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[dramatic music]

‐ Last week... ‐ This is close.

‐ It was a night of upsets in the Titan Arena.

♪ ♪

Two world‐class athletes lost their Titan crown.

♪ ♪

‐ Jessie Graff. She's on the ground.

‐ Victor Cruz, he's just destroyed up there.

‐ As two competitors, an Air Force Captain...

‐ Noah Palicia!

‐ And a wildland firefighter...

‐ Kelly Valdez,

your new Titan!

‐ Took over Mount Olympus.

Tonight...

‐ Let me here the love, Titan Arena!

[cheers and applause]

‐ They'll fight to keep what they've earned.

‐ To be a Titan, you gotta come beat a Titan.

‐ I will defend Mount Olympus.

‐ Four killer competitors from the Western region‐‐

a wine maker, a physical therapist,

and two athletes with inspiring stories

are determined to walk out of this arena

as reigning Titans.

[both grunting]

Wow, look at these athletes.

‐ The battle to be the best in the West continues.

‐ Let "The Titan Games" begin!

[cheers and applause]

‐ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

‐ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

‐ What you got?

‐ I picked up a ball at six years old.

It's been in my hand ever since.

How about you?

‐ Oh, man. Best game in the world.

I played at Stanford.

We went to the Final Four three times,

two national championships. You know I'm gonna bring it.

‐ All right, let's do this. ‐ Let's do it.

All right. Let's go.

My name's Mitch Harrison,

I'm 32 years old, coming from Kenai, Alaska,

and I work in security as a security guard.

The very first time I picked up a basketball,

I knew that this is what I wanted to be great at.

I went and played basketball for Stanford

on a full ride scholarship,

went to three Final Fours,

two national championship games,

and I competed as Michelle.

‐ Well, Michelle Harrison will go down in history

as the highest recruited female athlete

out of the state of Utah and to this point,

the only girl to be named a McDonald's All‐American.

‐ So I was born Michelle,

um, so you consider me here as a trans athlete,

and I'm super proud of that.

I knew at about three years old that I was different.

The household that I grew up in

was very, very conservative.

It was kind of an immediate like,

"Oh, I need to suppress this."

But at the same time, we were all very tight‐knit.

It definitely got to a point where it was‐‐

it was kind of gonna be one way or the other,

where I either chose myself,

and I chose to just find my happiness,

or I'm lying to myself and everybody else.

‐ ♪ This will change everything ♪

‐ Choosing the gender transition

would've helped me be happier,

but I knew that I was gonna create a lot of conflict,

a lot of turmoil.

The turning point really was when I met my wife.

Right from the very first moment, she was like,

"You need to do this."

‐ ♪ Here we go into the moment ♪

‐ To have her say that

and‐‐and to offer me that support,

from that point on, it was, like, floodgates open.

It's like the next day's better than the day before.

‐ ♪ Here we go into the moment ♪

‐ Most of my immediate family does not speak to me.

They're missing out on a‐‐on such a better version of me

that they ever knew.

‐ ♪ It's just the beginning ♪

‐ I think being here and competing as Mitch

is one of the most exciting things for me.

Now I can enjoy it from the inside out.

[cheers and applause]

‐ My name is Exodus Rogers.

I'm 32 years old, and I run an athletic program

at the Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility.

[somber music]

I work with over 100 kids between the ages of 12 and 19.

What's up? ‐ Yo.

‐ All right.

‐ Some of them come from backgrounds

where they don't have their parents.

Some of them are born into a gang.

Some of them think that it's just cool to commit crimes

until they're behind bars and then they see the light.

I could've easily became one of these kids.

I grew up around that environment

that lands you in a place like this,

and somehow I got out.

‐ ♪ If you're down, if you're down ♪

♪ If you're down, if you're down ♪

♪ I'll carry your body ♪

‐ It's important for me to inspire these kids.

If you really get to know them,

you really see that they're smart,

they're athletic, they're hilarious.

They just need direction.

Slow pay. You get a little pain

in your life, you just gotta keep going.

All right? Keep going.

‐ ♪ I won't give up on you ♪

♪ I won't give up on you ♪

‐ I'm living proof that there's a way out.

When the kids find out where I'm from,

that I went to college, that I built a good career,

it's like a light turns on in their head.

Push, push. Good, good, good, good.

‐ ♪ I won't give up, oh no ♪

‐ If you can learn to push yourself through sports,

you can learn to push yourself through life.

By engaging these kids in sports,

I'm giving them discipline, self‐esteem, friendship.

I'm giving them something positive to take a hold of.

‐ ♪ I won't give up on you ♪

‐ I'm a beacon of hope for them.

Becoming a Titan will show them that anything's possible.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Hello, everyone, I'm Cari Champion,

alongside Goldenboy.

‐ And Mitch and Exodus are both looking for a shot

at Mount Olympus against tonight's reigning Titan,

Air Force captain Noah Palicia.

