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I'm not going home!

Let the games begin.

They've proven they're the best... Yeah!

...of Naked and Afraid.

With my bare hands!

Now the toughest

survival competition on the planet is back... Yes!

...and more cutthroat than ever.-

This time, you either have the skills or you don't.

To put 14 elite survivalists to the ultimate test...

...in an all out battle of skill

for 45 days, in Africa's Munzwa Valley,

to crown the best of the best... Yes!

...and win $100,000.

This is what I live for! Yeah!

Failure means elimination.

This challenge will weed out the weak.

Who will rise?

This is $100,000 on the line.

Who will fall?

Makes me feel like such an outcast.

This is the best of the best!

With only one winner.

And who will be the last one standing?

I came here to win!

Previously on Last One Standing... Oh, man.

This is crazy.

...the six remaining survivalists

competed in a water purification challenge.

That's what I like to see.

That sizzle right there, baby. That's sizzle.

Jeff was the first to finish... Whoo! Yeah! Whoo!

Oh, my God.

...while Gary placed last... Less than a quarter inch

shy of overflowing.

... -and was forced to surrender

all his tools to the winner.

I think that's it.

As a reward for winning, Jeff assigned new caps.

I wanna be partnered with winners.

And Jeff success continued

by taking down his first big game kill

-on a Naked and Afraid game challenge... ...Oh!

Yes!

...while also preventing Patrick and Dan from gaining ground.

I figured I'd just bring you a leg.

Jeff's impala is a huge food score for them.

Meanwhile, Patrick and I,

we're getting weaker and weaker and weaker every single day.

And with six days remaining,

the survivalists learned about their most difficult challenge yet.

You will leave your fire starter behind

-and create primitive fire. -Whoo!

Wow. Potentially, someone's going home tomorrow.

I'm feeling extremely nervous.

Wow.

That beast friction fire

was the hardest challenge of all.

-Wow. -This is crazy.

Yeah, it is.

I thrive off of getting another opportunity,

and I'm better prepared for this challenge than I was last time.

On the previous Last One Standing,

this challenge on day 40

-was the friction fire. -Uh-huh.

But it wasn't just day 40.

We had day 40, 41, and 42.

-To... -To try to get it done.

This scroll is bringing back a lot of memories for me.

Here I am again facing primitive fire,

and we all know how that went last time.

I've run out of time.

My challenge is over.

It's friction fire once again, and I am committed

to making it to the final three.

That map makes me happy.

-All right. -Yep.

There's a certain element of skill to friction fire,

but then there's a certain element

of being able to muscle through as well.

So I'm gonna need all of the little tricks of the trade

that I know about primitive fire making

to get me through this challenge.

In this location,

the two most practical methods for obtaining friction fire

are hand drills and bow drills.

Both require a spindle on a notched fireboard

to create an ember.

But the hand drill is simpler,

only relying on a survivalist's strength and endurance

to move the spindle manually,

while bow drills use less raw strength

but more bush craft and technique.

As the spindle is rotated,

wood dust fills the fireboard notch,

which combusts into an ember

as friction is continually applied.

If the ember is successfully transferred to a tinder bundle

and fed oxygen, the fire will ignite.

If you can do however you want,

would you choose hand drill or would you do bow drill?

I'd probably try to knock it out with a hand drill first.

So the bow drill is the easiest.

-Hand drill... -You mentioned, Ky,

that you don't feel good about that one?

I'm sorry, Ferny, you're gonna have to...-

You're gonna have to get in your own head.

I know what you mean.

We're at the stage in the challenge

where I'm not divulging

any of my secrets with my camp mates.

So any tiny little bit

of skill based knowledge that I have,

I'm gonna keep to myself

'cause I'm gonna need that advantage.

It would be like giving the money away

to start divulging my bushcraft secrets now.

We have a friction fire challenge,

and having some wood already prepared

is going to give me a little bit of

a time and energy advantage in the challenge.

I'm looking for a good corkwood baseboard,

and this one seems to fit the bill.

It needs to be super dry and ideally off the ground

so the termites haven't had at it.

Primitive fire making.

It is probably one of the most technical skills

that you can get in bushcraft.

But survival's been my life.

I wrote a 680-page book on survival.

I know a trick or two.

Might be able to get a baseboard out of this.

The best way that I can make friction fire is the bow drill.

I'd be happier if I had a baseboard prepared

as well as my spindle.

The other piece of the kit is the spindle.

I'm not happy with how wobbly this is looking,

so paring this down,

trying to make it the most straight spindle I can.

This challenge, I wanna come out of it successful.

I put a lot of pressure on myself

because I am the only female out here now.

And women everywhere who maybe doubt

whether they're strong enough or skilled enough,

can see that they absolutely are.

And I really hope that seeing what I can achieve

inspires young girls and women

that you can forge your own path

if no one's leading the way.

It's got a nice curve to it.

This looks like it could be a good bow.

All right, here I am again.

The challenge that broke me

on the previous Last One Standing.

Friction fire.

I was the first one to get the first three embers.

I almost won it.

We've got an ember, people.

That is beautiful.

But when I dropped it in the nest,

I didn't make my nest good enough.

Gosh, dammit.

I toiled for three days.

My body can't do any more.

-It wiped me out. -It sent me home.

I am definitely set up more for success this time around.

The previous Last One Standing... Here we go.

...was misty and moist and humid,

and I was able to get embers in that environment.

But here, the grasses are dry and ready to ignite.

Some of my wicking material from the torch challenge.

It could happen in hours, and it could happen in days,

but I'm gonna make it

into the final battle to be the last one standing.

I got myself a bow.

Dan and I are making tinder bundles.

Can you think of a more difficult thing

-than friction fire? -More difficult?

-Mmm-hmm. -No.

Yeah, you know, I've never done friction fire before.

When I was on Castaways, we were trying friction fire.

-It's starting to catch. -Yeah.

This is the moment when confident people stop.

-It smells like campfire. ...Right?

I didn't succeed there,

but it was such a humid, wet environment.

This is a much more conducive environment.

I have very, very limited experience

doing friction fire.

But there's no time to be nervous.

There's only time to prepare.

You making a spindle stick?

Yeah.

I wanna take down these people

and be the legend slayer.

Means I'm gonna have to try to put in more work than them.

Hopefully, my preparation

will give me an advantage over people's experience.

-I wanna get my bow drill kit together. ...Uh-huh.

You got it last time. Do you think you pretty much

got it definitely this time?

I feel good about it. It's not easy.

But I beat Jeff and Gary last time.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Now I feel like I have something to prove.

So I'm trying not to get in my head about that this time around.

Yeah.

In the previous Last One Standing,

the primitive fire challenge sucked.

It ended up extending for three days,

and I don't know if I have the strength and the stamina

to do that again.

So, what I'm doing here is I'm creating a tinder bundle

to take into day 40 tomorrow.

I've had nightmares

following the previous Last One Standing.

That friction fire

was the only thing between myself and victory

and $100,000.

This year, I'm gonna make sure that does not happen.

So, what I'm doing is I am creating a hand drill set.

I remember from the previous Last One Standing,

I got eliminated because

I could not get the bow drill started.

So I think, if I do this hand drill,

which is what the local indigenous tribes do out here.

I think that will give me an advantage

and potentially get me to start a fire first.

This is corkwood. It's a soft wood.

It's perfect for a baseboard.

A hand drill can create an ember faster than a bow drill,

but its ember is generally smaller and not as hot,

requiring a proper tinder bundle to achieve fire.

I found a fever-berry tree, which I got two poles from.

That's all you need for a hand drill fire here in Africa,

is the right materials, and some knowhow.

Part of my strategy

is to try to outthink everyone else out here.

The finger holds is an adaptation of the hand drill.

Now, the hand drill is more difficult than the bow drill.

It requires more strength. It requires more effort.

However, I've been eating impala for days now after my kill.

I think I have the strength

to knock out a hand drill fire here in South Africa.

That's proof my spindle and my,

my baseboard wood combinations, they work.

Just looking for the driest grass I can find

with zero green at all.

