431 - Desi and Tori. - (whoops) 315 00:13:18,531 --> 00:13:20,100 - Yeah! - TJ: That's right. 316 00:13:21,368 --> 00:13:22,936 TJ: This is the final word. 317 00:13:23,036 --> 00:13:26,773 Ascending. 318 00:13:26,874 --> 00:13:28,241 Yeah. 319 00:13:28,341 --> 00:13:30,243 BANANAS: Hey, Core! 320 00:13:30,343 --> 00:13:31,711 TJ: Everyone got it correct. 321 00:13:31,811 --> 00:13:33,580 Well done. 322 00:13:33,680 --> 00:13:35,282 The results are in, 323 00:13:35,382 --> 00:13:39,586 and the winners are Bananas-- you just gained one minute-- 324 00:13:39,686 --> 00:13:41,754 - and Desi. - All right, Desi! - Yeah, Des! 325 00:13:41,855 --> 00:13:44,791 TJ: Desi happened to double down on this one. 326 00:13:44,892 --> 00:13:47,861 You will be getting a two-minute advantage. 327 00:13:47,961 --> 00:13:51,264 Last place was Cory and Tori. 328 00:13:51,364 --> 00:13:55,335 Cory, you'll receive another minute time penalty, 329 00:13:55,435 --> 00:13:57,104 which makes three in total. 330 00:13:57,204 --> 00:13:59,940 Tori, you will receive another minute penalty, 331 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,175 which makes two for you, so you got 332 00:14:02,275 --> 00:14:04,477 - some catching up to do. - (laughter) 333 00:14:04,577 --> 00:14:07,080 You are welcome. 334 00:14:10,817 --> 00:14:15,122 All right, this is the skills trial. 335 00:14:16,957 --> 00:14:18,992 When I say go, you will drop your pieces 336 00:14:19,092 --> 00:14:20,693 into the puzzle, but make sure 337 00:14:20,793 --> 00:14:22,195 that you don't get four of the same color 338 00:14:22,295 --> 00:14:24,597 in a row horizontally, vertically, 339 00:14:24,697 --> 00:14:27,434 or diagonally, because if you have four in a row, 340 00:14:27,534 --> 00:14:29,469 you'll have to empty all of your pieces out and start over. 341 00:14:29,569 --> 00:14:32,472 Does anybody want to double down on this? 342 00:14:32,572 --> 00:14:35,342 I desperately need to. 343 00:14:35,442 --> 00:14:37,177 I'll do it, TJ! 344 00:14:37,277 --> 00:14:38,811 - I'll do it, too. - TJ: All right. 345 00:14:38,912 --> 00:14:41,681 We have three double-downers on this one. I like it. 346 00:14:41,781 --> 00:14:43,516 TORI: I have a good strategy 347 00:14:43,616 --> 00:14:45,318 in my mind for how I'm gonna go about this puzzle. 348 00:14:45,418 --> 00:14:46,653 So I'm gonna risk it right now 349 00:14:46,753 --> 00:14:47,988 and try to come out on top. 350 00:14:48,088 --> 00:14:50,057 All right, everyone ready? 351 00:14:50,157 --> 00:14:52,525 - Go! - (air horn sounds) 352 00:15:00,500 --> 00:15:02,569 FAYSAL: In my Challenge career, people have said 353 00:15:02,669 --> 00:15:04,604 I'm only good 'cause I'm big, 354 00:15:04,704 --> 00:15:06,839 but I'm here to prove all that nonsense wrong. 355 00:15:06,940 --> 00:15:10,443 I think the pattern is gonna be black, black, black, 356 00:15:10,543 --> 00:15:12,379 yellow, yellow, yellow, 357 00:15:12,479 --> 00:15:14,214 and then just stagger it on the second row. 358 00:15:16,649 --> 00:15:19,219 Check. 359 00:15:19,319 --> 00:15:21,421 - That is incorrect, Chris. - (shrieks) 360 00:15:21,521 --> 00:15:23,190 - You have four black in a row diagonally. - (buzzer sounds) 361 00:15:24,691 --> 00:15:27,194 - Check? - Check? 362 00:15:27,294 --> 00:15:29,396 Tori, Faysal, that is correct. 363 00:15:29,496 --> 00:15:31,331 Tori, well done doubling down. 364 00:15:31,431 --> 00:15:34,267 - Aah! Back in the game, baby! - FAYSAL: Hey! 365 00:15:34,367 --> 00:15:36,703 Yeah, boyee! 366 00:15:38,671 --> 00:15:40,207 My two-minute deficit is gone. 367 00:15:40,307 --> 00:15:41,674 I needed that, dude. 368 00:15:41,774 --> 00:15:42,942 Don't count me out yet. 369 00:15:43,043 --> 00:15:46,646 (sighs) Can't be yellow. 370 00:15:51,151 --> 00:15:52,552 Check? 371 00:15:52,652 --> 00:15:53,786 TJ: You're good. 372 00:15:53,886 --> 00:15:55,588 - Well done, Chanelle. - MICHAELA: Check? 373 00:15:55,688 --> 00:15:57,590 TJ: Michaela, that is correct. 374 00:15:57,690 --> 00:16:00,260 All right, all three other women have finished. 375 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:01,894 - Desi, you are out. - DESI: Okay. 376 00:16:01,995 --> 00:16:04,664 TJ: That is minus one minute for you. 377 00:16:04,764 --> 00:16:05,965 All right, all right. 378 00:16:06,066 --> 00:16:07,867 At least I wasn't last. 379 00:16:08,868 --> 00:16:10,837 TJ: This is a race not to get last place 380 00:16:10,937 --> 00:16:14,641 between Cory, Bananas and Chris. And Bananas, 381 00:16:14,741 --> 00:16:16,009 you can't lose this one, man. 382 00:16:16,109 --> 00:16:18,445 BANANAS: Because I doubled down on this, 383 00:16:18,545 --> 00:16:20,780 now I am in severe jeopardy 384 00:16:20,880 --> 00:16:22,815 if I come in last. 385 00:16:22,915 --> 00:16:24,317 (buzzer sounds) 386 00:16:24,417 --> 00:16:26,286 Oh, my God. 387 00:16:26,386 --> 00:16:27,720 Check. 388 00:16:27,820 --> 00:16:29,289 TJ: That's incorrect, Cory. 389 00:16:29,389 --> 00:16:31,391 You got a lot of diagonals, bro. 390 00:16:31,491 --> 00:16:33,593 Oh, my God. 391 00:16:36,196 --> 00:16:37,664 Check. 392 00:16:37,764 --> 00:16:39,232 TJ: Well done. 393 00:16:39,332 --> 00:16:41,101 It's down to Bananas and Cory. 394 00:16:41,201 --> 00:16:42,769 CORY: I really need this 395 00:16:42,869 --> 00:16:44,304 to stay in this final. 396 00:16:44,404 --> 00:16:46,139 I'm already three minutes behind. 397 00:16:46,239 --> 00:16:47,440 If I lose this one, 398 00:16:47,540 --> 00:16:48,741 I'm done. 399 00:16:48,841 --> 00:16:50,743 TJ: Let's go! 400 00:16:52,412 --> 00:16:53,580 Check? 