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- Last time on "99 to Beat"...

- This is crazy. - This is crazy.

- Ah! - I got a battle scar for this.

- King David reigned supreme...

- Ah!

all: Family!

- The first Wagner fell...

- I wanted to keep playing,

and I feel like I had the skills to do it.

- And newlyweds Julian and Aggie...

- Do I have time?

- Defeated the odds.

- The most dramatic end to "99 to Beat."

29 have been eliminated.

71 remain.

- One step closer, that money is mine.

- With a million dollars on the line...

- Come on!

- There's just one rule.

all: Don't finish last!

- Welcome back to "99 to Beat,"

where our players are chasing their million-dollar dream.

- And none of this looks as easy

when there's a million dollars on the line.

You're dealing with anxiety, nerves, all of it.

[suspenseful music]

- Players, in this game,

you must thread a needle.

However, when threading the needle,

you are not allowed to touch the needle.

After successfully threading the needle,

you must stitch a ribbon onto your table until it holds.

The last player to stitch their ribbon

will be eliminated.

- Let's see what David R. has up his sleeve.

- Pushing the thread through, and it go--

the thread goes through, and your finger touches it,

then you're fine.

I have no records for sewing, but my mom made me

patch my clothes when I was a kid.

I've grown up competing with my brothers and my friends

and now my little kids.

They're six and nine years old.

Your hands-- you're gonna be nervous.

Your hands are gonna be shaking like that.

But I will not let them give up on a game

so long as we're always trying our hardest.

- And Lavonne, the OG grandma-- - Aww.

- She's a live Twitch streamer.

Let's see how she does.

- We can't touch the needle to thread it.

- No.

- In 2019, unfortunately,

I lost my son to kidney disease,

so I decided to start streaming

in order to do a charity run

with the National Kidney Foundation.

I have brought my son's ashes with me

because I wanted him to be a part of this.

- Ronald and Donnell, of course, both firefighters.

- Take my sweet time.

- I entered the competition just because of him.

- We both were athletes.

So, I mean, we know what it is to compete.

Nothing wrong with friendly competition.

Ideally, the goal is to be the last two standing.

And then that's when the real competition starts.

- Professor Seth.

- If Seth wins it, it's the "99 to Beat" classroom.

- "99 to Beat" U.

- Right now I'm feeling really confident.

I've done this before, to sew up a quick button

or a quick pair of pants.

But doing it with a million dollars on the line

completely changes everything.

[buzzer blares]

- And they're off.

If I'm a betting man, I'm betting that neither of us

have really spent a lot of time with a needle and a thread.

- I've spent time.

It hasn't been good.

- [laughs]

[tense music]

♪

- Jennifer's already thread the needle.

- Are you kidding me? Jennifer.

Like, within seconds. - Uh-oh.

But I think her thread fell out of the needle.

- [gasps] The look on Jennifer's face.

She has to start over again.

- David R., he's got the thread through the needle.

- David has some timing.

- That's incredible.

- Come on, Lavonne.

- Look at David R., how meticulous he is.

- Come on!

- Are you kidding me?

- Oh, my gosh, are you insane?

- David's done.

- I need some alterations done in my trailer later,

so I know who I'm calling.

- Check. Check. - Oh, my goodness.

- Mae's through.

♪

- 22 players through.

- Here's my guy, Seth.

- Here's Professor Seth, the silent heartthrob.

- Aggie has been in the bottom twice now, Ken.

You know she doesn't want to have that happen again.

- King David is through.

- I told you!

- King David letting everyone know.

- [grunting]

- Done. - Done.

- Ref. Ref.

- Aggie is through. - Aggie is through.

- Aggie is through.

- Now she's gonna have to coach her man.

How many do we have left?

- Okay.

Let's see.

14.

Oh, Erin, Lucky Tori's looking for confirmation from the ref.

- [squeals] - She's got it.

And her lucky streak continues.

- Get as close to the pin as you can.

- This is a new role for Aggie, trying to help out her man.

- Julian's through. - Julian's through.

The love of-- the love story continues.

- Look how relieved they are

not to be in the bottom four for once.

Six people left.

- Donnell looks like he's almost done.

- I got the thread through fairly easy.

I felt it kind of loosen up a little bit.

I got distracted, and I left my needle inside of it.

Oh, man.

- He's right there. He's right there.

He just can't get it. - Come on, come on, come on.

- Shoot. - Come on, Donnell.

- [exhales]

- [clapping] Come on.

- Piece overlap.

Let's go! - Gabe is through.

Gabe is through.