You want to make this, like,

a no brainer that's gonna ignite really, really easily.

I'm feeling a mix of emotions.

I'm feeling excited.

I'm also realizing that my end may be near.

I mean, these are really, really confident survivalists.

But I really don't wanna go home yet.

At this point in the challenge, you just,

you wanna be as prepared as possible.

But here's the truth

in terms of the friction fire department.

I've practiced at home.

Okay. In my backyard here in suburbia,

practicing my friction fire.

I've done it a few times

in more of a controlled setting.

I think we have a coal.

We have a coal.

-Whoa. -Oh, yeah.

Whoo!

-Chihuahua! -Jeez, dad.

Hey, you got fire.

-I got fire. -That was intense.

But friction fire is hard,

and if I can find any way to make it easier,

I'm gonna do that.

The easiest way to do a bow drill

is using paracord as your cord.

And so, Patrick and Dan and Ky all got some paracord

on one of the cash hunts.

I still have a good amount of salt

from the trade with Jeff for the Pulaski.

It just seemed like maybe an effective trade,

get some paracord in my hand.

How are you guys doing?

- Really good. - Really nice. It's good to see you.

You guys wanna trade my salt for paracord?

We can consider it.

We don't have much salt.

Yeah, that's something I might want.

Like, we would love salt to be more hydrated,

to retain our water better,

to, like, be stronger for these challenges.

Salt, to me, is good, but not necessarily critical.

So if that p-cord can give me some kind of edge,

I wanna take it.

You guys would be set for the rest of your challenge.

-You would have... -All your meals would be salted.

And then I would just ask in return for, like,

-four-foot piece of cord. -Okay.

And a promise that you wouldn't

give it to anybody else.

Very reasonable. Yes. It...

-It would have to be a big part of it. ...Yeah.

'Cause we wouldn't want it to fall into, like,

-say Jeff or Gary's hands. -Okay.

It will solely be for me to bumble through my friction fire.

I'm okay with this idea.

Right now, Dan and I don't have any salt,

and I don't think Fernando

has a very good grasp on friction fire.

I think you guys will win on salt.

-Yeah. -And I'll win on

-not making a fool of myself... ...Yeah.

-...trying to use the wrong kind of chord. ...Yeah.

Giving Fernando some paracord

is relatively low risk, I hope,

especially knowing the paracord's

not gonna fall in the hands of Jeff or Gary.

But the salt is gonna benefit us a lot.

Okay, it's the real stuff.

-It's the real deal? -Yeah.

You know, if we have a three-day extraction, for example,

that's gonna be grueling,

and if I don't have salt in my system,

it could severely slow me down.

I hope it's not a bad decision.

-How's that, Fernando? -Yeah, perfect.

They got my salt.

I got a nice big section of p-cord

to help me with the friction fire,

so at this point, day 40, I'm prepared for it.

Good doing business with you guys.

Yeah, you too, Fernando. Thank you.

No, thank you.

It's night 39 right now.

I'm prepared for friction fire right now.

I've been getting materials together.

But I'm up against some pretty intense competition out here.

So, I don't know.

As grueling as last year was,

little worried this year's gonna be exactly the same.

I'm actually in the middle of a little dinner right now

as we speak.

Gonna dip it in some salt here.

So I...

I'm on cloud nine right now.

Tomorrow's game day.

We'll see what happens, but,

potentially, someone in this camp,

Ky or Jeff could be gone tomorrow,

I could be gone tomorrow,

and it just kind of takes it to a whole new level.

Tomorrow is a big one for me.

Proving I can stick into any challenge for 40 days and thrive.

Tomorrow morning, the carnage begins.

We're down to six incredibly amazing survivalists right now,

and we're going head to head.

Heads are gonna start rolling.

-Looking like a nice day. ...Mmm.

I think I'm gonna bring everything here.

I got my cordage, my fire starter,

three tinder bundles.

-Looking good. -Yeah.

Nobody, I think, has prepared as much as I have.

But preparation is nothing compared to experience,

and that's what I lack right now.

I got my paracord, spindle sticks...

A lot of this depends on the skills

you come into this challenge with on day one,

and your strength in the moment.

I am confident in the skills that I walked into this challenge with.

But I'm depleted. I'm tired.

It's not gonna be easy.

All right. I'm about ready.

I am too.

Better put this hair up

'cause things are bout to get real.

-Ready to go? -Yeah. Let's do it.

I try not to put a lot of pressure on myself on days like today.

I think survival's 80% mindset, 15% skill and 5% luck.

And so today,

my luck might run out,

but I'm hoping that, with the right mindset,

and a drizzle of the exact right skills,

I could be here at the end of the day.

Welcome to day 40.

Right.

Most people, they get to a day 40,

and they're, like, thinking about going home.

But we're about to battle tooth and nail

to try to survive this.

-To stay. -To stay. Yeah.

Instead of going home.

-Big day. -Yep.

Look at that tree.

-Wow. -Oh, it's go time. Wow.

Check it out, everybody.

My gosh.

Wow. This is a big day.

Wow.

All right, the moment of truth.

I've got the jitters.

To become the last one standing,

survivalists will attempt to build a fire

-using any friction method they choose. ...Okay.

All six competitors have been given a fire ring.

To complete the challenge,

they must establish fire within their ring

and then use it to ignite a hanging rope,

releasing a scroll which advances them

to the final stage of the competition.

Give them up.

Before beginning,

all survivalists must surrender their fire starters,

which they will not be getting back.

The friction fire they create

must last throughout the rest of the competition.

When three have succeeded, the remaining survivalists

will be immediately eliminated.

Wow.

-Three in one go. -Triple elimination.

Three could be gone tonight.

I feel sick.

My heart is in my throat.

This is the moment.

If things don't go my way, I may be moving on tonight.

All I can do is my absolute best.

Damn.

-This is unbelievable. -This is...

This could be the first triple elimination ever in a single day.

Half of us will be going home.

Your challenge starts now.

Your challenge starts now.

The survivalists are competing to make primitive fire.

The first three to complete the challenge

will advance into the final stage of the competition.

I think we're way more up against the clock

than we were on the previous Last One Standing.

There's at least four of us that know how to do this.

-Gary knows how to do primitive fire. -He could get this quick.

Jeff could get this.

Ky's gonna make this happen today, guaranteed.

Ky's written books on this stuff.

-Good luck. -You too.

I don't think Fernando or Patrick

really know primitive fire very well.

I already have a hand drill kit already built,

so right now, I'm just collecting

some extra materials, just in case,

and then I'll get to work.

I believe everyone else out here is going to

immediately make a bow drill.

Well, that's gonna take some time.

Meanwhile, I already have a hand drill set ready to go.

The finger holds is an adaptation of the hand drill.

You put your thumbs through,

and this allows you to not have to stop the hand drill.

Normally, your hands would get all the way to the bottom,

you'd have to pause and reset your hands up top.

But it also allows top-down pressure.

And in friction fire, pressure is everything.

Creating a coal with friction fire

takes a lot of energy.

You only wanna do it once.

So the biggest thing is having everything ready

so that, when that coal ignites your tinder bundle,

you don't waste that coal.

The first thing you need to do

is burn the baseboard in.

This will be the real challenge.

I'm using corkwood on corkwood.

I've never tried corkwood, but it feels just right.

It's light enough

and the texture of the wood looks like

it would probably work well for a bow drill fire.

So I have come prepared.

I have a corkwood drill and a corkwood baseboard.

I'm making a notch here and then shaping my spindle.

The friction fire is the Super Bowl, the World Series,

to becoming the last one standing.

And right now, the adrenaline's kicking in.

This is gonna be tough.

But I have everything I need.

I have elephant dung.

I have cordage.

All I need is that ember.

I want to have

as little bit of wind coming in here as possible.

I claimed the first fire ring.

I've pretty much premade everything except for my bow,

but I found a piece that I'd like to use.

I've done more preparation than others here in this challenge,

and now it's time to send some people home.

Gathering enough grass to light on fire.

With my skill level and my experience,

we're gonna light this baby on fire.

Let's do this.