They're all fighting to be crowned

the best in the West,

and that journey begins on a challenge we call

Launch Pad.

This is the perfect challenge to kick things off

because Exodus and Mitch have to kick off four slabs

hanging 15 feet off the ground.

Each slab weighs 250 pounds.

First to send all four flying

gets the first win of the night.

‐ We're here. ‐ Yeah.

‐ We're here. ‐ It's on.

‐ You got this, Dad! You got this!

‐ Exodus, you're motivating young people

to make better choices in life.

Mitch, man, you are breaking barriers

and showing people how to live their truth.

You were both picked to be here for a reason.

You beat out thousands of people

just to make it to this Titan Arena.

Now it's time to show the world why.

Get ready for Launch Pad.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Exodus in the blue. Mitch in the red.

They just need to be able to create speed,

momentum, and give a good‐‐ ‐ [grunts]

‐ And look at Mitch go! He's got one down already.

Mitch is off to a strong start.

Exodus needing to find some stability here

so he can create enough momentum

and force with those legs to get some good strong kicks

and knock down those slabs!

[dramatic musical sting]

And Exodus answers. It's one to one.

‐ [grunts] ‐ But Mitch strikes again.

[dramatic music]

‐ [grunts] ‐ Two for Exodus!

‐ Hoo! Whoo!

‐ Let's go, babe!

‐ Both Exodus and Mitch have two slabs down

and two to go!

Mitch with a solid kick but can't get it to fall.

Exodus building up momentum with each swing,

trying to make good enough contact to knock another off.

‐ [shouts]

‐ Exodus is gonna get the third down.

‐ Oh! Exodus is just one slab away

from taking this first battle.

‐ And Exodus with the four!

Oh, Exodus Rogers is your winner.

‐ Wow. Wow. Boom.

‐ Oh, I see you up there.

Pretty impressive.

‐ And Titan Arena showing Exodus some love.

There's Xs all around.

‐ Let's go!

‐ ♪ Right to the top ♪

‐ Let's go!

‐ Mitch had the early lead.

He had that early lead.

Exodus, strong boy.

‐ Exodus, a juvenile hall deputy

giving some love to his wife

and biggest supporter, Cesia.

She's also a kids counselor,

and he says her work ethic inspires him every day.

‐ Good to meet you.

Close! ‐ Aw, man.

‐ You got another shot. You got another shot.

Another shot. Another shot.

Your kids are proud back in Sactown.

[laughs]

Great job. Great job.

‐ ♪ Whoa‐oh ♪

‐ X! Throw it up! Throw it up!

‐ I don't have feeling in my hand.

Exodus squeezed my hand‐‐ ‐ Yeah, but he was more excited

about meeting you than the game.

‐ Coming up...

Can Mitch even the score with Exodus?

‐ I didn't come here just to tell my story.

I didn't come here just to make a showing.

I came here to win.

‐ Here we go! Good job!

‐ At stake‐‐ a trip to Mount Olympus

to take on Air Force pilot and reigning Titan, Noah Palicia.

[cheers and applause]

And then we have a grape stomper

versus a belly flopper.

Which will get the crack at challenging the current Titan,

firefighter Kelly Valdez?

[both grunting]

We'll find out when

"The Titan Games" return.

.

[hype music]

♪ ♪

‐ Hi. ‐ Hi.

‐ How are you? ‐ Good.

‐ ♪ Set my sight, 'cause this thing is gonna ignite ♪

‐ We ready.

You're not gonna tell us. We ready.

‐ Let's do this, dude.

No pressure. ‐ Yeah.

‐ I'm Margaux Alvarez,

I'm 34 years old, and I own a winery in California.

My parents loved wine.

I was actually named after one of their favorite wines,

Châteaux Margaux.

So I feel I was destined from birth to be a winemaker.

To be a winemaker,

it takes a lot of time to be in the fields,

harvesting the grapes,

pulling 300‐pound bins of grapes through the sand.

We've done the crushing

and have been able to see the production of wine

coming from the grapes all the way to the bottle.

Right now, I'm still pressing the white, the Sauvignon blanc.

It's a lot of work,

but building it from the ground up

and putting the blood, sweat, and tears in it

has been an amazing experience,

and I wouldn't trade it for the world.

[warm music]

But I've gone through lots of highs and lots of lows.

‐ ♪ Bury the past tonight ♪

♪ Your happiness is always hard ♪

♪ To find ♪

‐ A few years ago, my middle sister,

Kerstin's life was tragically taken away in a car accident.

[somber music]

She was someone that lived with such zest in life,

that I continue to live in honor for her.

♪ ♪

The passing of my sister ignited something inside me

where I'm like, "I need to go after my goals,"

and I threw myself into fitness.

‐ ♪ And we all about to start ♪

♪ To feel like we gave everything ♪

‐ Being here at the Titan Games

is where I'm supposed to be.

