-Previously on... -The Challenge...
We made a big splash.
-Cannonball. -Oh. -(laughs)
LEO: The benefit of having just James, Cayla and I
from The Amazing Race is that we're sort of the outliers,
so we could literally infiltrate any
of the other groups that are here--
Survivor, Big Brother or even Love Island.
TJ: Welcome to Yeah Buoy.
(Cayla screams)
Aah!
DANNY: Tyson-- like, this dude is
an absolute animal.
TJ: Tyson and Justine,
you are safe from elimination.
James, Cayla, I'll be seeing you in the Arena.
Tyson, Justine, which team
-are you gonna send down here? -TYSON: Cashel and Tiffany.
TIFFANY: You get partnered with the wrong person
for the wrong challenge, that could be all she wrote.
TJ: You're playing Knowledge Is Power.
-Pump it, baby! Pump it! -You got it! -Push!
-Check. -That's correct.
-We got it! -(cheering, clamoring)
Cashel, Tiffany, unfortunately, you lost tonight's eliminations.
Hopefully we'll see you in the future.
(whooping)
TJ: The Algorithm is a program
to randomly select your new partner every week.
TJ: Partners matter.
It could be the difference between you
and $500,000.
Let's get started.
ALYSSA: The Algorithm
definitely affects the game in kind of a negative way because
we don't have control of picking our partners.
I have no idea who's going to be my partner,
and I could be with someone that is not going
to be good at the next challenge.
David. David's new partner is...
-...Shannon. -Shannon.
(applause and cheering)
TJ: Kyland's new partner is... Angela.
KYLAND: She's smart,
she's strong, she's fast.
She's just an overall
incredible person to be linked to.
TJ: Derek. Shan.
(applause and cheering)
Next up... Ben.
Ben's new partner is...
Kyra.
Enzo.
Enzo's new partner is...
-Desi. -Desi, there you go. -Hi there.
Domenick.
-Cashay. -(applause and cheering)
DOMENICK: Here I am,
the 43-year-old dad, and I continuously
keep getting paired up
with Love Island girl after Love Island girl
after Love Island girl, which I'm sure
my wife's going to love when she sees.
I could use someone a-a little closer in age,
a little closer in the-the mature level.
Next up-- Danny and...
Azah!
-(applause) -Next up--
Xavier. Xavier's new partner is...
-Cayla. -(applause)
Next up-- Tyson.
Tyson's new partner is...
-Alyssa. -(cheering)
Next up-- Cinco.
Cinco's new partner is...
Sarah.
SARAH: I'm ecstatic to have Cinco as a partner.
I'm just hoping for something really physical
so we can mess some people up.
Leo. Leo's new partner is...
...Justine, which means James
-and Tasha. -Tasha. -(applause and cheering)
Congratulations.
Good job. Thank you, Algorithm!
I haven't seen a group this heavy in heart in a long time.
I love it. I'll see you soon.
-Aw! -Get out of here.
-(indistinct shouting) -TJ!
We love you, TJ!
* *
Thanks, TJ.
* *
LEO: You guys killed it.
You cannot underestimate anybody
-in this game, ever. -No.
JAMES: Seriously, I feel like
we, like, made a name for Amazing Race today.
LEO: I love James and Cayla.
Back off the Amazing Racers. There's only three of us.
Go after the bigger fish. Go after someone from Survivor
or Big Brother, not us.
Or even Love Island.
Take all of them out.
That way, me, James and Cayla
go all the way to the end, and I win.
-You guys made me proud. -Thanks.
You guys fucking didn't leave me here alone
-'cause I would've lost my mind. -We actually--
We actually did say that, like, in the back. I go,
"We cannot let Leo down."
No, we couldn't.
DEREK: I don't even know how to game.
Yeah, I-I don't game that hard either.
I feel like I'm just, like... Everyone's like,
"Oh, Shan, you're a super social strategic player."
-And I'm like, I really just try to make friends, and... -Same.