401 00:16:54,647 --> 00:16:56,349 TJ: Good job. 402 00:16:56,449 --> 00:16:57,684 (air horn blows) 403 00:16:57,784 --> 00:17:01,588 (groans, sighs) 404 00:17:06,326 --> 00:17:08,628 MICHAELA: Dang. Cory is just losing points. 405 00:17:08,728 --> 00:17:10,197 It's just the beginning, Cory. 406 00:17:10,297 --> 00:17:11,831 Keep your head up. 407 00:17:11,931 --> 00:17:13,666 CHANELLE: Oh, he's sad. 408 00:17:13,766 --> 00:17:15,135 CORY: You've worked so hard to get 409 00:17:15,235 --> 00:17:17,704 to this moment, you want things to go your way. 410 00:17:17,804 --> 00:17:21,174 When they don't, it's hard to take. 411 00:17:21,274 --> 00:17:23,143 It's just a lot of negative thoughts. 412 00:17:23,243 --> 00:17:24,844 How are my daughters gonna view me now? 413 00:17:24,944 --> 00:17:26,879 Like, as a loser? Like, 414 00:17:26,979 --> 00:17:29,182 I feel like I just lost the whole final. 415 00:17:37,924 --> 00:17:40,927 BANANAS: The first three trials are over. 416 00:17:41,027 --> 00:17:42,529 I have a one-minute 417 00:17:42,629 --> 00:17:44,264 time advantage. 418 00:17:44,364 --> 00:17:47,234 So, coming into the steel stomach challenge, 419 00:17:47,334 --> 00:17:50,103 I lose my one-minute advantage if I come in last. 420 00:17:50,203 --> 00:17:52,905 It's gonna be a bad day for ol' Bananas. 421 00:17:53,005 --> 00:17:54,307 TORI: This looks a little gourmet. 422 00:17:54,407 --> 00:17:56,109 Chanelle and I are both at zero, 423 00:17:56,209 --> 00:17:57,910 and Michaela and Desi are both at plus one. 424 00:17:58,010 --> 00:18:00,580 I have to somehow dig deep right now, 425 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:02,782 so it's time to have some dinner. 426 00:18:02,882 --> 00:18:05,552 Welcome to steel stomach. 427 00:18:07,554 --> 00:18:09,422 This is a four-course meal. 428 00:18:09,522 --> 00:18:11,491 - (coughing) - The first course-- 429 00:18:11,591 --> 00:18:15,328 a stinky tofu and pureed sauerkraut smoothie. 430 00:18:15,428 --> 00:18:16,996 - Yuck. - Yum. 431 00:18:17,096 --> 00:18:20,267 Next is a slimy nim and chia stack 432 00:18:20,367 --> 00:18:22,969 with mealworms and cricket drizzle. 433 00:18:23,069 --> 00:18:24,304 - Yeah! - TJ: That sounds delish. 434 00:18:24,404 --> 00:18:26,939 - (Tori laughing) - (Michaela humming) 435 00:18:27,039 --> 00:18:28,808 MICHAELA: I have no desire 436 00:18:28,908 --> 00:18:31,544 to hear TJ explain what this stuff is 437 00:18:31,644 --> 00:18:34,046 because at the end of the day, my goal is just to get it down, 438 00:18:34,147 --> 00:18:35,548 and the less I know, the better. 439 00:18:35,648 --> 00:18:38,485 Next, a beautiful wasabi cracker stack. 440 00:18:38,585 --> 00:18:39,919 TORI: I'm not eating that. 441 00:18:40,019 --> 00:18:42,054 TJ (laughs) Yummy! 442 00:18:42,155 --> 00:18:45,825 And for dessert, some loaded chili truffles. 443 00:18:45,925 --> 00:18:47,560 - (retching) - TJ: You're welcome. 444 00:18:48,561 --> 00:18:50,330 - Uh, fungus. - TJ: Whoever finishes 445 00:18:50,430 --> 00:18:53,800 three of these first for the men and women 446 00:18:53,900 --> 00:18:56,769 will receive a one-minute time advantage. 447 00:18:56,869 --> 00:18:59,206 Whoever loses-- a one-minute time penalty. 448 00:18:59,306 --> 00:19:02,342 Well, let's just push that win to the side. 449 00:19:02,442 --> 00:19:05,011 TJ: Now, do any of you want to double down? 450 00:19:05,111 --> 00:19:06,979 - BANANAS: Nah, we're good. - (laughs) - TJ: All right. 451 00:19:07,079 --> 00:19:09,516 - Go! - (air horn blows) 452 00:19:09,616 --> 00:19:12,051 (coughing, retching) 453 00:19:12,151 --> 00:19:13,853 (retching) 454 00:19:13,953 --> 00:19:15,488 They're so dry. 455 00:19:17,590 --> 00:19:19,692 BANANAS: Just based on eating challenges in the past, 456 00:19:19,792 --> 00:19:21,561 dry food is the worst thing to try and eat 457 00:19:21,661 --> 00:19:22,829 in an eating challenge. 458 00:19:22,929 --> 00:19:24,697 So, the wasabi crackers-- 459 00:19:24,797 --> 00:19:26,333 that's a no-go. 460 00:19:27,334 --> 00:19:30,637 Anyone that has tried to pound crackers-- 461 00:19:30,737 --> 00:19:31,838 it's absolutely impossible. 462 00:19:31,938 --> 00:19:32,839 TJ: Well done, Bananas. 463 00:19:32,939 --> 00:19:33,973 There it is, Bananas. 464 00:19:34,974 --> 00:19:36,609 This is so bad. (belches) 465 00:19:36,709 --> 00:19:38,044 I feel like I can 466 00:19:38,144 --> 00:19:40,146 get this down 467 00:19:40,247 --> 00:19:43,182 until I start hearing gagging and puking. 468 00:19:43,283 --> 00:19:45,818 (retching) 469 00:19:45,918 --> 00:19:48,821 Stop throwing up, Cory. You made me throw... 470 00:19:48,921 --> 00:19:51,791 - (laughing) - You're making me throw up. - I can't help it. 471 00:19:51,891 --> 00:19:54,727 Mm. Mm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm! 472 00:19:54,827 --> 00:19:57,297 - (retching) - Mmm, mmm, mmm. - TJ: Tori absolutely killing it. 473 00:19:57,397 --> 00:19:59,432 - Look at her, loving this. - (coughing) 474 00:19:59,532 --> 00:20:01,033 MICHAELA: Tori over here acting like 475 00:20:01,133 --> 00:20:02,869 she's eating the best meal of her life. 476 00:20:02,969 --> 00:20:06,373 Mm-mmm. This is hard for me. I got standards. 477 00:20:06,473 --> 00:20:08,841 I don't have a gas-station palate. I'm a high society lady. 478 00:20:08,941 --> 00:20:11,278 So good. Love it. 479 00:20:11,378 --> 00:20:12,412 Who knows who's puking at this point? 