♪ MTV ♪
This is "The Challenge" World Championship.
16 global MVPs from Argentina, Australia, the UK, and USA
competed in a grueling qualifier
here in Cape Town, South Africa...
Come on!
Let the games begin!
While 14 elite "Challenge" Legends
watched every move they made.
Welcome to "The Challenge."
On the shoulder!
The UK's Zara
and Australia's Grant pulled out the win,
but Argentina's Claudia and the UK's Tristan
couldn't get it done.
Lucky for Tristan, the UK's Nathan was
medically unable to compete in the game.
So Tristan got to avoid elimination.
At nominations, Australia's Kiki and the UK's Kaz
were selected to potentially take on Claudia in the arena.
Zara and Grant ultimately chose Kiki,
and after a brutal Pole Wrestle,
Argentina's Claudia...
[air horn blares]
Has been eliminated.
And now, the remaining global MVPs
will choose their legendary partners
right here in the arena.
These Legends have been around the house
for a minute now.
But I think it's time we get them involved
because the first ever "Challenge" World Championship
is going to be played in pairs.
- Yes. - Yeah!
One global MVP, one Legend makes a team.
And together, these pairs will fight for their share
of $500,000 and bring home the title
of Challenge World Champion.
And we're picking them tonight.
[cheers and applause]
I told you at the qualifier,
it is very important to do well,
and I meant it.
The order in which you finished that qualifier
is the order in which you are picking your teams.
[dramatic music]
I am going through all the people
I'd like to be partnered with and realizing
that I have absolutely no say in the matter
because I'll be choosing last.
Let's be honest.
I absolutely fucked the qualifier,
but as a Challenge UK champion,
I've got a big old point to prove.
So let's see where the cards fall.
It's time to make my name in the game.
I am ecstatic right now.
I got to think about my game
and who's going to be able to maneuver
in a social way through this game.
It's about to get spicy in the house.
First things first, I need all the Legends
to come down here with me.
[cheers and applause] - I'm scared.
We're good.
The fact that the global MVPs get to choose us, I'm like,
I am at their mercy.
I really just hope that I get a good partner
because this is going to set the tone
for the rest of the season.
♪ ♪
Nobody wants to be picked last,
but you're standing amongst the greatest
to ever play this game.
And I don't want to get picked last
'cause I don't want my kids laughing at me.
It's like being picked in gym class or something.
First up, representing Australia, Grant.
Which Legend is going to be your teammate?
I could work with all of them.
The one person that really stood out to me
that I would really enjoy working with is...
Jonna.
Welcome to Australia.
[all cheering]
First draft pick, yeah!
Grant and Jonna representing Australia.
I'm really happy that you picked me.
She was so surprised.
I think she shit herself.
- [laughs] - I was like, come on, like.
I have a great endurance.
My swimming is pretty good,
but, man, I suck at puzzles, like.
I'm great at puzzles, great at the endurance side.
Winning this whole game doesn't come down
to who's the strongest.
It's who is the most well-rounded team,
and I really feel like my strengths
complement his weaknesses and vice versa.
Since I've never won and I am the smallest woman
in the house, I'm afraid I'll be chosen last.
But pound for pound, I'm quite strong.
I'm very flexible, and I have a good attitude,
except for when I don't.
And sometimes when I don't, that also helps me.
Next up, the UK's Zara.
- Hi. [laughs] - Zara, how you doing?
I suck with numbers, so I'm hoping there's a genius
waiting to fill in that hole.
So I love you all, but I'm going to choose Wes.
- Whoa. - Whoo!
Yeah!
Welcome to the UK!
Thank you.
Wow, first draft pick, OK.
Wes and Zara, you are now representing the UK.
I do like the finer things in life,
and that means I have to have the best partner.
That's me.
I'm like the Lamborghini of partners.
There's no doubt that we're coming home with $500,000.
Team USA, Ben.
My wife told me, if you had an opportunity,
you should work with Jonna or Tori.
So I'm just praying and hoping that Ben
is not going to pick Tori.
Just get to the point. I'm picking Kaycee.
[all cheering]
Kaycee has a great social game.
She was a winner of "Big Brother"
the same year that I won "Survivor."
We're going to go to the final and raise them flags for USA.
[applause] - Yeah, boy!
- Let's go. - Next up, Kaz.
I share a lot of common interests with this person.
And I think their strengths will complement my weaknesses.
I'm going for Jordan.
Yeah!
[applause]
Oh.