So all this stuff about "The Shanthem," and it's all, like,
-yeah, it's a quirk, but it's like... -Yeah.
I'm not really, like, I'm not really deviously plotting.
-Yeah. Yeah. -Like, that's not in me.
DEREK: Shan, Shan, Shan. She literally has
an anthem called "The Shanthem,"
for betraying people.
SHAN: I feel like tonight I'm holding
both of their lives in my hand,
and so, I go to my song in my head.
(humming)
DEREK: I'm trying to give her a fresh start,
but I'm just very wary.
This game is so different. It's like, you know,
my partner changes from week to week, and I have this alliance,
but I don't even know if that alliance serves me, and
some of those people don't even talk to me.
-So I'm just making friends, you know? -Mm-hmm.
So I know that Survivor is going to stay strong,
and I'm almost certain that Big Brother's gonna stay strong
as well, too, but I'm wanting to make a good connection
with Derek, so I'm like, "Let me just use my social skills,
"my friend-making skills to my advantage because
it could save me in this game."
Here, we can walk together
-and improve our team chemistry. -Yes.
* *
TASHA: I want to win.
I'll carry a 50-pound barrel for you, James.
I watched you on Survivor.
-Of course I know that about you. -I know. I know.
-(laughing) -Yes. Yes, and I will not give up.
-Same. -I will not give up.
TASHA: Ultimately, we want to stay Survivor strong,
but the Algorithm has changed the nature of the game
and different partnerships are happening every round.
I think we're going to see less and less
stick-with-your-show mentality.
-We are going to work well together. -I know.
-Because we kind of have a similar approach. -Yes.
JAMES: There's only three Amazing Racers, so
I'm looking for
a home on The Challenge with the Survivors.
I think that they have the most capability
to actually have power to make decisions.
And I am
stoked to have Tasha as a partner.
She's got the brain, she's got the brawn,
and more importantly, she's got the heart.
We're very friendly.
You see the good in others and want
-to bring that out in people. -Mm-hmm. Agreed. Agreed.
So I think we'll bring that out...
BOTH: In each other.
(both laughing)
Every day someone's telling me, like,
-it's not over with y'all. -Yeah?
CASHAY: My conversations with him--
it kind of feels like I'm reading my favorite book.
But if this is the last page
of the Cash and Cinco story in our book,
it's still going to be one of my favorite books.
-You know? -SARAH: Right.
-I'm getting emotional about it. -Oh.
-Ooh. -(Sarah chuckling)
DOMENICK: We're talking dating games out here?
I'm here to play a game of strategy.
I do not care about your... your relationship with Cinco.
There's no place for that here, and her having distractions
is a problem for me because I need her
to be focused right now.
I want this win.
(sighs)
ANGELA: I worry that, like, this randomizer
is going to even things out
if things keep going the trajectory they are going.
TYSON: Moving forward for us, we just
always have to get rid of the weakest people right now...
BOTH: So we don't be partners with them.
TYSON: What the strong competitors
in the house would want to do is target the weak competitors
so that they don't have to partner with them.
I have my personal circle of former Survivor contestants,
Angela has people on Big Brother,
and you will have to betray some of those people, but,
like, that's the nature of this game, honestly.
We are the two top dogs.
Like, everybody wants to be partnered with either of us
and then is hoping that one of us will get them the money.
ANGELA: It's really important
to align with the strong players.
If we can keep as many strong competitors in the game,
I have a better chance of
getting a strong partner.
Just put them on our backs?
(both laughing)
"You want $5,000? Come with me."
(laughs)
They think they're stealth,
but they're not. They're not stealth.
SHAN: This ain't my first rodeo,
so when I see Tyson and Angela
talking quite a bit,
that sets off alarm bells for me.
So I've got my eye on him, but I know that Tyson's
Survivor strong. If we stay strong, we can go all the way.