This isn't always about how good you can crank

or how physical you are,

but if you have the right wood,

the right fireboard and the right spindle

that will give me an ember.

Ah, maybe a spindle here.

There we go.

Part of my strategy

was kind of get away from the group.

If I was gonna be in that chaos with the other survivalists,

it would have been a huge distraction.

So I make my workstation a good 50 yards away.

I fully admit I'm no friction fire expert by any means.

But I'm a firefighter,

and I definitely do understand fire and the fire triangle

and what it takes for combustion to occur.

I have to make heat by making this friction.

This is a corkwood tree.

For me, the bow drill is the easiest friction fire method out there.

The first thing I'm looking for

is the right fireboard, the right softer wood

that's gonna be able to create those dust embers and create a coal.

I'm just gonna try to get this thing processed to a good size.

Okay, that's getting there.

Now I need to get the actual bow for the bow drill.

Preferably green, so it can, kind of, have some flex.

Okay. This is my bow.

I'm looking for a harder straight stick for my spindle.

Okay.

Now, a lot of people use a short bow

when they're doing friction fire, but a longer bow,

you need to do less strokes.

And people use bent bows as well,

but in my experience, I prefer a straighter bow.

Just enables more rotations per stroke.

This is the moment of truth

to see if corkwood works with corkwood.

I was the second runner up last season.

I'm the one to beat.

I have the target on my back.

I think this year is gonna be down to the wire.

Last year, it took days.

So, I need to make this fire quick.

Three people could get this today,

so you have to be slow and methodical,

but you're also up against the clock.

Right now, I'm just trying to get the tension right for what I want.

I would love to find some bamboo around here

to make a bamboo saw, but a bow drill,

this is what I'm gonna have to use here in Africa, it looks like.

I'll try a hand drill for a little bit

until I can find a different bow, maybe.

Right now, I'm just kind of testing it out.

I got a little bit of darkness inside there,

but this is definitely energy consuming.

But I know I have the right wood.

This is the only variable.

If this wood's good for this hearth board...

You want your fireboard to be softer wood,

which I found the right tree, this corkwood.

I just don't know

if this spindle's gonna do what I want, so...

I'm gonna do what's called a burn in,

and I'm just looking to see if this thing gets any charring going,

or any burns.

We'll see.

Mechanically, everything looks good.

Always at the forefront of my mind on these challenges

are my four kids, my wife, my family,

like, saying, "Go, Dad, go! Go, Dad, go!"

And they would be cheering me on.

So, at this point,

my family is front and center of my mind,

and I'm using that as motivation.

Okay, I've got lot of smoke.

When friction heats the fireboard beyond 800 degrees,

it will smoke, burn and char.

But a notch full of wood dust is needed

to create a glowing ember.

All right, I smell it now.

That's looking good, dude.

I'm feeling the pressure.

I see Jeff's board smoking next to me.

I made a decision to be calm and cool,

but it is starting to build.

I think I might have a coal.

I got black.

I got smoke.

I got to ramp this up. I gotta hurry.

Yeah, baby.

It's getting real.

Whoo!

I think I might have a coal.

I got smoke.

I pick up my tinder bundle, I blow into it,

and the coal goes out.

Damn!

Come on, man.

That's gonna be a problem.

I was getting smoke and my fireboard fell apart.

It had to crack down it.

Now I have to build another one.

That was close.

But I have about three or four minutes to get the coal

before the drill tip becomes so charred that it hardens.

The hardness increases over time,

and when the hardness increases,

it stopped burning properly through my baseboard.

I'm gonna stay strong, I'm gonna stay confident,

and I know I have all the skills in the world

to make it happen.

I need to be pushing down harder,

and I need to be spinning faster,

and I'm really struggling with that.

I'm getting tired.

I'm so close to getting a coal, but I don't have the muscles.

40 days out here, I'm a bit fatigued.

So, usually I'd be able to just... bust one out.

A lot of smoke, no ember.

A lot of smoke.

I just need an ember, not smoke.

There's an ember in there.

.I kind of messed it up trying to transfer the ember.

This is nothing like last time.

I've already gotten an ember, which is blowing my mind. I know I can get another one.

But I just need to be able to move quickly with it and not snuff out any sort of coal.

Crucial step is transferring the coal

to your tinder bundle and getting that going.

One little gust of wind in the wrong direction can kill it.

You can see already my hands are starting to wear from using the hand drill.

I think I'll take a minute

to get my fire ring set up.

Let my hands cool off a little bit.

After looking and seeing how quickly some of the other competitors

are going to get friction fire, I'm a bit nervous.

I'm gonna try to find a different bow that I can use.

Right now, I'm just kind of looking for a Y stick.

I'm gonna try to fashion my bow so that it's short,

but I have a lot of good cordage room.

There wasn't enough gap between the two ends.

I don't feel like I had enough control.

All right, let's try this.

As Patrick has abandoned the hand drill,

all competitors are now using the bow drill

except Jeff.

Filling up with hot ash.

I might have it.

That was really close.

The thing with the hand drill is,

your hands can only take so much.

And so I only have a few more tries before I have to

abandon the hand drill and go to a bow drill.

Getting another fire board.

That first fire board started falling apart.

I had to cut another fire board, and the second one is good.

I picked the perfect wood. I got it now. I got it dialed in.

-It's smoking, it's making embers. -It's looking hot.

Time for daddy to spanky.

Damn. So close.

I got my ember going.

But when I tried to clear the ember, the wind would blow it.

The risk I took was the hand drill.

I could have potentially won this challenge.

-My hands are now... -officially shot from the hand drill.

So I've got to switch to a bow drill to save my hands.

Now that I have to build a bow drill,

now I'm at a disadvantage, and I'm gonna have to go fast.

I almost had it with my hand drill technique. Almost.

Now I'm on the search for a good, long, nice bow.

We have smoke.

Nobody panic, but we have smoke.

Even though I'm getting some smoke, I'm getting some friction,

I still feel like I have a long way to go.

If some miracle I get an ember,

I need to have some stuff ready to go.

I'm a long way away from fire.

I don't want to, you know, kid myself.

-Ooh, that's hot. -That's really hot.

Maybe I kind of do know what I'm doing.

I'm tired. This is day 40.

My arms are exhausted.

I sit back, think for a moment and analyze everything I know about making friction fire.

I know that my body recovers quickly in between lots of energy exertion.

So after drinking some water and resting for a second, I'm ready to go.

Ky has ground a store of wood dust in her fire board.

But must now create enough friction to bring it beyond 800 degrees.

Once the ember has formed within that dust,

you've got to give it about a minute,

and all of that dust will coalesce into a massive coal.

Come on. Stay with me.

Stay with me. Okay.

All right.

As I'm blowing, I hear the most beautiful sound.

It's almost like a purr of the ember catching the tinder.

And you could just tell that you've nailed the coal and you've nailed the tinder.

I've got flames!

-Ky, you did it. -You did it.

You won, girl. You won it. You won it.

You won it.- Not yet. Stop saying that.

It's not over till I get that rope burned.

In order to secure her position in the final three

KY must transport a flame from her fire ring to the rope,

and burn it to release a scroll.

That fire's not going out.

Sounds like Ky has got her friction fire going.

Today could be my last day.

It's okay, girl. Go, go.

Congratulations.

Awesome job, Ky.

-Okay. -You did it.

I'm just gonna try and wrap some bark

and leaves around this to create a torch.

It's the wind that's blowing to me at the moment.

I gotta light this fuse. Come on, now.

Come on, now.

-Yeah! Yes! -Whoo!

Yes! Got it!

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Oh, my... Oh, my goodness.

"Congratulations, you have earned a spot in the final three.

Migrate to the X on Day 43." Amazing.

Whoo!

Yes. I'm feeling so pumped right now.

I... I made it. I got friction fire.

Primitive fire is one of the most feared things amongst survivalists out here,

but it's what I do. It's my life.

These are the things I'm out doing in the afternoons and evenings.

-This is big for me. -It's big for women in the outdoors.

It's big for anybody who gets told

that perhaps this isn't the thing they should be doing,

that they should be sitting in camp and boiling the water.