I don't believe me and Kaz would work well in a team.
One disagreement, and I think it'll put a bit
easier target on our heads.
And so I think if we stay separate,
then it'd be better for our game.
Kaz and Jordan representing the UK.
Danny?
I'ma go with Tori. both: Yeah!
[applause]
We gonna fuck this shit up, baby.
Tori and Danny, that's going to be a tough one.
That's team workhorse right there.
[laughs]
Tori is an absolute beast, so I'm excited to get her.
I mean, he's an absolute legend of an MVP already.
Both of us have experienced winning and what it takes.
And I think we could do it again.
Next up, Justine.
I have to go with one of the best.
I'm going to go with Bananas. - Oh!
[applause]
Bananas and Justine, you're representing the U.S.
I obviously want to play with Team USA.
I think that they have the strongest bond,
the strongest alliance.
Representing Argentina, Benja.
I honestly don't know from where to take it.
♪ ♪
I keep on looking at Jodi, and she doesn't want
to look at me in the eyes.
Do I want a person that doesn't want to play with me?
We just lost an Argentinian player,
and I don't need to be picked up by a team
that's on its way out already.
So I'm hoping that he doesn't pick me.
I had a hunch that with Jodi,
we're going to make a good team.
Oh, Jodi.
Jodi, you're going to love me.
It's only going to take, for you, a couple of days.
Everybody, in 15 minutes, they understand me.
[speaking Spanish]
[applause]
Fresh off her elimination win, Kiki.
I'm going to go with Darrell.
- Oh. - Yeah.
I mean, he loves red wine as much as I do,
so this could go downhill.
I don't know, guys.
Put some respect on our names, please, you know?
[laughter] Jesus.
Next up, Rodrigo.
With her, we are going to rock it.
Nia. - Oh, yeah.
Yeah. [applause]
Rodrigo, Nia, representing Argentina.
- Argentina! - Oh, Argentina!
Emily?
I'm going to say yes to Yes.
Yes.
We got an Olympic swimmer, and Yes is
very good at the challenges.
They gonna be a strong team.
I'm thankful to be an Aussie
'cause I love the Australian people.
- Welcome to Aussie. - Troy?
I'm going to have to go with Amber.
- Yay. - Amber.
I love you, Troy.
Amber, Troy representing Australia.
[both laugh]
- Let's do this. - Let's go.
Sarah?
This person and I had a really good conversation
about wanting to come to America
and get married.
And I think this might speed up our visa process.
[laughter]
So, Theo, you're going to wear the American flag.
I am American Legend.
Get your ass up here! [laughter]
Yeah!
Oh, no one's beating us in elimination, baby.
Sarah and Theo are just a big threat.
Sarah is quite smart, and Theo is just huge.
I mean, I don't think they're going to be
easy to eliminate, put it that way.
As long as I wasn't last, I'm happy.
Which means Tristan and Kellyanne are a team,
and Jujuy and my man, Nelson.
Go hit it. Whoo!
I am not shocked that I'm picked last,
because I am stacked up with people that won
one time, four times, seven times.
I haven't won once.
Have I done legendary things in this game?
Yes, but being a champ in this game means everything to me.
We're gonna do really, really good.
With you? Sure. Not that I was that.
I'm buzzing. I'm buzzing.
I feel I got really lucky to be partnered with Tristan.
He seems like he has a calm personality.
I'm hoping he's better at puzzles than he looks.
Ooh, that's tight.
That way. Progression.
You're the puzzle master.
- I get that a lot. - [laughs]
Are we perfectly suited together?
No, I don't think so,
but she's a super strong competitor
and a tough cookie.
This concludes the draft.
I hope you love your new teams.
[cheers and applause]
Get out of here.
I'm expecting chaos.
Every single pair looks like a tough competition.
This is the World Championship, so everyone's intimidating.
But being partnered up with Bananas,
I am not worried about the two of us.
We might be one of the stronger teams here.
♪ ♪
Welcome to "The Challenge."
Amos Argentina!
Argentina! Argentina!
Whoo!
- Little by little. - Go, go, go!
Harder!
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!
all: Oi, oi, oi!
- Come on, Aussie! - Oi!
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! all: Oi, oi, oi!
All day.
[all cheering]
Let's go, UK. You got this.
[tires squealing]
- Let's go! - Whoo!
I am here to work.
USA!
all: USA!
Team USA is fired up.
[all cheering]
Damn, fam!
- USA! - Argentina!
- Aussie! - Oi!