* *
CASHAY: Going into the challenge with Dom today,
it looks like we're going to be running,
and he's not the fastest,
so I'm definitely
a little nervous.
(woman screams)
DOMENICK: We see that there's a long distance
that maybe we're going to have to run, and
I'm starting to get concerned because I'm working
with someone that might not be good at something.
Something terrible
may be about to happen.
All right, everyone, how's it going?
-Good. -Great.
Today's challenge is called Hang On Man.
This is basically The Challenge version of Hangman.
To begin, you and your partner will race across the parking lot
and grab one of your stairs.
Each team is going to have to build a staircase
so they can reach the top of that container.
Once on top, one of you
is going to have to balance on a very narrow plank
while holding a rod across your back.
Now, also on top, there's a letter bin.
The letter you select at your bin
is your guess at your phrase board.
If you're wrong, you got to grab a ten-pound sandbag,
clip it to one side of the rod across your partner's back,
and continue that process until they have enough letters
to guess what the phrase is.
So choose your letters wisely.
Once you correctly guess your phrase,
there's one final sandbag you'll need to transport
back to your container. If, at any time,
your partner on the plank falls, your team is out.
First team to figure out their phrase
will win today's challenge, be safe from elimination,
and also receive $10,000 to be split
in your Challenge accounts, which also
qualifies you to run my final.
Tyson might be triple qualified. Who knows?
ALYSSA: Tyson is just a beast. I'm hoping
this gives me an opportunity to finally win,
have some power, and make some moves.
TYSON: Everybody thinks it's, like, a foregone
conclusion that she's going to win her money.
I feel good enough with Alyssa.
She's willing to work hard and try hard,
but that's sometimes not all it takes to win a challenge.
Good luck. Let's get it done.
-(Shan humming) -Oh, not the...
Hmm.
TYSON: I feel pretty confident,
especially when I hear people in the house that are like,
"One time, I biked 12 miles."
Guess what. That's not even a warm-up.
(laughing): Yeah.
-That was me, though. -Oh, shit.
-That was you. -(laughing)
Alyssa, that's not even a warm-up.
TJ: All right, everyone, ready.
Go!
SHANNON: David and I could potentially be a target
in here because his lack
of personal relationships maybe and the fact
that I'm Love Island, so I'm just kind of
freaking out right now.
DOMENICK: Cash just fires out of the gate. Where is she going?
This is not a sprint. This is a marathon.
I have to go to the bathroom.
BEN: Kyra's the best partner
for me at this point.
She has competed
and shown to be a strong competitor.
Alyssa was great, Shan was great, but
Kyra has it in her eyes. She wants that win,
she wants that money.
SARAH: There are people walking already.
Like, you can't be walking. I want to capitalize
on having a good partner. I've got Cinco right now.
I'm gonna intimidate all these girls so they don't
want to mess with me.
TASHA: It's a long game.
It's a marathon, not a sprint.
Those who are going out really fast-- I think
they're going to get tired. Taking my time is going
to serve me better in the long run.
Good. Here we go. Hey. Three more. Three more.
Good job.
You see? The pegs are all different.
KYLAND: Angela-- super clutch--
she reminds me
the stair pieces are actually a puzzle.
I just start lining up the pieces
so it'll be easy to lift them up
and plug them into place.
-All right, all right. -Here.
Oh, it is not the right one then.
No, no, it's not...
-Oh, okay... -It's the very top one.
She's handing me pieces that won't even fit
into the hole. I'm like, "Yo, Shan,
you're putting a triangle into a square right now. Like..."
ANGELA: We get up our ladder first, and I need to focus
on standing on this beam.
Me and Kyland
have trust in each other that I'm going
to do my job, and he's going to do his.
(whooping)
-Take it easy. -Yeah.
SARAH: One person has to balance,
and one person has to run.
Cinco's a big dude.
I feel confident that he's going to be able to hold that up,
no problem.
CINCO: I got you.
You good? Is this it?
LEO: Justine wants to win just as badly as I do.
