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"The Challenge 40:
Battle of the Eras."

Stay tuned after the
episode for the final word

from the eliminated challengers.

Previously on

The Challenge 40:
Battle of the Eras.

I'm not gonna sit back
on the sidelines anymore.

I want to go in

and I want to start
moving pieces.

Go, go, go!

From here on out,
this is an individual game.

Only one man
and one woman are gonna claim

the title of Challenge champion.

You're gonna have to either
choose to protect her

and to ride with her to the end
or the girls on this side.

The angels are really strong.

It's gonna be difficult

to get them out of this game.

If I'm gonna take anything away
from this Challenge,

it's that I met you.

Aw.

I've come here to play the game.

I haven't come here
to get a girl.

Nia just couldn't get it done.

But, Michele, by winning,

I need you to select three males

to be the new targets

who will be at risk
of elimination.

I'm just gonna return to sender.

Toss it back to Bananas.

you, Bananas.

Jordan and Nehemiah.

So we have our targets set.

Michele actually targets Jordan.

So one small victory,
I would say.

That's a spicy one.

There's way too many underdogs.

So I need all of the underdogs
to pack all of your bags,

because this is gonna be
an underdog bloodbath.

Everybody's got that face like
someone just stole their puppy.

I'm not gonna act
like I, uh, don't enjoy it.

It's about time some of
these kids started going home.

Thanks, Jenny.

Yay! Oh, my God.

I love it here.

I'm back, baby.

I had to make some tough
decisions in the Arena,

but I'm still here to play,
so it's a good day.

Now we have to win.

-100%.
-Because now we've pissed off

-a lot of people.
-Yeah, but you know what?

It doesn't matter
if you piss off people

that were already gonna say
your name anyways.

Yes.

A lot of people wanted me

to put in Josh, but it just
wouldn't have felt right.

Because Michele won,

she now gets to select
three targets

to potentially go
into elimination,

and she chooses Johnny,

Nehemiah and Jordan.

These are some big names
we're talking about here,

but it's really a numbers game
at this point.

And I think

that although Michele is friends
with a lot of people,

she isn't on their top list.

I mean, if we look around,

who does she really have
other than Kyland?

She has no one.
She's told me.

I think she'll be a really,
really easy one to pick up.

We need more bodies
at this point. There...

Banana's angels are
good.

Those girls are gonna
win things.

We can all become
our own weird unit,

- and just try to win things...
- Mm-hmm.

...and scrape by
as long as we can.

Well, here we go again.

- I didn't even see it coming.
- Who would have thought?

I'm shocked.

Though Jordan's
an interesting...

Oh, did I do that?

You might have.

- Did I do that?
- You might have.

I would say you were effective

- in your quest for retaliation.
- Unbelievable.

Bananas,

Jordan and Nehemiah are now

the new targets, which is

really awkward for me
because I'm working

with all of them.

So if I win the next challenge,

I'm not so sure that I want
to be making this decision.

I've been doing nothing
but doing yoga,

chilling, burning palo santo.

This guy's been raising
holy hell the entire time.

And just because we were
on the same team,

- I'm collateral damage.
- I shouldn't
have called

-that girl a snake.
-Yeah.

It's a sad day in the office.

I just started feeling like

I was really getting
some momentum in this game.

But now there's a chance
I may have to go

against, you know, Jordan,

who's one of the greatest,

or Bananas,
who's one of the greatest.

But, um,

I already had to go against CT,

so why not add Bananas
and Jordan to the list?

- We got a stacked target like...
- Win tomorrow,

Or you win.

Yeah. On, on your little
bum foot.

Yeah, if you win,
then you can protect us.

So I'm gonna need
you to win, not me.

- Okay.
- Yeah.

Should you pick for me?

- No.
- No way!

Run for the roses.

Run for the roses.

me.

I can't feel my vagina anymore.

Cory, ain't no way
you're getting

that fat ass in that bucket.

I know what you're thinking.

All these people
at home spending

$5,000 on ice baths.

Look at us go.

What's going on?

I up my plantar
fasciitis worse yesterday.

