(WIND HOWLS)
JAI COURTNEY: Fourteen Aussies began
but only eight remain,
trying to haul a million dollars up a Goliath of a mountain.
But a quarter of the prize pool... WOMAN: Phil.
MAT: We trust you.
Would be carried by just one.
The extra 250K has put a massive target on my back.
"Look behind you."
A deadly new threat entered the game.
It's the Chaser.
Hello. It's Sam.
WOMEN: Oh!
..with the power to steal one hiker's cash
and boot them off the mountain.
MAT: I know I'm a threat to him.
He's got the silver bullet.
I've got to try to play this game
to make sure that bullet doesn't come my way.
Then, the most horrifying obstacle so far...
(SQUEALS) MAN: Oh!
You can't reach 'em.
Eugh! ALL: Oh!
No!
(BLEEP)
..before extreme weather forced an emergency evacuation.
Oh no, no, no, no!
MAN: Holey Moley!
On a stairway to hell.
AVA: People are scared.
No-one wants to show weakness.
Sam eyes off his kill.
It's really important I target the right person.
Oh, my god! (BLEEP)
MAN: Keep moving! Keep moving!
(SHRIEKING)
At the checkpoint...
..when Sam swings the axe,
which hiker will be chopped?
SAM: I'm sorry.
WOMAN: Oh, no!
(HARSH MUSIC)
The mother of all storms is raging up on the summit...
where deadly winds of 150 km/h lash at the mountain.
If conditions don't change soon,
any chance of reaching the top and earning a share of the prize pool,
will be lost.
7,000 feet below,
all the way down in Safe Camp,
conditions are a whole lot calmer.
Here the group will remain until the deadly weather clears,
making it safe to return to the mountain.
But right now...
Good morning, buddy. Morning.
..this lot are waking up to a very different threat.
SAM: I'm going to go grab my sleeping mattress
if anyone else would come and like to join me for some yoga.
(BLEATING)
SAM: I want you guys to bring your attention to your breath
while you're sitting here.
Poised to steal one hiker's cash and kick them off the mountain...
And out through your mouth.
..Sam is eyeing his prey.
I don't think people are gonna be ready for the hammer
that's gonna get dropped.
Alright. Now, on our next inhale,
I want you guys to raise your left arm up.
And I want you to reach your right arm over to your left foot.
I need to decide who has to go home at the next checkpoint.
We're gonna take that right knee across our body.
I could cut loose a weaker person
who might not even make it to the summit.
Ooh. SAM: Now look over here for me.
Yep.
Tiff, Simmone, Charlotte, and Trish,
they are the weakest.
Oh, I'm sliding off my mat.
On the other hand I could get rid of someone stronger.
Matty and Phil are definitive leaders of the group.
They're both on my radar.
I need to be really careful with how to play this.
It's almost like putting down a dog.
I'm just trying to be as kind as I can before the hammer has to drop.
(EVIL LAUGH)
Thanks for joining me, guys.
WOMAN: I wonder what way he's going to vote.
'Cause we're all open to it.
Initially I thought he'd go for one of the big dog but maybe not.
Yeah, I just wish they'd get that over and done with
so we can put us all out of our misery.
PHIL: I think it's shit, to be honest.
Yeah, I do too.
After we've battled it out for a week together
and then this guy rocks up.
He's already had his go.
This morning there's a little bit of uneasiness around the group.
TAYLOR: Was having weird, bad dreams.
Like, thinking the worst things ever.
PHIL: The clock is ticking.
If we get pushed back too far, we may not even reach the summit.
Although the weather is a massive concern,
the other thing that's in the back of our mind is Sam, the Chaser.
If you've got the right head space
and you know how to fuel yourself through the race,
you can do, anyone can do a half Ironman.
He has the power. No-one is safe.
So, I think it's important to share my story so that Sam knows who I am,
where I'm at, and where I'm going, and that way
hopefully he can see that I'm not only worthy of reaching the top but
also a good team member to be able to assist him to get there as well.
Every one of us has probably come against an obstacle and going,
I can't do this.
WOMEN: Yeah.
And usually not until you're back's against the wall,
you lose someone,
you feel that life's about to go that you really dig deep.
Yeah, seriously.
When I was blown up in the Bali bombing,
like, I can only explain it to be almost like an extreme fireball...
..that just blows you off the floor.
I was curled up in a foetal position about to give up.
And go, this is a choice, are you gonna lay down, Phil,
or are you gonna get up?
You're like, I'm not done. Yeah. So I got up.
There's actually a photo of me escaping.