UK!
[dramatic music]
[all cheering]
Oh, my God, I'm so happy to be home.
Well done, Kiki.
♪ ♪
What about left and right?
[speaking Spanish]
Oh, shit.
[both laugh]
I barely can pronounce it.
We have really, like, same energy.
And for me, it's very important to connect with the people,
you know?
And that's one thing that's very important
when it comes to teamwork.
I do think we have what it takes
to be a champion in this game.
Yeah.
I think one of the first challenges
are going to be communicating between us two.
I'm really good at communication.
[both laugh] I like to talk a lot,
you know, if you couldn't--
I know you talk a lot.
I do.
[laughter]
[upbeat music]
- Have a seat. - [laughs]
I'm just gonna be straight up.
Picking you was a strategic move.
Everyone here is physically capable of...
- Yeah. - Doing all of these things.
That's not why I picked you.
I just take a while to, like, warm up to new people.
I'm used to people coming in and, like,
being public enemy number one.
I played D2 soccer.
- Mm-hmm. - I ran track.
I just don't want you to feel like because you're Bananas,
that you have to, like, carry this.
You can rely on me too.
- Yeah. - You know?
I saw the way you performed last season on "The Challenge,"
and you absolutely crushed this.
- Wow. - Yeah.
So when I come into this season,
I am just conditioned to feel like
I'm going to be public enemy number one,
and everybody, based on reputation alone,
are going to target me.
But we're slowly getting to know each other.
This isn't a one-night stand.
It's more of, like, a-- we have to go out
to dinner a few times first.
OK, I can do that.
Because I am a lady in the sheets,
but a freak in the streets.
[laughs]
Bananas, you're making me sweat.
I'm hot.
- Oh, I'm sorry. - Oh, shit.
I know.
I took a sip, and I walked off with it.
My bad, Danny.
♪ ♪
You know, this is the first "Challenge" that I've
walked into where it's like, you know, usually, you have
your, like, really strong people...
- Yeah. - Really good people at this.
You have your layups. You have everybody--
this one, it's like, every single person is like--
Yeah, good.
- Really good. - Yeah.
- You know? So-- - Yeah, for sure.
So you're close with, like, Wes and, like,
Nia, and, you know, Jordan.
You guys are all-- you know, you guys have
your own little thing right there.
There are people here who have done
multiple seasons together.
There are people here who have hooked up.
Past relationships really make or break you in this game.
[tense music]
How are you with Kellyanne?
You know, when you win, things change
because, you know, people think, like,
man, maybe I should have won. - Yeah.
I don't know if, like, that's something
that she's carrying into this. - Oh.
I'm kind of getting, like, weird, like, vibes from her.
I guess we'll see, like, how it goes.
- Something's a little off. - Yeah.
I have no idea what this game is going to bring,
so having people that you can trust is very important.
I love Kellyanne to death.
Kellyanne is, honestly, one of my favorite people,
but Kellyanne is kind of erratic.
And that's pretty dangerous in this game.
I think it's an uphill battle from here.
- Yeah. - [sighs]
- Are we right? - Yeah.
[laughs] You're like, "Sure are."
Looking at these teams, I'm nervous.
I was not picked.
I was the last leftover,
and I'd like to be aligned with a strong team that I can trust.
I have my eyes on a few people,
but I don't know exactly where I fall.
I have no alliances, but I do have
a handful of close friends.
♪ ♪
OK, first things first, rule number one, don't get
distracted by all the other idiots' training regimen.
OK.
They do a bunch of things that don't matter.
They're going to do bicep curls, yoga.
There's only one thing
that you can actually move the needle with,
long-distance running.
Some of the MVPs are obviously smart and talented
and won their own individual games,
but this is still only their second "Challenge."
Well, this is kind of like my 20th game.
We won't broadcast it. We can go for--
- We just do it, yeah. - We just do it.
I was never a school person,
but it's the first time in my life
I'm so excited about going to school.
It's not only about training, but it's also about politics
and getting inside people's heads.
And it's a bit effed up, but I like it.
She's a star pupil.
Even if they start copying us--
It's too late. They don't have it.
- And then they won't do it... - Do it in the Wes way.
In the Wes way.
[upbeat music]
♪ With the wind ♪
♪ At our side ♪
♪ We ever ride ♪
Yes, there's, like, a language barrier,
but who cares?
He has the brute strength.
I'm going to back him up.
We came here to win, only win.
Yeah.