What is that?

It's just tightening
of your fascia

on your,
the bottom of your foot.

As I was sprinting,

I felt...
...and, like, a hot...

So right away,
I was like, "Oh,."

How long does that
take to heal, your--

Oh, I mean, plantar fasciitis
takes months.

We've got a challenge today

and I don't know
what that's gonna be.

And at this point,
I can't stand on my heel.

I'm really just hoping
that it's anything but running.

Even though it's men's day,

the female that loses

the challenge is going
to have a penalty

coming into the next challenge,

so I just can't get last.

I'm not leaving
on plantar fasciitis.

You know?

I'm leaving 'cause
one of you beats me.

It's no secret.

There's so many strong women
here this season.

And I've been having
these feelings,

like, "You're Cara
Maria. Where are you?"

When it comes to Aviv,
not only is she just, like,

this little powerhouse

in different challenges, but...

she won on her first
damn challenge.

Then there's Rachel,
Laurel, Jenny, and Tori...

...to possibly
go against in a final.

Great. Fantastic.

This 40 and over
is for the birds.

What,

are you allergic
to handsomeness?

No, they haven't said
a word to me.

Then if I go, then I go,
but at least I went out

-trying to do something.
-Taking a stand.

Taking a stand.

Obviously, at the end
of the day, it's like, yes,

I'm here fighting for me,
but it's like,

you know, representing
for my dad, too, you know?

Coming out
of The Challenge All Stars Four

has now put me
in a position that hardly

any veterinary students can say
they are, which is,

I have zero debt.

So it's not necessarily
about the money for me,

but I can assure you,

I'm definitely gonna
do something

that's gonna try and make
a change for the world,

for the animals,

for the communities,
like the one

that we're in right now
in Vietnam,

where I see stray dogs
walking around

with hanging nipples,
knowing that that mother dog

has puppies somewhere,
and she's searching for food.

Every season, they're like,

"What are you coming
to fight for?

-What are you coming
to win for?"
-Mm-hmm.

Like-- And it's hard, after
you've won multiple times,

it's like, I don't know...
It's like...

For this guy.

-This one's for you, Dad.
-Yay. I love that.

I mean, it's obviously
no secret

Johnny wants you
out of this game.

Well, you know, Johnny is not

one of the people who talk about

having good people in a final,
and, you know,

being a respectable competitor.

He's all about making it as easy

-as possible...
-Yeah.

...and having
other people do it.

Yeah, but is there a way

for him to get to you?

Uh, maybe. This... I mean, like,

there's a couple people that,
that I feel comfy with winning,

and then there's
a couple people I'm, like...

Heading into the challenge

as a target with Bananas
and Nehemiah.

We're all here for it.

But Bananas and I,
we're probably

gonna have a lot
of the same allies,

because strong women
are gonna want strong men.

So that leaves Nehemiah.

If he loses, that takes him
off the board of targets,

and he goes straight
into elimination.

Therefore,

one of these strong gals,

they're going to have to choose

between Johnny Bananas

and Jordan Wisely.

And they don't want
to do that yet.

And I don't blame them.

I just need to win

so I take myself
off of the target board.

I want to be known as
the competitor.

I agree.

You know, world champs was cool,

but I want to get
another win here.

It'd be five.
I'd be in the same boat as CT

-and only CT.
-I'm over here, like,

"Can I get one more, sir?

Can I get number two, please?"

You have five. I think
that would be good for me.

Just wait. I told you,
once you got your first one,

I told you they'd fall.

I'm gonna win tomorrow, too.

This game reminds me a lot

of The Duel II that I ended up

doing very well in

because the guys wanted
to keep the strong girls.

That's my push to, like,
you and a lot of the other guys.

It's like, listen,

I-I get that, like,

we haven't played our game
side by side,

and maybe we're on the opposite
sides of the house,

but gonna let a few people
go home and then,

you know, maybe
we will have a talk.

-Yeah.
-You know.

Anybody with two eyes can see

-that you guys are
falling hard each other.
-Yeah.

