(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
PHIL: Twenty-one years ago
I got blown up in the Bali bombing terrorist attack.
JAI COURTNEY: They came from all walks of life.
SHARKSEY: If there wasn't money involved
you wouldn't catch me on it.
I love money.
Everyday Aussies...
ROS: I'm about to lose my farm and it's terrifying.
..and famous faces...
MAT: Not everybody's gonna get to the top.
I just wanna make sure I'm one of them that do.
..hoping to conquer a monster of a mountain.
With only 15 days to haul $1 million to the top.
And of course there's my little pet, the mountain's keeper.
MAN: Oh, my god! WOMAN: We're 250 short.
250 grand.
But the mountain's keeper offered a trade...
WOMAN: Let's go! MAN: Oh, there's a bag!
..250K...
"Decide who will not continue to the summit."
..for one of their own...
MAN: Those who wanna vote for David.
..eliminating David with his $53,000 of the prize pool, gone.
But at the checkpoint, there was one more twist.
WOMAN: Oh!
Instead of stealing someone's money,
they had to vote who would carry the 250K to the top.
See this quarter of 1 million bucks?
Whoever carries it can keep it or share it if they make it to the top.
(GASPS) Oh!
We could get rid of them at a checkpoint and steal the money.
I'd be happy to do it. WOMAN: Phil.
Bali bombing survivor Phil took the cash.
MAT: I'm worried for Phil.
It's a straight up poisoned chalice.
(ROPE CREAKS)
My god!
A nail-biting rope crossing...
Oh, my gosh! ..blocks their path to the summit.
Oh, no. MAN: Let's go, Phil.
PHIL: I've got over 300K in my bag.
Any type of chink in my armour these guys are gonna take me out.
WOMAN: If anything happens to him, that money is gone.
Has the 250 grand put a target on Phil's back?
We need to steal Phil's cash.
ROS: (BLEEP) mate! Or will the weakest...
Hey, guys, just wait up for a moment.
We've got to cut the dead weight.
If we don't get to the end, no-one wins.
..be voted off the mountain?
I'm about to lose my farm to the banks.
I don't wanna go home and lose everything.
(SOBS)
(WIND HOWLS)
(SWEEPING ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)
JAI: It's Day 3 and the 13 remaining hikers
have 12 days to get themselves and over $900,000 to the summit.
MAN: Feel like a morning coffee boost.
WOMAN: Look where we are. Look at, you know, the scenery.
This is heaven.
MAN: You'll be sweet but it is cold.
Can't believe, like, this isn't a normal holiday destination for me.
Jump in.
MAN: Do it, it's worth it.
It will be after this.
With less exercise. (LAUGHS)
TOGETHER: One, two, three.
(WOMEN SQUEAL)
Oh, my god!
Wash, wash. (SQUEALS)
Oh, my god! (LAUGHTER)
We just jumped in the ice cold river and...
Whoo!
..it was just absolutely nuts.
Cold? Cold is an understatement!
(MAN LAUGHS)
WOMAN: Do we have coffee?
We got coffee?
WOMAN: Bacon, eggs. No coffee though.
Oh, god!
Yeah, I'd really like a coffee.
I'd give an arm and a leg.
I'd really like a coffee.
WOMAN: Did we find the coffee? No, I can't see any.
(CHUCKLES) Unless what's in that black thing?
No, man, I already had a look. There's nothing in here.
Being a mum as well as a personal trainer,
coffee definitely starts my day.
WOMAN: There's no coffee? No coffee.
Is there tea? There must be tea.
I think I'm definitely gonna struggle without, like, coffee.
I'm gonna die without coffee.
(WHINES)
MAT: How are you feeling after yesterday's craziness?
Well...
MAT: Oh, mate, I said that.
Last night, voting Phil to have the 250 grand,
that was one heck of a twist in this game.
If he gets to the top of the mountain, that's his.
It doesn't come into the game to be split amongst other people
who get to the top, that's his money.
So, it's a dangerous place to be.
The longer he stays in and the smaller the group gets,
the less people he has to drag over to help him.
Yeah, yeah.
Money's a big part of why everyone is here.
If we take Phil out straight away at the next checkpoint,
his money comes back to the group, and that's my plan.
It's got bacon oil.
"Teamwork...
BOTH: "Makes the dream work... Baby."
Oh, you actually do know it. (LAUGHS)
I'm super stoked that I have the responsibility
to carry the cash, and that people put their hand up for that.
It really is such, such an honour to be holding over 300K in my bag.
The money is not just mine, it's all of ours,
and I want people to know that we're gonna share it.
I'm super excited and I'm super determined now to keep
that in my backpack and help that cash get to the top of the mountain.
(LAUGHS)
This started off so pretty.
It did.
It started good. Ended bad. Ended bad.
JAI: Yesterday, the mountain's keeper ripped David from the group
in exchange for 250K.
She knows what it takes to get to the top
and she's on the prowl again.
You can still wear burnt undies, right?
I'm sure burnt undies are perfectly fine.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
Hey, guys, I think this could be for us.
Oh, my god! (HELICOPTER APPROACHES)
WOMAN: My heart's beating so fast.
What is that? MAN: It looks like a big box.
It looks like a coffee machine.
WOMAN: It IS a coffee machine!
No! Is if coffee?
(SQUEALING)
(LAUGHTER AND SQUEALING)
WOMAN: We've got coffee. (LAUGHS)
MAT: It's gonna come with a cost.
WOMAN: It's gonna come with a cost. There's gonna be a price.
Oh, it looks like a proper... It's a proper one, eh.
