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TJ: This season on
The Challenge: USA,

18 Reality Titans
from Big Brother, Survivor

-and The Amazing Race...
-Hi.

TJ:
...along with six legendary
Challenge vets...

(whooping)

TJ: ...competed
in colossal challenges...

(groans)

TJ: ...and endured
heart-pounding eliminations.

Oh! Get him! Yeah!

TJ:
And now, only eight competitors
remain to fight

for their share of $500,000.

But there is more than just
the grand prize at stake.

Some are fighting
for redemption.

Not only can I make it
to a final,

but I can win a final.

I want to go
from being first out

to being a Challenge champ.

TJ:
Some for their legacy.

I hold the record
for the most wins.

I am The Challenge.

As a Challenge champ,
I wanted to come in

and prove to myself
I could do it again.

TJ: Others are out
to prove themselves

worthy of being a champion.

I've had to earn every minute.

It's my time now.

I want to prove to myself

I can do this.

TJ: Or looking to capture

their first championship title.

I came here to bring
that money home to my family.

I know I have what it takes.

I just got to get it done
this season.

TJ: They'll put it all out
on the line...

...and only one man
and one woman

will be crowned champions
of The Challenge: USA.

-(grunts)
-TJ: And it all starts
right now.

* *

Congratulations to all of you.

Welcome to the final
on this season

of The Challenge: USA.

-(cheering)
-Yeah!

Making it to the final now,
especially after

what happened to me
in The Challenge: USA one...

My partner quit,
and we were eliminated.

It just really feels like
I'm getting a second chance,

and I kind of have a thing
about an encore performance.

I won Miss Virginia
the second time around, so,

I feel like my best chance
is now my second time around.

For the first part of the final,
it's the trial.

To become a Challenge champion,

you need to show that you excel
in multiple disciplines.

That's strength, smarts,

skill and a steel stomach.

Oh, God.
I know what that means.

Ugh.

There will be four trials
on day one

of this final, each designed
to test your specific

skill level in these
four key areas

that make up
a Challenge champion.

Now, each trial, if you win,
you get a one-minute

time advantage
on the next part of the final,

which is a ten-mile race
on day two.

However, on any trial,
if you get last place,

you have a one-minute penalty
in the next phase.

Now, just like
this whole season,

we love risks,
so if you're feeling confident

on any one of the trials,

you can take a risk
and double down,

which means if you say,
"I'm gonna win this one,"

and you do, you get
a two-minute time advantage.

However, if you lose,

-it's gonna cost you
two minutes.
-Ooh.

BANANAS: Couple minutes

could be the difference between

winning or losing a final.

And even though
I have seven wins,

being able to win
when I'm the oldest guy here,

in my 40s,

from a competitive standpoint,
that means the world to me.

TJ:
Now, here's the thing.

You can only double down once,

so make it count.

Now, this challenge is worth

$500,000,

so the top man and top woman
to cross

that finish line will each

be receiving $250,000.

Life-changing money.

I definitely want to try
to push for some bonus time.

I'm gonna give it everything
I got at every trial.

I want to be minutes ahead
of Cory, Faysal, Bananas.

All of them are

titans at this game,

and they're people that

have targeted me day after day.

My drive is to

not only beat them but

to completely crush them.

CHANELLE:
Not only am I in the final,

but I'm in the final
with my girls.

I'm with Desi,
I'm with Michaela,

and we are painting a picture

for Black girls
that will see this

and will think of themselves
as powerful because they see us.

I just feel so happy
that we were able

to do this together, but

now it's every woman
for herself.

On Survivor, I was afraid

to stand in my full confidence,
which cost me the game, but now

I know that I'm strong,
I know that I'm hungry,

and I have the power to win it.

TJ:
Welcome to your first
trial of the day:

strength.

In the strength trial,
you will each

drag a sled up that hill.

And as you go, you will need
to load four heavy boxes

which are proportional
to your individual body weight,

and they're gonna
weigh down your sled.

First man and woman
to get all of their boxes

up to the top will get
a one-minute time advantage.

However, if you get last,
it's a one-minute time penalty.

All right, does any of you
want to double up

on the strength?

TJ, I'm gonna
double it on this one.

TJ:
(whoops) Cory's in.