Yeah. This is not
the Theo that we know.

I think it's clear, I mean--

- In a good way?
- Yeah. In a real way.

In-in a way, but I-I want

this, this softness

with the competitor
that we know.

- Yeah.
- 'Cause I-I feel like
he doesn't know

what to do with all of this now.

I root for love.

I would hope
that Theo and Olivia have

something out of this.

Realistically, though,

I mean, he's in the UK,
she's in America.

They need to enjoy what they
have while they have it

in the moment,
and not think too much

outside of it, because the main
point of being here is to win.

- He's a robot, he's a unicorn.
- He's a robot.

- He is a unicorn.
- He is a unicorn.

If I win today's challenge,

which I'm obviously
gonna try and do,

I'm safe.

Who can't win today?

Basically, anyone
whose name is not

Laurel, Aviv, Rachel or Jenny.

Anyone else and, uh,

my goose is cooked.

Welcome to your next challenge

here in the beautiful
Vietnam sand dunes.

It's gonna be hot as.

Congratulations, Michele.
On winning the elimination,

you had to choose
three new male targets.

You chose Bananas,
Jordan and Nehemiah.

As targets, you need a win,
or it's "go in."

So, you three targets
are on the line today.

Also,

one thing that I failed
to mention,

today is a staple
on The Challenge:

the mini final.

Yeah.

Lord, be with me.

Please don't let me die
in this sand.

TJ, why are you trying

to ruin my goddamn life?

- It is also...
- Oh,

it's a double elimination day.

- No, it's not a double elimination day.
- Oh, okay.

It's a triple.

Today is a purge.

you, you liar.

That means last-place man
and last-place woman,

you're gone.

Cool.

- Wow.
- Second-to-last-place man,

I'll see you in the Arena.

Second-to-last-place woman,
you'll get a significant

disadvantage
at the next challenge.

- Wow.
- AVIV:

my life.

We're about to go
into a bloodbath.

Nostradamus himself

could not have predicted this.

This is my first time

meeting a purge.

I don't know if we're
gonna be friends or not.

Damn. Mini final?

Purge?

I'm a target? This is just like

a full sandwich

that I was not prepared
to eat right now.

I've lost
two individual challenges now.

I'm usually scrapping
for the top,

but the way
I'm feeling right now,

I'm worried
that I might even get purged,

so, you know, I-I don't know.

This is gonna be a 50-50 for me.

Today is a purge.

So, no matter what,
I would think about winning.

Today's challenge
is called Duned.

To begin, you're gonna race
over to checkpoint one.

When you get to checkpoint one,
you're gonna dig deep

and find a key.

Grab that key

and race over
to your checkpoint two,

where you will unlock
your paddleboards.

You're then gonna paddle
down the river for one mile,

ditch the paddleboards,
go up the hill

to your checkpoint three.

At checkpoint three
is a memory game.

Complete that memory game,
and it's a sprint to the finish.

The first man and woman
to get to that finish line

will be safe from elimination

and head up the table
in the Chamber.

Theo, as you got last place
at the last challenge,

you got a two-minute penalty
in today's challenge.

- Oh.
- , dude.
- You can do it.

Going into a challenge
with a penalty

really tests
your mental strength

and your desire and hunger
to be in this game.

And listen,
I'm gonna stand up for my man

and say that he's amazing
at everything.

You got this, baby.
It's all you.

You never want to get last,

but today, you really
don't want to get last.

That means you're out.

Okay, let's get it done.
Good luck, everyone.

This season,
I'm focusing a lot of my energy

and my chi into Olivia.

And I've been chilling.

You know, this has kind of been
like a holiday so far.

But the bad thing about holidays
is that you get complacent,

relaxing a little bit too much,

and my fitness is showing that.

So I need to really engage now
before it's too late.

This isn't about coming in last.

You can't come in last
or second to last.

But I also need to win,
because if I do,

I'm not going into elimination.

People want me out.

So if I have the ability
to win today,

I am safe from being picked

as a target on a girls' day,

which is what
I'm trying to avoid.