♪ This is our house ♪
♪ These are my people, mister, this is my town ♪
I expect the World Challenge Championship to be
something completely new.
I'm here for it. Emily is here for it.
We're here to take on the world.
♪ Whoa ♪
Now we've got our partners,
the game has officially begun.
This is "The Challenge" World Championship, baby.
And me and Jordan are going to win.
Remember I said that.
♪ This is our house ♪
♪ These are my colors ♪
♪ This is sacred ground ♪
♪ This is our house ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ This is our house ♪
♪ Ain't nobody nowhere gonna knock it down ♪
Let's go!
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[all cheering]
- Looking good! - Yeah, man.
All right!
How's everybody doing?
all: Good!
You ready for the first challenge
on this season of "The Challenge"
World Championship as teams?
[all cheering] - Yeah!
Today's challenge is called Chain Game.
To begin, you and your partner are going to start
on the other side of that dune.
When I say go, you will race up,
over, and through this course all the way to that shipwreck.
Now, at the shipwreck, there are several chains.
Each chain is a different color.
Those colors correspond to the puzzles
at the bottom of the dune.
Oh, and, by the way, those chains
are over 700 pounds each.
- Wow. - 350 kilos.
You're going to have to drag that chain
to its corresponding puzzle, where you'll use
the chain to solve your puzzle,
but here's the catch.
Puzzles are more difficult the closer
they are to that shipwreck, and they get easier
as they get further out.
Remember, you have to drag that chain,
and it is not going to be easy.
It's up to you to decide to bet on your smarts
or your strength.
And once you get that puzzle solved,
race back up to that shipwreck.
First team to ring that bell will win today's challenge
and be the only team safe from elimination.
The team that gets last place,
I'll be seeing you in the arena,
where you'll have to fight for your right to stay in the game
and try and get that $500,000.
Good luck, everyone. Make it happen.
- All right! - Yeah, TJ!
Come on!
♪ ♪
Obviously, I've got a Legend,
who is one of the best in the game,
who would have been my first pick.
So I've got to show her that I deserve to be her partner
today, and I plan on doing so.
I was hoping that this would go to my strengths,
and certain puzzles and heavy weights are not my strengths.
But I'm hoping that, with cardio, we can kill it.
♪ ♪
I need some Aussie lingo.
Like g'day, mate.
Yeah, but, like, what are we going to--yeah.
A bit how you going.
It means, like, a bit crap, a bit not good.
Well, we're doing great.
Yeah, we're not a bit how you going.
We're going good.
Hello, Team Argentina.
Yeah, I'm excited about Team Argentina.
My very first season of "Road Rules" was,
we went to Argentina, and I won.
That's a big deal.
Our strategy today is to pick one of the harder puzzles
so that we can get the chain down fast
and then maybe map the puzzle out.
♪ ♪
All right, everyone, ready?
♪ ♪
Go. [air horn blares]
Let's go!
♪ ♪
[grunts] Whoo!
Ah!
[indistinct chatter]
Oh, shit.
If there's one thing about me,
my strengths are during the challenges.
So I'm excited to show Bananas that I'm that bitch.
- Let's go, Justine. - Darrell.
Come on, mama.
Come on, come on. - I'm coming.
Do you know where we're headed? - Yeah.
I don't know if we're going to get there.
- Come on, Kiki. - No, no, no.
Kiki is definitely somebody I can work with.
She does have a lot of nervous anxiety, but you know what?
It's all good. Go ahead and get it out.
Go ahead and vent. It's all right.
We got it.
Amber, this one.
Hopefully, they're going to be a bit easier.
I'm happy with this. - Which one?
Maybe the blue.
Grab this.
Let's go. You grab it.
Right there.
- There? - Yep.
♪ ♪
You all right with this one?
We have no choice.
Yeah, let's do it.
Let's go, baby.
Let's go.
So the ones on the inside are the hardest,
and they get easier as it goes out.
We are the last people to arrive to the chain,
so we get the hardest one.
But I've heard this genius here
is really, really good at puzzles.
So I think Jonna is really going to shine.
[grunting]
Listen, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Move the sand. Move the sand.
Stop right there.
I like to look at teams like who is the most well-rounded.
I would say Wes and Zara, Kaz and Jordan--
- Mm-hmm. - Grant and Jonna.
Yeah, Grant is an absolute horse.
However, what he lacks is experience.
And I think that is going to be a detriment down the road.
♪ ♪
Jonna, come on.
- Come on. - I'm already exhausted.