WOMAN: Does anyone know how to use that?
MAT: Oh, there is a note. WOMAN: You're right. There's a note.
MAN: Thank you, mountain keeper!
Thank you! (LAUGHTER)
MAN: Oh, no! Are you right? Are you alright, mate?
That was good television.
Imagine that in slow-mo. (LAUGHS)
I don't even drink coffee.
And then the next minute...
(LAUGHS) Oh, my god! I can't.
My kids will be so embarrassed. You right?
Yeah, yeah.
TRISHA: Alright.
"We have started off on the wrong foot.
"Consider this a peace offering.
"But the price tag is as steep
"as the terrain you're about to climb.
"$1,000 per coffee."
(GASPS) No, way.
"Leave your cash in the tip jar. Still thirsty?"
Trish, Trish, tell 'em we'll give 'em 50 cash.
Tell 'em that's it. Yeah, let's negotiate.
50 cash.
Oh, man! How much... Wait a minute.
How much ... Lt's weigh this up.
How much cash we got? MAN: We've all got $53,000.
I don't need a coffee. I don't need a coffee.
If you don't need a coffee.
Alright. If you don't want a coffee, step away from the machine.
MAN: This is hard. This is tough.
I would desperately want one.
I'm a dairy farmer from Tasmania and milk prices are pretty tough.
I'd love to be supplying the mountain's keeper's barista.
A thousand bucks a coffee? That's a lot of milk.
Would I pay a thousand dollars out in the real world?
No.
The other thing is, will they hate me if I have one?
I'll make them for people
but I certainly won't be having one myself.
Coffee shop is open.
PHIL: You want coffee? I'm not having coffee.
I like coffee, I just don't want to take money from the others.
It's all good.
Thank you, my man.
MAT: There you go, barista. Thank you very much.
My $1,000. Do I need to count this?
No, no, it's all there.
Thank you so much. No worries.
You only live once. It's worth it. You know why?
I will never, ever get to have a coffee in this environment
ever again.
It is what it is.
I wouldn't expect anyone to pay $1,000 for a coffee for me.
Yeah. It's just... It's stupid so...
Well, it kind of points out who's got money in the real world
and who doesn't.
Yeah, exactly.
For me, thousand dollar price tag is an absolute no.
Dead set no.
Matt, Charlotte, Trisha, and Tay had one.
Well, that's four grand, whoever gets to the top.
It's crazy. Yeah.
It's our money.
At the moment it's our money
and it doesn't belong to anyone specifically.
But these guys have already thrown it away.
MAT: Hey, the coffee cartel. (LAUGHS)
Cheers, baby. Cheers.
Whoo-hoo! Cheers.
ROS: But do you know what? Really takes the heat off me.
Yesterday I feel like I could have been a genuine contender
to be going home.
So, today I need to walk faster,
suck it up,
and just keep going.
Go harder. Go harder, that's what I need to do.
THEO: Guys, day three. Just looking at the map.
That note wasn't lying,
we do have a pretty steep climb to get through today.
MAN: Alright, let's roll out.
MAN: Roll out. WOMAN: Roll out, team.
MAT: Say goodbye to our beautiful ice bath.
That's a memory you'll have forever, eh?
MAN: I know. Unreal.
JAI: After two days, they've trekked 29 kilometres,
with a further 153 kilometres to go before they reach the summit.
Along the way there are six more checkpoints
where the group can vote to send a hiker home,
steal their cash,
and add it to the shared prize pool inside the black duffel.
Today they'll scale the steepest part of the trail so far,
a 3,000-foot uphill slog through dense rainforest, to the snowline.
MAT: How's the trail up there, Lymp?
OLYMPIA: This is not a trail.
This is nuts, eh?
It's insane.
We're literally going up the side of a mountain.
No-one's been through here before.
WOMAN: Just fairies. We're making our own path.
Phil is a trailblazing for us. (PHIL CHUCKLES)
Legend.
Eugh!
(EXHALES)
ROS: Dearie me.
WOMAN: You guys good? We're good.
My gosh.
MAN: You girls alright? BOTH: Yep.
(ROS EXHALES) Hiking is just walking.
It's just walking.
"Summer bodies are made in winter."
(LAUGHS)
So, it was like, ooh, I'm gonna have a fit rig by the end of this.
You got this. Let me catch my breath.
Deep breaths.
MAN: Get up there, Ros.
Money, money, money, fit rig on the side.
Bonus! (LAUGHS)
Bonus, check.
Hey, guys, just wait for a moment.
WOMAN: Guys, wait up for a sec.
Just wait.
ROS: Just to catch my breath again and then I'll be back on the road.
Cowgirl back onboard. Oh, mate.
BOTH: Yee-haw!
Mate, it's much flatter where I come from.
Everyone is annoyed at Ros.
She is slowing us down.
ROS: (BLEEP) man.
OLYMPIA: We need to be faster
and she is just never going to be as fast as we need her to be.
You alright, mate? Shoelace.
It'll undo you every time. Yeah.
Well, we're creeping up a hill and we are going far too slow.
Right now based on what's happened today, Ros has got to go.
Everybody would have been happy to vote her out after Day 1.
Today it's more of the same.
SHARKSEY: Hey, guys, can anyone grab this pack?
MAN: Who's bag? SHARKSEY: Rozzie's.
I've been axing myself. LOCHIE: I'll grab the bag, Sharksey.
(SHARKSEY GRUNTS)
Yeah, right. Don't do that.
My shoulder's sore from carrying Ros.
I was carrying two packs and it was (BLEEP).
Look how steep it is.