I've run my whole life. I got this. Justine,
you said you have good balance,
so this is a great fit for both of us.
Please don't bring any back.
-You got it. -This is terrifying.
BEN: I'm a huge Wheel of Fortune fan,
and R, S, T, L, N, E are the main letters
when you solve the final puzzle.
So I grab the "E," take off, start running.
-Wait, no, here? -Here, yeah.
"S."
"E."
"A."
ENZO: I don't want to bring any sandbags back
to Desi. I know she's solid up there, but I don't want it
to get any harder than it has to be.
"T."
"E."
-This one's gonna go here. -This-- are you sure?
Uh... God.
I'm watching every team go.
I know that this is not looking good.
We're not giving up, and we're going
to make sure we see this challenge through.
SHAN: Kyland is a bullet.
Two Big Brother players
in control.
It's not the best thing for Survivors.
"I."
Fuck.
Bar over?
-* I don't care about the fame 'cause I want power * -"E."
* Got my sights set at the top, on all you cowards *
* Strike the match, light the flame *
* And bring the powder... *
-"I." -(buzzer sounds)
-What letter was it? -"I."
Yeah, no "I."
CASHAY: Being paired with Dom--
I feel like it's like oil and water.
Remember, we're doing "A," we're doing "E."
DOMENICK: Everything that comes out
of her mouth drives me absolutely crazy.
"A."
-"E." -(buzzer sounds)
LEO: There's no "E." Are you kidding me?
I have to take a ten-pound bag,
haul it back to Justine.
Shit.
-"E." -* I wanna bleed you dry till there's nothing left... *
-You good? -Yeah, just go.
"O."
-"I." -(buzzer sounds)
* I want more, more, more... *
DANNY: The only thing that goes
into my mind now is, don't fall because
my friends at home are going to make fun of me.
My wife Kiki's gonna ask me why I cannot stand on the perch
for five minutes.
* Take your medicine. *
-Got it? -XAVIER: Got it.
Yeah. Got it.
JUSTINE: Standing up here, I'm trying to help Leo,
but then I'm realizing, if I look up or anywhere other
than my feet,
I'm going to drop.
This isn't looking good for me.
-Okay. -Okay.
-"S." -(buzzer sounds)
-"I." -(buzzer sounds)
TYSON: You good?
-ALYSSA: Did you let go already? -Not yet.
ALYSSA: I'm super excited to have Tyson
as my partner, but I'm also super nervous
because he has won the past two
challenges, and if he doesn't win this one with me,
I'm kind of the negative part of that.
JAMES: Nice work, Tasha.
Slow and steady. That's all it is.
-DANNY: There you go. Is that it? -Uh-huh.
-All right. -That's it.
Come on, Leo.
(buzzer sounds)
-You got this, Tasha. -That's it.
Let me know when you're gonna let it go.
-Slowly dropping, okay? -Okay.
-Oh, fuck. -Oh!
James, Tasha, you're out!
CAYLA: The way that you are last--
if you fall off the balance beam
or your weight touches the mat.
With there only being three Amazing Racers,
if I can't win, I want them two
to go far, and vice versa.
I'm crushed for James.
JAMES: Losing is definitely disappointing
because I feel like ever since I've gotten here,
I've had my back against the wall.
What happened?
TASHA: When I played Survivor, I just kept winning,
and that's how I stayed in the game.
I'm just trying to figure out where
I can find that strength that I had on Survivor
and have that translate into The Challenge.
I'm frustrated at this point.
I didn't want to let my partner down.
Fuck.
-Somebody fell. -They did? Okay.
-Got it? -Okay. Oh, my God.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
DAVID: Don't panic. Just hold on.
Should I go for "O"? I'm gonna keep with the vowels.
I don't give a fuck. Just pick a letter.
LEO: I see James, and now my heart's broken
because James is about to go into elimination again.
And Amazing Race-- you know how we do. We stick together.