‐ Whoo!

‐ It's the pinnacle of all my hard work

over the past few years.

I'm taking my sister's strength right now

to be the best version of myself

and go take what's mine.

I wanna be a Titan.

‐ ♪ I'm not afraid ♪

♪ I feel alive ♪

[cheers and applause]

‐ My name's Kelly Stone, I'm 29 years old,

and I'm a physical therapist.

I'm an athlete, I'm super competitive,

and I don't like to lose.

[exciting music]

Something you might not know about me

is that I am a four‐time belly flop champion.

‐ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

‐ Ooh!

‐ Every belly flop competition is a little different.

I've been in some that style goes a long way,

so maybe I'll do a backflip into the belly flop

and kinda win the crowd over like that.

‐ [laughs] [audience oohs]

‐ It takes a lot of grit and a lot of sacrificing

of pain to be a belly flop champion.

There's definitely some technique to it.

You know, you gotta try to land as flat as possible.

You're not just jumping into a pool,

you're making the best belly flop that you can.

[audience oohs] ‐ Yeah!

‐ Something I'm super passionate about

throughout my life has just been movement,

and health, and fitness.

It's definitely guided my career path.

Ooh.

I'm a home health physical therapist,

and there is nothing better

than watching a little kiddo taking their first step.

‐ ♪ We come to life ♪

‐ One of the main reasons I wanna do this competition

is to show my kiddos

that they can do anything they set their mind to,

and I don't think it's honestly clicked

that I'm actually on this show. It's crazy.

I am such a big fan of "The Titan Games."

Last season my family would all crowd around

to watch "The Titan Games,"

and I've watched the season three times so far.

[laughs]

No matter what I'm doing,

I've just always been super, super competitive,

and I'm ready for the next challenge.

I'm ready for "The Titan Games."

Dwayne might be the Rock, but I'm the Stone.

Kelly Stone.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Have fun. Have fun.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Okay.

Have fun. ‐ Thank you.

Appreciate it. Thank you so much.

‐ Absolutely.

‐ So it will be Margaux Alvarez versus Kelly Stone.

The first one to win two battles

advances to Mount Olympus to face reigning Titan

firefighter Kelly Valdez.

Whoever holds the title in the West

locks their spot in the Titan championship.

The competition between Margaux and Kelly

starts right here on Nuts and Bolts.

[dramatic music]

You need strength and strategy

to conquer this challenge.

Each wall is loaded down with 1,200 pounds.

You have to screw off the end caps,

strip off the weights,

and when you think that the wall is light enough,

run to the other side and try to pull it down.

First one to bring down their wall

and pull the victory chain gets the win.

[cheers and applause]

[intense music]

Got Kelly in the blue, Margaux in the red.

Both athletes have their work cut out for them.

Those gold weights are 135 pounds,

and those silver underneath are 55 pounds.

Not an easy task to just throw them off.

‐ And look at Margaux

using those bottom weights as a ladder

to get some leverage to help push weight off her wall.

‐ Go, Margaux, go!

‐ Push it! ‐ Whoo!

‐ Both Margaux and Kelly

shedding as much weight off their wall as they can.

Kelly, the physical therapist,

finishing off one of her posts.

‐ There you go. There you go.

‐ [grunts]

‐ You got it, you got it, you got it, Kelly.

‐ Alex, you know you wanna make this wall

as light as possible before trying to pull it down.

We've seen competitors go too early and regret it.

[dramatic musical sting]

‐ Go, Kelly!

‐ [grunts]

‐ Wow, this is close. This is close.

‐ All of their upper weights are off,

and now they both move on to the bottom row,

and they're looking good so far.

Neither one of them wants to go too early

and make a costly mistake.

‐ Look, I hope they don't.

This is a game of strategy right now.

[both grunting]

‐ They have this crowd locked in.

Can you hear that? ‐ Yes!

‐ This crowd is on fire.

Unbelievable energy here...

‐ Wow! ‐ In the Titan Arena.

Margaux the winemaker only has three weights left.

She is getting closer to the opportunity

to bring the wall down, but look at this!

‐ There goes Kelly!

‐ Kelly's going to the other side,

and Margaux's right behind her.

They both have 245 pounds of weight left on the wall.

Who's gonna get the upper hand here?

‐ Come on, Kelly! Come on, Kelly!

‐ This is gonna be close.

This is gonna be close.

♪ ♪

‐ [grunts]

[grunting]

‐ Who's gonna dig deep?

Who's gonna be stronger in this moment in time

and bring down the victory chain?

‐ Oh!

‐ Either way, these two incredible athletes

are bringing it all‐‐ but Kelly,

she's going back to strip off more weight.

That may cost her!

[cheers and applause]

Margaux Alvarez is still gonna be on the attack.

She locks in her wall!