As far as Bananas and Jordan go,

we need to see one of those guys
in elimination.

I have what it takes,

so let's put it into high gear
and get the job done.

All right,
this is the mini final,

and it's a purge.

Don't you dare come in last.

...come in last, come in last.

All right, everyone, ready?

Go!

As soon as TJ blows
that horn, I'm off.

I don't want to get last.
I don't want to go home.

That means bringing out
all my strengths, you know?

So I'm gonna be dominating
these puzzles.

Every time there's a fast run,
I know I'm gonna be up front.

Good job, guys.

"Dig up a key buried
in the sand, then use that key

to open the lock."

What am I,
20 seconds after?

I'm not necessarily
so worried about last place.

I'm more worried
about first place.

The person
who cannot win is Tori,

because if Tori wins,
I know for sure

Bananas will be going
into the elimination.

But let's be honest,

Bananas is the most targeted
man in the house...

...so if Bananas goes
into an elimination

and wins, guess who's safe?

Theo. You ready? Go!

Who would've thought
two minutes was so long?

And if I lose by one minute 59,

I'm gonna absolutely
hit the roof.

So, um, you know, I'm gonna have
to tap into the old Theo now.

I'm not making
any progress right now.

- Which way?
- Nice, Jen.

I'm excited for a mini final.

I honestly just want to see
how I match up

- with other girls.
- Yeah, Rachel. Yeah, Rachel.

There's still

too many people in the house,

let's just trim the fat.

Yeah, Bananas. Well done.

- Good job, Tori.
- Get the numbers down,

and let's just
get this thing done.

Get this sand
to keep falling out.

I know.

- Yeah, Kyland.
- My sand just goes
right back.

That's what's up, Jordan.

Which way?

Johnny, which way?

All right,
Michele, well done.

All right, Theo.

Thank God.

I got long arms.
I never use them.

- Good job, Laurel.
- Yes, Cory, keep it going.

I needed some good luck today,

and I finally got some.

- Yes.
- Good job, Josh.

Today is gonna be a big day

in seeing just
where everyone is.

Yeah, Bananas. Nice pace.

Keep it up, man.

Bananas is always one to watch

when it's a mini final.

Josh has been working
his tail off in the gym.

Good job, Tori.
Keep it moving.

Kyland is a beast.

Either one of those guys
in front of you?

Not good this early.

Oh, my back.

quicksand from hell.

This is the hole
of eternal damnation.

The sand just starts refilling
everything I've dug.

It's despair.
This is the hole of despair.

, man, if this isn't,

like, mentally defeating.

purge me now,

like, how can I not
find this key?

All right, you've all
timed out on this checkpoint.

But I am trying to stay positive

because I know that
there's still a ways to go.

And I know the memory game
is gonna be my opportunity

to make up this time.

Go, go, go.

"Find all the matches

in the memory game,
mark them down at your station."

Get to the memory
puzzle station.

What we basically have to do

is to match letters and numbers
of different seasons

that are hidden under boats
on different ends

of this very long sand field.

I've done well
and I've done terrible

at these in the past.

What I've found is important

is to not bite off
more than you can chew.

So what I'm gonna do
is I'm gonna try and go

three at a time and hope
that I'm able to methodically

make this through
before anyone else.

Good job, Tori.

I was right behind Bananas

heading into
this puzzle station,

but everybody's starting
to kind of pile in right now,

and I'm doing my best
to remain calm, but I'd be lying

if I was saying
I didn't get a little nervous.

If I don't win,
there is a high probability

Jordan could be thrown
into elimination,

and I am 100% getting targeted.

Jordan and Bananas,
I know they will be going 100%.

This isn't a situation
where they can afford to not win

and guarantee their safety,
which kind of has me excited,

because I am a threat
in the final.

Yes? Yes.

And-- oh, there we go.

My mum always said, growing up,
I had the worst memory ever.

So this game is definitely
challenging for me,

but the heat
is making this so difficult.

Hell cannot be any hotter
than it is today.

This is.

Have you ever seen the way

a mirage looks on pavement

really far away?
That's the way it feels.

