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Both teams have been building these towers all night, and all of it was for the moment

you're about to see right now.

Come on, Johnny!

Johnny, if he can stand up.

Whoever grabs the flag first moves their team on to the top 50, but one wrong move costs

them and their team a chance at $5 million.

Let's go!

Stand up Mitch!

He has to stand.

Oh, they are both too afraid to stand.

You gotta stand up!

If Mitch stands up he got it.

Oh Mitch, are you going to take the gamble?

Oh, he's going up!

Oh my gosh, Mitch!

Come on, Mitch!

Let's go, Mitch!

Ahhh!

Oh my gosh!

He's going for it!

He's right there!

Oh!

Oh!

Go, go, go, go!

Oh, and she's got him.

Do it!

Johnny!

Are you going to sit down and lose or take the rest?

Johnny, you've got to jump!

Oh, my gosh!

He's going to take the rest!

Johnny's going for it.

Come on, Johnny!

Johnny, you're so close!

Oh!

That's a hard way to go.

Good job, Max.

Great job.

Great job.

That was the toughest job we've done so far, OK?

We've got him!

He's a freaking beast!

Let's go, Max!

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Joining the winners of the Falls game, the Balance game,

and the Bluff game from last episode.

You are all in the top 15!

One of these 15 people will win that $5 million!

Blow up the timer and you'll have 12 hours to get some rest.

Little do they know, that in 12 hours,

they'll be competing on one of the craziest obstacle

courses you've ever seen.

And after that, we'll be testing their greed

with a familiar game.

Only the strongest alliances will make it to the end of this episode and enter the top 25 players.

At this point in the competition, there are now 28 Strongs.

Team Strong is pretty stacked still.

19 Smarts.

We barely have any Smarts left.

They took out a big hit.

And even fewer OGs.

Let's face it, we're the outsiders coming in.

Absolutely.

Like, you can't come in and make enemies when everyone has their opinion based off how you presented yourself.

So, they may think good of you.

They may think, hey, I just want to get rid of you.

And for me, I'm in a very precarious situation, right?

Because I'm coming in as the quote-unquote villain.

I took 650,000.

That would change my life forever.

I mean this with respect to the OGs, but it's like, dude, you had your time.

Let somebody else have the same moment you had last season.

I just don't vibe with them being here.

They'll just keep sliding under the radar and make it somehow to the end.

Some friendships formed in previous games were holding strong.

I would like to stay with Tyler.

I ain't gonna do you dirty, buddy.

You're gonna be my brother after this.

I feel like the strong team, they're better competitors.

They work under pressure better.

They're here to win.

I've not really been on a sports team since, like, basketball in eighth grade.

You know what I mean?

So, we're not used to that.

There's no secret why the majority of those that are left are from the strong side.

You know, it's the competitive aspect of it and mental fortitude.

If you're a really smart person, that's great.

But in a game like this, you need to have that X-factor.

You need to have that mentality.

I would not be shocked if there's a point in time where it is all strong people in this city.

There's a lot less smart people than strong people.

As we go on to the future rounds, since there's gonna be less smart people,

those are gonna be now the valuable picks.

The loudest person in the room isn't always the one with the right answer.

Like, just because we're being quiet, that could be strategy.

And this is newbie city.

It feels the same, but feels very different.

It's a completely different vibe.

These people have strong relationships.

Like, I can only imagine if I were in their shoes, kind of going,

yo, where are these guys back?

It's territorial. Oh, yeah.

Even the people who I've connected with, I hear my name.

Jeff, Jeff.

Jeff.

Jeff.

I definitely think we'd be a feather in the cap if people took us out.

It's gonna be an interesting season.

Attention, contestants.

Meet me at the sandpit.

If you look behind you, you will see that there's still one hour left on the timer.

There was 100 of you.

Now there's 50.

And in 56 minutes, there will be 25 of you.

Jimmy!

Because on the other side of the city, there are 10 podiums.

All 50 of you will have to form 10 teams of 5.

Once your team is set, stand together on one of the 10 number podiums to lock it in.

It's up to you to decide.

Do you want strong people?

Do you want smart people?

Or do you just want people you can trust?

Good luck.

The top 25 is insane.

Half the people are gonna be gone.

There is a wheel there.