And this is...
I'm even carrying her drink bottle.
It's like she's on a free holiday.
ROS: I'll just catch my breath and then we'll go again.
TRISHA: Yeah. Give us a minute, guys.
Just coming up the back.
Charlotte's got one arm. She's got no excuse.
Well, she hasn't from the start and it's been...
Ros is just being lazy, slowing us up.
I don't think she can do it, that's the problem.
I don't think it's being lazy, I don't think she's capable.
That's the problem. That's the issue we've had.
Doesn't have the capacity. Yeah.
I've had enough. I'm Ros-ed out.
Just hindering me. She's too slow.
I want Ros gone.
At this rate, no-one's getting to the top.
So it doesn't matter who's carrying the money.
So, we've got to get rid of the people
that are stopping us from getting to the top,
then we worry about the money.
The most important thing is actually getting to the end.
So, we've got to cut the dead weight.
If we don't get to the end, no-one wins.
Doesn't matter that Phil's got 300 grand on his back.
We need to get to the summit.
And we're not going to get there
with the people that are in this group right now.
(EXHALES)
Just wait, guys. Two seconds.
Have a break for five minutes. Yeah.
WOMAN: Five minute pack break. MAN: Five minute pack break.
It's more just like, 3pm.
Let's have a snack.
Who's got the money bag?
(HARSH MUSIC) Who's got the money bag?
I had it yesterday. It was in the tent.
I haven't got it though.
Hey, has anybody got the money bag?
The black bag.
THEO: It was out... I saw it on the ground outside our tent.
TAYLOR: Yeah, I went to go grab it when I was inside
and it wasn't in there.
And I couldn't see outside. Oh, really?
It definitely wasn't in our tent. Yeah, it wasn't. No.
Oh, geez.
(BLEEP)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
That's gonna cost us.
(HARSH MUSIC)
JAI: So far,
this lot have turned what should have been a four-hour trek,
into an eight hour crawl.
And now they're not just behind schedule,
the empty black duffel that they need
in order to steal cash at checkpoints,
has been left at the bottom of the mountain.
Do we have to go back for the bag?
What are you talking about? Serious?
Go and get the bag?
I wouldn't want to keep going if we have to go back down and get it.
There's no way all of us are going back down there.
I reckon, if it had money in it,
I reckon we'd be running back down for it.
WOMAN: Yeah.
But because there's no money in it, we just battle on through.
Dumb mistake by the boys.
The mountain's keeper is not going to be happy.
But we're half a day behind.
Ros is just too slow for the group.
Eating into, you know, our trekking
and it's putting us behind the clock.
Hey, listen, here's the deal.
We gotta keep moving forward
and we've gotta deal with the consequences.
MAN: Yeah.
I think going down there would be pretty silly
and a massive time-consuming.
TRISHA: Let's just keep going.
We'll deal with it when we get up there.
JAI: It's empty right now
but they're sure gonna miss it at the next checkpoint.
MAN: It's very steep, guys.
Because without it, they can't steal the cash from someone's pack
and add it to the prize pool.
MAT: Last push.
This lot need to learn that every mistake on The Summit...
will cost them.
MAN: Hey, guys, look up. No more trees up there.
MAN: We can see the sky.
(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC)
MAT: We know where we are. OLYMPIA: I know, that's epic.
WOMAN: So beautiful.
Like, this morning, looking up at that mountain,
oh, it looked enormous.
JAI: The views are spectacular but their progress is abysmal.
Well, that took a lot longer than it needed to.
With no chance of reaching a checkpoint today...
tonight they'll be camping rough.
WOMAN: How cool and spongy is the grass?
ROS: It's so nice, isn't it?
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
THEO: Ooh! Whoa!
Oh, shit.
He doesn't look happy. No.
MAN: We've got someone waiting for us, guys.
Be careful, there's a big hole there.
Oh, Lochie! Loch!
LOCHIE: Found it. (LAUGHS)
Jog it in.
WOMAN: I don't know if I'm happy to see you, Jai.
I wouldn't be.
MAN: Good to see you, sort of.
It's not good to see me.
It's not good news if you see me at a campsite.
Bit sluggish today, were we?
Oh, yeah.
It was a battle.
TRISHA: But we went as fast as we could, you know,
given the fitness of the group.
Maybe your best isn't good enough.
Well, definitely not.
Well, you barely scratched the surface on this journey.
And you've only got 12 days on the clock
to get to the top of that beast.
MAN: Oh!
WOMAN: Oh, my god! Wow.
So, you know, the rate you went today, not gonna happen.
You're really gonna have to life.
One more thing...
Oh, no.
Oh!
What's that?
It's that money bag we left down the bottom.
The money bag you left at the last checkpoint.
Who forgot it?
I think we all do. No, I think we all did.
It was in the mad boys tent.
We should have taken responsibility for it.
Well, doesn't really matter 'cause it's empty, as we know.
But if it was full of stolen cash,
that money would be gone.
Yeah.
Pretty crucial mistake to make. Yep.
Phil? Yep.
250K...
hand it over.
(WOMAN GASPS)
MAT: Oh, no.
Thank you.
Oh, shit.
WOMAN: Oh, my god!
(TENSE MUSIC)
Here you go. There's 20 grand.
I'm gonna hang onto that.
(FRAUGHT MUSIC)
See that? $20,000 mistake. Aright?
And a reminder not to forget what's important to you.
Enjoy the view.
Eugh!
We're really throwing away so much money.
I'm a single Mum.
We live in a caravan.
The others might be here for experience
but I want the money.
It's life-changing.