Yeah, walking backwards, go.
The entire chain is 700 pounds,
so we're going to move this thing bit by bit.
I'm going to pull it from the front.
He's going to go at the back of the chain.
Eventually, you'll get where you're going.
I just want to fight to win.
I've already been voted in, so why are they not gonna say
my name again, you know?
True that.
We're going to walk this all the way.
There you go.
Keep walking.
Wait, wait, wait, let me go under.
[both grunting]
One, two, three.
- [grunts] - Whoo!
- Ready? - Yeah.
We get it all to this point, yeah?
All that flat out like it was a drink of water at this minute.
We're all going a hundred miles an hour.
Even though we're the last ones to the chains,
we're the first to get our chain to the puzzle.
- Yeah. - Hold on, hold on.
Slow down, slow down. Let me help you out.
Go ahead.
Me and Tori both know that we're strong,
but Tori is one of those people who wants to prove a point,
and she's dragging this chain.
It's getting caught in the sand,
and we should not be this far behind dragging this chain.
Four trips for every, like, 15, 20 yards.
Got to do it together or get tangled up like this.
I know. I don't know what this one is,
is what I'm asking.
That one, the second one from there.
So it's not the one I just did?
- No. - The puzzle is a set of holes
that are sticking out of the ground.
And we have to loop this chain around those poles.
We choose one of the harder puzzles,
but I feel really comfortable doing puzzles.
I really need to win because we have already Claudia out.
And we don't have a ton of relationships in the house.
- OK. - [indistinct]
Let's go down, foundation, this, and then your perimeter.
This side here, right?
- Yep. - OK.
- Up. - It doesn't ever go down.
- Like this? - Yeah.
And then we're on. We got it.
Yep, you tell me where you want to go.
- Here. - Yep.
I was a bit hesitant because I've never played
with Jonna before, and then we started doing it,
and I was like, shit, she knows exactly what she's doing.
So everyone was telling the truth that she's the best.
♪ ♪
There are certain ways to move this thing.
- Mm-hmm. - It's not just grab one end,
grab the other end, and let's just pull.
No, you got to do it piece by piece.
She's a beast, and it was awesome to actually have
to push myself to try to keep up with her.
Do you think we can get it over there now?
There you go, Rodri.
[grunting]
Keep going.
[breathing heavily]
Ah!
Great job, Kaz.
You are killing it right now.
Let's go. Come on. Come on, Justine.
Tighten it. OK.
I am a little concerned about our puzzle strengths,
but I'm good at 50% of puzzles, so we'll see.
I'm good at 50% of puzzles.
Hopefully, it's the opposite 50%.
So that means it's 100%.
If it's not the same puzzles.
One, two, three, four.
- It has to cross. - It has to cross somewhere.
But it has to end at the right place.
A little more.
Take your time, yeah? These red things go into there.
- Pull there? - Yes.
- With this? - Yes.
- So here? - Here.
OK.
- Like this and this, right? - I'm so lost right now. Whew.
I'm not gonna lie.
I am out of breath, but the job's not done yet.
Every moment counts.
You just got to keep it going, keep it chugging.
Wait, it can't--
Let's look at it.
Can we un--they have to cross.
They did-- they just have to touch.
Here. Go grab the center.
Go pick up the center.
Kaz and I are setting up the last little bits
of our puzzle.
And I think we're about to win this thing.
Let's get this thing done and get out of here.
♪ ♪
- Check. - Check.
Let's go. Come on. - Where are we going?
We don't have the check anyway.
Check.
Good, let's go.
Wait, hurry, hurry.
- Come on, come on. - Come on. Come on, Kaz.
Oh, they racing.
Come on, Kaz!
You better go, Jonna!
You better go!
♪ ♪
Well done. Whoo-hoo!
[bell ringing]
- Oh, my God. - You're a super mom.
This girl is a super mom.
Good job, guys.
Another thing that I like about you, Grant,
is the fact that you have a family that you're
fighting for back at home, as well
as a kid and one on the way.
Mm-hmm, that's the purpose, and that's the reason
why I'm here.
And I know the same for Jonna.
Cross them up, OK?
- So that one's right here. - Yeah.
Across is right here, right?
No, it crosses into the middle.
This season, you cannot come last.
Coming last, you're automatically in elimination,
and nobody wants to be there.
No.
That one goes there, and the thing goes there.
Tristan and I are having a difficult time communicating.