Anybody else?

No, sir.

Nah, we're good.

TJ:
This one's on Cory.

CORY:
On The Challenge in the past,

I've done five finals,
and I've never won, so,

this is the one
I'm gonna bring home.

There it is, man. Ooh.

Hopefully, Daddy can get this
first win on this strength one.

That's where
I'm putting all my chips.

All right, get ready.

-Go!
-(air horn blows)

TORI:
It's kind of
a rocky-ass terrain.

(grunts)

Yeah.

BANANAs:
Like Santa Claus, I start

loading these boxes
into my sled.

First two, not a problem.

Third one,
little bit more difficult.

TJ:
Yeah, Chris.

CHRIS:
I'm not the strongest guy,

but I do have a strategy.

Everyone starts to try to put

the third chest on,
but what I'm thinking

is knock out the first two,

knock out the second two, do it

as fast as I possibly can.

(groaning)

(grunts)

(groans)

(groaning)

TJ:
Let's go, Cory.
You got that double-down.

You got to go.

(groaning)

CORY: This sled is

not moving
the way I thought it would.

I doubled down.
That means if I lose,

I'm down two minutes.

So I'm a little worried
right now.

-(grunts)
-TJ: Yeah, Michaela!

Looking good.

TJ: Yeah, Faysal.

-(Chris groaning loudly)
-CORY: What?

TJ:
Yeah, Chris.

Chris wants that one-minute.

FAYSAL: I didn't win
Big Brother, and I lost

past seasons
of The Challenge, but I know

I am very capable
of winning this final.

I just got to get it done 'cause

if you let Chris win, it's gonna
look bad on all of us.

-Yeah!
-TJ: Nice, Chris!

Well done, Chris!

Good job. You are the winner
of that one.

CHRIS: A lot of people think

that I'm the most undeserving
person to ever win Survivor.

This is the ultimate opportunity

to prove that I am deserving.

I've fought my way
to this final.

These guys couldn't get me out,
and to beat them

in a strength trial

is a great way to start.

It gives me a ton of confidence.

TJ: Cory,
you got the double-down on you.

-You got to go, man.
-(grunts)

TJ:
You better beat Faysal.

TJ:
Get up there, get up there.

Look out for that.

(Cory panting)

CORY: I needed this win.

Now I'm starting this final off

with minus two minutes.

TJ:
Come on, Tor!

I want to prove to myself
that even though

I just won the last season

of The Challenge: Ride or Dies,

that I can still do it.

But these are
some tough competitors.

I'm not sleeping on Chanelle.

-(groans)
-she has a lot of fight in her.

She only went into one
elimination at the very end

and performed really well.

But I'm the last female
Challenger left in the game.

I can't walk away
letting a Survivor person win.

(grunts)

CHANELLE:
Michaela's so impressive.

She's a powerhouse.

Her glutes are...
well-developed.

-(grunts)
-TJ: Yeah, Michaela!

Nice work.
You win for the women.

MICHAELA:
My primary concern was

not getting a time disadvantage,
but the reality is

that I should have bet
on myself, but at least

I didn't lose it.

Yay for a minute for me.

(panting)

(shrieks)

TJ: Yeah, Chanelle.

Desi and Tori, gonna be a race.

DESI: Whoever gets there first

doesn't get the time penalty.

It's pretty neck-and-neck, so,

I need to take whatever gas
I have left in the tank

to drive it to the finish line.

-CHRIS: Uh-oh.
-TJ: Oh, Desi's coming.
Desi's coming.

Come on, guys.

FAYSAL:
Don't get last, Tori.
Come on, Des.

(air horn blows)

TJ: Good job, Desi. Well done.

Yeah. Good job, guys.

Losing the first trial

is embarrassing, but now I even
have a one-minute time penalty

for my time tomorrow.

I'm not off to a great start.
I mean,

this is absolutely brutal.

BANANAS:
This was grueling.

If this is how
this final is starting off,

it's gonna be a long day
at the office.

This is the smarts trial.

CHANELLE:
Do it.

BANANAS:
Let's get the juices flowing.

TJ:
In the smarts trial,

we will test your ability
to spell.

I'll give you a word
and you will all need

to spell it on your chalkboard.

If you're right,
you score a point.