We still got Gianna, Seth, Donnell,

Chris, Sean.

Gianna is getting checked out by the ref.

- There we go. - Gianna is through!

Final four.

- I'm gonna state the obvious--

four men left.

- [laughs]

- Chris is done. - Chris is about to complete!

Chris is done.

Look at him, almost in shock.

- They're already sewing.

He hasn't even threaded the needle.

- Whenever something gets like kind of tough or shaky,

I just reset.

As a firefighter, that's 90% of the job.

It's just calming down, taking a deep breath, reset.

Whoo!

- Sean and Seth are on the verge.

- Just reinforce.

- Sean is about to complete.

Yeah, Sean is complete.

Final two, Seth and Donnell.

♪

But I'm feeling for Donnell.

- I am too.

- I--I cannot see.

Can I have an audible yes or an audible no?

- Looks like Seth is going to complete.

He hasn't got the official thumbs up yet.

- Can I have an audible yes? - Yes.

- Thank you. - Thumbs up by Seth.

Donnell is eliminated. - Aww.

[buzzer blares]

[applause]

- This really hurts.

- Ah, damn, man.

- Hey.

- Good man.

- Win it.

- [chuckles] - Hey.

- I love how classy Donnell is.

- Yeah, he's a team player.

He has to be in his everyday job in being a firefighter, so--

- Yeah. - Sweet guy.

- I'm just disappointed my adventure is over.

I'm not getting the million dollars,

so I'm just hoping Ron'll pull through and bring it on home.

- Donnell, you finished in 71st place,

and sadly, your million-dollar dream is over.

- And with Donnell leaving,

he became the 30th player to be eliminated,

so the prize now stands at

$300,000.

[cheers and applause]

[suspenseful music]

- Players, you have been randomly selected into teams.

Working together, you must take turns

rolling a bowling ball down your gutter pipe

to knock over all your pins.

If the ball drops to the floor,

you must start again.

This game will be played in two heats,

and the losing team from each heat

will go head to head in the elimination playoff.

- It's Gutter Bowl, and just 70 players remain.

- Then you, you, me, boom, boom, boom.

- Okay.

As far as strategy, I think that

we're gonna stick together, try to communicate,

just try to move as quickly as possible

but work together as a team. - Four, five, six.

all: Family! - Let's go.

- You see where it is now?

Let's try to keep it that way.

I trust everyone here.

Even if we don't come first, I know

we not gonna come last. - Yeah.

- Number 1 pin in the second,

he's trying to get it at an angle.

- Our strategy is to work like a machine,

work together, and get the job done.

- The turquoise group, they're all into strategy.

They're huddled up like football, Erin.

- We love that.

I love any sort of teamwork, obviously.

- This team is going to knock down all those pins,

I know for a fact.

all: Green Machine! - Let's go.

We are not gonna be the last team there.

I can guarantee you that.

[buzzer blares]

- And they're off.

- Okay. You got this. You got this.

Down, down, down.

- Look at Team Turquoise, Ken.

- Team Turquoise got three playing systematically.

♪

- Team Purple, also three. - Oh, wow.

Here come the other teams.

- Two pins for Team White.

- You guys, we got this. We got it. We got it. We got it.

- Team Green just really kind of falling apart here.

Oh, no! And Mae fell down.

- You go!

- Mae just snapped at King David, like,

and understandably so.

We're down to the final pin for everyone except Team Green.

Team Turquoise won!

They eked it out.

Andrea on the play. Carlene is hurt.

- Wow. Oh, big time. - She is limping.

I think it's an ankle sprain.

- Wait, my ankle, my ankle, my ankle.

- Your ankle?

- Team Purple, one left.

- Oh! - Oh! Purple got it!

- Did you see Ronald?

Oh, my God! Team Red! [cheering]

That leaves us with Team White and Team Green.

Justin with the chance to keep his team safe.

- Yeah!

- Team White has moved on as well!

Team Green has finished last.

Oh, my God.

- Do you know what that means?

- This is the first time King David is on...

- Whoa.

- An elimination heat. - Oh, boy.

- The players are getting ready for heat two,

but for one of these teams, a clash with Team Green

in the elimination playoff is just around the corner.

David R., look at him on Team Yellow right now.

- Yeah, so what you're gonna do is put yours on top of hers,

rest it on there, and then put your ball in.

- Look at Johnny strategizing.

- Set the pipe down.

They go to retrieve the ball. - Yep.

- You grab their pipe and run back to the front of the line

and hold it at the top.

- God, and look at Aggie.

She's confused.

- We got it. We got it, Peter.