I keep trying to tell Tristan what I want him to do,
but because we're falling so far behind,
he is clearly getting upset
and not really hearing what I'm saying.
It's gonna look like a triangle.
I'm confu-- I don't know what you mean.
Check.
Good job.
Yeah.
- Yeah. - Very nice.
Good job.
Very nice.
- Very nice. - Everything.
- You sure? - Yeah, straight across.
[all cheering]
There we go!
Pull it.
- Hey, oi! - Check.
- OK. - Yo!
This counts towards our dailies, Wes.
[all cheering] - Get it, Zara!
Get it, Zara! Yes!
[indistinct chatter]
Yes!
Try, try, try.
Come here, come here. I need help.
Check.
Yeah. - Yeah, it's good.
♪ ♪
[all cheering]
- Come on, J! - Take the bell.
[all cheering]
♪ ♪
Look, that's the input.
Do you see?
That's not at all right.
It has to be crossed here and crossed here.
I need Kellyanne to work with me,
rather than her tell me what to do.
I know she's a Legend in this game,
but you've got to help me, girl.
I think we went the wrong way.
I think we're supposed to go this way.
Wait, Nelson, calm down.
We have to figure out.
Let's think.
It's like this. Look.
We got to start from this way. Yeah.
No, no, this point is supposed to go there.
No, it's not working.
I don't know what's going on.
Like, I start to get really nervous now.
We need to finish this now.
♪ ♪
I hate puzzles. Ugh.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
Now, from here, we need to go across and then go back in.
So from here?
Yes, take that off.
Oh, man, Tristan and Kellyanne,
it looks like we have a puzzle meltdown.
They cannot figure it out.
And Nelson and Jujuy, no matter how many smiles
and how much positivity they have,
it is not going to solve your puzzle for you.
OK, grab that side. Grab that side there.
OK.
This side is supposed to go on that side.
Pull, pull this over to--
Check.
Hurry, Nelson!
Hurry, Nelson and Jujuy!
♪ ♪
Oh.
We didn't get it.
- Go, go, go! - Come on, now!
[all cheering]
[air horn blares] - No!
[breathing heavily]
Come on, baby.
No, no.
Jujuy, Jujuy, Jujuy, Nelson.
Another Arena for Argentina.
Fuck.
Why?
Yeah, I don't like that.
- You did an amazing job. - You did.
Great challenge today, everyone.
Good job.
[cheers and applause]
Coming out on top, representing Australia,
Grant and Jonna.
[all cheering]
Yeah!
Jonna is my friend outside of this game,
and I feel that I can definitely trust her.
So much of this game is political,
and a lot of the politics are just old friendships.
Now, on the other end, we have Nelson and Jujuy.
Unfortunately, I'll be seeing you two
in the elimination round.
Now, it's time for everyone to go back to the house
and nominate two teams for possible elimination
to go against Nelson and Jujuy from Argentina.
Of those two teams, ultimately, one of them
will be selected by our winners, Jonna and Grant.
Get out of here. I'll see you soon.
[applause] - Let's go!
Whoo! - Yeah.
Right now, the easy thing to do
would be put both the additional Argentinean teams
in against Nelson and Jujuy.
So I need to get some real social networking going
to try to flip the script and get
this momentum going in a different direction
away from me.
Man, did I tell you guys how much I love Australia?
[laughs]
♪ ♪
[all cheering]
Another win for the Aussies and Grant back-to-back.
The UK team and Argentina have smaller numbers.
So if there's a possibility to get rid of more of them,
then we're going to take that shot.
[all cheering]
♪ ♪
I really love the energy that Team Argentina has brought
to the house, but right now,
you're kind of the odd country out.
So I think we're just going to keep
throwing you in against each other
until you have disappeared.
That's the way the cookie crumbles.
If you do put the pieces together,
we are the country with the least amount of players in it.
You do?
I do. - We both do.
Mm-hmm.
Which might put us both at risk.
Yeah.
What do you want to do?
Kellyanne, that's, like, an easy one.
Maybe not for you, but--
Yeah, no, it's not.
I'm more likely to be able to work with and trust Kellyanne
than I am Benja and Jodi.
Kellyanne and I had a very serious relationship
a long time ago, but Kellyanne being my ex
doesn't have anything to do with her being safe.
Ultimately, I have to do what's best for me.
♪ ♪
What are you thinking, Kellyanne?
I'm thinking that I'd like for somebody of the Legends
to tell me what to do, so I don't feel like
I have to go against you guys.
I came last in the qualifier, and we came
second to last in this one.