The man and woman with
the most points after five words

will earn
a one-minute time advantage,

and the man and woman who spell
the least words correctly

will get
a one-minute time penalty.

Now, do any of you want
to double down?

Ugh. I don't usually
take risks, TJ,

but I'm working
on trusting myself, so

-I'm gonna double down.
-TJ: All right.

And Chris is gonna
take the risk.

CHRIS:
Spelling I feel
pretty confident in.

I made it to my middle school
spelling bee

and won,
but as long as I don't get

last place, this double-down
could either

give me a two-minute additional
advantage or mean nothing.

CORY:
Bro, who spells nowadays?

You use autocorrect.

-(laughs)
-Nobody spells anything.

TJ:
All right, here we go.

Spell "alliances."

On the challenge,
it is important

to form alliances.

All right, everybody
show me your answers.

MICHAELA: Oh, she forgot an "S."

-TORI: Did you say alliances?
-He said "alliances."

-I did.
-Oh, my God.
I did not hear that.

-Plural.
-Oh, my God.

-That's so annoying.
-TJ: All right.

Everyone got it right
except Tori.

Next word: schmoozing.

Schmoozing is something
you might do

to keep yourself
out of elimination.

CHANELLE:
What does his say?

What does it say? "Small thing"?

It says "smoushing."

Everyone is correct

-except Chris...
-BANANAS: You forgot the "C."

TJ: ...and Cory. (laughs)

Let's just be real.
Spelling, me?

Eh. Never been my deal.

TJ:
Spell "deceitful."

Let's see it.

TORI: Oh, mine's wrong.

"I" before "E"
except after "C"!

TJ: Everybody got it right
except Tori and Cory.

-Off to a great start, Tor.
-(TJ laughs)

TJ:
Spell "vengeance."

MICHAELA:
"Vengeance" I should know.

One of my favorite
Bible verses is,

"Vengeance is mine,
says the Lord."

I had to remember that a lot
in this house.

(buzzer sounding)

DESI:
The words aren't super hard,

but people are, like,
really bad spellers.

Like, really bad.

(buzzer sounds)

What's that say--
"vah-gee-ance"?

BANANAS:
"Vinigansi. Vinigansi."

That's how you say "vengeance"
in Italian.

-"Vinigansi."
-"Vinigansi."

Hey, I'm gonna get
my "vinigansi" on you.

TJ:
Only three people got it right.

Bananas,

-Desi and Tori.
-(whoops)

-Yeah!
-TJ: That's right.

TJ:
This is the final word.

Ascending.

Yeah.

BANANAS: Hey, Core!

TJ: Everyone got it correct.

Well done.

The results are in,

and the winners are Bananas--
you just gained one minute--

-and Desi.
-All right, Desi!
-Yeah, Des!

TJ: Desi happened
to double down on this one.

You will be getting
a two-minute advantage.

Last place was Cory and Tori.

Cory, you'll receive
another minute time penalty,

which makes three in total.

Tori, you will receive
another minute penalty,

which makes two for you,
so you got

-some catching up to do.
-(laughter)

You are welcome.

All right,
this is the skills trial.

When I say go,
you will drop your pieces

into the puzzle, but make sure

that you don't get four
of the same color

in a row horizontally,
vertically,

or diagonally, because
if you have four in a row,

you'll have to empty all of
your pieces out and start over.

Does anybody want
to double down on this?

I desperately need to.

I'll do it, TJ!

-I'll do it, too.
-TJ: All right.

We have three double-downers
on this one. I like it.

TORI: I have a good strategy

in my mind for how I'm gonna
go about this puzzle.

So I'm gonna risk it right now

and try to come out on top.

All right, everyone ready?

-Go!
-(air horn sounds)

FAYSAL: In my Challenge career,
people have said

I'm only good 'cause I'm big,

but I'm here to prove
all that nonsense wrong.

I think the pattern is gonna
be black, black, black,

yellow, yellow, yellow,

and then just stagger it
on the second row.

Check.

-That is incorrect, Chris.
-(shrieks)

-You have four black
in a row diagonally.
-(buzzer sounds)

-Check?
-Check?

Tori, Faysal, that is correct.

Tori, well done doubling down.