- All I know is I'm advantaged by this team, man.

I'm not even thinking about disadvantage.

- No, no, I'm not even worried. - I know our strengths.

- If you wanna go for the outside first.

- I was gonna grab the gutter and just do it myself.

- We're gonna take it slow, take our time

because it's not about finishing first.

It's about just not finishing last.

[buzzer blares]

- Here we go. - Here we go.

Look at David starting to coach.

- You are so on the David train.

It's crazy. - I'm so on the David train.

That's high risk. - Oh, God.

- Oh, my God. It's not working!

- I didn't like the game plan.

- Oh, my God, Zoltan's got two down.

- Check out the other teams.

They're getting on the scoreboard now.

- Joanne! We got two down for Green.

- Team Yellow just got one down.

- Team Orange, good roll.

Oh, Team Blue.

- Team Yellow has found their rhythm, Ken.

- One left for Team Yellow.

One left for Team Lime Green.

Team Green--

oh, my goodness! - They got it!

- Team Lime Green! - And they are through.

- Yellow, one pin is standing there for so long.

- Got it. - Team Yellow!

Team Orange. - Here we go.

It's a relay.

- I am beside myself.

- Oh, boy. - Oh, no!

- Orange is falling apart.

- Come on, Arvind, get it, get it--yeah!

- Oh! - Yes!

Team Orange, Team Pink, one pin apiece.

- Here's Gianna.

Here's Gianna. - Gianna got it!

Oh, my God!

- Gianna got it.

Gianna got it. - Gianna with the winning pin.

- The results of those two heats give us

our bottom two teams, taking us in to the elimination playoff.

- Team Green, some beloveds.

You have Gabe.

You have Geraldine, Mariama, King David, and Mae

on the verge of going home.

- I believe in you all.

I believe in you.

- I am a great leader.

I run an entire kingdom.

But the problem with team games is,

I do not control my destiny.

So I hate team games.

There's a lot of pressure here.

Go until the whistle blows.

- Prime time players are on the verge

of going home for Team Orange.

- Follow the ball.

- And follow your pipe.

The strategy is a little bit complicated.

We switched up the order.

It does irritate me,

but I can't think about that.

I need to think about now.

- Look how concerned Julian is right here.

He doesn't wanna say goodbye to his wife and this competition.

- [exhales]

[buzzer blares] - Here we go.

- Who's going home?

Seven people. - Oh, God.

- You all right?

- Yeah, I'm just nervous right now.

Oh, man, that was an unforced error by Team Green.

- And here comes Team Orange.

They seem to have gotten it together.

- Oh, my God.

- Wow. - They hit four pins!

Five pins to go left on Team Orange.

Team Green has not gotten the ball off yet.

Oh, good--but only two.

- Team Orange, Ken, has really seemed to get it together.

Let's see what Johnny can do here.

- Only hits one. - Oh, just one.

Oh, my goodness, Mae.

- No, David, back there!

Now! - You got it!

- Oh, and you just saw some emotion from Mae.

- Straight line.

You got this, Aggie. You got this, babe.

You got it, you got it, you got it.

Up, up, up, up, up. Go ahead. Go ahead.

- Let's go, Aggie! Come on, Aggie, Aggie, Aggie!

Come on!

- Here comes Aggie with the launch.

Oh, and Aggie misses for Team Orange.

It's okay, girl. You got this.

- Good job, good job.

- Good job by Gabe, two down.

- Two down.

- Ugh! - It's okay!

It's okay, baby.

- Team Orange having a hard time with this launch here.

Oh, man.

Aggie has dropped it twice.

- Breathe, breathe!

Slow down.

- Looks like she dropped the ball again.

She's about to-- oh, wow, she saved it.

- Come on, girl.

There you go.

- Everyone needs to keep their cool right now.

Unfortunately, missed. - Oh, tough line.

- Keep your cool.

- Including you.

- I know.

- Karrie up.

Karen, oh!

Karen got three! - Wow!

- Come on, give it to me straight, guys.

Ah.

- Oh, Zoltan botched that.

- Zoltan dropped it.

Uncharacteristic.

But Mariama, look at that.

Whoa! One more pin for Team Green!

Could Zoltan be going home?

Bethany, great job.

Three pins left for Team Orange.

There's two Wagners on Team Orange, too,

Bethany and Philip.

They're in danger of heading home here.

- You ready? Nice and slow.

- Lavonne with the launch.

- Whoa!

- Three pins left for Team Orange.

- Let's go, Orange, let's go.

- This is her third elimination...

- Oh, my gosh, you're right. - In about four games.