480 00:20:13,746 --> 00:20:14,881 DESI: There is, like, a constant 481 00:20:14,981 --> 00:20:16,916 symphony of gags happening around me. 482 00:20:17,016 --> 00:20:19,319 ♪ ♪ 483 00:20:24,524 --> 00:20:27,059 - Mmm, it's so good. - TJ: Well done. Tori killing it. 484 00:20:27,159 --> 00:20:29,862 - Tori's in charge. Bananas is done. - Done! Done. 485 00:20:29,962 --> 00:20:31,331 Plus one-minute advantage on that one. 486 00:20:31,431 --> 00:20:32,999 Nice work, Bananas. 487 00:20:33,099 --> 00:20:34,901 - Well done. - I'm done. 488 00:20:35,001 --> 00:20:36,002 Tori is done. 489 00:20:36,102 --> 00:20:37,770 - Made up that one minute. - So good. 490 00:20:37,870 --> 00:20:39,205 - TJ: Nice job. - Girl, something wrong with you. 491 00:20:39,306 --> 00:20:40,573 TORI: These girls are 492 00:20:40,673 --> 00:20:42,174 looking at me like I'm a psychopath. 493 00:20:42,275 --> 00:20:43,776 Growing up, as a snack, 494 00:20:43,876 --> 00:20:46,045 my dad used to give me American cheese dipped in ketchup, 495 00:20:46,145 --> 00:20:48,615 and I thought that was, like, a normal snack for kids to eat, 496 00:20:48,715 --> 00:20:51,017 so my standards for food are pretty low. 497 00:20:52,151 --> 00:20:54,787 TJ: Wow, Faysal, I'm impressed 498 00:20:54,887 --> 00:20:56,055 with the improvement. 499 00:20:56,155 --> 00:20:58,558 MICHAELA: How did you drink that? 500 00:20:58,658 --> 00:21:00,927 TJ: Desi, you're done. 501 00:21:01,027 --> 00:21:02,562 Oh, this shit is hot. 502 00:21:02,662 --> 00:21:04,331 - (groans) - TJ: We got to go. We're going for last place. 503 00:21:04,431 --> 00:21:06,299 - Oh, my God. - TJ: Let's go! 504 00:21:12,672 --> 00:21:16,075 TJ: All right, Chris, you're done. Michaela is done. 505 00:21:16,175 --> 00:21:17,477 (air horn sounds) 506 00:21:17,577 --> 00:21:20,079 - It's all I had left. - TORI: Good job, guys. 507 00:21:20,179 --> 00:21:22,248 CHANELLE: I'm disappointed in my performance 508 00:21:22,349 --> 00:21:23,583 because now I'm at a deficit, 509 00:21:23,683 --> 00:21:25,418 and so it feels like 510 00:21:25,518 --> 00:21:27,954 I'm just starting from, like, digging out of a hole. 511 00:21:28,054 --> 00:21:30,857 Congratulations, Bananas and Tori. 512 00:21:30,957 --> 00:21:33,626 You each receive a one-minute time advantage. 513 00:21:33,726 --> 00:21:35,962 - (coughing) - TJ: Well done. 514 00:21:36,062 --> 00:21:39,599 Cory, Chanelle, unfortunately, you lost this one, so, 515 00:21:39,699 --> 00:21:42,435 you two receive a one-minute penalty. 516 00:21:42,535 --> 00:21:45,638 Your opportunity to win the time advantage is over. 517 00:21:45,738 --> 00:21:48,007 Some of you have gained crucial head starts, 518 00:21:48,107 --> 00:21:50,176 and some of you will be starting 519 00:21:50,276 --> 00:21:51,811 in the back of the pack tomorrow. 520 00:21:51,911 --> 00:21:53,346 So now I need all of you 521 00:21:53,446 --> 00:21:56,148 to head up to your camp and get some rest. 522 00:21:56,248 --> 00:21:57,350 Believe me, you'll need it. 523 00:21:57,450 --> 00:21:58,585 Final's not over. 524 00:21:58,685 --> 00:22:00,086 Far from it. 525 00:22:00,186 --> 00:22:02,889 ♪ ♪ 526 00:22:03,990 --> 00:22:05,658 MICHAELA: Oh, we have a whole tent. 527 00:22:05,758 --> 00:22:08,361 - BANANAS: Aah! Is that a snake? - Oh! (chuckles) 528 00:22:08,461 --> 00:22:10,863 CHANELLE: I'm starting to feel the fatigue 529 00:22:10,963 --> 00:22:14,467 in my body. My toes are numb. My hands are cold. 530 00:22:14,567 --> 00:22:16,068 My feet hurt. 531 00:22:16,168 --> 00:22:17,737 There are no layups here. 532 00:22:17,837 --> 00:22:19,071 Early in this game, we realized 533 00:22:19,171 --> 00:22:20,707 that the vets would be really tough 534 00:22:20,807 --> 00:22:23,576 to beat at the end, but we still let three of them 535 00:22:23,676 --> 00:22:26,045 slither and slide to the final, 536 00:22:26,145 --> 00:22:27,313 so it is not going to be easy. 537 00:22:27,414 --> 00:22:28,981 Wow, it's getting bright. 538 00:22:29,081 --> 00:22:30,383 BANANAS: Now, Johnny, get on the guitar. 539 00:22:30,483 --> 00:22:31,718 (Tori laughs) 540 00:22:31,818 --> 00:22:33,420 The skill sets that have been required 541 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:35,788 to make it to this point once again reinforce the fact 542 00:22:35,888 --> 00:22:39,325 that I am good at a lot of stupid shit. 543 00:22:39,426 --> 00:22:41,394 If this is how this final is starting off, 544 00:22:41,494 --> 00:22:42,762 I'm feeling good about where I'm at. 545 00:22:42,862 --> 00:22:45,364 Fessy came back today for a little "vinigansi!" 546 00:22:45,465 --> 00:22:47,634 (laughing) 547 00:22:47,734 --> 00:22:49,569 CORY: It's hard for me to laugh and joke. 548 00:22:49,669 --> 00:22:51,303 Tomorrow, I'm already gonna start 549 00:22:51,404 --> 00:22:53,673 with a five-minute penalty. 550 00:22:53,773 --> 00:22:57,309 I don't know how I'm ever gonna come back from this, 551 00:22:57,410 --> 00:22:58,611 but I'm not gonna quit. 552 00:23:07,854 --> 00:23:11,558 All right, everyone, how're you feeling? 553 00:23:11,658 --> 00:23:12,892 Ready to get this over with. 554 00:23:12,992 --> 00:23:14,994 - TJ: Get some sleep or what? - Mm. 555 00:23:15,094 --> 00:23:18,397 All right. Well, welcome to day two of the final 556 00:23:18,498 --> 00:23:19,732 of The Challenge: USA. 557 00:23:19,832 --> 00:23:22,068 Yeah, boy. 558 00:23:22,168 --> 00:23:25,271 All that stands between you and your share 559 00:23:25,371 --> 00:23:27,440 of a half a million dollars 560 00:23:27,540 --> 00:23:30,342 is ten miles of sweat, 561 00:23:30,443 --> 00:23:32,144 grit and determination. 562 00:23:32,244 --> 00:23:35,782 When I say go, you will race all the way 563 00:23:35,882 --> 00:23:36,983 to the top of that mountain. 