Let me tell you right now, we have the ability to do anything we want.

I'm over the moon. I'm ecstatic.

-I'm here. -And it looks like I'm here to stay.

Hell, yeah, Ky.

Yes!

Friction fire!

With Ky securing her spot,

there are now only two scrolls left

for the remaining five competitors.

I got three embers so far, man.

There's a little fear of being broke by this competition again,

but not... not really.

-I can tell. -I'm gonna get it this time.

Using the shovel here as a base to kind of stabilize this whole thing.

This is the block that holds the spindle.

So typically use a piece of like green wood on top.

But, um, but the baobab maybe superior.

I'm just kind of...

Just kind of fine tuning it.

If you rush friction fire it's never going to happen.

So trying to stay as calm as possible throughout this whole process.

I knew this friction fire was coming up.

I did my best to prepare for it.

People can sit at home and they think, "Oh, I got my fire starting kit.

I know what I'm doing. Done it before."

Come out here, survive 40 days,

and then do it. Then we'll talk.

Come on, guys, you got this.

I wanted Ky to be in the final three,

but it raised the stakes a lot.

You know, there were four of us out here in my mind

that have a lot of experience with friction fire at least,

and it's Ky, myself,

and then behind that, Jeff and Gary.

And so far, that's how things are playing out.

I know it's not time to slow down,

so I bear down a little bit harder and apply a little bit more pressure,

and then I start to see a little bit of smoke.

Got an ember.

So I take the piece of ember, I bring the bird's nest over, transfer it over.

Just a few puffs.

And it goes up in flames.

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Whoo!

Okay.

Whoo!

Yes! Yes!

Yes! I did it.

The stakes are so high today.

I am the only one here

that completed friction fire in the previous Last One Standing.

And I got it today in no time.

And I'm still in shock.

Now two of the three spots are taken,

and the rest of us, we're fighting for the final spot.

I believe it's gonna be either Gary or me.

May the best man win.

There's only one spot left.

Oh, Ky. We did it.

Somebody else got it, too.

These challenges will expose your bushcraft skills.

If you can't do friction fire you're gonna be eliminated.

If I want to win this thing, I know I can leave nothing on the table.

This is when you go a thousand miles an hour.

It's time. It's time to start sending people home.

Oh. Oh.

Oh.

Oh, my God, I have fire. Okay.

I got the hot coal and the fire.

I was just completely shocked, and it caught me off guard.

I hadn't really thought about my plan

to carry the fire to the actual fire ring 50 yards away.

Baobab.

-Just good old baobab fruit shell came in handy. -Put the fire in there.

I swear I can taste it.

Come on.

It's gonna be me or you, Gary.

And I want you to know I love you, either way.

-Fernando? -Yeah.

Oh, my God.

-I have a little small coal. -The size of a head of a needle,

that's... that's slowly glowing.

I can't believe what I'm seeing, Fernando.

Fernando.

I don't know.

-You better work fast, Fern. -You see this?

I'm gonna have a coal here.

Oh, my God! What?

I'm thinking, "Fernando, where did you get this fire," right?

Like, surely you didn't just start a friction fire

for the first time in your life.

In the first one hour on the biggest challenge in Naked and Afraid history.

Oh, God, I'm so close.

-But you know what? -Fernando hasn't ignited his string yet

to get his scroll down. I still have a chance.

Okay. I'm gonna have one here.

I'm pounding out this coal. I'm pounding it out. It's smoking.

Black soot is flying in the air.

This is it. This is the coal here.

I know I'm neck and neck with Jeff at this point,

but the goal is to get this fire

to the actual rope holding the map.

I got a coal.

Oh, my God, no.

Oh, crap.

I got a coal.

-I am so close. -It's not over yet.

It's not over yet.

-Oh, my God. -Oh, my God.

-Fernando. -Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

-Oh, my God. ...Fernando, I just got a coal.

Oh, my God.

-Is it done? -It's done.

-Oh, my God. -You made the final three.

You did it.- This is really, really surprising.

Um, it's emotional, like, it's a lot of feelings right now.

You did it, buddy.

I didn't think I had a chance, but I never gave up.

I never gave up.

If I had not started with my hand drill fire technique

and went straight to the bow drill,

not only would I have gotten in the top three, I would have finished first.

Because from the time I started the bow drill,

to the time I got my coal was 30 seconds.

Oh, my God.

Oh, wow, Fernando.

Wow, it's over.

I knew that it was gonna be fast,

but I didn't know it was gonna be that fast.

Oh, my God.

It's already over. I'm going home.

Fernando, congratulations.

Oh, my God.

Here I am again, going home on the same challenge.

Friction fire.

-You got it? -He got it.

You got it, man!

...Oh, my God. -Oh, my God.

I am so...

you know...

At the forefront of my mind is always my kids and wanting to be a good role model.

I think they may be surprised that Dad's in this final three.

Kids, if I can tell you anything, just...

hopefully, I'm an example for you guys. That's all.

Fernando, three words.

Minivan, my ass!

Good job, daddy!

-Thank you, buddy. -Good job!

Fernando. He's funny.

He drives a minivan.

I think that's his cover.

He's an amazing survivalist.

And of legendary status, for sure, now.

And it was an honor to be out here with all of them.

Fernando the fireman made the fire.

Come here, final three.

I'm so happy. I'm so happy.

We did it!

-Fernie... -Fernie...

-What are you doing? -Who are you?

Who are you? - - I don't understand. I...-

-Guys. -Fernando!

-Gary, good job, dude. -Love you, brother.

-Hey, what else, you and me. -Right?

Oh, what a.

-Good job, guys. -Yeah.

I'm disappointed in the result

but I just have to admit to myself

that I wasn't the best out here on this Last One Standing.

I wasn't.

And I got beat by folks that used better strategy.

-Come on, guys. -Let's congratulate these three.

Good job, all of you.

I'm not gonna be the legend slayer.

I'm not the one that took down Gary or Jeff.

But I had so much fun talking trash, fighting,

and battling my way through this challenge.

You guys are a bunch of badasses.

It's been, uh, a frustration and a pleasure to battle against you guys.

-Me and you, especially. ...Oh, yeah.

It was a lot of fun working with all of you.

It was an honor to do it with you guys

-on this challenge, on this game field... ...Yeah, y'all fought hard.

...and the greatest honor

that you guys can do for us is give this your absolute all.

Don't leave anything on the field,

compete with one another and may the best one win.

This triple elimination got real fast,

and we have so much respect for each other.

And, uh, seeing Jeff, seeing Patrick, seeing Gary walk off,

it really hit home how far we've come.

All right, let's get out of here.

Damn.

Disappointed that I didn't make it all the way to the end.

I was hoping to leave here the last one standing, the ace.

But I'm walking out of here the marksman.

I took the head off of a squirrel from a good distance.

Ooh, you got him.

My first bow kill.

I was the first to get the arrow through the ring the size of a tea plate.

-I did it. -Oh, my God.

And then I brought down an impala.

I got it. I got it.

I've rounded out my legacy as a legend in the Naked and Afraid world.

People ask me if I get the respect I deserve.

It took a while, but finally I think I do now.

But I'm not retiring.

No way.

So, you just might see me back.

Back in the fight.

I'm still hungry to be the last one standing.

Bye, Africa. It's been a pleasure.

I started this challenge as a newbie.

I'm a backpacker, I'm an athlete.

But after battling some of the best survivalists, making it to day 40,

I think I'm pretty close to being a legend myself now.

I got the biggest kill with a bow.

We're eating meat tonight. Oh, yeah.

Got the biggest fish on a fishing line.

Whoo!

Yeah!

-and you know what, I'm... -I'm leaving this challenge with a head held high.

I kicked ass. I sent a lot of people home.

I loved the way that I played this challenge,

and next time I'm gonna take it all the way.

I gave it my absolute everything,

and how can I be upset at that?

And it's not the winning that I live for.

It's the competition that I live for,

and this was 40 days of some of the greatest competition I've ever experienced.

And if this is the last time I put on this Naked and Afraid satchel,

I know that I've given these past ten years

every ounce of my heart and my strength.