I walk outside with sheets of skim 30cm long hanging off my arms.
WOMAN: Oh!
The next thing I remember is waking up in a hospital.
They'd just wrapped me and mummified my arms.
No-one knew who I was.
I was missing, presumed dead, for 12 hours.
It was about midday Sunday where Ben, my mate,
piked his head through the door and kept walking.
'Cause I was unrecognisable.
Wow.
And I'm like, "Hey, Ben!"
He comes back, looks at me, and says, "Phil!"
He goes to hug me, realises I'm burnt,
and goes, "(BLEEP) It's you!"
AVA: It's just crazy.
And I said, "Call my mum."
And I said, "Mum, I'm a little bit burnt...
"..but I'm alive."
MAT: Geez. That's unbelievable, mate.
You're a special human being, mate.
TAYLOR: Yeah, you're a legend, mate.
SAM: I'll go grab the coffee.
WOMAN: Yeah. Great idea.
I haven't said anything about you with the money.
PHIL: I'm not sure if it's good thing or a bad thing
to tell Sam that I've got nearly $300,000 in my backpack.
I don't know whether it paints a target on my back
or whether that might put a target on his back if he was to take it.
Like, obviously you guys said,
like, don't tell him that I've got the money.
Should I just take that to the grave?
MAT: I was just thinking, if he has to take your money
then he's not gonna vote for you.
He'd just become a target.
Listen, I'm happy for you to tell him 'cause he won't pick you, man.
CHARLOTTE: I don't know.
He's got pretty good self belief. He might...
MAT (DRYLY): Oh, you reckon? Yeah.
(LAUGHTER)
Walking around with no shirt on will tell you that.
(LAUGHS)
CHARLOTTE: He might think he's got enough social prowess
to continue on with that money.
TIFFANI: I don't know what his little plan,
whether he's gonna go top people or bottom people.
If it's bottom, I'd be out.
SIMMONE: Puts a target on my back.
MAT: No, I think given the nature of the circumstances,
I think he'll vote me out.
Why?
Oh, just 'cause I'm a threat to him,
I think he will.
He's gotta think about whether he thinks oh, I want people around me
who are gonna get to the top,
'cause that's what he struggled with last year.
MAT: But I think he realised that wasn't...
CHARLOTTE: A good strategy. A good strategy.
CHARLOTTE: Surely he's learnt.
So he'll take out someone capable.
In this game I'm one of the strong people,
and, I think if Sam thinks that I'm a threat,
then he'll vote me out.
But you know what?
I'm older, wiser, smarter than Sam,
and right now I just need to work my magic
and try to pull some strings to make sure I don't get voted out.
(THUNDER RUMBLES)
(RAIN PATTERS)
SAM: Yeah.
1.5 days. I can see it.
'Cause I like everyone.
And you're looking around
and you're thinking, what am I gonna do?
The chat in the group is, as soon as you vote someone out,
they're gonna vote you out.
Yep.
That's why you're not getting any information.
That's why no-one's talking to you. Yep.
So, if you wanna stay in the game, I've got a plan.
If you're prepared to keep me here
then we can work together... Yep.
And we can go to the top.
So, my thought process is this,
and I'm gonna throw it out there to you.
It's a Hail Mary for me 'cause I know that if it's not one of them,
it's probably going to be me.
Mmm?
I think Trish.
(OVERLAPPING SPEECH)
Oh, yeah.
Right now my personal responsibility
is to protect the people that I care most about in this game.
I have great trust with Char and with Simmone.
And if Sam doesn't vote me out,
he could take out one of those two, and I don't want it to happen.
So, I'm using Trish as a bit of a shield.
'Cause I thought Trish would have been an easy removal
for someone quite slow.
She struggled the most on that last obstacle.
Yep.
She's not strong enough. Yep.
Sam's a character...
Yeah.
..but Sam, I'm not sure is the greatest game player.
You're here to play, right? You're not here to just climb the mountain.
He is playing reserve grade and I'm playing first grade.
And at the moment, I'm just puppeteering Sam.
And I know right now you don't need me.
Oh, no, I do.
I do right now you 'cause you can put a bullet in the head.
(CHUCKLES)
Like, it's as simple as that.
I'll stroke that ego, I'll make him feel amazing,
I'll build him up,
until I have to take him down.
But I see us a shield for each other.
We're both strong, leaders,
and we can protect each other.
I've got good relationships.
Can bring you into that fold.
Can I ask who's in your fold?
Not yet.
I didn't think I would be able to so...
It's OK. It's early days.
Yeah.