564 00:23:37,083 --> 00:23:38,384 - CHRIS: Yeah. - CORY: Whew. 565 00:23:38,485 --> 00:23:40,319 TJ: Yeah, all the way. 566 00:23:40,419 --> 00:23:43,490 And along the way, you'll come across risk stations. 567 00:23:43,590 --> 00:23:45,124 There are three of them. 568 00:23:45,224 --> 00:23:48,995 You may pass the first two risk stations if you want. 569 00:23:49,095 --> 00:23:51,297 However, if you complete the first two correctly, 570 00:23:51,397 --> 00:23:53,933 you'll get a very significant advantage. 571 00:23:54,033 --> 00:23:56,803 But if you get it wrong, there will be consequences. 572 00:23:56,903 --> 00:24:00,339 Another thing: the last man and last woman 573 00:24:00,439 --> 00:24:03,275 to get to the second risk station-- 574 00:24:03,375 --> 00:24:04,343 you're eliminated. 575 00:24:04,443 --> 00:24:07,279 ♪ ♪ 576 00:24:07,379 --> 00:24:09,816 The third one is mandatory, 577 00:24:09,916 --> 00:24:11,984 and it is the only thing separating you 578 00:24:12,084 --> 00:24:14,120 from that finish line. 579 00:24:14,220 --> 00:24:16,656 Bananas, you are starting us off. 580 00:24:16,756 --> 00:24:18,558 You have a two-minute head start, 581 00:24:18,658 --> 00:24:21,628 then everyone with a one-minute head start. 582 00:24:21,728 --> 00:24:24,296 Then Chanelle-- you have a one-minute penalty. 583 00:24:24,396 --> 00:24:25,698 And then we have Cory. 584 00:24:25,798 --> 00:24:28,467 You have a five-minute time penalty. 585 00:24:28,568 --> 00:24:31,904 - But you can do it. All right? - Yep. I'm not gonna quit. 586 00:24:32,004 --> 00:24:33,806 Who will be crowned the season two champion 587 00:24:33,906 --> 00:24:35,174 of The Challenge: USA? 588 00:24:35,274 --> 00:24:36,576 - We shall see. - (whoops) 589 00:24:36,676 --> 00:24:38,477 FAYSAL: It's a ten-mile run 590 00:24:38,578 --> 00:24:40,112 up to the top of the mountain. 591 00:24:40,212 --> 00:24:41,113 I'm a big dude, 592 00:24:41,213 --> 00:24:43,049 got some skinny-ass legs and 593 00:24:43,149 --> 00:24:44,350 a big-ass upper body. 594 00:24:44,450 --> 00:24:45,685 I'm just not built for this shit. 595 00:24:45,785 --> 00:24:47,887 It's all gonna come down to these checkpoints. 596 00:24:47,987 --> 00:24:50,790 CHANELLE: We are racing to the top of a mountain. 597 00:24:50,890 --> 00:24:52,458 I'm already starting off 598 00:24:52,559 --> 00:24:55,061 two minutes behind every other woman in this final, 599 00:24:55,161 --> 00:24:56,328 and I know that I'm 600 00:24:56,428 --> 00:24:58,330 going to have to take risks. 601 00:24:58,430 --> 00:24:59,465 TJ: Ready to get started? 602 00:24:59,566 --> 00:25:01,400 All right, Bananas. 603 00:25:01,500 --> 00:25:03,369 - Go. - (timer beeps) - Run. 604 00:25:03,469 --> 00:25:05,004 Quicker 605 00:25:13,980 --> 00:25:17,249 BANANAS: Today's challenge is going to be 606 00:25:17,349 --> 00:25:18,885 an absolute beast. 607 00:25:18,985 --> 00:25:22,288 It's gonna be a ten-plus mile 608 00:25:22,388 --> 00:25:25,792 slog through every type of terrain imaginable. 609 00:25:25,892 --> 00:25:27,193 Generally, my strategy 610 00:25:27,293 --> 00:25:29,061 in finals is to not 611 00:25:29,161 --> 00:25:31,931 absolutely book it out of the gate. 612 00:25:32,031 --> 00:25:34,000 This is gonna be a marathon, not a sprint. 613 00:25:36,068 --> 00:25:39,405 Everyone with a one-minute time advantage, 614 00:25:39,505 --> 00:25:40,539 - go. - (timer beeps) 615 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:42,675 DESI: Sorry, TJ. 616 00:25:52,284 --> 00:25:53,953 All right, Chanelle, with the one-minute time penalty. 617 00:25:54,053 --> 00:25:56,188 - You ready? Go. - (timer beeps) 618 00:25:57,523 --> 00:25:59,091 CORY: Get it, girl. 619 00:26:05,898 --> 00:26:07,600 You want to take a nap? 620 00:26:07,700 --> 00:26:10,036 - (laughs) - Nah, I mean, I-I got time. 621 00:26:10,136 --> 00:26:11,537 Got a couple minutes to spare. 622 00:26:11,638 --> 00:26:12,972 I slept off that 623 00:26:13,072 --> 00:26:14,941 little funk that I had day one. 624 00:26:15,041 --> 00:26:16,609 I'm done being a loser. 625 00:26:16,709 --> 00:26:19,011 It's time to get some winning in my system. 626 00:26:19,111 --> 00:26:22,281 Cory, with a five-minute time penalty. 627 00:26:22,381 --> 00:26:24,583 - You ready? Go. - (timer beeps) 628 00:26:24,684 --> 00:26:26,953 - Get it done, man. - (whoops) 629 00:26:27,053 --> 00:26:29,288 You could be an all-star on day one 630 00:26:29,388 --> 00:26:30,957 but if you don't perform day two, 631 00:26:31,057 --> 00:26:32,659 you're not gonna get the results you want. 632 00:26:38,197 --> 00:26:39,832 FAYSAL: Even though Bananas 633 00:26:39,932 --> 00:26:42,702 has a one-minute time advantage, 634 00:26:42,802 --> 00:26:45,437 pretty sure I'm hawking Bananas down in a footrace. 635 00:26:46,639 --> 00:26:48,908 So, my biggest concern is Chris 636 00:26:49,008 --> 00:26:51,343 because he keeps proving himself and proving himself 637 00:26:51,443 --> 00:26:54,113 and proving himself every chance he gets. 638 00:26:58,050 --> 00:26:59,819 CHRIS: "Untie axes. Throw them one at a time. 639 00:26:59,919 --> 00:27:01,520 "Get one axe to stick to the target 640 00:27:01,620 --> 00:27:03,589 you can take the shortcut." 641 00:27:03,690 --> 00:27:04,691 Risk Station 1-- 642 00:27:04,791 --> 00:27:05,792 it's axe throwing. 643 00:27:05,892 --> 00:27:07,059 You get five attempts 644 00:27:07,159 --> 00:27:09,595 to throw the axe and make it stick. 