That's the way
it feels. The way it feels.

Is that TJ or a mirage?

Not sure.

Two.

Good job, Rachel.

At this point,
I found myself

in the middle of the pack,

and it's honestly just
really hot and miserable.

What the?
This is stupid.

Anything to get me
out of this situation

is what I am thinking about.

Thank God. Every single person
is still doing the puzzle.

Okay.

This means that puzzles
are actually equalizers,

and we need this
in this game because

this is where people
like me and Nehemiah,

this is where we come back,
you know?

And it's-it's anybody's game.

Check.

That is incorrect.

This is not good.

I cannot figure out
where my mistake is.

I don't want to, but
what I have to do is go back

and recheck
every single number.

So, I'm really starting
to worry that this could, uh,

this could be the end for me.

Wow, my brain.

I need to calm myself down.

P... Oh, wait.

Check.

That is correct!

- Yes!
- Well done.

It's about damn time.

Where am I going?
Straight up?

Leaving this puzzle station
in first place,

it's like hitting the jackpot.

It's basically a foot race
to the finish line.

And all I can think about
is holding this lead

and finishing this race.

Check.

Well done, Jordan
That is correct.

Good job, guys.

I'm leaving the memory game
in second,

but I can just see Kyland

at the top of the dune.

And let me tell you,

Kyland has got
a pretty good gas tank.

However, I am, in fact, faster.

This is going to be
really, really tight.

- Can I get a check?
- That is incorrect.

Jesus Christ.

It's safe to say
that Jenny's weakness

is memory and endurance.

I don't think Jenny can run

more than a half a mile
without her inhaler.

This is something
that can benefit me

in the final, and I know
everyone is taking note of.

- Check?
- Good job, Tori.

Just through there?

I see Tori take off.

I'm like, just put me
out of my misery.

Because if she wins,
I'm 100% going in.

Just take me out the pasture,
put two in the back of my head,

and let me just
leave this hellhole.

I need my angels.

- Check.
- Good job, Rachel.

Oh, my God.

Good job, Jenny.

Amazing.
Good luck to you.

- Check?
- Well done.

- I'm done?
- Yes.

- I-I got it? I got it?
- Go, go, go.

- Good job. Hurry. Go.
- Let's go, baby!

Puzzle king!

Complete? All right,
where do I go?

- Look behind you.
- What do you mean behind me?

Over that?

Keep it moving.

I'm basically hobbling
around on this one leg,

but I am noticing that the other
girls are tired as well.

I might have heat stroke.

And what I do
know about myself

is that I will fight

to get to the end
no matter what.

And that's where I'm seeing
other people fall short,

and that's where I'm gonna
have an opportunity...

...to surpass them.

Fresh Meat II,
Battle of the Seasons,

Gauntlet 2.

You don't want
to get last today.

That means you're out.

Out, out.

This is a purge.

It's a jog.
Just a light jog.

Yes, Kyland,
that is how it's done!

-Attaboy.
-I want water.

Need some water, sir.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
Don't worry.

I just got first,
back-to-back.

In no way am I gonna
let this go to my head.

But it's hard
not to feel confident,

especially when we are probably

right around the corner
from the final.

Yeah, Jordan! Good job.

Ooh.

You know, I don't think
I've ever won

a mini final in my career.

So why start now?

- Let's go, girl!
- Let 'em know!

Yeah, you did!

Unfortunately, I didn't win, but
I have an ex-fiancée who won.

- Well done, Tori.
- My boy is safe.

- See anybody
leaving behind you?
- Rachel.

- Okay.
- Oh, my God, dude, we did it.

We did it.

Obviously, I have a big decision
on my hands, Kyland and I do.

But looking at the targets,
like, unless Bananas

has a time machine
and goes back

and proposes to me
on War of the Worlds 2,

it's probably just not
gonna change the way

my heart goes
in this decision.

So, I am not
one of Bananas's angels.

I am Bananas's nightmare
this season,

and I'm coming in hot.

- Good?
- Yes.

- I'm done?
- Yes.