[dramatic musical sting]

She just needs to grab that victory chain,

and there it is!

Margaux wins the first battle!

[cheers and applause]

‐ Château Margaux... wine, anyone?

She deserves a glass.

Did she not earn it after that?

‐ 100%. ‐ Great job.

‐ What a matchup between these two

amazing athletes.

‐ Great job.

‐ That was a good one. ‐ Great job.

‐ ♪ Take your shot, 'cause you need...♪

‐ Great job.

You're just getting warmed up now.

You got another shot.

Great job. Great job.

‐ So Margaux Alvarez gets the first win

in this best of three battle.

‐ Whoo! Yeah!

‐ Oh, I love you, honey.

‐ I love you too. ‐ Ooh, congratulations.

‐ Thank you. Thank you.

‐ Oh, man, that was a whirlwind.

Didn't go quite how I wanted it to, but that's all right,

I got one more and can't wait to get out there again.

‐ I love this competition.

‐ It's the best. ‐ I love these athletes.

There's no quit.

‐ ♪ I'm coming up like a winner ♪

♪ ♪

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[dramatic music]

‐ I'm riding away from the first win,

and I'm feeling good about it. What's up, y'all?

[cheering] I got over a hundred kids

rooting for me back in the detention facility.

They're what I'm holding on to

to get me through this next challenge.

Look.

[cheers and applause]

Anything's possible, man. You guys can do this too.

Anything you put your mind to, y'all can do, man.

‐ Yes, sir! ‐ I'm comin' back a Titan.

All right? It's for you guys.

[all whooping, yelling]

‐ Yeah.

‐ You know, last time being on a big stage like this

was in the NCAA championship game in 2010,

but that wasn't Mitch back then.

This is the first opportunity for Mitch

to come out as a trans athlete

and be the champion that he didn't get to be back then,

so it's time to make things right.

[cheers and applause]

[exhales]

‐ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

‐ Mitch, you bring so much grit and perseverance

to these Titan Games.

Exodus, you serve as a great motivator

to so many kids who need it, but you know what?

No matter the outcome tonight,

you're both pillars of inspiration.

Gentlemen, best of luck. This is Over the Edge.

[intense music]

‐ Exodus in the blue,

Mitch in the red.

You gotta reel in 75 feet of chain

and then 75 feet of rope,

then the tug of war starts.

First to drag that concrete box

back to trip the Titan T wins.

‐ Let's go, boys! They're digging in.

‐ Go, babe! You got this!

[dramatic music]

‐ Here we go‐‐ Exodus with a big pull,

moving that 160‐pound box closer to him.

‐ [grunts] ‐ Let's go!

[both grunting]

‐ Mitch trying to force a tiebreaker.

‐ Get up! ‐ Come on, come on, come on!

Here we go‐‐dig down!

‐ Now it comes down to who can overpower the other.

‐ Mitch is 6'2", 200 pounds,

one of the biggest competitors we have

in the Western region,

and then there's Exodus,

5'10", 180 pounds.

Not necessarily the biggest,

but proving to be one of the strongest.

[exciting music]

‐ [grunts]

‐ How much do you wanna be a Titan?

That's what this boils down to.

[both grunting]

‐ Let's go, Mitch. Dig down!

‐ [grunts]

‐ Exodus with a big pull.

‐ [grunts] ‐ Let's go!

‐ What a battle.

‐ Pull, babe!

‐ Exodus pulling with all of his might.

‐ [grunting]

Aah!

‐ Oh!

And Exodus Rogers is going to Mount Olympus!

‐ Wow.

‐ ♪ You can't stop me now ♪

♪ Can't stop me now ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Now he'll battle Air Force captain Noah Palicia

for a chance to become a Titan.

‐ I competed against Victor Cruz,

a Super Bowl champion.

Let's see how Exodus compares.

‐ Whoo!

‐ His wife has to be so happy.

‐ I'm ready to go up against the next Titan,

'cause that's the next big challenge,

and I'm all about big challenges.

‐ Exodus, a juvenile hall deputy,

giving all the kids he mentors back in Sacramento

something to root for tonight.

‐ Come on, Mitch.

‐ Ah, I wanted to make you more proud than that.

‐ No, no, no, no. I'm proud.

I'm proud.

I'm proud.

[cheers and applause]

Chin up!

[reflective music]

‐ Good job. Good job.

♪ ♪

‐ Good job. ‐ Good job, man.

‐ It's disappointing, but at the end of the day,

and I got to actually be on the big stage as the real me,

and that's‐‐ you know, that's priceless.

Thank you all.

Trans athletes are athletes.

We are just as competitive, just as capable.

You know, just as motivated and inspired.

We just wanna succeed,

and this is just an opportunity of a lifetime

to show that it can happen.

We belong. We belong.

‐ DJ, how does it make you feel

when they say they wanted to make you proud?