CHARLOTTE: So, who's gonna take responsibility for it tonight?
Let's plan it out.
Who wants to take it tonight?
I can take it tonight and then we'll reassess in the morning.
WOMAN: It's a lot of money to lose.
If that happens too many times,
if we make little mistakes that cost the team that much money,
we'll get up this mountain with nothing, with a pittance.
JAI: Coming up...
A nightmarish crossing...
Oh, my god!
MAN: You got this. WOMAN: Got it, Charlotte.
..or a bridge too far?
(WOMAN GASPS)
Oh, no. Oh, my god!
Then...
The game heats up.
I didn't put it in my bag to get it.
I put in there to take it to the top.
You know, I'm not as strong as you guys.
(ROS SNIFFS)
I don't wanna go home and lose everything.
JAI: Between the bottom of the climb and the peak,
this mountain has a way of breaking people down.
And although every hiker has at least 53 grand on their back,
it only becomes part of the prize money
if it's stolen at a checkpoint or gets to the top.
Otherwise, it's gone for good.
(MAN GROANS)
MAN: It sucks.
(MAN GROANS)
In your flank?
Yeah.
Oh, no!
Hopefully the doctor comes up and takes a look,
and she's able to help me to the point where
I can get back up and walk with my team to the next checkpoint.
If I had to pull out right now I'd, I'd be absolutely gutted.
Making the summit means so much to me.
I want my kids to see me as an absolute role model
that you can do whatever you want if you put your mind to it.
DOCTOR: Gonna feel in the area.
Is it alright? Yeah.
So, pretty sore down here?
Yeah. Yeah.
OK. Let's sit you up.
Alright.
Wondering whether this could be something like kidney stones.
Yep.
But we really should take you off for an assessment.
Yep. (HELICOPTER APPROACHES)
Yep. I'm gutted.
That's absolutely heartbreaking.
You know, I want my Alex and Zoe to see their dad
have that fighting spirit and kick on.
So, yeah, I don't want them to see me bow out like this.
This is not how I wanted to leave the game.
Thank you for all your concerns last night.
You've been, you've been exactly what, you know,
I would expect from a family.
Can't express how much I love you all.
MAN: Yeah, Theo.
Good on you, papa bear. Good luck.
Thanks, mate. MAN: Good stuff, mate. Well done.
MAN: You'll be right, mate.
It's absolutely brutal losing Theo.
He looked in so much pain.
I'm really worried about him.
And he's taken $53,000 with him.
We are dropping people like flies.
Money's leaving the mountain far too easily.
We need to make sure we don't lose any more money.
The fact that we've got a checkpoint next, we make the big move.
Yeah. Yeah.
CHARLOTTE: And anything could happen to him along the way.
Exactly. And we lose that money.
Yeah. Yep.
The smartest play right now is to steal Phil's cash.
He's got over $300,000 in his backpack.
It's not in the kitty.
Phil is carrying it.
That amount of money is life-changing for anybody,
and I know that the other guys are gonna want that in the kitty.
If he quits or if he's injured or ANYTHING happens to him,
if he doesn't get across an obstacle,
that money is gone.
It is nobody's.
It is the mountain keeper's.
The vibe round the camp is so intense right now.
So...
Yep.
Yeah?
The extra 250K is starting to feel like a bit of a burden.
Put my hand up to take that
because I thought I could carry the weight.
I did it with the pure intentions in the beginning
but now it's obviously labelled me
and put a massive target on my back,
and I can't help but feel super concerned,
because I'm just hearing my name crop up.
If we can get to the next checkpoint...
Mmm.
..I think we should go for Ros 'cause she's slowing the team down.
The money is not just mine, it's all of ours.
I want to go far in this game
and I want to align myself with people who I like and trust.
And that's the hard thing.
At the moment I don't know who I like and trust
'cause I don't know who's against me or who's with me.
It's doing my head in.
It really is doing my head in.
JAI: Waiting for the fog to lift has cost them precious time.
The next checkpoint is a 13km trek
and they've only got six hours of daylight to get there.
But nothing on the summit is ever straightforward.
Standing between them and the checkpoint
is a jaw-dropping ravine.
(FRAUGHT MUSIC)
It may or may not be an obstacle.
MAN: Oh, no! What is that?
Wow. Wow, guys.
WOMAN: How do you go across that?
WOMAN: Oh, my god!
We have a note.
Hopefully it's a good one.
Probably not though.
Guys... MAN: Read it out.
Ooh!
"You have reached a deep fracture in the valley.
"It's the only safe place to cross this long and perilous ravine.
"One by one you must traverse to the other side,
"using the pieces of driftwood to support you.
"But be warned, supplies are limited.
"You can't afford to make too many mistakes.
"Enjoy and be victims, oh no, the view.
"Enjoy the view."
(LAUGHTER) Right.
JAI: The group have just 16 pieces of driftwood
to get 12 people and their cash across a 25m ravine.
If they fall, they can try again.
But if anyone quits
or can't make it across,
they're out of the game,
and so is their cash.
I just checked it out, there's not a lot.
It's pretty minimal up there.
How many pieces per person? Did you happen to count?
I didn't count how many but on first glance there's, like, 15,
maybe 20 of these.
OK. Don't drop them in the ravine.
Oh!
Holy shit.
The heart started racing.
Yep, it's very scary.
LOCHIE: How are you feeling, Rozzy? (ROS EXHALES)
How are you feeling?
You alright?
(EMOTIONALLY) Not really.
What's the story?
I don't know if I'm up to this.
Hey, don't defeat yourself straight up.