- Hello, Aviv.
- My foot, dude.

What the?

I don't even want
to do this anymore.

- Nineteen.
- Check!

Yes. Okay.

If I've proven to myself
one thing today,

it's definitely not that
I'm good at memory puzzles,

uh, but it's that I don't
have it in me to, uh, to quit.

And I'll keep pushing.

- It's just me.
- No.

Oh, you're not done. Okay.

This is all coming down
to me and Laurel,

and I'm seeing this game
slip out from my fingers.

Everybody's finishing
this challenge.

- Good job, Jenny.
- Your girl is tired.

I just battled last night
in the Arena

to keep my spot here.

It's supposed to be a guys' day,

and I don't want a purge

to be the reason
that I go home.

What the?

Well done, Bananas.
Good job, bro.

Who else do we got?

Michele and Laurel,
but Laurel, like,

- I think gave up at one point.
- No way.

This is not something
I want to do anymore.

Wait, where's Theo?

He, Derek, Nehemiah,

Laurel and Michele
are still missing.

He better sprint
up those mountains

like he's about to propose.

It's a purge.

I feel like I'm like
a little soldier's wife

waiting for him
to come home from war.

I'm like, will I see him?
Will I see him?

Dude, where are our opponents?

Where are they?

Today is not only just
a mini final, it's a purge.

Not only are the last
girl and guy going home,

the second to last guy is going
directly into elimination,

and the second to last girl

is getting a disadvantage
at the next challenge.

H.

N. Q.

Right now, Michele and
Laurel are the last two girls.

Theo, Derek, and Nehemiah
are the last guys,

and that means one of them
is going home.

Check.

It's just me and Nehemiah left.

I am so exhausted.
My mind is absolutely gone.

So now I'm panicking.

It's Battle of the Seasons.

What did I have? Not that.

Check.

Check.

Where do I go? Up?

This is it, baby.

So close.

Yeah, I'm done. I'm good.
I want to go home.

This is not something I want
to do anymore. Yep.

I haven't played
this game with Laurel

in such a long time,
but I know that

when she has her mind made up,
she has her mind made up.

And I can't get down
because I never quit.

I am peaceing the out.

This is actually torture.

So, I do not want
to be tortured.

- Derek doesn't want
to go home.
- Nope.

- Come on, Derek!
- Derek don't
want to go home!

Now it's just between
Theo and Nehemiah.

I mean, everything's
on the line at this point.

Whoever comes across
is going into elimination,

and whoever doesn't come
across next is being purged out.

So, stakes couldn't
get any higher.

- Come on!
- You didn't give up!

Michelle crossing the finish
line is just like, whoa.

Even though she's gonna have
a penalty on the next challenge,

she's still in the game.
And that means that probably

the best female competitor
of all time

is purged out of the game.

Go, Michele!

That's Theo.

Theo, come on!

Come on, you're almost there!

Where is Nehemiah?

Check.

Oh, Nemo.

Come on,
you're almost there.

- With the penalty.
- Come on, finish it!

Finish it, it's over!

Oi. That two minutes me.

Let's go, Theo!

To lose Nehemiah
is gonna be a big hit.

I don't really have any, like,
top guy friends in this game.

I feel like I'm alone.

- Oh, my God.
- That hill me.

Yeah. Which one?

I can't wait to get
the out of here!

She did not want to do a final.

Good luck, honest to God!

Everyone is so worried
about Laurel.

Little did I know that Laurel

would take care of Laurel
herself.

I'll give you a Rachel Fitness
subscription,

Laurel, we can have
you back in no time.

I'm good.

Laurel has never
done a challenge

with this caliber of women

and the fitness levels

that all of these women have.

She knows she's not

in the condition to run,

and I know she does not want

to embarrass herself in a final,

but Laurel's gone.

The competition's tough,

but I think I'm a little bit
more ready for it than Laurel.

You did what you needed to.

-You didn't come in last.
-Yeah.

One of us is still here.

-You know what I mean?
That's a win to me.
-Yeah. Yeah.

It's so bittersweet
to end like this.