645 00:27:11,063 --> 00:27:12,231 BANANAS: Then you have to pick up a rock 646 00:27:12,331 --> 00:27:14,366 and run with it to Risk Station 2. 647 00:27:14,466 --> 00:27:15,467 However, if you complete it, 648 00:27:15,567 --> 00:27:16,736 you're able to take a shortcut, 649 00:27:16,836 --> 00:27:20,740 which cuts 1.2 miles off of a ten-mile run. 650 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:23,142 1.2 miles is a lot. 651 00:27:24,143 --> 00:27:27,914 I have never thrown an axe before, 652 00:27:28,014 --> 00:27:30,416 but it sticks in the first time. 653 00:27:30,516 --> 00:27:31,718 I'm just hoping that 654 00:27:31,818 --> 00:27:33,152 Chris and Fessy are not able 655 00:27:33,252 --> 00:27:35,521 to complete this because having 656 00:27:35,621 --> 00:27:38,725 a 1.2 mile advantage on them would be huge. 657 00:27:42,361 --> 00:27:44,596 - Shortcut this way? - (grunts) 658 00:27:44,697 --> 00:27:46,332 FAYSAL: All my throws are going good, 659 00:27:46,432 --> 00:27:47,834 except they're bouncing off. 660 00:27:47,934 --> 00:27:51,403 It's not like I'm missing the target. 661 00:27:51,503 --> 00:27:54,240 And all of a sudden, I have one axe left. 662 00:27:54,340 --> 00:27:56,175 Either I hit it and 663 00:27:56,275 --> 00:27:57,910 I'm right back in the race 664 00:27:58,010 --> 00:28:00,379 with Bananas and Chris, 665 00:28:00,479 --> 00:28:03,649 or I miss it, and I have to go the long way. 666 00:28:14,961 --> 00:28:17,063 (grunts) 667 00:28:17,163 --> 00:28:19,065 FAYSAL: Damn. I knew this was gonna happen. 668 00:28:19,165 --> 00:28:21,968 I was just hoping and praying 669 00:28:22,068 --> 00:28:23,770 that it didn't. 670 00:28:23,870 --> 00:28:26,138 But when it comes to running, 671 00:28:26,238 --> 00:28:28,941 I know I can catch up to them. 672 00:28:29,041 --> 00:28:32,278 But I didn't want to be down 1.2 miles. 673 00:28:34,346 --> 00:28:35,481 Goddamn it. 674 00:28:38,184 --> 00:28:40,252 Bloop! On to my next station. 675 00:28:43,289 --> 00:28:45,324 - (buzzer sounds) - (cat yowls) 676 00:28:50,930 --> 00:28:52,664 Somehow I make it on my first try, 677 00:28:52,765 --> 00:28:55,835 and I've never even touched an axe before. 678 00:28:55,935 --> 00:28:57,804 But now Michaela and me are both 679 00:28:57,904 --> 00:28:59,138 neck-and-neck in first place. 680 00:28:59,238 --> 00:29:01,808 (grunts) Fuck my life. 681 00:29:01,908 --> 00:29:04,043 Damn it. I go that way? 682 00:29:17,423 --> 00:29:18,490 (panting) 683 00:29:18,590 --> 00:29:19,992 (grunts) 684 00:29:20,092 --> 00:29:21,560 That's it. 685 00:29:21,660 --> 00:29:23,062 CORY: I'm gassed from this run, 686 00:29:23,162 --> 00:29:24,997 but it's good to see Chanelle. 687 00:29:25,097 --> 00:29:27,066 It gives you that burst of energy. 688 00:29:27,166 --> 00:29:28,700 They are right in front of me. 689 00:29:28,801 --> 00:29:30,136 Let's catch up. 690 00:29:31,137 --> 00:29:33,339 (whooping) 691 00:29:35,241 --> 00:29:36,675 Yeah. 692 00:29:36,775 --> 00:29:39,245 (panting) 693 00:29:39,345 --> 00:29:41,647 CHRIS: Doesn't sound like a lot, 694 00:29:41,747 --> 00:29:43,983 but when you're carrying a 20 to 30-pound rock 695 00:29:44,083 --> 00:29:46,052 through the mountains of Croatia, 696 00:29:46,152 --> 00:29:47,753 it is grueling. 697 00:29:47,854 --> 00:29:49,488 This is one of 698 00:29:49,588 --> 00:29:51,357 the hardest things I've ever had to do. 699 00:29:53,392 --> 00:29:54,793 TORI: Did you not see 700 00:29:54,894 --> 00:29:56,195 my neck, dude? 701 00:29:56,295 --> 00:29:57,696 - MAN: Holy shit. - Yeah. 702 00:29:57,796 --> 00:29:59,966 TORI: It's ten miles 703 00:30:00,066 --> 00:30:01,167 with a rock on your shoulder. 704 00:30:04,236 --> 00:30:07,139 - TJ: Yeah, Chris. Love it. - Fucking right. 705 00:30:07,239 --> 00:30:08,274 Well done. 706 00:30:13,612 --> 00:30:15,848 Wow. Okay. 707 00:30:15,948 --> 00:30:17,549 Risk station number two-- 708 00:30:17,649 --> 00:30:18,717 measuring rocks. 709 00:30:18,817 --> 00:30:20,252 You measure it out. 710 00:30:20,352 --> 00:30:22,488 If you get the weight correct, 711 00:30:22,588 --> 00:30:24,924 once you release the handle, 712 00:30:25,024 --> 00:30:26,592 if the scale is balanced, 713 00:30:26,692 --> 00:30:28,560 you get to take an ATV 714 00:30:28,660 --> 00:30:32,064 instead of having to run the distance of the next mile. 715 00:30:32,164 --> 00:30:33,966 But you only get one chance. 716 00:30:34,066 --> 00:30:35,401 Yeah. 717 00:30:35,501 --> 00:30:37,436 I count that there's ten rocks in there. 718 00:30:37,536 --> 00:30:39,371 There's three really big ones, there's seven 719 00:30:39,471 --> 00:30:42,108 kind of medium-sized ones. I get to the last rock. 720 00:30:42,208 --> 00:30:43,242 I go with my gut, 721 00:30:43,342 --> 00:30:44,843 pull the lever. 722 00:30:48,180 --> 00:30:49,481 - Let's fucking go! - Wow, Chris! 723 00:30:49,581 --> 00:30:51,083 CHRIS: I'm so stoked. 724 00:30:51,183 --> 00:30:53,986 I'm leaving risk station number two in first place 725 00:30:54,086 --> 00:30:55,754 in an ATV. 726 00:30:55,854 --> 00:30:56,956 It feels really good. 727 00:30:57,056 --> 00:30:58,824 Life couldn't be any better. 728 00:31:01,227 --> 00:31:04,931 But I really have to continue to stay super locked in, 729 00:31:05,031 --> 00:31:07,033 super focused, 730 00:31:07,133 --> 00:31:09,368 because with these finals, 731 00:31:09,468 --> 00:31:11,237 you never know what's gonna happen. 732 00:31:11,337 --> 00:31:14,273 Faysal, you got to go back a half mile. 733 00:31:14,373 --> 00:31:16,275 You took a shortcut that you didn't earn. 734 00:31:16,375 --> 00:31:18,444 It's a one-mile penalty. 