Watch the first couple of people go over and then make a decision, OK?
Don't psych yourself out before you even start.
Yep. (SNIFFS)
Pretty scared of how this might go.
I'm really worried about letting myself down.
If I can't do that, I'm gonna have to drop out now.
JAI: Each hiker will have to cross without their backpack.
WOMAN: Go, Phil!
Once they're safely on the other side, they can winch the bags over.
MAN: Let's go, Phil!
PHIL: It's absolutely a priority that I don't lose any wood on this.
I've got over 300K on my back.
Any chance that these guys get to see, I guess, insecurity, weakness,
any type of chink in my armour,
these guys are gonna take me out.
I've gotta show them that I'm unstoppable.
So, I chose to leave the wood for the guys who might need it most
and just tackle it with my hands and feet on the rope.
WOMAN: He's not taking the wood.
MAN: Far out. He's going without.
We're doing no stick? Oh, no.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
WOMAN: Eugh!
PHIL: Tackling it without the wood was
another way to show that they can trust me,
they can rely on me,
and I can get the cash to the top of the mountain.
WOMAN: Yeah, Phil!
WOMAN: Well done, Phil.
Whoo-hoo!
PHIL: Cheers, guys.
(SNIFFS)
(EXHALES)
I am feeling terrified and apprehensive
because watching how other people do it
isn't gonna help me work out how I'm gonna do it,
because I am going to have to do this obstacle differently
to anyone else.
Because of this guy.
Oh, my god!
MAN: You got this. WOMAN: You got it, Charlotte.
WOMAN: You got this, babe. Show us how it's done.
CHARLOTTE: What I'm trying to push out of my head
is that I can't do it.
What I'm trying to bring into my head is I can do it.
You can do it. It's is OK. You're OK.
So, I'm just going
to use the biggest piece of wood that I can find for my top half,
and try my very best, and try not to look down as well.
Because I am terrified of heights.
(EXPECTANT MUSIC)
(EXHALES)
CHARLOTTE: What I'm trying to push out of my head
is that I can't do it.
What I'm trying to bring into my head is I can do it.
(EDGY MUSIC)
MAN: There is no way we can show any ounce of fear
after she's doing this.
She's got bigger balls than me.
WOMAN: Yeah, Charlotte!
Now what do I do?
Oh, man.
OK.
You can do it.
You can do it. You can do it.
You can do it.
(PANTS)
(EXHALES)
(PANTS)
Just...
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
You can do it.
(OTHERS CHEER)
WOMAN: Super woman!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(CHEERING) MAN: Yeah, Charl!
Yeah, Charl!
MAN: Yes, Charlotte! WOMAN: Whoo!
TIFFANI: That girl is weapon. She's amazing. Look at that.
She is incredible. Weapon.
Well done, Charl.
(EXHALES)
WOMAN: Yeah, Charlotte! Whoo!
Oh, my god! It was so hard.
(BLEEP)
(PANTS)
Absolutely beside myself and also shocked.
Absolutely shocked that it happened.
I don't want to show weakness
because the entire point of me being here is to prove that
people with physical differences can do anything they want.
And if what they want is to do some outrageous,
nightmare ropes crossing,
then, I wanna show people that they can do that.
Olympia!
OLYMPIA: I'm so proud of you!
Where are you?
There she is.
I am SO proud of you!
I cried on the other side immediately.
I'm bawling! (LAUGHS)
It'll be good, guys. (LAUGHS)
I'm excited.
I'm not afraid of heights.
Yeah, I'm afraid of other things but this isn't one of them.
Yeah, I think I'm one of the strongest here.
I like heights. You're like a spider monkey.
(LAUGHS) Oh, my gosh!
I've been pretending that things hurt just so, like,
the girls will feel like, oh yeah, she's like us.
But, yeah, I've got it, I've got it in me.
I've been rock climbing for about five years now.
So, actually my buff that I'm wearing right now
is the trail of Everest base camp.
I actually found it kind of easy. (LAUGHS)
I'm not just a physical threat,
my brain is my best asset.
I got my Masters at 22.
So, I moved and worked at NASA at the age of 23.
So, I was one of the youngest there.
It IS rocket science.
I design valves and other components for liquid propulsion rockets
that take humans to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
To get to the top I will make the bold moves.
I'll cut who I need to.
I wanna do whatever it takes to win.
I found Everest base camp trek easy.
What is this mountain compared?
Going into this obstacle, I am confident.
OK, you can do this, I guess.
This all about balance and centre of gravity.
WOMAN: She doesn't even look like
she's really holding on with her feet at all, hey?
She just got in position just right.
No, she's got, she's got two bits of wood here.
She's just gonna cruise across.
WOMAN: Good work, mate. Nice work. Take your time.
Shit.
It's hard.
MAN: She's struggling a little bit there.
AVA: The wood is slipping from underneath me.
Oh, oh. Oh, shit.
(WOMAN GASPS)
MAN: She's dropped a piece of wood.
WOMAN: It's alright. It's alright.
MAN: One piece is gone.
MAN: Come on, mate, you've got this.
AVA: Shit.
MAN: She's struggling. She just, she needs to just go now.
MAT: This is trouble. This is trouble.
MAN: Oh, no.
MAN: Oh, shit.
(BLEEP) Wood is so tight.
MAT: Oh, don't lose that one.
If she loses that wood, she's not
gonna be able to get over without any wood.
(PANTS)
MAN: Come on, mate, you got this!
MAN: Go, Ava!
(EXHALES)
(WOMAN GASPS)
Oh, no.
Oh, my god!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC) MAN: Oh, no.