-Aah! Back in the game, baby!
-FAYSAL: Hey!

Yeah, boyee!

My two-minute deficit is gone.

I needed that, dude.

Don't count me out yet.

(sighs)
Can't be yellow.

Check?

TJ:
You're good.

-Well done, Chanelle.
-MICHAELA: Check?

TJ:
Michaela, that is correct.

All right, all three other women
have finished.

-Desi, you are out.
-DESI: Okay.

TJ: That is minus one minute
for you.

All right, all right.

At least I wasn't last.

TJ:
This is a race
not to get last place

between Cory, Bananas and Chris.
And Bananas,

you can't lose this one, man.

BANANAS:
Because I doubled down on this,

now I am in severe jeopardy

if I come in last.

(buzzer sounds)

Oh, my God.

Check.

TJ:
That's incorrect, Cory.

You got a lot of diagonals, bro.

Oh, my God.

Check.

TJ:
Well done.

It's down to Bananas and Cory.

CORY: I really need this

to stay in this final.

I'm already
three minutes behind.

If I lose this one,

I'm done.

TJ:
Let's go!

Check?

TJ:
Good job.

(air horn blows)

(groans, sighs)

MICHAELA:
Dang. Cory is just
losing points.

It's just the beginning, Cory.

Keep your head up.

CHANELLE:
Oh, he's sad.

CORY:
You've worked so hard to get

to this moment,
you want things to go your way.

When they don't,
it's hard to take.

It's just a lot
of negative thoughts.

How are my daughters
gonna view me now?

Like, as a loser? Like,

I feel like
I just lost the whole final.

BANANAS:
The first three trials are over.

I have a one-minute

time advantage.

So, coming into
the steel stomach challenge,

I lose my one-minute advantage
if I come in last.

It's gonna be a bad day
for ol' Bananas.

TORI:
This looks a little gourmet.

Chanelle and I are both at zero,

and Michaela and Desi
are both at plus one.

I have to somehow
dig deep right now,

so it's time
to have some dinner.

Welcome to steel stomach.

This is a four-course meal.

-(coughing)
-The first course--

a stinky tofu
and pureed sauerkraut smoothie.

-Yuck.
-Yum.

Next is a slimy nim
and chia stack

with mealworms
and cricket drizzle.

-Yeah!
-TJ: That sounds delish.

-(Tori laughing)
-(Michaela humming)

MICHAELA: I have no desire

to hear TJ explain
what this stuff is

because at the end of the day,
my goal is just to get it down,

and the less I know,
the better.

Next, a beautiful
wasabi cracker stack.

TORI:
I'm not eating that.

TJ (laughs)
Yummy!

And for dessert,
some loaded chili truffles.

-(retching)
-TJ: You're welcome.

-Uh, fungus.
-TJ: Whoever finishes

three of these first
for the men and women

will receive
a one-minute time advantage.

Whoever loses--
a one-minute time penalty.

Well, let's just push
that win to the side.

TJ:
Now, do any of you
want to double down?

-BANANAS: Nah, we're good.
-(laughs)
-TJ: All right.

-Go!
-(air horn blows)

(coughing, retching)

(retching)

They're so dry.

BANANAS: Just based on eating
challenges in the past,

dry food is the worst thing
to try and eat

in an eating challenge.

So, the wasabi crackers--

that's a no-go.

Anyone that has tried
to pound crackers--

it's absolutely impossible.

TJ:
Well done, Bananas.

There it is, Bananas.

This is so bad. (belches)

I feel like I can

get this down

until I start hearing
gagging and puking.

(retching)

Stop throwing up, Cory.
You made me throw...

-(laughing)
-You're making me throw up.
-I can't help it.

Mm. Mm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm!

-(retching)
-Mmm, mmm, mmm.
-TJ: Tori absolutely killing it.

-Look at her, loving this.
-(coughing)

MICHAELA:
Tori over here acting like

she's eating the best meal
of her life.

Mm-mmm. This is hard for me.
I got standards.

I don't have a gas-station
palate. I'm a high society lady.

So good. Love it.

Who knows who's puking
at this point?

DESI:
There is, like, a constant

symphony of gags
happening around me.

* *

-Mmm, it's so good.
-TJ: Well done. Tori killing it.