[warm music]

Right, like... ‐ Yeah.

‐ Every one of these athletes

also wants to do it for themselves,

but there's something about your story

that makes them want to do it

for you as well. ‐ It's special.

‐ Yeah.

It's quite emotional too.

You know, 'cause you look deep in their eyes,

and, you know, when they say something like that...

so all I can say was the truth, which is I'm proud.

And I'm proud.

♪ ♪

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[cheers and applause]

‐ Okay, stand by. Get ready for Lunar Impact.

[exciting music]

‐ Lunar Impact, one of the craziest competitions

that we have ever laid eyes on.

‐ Stakes are high today.

If I lose one more, I'm out.

I gotta step up my game, and I gotta make it one to one.

‐ Let's crush it. ‐ Good luck, girl.

‐ You too.

‐ ♪ I'm gonna rise up right to the top ♪

♪ No, I can't, no, I can't stop ♪

‐ Winning this event will allow me to propel

going to Mount Olympus.

For me, it would mean everything.

I'm here for my sister, to represent her strength.

She can't be here in this present moment,

so I'm here for her to be able to extend her life

in a different form and fashion.

‐ This is my last chance, this is my last shot,

and so I'm not going down without a fight.

‐ ♪ I rise up ♪

♪ Rise to the top ♪

‐ Margaux Kelly,

you set a goal to live life to the fullest.

Now you're about to go head‐to‐head

high above the arena

in front of millions and millions of people

and a chance to become a Titan.

Welcome to your new goal: Conquer Lunar Impact.

[intense music]

♪ ♪

‐ Kelly in the blue, Margaux in the red,

and now it's about flying up those ladders

to get up to the top of that platform

and tip that wall in your favor.

And Kelly's up first and coming around quick.

‐ [grunts]

‐ Oh! Margaux takes a big hit,

but somehow she's still on her feet.

‐ Yes. Great job.

‐ Yeah, at this point in time,

it's really a battle about who's gonna able to endure

in this kind of position. ‐ [grunts]

‐ But as it stands right now,

Margaux's gonna be pushing this one forward.

‐ Whoo! Go, Margaux!

Go, Margaux!

‐ Let's go, ladies. ‐ [grunts]

‐ Kelly Stone fighting back here.

‐ Aah!

‐ Kelly Stone‐‐she's not just a belly flop champ.

She's competed in just about everything.

She was a gymnast, a swimmer,

so I can't see her giving up that easily.

‐ Margaux's trying her best to hold this one off

and stop the attack from Kelly Stone

but can't seem to find the right stance.

Now she has her back against the wall.

Oh, wait a minute!

Ms. Alvarez is pushing this one forward.

‐ Yeah! Go!

‐ Wow.

‐ Kelly Stone doing her best while maintaining a position,

and she has actually just extended her arms completely.

She's giving it everything she has.

Margot had the momentum, but now Kelly is moving her back

inch by inch.

[both grunting]

‐ Go, Kelly! Come on, Kel!

‐ DJ, take a look at Kelly's technique.

What do you think?

‐ I mean, Kelly's using everything.

She's got lower body power and strength,

so she's able to do that while she's extending her arms

for leverage and hold off Margaux.

But again, as you guys know,

this is the point‐‐ it's lactic acid.

It's building up. It's fatigue.

[dynamic music]

‐ Kelly Stone living up to her last name.

She's planted like a stone.

She's not trying to let Margaux

get any path to Mount Olympus.

‐ [cheers] ‐ Go, Margaux!

‐ And Margaux's mom and sister cheering for Margaux,

knowing that she's pushing through

for her sister Kerstin.

‐ There you go! Oh, oh!

Kelly stood up

and Margaux was able to get some leverage

and keep pushing.

Big opportunity here for the winemaker

as she continues to apply the pressure to Kelly Stone.

Kelly Stone. ‐ She's moving her.

‐ She did everything she could to try to bring this one back.

‐ She's moving her.

‐ She's right there. Kelly's holding on.

‐ But Margaux Alvarez is right there...

right there to Mount Olympus!

‐ Does Kelly have one more push in her?

‐ Oh, she's doing it. ‐ Does Kelly have it?

‐ She's trying. She's trying to hold on.

‐ [grunts] ‐ But it's not enough!

[dramatic musical sting]

♪ ♪

‐ Whoo!

‐ Margaux Alvarez is your winner!

♪ ♪

‐ Goldenboy, Margaux has one motto:

"Work hard, wind down."

‐ Well, you can rest easy for at least the time being,

but next up is that beast of a mountain.

‐ There you are.

Great job. Catch your breath.

‐ That was a good one. Thank you.

‐ Great job. Great job.

‐ Thank you.

‐ You're going to Mount Olympus.

But she's gotta beat a Titan.

‐ You may be strong, Margaux, but you're going down.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Hold your head up. It was good.

I love you.