I need James here so we could have our numbers.
So I'll do whatever it takes to win.
"N."
"T."
If I can't get a Challenge win,
then you got to start thinking about who has money, and then
if they got more than $5,000, then I'm gonna have to face,
you know, somebody in elimination and get my money.
-"D." -(buzzer sounds)
Oh, God.
SARAH: Tasha's already down.
Tyson's running next to me, Ben's running in the other lane.
I would like to see one of us win
to make sure that we're all safe 'cause I feel like
we're still Survivor strong.
I think this will be better.
-Okay, go slow. -I am.
-That's it. You got it? -Yeah.
"M."
-"I." -"I."
CINCO: Good job, Sarah!
You got this!
"F." Something...
from Finland.
"D."
(panting)
Oh. Oh. Oh!
KYRA: I'm watching Kyland and Ben,
and Ben is literally putting his all in
to go against this young buck,
and he is killing it.
I've never been this close to winning, so
I can literally taste it.
I'm trying this "L,"
-'cause I can't think of anything. -Okay.
KYLAND: Decide I'm gonna grab this "L."
It seems like the only possible solution,
given the letters that I have up here on this board.
"M."
I have faith in you. You got this.
"L."
KYLAND: "Flutes from Finland."
"C."
"Candles from Canada."
BEN: I don't play for second place, and I'm just thinking,
"I have to beat Kyland, I have to beat Kyland."
-Put it on. -The queen. You're a balance queen.
-All done. -(air horn blows)
Let's go!
-Fucking... -(whooping)
Queen! Yes!
Game over.
TYSON: If I can't win, the second most important thing
is that Angela wins.
Allies to the end.
(both yell)
Kyland and Angela getting it done. Congratulations.
Wow. I mean, it seemed like
Kyland was in a full sprint the entire time.
It was amazing. Staying up there
so solid like that, Angela.
Congratulations to both of you.
You win $10,000 to split
and put in your personal Challenge accounts.
Tasha, James, unfortunately, you couldn't get it done.
I'll be seeing you both in the Arena.
Now, Angela, Kyland, I need you to go back to the house,
deliberate, and decide who you want to send into the Arena
to go against James and Tasha.
All right? Get out of here.
Good job today. Way to go.
JAMES: It's time to reevaluate and get a new game plan.
I have gone from zero to hero before,
and I plan on doing it again.
Mm-hmm. Do you have any ideas?
And David and Shannon.
I'll see what Kyland wants to do.
All right.
-Okay, let's roll. -Cool.
DOMENICK: I love you, and I...
but I'm prepared go against you.
-Like... -I don't want that to be a thing.
No. I know, I know, but I have to mentally prepare myself.
I am Survivor strong.
I'm working with my Survivor family out here.
And Kyland and Angela--
two Big Brother people-- winning this challenge
is a huge concern of mine.
I am preparing 1,000% to go in.
See James over there talking to Dom? I think...
I think we are probably the two biggest targets, though.
It's definitely a numbers game, and they're going
to protect their own before anybody else.
-Like, whether or not you... -So, so, then what are the options?
You and I, and Dom and Cashay, and I doubt James is gonna say,
"Oh, I want to go up against Leo."
Leo is-- he's such
a sweet soul in here, but
Leo, I also feel like, doesn't really
have a social game at this point, but I don't think
that he knows that.
(laughs): So...
You never know what people are going to say in order
-to save themselves. -To save themselves, yeah.
-You know what I'm saying? -DOMENICK: It's going to be me.
You need to start preparing for me.
JAMES: But I would rather go against...
-Justine has money. -DOMENICK: I mean,
if you're going to go in, right, should at least get paid.
That's what I'm thinking at this point.
I'm like, "This is my second elimination."
I mean, it's not like it's up to you or me.
I would rather go for money than just, like, some bullshit.
-Like... -You really have to either pitch
a really feasible excuse for Leo,
and if you don't have a good one, it's...
they'd have to eliminate a Survivor, no matter what.