Aggie could be finally going home.

- You got it. You ready? Nice and slow.

- Lavonne with the launch.

- Oh!

[both groan]

- You need me to carry you? You need me to carry you?

- You got it, you got it, you got it!

- Go, go! - No, go!

- Go!

- Go, get one over there! - Go, go, go, go!

- Stop messing with her. - Don't do that.

Don't do it. Just run back! Come on, King!

[tense music]

♪

- Take it back. - Get back.

- Come on.

- Come on, come on, come on.

- The way the Orange Team pins are spread apart,

that's really, really hard to deal with.

- You got this. - I got this.

- Okay, now Orange has two.

- Keep going, Orange, keep going.

- Oh, this is down to the wire.

Oh, come on, Mae, Mae--

- They just have two.

- Mae, Mae, Mae, Mae, Mae, Mae, Mae.

[shouting]

Team Green with the upset!

Oh, my God!

[cheering]

- Let's go!

[excited chatter]

- This has been all about a unique experience,

but I'm leaving with a family of 100, and I love it.

- Oh, wow, that's beautiful.

- Two more Wagners are going home.

12 have become 9.

- I wanna take off my crown

and give it to MVP Mae right here.

Let's go, Mae! She's the one!

Let's go!

- I hate when people don't let me speak.

- Hey, it happens. It happens.

- It's sad to leave the competition.

You know, I had so much left in me.

- You're okay.

- With Aggie gone, you know, it does give me some pressure,

but our saying is, we embrace the pressure.

- We do.

- You're good. - Mm-hmm.

[somber music]

- Orange Team,

it was really close.

But you finished last.

We love you guys, but your million-dollar dream is over.

[dramatic music]

♪

- With seven people eliminated,

that prize has just grown

by another $70,000

and now stands at $370,000.

- That's right!

[cheers and applause]

- Players, using a fishing rod,

you must hook a duck matching the color of your fishing rod

from the water.

The last player to hook a matching duck

will be eliminated.

- These little duckies are super cute,

so one of them is gonna be mine.

- I actually think Mario is pretty nervous right now.

- I have a lot riding on this.

And I've hit rock bottom many, many times

going through my alcohol problem, being homeless.

I have two little kids that I need to, like, look after.

This money would be life-changing.

That's why I'm here. I'm not here for myself.

I'm here for my kids.

- Oh, I got green. - Okay.

I just got married.

My husband and I wanna have a big Italian family.

So I'm here to win that million dollars

to make that dream come true.

[buzzer blares]

- And they're off.

- Not only do you have to fish out a duck,

but you have to match the color of your duck

to your fishing pole.

You gotta wait for your duck color to come around

if you miss the one in front of you.

[tense music]

- You gotta think fatigue is just a factor,

you know, after being through so much on the Gutter Bowl.

Everyone's just exhausted right now.

- Yeah.

- Good night.

- Wow, Julian.

- Are you kidding me? Wow.

- That was a good competition.

I was extra motivated because Aggie got out last round,

so I really wanted to come through for her.

- Geraldine. - Geraldine.

- King David.

- Fishing is my game.

I'm either fishing for compliments, fishing for women.

But today, I'm fishing for duck.

- You're good to go. - Thank you.

Get it, Mom. Take your time.

- The more and more people that go through,

I think the more nervous everybody gets.

- Wow. We are way over halfway done.

- There's Marsha.

So mom and daughter are both safe.

- So proud of you.

- Goodness. - Seth is struggling.

Seth is me.

I don't like fishing.

And I don't like ducking either.

- Almost there, Tommy.

- I'm surprised at Tommy here.

As a dancer, you'd think he'd be able to coordinate better.

- Now slowly bring it up.

There you go.

- Richie once again coaching up his sister Gianna

to try to help her through.

- Look, Arvind got it.

11 players left.

[tense music]

Seth has got it. Professor. - Wow.

- Straighten up the tie. Straighten up the tie.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Thank you.

- Ta-dow.

- Yeah, he did it right to the official.

I loved it.

- Tommy is really struggling.

- Chris is still in there. Tommy is struggling.

Look at Cara.

Looking at Ronald trying to get this done.

- Oh, man.

- There you go, good. Nice.

There we go!

- Gianna. - Gianna got through.

[cheers and applause]

Five people left, Ken.

- Yes.

Wow.

both: Tabi got through.

- Final four, Ronald, Mario, Dee, Tommy.

- Ronald's close here, guys.

- Come on, Ronald.

[cheers and applause]

- Oh, he got it! - Wow, yes, good job.

- How many we got here, three?