‐ You gotta love Kelly Stone's mom.

"Hold your head up."

Kelly definitely has nothing to be ashamed of.

Margaux's mom greeting her,

letting her know that they're so proud of her.

‐ Oh, I love you.

‐ [murmuring]

‐ Thinking about my sister.

Kers would be so proud.

I know she's not here physically,

but she's here with me in spirit,

and being able to channel her

to be able to do what I need to do physically

gives me the emotional and mental strength.

Even though I'm crying, it's happy tears.

‐ ♪ This is my moment, come on ♪

‐ What a special moment for Margaux's mom right now.

She's celebrating victory with one daughter

and honoring the memory of another.

‐ A lot to be proud of here because she won 2‐0.

A clean sweep to Mount Olympus. ‐ That was amazing.

‐ Should we not give her a glass of wine?

I mean, did she earn it?

‐ I mean, she‐‐ wine and tequila.

‐ [laughs] That's wine and te‐‐ ‐ That's what it is.

‐ More importantly it's tequila.

‐ Yes. ‐ That's a great combination.

‐ How would you know, Goldenboy?

‐ I‐‐I‐‐many crazy nights in the video game world.

Okay? [laughter]

[cheers and applause]

‐ Coming up...

‐ It's time for Mount Olympus.

‐ Can Exodus Rogers rise up

and steal the Air Force captain's crown?

‐ They both wanna be the baddest men in the West.

‐ And can Margaux Alvarez

stomp out the firefighter's flame?

‐ Look at these athletes.

‐ The Mount Olympus showdown starts...

‐ Aah!

‐ Oh no!

‐ When "The Titan Games" return...

‐ Aah! ‐ Oh, my word!

‐ Wow.

♪ ♪

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[cheers and applause]

‐ I'm excited to be going up against a Titan.

This is the challenge I've been dying for all my life.

[dramatic music]

And I need it. I want it.

I'm 2 and 0, but it's like I'm 0 and 0.

I haven't conquered Mount Olympus yet.

I haven't conquered a Titan.

I'm still humble. I'm still hungry.

♪ ♪

My family, my kids back in the facility,

I love you all.

Get familiar with the X. It's not going nowhere.

♪ ♪

‐ So, Exodus Rogers won two matches

to get here tonight, Goldenboy.

‐ The juvenile hall deputy is ready to lay down the law,

but he's facing a pilot who took down a Super Bowl champ.

♪ ♪

‐ New Titan,

Noah Palicia!

♪ ♪

‐ Look where I am today. I'm a freaking Titan.

Beating Victor Cruz, Super Bowl champion,

felt unreal.

Whoo! Yeah!

I'm blessed to be here right now.

A little part of me represents every single airman

that's out there across the world.

In the Air Force, I'm a C‐130J instructor pilot,

currently in the 36th Airlift Squadron.

Pilot training for the United States Air Force

tests everything both mental and physical,

and if you're not executing perfectly, you're out.

‐ Oh, my goodness. ‐ One more!

‐ I firmly believe that competing against my brother

in the first obstacles of "The Titan Games"

definitely prepared me to compete against anybody.

[cheers and applause]

I may not look like much,

but I've won six obstacle course races.

I deadlift 420 pounds.

Exodus, I came in here as Captain Palicia.

Now I'm Titan Palicia,

and I will defend Mount Olympus.

♪ ♪

‐ Here comes Noah Palicia!

His pilot's mission tonight:

protect his Titan title.

But that means another strenuous side‐by‐side race

on Mount Olympus.

Noah survived this gauntlet last week,

pushing through all ten brutal obstacles

using his speed, strength,

and stamina.

It's a challenge that will push

even the toughest athletes to their limit.

‐ Exodus, you powered your way here with consecutive wins,

and you're facing our reigning Titan, Noah.

You're both riding a wave of momentum,

but that's about to change.

Exodus, Noah, this is Mount Olympus.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Exodus Rogers in the blue. He is your challenger.

Noah Palicia is your Titan in the black.

And look at these men go already, Cari,

just soaring through the starting gates

onward to the Box Flip. ‐ Yeah, neck and neck.

This is really something interesting.

Exodus actually injured his knee a few years ago.

He said that he was determined to get stronger

and started working out seven days a week,

and you can tell. He looks so smooth right now.

‐ Wow.

[dynamic music]

‐ Now at the Log Lift, you need to march up that incline

and get your 200‐pound log all the way up to the top

before you can move on.

‐ Look at these athletes!

‐ Both Noah and Exodus at the Sky Bridge.

Those chains weigh 120 pounds each.

‐ Exodus has proven to be a formidable competitor tonight,

winning two straight challenges

to get to Mount Olympus,

but the ultimate test, folks, is if he can beat a Titan.

Noah proved last week when he knocked out

Super Bowl champion Victor Cruz.