What is it?

Trivia? Chance?

We don't know.

When it came to picking teammates, different groups had different ideas of what was optimal,

like which strong and which smart players they would have on their teams.

I think we should go three strong or two smart.

So we just need somebody smart.

While others prioritized people they thought were trustworthy.

I think trust is the biggest thing here.

Yeah, I'm gonna work hard. I'm not gonna quit.

I think you know you can trust Jeff that he's not gonna give anybody up.

All right, let's do this.

Some OGs found that their previous experience made them desirable teammates.

So you care more about the loyalty than the money.

I have money already.

Nina came back in this game for a reason.

To lead us to the top 25.

But others found that the way they played in Season 1 stained their reputation.

JC, I don't know, bro.

Got a black cloud hanging over me.

JC on our team is really stressing me out.

JC who screwed his entire team for 650 grand last season.

Someone with 152 over there.

I can't ditch her and just leave her out to dry.

I will not send anybody home for a bribe.

I have a really bad feeling about this.

No, no, I've got a really good feeling about JC.

I really do.

The one thing he always said was he would never send anyone home for money.

He's giving us trust. We're giving him redemption.

JC, I swear if you cook me, I swear, bro, I swear, I swear.

I promise you, man.

While some teams were eager to lock in their teammates.

You guys been locked in on this team?

We locked in. Yeah.

Others focused on building the best team they could.

What if we try to go pull somebody?

You.

Tyler, Tyler, Tyler.

Even if it meant stealing a player from a different team.

We're trying to pull you.

They pulled him to talk to him. I think they're trying to pull him.

Forcing other players to decide what mattered more to them.

Friendship.

You win, right? You're blue.

I got you, don't worry.

Or increasing their odds of winning.

Oh, damn.

I think he's justifying staying with us and staying with me.

We're talking the life of your game in their hands.

I think he's an honorable guy.

I don't think he'd do that to me, so.

Y'all got me.

Oh, really?

Jess, let's go.

Not betrayal, it's a decision, I guess.

Oh, so you're switching teams?

I want to see you break the news to them, because they're waiting on you.

You're their fifth.

Make it quick and know that you're coming back to us.

Oh.

I got to go with Ann and Briley over there.

All right, Ella, you're with us.

All right.

Oh, you got Ella? She's good.

Good luck, good luck.

I wanted to be paired with him because I trusted him.

It just kind of shows maybe who he truly is.

Maybe the bad karma will hit him.

Maybe he'll just get eliminated this round.

Three, two, one.

Stranglers.

Three, two, one.

Your teams are now locked in.

By the end of this game, we will have our top 25 contestants.

You'll have a 4% chance at winning one of the largest cash

prizes in history.

Yeah, top 25.

It's very simple.

Taylor will spin this wheel.

And on the wheel are the numbers 1 through 10, representing

the podium numbers your team is standing on.

Whatever number it lands on will come forward

and pick a different team to go head to head against.

We get to choose.

One team will move on.

The other will be eliminated.

Meaning that five of these platforms

will be wishing these teams goodbye.

Chandler, when you're ready, spin that wheel.

First team out to peel.

Let's go.

We're ready.

I think they're going to choose us, right?

I hope they pick us.

Pick us.

Who do you guys want to face?

Team 5.

Team 5, head on over.

You've chosen your fate.

What's going home?

Is it you or them?

It's definitely not us.

Rookie versus vet.

You'll see who's the real winner.

I've already proven myself.

Now it's my turn.

You seem nervous, Jacob.

You're moving back and forth.

We steady.

Oh my god.

I ain't nervous.

I'm confident.

Bring out their jerseys.

It's official.

Team 1 versus Team 5.

Make your way out the gates.

Where are we going?

Oh my god.

Stop!

This next game is going to be the craziest thing

you have ever seen.

This next game is an obstacle course.

Contestants, come on up!

What you are witnessing is the first ever obstacle course

mankind has ever played on for $5 million.

Look at this course.

Is there any part that scares you?

Teeter totters maybe?

This windmill is scary.

Before we start the game, you guys have to know

what the game is.

Even though all of you will be competing on this obstacle course,

every round will be a completely different game.

Round one of obstacle course is team race.

Wait, what?

The rules of team race are simple.