-Tori's in charge.
Bananas is done.
-Done! Done.

Plus one-minute advantage
on that one.

Nice work, Bananas.

-Well done.
-I'm done.

Tori is done.

-Made up that one minute.
-So good.

-TJ: Nice job.
-Girl, something wrong with you.

TORI: These girls are

looking at me
like I'm a psychopath.

Growing up, as a snack,

my dad used to give me American
cheese dipped in ketchup,

and I thought that was, like,
a normal snack for kids to eat,

so my standards
for food are pretty low.

TJ:
Wow, Faysal, I'm impressed

with the improvement.

MICHAELA:
How did you drink that?

TJ:
Desi, you're done.

Oh, this shit is hot.

-(groans)
-TJ: We got to go.
We're going for last place.

-Oh, my God.
-TJ: Let's go!

TJ:
All right, Chris, you're done.
Michaela is done.

(air horn sounds)

-It's all I had left.
-TORI: Good job, guys.

CHANELLE: I'm disappointed
in my performance

because now I'm at a deficit,

and so it feels like

I'm just starting from, like,
digging out of a hole.

Congratulations,
Bananas and Tori.

You each receive
a one-minute time advantage.

-(coughing)
-TJ: Well done.

Cory, Chanelle, unfortunately,
you lost this one, so,

you two receive
a one-minute penalty.

Your opportunity to win
the time advantage is over.

Some of you have gained
crucial head starts,

and some of you will be starting

in the back of the pack
tomorrow.

So now I need all of you

to head up to your camp
and get some rest.

Believe me, you'll need it.

Final's not over.

Far from it.

* *

MICHAELA:
Oh, we have a whole tent.

-BANANAS: Aah! Is that a snake?
-Oh! (chuckles)

CHANELLE: I'm starting
to feel the fatigue

in my body. My toes are numb.
My hands are cold.

My feet hurt.

There are no layups here.

Early in this game,
we realized

that the vets would be
really tough

to beat at the end,
but we still let three of them

slither and slide to the final,

so it is not going to be easy.

Wow, it's getting bright.

BANANAS:
Now, Johnny, get on the guitar.

(Tori laughs)

The skill sets
that have been required

to make it to this point
once again reinforce the fact

that I am good at
a lot of stupid shit.

If this is how this final
is starting off,

I'm feeling good
about where I'm at.

Fessy came back today
for a little "vinigansi!"

(laughing)

CORY:
It's hard for me
to laugh and joke.

Tomorrow, I'm already
gonna start

with a five-minute penalty.

I don't know how I'm ever gonna
come back from this,

but I'm not gonna quit.

All right, everyone,
how're you feeling?

Ready to get this over with.

-TJ: Get some sleep or what?
-Mm.

All right. Well, welcome
to day two of the final

of The Challenge: USA.

Yeah, boy.

All that stands between
you and your share

of a half a million dollars

is ten miles of sweat,

grit and determination.

When I say go,
you will race all the way

to the top of that mountain.

-CHRIS: Yeah.
-CORY: Whew.

TJ: Yeah, all the way.

And along the way, you'll
come across risk stations.

There are three of them.

You may pass the first two
risk stations if you want.

However, if you complete
the first two correctly,

you'll get
a very significant advantage.

But if you get it wrong,
there will be consequences.

Another thing:
the last man and last woman

to get to
the second risk station--

you're eliminated.

* *

The third one is mandatory,

and it is the only thing
separating you

from that finish line.

Bananas,
you are starting us off.

You have
a two-minute head start,

then everyone with
a one-minute head start.

Then Chanelle--
you have a one-minute penalty.

And then we have Cory.

You have
a five-minute time penalty.

-But you can do it. All right?
-Yep. I'm not gonna quit.

Who will be crowned
the season two champion

of The Challenge: USA?

-We shall see.
-(whoops)

FAYSAL:
It's a ten-mile run

up to the top of the mountain.

I'm a big dude,

got some skinny-ass legs and

a big-ass upper body.

I'm just not built
for this shit.

It's all gonna come down
to these checkpoints.

CHANELLE:
We are racing
to the top of a mountain.

I'm already starting off

two minutes behind
every other woman in this final,

and I know that I'm

going to have to take risks.

TJ:
Ready to get started?