- Yeah, three, Dee, Tommy, and Mario.

[cheering]

Oh, wow, Mario got it.

It is Dee and Tommy, final two.

- Way to go, Dee!

- Ran into it!

I have to get the fourth one coming by

'cause I don't see another yellow duck until a while.

- Dee is desperately trying to hook that yellow duck

before it floats away.

- You're on it, Tommy. You're good.

- Come on, I got this.

I wanna fight for me, my husband,

and our future kids.

I need this money.

I wanna have a family so bad,

and I just feel like this is my ticket to get it.

Come on, give me that duck.

- Tommy having to wait for a yellow duck

to come around, Ken.

- Yikes!

- Oh, Tommy's missed it.

And now Dee will have another opportunity.

- You got it.

You're so close.

♪

- Oh, my God!

- It's coming. It's coming. Just shorten the--

- It is Dee and Tommy, both for yellow.

[dramatic music]

♪

- I have to pull through.

I have to make it all the way to the end.

- Tommy having to wait for a yellow duck

to come around, Ken.

- Come on, Dee.

- Dee is close. - Ran into it!

- Oh, you can feel this.

- Tommy, let it come to you!

- Let it come to you. - Let it come to you, Tommy.

- Get it in position now.

- Oh, Tommy got it!

Wow.

[buzzer blares]

Dee is out. Oh, my God.

- I knew that was gonna happen.

I knew it. I felt it.

- Stupid duck.

Give me that duck.

[cheering]

- Dee, you finished in 63rd place.

Your million-dollar dream is over.

[cheers and applause]

- It was very frustrating and hard for me.

And I realized I'm out of this competition,

$1 million,

because of this guy.

- Dee is the 38th person to leave,

meaning the prize now stands at

$380,000.

[cheering]

[suspenseful music]

- Players, you will start this game in pairs.

You will be connected to your partner via a giant spring

and have to move a disc from one player to the other

without using your hands.

The pair who finish last will then

have to face off against each other.

The last player to complete that final challenge

will be eliminated.

It's time to choose your pairs.

- Ken, what would you look for when choosing your pair?

- Honestly, someone with dancing experience like Tommy.

- Really? - Yes.

- Well, what if you don't have it?

- Okay. - Are you gonna be by yourself?

- You know, someone that you know, like brother/sister.

You know, if it was husband and wife or spouses.

- It's nice we have, like, an instant person we can trust.

- I know.

- Justin and Anna, husband and wife from the Wagners,

are pairing up.

If they end up in the bottom two, they'll have to face off.

- It looks like Will and Gabe are gonna choose each other.

- Will coaches Gabe's basketball team.

That's a dream team right there.

- I got a little motion. I don't know about him.

- I ain't got no hips, but I got wiggle.

I got wiggle.

- Let's go. - Got it.

- Julian chose David R. That's amazing.

- James and Arvind are on the same team.

- Yeah, it was recommended that I try and get low.

- I think people are underestimating us,

and I think that at the end,

I'll be the last one standing there with James.

- He's just an awesome guy in every way,

and to have him as a teammate is such a blessing

every time that it happens.

- Erin, there's husband and wife

Justin and Anna from the Wagner family.

- Move as one.

- I know. I know.

[buzzer blares]

- Okay, here we go, Ken.

♪

- I don't know much about maneuvering a disc

with a cord and twerking.

- But a lot of it is just like that.

- Oh, oh. - You just have to--

I personally am a counterclockwise guy.

- Okay. I'm not mad at a counter.

Whatever you need to do.

- This way, this way.

- We're going the right direction.

- It's going. It's going.

- Not stiff! Not stiff! - Get on the floor.

Get on the floor.

On the floor.

- Gotta get up.

- Oh, interesting tactic from Julian.

Of course, he's without Aggie. - I know.

- We just saw him line up with David R.

- They might be the dark horse in all this.

- Anna.

- Go down.

Go down.

- Okay, no finger pointing, Justin.

- The key to bliss is having a very understanding partner.

- Go back down.

- Check out Leandra and Gabe on the floor here,

utilizing their partner's height.

- Other way, other way, other way.

- I'm trying. I'm trying.

- Other way. Yeah, this way.

- Come on! - Let's go!

- Julian and David are through.

- They are through.

All right, there are 20 pairs left.

[laughing] Look at King David and Leandra.

- Leandra getting it.

How about Seth just on his back, taking it?

- Look at Seth. [laughs]

- My heartstrings are pulling-- - Look at--

- for James and Arvind. - Come on, James, you got it.

- Come on, boys.

- That's the right move, James.