(sighs) I hate this. (laughs)
If I want to be in this long-term,
I think the Survivors are the way to go, so
Leo and Justine would absolutely be an option.
I feel like
I really need to do what's best for me.
-ANGELA: Shall we chat? -TASHA: Let's chat.
If you had to pick a duo,
which duo do you think you guys could potentially
come back against?
Knowing the perception of, like, you're not going
after Big Brother, which makes sense,
it's really hard to say.
Let's start with non Big Brother people.
What do you think
about Dom and Cash?
-I think that's definitely an option. -Mm-hmm.
BOTH: Sarah and Cinco?
(Angela inhales sharply)
-Not the vibe I'm feeling. -Yeah.
-Um... -No.
-ANGELA: Let's skip them. -Yeah. (laughs) -(laughs)
And so that leaves...
BOTH: Justine and Leo.
JAMES: Those are the two teams
that kind of fell in our wheelhouse.
-It is what it is, in my opinion. -Yeah.
And I'm going to give everything that I have,
regardless of who it is.
But we're trying to get money at the end of the day.
So, re-relationships good,
-but this-this isn't that. -It's a game.
It's an elimination round.
We can go against Justine and Leo.
Leo is Amazing Race.
It might be me facing off
against Domenick, who is also a Survivor.
But here's the thing.
You have to let those relationships
and former partnerships go.
CASHAY: You're literally making it so easy for them.
You're like, "I'm ready to go. I'm ready to go."
-I wasn't gonna... -We don't want to make it easy.
-Okay. -But that's already getting around
because all of Big Brother has already heard
that you said, "I'm ready to go."
Respectfully...
I want to put a piece of tape on Dom's mouth.
Got to stay ready.
It's just saddle up at this point.
It doesn't matter to me.
I'm gonna just enjoy the night and polish my boots.
CASHAY: I'm also not dumb,
and neither are any of the other girls from Love Island.
Just because, like, we're a vibe and we're cute and we're funny
doesn't mean that we're not playing the game.
-Do you want to go in? -I kind of do.
-Really? -Yeah.
-Why? -I'm ready. It's my moment.
We don't want that. You're not playing smart.
-Like, you have to play smart. -(laughs) Cash, I love you.
-I'm serious. -Thank you.
Thank you for teaching me the game.
-Appreciate it. -(laughing): I'm so serious.
You're s... This is amazing.
She's so smart-- that girl of yours.
She's so smart.
I am a construction supervisor.
I don't ask my crew their opinion.
I tell them,
"This is what we're doing,"
and that's what we do.
JAMES: I mean, I really don't want to go against Dom.
So, you'd rather go against me?
My choice would be to not go against you, period.
It really depends on the game.
Our station was next to Dom and Cash,
so, like, watching them, they were, like, rushing it.
That's the only team I saw.
That hurt, James. That hurt right here.
Okay? Everyone here has
their groups that they had from before The Challenge.
I only have James and Cayla,
so we should be thick as glue.
It is what it is. We'll see what happens.
(laughs)
JAMES: I love having a working relationship
with Leo, but
Justine has a lot of money that's worth
winning to bank in my Challenge account,
which means getting one step closer to competing
in TJ's final.
I was shocked, and I... and I...
and I point blank... point blank told him this.
-"So you want to go against me?" -Oh, James, what are you doing?
And I just laughed.
What the fuck's wrong with him?
CAYLA: Why would you want to go in
against one of your own?
The three Amazing Racers-- we are ride-or-die.
Trust, in this game, is everything for me.
My trust is indirectly
shaken by James.
'Cause there's three of us, you would think that we'd be fucking
stronger, but I guess not.
I don't know what his intentions are.
It's fucked up.
(birds singing)
WOMAN: Whoa.
* *
All right, everyone, welcome back to the Arena.
(applause)
The team that lost the last challenge
was James and Tasha. Come on out.