735 00:31:18,544 --> 00:31:20,746 FAYSAL: Damn. I didn't hit my axe. 736 00:31:20,846 --> 00:31:22,181 I was supposed to go the long way. 737 00:31:24,750 --> 00:31:26,685 I'm thinking I'm about to knock this risk station out 738 00:31:26,785 --> 00:31:28,687 and be right behind Chris, 739 00:31:28,787 --> 00:31:30,322 but nope. 740 00:31:30,422 --> 00:31:32,091 To be honest, I was so 741 00:31:32,191 --> 00:31:33,625 frazzled in the moment, 742 00:31:33,725 --> 00:31:35,127 and now I have to play catch-up. 743 00:31:35,227 --> 00:31:37,029 BANANAS: Where you going? 744 00:31:37,129 --> 00:31:38,530 FAYSAL: They made me go back. 745 00:31:38,630 --> 00:31:40,432 BANANAS: What? 746 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:43,035 his is huge because now all I have to do 747 00:31:43,135 --> 00:31:46,205 is just catch up to Chris and I'm golden. 748 00:31:46,305 --> 00:31:47,539 - Come on, Bananas. -"Place rocks... 749 00:31:47,639 --> 00:31:50,709 - empty side." -"And then pull the lever." 750 00:31:50,809 --> 00:31:51,978 DESI: Michaela and I have essentially trekked 751 00:31:52,078 --> 00:31:53,545 this whole part together. 752 00:31:53,645 --> 00:31:55,214 We've gone up hills carrying our rocks. 753 00:31:55,314 --> 00:31:57,183 We've stopped to breathe carrying our rocks. 754 00:31:57,283 --> 00:31:58,985 But I can see there's only two scales. 755 00:32:02,588 --> 00:32:04,656 And although Michaela's my girl and I want her to succeed, 756 00:32:04,756 --> 00:32:06,792 I want me to succeed more. 757 00:32:16,735 --> 00:32:19,138 (panting) 758 00:32:19,238 --> 00:32:21,307 I decide, instead of waiting, I'm gonna risk 759 00:32:21,407 --> 00:32:23,042 that Desi's gonna get this one wrong 760 00:32:23,142 --> 00:32:24,676 and I'm gonna get ahead of her. 761 00:32:24,776 --> 00:32:28,014 So I take off running down the path. 762 00:32:44,430 --> 00:32:45,564 Pull it? 763 00:32:45,664 --> 00:32:47,666 TJ: One lever only. 764 00:32:53,205 --> 00:32:55,207 BANANAS: Ugh. 765 00:32:55,307 --> 00:32:57,176 I way miscalculated on this one. 766 00:32:57,276 --> 00:32:58,577 TJ: Start running. 767 00:32:58,677 --> 00:33:00,146 BANANAS: I'm screwed, because 768 00:33:00,246 --> 00:33:03,815 this is arguably the most important advantage you can get. 769 00:33:03,915 --> 00:33:06,852 And unless there is some other risk station 770 00:33:06,952 --> 00:33:09,888 that is potentially gonna be like, "You have 771 00:33:09,988 --> 00:33:11,690 "to break both legs and climb up the rest of the mountain 772 00:33:11,790 --> 00:33:13,192 if you don't finish it," 773 00:33:13,292 --> 00:33:14,826 I'm going to have to make up a lot of ground. 774 00:33:14,926 --> 00:33:16,962 TJ: Keep going, Johnny. 775 00:33:22,368 --> 00:33:24,870 TJ: Wow! 776 00:33:24,970 --> 00:33:26,838 - Wow! - Is that right, TJ? 777 00:33:26,938 --> 00:33:28,240 TJ: You just earned yourself an ATV. 778 00:33:28,340 --> 00:33:29,941 DESI: Sweet. 779 00:33:30,042 --> 00:33:32,411 This is going to make the biggest difference. 780 00:33:32,511 --> 00:33:34,813 I know that Michaela is now in front, 781 00:33:34,913 --> 00:33:36,382 but she's on foot. 782 00:33:36,482 --> 00:33:40,486 So it's a nice break from running, and also gives me 783 00:33:40,586 --> 00:33:42,054 the confidence and rest I need 784 00:33:42,154 --> 00:33:44,056 to continue the rest of the way in this final. 785 00:33:46,325 --> 00:33:48,460 Well, if one thing I know how to do, I know how to use a scale. 786 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:49,961 TJ: Attaboy. 787 00:33:53,532 --> 00:33:55,301 Wow! 788 00:33:55,401 --> 00:33:56,902 That's what I'm talking about, Chanelle. 789 00:33:57,002 --> 00:33:58,304 CORY: Things are looking good. 790 00:33:58,404 --> 00:33:59,805 Fessy made a mistake. 791 00:33:59,905 --> 00:34:01,240 And this is why 792 00:34:01,340 --> 00:34:02,641 you don't quit. 793 00:34:02,741 --> 00:34:04,743 You always keep going because you don't know 794 00:34:04,843 --> 00:34:06,412 what's gonna happen. 795 00:34:06,512 --> 00:34:08,547 Yesterday, nothing went right for me. 796 00:34:08,647 --> 00:34:10,216 Today, 797 00:34:10,316 --> 00:34:12,451 I'm knocking out everything at a good pace 798 00:34:12,551 --> 00:34:14,553 and I'm still in the game, baby. 799 00:34:14,653 --> 00:34:15,921 Oh! 800 00:34:16,021 --> 00:34:17,756 - This guy! - I did it? 801 00:34:17,856 --> 00:34:19,558 - This guy. You did it. - Let's go! 802 00:34:19,658 --> 00:34:21,460 - You did it. - Let's go! 803 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:23,229 TJ: Yes, Cory! 804 00:34:24,730 --> 00:34:25,997 Oh... 805 00:34:26,098 --> 00:34:27,799 - good! - Yeah? 806 00:34:27,899 --> 00:34:29,601 - Good, get your ATV, go! - Yeah! 807 00:34:29,701 --> 00:34:32,138 Hurry up, Chanelle. Don't hurt yourself. 808 00:34:32,238 --> 00:34:33,872 CHANELLE: Yes, Chanelle! 809 00:34:33,972 --> 00:34:35,274 I feel like I could 810 00:34:35,374 --> 00:34:36,675 be in the running 811 00:34:36,775 --> 00:34:38,277 to make up a lot 812 00:34:38,377 --> 00:34:40,279 of ground, and I could still win this thing. 813 00:34:48,587 --> 00:34:50,156 "You are the last woman to arrive. 814 00:34:50,256 --> 00:34:51,790 You have been eliminated from the final." 815 00:34:51,890 --> 00:34:53,859 All right, well. 816 00:34:53,959 --> 00:34:55,461 Oh, man. 817 00:34:55,561 --> 00:34:57,062 Wow. Damn. 818 00:34:57,163 --> 00:34:58,897 Everything came up to this point, 819 00:34:58,997 --> 00:35:02,534 and because I couldn't throw a stupid axe, I'm going home. 820 00:35:03,569 --> 00:35:05,871 Aw. Fuck me. 821 00:35:05,971 --> 00:35:08,039 Another final loss. It definitely sucks 822 00:35:08,140 --> 00:35:09,875 and it's a hard pill to swallow. 