[upbeat music]

♪

- [snorts] Oh, no! - No!

- [laughs]

My eyes!

♪

- This isn't right, man.

- I'm peeing my pants. - This isn't right.

- Arvind and James.

- We love them so much.

- One more, guys.

- There are seven pairs left.

- Together. Look at me.

- This way. - Stop watching Ant.

- Keep doing that. Keep doing that.

Keep doing that. Keep doing that.

- King David really winding it up.

- I don't think some of this should be shown.

- Leandra, arch up!

- Let's go!

- King David and Leandra, they are through.

- Oh, yes, yes! - Whoo!

- Storm and Sarah are through.

- Final four, James and Arvind, Mariama and Geraldine,

married couple Justin and Anna from the Wagners,

and Will and Gabe.

- Come on, Will, a little more! Little more!

- Keep going. - Oh, my God.

They're so close.

- Thank you.

[cheering]

- They are through.

- Arvind and James.

- I knew they would be through.

- We did it, buddy.

- Oh, we are so happy.

We're going for it.

- Only three pairs left.

- We got it. We got it. We got it. We got it.

- Whoo!

- Oh, wow. - Oh, my God.

- Mariama and Geraldine are through.

- We are down to the final two pairs,

husband and wife Justin and Anna from the Wagners

and Will and Gabe.

Remember, the losing pair here

will have to play against their partner in the elimination.

- Keep going.

- I'm feeling frustrated with myself because

I can't get the disc to even, like, go over the first loop.

I don't understand how to, like,

move my hips to get it going.

- You gotta bend.

- [laughs] Like-- - Yes.

- I'm doing that. It's not doing it.

- Make a fool of yourself. Just do it.

- This way, this way.

- Bend your knees, please. - What?

- Oh, no.

- Will, swing it like a jump rope!

- Swing it! Will, Will!

- Like a jump rope!

- You gotta jump rope like a jump rope.

- You're just jumping up and down.

Rotate. - I am.

- Oh, my God, Justin's mad. - Oh, no.

- The jumping kills us every freaking time, man.

♪

- You're just jumping up and down.

Rotate. - I am.

- Jump! - There's only two pairs left.

- Gabe, Gabe, stay still!

Stay still!

- Last one.

- Okay, we have Gabe and Will, very, very close.

- They are so close.

- Will, like--no, no, swing it like a jump rope.

- Swing it! Will!

- I told you I didn't want that.

I don't know how to do it.

- Now it's all the way back up to you.

- A lot of problems for the Wagners over here, Ken.

- [scoffs]

- It's over!

[shouts]

- Will and Gabe are through.

- Wow. Wow.

[buzzer blares]

- Justin and Anna, husband and wife,

will now face each other in a head-to-head elimination.

- Awkward.

- Get this belt off me.

- Don't be a sore loser. I'll just go home.

- I don't want this belt on me right now.

- It's fine.

- No, that was the stupidest flipping game.

- That was, like, super hard.

It's fine. It's whatever.

- How do you think Justin is at Little League practice

or games?

- I think he's a peach. - It is so stupid.

- My legs are dead. How did you guys do it so fast?

- And she would just go like--

I'm like, what am I supposed to do?

- It was kind of hard to watch.

- Stupidest, stupidest game.

- Do it quick solo. It's over with.

It's been fun. - [groans]

- When we do this next one, are you gonna whoop my ass then?

Like you're gonna be--

show me how it's done, then.

- All right. - [laughs]

- She just said, "Show me how it's done, then, Justin."

- That is awkward.

- It's wife versus husband...

- In a head-to-head elimination.

- Going head to head with Justin

is the worst scenario that could happen.

I'm gonna do my best because I wanna win the game.

That's the point of it.

But it's just... [sighs]

Not a nice feeling doing it against my husband.

[tense music]

- Wagner versus Wagner.

It's that classic movie.

[buzzer blares]

And they're off.

- The first player to move the disc to themselves will be safe,

meaning the other player will go home.

- Oh, my God, Anna. - Anna is getting loose.

- Let's go, Anna! [cheering]

- Oh! The ball's going!

- Oh, my God.

- Look at this dark horse right now.

- Come on, Justin!

- Oh, my goodness.

- Anna, come on!

- Oh, my God. That was so quick.

[buzzer blares]

- Ken, Anna has done it.

She sends her husband home.

She crushed that.

- I got in this rhythm.

- Yeah.

It's whatever.

- What? - It's whatever. It's fine.

- [laughs] Is it?

- Look, Justin, not happy at all.

- If only I'd known that hip thing in the beginning.