All right, Bananas.

-Go.
-(timer beeps)
-Run.

Quicker

BANANAS: Today's challenge
is going to be

an absolute beast.

It's gonna be
a ten-plus mile

slog through every type
of terrain imaginable.

Generally, my strategy

in finals is to not

absolutely book it
out of the gate.

This is gonna be a marathon,
not a sprint.

Everyone with a one-minute
time advantage,

-go.
-(timer beeps)

DESI: Sorry, TJ.

All right, Chanelle, with
the one-minute time penalty.

-You ready? Go.
-(timer beeps)

CORY: Get it, girl.

You want to take a nap?

-(laughs)
-Nah, I mean, I-I got time.

Got a couple minutes to spare.

I slept off that

little funk that I had day one.

I'm done being a loser.

It's time to get
some winning in my system.

Cory, with
a five-minute time penalty.

-You ready? Go.
-(timer beeps)

-Get it done, man.
-(whoops)

You could be an all-star
on day one

but if you don't perform
day two,

you're not gonna
get the results you want.

FAYSAL: Even though Bananas

has a one-minute time advantage,

pretty sure I'm hawking
Bananas down in a footrace.

So, my biggest concern
is Chris

because he keeps proving himself
and proving himself

and proving himself
every chance he gets.

CHRIS: "Untie axes.
Throw them one at a time.

"Get one axe
to stick to the target

you can take the shortcut."

Risk Station 1--

it's axe throwing.

You get five attempts

to throw the axe
and make it stick.

BANANAS:
Then you have to
pick up a rock

and run with it
to Risk Station 2.

However, if you complete it,

you're able to take a shortcut,

which cuts 1.2 miles off
of a ten-mile run.

1.2 miles is a lot.

I have never thrown
an axe before,

but it sticks in
the first time.

I'm just hoping that

Chris and Fessy are not able

to complete this because having

a 1.2 mile advantage on them
would be huge.

-Shortcut this way?
-(grunts)

FAYSAL:
All my throws are going good,

except they're bouncing off.

It's not like
I'm missing the target.

And all of a sudden,
I have one axe left.

Either I hit it and

I'm right back in the race

with Bananas and Chris,

or I miss it,
and I have to go the long way.

(grunts)

FAYSAL: Damn. I knew
this was gonna happen.

I was just hoping and praying

that it didn't.

But when it comes to running,

I know I can catch up to them.

But I didn't want
to be down 1.2 miles.

Goddamn it.

Bloop! On to my next station.

-(buzzer sounds)
-(cat yowls)

Somehow I make it
on my first try,

and I've never even
touched an axe before.

But now Michaela and me are both

neck-and-neck in first place.

(grunts)
Fuck my life.

Damn it. I go that way?

(panting)

(grunts)

That's it.

CORY:
I'm gassed from this run,

but it's good to see Chanelle.

It gives you
that burst of energy.

They are right in front of me.

Let's catch up.

(whooping)

Yeah.

(panting)

CHRIS:
Doesn't sound like a lot,

but when you're carrying
a 20 to 30-pound rock

through the mountains
of Croatia,

it is grueling.

This is one of

the hardest things
I've ever had to do.

TORI: Did you not see

my neck, dude?

-MAN: Holy shit.
-Yeah.

TORI: It's ten miles

with a rock on your shoulder.

-TJ: Yeah, Chris. Love it.
-Fucking right.

Well done.

Wow. Okay.

Risk station number two--

measuring rocks.

You measure it out.

If you get the weight correct,

once you release the handle,

if the scale is balanced,

you get to take an ATV

instead of having to run
the distance of the next mile.

But you only get one chance.

Yeah.

I count that
there's ten rocks in there.

There's three really big ones,
there's seven

kind of medium-sized ones.
I get to the last rock.

I go with my gut,

pull the lever.

-Let's fucking go!
-Wow, Chris!

CHRIS:
I'm so stoked.

I'm leaving risk station
number two in first place

in an ATV.

It feels really good.

Life couldn't be any better.

But I really have to continue
to stay super locked in,

super focused,

because with these finals,

you never know
what's gonna happen.

Faysal, you got to go back
a half mile.

You took a shortcut
that you didn't earn.

It's a one-mile penalty.