WOMAN: Oh, my god!
MAN: Shit!
It's alright. man: Try and stay calm.
MAN: Oh, no.
TRISHA: Oh, man. I don't think there's any coming back from that.
WOMAN: Oh! So close.
TRISHA: You're OK.
Nice try, babe. Nice try.
Don't grab the smooth sticks.
Don't grab the smooth ones.
SHARKSEY: It's good we've seen someone come off...
Mmm.
..'cause now we're not as scared of it.
Oh, I'm pretty certain I'm gonna come off.
JAI: Ava's fall has cost the group precious driftwood.
With ten people still to cross and only 12 pieces of wood remaining,
she'll be lucky if there's any left for a second attempt.
MAN: What do you think, mate? No wood?
The worry is, it's not a checkpoint,
so we're losing money if people don't get across.
MAN: That's it, Matty. WOMAN: Yes, Matt.
At the end of the day, each person's got $53,000.
Looking sharp, mate. Looking sharp.
He just wants to get to the end, eh.
Killed it, Matty! (CHEERING)
MAT: The goal is to get everyone across.
Leave as much wood to get as many people over as possible.
MAN: Yeah, Lochie! WOMAN: Go, Lachie!
(EXHALES) It's really hurting my balls.
Oh!
WOMAN: Just inch by inch.
MAN: You're halfway, Lymp.
MAT: Gee, it's an obstacle,
but everyone's having a real crack.
Oh!
(STRAINS)
It's not gripping. Hands aren't big enough.
(LAUGHS)
We want all the money over this side
and we want all the money getting to a checkpoint.
ROS: Oh, my god!
(EXHALES) Far out.
MAN: Come on, Ros! WOMAN: Whoo!
We wanna make sure that she gets over for herself
and then also she's carrying 53 grand too.
I'm super worried about Ros.
Oh, my god!
I don't know whether she's going to get across.
Oh, my god. (ROPES CREAK)
OK. (BLEEP)
PRODUCER: Do You think you can do this, Ros?
I... know I can do this.
(LAUGHS)
I didn't believe myself then. I KNOW I can do this.
(PANTS)
There's no other option than suck it up, princess.
And do a bit of this.
Sort your shit out, girlfriend.
And go, "Slay!"
You can do this, is what I'm really gonna do.
(EXHALES)
MAN: I don't like how her hips are low.
LOCHIE: No, neither do I. That's a bad start.
Oh, my god! Oh, my gosh.
Stay calm. Stay calm.
MAN: Look at her go. She's solid as a rock.
She's killing it! MAN: Come on, Ros!
TRISHA: Check her out, man. What a legend.
Come on, Rozzie!
MAN: Well done, Ros.
MAN: Come on, mate.
Here we go!
(CHEERING)
ROS: When on earth did I sign up to do this crazy shit?
Wasn't thinking.
WOMAN: You've got it, Ros!
MAN: Giddy up, cowgirl, let's go.
I don't know what she's doing but that's working.
(EXHALES)
WOMAN: Nearly there, Rozzie!
Yee-haw!
Not so enthusiastic this time, hey, girl?
MAN: Well done! (CHEERING)
Look at her go! Yes!
She's home.
MAN: Go, Rozzie! Yee-haw!
Wow.
What a moment.
Can't believe I just did that. I can't.
I actually had zero faith I would do that and I actually did it!
JAI: With just two pieces of wood remaining,
if Ava doesn't make it across this time she'll be left behind.
Come on, Ava, you got this, mate!
MAN: Geez, imagine the mind games that Ava's playing with herself.
TRISHA: Go, Ava!
(PACY MUSIC)
MAN: Yeah, this is the tricky point.
It was when she got to this point she struggled last time
so we need to be careful.
This is where she dropped her down below.
MAN: Take your time, you've got this. Take your time.
TRISHA: Don't drop your hips!
Keep your hips up! Get your hips up!
Hips up! Get your hips up! Hips up!
Oh, no.
Get your hips up!
Gotta get up. Her knees.
Come on!
Get your hips up! Hips up!
TRISHA: Gotta put your knees up.
(HOPEFUL MUSIC)
MAN: You got this, Ava. MAN: Just keep going, mate.
Just go, go! MAN: Just keep going. It's easy.
You got this. Go, Ava!
Yay! Whoo!
MAN: That a girl.
I think I've showed myself than the rest of the days.
This is one obstacle.
It won't put a target on my back.
Well done, everyone. Well done. All the money's across.
CHARLOTTE: That was so hard. Well done. That was...
Thank you!
MAT: Alright, guys, we've got to get moving
otherwise we're gonna lose daylight.
MAN: We are out.
ROS: Eugh! AVA: You right?
Yeah, just keep missing it today. There is a big hole.
There's a couple of big holes.
ROS: The obstacle today was one of the hardest things I've ever done.
I'm definitely giving it my best shot
to show the group that I can do this.
Ready? One, two, three, jump.
Whoa! There you go. (GIGGLES)
Going into the next checkpoint, the heat's on me and Phil,
but I think we've gotta really play this game hard.
We need to take out Phil.
Phil's got the cold, hard cash.
Why wouldn't you use this opportunity to do a strategic move?
Oh!
Yes! The igloo!
MAN: Oh, thank god.
WOMAN: Oh, my goodness!
WOMAN: That looks incredible! Whoo!
WOMAN: I think we've found where we're gonna camp.
MAN: Let's go.
JAI: Checkpoint two.
A place to camp
and a place to chop the dead wood.
It's their first opportunity
to steal the cash off someone's back...
Whoo-hoo!