‐ That's right, Cari,

and that was after three grueling battles

with his brother, Eric.

[both grunting]

Noah has managed to bring down his bridge first,

but Exodus, not far behind.

‐ It's close, it's close, it's close.

‐ Both men enter the Cage Crawl.

It's a tight squeeze,

and both athletes have to go down, up, and back down again

before they can move on and tackle the Drop Zone.

‐ Aah!

‐ It is not easy, but you can see

just what Exodus is doing here.

He is just tearing through this alongside Noah.

‐ They both wanna be the baddest men in the West.

‐ Noah is first out of the Cage Crawl,

and now he'll work his way down the Drop Zone

of our relentless mountain.

[cheers and applause]

Exodus is looking a little shaky coming down.

[dramatic musical sting]

‐ Oh, boy, he took a nasty spill.

[cheers and applause]

What do these two have left

for this 300‐pound ball and chain?

‐ This could be it. Let's see what Exodus has.

‐ It is your last gasp.

Who is gonna be able

to just will it all

and take that Relic out of tomb?

‐ There you go.

‐ Aah! ‐ Oh, my goodness!

Exodus letting out a big scream.

Perhaps that's his way of pushing through the pain.

‐ [screams]

Aah!

[grunts] ‐ Oh no!

Exodus hit the ground hard.

[intense music]

‐ But somehow he's back on his feet.

Does he have any fight left in him?

Noah hacking away at the tomb.

‐ Let's go!

‐ Goldenboy, I cannot talk about the sheer exhaustion

that they're feeling right now

but still mustering up enough strength

to use that hammer.

‐ Noah Palicia has the Relic in his hands

and for the second time...

‐ ♪ Relive the legend ♪

‐ Yeah!

‐ Noah Palicia is your Titan!

‐ Yes!

Whoo! Yeah!

Yes!

‐ The Titan Tomb, the Relic, the Turn.

Give it up for Noah Palicia, Air Force Captain.

‐ Whoo! ‐ Come on.

‐ What's up? ‐ Great job.

‐ Whoo! ‐ Stationed far away in Japan

where he serves our country as an Air Force pilot.

Able to come thousands of miles to compete

in the Titan Arena and win. ‐ Whoo!

Two‐time Mount Olympus champion.

It feels incredible.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Noah going over to his wife.

‐ The entire Palicia family... ‐ Yes!

Yes!

‐ His brother so excited to see him yet again

maintain that Titan crown.

‐ ♪ Legend, I'm a living legend ♪

‐ ♪ Yo‐oh‐oh‐oh ♪

‐ Exodus, your wife is proud. This arena is proud.

That is not the last that we have seen

of one Exodus Rogers. ‐ That's right, Cari.

He'll be back in two weeks for the regional final

and a shot at redemption.

Something tells me

he won't go down easily a second time.

‐ Noah, that was an amazing performance.

You represent our military. You represent your family.

You represent your brother.

‐ "Titan Games," Mount Olympus two‐time champion.

Let's go. One more to go.

‐ You got two wins in a row.

Let's see if you can make it three next week.

Great job.

♪ ♪

.

‐ ♪ Ooh ♪

‐ I'm super excited.

All my hard work has led to this.

I came here to be a Titan,

to physically give everything I've got.

‐ ♪ Illuminate the world ♪

‐ Kelly Valdez, she's a strong competitor,

but I'm just as strong,

so it's gonna be a battle on Mount Olympus,

and I wanna get there and stay on top of that mountain

till the end.

‐ ♪ Only love can light it up ♪

[cheers and applause]

‐ She charges into the middle of a massive inferno

and now she's back to save her Titan crown.

It's firefighter Kelly Valdez!

[cheers and applause]

Kelly Valdez

is your new Titan!

[dramatic music]

‐ It feels fantastic to be a Titan.

I didn't think

I'd be able to stand up against Jessie Graff.

‐ Jessie Graff has just been unbelievable

on "Ninja Warrior."

‐ I was very nervous.

Jessie does this kind of stuff basically all the time.

But luckily, everything I've been through in life

has made me tough and has made me be a Titan.

I was 22 years old when I entered the Coast Guard.

They pushed me to do things to the best of my ability.

When I got out of the Coast Guard,

I knew I wanted to be a firefighter

for the U. S. Forest Service.

Taking on Mount Olympus

was definitely similar to the mountains that I take on

in my everyday life.

Being a wildland firefighter,

we definitely have to adapt on the fly

because everything's always changing.

We could be out in the middle of the forest

with a mountain on fire and the winds change,

so you're just always on your toes.

So I've taken on Mount Olympus once

and came out on top, so let's do it again.

Margaux, to be a Titan, you gotta come beat a Titan.

[intense music]

[cheers and applause]

‐ She walks through fire and is back to defend her crown.

It's Kelly Valdez.

She are Margaux are headed up the mountain,

but only one can walk away as our Titan tonight.