823 00:35:09,975 --> 00:35:11,477 I'm proud of us. I'm proud of us. 824 00:35:11,577 --> 00:35:14,012 - Thanks for the help this season. - Yeah, same. Same. 825 00:35:14,112 --> 00:35:16,615 If you don't think I'll win The Challenge one day, 826 00:35:16,715 --> 00:35:18,083 then you're just crazy. 827 00:35:29,995 --> 00:35:32,564 How in the hell did I fuck that up? 828 00:35:32,664 --> 00:35:34,700 (horn toots) 829 00:35:40,506 --> 00:35:42,541 ♪ ♪ 830 00:35:47,446 --> 00:35:48,747 (horn toots) 831 00:35:48,847 --> 00:35:51,550 Want to give me a ride?! 832 00:35:51,650 --> 00:35:54,786 DESI: Having this four-wheeler makes a world of a difference. 833 00:35:54,886 --> 00:35:56,688 First, I'm able to get ahead of Michaela pretty easily 834 00:35:56,788 --> 00:35:59,024 while giving my legs a rest. 835 00:35:59,124 --> 00:36:01,627 So if there's another portion of a run involved, 836 00:36:01,727 --> 00:36:03,695 Michaela's gonna be pretty tired 837 00:36:03,795 --> 00:36:07,032 and I'm gonna have the endurance to keep going. 838 00:36:12,103 --> 00:36:13,405 CORY: I'm cruising, 839 00:36:13,505 --> 00:36:15,607 and sure enough, I see Bananas, 840 00:36:15,707 --> 00:36:17,075 and I'm just thinking, "Yeah, 841 00:36:17,175 --> 00:36:19,445 "he doesn't have an ATV himself. 842 00:36:19,545 --> 00:36:20,912 Peace." 843 00:36:21,012 --> 00:36:22,348 (mutters) 844 00:36:42,268 --> 00:36:44,270 "Carry these blocks one at a time. 845 00:36:44,370 --> 00:36:45,671 "Stack them in the order players eliminated, 846 00:36:45,771 --> 00:36:47,639 "with the first player out at the bottom. 847 00:36:47,739 --> 00:36:50,842 The right answers grants you access to the summit." 848 00:36:50,942 --> 00:36:52,844 Stack 'em. Okay. 849 00:36:52,944 --> 00:36:55,247 If I can get through this one, I have gained access 850 00:36:55,347 --> 00:36:59,251 to the summit, and the end is near. 851 00:36:59,351 --> 00:37:03,154 I have to remember the elimination placement 852 00:37:03,255 --> 00:37:05,957 of everyone who's come before me in this game. 853 00:37:06,057 --> 00:37:07,759 I definitely have a good lock 854 00:37:07,859 --> 00:37:10,696 on all of the people that I sent home... 855 00:37:15,401 --> 00:37:17,836 ...but it's the middle that scares me. 856 00:37:17,936 --> 00:37:19,705 Was it Dusty or Alyssa L.? 857 00:37:31,750 --> 00:37:33,084 "Carry these blocks one at a time. 858 00:37:33,184 --> 00:37:34,353 "Stack them in the order 859 00:37:34,453 --> 00:37:35,587 - players were eliminated." - CORY: Okay. 860 00:37:36,888 --> 00:37:38,890 DESI: All right, Ameerah was first. 861 00:37:43,161 --> 00:37:44,530 Check. 862 00:37:47,633 --> 00:37:49,134 Let's go. 863 00:37:49,234 --> 00:37:50,502 You got it. 864 00:37:56,141 --> 00:37:58,109 (grunts) 865 00:38:01,313 --> 00:38:02,681 Check. 866 00:38:07,853 --> 00:38:09,988 Check. 867 00:38:14,826 --> 00:38:16,395 BANANAS: Corey, Chris, and Desi 868 00:38:16,495 --> 00:38:18,229 are finishing and running up the mountain. 869 00:38:18,330 --> 00:38:20,065 But I'm not gonna give up. 870 00:38:20,165 --> 00:38:21,500 I'm gonna do whatever I can to push through this thing 871 00:38:21,600 --> 00:38:22,834 and make it to the top. 872 00:38:30,742 --> 00:38:32,411 (grunting) 873 00:38:32,511 --> 00:38:34,880 CHANELLE: I'm really starting to get energized. 874 00:38:34,980 --> 00:38:37,082 I don't know how far ahead Desi is at this point, 875 00:38:37,182 --> 00:38:40,519 but I realize that it's me, Michaela and Desi 876 00:38:40,619 --> 00:38:43,455 all at the final portion of this final. 877 00:38:43,555 --> 00:38:46,091 We really played this game together, and now it's real. 878 00:38:46,191 --> 00:38:49,528 One of us is going to be $250,000 richer. 879 00:38:49,628 --> 00:38:51,397 Check. 880 00:38:54,366 --> 00:38:56,201 (grunts) 881 00:38:59,705 --> 00:39:01,039 CHANELLE: Check. 882 00:39:02,007 --> 00:39:03,108 (moans) 883 00:39:07,513 --> 00:39:09,047 Check. 884 00:39:13,685 --> 00:39:15,220 CORY: Don't stop. 885 00:39:15,320 --> 00:39:16,755 Keep going. 886 00:39:19,991 --> 00:39:22,794 DESI: The final climb to the top of the mountain. 887 00:39:22,894 --> 00:39:24,229 The way TJ described this course, 888 00:39:24,329 --> 00:39:26,965 I sort of expected that after Risk Station 3, 889 00:39:27,065 --> 00:39:28,366 the flags would just be, 890 00:39:28,467 --> 00:39:30,536 like, around the corner, 891 00:39:30,636 --> 00:39:32,971 but unfortunately, that's not the case. 892 00:39:33,071 --> 00:39:34,673 This is still a footrace. 893 00:39:36,307 --> 00:39:37,809 CHRIS: My legs are numb. 894 00:39:37,909 --> 00:39:40,612 I cannot feel them, but I'm thinking to myself, 895 00:39:40,712 --> 00:39:43,048 "You're gonna freakin' keep pushing. 896 00:39:43,148 --> 00:39:45,484 - You're not gonna stop." - CHANELLE: "Just one more step further. 897 00:39:45,584 --> 00:39:47,586 Just one more step further." 898 00:39:47,686 --> 00:39:50,489 CORY: I'm gassed, but I've always told myself, 899 00:39:50,589 --> 00:39:52,624 "Don't let your legs stop." 900 00:39:52,724 --> 00:39:54,593 I'm a little dizzy. 901 00:39:54,693 --> 00:39:56,862 My body is saying no. 902 00:39:56,962 --> 00:39:58,664 That second Risk Station 903 00:39:58,764 --> 00:40:01,700 was a $250,000 decision, 904 00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:03,435 and I made the wrong one. 905 00:40:03,535 --> 00:40:04,770 - MEDIC: Feel a bit light-headed? - MICHAELA: Yeah. 906 00:40:04,870 --> 00:40:06,171 MEDIC: Bit confused. 