From the deserts of Madagascar on my first 21 day,

where I bit off lizards heads...

...to my first 40-day challenge in Colombia,

where I killed electric eel after electric eel,

to my first 60-day challenge in the Philippines,

where I caught eels and fish and dominated.

To my second 60-day challenge in the swamps of Louisiana...

...to my first Last One Standing

where I came up one coal too short

to this Last One Standing where I feel like I completed my journey

out here on the savannas of Africa.

286 days in my Naked and Afraid career,

-and you know what? -I wouldn't change a damn thing.

This journey is complete for me, and I'm coming home.

And I'm coming home for one last time.

Thank you for believing in me and supporting me for a decade.

I'm gonna put some clothes on now and, uh, get a real job.

So for the last time, in my 10-year Naked and Afraid career,

this is what I live for!

-It's settling in. -Like, everything's totally changed now.

Mmm-hmm.

We've been halved.

I'm still in shock. Bear with me.

This is incredible.

Ky and Fernando and myself are an interesting trio going into the final three.

Welcome to Buffalo Camp.

I'm happy to be here.-

Because each of us has their own distinct strengths and weaknesses.

Let's get this fire smoking again.

Ky has by far the most primitive bushcraft skills of any of us,

more than Fernando and myself combined.

Looks like I'm gonna be here for longer than 40 days after all.

-Looks like it. -Wow.

She's stiff competition. I should be terrified.

We should get a pot heated up, huh?

-Yeah. Yeah. -Get some hot food.

Fernando, underdog, he's like a dark horse.

He keeps coming into these competitions and killing it.

And he's smart, fit and strong,

and has a lot of endurance.

I'm so hungry.

My survival skills right now are sharp,

sharper than they've ever been.

And now the big challenge is to put yourself in a good headspace.

And be able to use your analytical mind

and think calmly and execute a plan.

Forty-three, 44, 45 are going to be huge.

May the best man or woman win.

Man, what a day.

The old friction fire.

We knocked this thing out of the park.

I can hardly move my arms, my forearms are wrecked.

I'm hoping I recover quickly.

It all worked out. I'm totally shocked.

Pretty amazing to still be lying out here under African skies.

I am the first and only person to be in this position twice.

Racing to the finish on Last One Standing.

But we're migrating to an X on day 43.

And if my experience has taught me anything,

we're beginning a grueling migration.

And a fight to become the last one standing.

So now we'll try to get a little sleep.

Watch out, it's probably on the bed still somewhere.

- Oh, -It was in the bed.

Buffalo Camp to medic.

Copy, copy.

It's on my thumb.

Hey, Ky just got stung by a scorpion on her thumb,

and she's in some pretty good pain.

We don't have eyes on the scorpion yet.

Thank you.

South Africa is home to over 130 scorpion species.

Parabuthus, commonly known as the thick-tail scorpion,

release highly toxic venom with their sting.

Which can cause intense pain, labored breathing,

increased heart rate and potential cardiac arrest.

Hey.

It was on my back, and I just went to brush it off.

And it suddenly got hot.

Yeah.

Yeah. But, uh, you know...

-Yeah. -But, um...

Okay.

Oh, good.

-Yeah. -Thank you.

Since Ky's condition is not worsening,

the medics determine that it is unlikely

to be a thick-tail scorpion sting.

But they will continue to monitor her condition.

I feel like the swelling has gone through

my entire body, including my eyes.

That was the most pain I can ever remember feeling in my life, honestly.

-I was really scared... That thumb, all I could do was hold it here.

And just trying to create more pain on myself...

-Yeah. -...in a different part of the body

to just alleviate the pain in my thumb.

That's a type of injury that can get you tapped out of this competition.

But I don't wish that on anybody.

I don't want people to leave for medical reasons, you know?

I wanna win against someone at their best.

Are we making backpack today?

-Yeah. ...For the big migration tomorrow.

Since I got this scorpion bite,

and I just wanna see if it affects me shooting.

Knowing that we have a grueling hike to our camp tomorrow,

plus the probability of some really ferocious

elimination challenges, is daunting.

And at the moment, I can't hold any tools in this hand

due to this incredible hot, painful stinging,

even if I just touch, like, this lightly.

So, I can't tie knots as fast.

I can't use tools as well.

Low.

That makes me worried about shooting my bow

if there's any archery in this competition.

An injury on my thumb is going to inhibit me from doing my best,

but I'm going to fight right to the end.

Ow! It stings.

You guys wanna take a look at this map?

-Yeah. -Today's the day.

This is our big migration day.

All right.

"Migrate to the X on day 43."

Having a look from the pond here, you reckon that was

-those mountains you can see in the distance? ...Mmm-hmm.

-The ones you sit in the wallow and you look off... Yeah.

-...and you see that beautiful peak? ...That's a long way away.

- It's far away. It's far away. -I know.

Ky, Dan and Fernando must make a 10-mile journey northwest,

where they will experience 1,000 ft of elevation change

as they navigate passage through a rocky outcrop of the Soutpansberg mountains

to arrive at the X on their map.

There they will establish camp together for the final time.

But their higher altitude also carries the threat of violent rain

and 50 mph wind storms.

The migration is upon us and it is a very, very long one.

There's a lot to bring and a lot of ground to cover.

Kilometers and kilometers and kilometers in the hot sun.

And it's going to ruin us.

-So we all carry our own coals, our own water... Mmm-hmm.

I'm gonna use pot to carry the coal in, so...

Yeah, I'm probably going to try and strap everything to my pack

-to have my hands free to manage the coal. ...Yeah.

It's so hard 'cause you want to travel light as possible,

but even my basics are already pretty heavy, you know?

-I always bring too much, but definitely the hides... Yeah.

Definitely the hides. I mean, this weather,

-at any second, this could break... ...It's pretty unpredictable.

-Should we load up? -Yeah.

Get movin'.

You guys ready?

Wow, we look like hobo cave people.

Oh, my goodness. Hey, look, that's the ridgeline.

Yep, that's definitely where we're going.

Go to the mountain.

-"Go to the mountain," she said. ...Makes it easy.

My thumb, unfortunately, is not doing amazingly.

I have to carry a coal, that's going to be my greatest challenge.

The wood out here is pretty unpredictable,

and I don't want to be left out without a fire at night here.

So my focus is going to be keeping this coal going

until I can get to the campsite tonight.

Oh, my gosh!

- This hike is crazy. This elevation gain. -Yeah.

I'm feeling this one.

How's everyone's coals doing?

-They're going. ...Like, my coals are still going,

but only because I keep feeding them.

-Yeah. -Ooph.

-Careful here. -Kinda treacherous.

-Whoa! Yeah. -Yeah.

Don't stand on that rock, Fernie.

Okay.

At this point in the challenge, we're so close to the end.

You want to make sure you don't get hurt.

But on this trek,

it's so hard because both our hands are occupied.

We have heavy packs, all of our assets.

And on top of that, we're carrying coals

to continue fire at our next camp.

It's rough.

Wow.

It's pretty amazing.

I'm looking out and all I can see is the cliff side

of Oribi Gorge in the previous Last One Standing,

and remembering the race straight to the top.

I just have to stay in touch with Dan up this hill.

If he puts any more time on me, then I'm going to struggle.

I'm going to struggle to get him beat.

Last year, when we finally got up to the top,

it was the ending.

-Oh, really? ...It was the end of the end.

Come on.

I'm having a little trouble.

Look over at him, Waz is doing good.

All three.

-yes! -Oh!

Yeah!

I'm feeling so much better than I did

on day 43 in that challenge.

But I'm up against some pretty fierce competition with Ky and Fernando.

I came so close on the previous Last One Standing.

And I'm going to fight like hell to be the winner.

-Shall we proceed? -Yeah.

All righty.

Well, this looks like rhino dung, right?

That looked like rhino dung.

There's so many wild animals out here.

We've gotta start thinking about safety for tonight.

We need to set up a boma or something out here.

-Man. -This is the most walking we've done

in this entire challenge, I feel like.

Gotta be getting there.

This appears to be the spot on the map.

Yeah.