Each team will send one player at a time

through the obstacle course.

If they reach the podium on the other side,

the team's next player can begin to cross.

First team to have all five of you make it across

moves on.

But if anyone on your team falls into the water,

all five of you are eliminated.

And the other team instantly wins.

That's crazy.

And the strategy for this game

all comes down to who you decide goes first.

We're going to go our fastest first.

What makes you so confident that you'll be able to get across him?

I've been confident all my life.

I'm not about to switch it up now.

I assume you're going to send your best person first.

For sure.

Is it JT?

Yeah, let's do it.

If he jumps and falls, you're all instantly eliminated.

He's not.

And you guys are trusting Avery,

your fastest player and a former wrestler.

Are you going to wait for JT to jump?

He might literally fall.

At the first second.

Doesn't matter.

Eyes straight.

Let's do it.

It's currently starting to rain.

Man, in the rain.

Let's see which team wins round one.

Three, two, one.

Go!

Let's see.

Remember, if you or someone falls, it's over.

They seem to have no concern.

You're slipping, JT.

Remember, it's not just you two.

It's your whole team.

Is it slippery, Avery?

It's slippery.

You got it, JT.

You got it, JT.

All right, Avery's in the lead,

but all five have to make it across, not just him.

Good job, good job.

JT caught up, but Avery is taking the lead ahead.

Oh, oh!

Oh, my God!

One team just lost.

Yeah!

JT, JT, JT, JT, JT!

Oh!

The game is over!

Top 25!

If it can be that easy to take somebody out,

it's better to play smarter than harder.

Looks like you guys put your trust in the wrong person.

Man, man.

To the five of you on the white team,

welcome to winner's row.

Let's start the next game.

Round two.

Let's see who's picking who.

Team three, team three.

It's slowing down.

Oh, oh, oh, oh!

Oh!

Oh!

Wait, wait, wait.

No, no, no, no, no.

Oh!

Oh!

Teammate, come on up!

Yes!

Woo!

Woo!

All right, welcome.

You girls are the lucky team.

Yes, we are.

So, which team are you going to choose to face this round?

I mean, we heard some rumors that there was a team

that really wanted to go against an all-women's team.

Oh!

Wait, wait, wait.

Hey, do any of you guys want to face an all-women's team?

They are all strong, capable women.

I want none of the smoke.

Definitely not.

No.

Not Jim, though.

Oh!

Oh!

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

I've been silent this whole time.

Team 10 over there.

They don't seem like they're locked in.

I'm taking them.

I have not said a single word.

Were you trash-talking the all-women team?

No, definitely not that one.

Definitely not that one at all.

Oh, so you're trash-talking the other all-women team.

He was talking about this one.

So you'd rather go up against Team 10?

I might take Team 10 over that one.

What do you guys think about that?

He sounds like a bozo to me.

Let him overestimate us.

Oh!

Dang.

Which team do you guys want to face?

Team 3!

Oh!

Jim, they're calling you out.

That's a wrong all-girl team.

You hate on one woman.

You hate on all women, Jim.

May the best man win.

May the best woman win, and if she can, we will.

Bring out the jerseys!

JC over here has already won $600,000 plus.

Season 1.

Are you nervous?

Not at all.

A year ago, I got through 990 people.

Five more.

Walking apart.

Oh, snap.

I got nothing to lose.

And you don't, because you already

stole money from your bestie.

Oh!

Just saying.

No shade.

Let's settle it on the obstacle course.

I'll see you guys over there.

Let's go, ladies!

Oh!

Yeah!

Yeah!

Yeah!

This course is special, because remember,

every round is not the same.

Oh!

Oh, my god.

Round 2 is 1v1.

Wow!

This round will consist of 1v1 races

across the obstacle course.

In each race, the first contestant to make it across

will gain a point for their team.

The first team to collect three points will win.

But this isn't all physical.

Make sure you use the smart people on your team

to strategically choose the best competitors for each round.

We should send our strongest three first.

Absolutely.

We should figure out who's first.

Who goes first and who you want to go against.

We're starting with blue team.

Who's going first?

Hey, let's go, Ashley!

Let's go!

Ashley.

Who do you think can beat Ashley?

JC, maybe you go first, bud.

You want to go for it?