SAM: Matty is the first and only person to open up with me so far
and that gives me a bit of confidence in him.
If I'm here, you'll be here.
I know that.
If I'm not...
I can't help you, obviously.
He could be a really strong ally here
if I play my cards right.
Yeah, I'm looking forward to this.
Yeah.
(CRICKETS CHIRP)
(BIRDS CHIRP)
JAI: Back up on the mountain,
the treacherous conditions have finally eased,
giving the group the all clear to get back on their way to the summit.
SAM: Come on, guys. Let's go, let's go, let's go.
But losing an entire day at Safe Camp
is not without consequences.
Now they're woefully behind.
If they don't reach the top within the 15-day deadline,
no-one's going home with a cent.
Resuming the hike from where they were evacuated,
the group have trekked 114 kilometres
but have fallen an entire day behind schedule.
They've still got 68 kilometres to go
and only six days left to do it.
But that's not their only fear.
Hurry up!
With checkpoint 5 now only 13 kilometres away,
Sam will soon be swinging the axe,
stealing one unlucky hiker's cash
and booting them off the mountain.
SAM: Mat has told me I need to keep my eye on Trish.
Just need to get my footing right here.
Ooh!
But today I'm gonna be observing everyone.
WOMAN: Oh, whoa!
TRISH: No, you're right. We chain it.
(BOTH WOMEN SQUEAL) (LAUGHTER)
Not a single person is safe.
Whoa!
Steady.
Guys, look at that.
(FOREBODING MUSIC)
Holey moley.
CHARLOTTE: Oh, my god!
This is ridiculous.
Oh, my god! (BLEEP)
A stairway to hell.
Eugh!
MAN: Keep moving!
Then at the checkpoint...
One shot, one kill.
..Sam makes his kill.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
WOMAN: I was not expecting that.
(EXPECTANT MUSIC)
MAN: Guys, look at that.
WOMAN: Oh, my god!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Holey moley.
That is terrifying.
WOMAN: It's absolutely terrifying.
(CREAKING)
(PAPER RUSTLES)
Mat, what does it say?
It says, "You've made it to the holy grail of the Alps.
"This stairway to hell stands between you and the summit.
"114 rungs, 50m long, 130m high.
"The only way is up."
AVA: It's a long ladder.
Look how high it is off the ground.
TAYLOR: It's a big drop.
CHARLOTTE: Oh, my god!
TAYLOR: That's gonna be so rickety as well.
Oh, it'll be rolling around.
SAM: I feel sick.
JAI: Towering above them is the tallest obstacle so far,
perched above a 150m drop.
It's enough to make your stomach turn.
MAT: This looks awful.
Alright, who wants to go first?
SAM: I'll go first. Is that alright?
MAT: Yep, OK.
The pressure's on. We've already lost a day.
We need to do this really fast.
Go, Sam. You got this, bro.
SAM: I'm going really early on in this obstacle
and I'm gonna use that advantage
to observe how every other person fares.
And I'm gonna be looking at who's strong, who's weak,
it who's really struggling.
And that's gonna go into a lot of my decision-making
for making this next call.
That's a big ladder.
Let's go, Sammy!
(EXHALES)
(STRAINS)
Stepping out onto the obstacle, the vertigo kicks in really quick.
(EXHALES)
There's about 150 to 200m drop, waterfall directly underneath.
(PANTS)
Each one of these rungs is so rickety.
(STRAINS)
He's swinging to the right.
It gets a bit wobbly there.
Oh!
This is pretty intense, just because of my weight.
I am 90kg, I'm 6 foot,
and my legs are on fire.
CHARLOTTE: Oh, my goodness, he's huge.
If he's struggling, I'm in trouble.
(STRAINS)
Oh, wow.
Oh!
TAYLOR: You alright, mate?
Eugh!
Ooh!
MAN: He's definitely taking his time.
(PANTS)
(EXHALES) This is hard going.
But I'm the strongest person out here.
I know I'm capable, and I just need to get this done.
Come on, Sam.
(STRAINS)
Not far now.
Almost there. Almost there.
Eugh!
Yeah, Sam.
Whoo!
Oh, it's good to make it to the top.
Good on you, Sam. Well done, mate.
Legendary effort, bud.
Guys, the wood is very rickety.
What did he say?
Guys, keep your feet really wide.
I wouldn't put all your weight into the centre of those wooden planks.
OK. Thank you.
Feet wide, hands wide.
Keep your feet wide?
(LAUGHS) Keep your feet wide on the wood.
What was the last bit he said?