‐ Margaux, you dominated earlier tonight

winning two straight competitions,

and that's a good thing, because your opponent Kelly

dominated on Mount Olympus last week‐‐

two unstoppable freight trains on a collision course

to Titan glory.

Exactly how I dreamt this whole thing up.

Margaux, Kelly,

it's time for Mount Olympus.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Here we go.

Margaux Alvarez in the red,

our Titan Kelly Valdez in the black.

We're starting with the Starting Gates,

and so far so good for our two competitors.

‐ Come on, come on, come on, come on, here we go!

‐ When Kelly Valdez was here last week,

she got off to a slow start against Jessie Graff.

But not today. She's got her rhythm.

Margaux's staying with her side‐by‐side.

This is shaping up to be a good one, folks.

‐ These girls are close already.

It's close already.

‐ On to the Log Lift.

Both competitors have to carry a hundred pounds

up that steep incline.

Looks like Kelly is struggling

to get a good grip on the log.

‐ Go, go, go, go! [cheering]

‐ [grunting]

‐ Margaux finishing up on the Log Lift,

moving on to the Sky Bridge.

She'll have to remove 240 pounds of weight

to get that bridge to fall.

‐ Kelly got hung up.

‐ Kelly Valdez hung up on that Log Lift.

That's 100 pounds

that you have to bring up the mountain there.

It's like helping your friend move.

Unfortunately, your friend doesn't like you very much.

‐ Meanwhile, Margaux is moving through this.

She told me earlier this was for her sister.

Her sister passed away

but taught her before she passed away

to push for your dreams.

So she's fighting for dreams right now.

‐ Whoo!

‐ Go, Margaux!

‐ Sometimes it is the intangibles in life

that push us the furthest,

and for Margaux Alvarez, it seems as if so far

this been working out for her.

She has this lead. Kelly Valdez right behind her.

‐ Let's go, ladies. Let's go, ladies.

‐ Each turn lowers the pin that will release the bridge.

And the bridge falls for Margaux.

The winemaker keeps her lead heading into the Cage Crawl.

[dynamic music]

‐ While Kelly is one of only two women

in her fire department,

she has to prove herself every day on the job,

and that's the determination you're seeing right here.

‐ Then you have Margaux who continues to push herself.

She powering through the Cage Crawl.

But now Kelly has her bridge down.

‐ Come on! ‐ Kelly knows what to expect

from this Cage Crawl.

You have to be fast, you have to fly through this.

Margaux though, is doing a brilliant job here

keeping the pace up.

She makes her way down the Drop Zone,

and now Margaux Alvarez is down the mountain

and about to embark on the Ball and Chain.

‐ I told you, Châteaux Margaux,

she does 40‐mile outrigger canoe race for fun.

For fun, DJ!

‐ Wow. 40 miles?

Look at her pulling the ball.

Wow. ‐ Oh, my word!

‐ That is digging deep.

‐ Margaux Alvarez makes it look easy.

We could be looking at a new Titan here!

‐ 200 pounds like it's nothing.

‐ She moved that like it was a paperweight.

‐ Let's go, Margaux. ‐ And now, there goes

that power... ‐ Boom!

‐ That upper body strength. ‐ Come on.

[dramatic musical sting]

There it is.

[cheers and applause]

‐ You got it! Go!

‐ Go, go, go!

‐ On the mountain,

Kelly Valdez struggling to get down.

♪ ♪

‐ Go, go, go, go!

‐ There you go.

‐ But Margaux, she's letting her body do the talking.

She's letting her body do the talking!

‐ You now need to sift through all of that rubble

and take out the Relic.

Has the Relic in her hand.

And the winemaker is now a Titan!

‐ ♪ I'll be the last one standing ♪

♪ I'll be number one ♪

‐ Margaux Alvarez

is your winner!

[cheers and applause]

‐ Congratulations, champ.

‐ [murmuring] ‐ Great job.

‐ That was awesome.

‐ Great job. Great job.

There we go.

Thank you so much. ‐ You got it.

‐ Get over there.

[cheers and applause]

I am now a Titan. Thank you!

Now I'm gonna keep on top of that mountain

as long as I can.

‐ So Kelly Valdez loses her Titan crown,

but she'll return in two weeks

as a competitor for the Western finals

and a chance to get it back.

‐ Ladies and gentlemen, new Titan, Margaux Alvarez.

[cheers and applause]

Absolutely dominating Mount Olympus.

We are proud. Everybody at home is proud.

Congratulations.

We will see you next week here on "The Titan Games."

[cheers and applause]

You did great. ‐ Thank you.

‐ Awesome. ‐ We'll take a shot of

your tequila and some wine. ‐ Yes, we will, yes.

Take a shot of tequila and some wine.

‐ ♪ Today is my day ♪

♪ I'll be the last one ♪

♪ ♪