(applause and cheering)
-TJ: How's it going, guys? -Good.
-Yeah. You ready? -Yeah, we're ready.
All right, I believe it.
Kyland and Angela, congratulations.
By winning the challenge, you not only got ten grand
to split into your Challenge accounts,
but you're safe from elimination.
And now I need you to choose one team
to send into the Arena
to go against James and Tasha. Angela?
This just seemed like the best option for this week,
this week's situation and moving forward.
All right.
Kyland?
-Dom and Cash. -Domenick, Cashay, come on down.
-(applause) -Let's go, guys. -Good luck.
KYLAND: The best move
for any of the strong players is to
eliminate the potential of you getting paired
with one of the less prepared players in this game.
I want the people that deserve
to be in the final to be in the final,
and I want to run against the best of the best.
That's literally the thing, though,
is wanting the toughest people at the end.
At the end of the day, it just comes down to Dom and Cash.
(applause)
LEO: Kyland and Angela do not say my name
or Justine's name, so
I'm relieved, but, you know,
I think the damage is already done. Um, you know,
I can't trust James anymore.
CINCO: Me and Cash are on better terms.
We're talking a little bit more.
Still kind of weird for me, but I'm seeing
this more competitive side of her I'd never seen.
You're going to make it back. Just compete
and do what you can and
show people that you deserve to be here.
All right, everyone, tonight you are playing Plug and Play.
To begin, you and your partner are going to start
on top of that container.
Then, when I say go, one of you is gonna jump in
and start releasing the building blocks.
The other partner
is going to throw 'em down,
slide down the fire pole,
and start stacking.
Now, your goal
is to get all 14 blocks out
as fast as you can
and build a tower.
All right? Now here's the catch.
When I say "go," I'm gonna pull a lever which will release
all of the water out of those tanks fast.
If the water hits the line, the game is over.
It's up to you if you want to try and plug the hole or not,
buy your teammate some time.
Just stack those blocks as fast as you can.
All right? The first team to stack all 14 of their blocks
will win tonight's elimination round and stay in the game.
Losing team goes home empty-handed.
-Sounds good. -All right, good luck, everyone. Let's get it done.
-Go, guys! -Love you guys!
You guys are incredible.
JAMES: This is not
my first rodeo, which I think is an advantage. I have this
calm about me going into elimination
because it's the confidence
that the last elimination game instilled in me.
-We will make such a great team. -I agree.
-We just got to have fun with this. -TASHA: I agree.
-And communicate and be there for each other. -I agree.
CASHAY: I feel like, since the water's going down,
I should be in there
-because I'm, like, smaller, and I feel like... -Yeah. No.
-No, you don't agree? I'm gonna just go with him. -No.
This is, like, the moment where he needs
-to be right. -Yeah.
So if y'all watch this back, and I should have been in the water,
DM me and just be like, "You were right, girl,"
-'cause I'm gonna need it. -That's fine. That's fine.
All right, everyone ready?
-Go! -(shouting indistinctly)
There you go!
-You got it. Good job. -(cheering)
-(whooping) -Go, go, go, go, go.
DOMENICK: It's not until this moment
that I really start to feel like
I am actually playing this game.
If I can step up to the plate today
and really show the rest of the people that are here
that I'm not someone to mess with,
this might be an opportunity to do so.
SHAN: Keep going. Keep going.
-Good job, James! -Come on, Dom!
(shouting indistinctly)
There you go!
Come on, come on. There it is.
Hurry up! You got it!
SHAN: You got it. Keep going. Get as many as you can.
Get as many as you can, many as you can.
-There you go, Dom. -SHAN: Keep going, keep going.
JAMES: My first thought is to clog the drain.
So I figured, let's sit on it.
(laughs): Not the right idea.
Like, that really hurt.
You got it. You got it. You got it. You got it. You got it.
There you go, mama.
-He's got to get all the pieces. -(whooping)
Go! Go! Go! Go!
Good job, James! Good job!