Stop it. (LAUGHS)
(GRIM MUSIC)
I'm feeling super nervous.
How on earth will I do this?
(SMASH)
I really wanna prove myself on this obstacle
so I can stay out of Sam's damn radar.
When you become a mum,
you just get sidetracked with being there for your kids.
In that process, I've lost a sense of self.
I needed something that was out of my comfort zone.
Go, Tiff.
(EXHALES)
(BLEEP)
(HUFFS)
(PANTS)
TAYLOR: You got this! PHIL: You got this, mate.
Oh!
(STRAINS)
That's it.
Eugh!
(PUFFS)
(PANTING)
Shake it out. Shake it out.
TAYLOR: You got this, Tiff.
TIFFANI: With six kids,
you need a lot of strength, mentally.
I'm going to draw on that strength of six super kids.
Here we go, kids.
Evie, Ri,
Beau, Brooklyn,
Lily, Harley.
Let's go!
(STRAINS) Well done, Tiffany!
(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC)
WOMAN: You got it, babe! Whoo!
(STRAINS)
I've been telling my kids since they were very little, you never give up.
Let's go. WOMAN: Go, Tiff! Come on!
It was actually one of their last things that they said to me
before I got on the plane, "Girl, you got this.
"Never, ever give up."
(CHEERING)
Well done.
Nearly there, mate. (STRAINS)
(CHEERING)
Yes! Whoo!
Oh!
PHIL: Good job.
(EXHALES)
TIFFANI: There's no words to describe that ladder
except an exorcism... (CHUCKLES)
..'cause I felt like I went to hell and back.
You alright, mate. Yeah.
SIMMONE: Go, Trish.
MAT: I hope that giving Trish's name to Sam
will take the focus off Charlotte and Simmone on the obstacle,
because my goal is to keep my little posse safe.
(GRIM MUSIC)
(STRAINS)
(ROPE CREAKS)
Is she on it? Yeah, she's on.
(EXHALES)
(OMINOUS MUSIC)
Eugh! This is probably the craziest thing I've ever seen.
MAT: Good work, Trish!
SIMMONE: Keep those legs going, Trish.
I hate heights.
I'm, like, terrified, and I've got no balance.
I couldn't balance to save myself.
Holy shit!
But, you know, I want to show mob
that if you're crazy enough to climb a mountain, you can.
(STRAINS)
(HELICOPTER BLADES WHIR IN THE DISTANCE)
(OMINOUS MUSIC)
(HELICOPTER WHIRRING GROWS LOUDER)
Oh (BLEEP)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
PHIL: Keep going, mate. Keep going.
Just keep going. Don't stop.
Keep going.
(HARSH MUSIC)
Keep moving! Keep moving!
TRISH: Can't do it.
(OMINOUS MUSIC)
PHIL: Keep moving!
SIMMONE: That's a good girl!
MAN: Go!
TRISH: Can't do it.
AVA: Come on, Trish!
CHARLOTTE: Go, Trish!
MAT: Let's go, Trishie!
TAYLOR: You can do this.
JAI: Lagging an entire day behind schedule,
the Mountain's Keeper's here to give them a shove.
And with Trish firmly in Sam's sights,
she'll need to prove her mettle
or risk being the next to face the chop.
(EXHALES)
I'm terrified.
I don't know how I'm going to do this.
But I've come this far.
MAN: Go, Trish!
Nice!
TRISH: People have definitely doubted me in the past,
and by looking at the past it's probably no wonder that they did.
MAN: Great work.
TRISH: But the biggest lesson I've learnt is that
I can achieve anything that I put my mind to.
And right now I need to get to the top.
(VICTORIOUS MUSIC)
MAN: Home stretch, Trish.
WOMAN: Yeah, Trish. Quick, quick, quick.
Oh! Just give me a minute.
Well done.
(CHEERING) PHIL: Good job, mate.
Jolly good, buddy.
She'll be so happy right now.
Yeah, she'll be stoked.
TRISH: I did my best and I hope that I've done enough.
But with Sam watching everyone,
it could be the nail in the coffin for me.
SAM: People need to start realising,
if they don't have what it takes to get up this obstacle quickly,
they don't deserve to be here.
WOMAN: Holey moley.
SAM: We could go home with nothing if this lasts too long.
WOMAN: Go, Phil. WOMAN: Yeah, Phil. Whoo!
There's a lot of anxiety and paranoia
amongst everyone in the group right now.
(EXHALES)
People are scared.
(PANTS)
OK. You can do it.
AVA: No-one wants to show weakness.
Eugh! MAN: Careful! Watch out!