FAYSAL:
Damn. I didn't hit my axe.

I was supposed
to go the long way.

I'm thinking I'm about
to knock this risk station out

and be right behind Chris,

but nope.

To be honest, I was so

frazzled in the moment,

and now
I have to play catch-up.

BANANAS: Where you going?

FAYSAL: They made me go back.

BANANAS: What?

his is huge because now
all I have to do

is just catch up to Chris
and I'm golden.

-Come on, Bananas.
-"Place rocks...

-empty side."
-"And then pull the lever."

DESI: Michaela and I have
essentially trekked

this whole part together.

We've gone up hills
carrying our rocks.

We've stopped to breathe
carrying our rocks.

But I can see
there's only two scales.

And although Michaela's my girl
and I want her to succeed,

I want me to succeed more.

(panting)

I decide, instead of waiting,
I'm gonna risk

that Desi's gonna
get this one wrong

and I'm gonna get ahead of her.

So I take off running
down the path.

Pull it?

TJ:
One lever only.

BANANAS:
Ugh.

I way miscalculated on this one.

TJ:
Start running.

BANANAS:
I'm screwed, because

this is arguably the most
important advantage you can get.

And unless there is
some other risk station

that is potentially
gonna be like, "You have

"to break both legs and climb up
the rest of the mountain

if you don't finish it,"

I'm going to have
to make up a lot of ground.

TJ:
Keep going, Johnny.

TJ:
Wow!

-Wow!
-Is that right, TJ?

TJ:
You just earned yourself an ATV.

DESI:
Sweet.

This is going to make
the biggest difference.

I know that
Michaela is now in front,

but she's on foot.

So it's a nice break
from running, and also gives me

the confidence and rest I need

to continue the rest of the way
in this final.

Well, if one thing I know how to
do, I know how to use a scale.

TJ:
Attaboy.

Wow!

That's what I'm talking about,
Chanelle.

CORY:
Things are looking good.

Fessy made a mistake.

And this is why

you don't quit.

You always keep going
because you don't know

what's gonna happen.

Yesterday, nothing
went right for me.

Today,

I'm knocking out everything
at a good pace

and I'm still in the game, baby.

Oh!

-This guy!
-I did it?

-This guy. You did it.
-Let's go!

-You did it.
-Let's go!

TJ:
Yes, Cory!

Oh...

-good!
-Yeah?

-Good, get your ATV, go!
-Yeah!

Hurry up, Chanelle.
Don't hurt yourself.

CHANELLE:
Yes, Chanelle!

I feel like I could

be in the running

to make up a lot

of ground, and I could still
win this thing.

"You are the last woman
to arrive.

You have been eliminated
from the final."

All right, well.

Oh, man.

Wow. Damn.

Everything came up
to this point,

and because I couldn't throw
a stupid axe, I'm going home.

Aw. Fuck me.

Another final loss.
It definitely sucks

and it's a hard pill to swallow.

I'm proud of us.
I'm proud of us.

-Thanks for the help
this season.
-Yeah, same. Same.

If you don't think
I'll win The Challenge one day,

then you're just crazy.

How in the hell
did I fuck that up?

(horn toots)

* *

(horn toots)

Want to give me a ride?!

DESI: Having this four-wheeler
makes a world of a difference.

First, I'm able to get ahead
of Michaela pretty easily

while giving my legs a rest.

So if there's another portion
of a run involved,

Michaela's gonna be
pretty tired

and I'm gonna have
the endurance to keep going.

CORY: I'm cruising,

and sure enough, I see Bananas,

and I'm just thinking, "Yeah,

"he doesn't have an ATV himself.

Peace."

(mutters)

"Carry these blocks
one at a time.

"Stack them in the order
players eliminated,

"with the first player
out at the bottom.

The right answers grants you
access to the summit."

Stack 'em. Okay.

If I can get through this one,
I have gained access

to the summit,
and the end is near.

I have to remember
the elimination placement

of everyone who's come before me
in this game.

I definitely have a good lock

on all of the people
that I sent home...

...but it's the middle
that scares me.

Was it Dusty or Alyssa L.?

"Carry these blocks
one at a time.

"Stack them in the order

-players were eliminated."
-CORY: Okay.