We have less than a half an hour before the sun goes down.

We need to get working on this boma A-S-A-P.

Else, we're gonna be in trouble.

I'm gonna get a fire going with my coal.

How about we use all three of our coals?

-Excellent. -That's perfect.

Whoo! They are hot.

There they are.

The sun's going down, there is a lot to accomplish.

We have to fortify a boma around us.

A wall of thorns.

Keep out the predators.

There we go.

'Cause once that sun sets and you can't see anything, sun goes down,

it gets real real fast.

Kind of down the homestretch,

and I'm getting ready to hunker in for the evening.

I think it's pretty good.

Oh, my God. Okay.

And now I'm exhausted.

I'm worried about these clouds, so I'm going to get

a fair pile of firewood, just in case.

Sounds good.

Thank you.

I hate to alarm you both, but there is definitely lightning over there.

-I'm watching it. -Is it coming this way?

Um, the clouds don't seem to be building,

so maybe it will just skirt around us.

Great.

Come on...

Wow!

That was crazy!

Okay, it's here.

Oh, my gosh.

I've never seen lightning like that!

What a night, man.

Interesting night.

Wild windstorm, cycloning the sparks around.

-That was a doozy. -That was great. Loved that.

Last night was a true Naked and Afraid.

Just classic night where you're just suffering.

It kind of felt fitting.

One last kick you in the gut type of night.

You good?

All set.

Let's get the show on the road.

This leg of the competitors' final 10-mile journey

will push them southwest to a giant baobab tree.

Where instructions for the next phase of the competition await.

It's kind of crazy to be walking up to this one,

knowing it's one of the last.

Yeah, I'm keen to get in and get it done.

Okay. "To continue, you must reach new heights

by crafting a retrieval tool

to collect a satchel from a ledge."

The survivalists are tasked with building a boom stick noose hook

to retrieve a satchel hanging 20 feet along a cliff face.

Okay.

-Interesting. -Wow.

Boom stick noose is an essential tool

to grab really anything

that you don't want to grab with your bare hands.

Here, I've got my 12-foot boom stick.

And I've also got my vine,

natural vine that was completely woven.

And that's gonna be the noose at one end,

and I'm gonna pull it from the other end

once that's around the gator's neck.

Boom stick noose hooks give their user

an extended reach for hunting dangerous prey,

or grabbing resources from an unscalable terrain.

"The faster you collect the satchel,

the larger head start you'll gain on day 45."

Each survivalist will spend their final night

of the competition in their own boma,

spaced a quarter mile apart.

On the morning of day 45,

competitors will race from their camp

to the site of the final challenge.

Giving the winner of today's challenge

a quarter mile advantage over second place,

and a half mile advantage over third place.

What's going to be valuable for me?

We don't even know what the final challenge is going to be.

So I'm trying to prepare for the unpreparable.

And that time advantage could be the difference

between winning and losing that $100,000.

-Okay. -Yeah, they're gonna reward

how fast you do this for tomorrow.

I lost the previous Last One Standing by seconds.

That's gonna be the difference between the winner and loser, easily.

So we're camping separate tonight.

-Wow. -Yes.

Every advantage I give myself now is a huge advantage tomorrow.

"Your challenge starts now."

-All right. -Wow.

A boom stick is crafted by using a long, straight branch

with a Y on one end, and securing a noose hook to the top.

Another rope or additional cordage

is attached to the end of the noose

and runs back to the survivalist's hands.

A finished boom stick is required to approach the cliff face.

Competitors must build a tool they estimate is long enough,

and fashion a noose capable of fitting around the satchel.

Once achieved, they must pull the cord to cinch the noose close.

And lift the satchel down.

Already I'm thinking, "What do I have?

What do I need? How can I make this happen?"

Looking for a long, skinny branch.

I immediately look for some long branches I think would reach.

I want to avoid cutting down a green one

-because green ones are way heavier. -They're full of moisture.

-Oh, that's mine. -Oh, Fernie.

- What's up? - You broke my stick. Nevermind.

I'm going for it. Make no mistake,

I am going to go hard.

And I hope to give them a run for their money.

-I'm confident in my skills. -I know I have what it takes to win this whole thing.

What are you trying to get?

I'm just looking for a stick.

It's gonna be some serious competition today, you know?

Even though we're friends, we're competitors.

We're not holding back.

It could be tough, and it could require a lot of strength.

It's pretty heavy, but it might be long enough.

Okay. Try and keep the longest bits intact.

I have a heavy, thick branch.

Twisted, not ideal.

There's no light, straight sticks here.

I have to have a stick that's long enough,

but I also have to be able to lift it.

And I find two pieces.

I know I can lash them together.

And because they're dead and dry, they're gonna be really light.

Feeling good.

Just gonna carry these down.

Start bushcrafting a little bit.

Now, I've never made a boom sling before,

but I get the concept.

I have years of practicing this stuff.

This noose works like a small game snare,

and I've made plenty of those in my time.

I've made my noose large so I can get it up and around the satchel.

But then the larger the noose is,

the more it collapses on itself.

It's such a delicate balance.

I'm just trying to now construct the actual mechanism.

So, the key to a boom stick is to first attach your rope

to the very, very top to kind of anchor it.

And then you want to attach some kind of noose

that you can control from the bottom of the stick.

As you pull that rope from the bottom,

it tightens the noose around whatever you want.

I run up to the ledge and Ky is already there,

so I know I have to make up time quick.

Touching.

Trying to just make sure

I can get the loop over the back.

Lashing two sticks together.

And I'm using a section of paracord for a boom stick noose.

Ky and Fernando, they're using big, thick rope.

But paracord typically stays strong and firm.

-Just trying to tie some... -...noose knots here.

That'll make it so when I eventually get this loop around something,

I can pull the paracord, and I've got it,

the loop will go up and it'll cinch around in a very small area.

-Make a little noose knot. -Then, when I pull this,

that'll cinch it in really nice and tight.

I'm trying to make sure I have something that works right the first time.

And I can pull from the very bottom.

I've been guilty of over-engineering in the past.

But in this challenge, if you take the time, do it right,

and use your analytical mind

and think calmly and execute a plan,

it'd be the difference between winning and losing this thing.

Come on.

Ugh, I am definitely fatigued.

Okay, feeling good.

I noticed Ky and Fern are really struggling with their huge branches.

-They seem like they're getting tired. -They're not getting it yet.

They seem stressed out.-

Maybe they don't quite have it right yet.

Maybe I still have a chance in this thing.

I'm focusing on winning that advantage.

Here we go. Here we go.

Oh, my God.

It's so close.

Okay, get it around the whole entire thing.

Dan, Fernando and Ky are fighting to retrieve a satchel

with a bushcrafted boom stick noose hook.

At stake is an advantage in the fight for the title

of Last One Standing.

The first place finisher will camp a quarter mile closer

to tomorrow's final challenge than the second place finisher,

and a half mile closer than the last place finisher.

It's not the skill set that you bring into

a survival situation that's going to get you through.

It's your ability to problem-solve your way through whatever is going on.

I'm going to try and fortify the top of the boom stick

with a small branch so it can keep the noose open.

I'm using some of my paracord to lash the branch

to my stick, creating this larger Y.

I'm hoping this does the trick.

I have to push myself because these two, I know, will fight

to gain any advantage they can,

and I wouldn't hold it against them.

I need every advantage I can possibly have going into day 45.

Pretty close.

Got it.

I'm able to get the noose up and around the thing.

And I get the noose around the satchel.

Ah.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Yes!

Okay.

Whoo! Ah!

I did it. I did it.

God, that wasn't easy.

Dan gets his down, and that puts the pressure on a little bit more,

because now I know first place has already been taken care of.

Dan is ahead of me.

But this challenge isn't over till it's over.

What do we have here?

Find a map.

"Head to your new campsite based on the order in which you retrieved this satchel."

As the first to finish,

Dan is rewarded with the campsite closest

to the final challenge location.

"On day 45, proceed to the lake on this map."

There, the coal they've carried since day 40

will play a critical role in a flaming arrow showdown.

Shooting flaming arrows, it's a fire challenge.