(TENSE MUSIC)
CHARLETTE: Don't stop. MAN: Go, Char.
Oh, my god!
MAN: Whoo-hoo!
(BLEEP)
AVA: Sam has the power.
Anyone could be a target.
Let's go!
Go, Simmone.
AVA: And he could vote someone out
because he thinks they're the weakest link.
Eugh!
But I'm not gonna let Sam get in my way.
MEN: Let's go, Ava. WOMAN: Go, Ava.
(EDGY MUSIC)
I'm playing a strategic game,
and I'm thinking, you know, steps ahead of the group.
I'm here to get up that mountain and win the money.
And I'm gonna do whatever it takes
to make sure that Sam doesn't take me out.
Whoo!
SAM: Well down. Well done too.
TAYLOR: Let's go, Matty! SIMMONE: Go, Matty.
You got this, brother.
AVA: Mat is a very dangerous player in this game and I want him out.
Are you ready to make your decision tonight if it's a checkpoint?
No.
Who do you want to see get all the way?
That's such a hard thing to know.
You don't have to say me. (CHUCKLES)
I don't know.
(STRAINS)
TAYLOR: That's it, Matty. Let's go, brother.
SAM: Matty's about to come up so talk to me about Matty.
I like Matty. Like, he's a...
I like him too. ..cool person to be around.
He's just a good dude.
I just see him everywhere. Mm-hm. That's the thing.
Seeing him everywhere scares me a little bit, you know?
Mmm.
I just see him talking to everyone.
WOMAN: Amazing, Matty.
MAN: Well done, Champion!
Whoo!
AVA: Like, you want him around for the moral
but he does scare me as a game player.
Yeah, baby.
I feel like I've formed a good bond with Mat,
but, after that chat with Ava, I'm not sure if I can trust him.
I would take my shirt off but I'm not gonna take it off next to you.
Don't body shame me like that. "Don't body shame."
(LAUGHTER)
Can you ever really trust anyone in this game?
Not really.
Do I trust Mat?
Definitely not.
I wanna tell you something.
Oh, my god!
That is a huge sum of money.
Will the truth save Phil from the hangman's noose?
Then...
Today is D-Day.
At an emotionally-charged checkpoint...
I might have to talk with my eyes closed.
..will one of the biggest players be kicked off the mountain?
In your hands, mate, in your hands.
(EDGY MUSIC)
JAI: Having conquered the sky ladder...
Well done, gang. Let's get going.
..this lot are back on the move,
with only 5km to go to reach tonight's checkpoint.
When they get there, Sam will make his kill.
And the eyes down his target, paranoia is at an all-time high.
Until this is over, this checkpoint,
it's gonna be so hard for us to just, like, relax around him.
It's a very precarious position in the game right now.
Yeah.
So, one little mistake can cost you everything.
Just wait and see then.
I don't wanna see you go.
I don't think you should. I don't think it's your time.
MAT: I hope not, mate, not to go out of it like that.
A good sniper from the ridge... (CHUCKLES)
..I'll take that. Yeah, exactly.
Not a one-off come in and "Yeah, you're out."
Not a knife to a gun fight. Yeah.
Leading into the checkpoint, the stakes are high.
It's not making it any easier
having $230,000 on my back in my backpack.
Having this as a secret is making me really uneasy.
If Sam found out that I was holding anything back or lying to him,
he'd get rid of me.
I need to do whatever it takes to keep myself out of the firing line.
(FOOTSTEPS)
I wanna tell you something that all the team know.
Yeah.
'Cause I don't want any secrets, you know?
Yep. At this point in the game.
And I feel like I can trust you with the information.
We were $250,000 short when we started.
Oh! Yeah?
And we had to earn it.
Oh, that's why there's less in everyone's bags.
Yes. The maths wasn't adding up.
It was a team decision to choose one person
to carry the responsibility of $250K in their backpack.
The whole group decided for me.
Oh, my god!
Phil could have told me at any point earlier on
that he was carrying all that cash.
That is a huge sum of money.
Right now I think Phil's trying to save his own skin.
I guess if it makes me safe from obstacles
if there's a risk of getting cut.
SAM: It's a logical decision.
Like, I can't see that much money leave the mountain.
Now, the problem was, when I put my hand up,
I was thinking probably like you, mate, I can do it, I'm capable.
I've got the weight. Yeah.
I can nail this.
Then a few of the guys, they were thinking, Phil's got the money,
he's a threat,
let's cut Phil at the next checkpoint.
I just wanted to let you know
because you've got a massive decision to make
and I don't want porky pies or secrets be part of it.