..add it to the total prize money and send them home.
(ROS GIGGLES)
I'm like an old lady crossing the road.
MAN: Checkpoints are one of those things that are
a little bit of luxury, a little bit of comfort,
and we look forward to it.
Oh, how good's that? A schooner of wine.
(LAUGHTER)
But I can't help but feel 100% nervous.
I just know that my name's been put forward and I don't wanna go.
(EXHALES)
SHARKSEY: I reckon they're gonna keep Ros and try and get out Phil.
Yeah, that's what I think they're gonna do too.
And we just cruise.
MAT: Can I join this conversation. Absolutely.
Yes. Absolutely. We're theorising.
My theory is this, and I've said it to you,
we've gotta vote Ros out.
Yeah. And keep moving forward.
Yeah.
There's talk about voting Phil out,
and I understand he's got all the money, and I get it,
but we're trying to make sure
we have a team that can get to the summit.
Let's be smart and let's move the people that are holding us up.
We just need to keep it simple, be logical,
remove Ros from the game.
Lovely person, lot of fun, not good at climbing mountains.
How are you doing?
I feel like something bad's gonna happen
if we don't get this money back.
I have such a strong feeling.
MAT: The money's not going out of the game.
I disagree.
It just feels like we're not looking at the signs.
WOMAN: Totally.
Well, it's again a game for him to try to keep the money
and get to the top, right?
That's part of the game.
Whole game, the mountain gives with one hand and takes with the other.
So I think the strategic move is sitting right there for us.
MAT: You know, like, there is no way on God's green earth
that I am voting Phil out.
No way.
The dumbest move in Summit history.
MAT: There is wine here, ladies.
Thanks, brother. Oh, how good's that.
Cheers. Great job today. Cheers. Today WAS rough.
I'm gonna go and cook a barbie.
Cheers. You got a beer? I do, Matty.
(CLINK) Well done today.
Could this be our last cheers? Could be. I don't know.
You never know what the mountain's keeper's got in store.
You never know.
There's someone we need to remove
that will help the group get to the summit quick.
And that's Ros.
If you can't carry your bag and you can't walk up a hill,
you can't come.
I don't think it's fair either. No.
And things will happen in this game that aren't fair,
but I'd like them to happen a little bit later.
Same with me.
So, I've done a few of these shows before
and I got a nickname called 'The Godfather'
because I would call for people to be voted out who needed voting out.
Huh? No. Phil's not going anywhere.
So, what are we going with?
Done. Alright?
I'm gonna try to rally around some people in the group
that will be protecting Phil.
I'm pulling the strings. He's not going home.
There's no question about that.
The money's not going anywhere,
he's making it to the next checkpoint,
and if they want to play the game then, play the game.
Exactly.
The plan is to do The Godfather thing to protect Phil with the bag,
and bring them into my little posse.
Look, I don't know what tomorrow brings
but today my heart's in a good place.
Matt is pulling the strings to vote Rozzie out.
But then, your head wants to go with Phil
because it's the smart thing to do.
On one hand we've got Ros carrying $53,000.
On the other hand though, I've got Phil who's carrying $300,000.
That 300 grand is in HIS backpack.
That's not ours.
There's so much money on the line
and we need to make sure that gets back into that black duffel bag
for us to take to the top.
Is it Ros who might not make it over the next day?
Or is it Phil?
This vote is gonna come down to the wire.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC) Oh!
Hold on. Hey!
MAN: Here he is.
Ooh, hang on a minute.
Mountain's assassin. Here's a twist.
Oh!
(EXHALES) Well, well, well.
That was quite the trek. (LAUGHTER)
You made it to checkpoint two.
Whoo! (CHUCKLING)
But you're a man down. Yes.
What happened to Colonel Mustard? Oh.
He found he had a kidney stone up... Yeah.
As we know, this is no place to pass a kidney stone.
His money is gone, just like that.
So, how have you been moving as a group, do you think?
Good. Supportive. TRISHA: Pretty good.
Yeah.
Yeah?
You don't sound too convinced.
Hit and miss. Yeah?
So, everyone's moving the same speed.
(EDGY MUSIC)
No.
Does anyone think they're holding the group up?
(EDGY MUSIC)
Oh, look, hey, I own it.
I am by far the slowest pony in this pack.
I know.
Look, I needed to condition into this, you know.
You give me another day and I reckon I'll be on pace.
I've just gotta push through the soreness.
Is that pleading your case to the group?
I don't know.
I don't know, I'm not the one that needs convincing.
But you know, if you're slowing things down...
Shark boy?
You think you're gonna reach the summit on time?
We'll see about that.
Now, you're on Day 4 of 15.
You've lost $130,000 out of your million-dollar price pool.
And tonight you will be stealing someone's cash.
And voting them off the mountain.
Good news is, that stolen money ends up in the black duffel bag,
and, so long as you don't keep forgetting it,
it will make its way to the top.
So, who will you be robbing?
(TENSE MUSIC)
Put some names forward,
and the individual with the majority will be leaving.
As for the rest of you,
you'll have a little more money in that kitty.
Question is, how much?
(EDGY MUSIC)
Listen to what the mountain's saying.
I'll be watching.
(GRIM MUSIC)
MAT: I just wanna say that this is a really cool group of people.
We're all having a great time. Yep.
And this is the shittiest part of this whole thing that we're doing.
But ultimately, we all came to do something,
to try to conquer something.
And if you can't actually conquer it,
then it puts a lot of pressure on other people.