- I was like, where was--

- What is life?

- It's fine. - What is life?

- Ugh.

- That was really hard.

- It's frustrating.

This is what I go out on is a freaking disc.

You gotta keep going.

This isn't a dig at you, okay?

I'm just talking to myself.

- He's so mad.

- You did well.

Like, you solved it.

- [crying] - Okay?

- This wasn't meant to go this way.

We struggled in the challenge in the beginning

'cause I just didn't know what I was doing.

And by the time I figured out a technique, it was too late.

So he's going home, but it's also because of me.

[sniffles]

[dramatic music]

- Justin, you finished in 62nd place,

and you are eliminated from the game.

Your million-dollar dream is over.

[cheers and applause]

- Whoo!

- I'm happy for my wife.

Like, she can have this.

Good for her. [chuckles]

Just didn't work out.

[cheers and applause]

- The 39th player has been eliminated,

meaning that the prize now stands at

$390,000.

- Wow. - Wow.

- Yeah!

[applause]

- Players, for this next game,

you will each have a roll of duct tape.

You must unravel all of the tape from the roll,

cram it into a lunch box, and completely close the clips

with no visible tape remaining.

The last player to do so will be eliminated.

- I definitely feel more pressure

because my husband is gone.

I'm trying to get my head in the game

to prove that I can do this.

- How you guys feeling? - Good.

- Any thoughts? - Just gonna wing it.

Take it off the roll and stick it in the lunch box.

That's my plan.

[laughing] My mom's always packed my lunch,

so our techniques are gonna be very different today.

- Mine will probably be organized.

- And mine will be a mess. But guess what?

It gets the job done. - That's right.

- High five.

- How are you gonna be able to scrunch it up

and put it in the box?

- Sit, scrunch it, put it on the table.

- Oh, okay.

- Pattycake it, baby. [laughter]

As the Yellow Power Ranger, I am strong.

I'm resilient.

I'm flexible, which I think will come

very handy in all these games.

So I have a son. I pack his lunch every day,

Monday through Friday, to go to preschool,

so I'm used to packing lunches.

And I actually-- I'm used to speed also,

so I think I have a chance.

- It's a lot of tape.

- So much tape.

[suspenseful music]

- This is for a million dollars.

It's a life-changing amount of money.

There's so much I can use it for to turn my life around,

my family's life around.

I'm not giving up.

People can make mistakes.

They can reset, start over, and continue on.

And that is exactly what I'm gonna do in this challenge.

- All right, Ken, here we go.

[buzzer blares]

- Welcome back to "99 To Beat,"

where our players are chasing their million-dollar dream.

[dramatic music]

- Here we go. - Here we go.

[buzzer blares] - Who's going home?

Okay, Ken.

- Players have to unravel all of the duct tape from the roll,

cram it into a lunchbox,

and completely close the box.

Look at Carlene with a strategy.

What a way to compensate

for that sprained ankle she suffered.

♪

- I like what Miranda's doing right here.

She's got it--I love that.

- It takes longer, but it's more of a strategy.

Tori, I'm a little concerned. - Yeah.

- It's a little too haphazard right now.

- Here's David R. What's his tactic?

- Oh, he's like a builder, a contractor.

- Oh, my God.

- That is too slow in my opinion, respectfully.

- This is like my dad.

- Just trying to keep it as flat as possible.

- Oh, King David's, like, taping up his wrists.

And now he's having a hard time getting it off.

- [laughs]

- Wow.

- Look at David R., how meticulous he is.

I love that.

It's the reason for his success.

- You didn't like it just five seconds ago.

- I don't remember that. - Oh.

You see Tori here. - Oh, my God.

- She's trying to shove part of it in the lunch box

to see how much room she would have.

- So incredible.

Oh, look at Robert.

He actually might be the first one to close.

♪

- Ref!

- Robert believes he's done.

Robert is done.

- JC is the first!

- And JC. - Robert is ready.

♪

- I got it. Come on now.

I just had you.

- This is crazy.

- David R. is done.

- David R. is crushing it.

Right now he really is the front runner

in this competition, Erin.

Crazy.

- That is not like my suitcase, ever.

- Come on!

- They've been going for over 30 minutes now,

and 37 players are still to complete.

- It's too wide again.

- Come on, you little son of a bitch.

- I don't think people anticipated

how tight that tape needed to be rolled up.

Jared, very far behind.

- My guy!

Whoo!

Yeah, you betcha. Oh, oh, oh.

What's up!

- Lance is calling for the ref.

- Look around. Look around. It's not showing.