Yeah.

You got this, man.

You got this.

Go, JC.

Let's go.

JC!

Oh, my god!

This is an interesting first two.

Ashley and JC, get ready.

Go!

Come on, JC.

Come on.

We just started, and Ashley's already falling off.

Hold on.

Yeah!

JC, just wait, because she might fall on this one.

JC, I think she's building confidence.

I wouldn't fall too far behind.

She's going for it, JC.

They now have the first point.

Blue team picked first last round.

Now it is white team's turn to pick first.

Who are you sending out?

Ladies first.

Monica.

You got this.

Let's go.

Blue team, what is your counter?

Oh, okay.

Good rain knows the best time to fall.

You got this.

There's no losing.

Lock in, Monica!

Lock in!

Just locking in might have been a perfect strategy for Monica,

but the blue team had other ideas.

Wait them out, strategize, and wait for them to eat.

Yeah, I think we should wait it out.

I don't care if I have to sit there all day.

Three, two, one, go!

Take your time, Monica.

Okay, Monica is off, but Sydney's not even jumping.

She's not even going.

Take your time.

She's not even on yet.

Go!

Oh, my gosh.

Sydney, she's almost halfway done.

Lock in.

There's no way.

Monica might finish before Sydney starts.

Monica's not slowing down.

Sydney's frozen.

You got to keep moving.

You're going to bet everything on her falling.

Let's go.

Good timing.

You're not even going to attempt it.

There's no way.

Lock in.

Sydney was not moving.

She's so good!

And at this point,

it was starting to seem less like a strategy

and more like she was just frozen in fear.

Loser!

No shot!

They didn't even go!

Bring it in!

Yes!

That's what we're talking about!

She didn't even go!

Sydney, you may have just cost your team $5 million.

Weren't you betting she was going to fall?

No, I was focused on my own thing,

not paying attention to her.

My bad, though.

Oh, yeah.

Two points for white, zero for blue.

I think that might have been

the worst strategy I've ever seen.

Easiest thing I've done in my life!

Blue team!

Your first pick.

If you lose, it's over.

Gloria!

All right!

White team!

Who's going against Gloria?

I will!

Come on, big mouth!

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

I don't need it from the peanut gallery!

Jim, you win.

Your team instantly enters the top 25.

I'm getting more money for you, JC.

I'm getting you more money, man!

More money!

Buy your team another life.

One more chance to move on.

Let's find out, Jimmy.

3, 2, 1, go!

Okay.

Get your butt moving!

Jim, you're squandering your team's lead!

Oh, oh, she is.

Come on, Jim.

Good job, Gloria!

Yeah, baby.

All right, Gloria, you caught up.

She's ahead, Jim!

Come on, Jim, get it moving!

The smart is beating the strong!

Oh, she's way ahead!

Oh, Jim is getting dusted!

Holy cow.

Jim, you're gonna lose!

No!

Oh, my God, Jim!

Oh!

One point blue, two points white.

Yes, oh, my God, oh, my God, oh, my God, oh, my God.

Go, baby!

No!

Jim's new nickname is Backpack Boy

because his girlfriend is carrying him to the finish line.

White team, who are you picking?

Yeah!

Katie.

Let's go, Katie!

Blue team, you have a big decision.

Which one of you is going head-to-head versus Katie?

Whoa!

Albert Einstein!

Katie, if you win, your team is moving forward,

while blue team will be going home.

Come on, Katie!

3, 2, 1, go!

Have pressure, but if you fall, your team's out.

Katie, are you gonna do what Jim did?

Go too slow and lose.

You got it, go, Trina, go!

Keep going, keep going!

It's a tied game.

Trina, you got to keep going, babe.

Come on!

Go, Trina, go!

Katie, come on!

Come on, Trina!

Trina, you got to go!

Go, Trina, go!

You guys ready for another spin?

The next team to gain the advantage

of choosing their opponent is...

Team 2!

Yes!

Let's go.

All right, Team 2, there are five teams to choose from.

Which one do you think you have the best chance of beating?

We would like to pick Team 6.

Team 6!

Let's go!

Let's go!

Even though I saved most of you guys as captain,

four of you were on Corey's team.

My pick is gonna be Mitch, Colby, Jordan,

Sophie, come on up.