And I don't wanna throw you under a bus, Ros...
but as soon as we go up, your bag comes off,
and I just wonder, if we have to go over that tomorrow...
are going to be OK to carry your bag up that?
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
JAI: Coming up...
With me, you're taking, what, $55,000 out.
Is there anyone else with more money in their backpack than me?
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
MAT: And I just wonder, if we have to go over that tomorrow...
are gonna be OK to carry your bag up that?
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
I can.
I do think I can absolutely lift my game.
Carried my pack the whole way today.
I pulled through a challenge that everyone thought I couldn't do.
And I absolutely appreciate that you guys have helped me along the way.
Definitely I've gotta pull my weight
so I am prepared to be carrying my pack for the rest of this journey.
The challenge is,
if we don't get to the next checkpoint because we're so slow,
what's gonna happen is we're gonna end up carrying it
because we want to get to the next checkpoint.
Like, especially, Tay, you and I
have been carrying Ros, your backpack,
for a large majority.
We like trying to help people.
Just who we are, you know.
But then we've gotta look at it what point does it break us
and ruin our opportunity to make it to the top?
(EXPECTANT MUSIC)
(SOBS)
(SIGHS)
I want to tell you that I can do this.
I've been through a really tough trot, you know.
My level of determination for this
is seriously more than any of you will ever understand.
I'm sitting in the position I'm about to lose my farm to the banks.
(SOMBRE MUSIC)
And this is, like, one of my last shots.
I know it sounds stupid,
and I know I'm living in this fairyland that, you know,
I'm not as fit and I'm not as strong as you guys...
but I don't wanna go home and lose everything.
I've got two kids,
I've got a beautiful farm,
I've got a bank knocking on my door for a cent.
You know, a lot of you guys aren't in that position.
You don't know what it's like
to not know where the next meal's gonna come from for your kids.
And this is why I need to be here, guys.
And I know people struggle
and I know, you know, we've all got our reasons,
but let me prove to you all that, you know.
I just need to find that mental strength to go,
this is my life and my kids' life on the line.
I might come across I'm here for fun and jokes and that,
but you know what, the reason I keep pushing through everything
is because I need this so bad.
Like, really bad.
(EXHALES)
I don't want you to lose your farm.
Does anyone else have a name they'd like to put forward?
(EXPECTANT MUSIC)
Look, it just surprises me
because I am a really obvious weak link
and I actually thought that you guys were all smart players here.
Why are you going for the obvious weak link?
You can probably pick me off at any point, any stage, any checkpoint.
Is it not an opportunity to make a strategic move?
With me, you're taking, what, $55,000 out.
Is there anyone else with more money in their backpack than me?
(HARSH MUSIC)
You know, I had a few people suggest to me
that Phil would be a good strategic move.
You guys all know my story. You know why here.
I don't need to tell you now.
My hand on my heart, I want every single backpack to get to the top.
Just 'cause I've got more money in my bag than you guys do,
I honestly put my hand up to carry that
because of the load.
That was my first and only thought.
(FRAUGHT MUSIC)
I didn't put it in my bag to get it,
I put it in there to take it to the top
and hopefully one day share it with as many people as I can.
So, I put my hand up to carry the load.
(EMOTIONALLY) And I'll continue to carry the load
for every single one of you guys.
(FIRE CRACKLES)
I think let's, let's get this vote done with
and rip it off like a Band-Aid.
Does anyone want to vote for Phil?
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(SOMBRE MUSIC)
(FIRE CRACKLING)
Does anyone want to vote for Phil?
(FRAUGHT MUSIC)
(FRAUGHT MUSIC CONTINUES)
OK. So, final vote for Ros?
Just raise a hand, guys, whoever wants to vote for Ros.
(GRIM MUSIC)
(SNIFFS)
(HARSH MUSIC)
(FIRE CRACKLING)
(BIRDS SINGING)
(SOMBRE MUSIC)
That's a pretty unanimous vote, guys.
I'm really sorry, Ros.
I... Truly, I... Yeah. (CLEARS THROAT)
That's OK. It's alright.
Hey, it is a game, and I do realise that.
Really hope you guys make it to the top.
Look, I think that they probably
made a mistake in taking out the weakest link so early.
They probably could have made a bit of a bigger move.
You know, it's a game though. Someone's gotta lose.
Come here.
We love you, Rozzie. Love you, Ros. Sorry.
Thanks, babe.
Turns out I'm not very fit. (LAUGHS)
And I'm hurting, hurting a lot.
So, inside, and my little legs.
Both of them. Yep.
Cold, hard cash.
They say you need a doctor, a politician, a lawyer, a banker,
you know, a few times in your life.
You need a farmer three times a day.
See you later, guys.
I think it was a fair play.
I love Ros. Fantastic lady.
Just salt of the earth, really.
WOMAN: See you, cowgirl.
Yee-haw!
ALL: Yee-haw!
MAT: But look, like, climb a big mountain,
it's like, if you're not prepared to do it,
if you can't carry your pack,
then leave your money with me, I'll take it to the top.
(CHUCKLES)
JAI: Tomorrow night...
Pressure's on.
A tight rope of terror...
Don't let it go. (GASPING)
Eugh!
Stop, stop, stop. I'm scared.
..will test the bonds of trust.
Look at me.
I've got you. I've got you.
Oh, no. I'm going.
Oh!
Pushing one hiker to break...
WOMAN: I wanna keep fighting
but I don't wanna do any permanent damage.
WOMAN: She's still gotta be a mum.
..and another into madness.
This is bullshit.
I was here for the experience, not to get (BLEEP)
MAT: Sharksey. WOMAN: We can't lose both of them.
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