907 00:40:06,271 --> 00:40:07,473 MICHAELA: Uh... 908 00:40:07,573 --> 00:40:09,207 Okay, she can't go on. 909 00:40:09,307 --> 00:40:11,943 MEDIC 2: I'm gonna check your blood pressure, okay? 910 00:40:12,043 --> 00:40:14,012 MICHAELA: Rocks. I should have did the rocks. 911 00:40:14,112 --> 00:40:16,147 ♪ ♪ 912 00:40:23,689 --> 00:40:25,591 ("Ordinary World" by Adam Lambert playing) 913 00:40:25,691 --> 00:40:27,993 TJ: Yeah, Chris! That's what's up! 914 00:40:28,093 --> 00:40:31,029 $250,000! 915 00:40:31,129 --> 00:40:33,031 My man. 916 00:40:33,131 --> 00:40:36,668 Zero to hero. Well done. 917 00:40:36,768 --> 00:40:39,170 - Love it. Love it! - Yes! 918 00:40:39,270 --> 00:40:42,340 ♪ Rainy Thursday on the avenue... ♪ 919 00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:44,175 TJ: Got it done, brother. 920 00:40:44,275 --> 00:40:46,778 (Chris whoops) 921 00:40:46,878 --> 00:40:48,313 TJ: Got it done! 922 00:40:49,748 --> 00:40:51,550 I... I win. 923 00:40:51,650 --> 00:40:53,218 ♪ I turned on the lights... ♪ 924 00:40:53,318 --> 00:40:56,021 Everything that it took to get me to this point, 925 00:40:56,121 --> 00:40:58,724 the pressure that I had to go through, 926 00:40:58,824 --> 00:41:00,826 the struggles, the blindsides, 927 00:41:00,926 --> 00:41:04,663 the crosses, the eliminations, the wins. 928 00:41:04,763 --> 00:41:07,098 You still got more left in there, right? 929 00:41:07,198 --> 00:41:09,200 Everything that I went through makes this 930 00:41:09,300 --> 00:41:11,670 one of the sweetest victories of my entire life. 931 00:41:11,770 --> 00:41:14,105 I did it for me, I did it for my family. 932 00:41:14,205 --> 00:41:15,574 I did it for everyone 933 00:41:15,674 --> 00:41:18,243 that has ever had obstacles in their path 934 00:41:18,343 --> 00:41:20,145 and they had to find a way to go 935 00:41:20,245 --> 00:41:23,314 over, above and beyond and push to the end. 936 00:41:23,414 --> 00:41:26,217 I'm a true Challenger, I'm a Survivor, 937 00:41:26,317 --> 00:41:28,687 and I freakin' did it. 938 00:41:28,787 --> 00:41:31,557 (whoops) 939 00:41:31,657 --> 00:41:33,391 TJ: Well-deserved, Chris. 940 00:41:33,491 --> 00:41:36,094 I love it, Cory. 941 00:41:36,194 --> 00:41:37,763 Not gonna stop. 942 00:41:37,863 --> 00:41:40,766 - A five-minute deficit. - Come on, baby. 943 00:41:40,866 --> 00:41:42,400 - TJ: I am so proud of you, man. - Thank you. 944 00:41:42,500 --> 00:41:43,869 - Well done, brother. - Thank you. 945 00:41:43,969 --> 00:41:45,503 CORY: After the first day that I had, 946 00:41:45,604 --> 00:41:48,106 I can't be anything but proud of me 947 00:41:48,206 --> 00:41:49,875 for coming in second place. 948 00:41:49,975 --> 00:41:53,444 And I didn't stop. I kept pushing, I kept fighting. 949 00:41:53,545 --> 00:41:55,446 And in the grand scheme of things, 950 00:41:55,547 --> 00:41:57,448 I think my daughters will be proud of me. 951 00:41:57,549 --> 00:41:59,618 I think my family will be proud of me. 952 00:41:59,718 --> 00:42:00,819 And that's what it's about. 953 00:42:00,919 --> 00:42:02,120 TJ: There it is, Desi! 954 00:42:02,220 --> 00:42:03,555 (laughs, crying) 955 00:42:03,655 --> 00:42:05,390 Second time's the charm! 956 00:42:05,490 --> 00:42:08,426 Well done! You are now the champion 957 00:42:08,526 --> 00:42:11,663 - of The Challenge: USA. - (screams) 958 00:42:11,763 --> 00:42:13,832 Touch it! 959 00:42:13,932 --> 00:42:15,567 - (whoops) - Oh... 960 00:42:15,667 --> 00:42:17,302 (laughing) 961 00:42:17,402 --> 00:42:19,738 ♪ Ordinary world somehow I... ♪ 962 00:42:19,838 --> 00:42:22,373 I-I don't even know if I can describe the feeling. 963 00:42:22,473 --> 00:42:24,409 CHRIS: Yes! Desi! 964 00:42:24,509 --> 00:42:26,578 Not bad for an old guy. 965 00:42:26,678 --> 00:42:27,746 TJ: Well done, Bananas. 966 00:42:27,846 --> 00:42:29,581 BANANAS: The best man won today. 967 00:42:29,681 --> 00:42:33,118 I have this profound sense of accomplishment, 968 00:42:33,218 --> 00:42:36,487 and, um, even though I did not come out victorious, 969 00:42:36,588 --> 00:42:39,157 just making it through this season 970 00:42:39,257 --> 00:42:40,759 and completing this final is a win in my book. 971 00:42:41,827 --> 00:42:43,995 - Redemption. - Redemption. 972 00:42:44,095 --> 00:42:45,997 DESI: I have won The Challenge: USA, 973 00:42:46,097 --> 00:42:49,267 and I have fought this entire season through highs and lows 974 00:42:49,367 --> 00:42:51,169 and self-doubt and trusting myself. 975 00:42:51,269 --> 00:42:55,006 And in this moment, all those things culminate 976 00:42:55,106 --> 00:42:57,442 into the perfect moment where not only 977 00:42:57,542 --> 00:43:00,111 have I won, but I've got people at the end 978 00:43:00,211 --> 00:43:02,113 cheering for me, excited for me. 979 00:43:02,213 --> 00:43:04,182 TJ: Well done, Chanelle. Well done! 980 00:43:04,282 --> 00:43:05,383 DESI: You made it! 981 00:43:05,483 --> 00:43:06,985 (laughing, crying) 982 00:43:09,487 --> 00:43:10,689 DESI: I'm speechless. 983 00:43:10,789 --> 00:43:13,058 I have no words to describe the moment. 984 00:43:13,158 --> 00:43:15,293 I've made it to the top of the mountain, like, 985 00:43:15,393 --> 00:43:19,164 literally and figuratively, I'm here. 986 00:43:19,264 --> 00:43:21,566 We are The Challenge: USA champions! 987 00:43:21,667 --> 00:43:22,934 (whooping) 988 00:43:28,073 --> 00:43:30,976 Captioning sponsored by CBS 989 00:43:31,076 --> 00:43:34,112 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org