If he didn't pick you, you wouldn't be standing here.

That's true.

To be fair, if Corey wouldn't have picked us,

he might not be standing here.

Good point.

All right.

And also, taking out Jeff would also be pretty cool.

These people have not gone to the top 25 before I have.

I'd love to help everybody get there.

And, Corey, you're a veteran.

By the way, thank you for your service.

Yep.

Did you have to do a lot of obstacle courses?

Yes.

So I'm ready.

I'm ready for this challenge.

All right.

Well, it's Team 6 going up against Team 2.

See you on the obstacle course!

Woo!

This is one of the most exciting games so far!

In the white jerseys, we have the Season 1 winner, Jeff!

Woo!

And, of course, Corey, who will now have to compete

against his former teammates from last episode.

Woo!

All right.

Round 3.

A captain.

Each team is going to choose a captain you trust

to represent your team in a 1v1.

Either your captain beats their captain,

or you, along with your entire team, are going home.

It is one and done.

Who feels the most confident?

That's what we want.

Dude, I think you got this.

Yeah.

When you're ready, have your captain take a step forward.

Yeah!

Oh, he locked it in right away.

And they're going with Corey,

the first stacker from the blocks game.

Are you going to be the first person in Beast Games history

to eliminate Jeff?

Yeah.

Hell yeah.

The captain who took the yellow team here, I think,

is the captain who's going to take us through.

I'll do it.

Let's do this.

Wait, Corey, the strong captain from the blocks game,

is the white team captain.

Woo!

You guys want to say anything to each other?

Jeff, it's been fun having you here for this short time.

I'll never see them again.

Before we GO, I have one more thing.

I'm going to give your teammates an opportunity

to switch teams.

If someone on blue raises their hand,

they'll go straight over to white team.

If someone on white team raises their hand,

they'll instantly go to the blue team.

No penalties.

We'll play like normal.

We already made the best choice when we made this team.

You sure?

Oh, we're positive.

Team white, if you don't think Corey has it,

this is your chance to switch teams.

Can Colby come over here?

You wish.

You wish, dude.

You wish you had Colby.

There's nowhere I'd rather.

Jeff is considering it.

Jeff is considering it.

If you think the other captain has a better chance

of winning, this is your only opportunity to switch.

Jeff's itching.

Look at him.

Think of your family, of the people you love.

Think of your shot of winning $5 million.

All you have to do is raise your hand.

Oh!

Jeff took a knee.

You sure?

Woo!

He took a knee!

Let's go, Corey!

Woo!

All right, go!

My gosh, this is a nail-biter.

It's a race, dude.

It's a race.

Who wants it more?

Gotta go, Corey.

Gotta go, Corey.

Corey!

Go, Corey!

Put your team down!

Go!

Go!

That was so close!

White team!

Your team has been eliminated.

Oh, it's all right.

We're proud of Colby.

He did a great job.

He still went faster than me and everyone else in the team.

You five are in the top 25!

Go!

Jeff's back in.

All three of the OGs.

All three of the OGs.

That's crazy.

Corey's a gangster, bro.

I love Corey.

That's nuts.

Honestly, Corey deserves that.

Corey's a good, good dude.

That's crazy.

Wow.

I'm so ready to hit this.

I'm so ready.

Put me in.

So as far as obstacle courses go,

obviously this guy right here is pretty deadly.

How does this compare to American Ninja Warrior?

It's a lot less upper body.

That's my strong suit.

It's more balanced.

I'm still probably the top guy here at that, but we'll see.

Oh, even better than Ian.

He did win twice.

Has Ian ever won?

No.

All right.

Guess it speaks for itself.

We might get the Ninja Warriors against each other.

That'd be great.

I'd love to go against Vance.

He did mention you've never won, and he's won twice.

That's true.

That's true.

He's never ran against me, though.

Hey, Ian, you going to shave that beard if you lose?

Ooh.

Ooh.

We're not going to lose.

I want that beard as a trophy, Ian.

People on this team got betrayed,

and we're about to have our revenge arc, so.

Oh.

OK.

All right, everyone.

Who's ready for the final spin?

Final spin!

You know what to do, Chandler.

All right.

We're on it.

Team Seven is coming up to choose their winner.