But none of us have our fire starters,

so I'm gonna have to sprint with my coals tomorrow.

Every time I fail to get the statue,

I have to fix my noose.

This is coming down to the line.

I know this challenge has no elimination component,

but the stakes are high.

We are so close to the end,

and a third place finish would handicap me

for tomorrow's day 45 final challenge.

I went with a really, really long, down and dead branch,

thinking it would help me kind of like

get up there faster and make sure

I wouldn't have to put it over my head as much,

but it's just too, too heavy.

I can't really maneuver it very well.

It's really making my shoulders tired.

Come on.

Come on.

I've got it cinched.

Now I have to figure out how to get it off the catch.

Got it.

Oh, Ky got it.

Oh, my God.

She finished.

Whew!

That...

required a lot of strength.

I always said

I don't have to be first on these challenges.

I just don't want to come last.

Well, now we're getting to the stage where

I need to come first.

"Head to your new campsite

based on the order

in which you retrieved this satchel." So,

a second for me.

Okay. All right, well, I'm gonna get to my camp.

I got to get a boma set up.

I gotta get enough firewood

to get me through the night and get my coal.

Oh.

I'm gonna do a little bit of a reset.

-I feel tired. -My shoulders are exhausted.

I blew it on today's challenge.

And my biggest fear is that ends up being

what cost me this competition.

Oh.

Okay.

Oh.

I'm getting tired.

I'm gonna get...

a straighter stick, smaller, lighter.

Just do this more methodically.

-I'm getting there. -I'm feeling good.

Almost there.

I burned up way too much energy

with that heavy, heavy stick.

And I really just lost so much time.

But no excuses.

The one thing that's carried me throughout this entire challenge

has been a positive attitude.

I have to suck it up and compete.

Compete, compete.

So this is a much, much smaller stick

and smaller string.

But this stick is very weak,

so I have to be very careful.

I have it cinched.

Come here.

Oh, God, yes.

Oh!

Got it. Took me a while.

Last place on that one.

I have some work to make up tomorrow.

"Head to your new campsite based on the order

in which you retrieved this satchel."

I came in third place,

so I'll be the furthest camp out.

"On day 45, your challenge begins at sunrise

as you proceed to the lake on this map."

In the last challenge,

competitors must use a coal to make fire,

then shoot a flaming arrow into a pyre in the lake

to become the Last One Standing.

This is not gonna deter me at all

from giving it all I have tomorrow on day 45.

I'm gonna be a little bit behind everyone else.

I'm still gonna come out of my camp 100 miles an hour.

Anything can happen.

But at the same time,

I feel a tad bit vulnerable with no fire starter.

And so keeping the coal going is critical.

All right, I need to get to my camp.

This is the end.

Trying to keep my mind

clear and focused is gonna be the biggest task now.

And even with all these advantages that I have, I'm still sweating it.

Ky and Fernando are right on my heels.

Anyone could take it tomorrow.

I think last season I was pretty in it as well,

but at the very end in that fire competition...

It's right around here, I know it.

...I let my mind slip.

What cost me was that damn cache.

I found something.

Got it.

Cost me minutes of time

that I could have been using to start a fire.

I got to keep my eye on the prize this time.

In every moment, remember to just think of strategy.

Coal's doing great.

This coal is, you know, crucial, to say the least.

Wow. First step,

find a place to sleep tonight.

I think under this tree is probably the best bet.

My hands and arms are

so tired from that last challenge, I can hardly hold

my pot of coals.

It's an honor to be a female in the final three.

Even though I've written a whole bunch of books about survival

and I've done some of the roughest

Naked And Afraid challenges,

I've only ever done a 21-day challenge.

Now I'm making it to day 45, and I couldn't be prouder.

I'm gonna fight as hard as I can

for the title of Last One Standing.

And hopefully come out of it successful.

Home sweet home.

First thing I need to do

is make sure I can get a fire going

before this coal goes out.

The challenge tomorrow depends on me

having fire tonight.

There we go.

Oh, my gosh.

That challenge was hard.

I was going at full throttle for a long time.

I am exhausted.

I'm gonna get my fire going

sooner than later because...

it'd be a disaster to lose these coals.

We have fire.

The goal is to keep fire going all night.

Oh, my gosh.

No rain at the moment,

but it could happen at any time.

I just have to survive this night.

Night of day 44.

Competition tomorrow decides who the winner is.

There's been a lot racing through my head

in moments like this.

When you're calorie depleted and tired,

and you didn't sleep at all last night, barely.

In all of these challenges,

I think of all the people that I've lost in my life.

Even during the competition sometimes,

when I just need a little encouragement,

they give me strength.

I lost, you know, my mom at a young age.

Other, you know,

cousins who I grew up with,

they would be absolutely...

shocked and so proud

to see the things I'm accomplishing out here.

And, uh, to be in the final stage of this competition,

um, it's just sort of

an immense source of strength for me.

All right, last night.

I'm solo here in my boma.

The night before the grand...

challenge.

It feels so good,

just to kind of be in my own thoughts.

Uh, I'm missing my family like crazy.

I think about my wife and my four kids non-stop.

I'm doing this for them, trying to make them proud.

And I'm using that as motivation.

I'm gonna give it all I got.

You know, the more I think about this challenge,

the more I think it could still be anyone's.

You know, even with

a little bit of a head start that Dan gained.

I feel like I've proven

my bushcraft and survival skills.

In five challenges, no tap-outs,

in some of the harshest environments in world.

I've walked the miles, I've fought the fights

over and over and over and over again.

And lately, I've come in first, second, or third

in every challenge.

The next one's the one to come first in.

And right now,

I'm strong,

I'm ready.

Oh, no.

This is coming down hard.

With my second hide.

So that rain...

won't get to my fire or put it out.

It's like Mother Nature

pre-ordered this weather just for the challenge.

Oh, my God.

I have two hides,

and I'm struggling to keep everything dry right now,

all of my tinder and wood for

a challenge involving fire.

This sucks.

If it doesn't stop raining,

I don't know what I'm gonna do.

Of course it's raining!

I've been fighting to keep the fire going.

Uh, not much sleep at all.

Oh, my God.

I can suffer in a rainstorm at night.

But if my fire goes out, this competition is done.

It has been a rough night.

Like, last night, just rainstorm, freezing cold,

just sleeping in a big mud pit.

Not even sleeping. Who am I kidding?

It's gonna be interesting.

The flaming arrow thing seemed much more feasible

when it was sunny.

At this point, it's gonna be a little bit tricky.

I know I'm leaving today.

The question is, am I leaving the winner?

Stop raining!

I can't believe this is day 45.

Good thing I'm able to keep the fire going.

But now with all this wetness,

it's gonna add a big unpredictability factor.

And that factor could totally eat away

at my time advantage if I do this wrong.

Sacrificing being dry right now

so I can keep all of my tinder and wood dry.

I wish the rain would just let up for a second.

Day 45.

This day will decide who is the Last One Standing.

Africa, you were brutal last night.

Luckily, I managed to keep my fire raging.

The rain's letting up a little bit now.

I have my coals going

to take with me to the challenge.

And just doing some last-minute packing up.

But I'm feeling really, really good.

It's day 45, but I still have some unfinished business.

I'm gonna go hard on this last challenge.

So, if I want to win this thing,

I know I can leave nothing on the table.

Coal.

I need to be fast, so I'm gonna go without water.

Even though I'm closest,

I still need every advantage I can get, so...

I still need to go as fast as I possibly can.

Go time.

I've got everything I need.

My coal's ready.

Just gotta grab my bow, and I gotta get on the road,

because Dan will most certainly be ahead of me.

But with my preparation and the fire-making materials,

I might be able to get the jump on him.

I have one more coal.

Time to go.

Dan, Ky, and Fernando

race to the final challenge location,

each a quarter-mile apart.

With the increased difficulty of wet conditions,

competitors must still use their coals to build a fire

in order to ignite the flaming arrows provided.

Okay.

30 yards from each of their stations is

an 8-foot tall floating pyre.