- Checking it.

- It has to be on the table!

- No, it doesn't.

- Yeah, it does.

- God, they're, like, arguing a penalty.

- Yes! - All right, Lance.

- Lance is through.

- They had other people's on the floors, bro.

Worry about your own.

- [grunts]

- Ciara has gone through.

- Wow, that's exhausting. - Wow.

- You got it. You got it. - That was good.

- Ciara and Mario may have a little something going on.

You know what I mean? - [laughs]

- I knew you had it.

- Anna has done it, yes! - Anna! Good for you, girl.

- Yes, what a great redemption for her.

- You celebrate, girl. - That is great.

22 players left.

- You're okay, Mom.

You don't have to put it on the table!

Go on the floor!

She's not listening.

Marsha!

- Michaela just screaming at her mom.

- Screaming at her mom by her first name.

- Marsha!

- Which is exactly what my kids do to me.

- Marsha!

Ugh!

- Let's go.

[shouting] Let's go!

- King David is through, exhausted.

- Good job, Marsha.

- Uh-oh!

Yes!

Mother has gone through.

Only four people left, Mae, Jared, Tori, and Mariama,

who's at the bottom for the fifth time

in this whole competition.

Unbelievable.

- I don't know how to use the lock.

- You got it, Jared.

- There's Jared just punching it.

- Ow! - Ow!

- Oh, Mae's using her bare foot.

I wouldn't do that, girl. - Ouch.

- Mae, you're good.

Shove it down and work quickly.

- Just close it, Tori.

both: Oh, Mae is through.

- Wow, what a reaction out of her.

- Wow, she is crying. She is crying.

- Goodness gracious.

- It's been 50 minutes.

They're gonna be so exhausted. Final three.

- Tori's trying to close this lunch box right here.

- Tori trying to close it. Oh, my God.

This is really close. - Come on, Tori!

- How do you latch it? I don't know how to latch it.

It closes.

- Is Jared ready?

- Mariama may be close too.

- I just don't know how to shut it.

- Tori, come on, Tori.

Come on, Tori. Come on, Tori.

- [shouts]

- Waiting for the thumb--

Jared is through!

Oh, my God, Mariama/Tori.

- Put your weight on it!

- I can't tell how close they are.

- Your whole weight on it. Your whole weight.

- I don't know how the latch works.

- Oh, my God, Mariama.

Keep it cool.

- I would sit on this, Ken. I would--

- I would sit--oh, no-- [screams]

- She just bent the pail.

- Yeah. Come on.

- It's closed. - Oh, look at Mariama.

She's the first one to get evaluated.

Is that thumb-- no, thumb is not up.

- I don't know how to shut it!

- Tori, use your feet on it, your feet.

- Put it on the table. Latch it. Latch it.

- Don't give up. - You're so close!

- Final two. Oh, my God, Mariama/Tori.

- Stand on it! - Is it closed? Is it?

Oh, my God. This is really close.

- Come on, Tori! - Closed.

- Is it thumbs up? Oh, my God.

One of them's going home, Mariama or Tori.

It is Tori.

Mariama has gone through!

[buzzer blares]

Tori's luck has finally run out.

- I didn't know how to use the lock.

Ugh, it was shutting.

I just couldn't lock it. It was shut.

Even though I'm disappointed,

the experience has been absolutely amazing.

I gained 99 new friends, so, hey, there's something there.

- Tori, you packed a lot into a short space of time,

but unfortunately, you finish in 61st place.

And sadly, your million-dollar dream is over.

[cheers and applause]

- I still believe I have luck on my side,

I accept my fate,

and everything happens for a reason.

[dramatic music]

- 40 players have now been eliminated,

meaning that the prize now stands at

$400,000.

[cheers and applause]

- My hair is standing up.

- We have thrown everything at you today,

tapes, ducks, twerking...

[cheering]

And you're still here.

- So 15 games down,

and that million dollars, it's getting closer and closer.

- And remember the golden rule.

all: Don't finish last.

We'll see you next time on "99 to Beat."

[cheers and applause]

Next time on "99 to Beat,"

more relationships are put to the test.

- You got it, Dad!

- No, no, no, no, no.

- Did you count? - No.

- I knew it. - This is so hard.

- Arvind is really struggling.

- Come on, Arvind.

- Is that healthy? - No, it's not.

Splinters.

- Oh, my gosh! [cheering]

- Who will measure up?

- Yeah!

- Who will topple under pressure?

- Okay, keep going!

- The most shocking moment in "99 to Beat" so far.

And who will remember the one rule?

all: Don't finish last.