You understand? Yeah, of course.
OK?
Thanks for telling me. No worries.
SAM: This is gonna be tough.
He knows that if I steal his cash,
that target's gonna be painted on my back.
But damn it would be sweet to take home that money.
(EVIL LAUGH)
TRISH: Oh-oh.
MAN: Checkpoint, guys.
MAN: Oh, no.
MAT: Checkpoint.
MAN: Oh! TRISH: Oh, man.
WOMAN: I can't breathe.
MAT: It's bittersweet, eh.
JAI: The group has finally made it to checkpoint 5,
but tonight there'll be no group vote.
Their place on this mountain
will come down to the decision of just one.
Sam be the judge, jury, and executioner.
And when the axe falls,
someone's head will be on the chopping block.
(CRACKLING)
Sam's unpredictable.
Coming into this checkpoint, everyone is terrified.
We're all so tight and we're at the mercy of one person.
Everyone is really anxious right now.
No-one's safe at the moment.
(EXPECTANT MUSIC)
PHIL: Let's grab a beer, eh? MAT: Let's do it.
How have your conversations gone today, mate?
I told him I have extra cash. Oh, yeah?
You've done yourself a service.
Sam now knows that Phil's carrying all the cash in his backpack.
I think it might protect him.
I just hope I've done enough work
with the chat that I've had with Sam.
I hope he does what I've asked him to do, to take out Trish.
But, to be honest, I don't know where Sam's head is at.
(EDGY MUSIC)
SAM: It's pretty clear in the camp that
everyone's is anxious of the decision I have to make.
No-one can be more anxious than I am.
This is killing me.
Right now I could cut loose a weaker person,
or I could make a tactical move
and get rid of one of the big leaders of this group.
Phil has also just completely thrown the doors open
by admitting some big news.
SAM: It's really important that I
target the right person to ensure my safety.
If I play my next hand correctly,
it could see me getting all the way to the summit.
If I play it wrong,
and upset the rest of the group,
that could see me gone by the next checkpoint.
This is gonna be a really hard call to make.
(OMINOUS MUSIC)
(FIRE CRACKLES)
TRISH: Oh, my god!
MAT: Oh no, he's coming. Oh, no.
MAN: Eugh!
(EXHALES)
How are we?
(OMINOUS MUSIC)
MAT: Oh no, he's coming. Oh, no.
MAN: Here he is.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
How are we?
Well, that gap is definitely the stairway to hell.
(EVERYONE CHUCKLING)
Too much for anyone?
MAT: No, we nailed it.
Sam, you weren't scared?
I was pretty scared. Oh, yeah.
That was nerve-wracking.
Trish...
Got a bit of wind from the mountain's keeper?
Yeah, we got a visit.
Why do you think she was there taunting you?
I don't know.
Still killed it though.
Let me tell you, the terrain from this point on,
it ain't for the faint of heart.
These jagged cliffs around you,
they're the stuff that nightmares are made of.
But here we are, checkpoint 5, Day 10.
Just over $746,000 still on the mountain.
As you know, when the Chaser set out four days behind you,
Sam here had one goal...
Run!
Track you down,
catch you,
steal someone's money...
Eugh! Come on!
..take it into his own possession...
It's the Chaser.
..booting that person off the mountain
and earning him a place in the race for the summit.
Today is D-Day.
Make the wrong call, Sam, could put yourself in the crosshairs
and be going home next.
Make the right call,
could go a long way to seeing you stand on the summit.
Mat, any idea where Sam's head might be at?
No idea.
Ava?
Have you enjoyed Sam's company in the group?
I actually have, surprisingly. (LAUGHS)
Oh, don't be so surprised. No offence!
(LAUGHS)
Ava, do you think with all the power bestowed on Sam
there comes some danger?
Safe for this vote, but what happens next?
Yeah. I think it is a bit of danger.
Depending on who he picks tonight,
that could help him
or that could hinder him.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
Sam, how are you feeling about the decision?
Terrible.
It's riddled me with anxiety.
One day out here feels like a week when you get to know people.
(EXHALES) Yeah.
How do you even approach such a decision?
Um...
You've got to listen to your gut.
(EXPECTANT MUSIC)
Righto.
Well, whilst I'd love to sit here and watch this play out,
I'll leave you to have a discussion with the group, Sam,
and decide whose money you're gonna be stealing.
Sam will be the only person to vote
and solely will be responsible
for sending one of the eight of you home.
(FRAUGHT MUSIC)
One shot, one kill.
Have a good night.