DESI:
All right, Ameerah was first.

Check.

Let's go.

You got it.

(grunts)

Check.

Check.

BANANAS:
Corey, Chris, and Desi

are finishing
and running up the mountain.

But I'm not gonna give up.

I'm gonna do whatever I can
to push through this thing

and make it to the top.

(grunting)

CHANELLE:
I'm really starting
to get energized.

I don't know how far ahead
Desi is at this point,

but I realize that it's me,
Michaela and Desi

all at the final portion
of this final.

We really played this game
together, and now it's real.

One of us is going to be
$250,000 richer.

Check.

(grunts)

CHANELLE:
Check.

(moans)

Check.

CORY:
Don't stop.

Keep going.

DESI:
The final climb
to the top of the mountain.

The way TJ described
this course,

I sort of expected
that after Risk Station 3,

the flags would just be,

like, around the corner,

but unfortunately,
that's not the case.

This is still a footrace.

CHRIS:
My legs are numb.

I cannot feel them,
but I'm thinking to myself,

"You're gonna freakin'
keep pushing.

-You're not gonna stop."
-CHANELLE: "Just one more step
further.

Just one more step further."

CORY: I'm gassed,
but I've always told myself,

"Don't let your legs stop."

I'm a little dizzy.

My body is saying no.

That second Risk Station

was a $250,000 decision,

and I made the wrong one.

-MEDIC: Feel a bit light-headed?
-MICHAELA: Yeah.

MEDIC:
Bit confused.

MICHAELA:
Uh...

Okay, she can't go on.

MEDIC 2:
I'm gonna check
your blood pressure, okay?

MICHAELA:
Rocks. I should have
did the rocks.

* *

("Ordinary World"
by Adam Lambert playing)

TJ:
Yeah, Chris! That's what's up!

$250,000!

My man.

Zero to hero. Well done.

-Love it. Love it!
-Yes!

* Rainy Thursday
on the avenue... *

TJ:
Got it done, brother.

(Chris whoops)

TJ: Got it done!

I... I win.

* I turned on the lights... *

Everything that it took
to get me to this point,

the pressure
that I had to go through,

the struggles, the blindsides,

the crosses,
the eliminations, the wins.

You still got more
left in there, right?

Everything that I went through
makes this

one of the sweetest victories
of my entire life.

I did it for me,
I did it for my family.

I did it for everyone

that has ever had obstacles
in their path

and they had to find a way to go

over, above and beyond
and push to the end.

I'm a true Challenger,
I'm a Survivor,

and I freakin' did it.

(whoops)

TJ:
Well-deserved, Chris.

I love it, Cory.

Not gonna stop.

-A five-minute deficit.
-Come on, baby.

-TJ: I am so proud of you, man.
-Thank you.

-Well done, brother.
-Thank you.

CORY:
After the first day that I had,

I can't be anything
but proud of me

for coming in second place.

And I didn't stop.
I kept pushing, I kept fighting.

And in the grand scheme
of things,

I think my daughters
will be proud of me.

I think my family
will be proud of me.

And that's what it's about.

TJ:
There it is, Desi!

(laughs, crying)

Second time's the charm!

Well done!
You are now the champion

-of The Challenge: USA.
-(screams)

Touch it!

-(whoops)
-Oh...

(laughing)

* Ordinary world somehow I... *

I-I don't even know
if I can describe the feeling.

CHRIS:
Yes! Desi!

Not bad for an old guy.

TJ:
Well done, Bananas.

BANANAS:
The best man won today.

I have this profound
sense of accomplishment,

and, um, even though
I did not come out victorious,

just making it
through this season

and completing this final
is a win in my book.

-Redemption.
-Redemption.

DESI:
I have won The Challenge: USA,

and I have fought this entire
season through highs and lows

and self-doubt
and trusting myself.

And in this moment,
all those things culminate

into the perfect moment
where not only

have I won,
but I've got people at the end

cheering for me, excited for me.

TJ:
Well done, Chanelle. Well done!

DESI:
You made it!

(laughing, crying)

DESI:
I'm speechless.

I have no words
to describe the moment.

I've made it to the top
of the mountain, like,

literally and figuratively,
I'm here.

We are The Challenge: USA
champions!

(whooping)

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