Wait for the rest of 'em, Cash.
Keep going, James. Keep going.
Here.
Let's go, Cash!
SARAH: Dom's not plugging his drain,
and his water is going quickly.
They can get DQ'd
all over Dom not plugging the damn drain.
Let's go, Cash!
SARAH: What are you doing?
-(whooping) -(indistinct shouting)
Good job, Cash, you got it!
(indistinct shouting)
SHAN: Have to throw 'em over quick, quick.
Tasha, you got to move.
TASHA: I do feel like I've been laying low
up until now,
but this elimination
is an opportunity for me
to flex a little bit and show why I'm here.
(Domenick shouts indistinctly)
Move faster, Cash! Move faster!
CASHAY: I love being underestimated. It turns me on.
The elimination rounds is all about doing well under pressure.
Whoever does better under pressure and makes smarter moves
comes back.
XAVIER: Dom
doesn't give a damn about that pipe.
You're just going to look like an idiot.
DOMENICK: Move faster, Cash!
Go!
JAMES: Be careful how you stack 'em!
-Do it with four. Stack four, and then go. -Stack four.
-DESI: All right, take your time, Tasha. -DEREK: Tasha, there you go.
CAYLA: Take your time, Tasha, take your time.
-Cash, be careful! -You got it, Cash! Breathe!
You got this! You got this!
Good job, Cash!
-You got this! -Way to go, Cash!
Oh, my God, Dom.
Plug the hole.
All right, let's go!
CASHAY: We have all of our pieces, right?
-(indistinct shouting) -Push it in a little bit!
Check! Check! Check!
-(air horn blows) -Cashay and Domenick win!
-Yes! -Wow.
(applause and cheering)
Yeah, baby!
KYLAND: Dom and Cash are back in the house,
and I can't
really say I'm concerned because they're a weak team.
I'm not really tripping about it.
I'm so proud of you.
-Nice job. Nice job, Tasha. -Good job, guys.
-Good job, James. -TJ: Wow.
Domenick, what were you thinking, man?
You barely won.
It was just a brain fart on my end.
She got it done in time.
-Luckily, you had a serious partner... -Yeah.
-who was just getting it done. -Yeah.
-So, congratulations, you two. -Thank you very much.
That was awesome. James, Tasha, unfortunately,
you lost tonight's elimination round.
-Take care. Have a good one. -All right. Thank you.
-(applause) -Good job, guys!
-Love you guys! -Good job, Tasha!
It just wasn't my night, and I'm okay with that.
I got a small taste of The Challenge,
and I would love, love, love to come back.
-Tasha, love you! Love you, James! -Tasha, represent!
JAMES: I will never forget putting on the uniform
for the first time and feeling so empowered
and feeling so badass.
(voice breaking): Growing up being a fan of all these shows,
um, it's been a very humbling experience.
-(Cashay sniffles) -TJ: Domenick, Cash,
congratulations. You are still in the game.
Going for the big money.
You are also playing to secure your spot
in the first ever international Challenge tournament,
where the best in the world will compete on Paramount+.
And you just took their money.
$3,000 to split. Looking good.
Go ahead and rejoin the group.
Thanks, TJ.
CASHAY: Dom and I are the first team
to be thrown in and to walk back. Yeah, baby.
At breakfast tomorrow, you got to see me.
You can't get rid of me.
DOMENICK: If I would have lost
because of a silly mistake,
I don't know how I would have been able to go home.
So thank God
Cash got this done.
And now it's time to see what the Algorithm has to say.
DOMENICK: Angela and Kyland,
I'm getting my revenge. And in the future,
always remember to plug your hole.
So pretty.
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SHAN: They throw each other under the bus
left, right and center.
He's coming after us. Whoa. Oh, no.
JUSTINE: Oh!
The tea is hot!
TJ: Today's challenge is trivia
250 feet above the ground.
-Let's go! -(screaming) -
(TJ laughing)
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