This is such a wild situation,
to play this game and go through what we have gone through together.
We have formed deep and meaningful bonds
and then, for one person to come into this
and take someone out,
it's emotionally affecting.
I first want to hear from you guys where you're at
and how you're feeling.
It doesn't need to be like a plead-your-case type situation,
just, I don't know, something from the heart.
Tiff, kick it off, please. Go round?
I might have to talk with my eyes closed.
Do it. That's OK. That's alright.
For 16 years I've been raising my six kids and,
they say sometimes that when you birth,
it takes two years to get a piece of yourself back.
And I feel like with each child I've lost a part of myself.
And I feel like a lot of parents and a lot of mums feel like that.
They sit on the couch and sit with their kids and,
you love them dearly, but you don't know who you are anymore.
Especially when you've been someone that people know from a pop group.
It's kind of what everyone refers to
and I'm more than that, and I'm more than a mum.
I don't know, I don't know who I actually am
and on this journey I've found, I've found friends.
I feel sometimes like I don't have friends that aren't kids under 12.
(LAUGHTER)
Because no-one wants to visit 'cause there's too many kids.
I feel like from day one to now, boom, the growth has been huge.
I swear, by the top, I'll be a different person.
I even like walking in grass. (LAUGHTER)
TAYLOR: Good luck, Phil. Got a tough act to follow.
And you, how you, how do you even come close to that?
The last 21 years I've done everything in my power
to be more than just the guy who survived the terrorist attack.
I have the physical, emotional, and mental scars.
Life's been tough. It's been hard.
(CLEARS THROAT)
And... (EMOTIONALLY)
Every day I just get a chance to try and step up
and be bigger, better, stronger,
and push my comfort zone,
because I want to be the best version I can be for my kids.
You know, my kids mean everything to me
and, I just wanna show them that,
it doesn't matter what's happened to you,
it doesn't matter your circumstance,
doesn't matter your situation,
you have to believe in yourself.
And if you have the belief in yourself, you can achieve anything.
And I truly believe that I can get to the top and I want to get there.
That's why I'm here.
Well said, mate.
There is massive anxiety in the air at the moment.
My purpose here is not for me.
My purpose here is to show that
anyone who has a different physicality,
like, has a chance at doing what they want to do.
PHIL: Every single one of the people here deserves to be here.
But the reality is, that's not the game.
I'm not really here for myself.
I'm really here for my mob and my family.
PHIL: Sam is like a loaded gun.
I may not be the fittest or whatever
but my heart and my mind are fully in the game.
PHIL: We've all got to put our best case forward.
I wanna get to the top and I know why I wanna get to the top.
I'm just loving this whole experience
with each and every one of you guys.
PHIL: We're absolutely sitting ducks right now.
I've just loved being out here
and I just have so much more to give.
PHIL: I just don't want it to be me.
Um... (CLEARS THROAT)
Firstly, I had a good career in what I did
and so did my dad.
But the fire went out and he took his own life at a pretty young age.
And I felt like he just didn't have anything to fight for.
And I felt like he thought that his career defined him.
And I don't want my career to define me.
I want that to be the starting point.
Tiff, you're not Bardot, you're a freaking amazing woman.
Thanks, Mat.
Never, ever feel like you are not something so special.
And, Phil, the building bombing doesn't define you.
You're a frigging champion bloke.
Thanks, mate.
Greatness doesn't come from surviving something,
greatness comes from
being a good guy that uses his stuff to help others.
That's greatness.
When you help other people be good.
And that's why I'm here.
I'm a competitor, don't get me wrong, and I wanna go to the top.
Who knows how that's gonna come about.
You've got the silver bullet.
You can take me out.
If you do, I respect it,
I walk out of the game and I say goodbye to some amazing friends
that I'll have for the rest of my life.
In your hands, mate. In your hands.
(EDGY MUSIC)
(EXPECTANT MUSIC)
MAT: In your hands, mate. In your hands.
SAM: Char...
Wow.
You are showing every single person out there
that there is no limitation to what anyone can do.
Thank you.
You're making THIS look easier than most of us.
And you're doing it with a stride your step
and a smile on your face.
I'd be lying if I didn't wanna see Char
standing on top of that mountain more than anyone else.
Because it's unbelievable what you're achieving.
Agreed.
Tiff, I'm blown away.
Six kids.
That's a massive job
and I'm so impressed that you're standing here in these mountains
with all of us.
There's no way you're leaving.
Oh, thank you.
Simmone, that goes for you as well.
(EXHALES)
I'm not seeing either of you go
because you both seriously deserve to be here.