So we are at risk of getting voted in,
but, luckily, Jonna and Grant won.
We don't want to be nominated.
Once you're nominated, people have a good excuse
to nominate you again.
The best option, to be honest, would be the U.S. person
because you guys are strong right now
and then an Aussie or--
But Tori-- Tori is with a U.S. person.
♪ ♪
The USA team is not only incredibly strong
and politically smart, they are really close.
And most of them have been known
to be quite cutthroat,
something that I'm not known for.
♪ ♪
Kellyanne, I've not even had a conversation
with my fucking partner yet about what she wants to do.
Wouldn't that be helpful?
You make a mistake, it's not easy to fix.
I end up just totally losing it.
I know that we're friends with these people,
but they're already really, really close,
and they already have, uh,
you know, a few--the--
Aus--where are they from?
- OK, chill out. - Help me.
Tell me the place they're from. - It doesn't matter.
Argentina.
That's what happens to me too.
Argentina is also-- don't be a dick.
Jonna, what are you going to--
can you talk to Kellyanne? She has questions.
Everybody has, like, partners from around the world.
Mm-hmm.
Paranoia is a hell of a drug,
and Kellyanne is high off her ass on it.
Kellyanne, I've had more of a conversation with you
than I've had with my own partner
about what we're going to do.
I'm not still asking you.
I got it.
We fucked up. [laughs]
Honestly, as long as it ain't us, I don't care.
I don't want to even be the one to toss out the names.
- No, same. - It's a tough spot.
All I know is when I was upstairs,
Kellyanne was like, "Well, a good plan
"would be to put the Americans in
because there's more Americans."
And I was like, "I'm on the Americans."
If someone throws a name out of somebody in my alliance,
they need to go.
You ain't with me, you're against me.
- Yeah. - Like, we didn't say her name.
No.
And then she throws ours out there.
Right.
♪ ♪
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
We're going to make it short and sweet and simple.
I think the way to have power in this game
is to just show up, bust ass, grind it
out in the heat of the desert.
And so if you didn't and if you're at the bottom today,
that would be Jodi and Benja.
And that's--and that's also Tristan and Kellyanne.
No disrespect, but you got to come to play.
♪ ♪
Unfortunately, Jodi and Benjamin,
I have to go with y'all tonight.
And I do not want to say your name, Kellyanne,
but I have to go with you and Tristan, as well.
Kellyanne, Tristan, and Jodi and Benja.
We've all been here before.
Let's fall and give it a push.
So sorry, Kellyanne, Tristan, Benja and Jodi.
♪ ♪
Kellyanne, Tristan, and--
- Benja and Jodi. - Yeah.
It's interesting 'cause this is the first nomination
that the Legends are really a part of.
You kind of want to stay with majority
and not show your cards too, too soon
on who you're working with,
because it can get messy real quick.
Benja and Jodi and--
Kellyanne and Tristan.
Jodi and Benja.
And we're also going to be saying Kellyanne and Tristan.
I'm not really sure why Benja and I are up for grabs
versus Nia and Rodri.
They came in, like, third to last, and we came in fifth.
Maybe the group sees us as a bigger threat.
We are going to go with you and Tristan.
And I'm going to honor my guy here,
and I'm not going to vote in Benji and Jodi,
so I'm probably going to go with Sarah and Theo.
♪ ♪
Obviously, I don't have a lot of experience
in this whole game, politics,
and I'm feeling very underprepared.
I'm definitely going to take this one.
I'm here as a Legend to show these MVPs
what "The Challenge" is all about.
Our first vote is going to go for Jodi and Benja.
We're just gonna hop on that train.
And we're gonna throw a vote at Wes and Zara.
For those of you who are new to the game,
what Jordan just did is called a burn vote.
[laughter] - Hey, shut up, Johnny.
This isn't a teachable moment.
It is.
Kaz, listen up.
This is called a burn vote.
It's a vote that means nothing.
When Tristan and Kellyanne come back around,
they're going to go, "Everyone in this house
said our names," except us.
This early in the game, we don't want to see
Team UK being broken apart.
We're going to vote for Benja and Jodi.
Shocking.
And Kellyanne and Tristan.
Wes and I dated so long ago.
It doesn't matter if it was 12 years ago.
He can still trigger me like he did when we dated,
and that can be difficult, but I'm not surprised.
Kellyanne means a lot to me, and I'm a gentleman.
But she, to me, is not the kind of person
that I'm going to be partnering in this game.