The first person to send their arrow into the pyre

and set it ablaze will earn a perfect 10.0 PSR,

the $100,000 prize,

and the title of Last One Standing.

Firewood is down here.

That's all the firewood I need.

Adrenaline is coursing through my veins

so hard right now.

Have to get the firewood before I get out of here.

I don't want to be the runner-up again.

I want to win it this time, and this is my shot.

Time to build a fire.

I can do this.

I'm exhausted already.

I'm just processing that I have to do a challenge

that involves shooting flaming arrows at a pyre.

But the first thing I have to do is

get a fire going that's stable

that I can light my arrows off of.

And everything is wet.

Everything is wet.

The race is on.

I have to get down to the lake.

Dan's ahead of me.

Fernando's behind me.

Just got to be careful not to trip.

These coals are super heavy.

I know Fernie's hot on my tail,

but I brought some tinder and dry wood myself.

So hopefully... that'll make a difference.

I'm just working so, so hard to catch up.

I'm making good progress.

I've had some comebacks before.

I've had some close calls before.

And so, in my mind, it's still anyone's game.

I'm still in the challenge.

Dan's blowing on his fire already.

I mean, it's just pure mud here.

Hopefully with the stuff that I've brought,

I'll be able to make a good base and get a fire going.

I'm standing in mud.

Everything is soaked.

And I have a ton of, like, fire-starting materials,

but I don't have a lot of good wood.

And all the wood out here is soaked.

The true player out here is Mother Nature.

It totally rules your experience out here.

And if you're not prepared for it, it'll take you out.

Oh, no.

I always do say,

try and anticipate everything with survival.

I did dry off some wood this morning.

Once you've done wet season in the Amazon,

this is nothing.

There's no way I'm going to make it through

without a fire.

And there's not a lot of dry wood.

Could be a challenge.

Yes!

I've got fire.

I'm stoked.

Okay, well, that's the fire.

Okay.

I have to really, really hustle and start a fire.

Come on, baby.

I just want to get these arrows flying

as fast as possible to increase my odds of winning.

Fire is proving to be

one of the trickier parts of this.

Oh, my God.

Why is fire hard?

Okay. Well,

next step is the arrows.

Come on. I need to make sure

I keep this fire blazing, though.

This fire is going to be key.

That's an on-fire arrow.

I can do it. I can do it.

So close.

I look over, though, and Ky is ahead of me.

Ky is a beast!

This could be a $100,000 shot right now.

It's pretty heavy, but... it might be long enough.

For this competition, the PSR,

or Primitive Survival Rating,

weighs an individual's survival skills

and items collected to determine the likelihood

of becoming the Last One Standing.

This is coming down to the line.

Oh! Yes, yes, yes.

Dan used his problem-solving skills

to cinch first place with his boom stick noose...

...securing an important distance advantage

over his competitors

-for the final challenge. -Go time.

His PSR rises from 9.7 to 9.8.

It's not over yet.

It's not over yet.

Fernando shocked the other competitors and himself...

Oh, my God!

...in the Primitive Fire challenge,

sending Jeff, Gary, and Patrick home.

Fernando, the Fireman, made the fire!

Now he's scrambling to make up time

in the final challenge.

Time to go.

His PSR rises from a 9.0 to a 9.3.

Okay.

Ky's bushcraft and preparation led to a first-place finish

in the Friction Fire competition... Yeah!

...and also gave her an edge

in the Flaming Arrow challenge.

Next step is the arrows.

Her PSR rises from 9.6 to 9.7.

This could be a $100,000 shot right now.

To see all of the survivalists' PSR rankings,

head over to facebook.com/ nakedandafraid.

-That's an on fire... -arrow.

I can do it. I can do it.

All right.

I just need to get to the left.

♪ Got it ♪

I see fire going

for some people.

I don't know how long I have to baby that fire.

That's going to be a constant process.-

There we go, there we go, there we go.

Okay, so my fire is lit.

I'm still in this.

The weather is clearly playing a role.

And having to, like, take all the time

to start this fire and keep this fire going,

it's really leveled the playing field.

Keep this arrow shot from burning

while also making sure the wick is well burnt

and well on fire and isn't going to go out

when it hits launch.

Don't burn your bowstring, Dan.

That's a long shot.

That's not even close.

I gotta pull back more.

I have a lot of calibrating to do

'cause there's a lot of heavy weight

on the end of this arrow that I'm not used to.

Yeah, this is going to be a full-force shot for sure.

Short, short.

I have to leave the arrow in the fire

long enough to catch,

but not too long to break my arrow.

Oh, that's progress.

I feel like I'm getting the hang of it.

That was a decent shot.

Just need to show that I deserve to be out here,

that...

women have a place out here.

We can adapt.

We can overcome.

Okay, that's a better shot.

Perfect aim, just a touch high.

Oh, my God.

Going out in the air.

I got to arch more.

Right now, with these bows,

it's not about the amount of power

that I'm pulling back with.

It's about the angle,

the trajectory.

I got to pay attention to the angle I'm using.

Oh, my God.

I think I'm getting closer.

I got the shot.

I just need to keep replicating it.

Aim's getting better, but their flames are going out.

So I need to hold it in longer, I think.

Man, this fire is going out.

If I lose the fire, it's game over for me.

I've got to go fast.

People are firing every second.

Every second I wait, this challenge could be over.

I just hit the base of the pyre.

It's still going out though, mid-air.

It was a perfect shot right in the base of the pyre.

Oh!

Ah!

Dan, you've done it!

Yes!

Yes!

Yeah!

Woo!

Oh, my God!

Ah! -

Oh, I got it!

Oh!

Oh!

$100,000.

That's life changing.

And my life's going to be totally changed because of it.

And for my family.

This is huge.

For a gay man to win

the world's toughest survival challenge...

...that means a lot.

That says so much to so many people.

Dan! You did it!

Yeah!

Good work, Dan.

Ah!

It's a bittersweet feeling.

I'm so happy for Dan.

But... I'm really disappointed

because it was so close for me.

Dan, congratulations, buddy.

So happy for you.

I can honestly say I wouldn't do anything differently.

I left everything on the table on this last challenge.

But Dan is an amazing bow hunter.

He's good. He's so good.

He has very, very few weak links

when it comes to survival.

So the fact that Dan won this, I'm so happy for him

and not even surprised. He deserves it.

Oh, looks like your ride's coming!

There it is. I'll take it.

-Enjoy, man. -Yeah.

-Take care. -You deserve it.

Congratulations, buddy.

Enjoy your ride out of here, man.

Yes!

Last One Standing!

This is redemption for me.

This is coming back again.

My second time around.

Last time, I lost by seconds.

It is... it feels amazing!

Woo!

I started out on a 14-day fan challenge.

Woo, got one.

And then I did challenge

after challenge after challenge...

Oh.

Done!

...bow hunted.

Freaking dome shot.

I've been adaptable,

and I've learned a lot about surviving out here.

I shed so much blood,

so much tears... ...on every single challenge.

Oh, my God!

And it was all just one massive road

leading me to the top.

I went from a fan to number one.

I can't believe this!

Ah, what a journey.

I truly didn't imagine

I would be one arrow away in the final three

of winning this whole competition.

But here I am, day 45.

Every challenge, I rose to the occasion.

If this Last One Standing taught me anything,

it's that I know what I'm doing.

Ah!

I did it.

I'm a firefighter, I'm a dad, I'm a husband,

but also I can finally say

that I'm much more of a survivalist

than I ever thought I was.

All right.

Well, I wanted to come out here, do my best,

leave it all on the table, and I feel proud.

Yes!

I don't think I could have put any more into this challenge.

I've had black eyes.

-Ah! -I've been bruised.

-I've been burnt. -I've been battered.

There is no token about this female!

And I think I really proved

that women can be amazing out here.

Woo!

These challenges over the years have become

much bigger than myself.

As a queer person, you don't see yourself represented

in this tribal community often.

And over the years, I've gotten messages from people

telling me what a difference it made in their lives

to see a gay man out here on these challenges.

And now I not only did well, I just won.

Woo!

I am beyond proud of myself.

Last One Standing!

Woo!