Thank you.
Taylor,
it's incredible to know about, like, your relationships
and your life,
and everything you're gonna achieve with your kids...
one day,
which is gonna happen.
100%. It's gonna happen.
Appreciate that, mate. Yep.
You're not going anywhere, mate. You're safe.
Appreciate you, bro. Thank you.
Ava, I felt a really good connection with you as soon as I got here.
You're a little brainiac
and you're making these obstacles look pretty easy.
And I do see a solid mateship with you.
You're not going anywhere.
OK. (EXHALES)
(FIRE CRACKLES)
Mat,
I've first hand witnessed you help a lot of people here
and I've heard a lot of people here speak wonders of you.
You're great for morale.
I'm hoping this isn't gonna go downhill in a minute.
You're, safe, mate. You're safe. Thank you.
(EXHALES) Thank you, thank you, thank you.
(SOMBRE MUSIC)
Phil...
your story is unbelievable.
It's incredible what you've overcome and what you've achieved since.
It's, yeah, wow.
I'm blown away.
It leaves me speechless.
It's me.
(SOMBRE MUSIC)
It is what it is. It's a game.
I'm not ready to leave this mountain yet.
I've got a lot to fight for and a lot of reasons to get to the top.
But, this point, it's out of my hands.
Trish...
I'm seeing you do a really good thing
for your mob and for your family.
What you're doing is fantastic and you're on the right path.
(EXHALES) Um...
Spit it out. It is what it is.
But...
Phil...
Oh, my god!
(FRAUGHT MUSIC)
Shopping for anything in particular?
Trish, Shopping for anything in particular?
what you're doing is fantastic and you're on the right path.
(EXHALES) Um...
Spit it out. It is what it is.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
But...
Phil...
(DARK, FOREBODING MUSIC)
Phil, for everything I've seen that
you've achieved and you've overcome,
I haven't spent a lot of time
and I haven't gotten to know you as much I would have liked
in the last few days.
Oh, my god.
You've been a closed book and you've been very quiet.
And I haven't known where we stand.
What are you doing?
We connected today
but it did feel like you were kind of saving yourself.
And I haven't felt as close with you
as I have with every single other person here.
And, that's why
I've decided to
choose you.
(BOOMING)
I'm sorry.
No worries, mate. It's all good.
It is what it is. It's the game.
(SOMBRE MUSIC)
Yeah, tough.
Shattered. Absolutely shattered.
It should have been me.
I was not expecting that.
(SOMBRE MUSIC)
I'm devastated.
Absolutely gutted.
I feel a little let down.
Oh! I dunno. There's so many emotions going through me right now.
It's difficult to put into words.
(EXHALES)
Pleasure doing business with you. Mate.
PHIL: Sam, you've just taken out someone who was respected
and trusted within the group.
AVA(CRYING): He's just such a good person.
Oh, the best person.
TRISHA: Alright, where's the wine?
PHIL: You've got a target on your back now.
Good luck, mate.
(GRIM MUSIC)
SAM: That made me sick, making that decision
but I knew what I had to do.
(GROANS)
(ZIPPER CREAKS OPEN)
Well, I've been carting this extra cash up this mountain.
Guess it goes in your backpack, mate.
But that was mine
and that was the responsibility that the group gave me.
Thanks, mate.
$230,000.
(WHISPERING VOICES)
It feels good but it's not mine until I make it to the top.
I think some people will definitely try to avenge Phil's departure but,
whether I'm gonna let that happen, we'll see.
I feel like I've got decent odds.
I'm gonna let the dice roll where they land.
(FRAUGHT MUSIC)
What the hell is this bloke thinking?
To see that happen to Phil,
to see Sam carrying 230-odd grand of our money,
and you think you're gonna that to the top now
after you've been here for two days?
What a moron.
Well, that's it, guys.
All bets are off.
I am on the hunt.
It's seek and destroy.
Mate, you're in trouble.
(CRIES AND GROANS)
I hated it.
JAI: Next time...
WOMAN: Mountain's keeper!
Go, go! A race to the duffel...
AVA: Shit!
MAT: Not good.
..changes the balance of power.
And...
WOMAN: Holy shit!
AVA: That water is aggressive.
The full force of the mountain...
is unleashed.
(CRIES)
Which hiker will be left behind?
SAM: Mat is really struggling.
If Mat can't make it up, this could be almost too good to be true.
Oh!
Oh, my god!
But that's not the only shock.
WOMAN: Oh, my gosh!
WOMAN: Yes! Thank you, Mountain Keeper.
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