But she's with Tristan.
Y'all think this is a countries game, right?
It's like Argentina versus Great Britain versus Australia
versus the United States.
I am not playing for any country.
I'm playing for Zara and myself.
I'm playing for Wes.
And then eventually, people are gonna be like,
"What side are you on?"
And then we'll just pick the larger side.
Mm.
♪ ♪
I've got strong bonds with Kaz and Zara in Team UK,
but both Zara and Kaz have been partnered
with really strong and independent
Legend players who've got very strong alliances elsewhere.
I'm just not sure we're on the same page at the moment.
I'm not going to vote for myself,
so I'm going to vote for Kellyanne and Tristan,
and then I'm also going to vote for Wes and Zara.
I don't really want the strongest people
here at the end.
[laughs] I guess you guys do, though.
So I'm going to put in Tori and Danny
and also Jodi and Benja.
♪ ♪
- Aww. - [gasps]
- Oh, no. - Oh, shit.
Oh, my gosh.
- Get ready. - Yeah.
We'll see you down there.
Kellyanne and I are good friends in real life,
and, you know, she is expecting me
to have her back in this game.
But we've got to realize that this is a game
and that you're strong.
You're a very good competitor.
And you don't need to be friends with everyone, mate.
♪ ♪
[sighs]
♪ ♪
- Oh, my God. - He voted his ex-girlfriend.
Could you ever do that to Kaz?
- No, I'm not a scumbag. - Yeah.
- [laughs] - I could never.
Even if I don't love that person anymore,
I still have love for them.
Yeah, but Wes is icy, man.
He lost his heart a long time ago.
Yeah. Well, he never had a soul.
- This is real cute, y'all. - [laughs]
Has Kellyanne said anything about me, by any chance?
She's pissed, dude.
Zara and myself have nominated
Jodi and Benja and Tristan and Kellyanne,
which is a pretty lame move.
But ultimately, I'm just going with the flow.
It is a signal to the majority of the people in this game
that I am not trying to make big moves, especially early.
That was the best fuckin' shit I've ever seen, dude.
[light music]
♪ ♪
Hello.
Hi.
I keep misplacing things--
well, or things keep getting moved.
Oh, no, what are you looking for?
Oh, my lip liner.
The color that I'm looking for.
There's a lot of lip liners here.
I hope you don't choose me tomorrow.
Yeah.
[dramatic music]
Well, I don't know what's going to happen yet,
but the only thing I do know is...
- I know. - I care about you.
I meant me. [both laugh]
I'm hoping that Jonna stays true to our friendship
and doesn't have to put me in this early in the game.
I wouldn't think that would be something
I have to ask of her.
I'm stressed.
Why?
You won, and you have a good teammate.
And you've won two seasons already
that I've done with you, and you tied
with me on the first one.
You shouldn't be that stressed.
No, I don't know what to do.
- You don't? - No.
What would you do if you were me?
- I would not put you in. - Yeah.
♪ Never get free ♪
♪ Lamb to the slaughter ♪
♪ What you gonna do when there's blood in the water? ♪
♪ The price of your greed is your son and your daughter ♪
♪ What you gonna do when there's blood in the water? ♪
♪ When there's blood in the ♪
This is a pretty simple decision.
Jodi's not your friend.
Why is this even a conversation we're having?
If this one's not easy for you, then I can't imagine
any of them are going to be.
Nothing in this game is going to be easy.
No, it's just going to get harder,
but it's not going to be easy.
No, yeah, whatever, I know you'll let me know
whenever you know. - ♪ You were toxic ♪
♪ You poisoned me just for ♪
♪ Another dollar in your pocket ♪
♪ We'll never get free ♪
♪ Lamb to the slaughter ♪
♪ What you gonna do when there's blood in the water? ♪
I'm getting weird vibes from Kellyanne right now,
and Kellyanne is a friend of mine.
But I know that I don't really want her around in this game.
You're my friend, and I will make moves
like you're my friend because that's
what I've always done for you.
And I will continue to always do for you
until you tell me you're not my friend.
[dramatic rock music]
♪ When there's blood in the water ♪
They both have to go.
I just want to know what's the right move right now.
It could turn into a shot, depending who we hit.
I'm feeling like it's going to be you and I.
Hopefully, Jonna makes the right decision.
I have free range to act like a psychopath.
Enough! - If I do end up
voting her in, she's going to lose her shit.
You always have to have that knife ready
because you're going to need to use it eventually.