You work so hard.
It was an uphill battle

this whole time,
and I thought that I would

be able to push through

every single thing
that was thrown at me,

but I wasn't able to.

And I'm happy to represent
all of those yogis out there,

people who come from hardships,

pushing through

everything that has been thrown

and being able to, you know,

still stand strong in life.

And none of you beat me.

I beat myself.

I think that even in losing,

there's a silver lining,
so you just have to

look at all of the lessons
that are being presented.

You a funny-ass cat.

And we're gonna
connect after this, bro.

-For real. Stay up, boy.
-Yeah, yeah.
It's not our last one.

- Congratulations, everyone.
- You got it done.

Except for Nehemiah and Laurel.

As the losers of today's game,

Laurel and Nehemiah,
you have been purged.

You are out of the game.

Y'all ain't got
a redemption house?

Second to last,
Theo and Michele.

Michele, you're gonna be
penalized at the next challenge.

Theo, I'll be seeing you
in the Arena.

As for our winners,
Tori and Kyland,

you two put on a clinic

on how to run a final.

Now, Bananas, Jordan, as
the only two remaining targets,

will have to go into the Chamber

and plead your case
with the winners as to why

you should not be sent into
the Arena to go against Theo.

Since this
is a male elimination,

Tori, you will have
the final say.

Do you know the way
to the Arena?

Play hard, everyone.
I'll see you soon.

I'm thinking about
going to hell right now,

and that's actually
a happier place

than where I am at.

We are losing two members

of Era Two,
both Laurel and Nehemiah,

and, uh, going
into elimination against

a Olympian definitely

is not something that

you want to do.

It's an absolutely brutal day.

Whoo!

You! You!

-You! You!
-No! No!

No! Okay, yes!

I'm sitting in
the winner's chair right now.

Jordan and Bananas
are targets, and Theo

is in the elimination.

Was I in front of you

- or behind you?
- Behind me.

We're so close. So,

regardless of what
has led me to this point

with Bananas,
even if the decision

was between Bananas and Jordan,

I'm still gonna ride with Jordan

at this point in the game,
so it is what it is.

Me and you
hanging on by thread, huh?

- I know.
- It's the disadvantage duo
right here.

I'm still in the comeback.

I gotta get it done, you know?

I got a little boy
to impress, as well.

You ain't normal, are you, mate?

It's been a hell of a journey.

A very difficult one as well.

That's what you sound like.

Hopefully,
I could make him proud

one day when he
watches this back.

Well, guys, we lost an angel.

- That's right.
- Fallen angel.

Maybe that'll be my
pitch tomorrow to Tori.

I'll be like, Tori, open space.

Laurel leaving is huge

because no one has to worry now

about going in against Laurel
in an elimination.

Nehemiah leaving, I don't know

if it makes
a huge difference for me.

I'm just hoping that

Bananas can win this elimination

so that I can go
another challenge

without being a target.

I was so close today.

Would have been
a whole 'nother situation.

We'll set up a situation,
we get rid of Kyland,

and then you guys
set up a situation

where we get rid of Tori.
How about that?

What about
a casual nighttime drowning?

- Mmm.
- Something happens
in the house,

we all don't know who done it.

Okay.

Bitch, the scalp
goes in the front.

Wait, where is the scalp?

Oh, my God!

- Why does this work?
- I'm hirsute Josh.

-That's, like, guy hair.
-You need to be baptized.

Can you-- can you turn
this water into wine, please?

I will turn
this water into wine.

Oh, my God.

Rip that wig off!

- Rip the wig off.
- Oh, no,
he's wearing a wig!

I have this friend

that comes around sometimes...

Put it on, bitch!

Let me have my.

...and she decided to
make her presence known again.

Call me Miss Cleo.

This means you're
gonna thrive in this game.

Oof. Stop winning,
you.

Is there miso in the house?

Oh, my God, yes! It's my cat!

-That's my cat.
-That's your cat?

I have a cat named Miso!

It's her only friend.

I love that this wig

can just bring
so much pleasure

to so many people right now.

But I'm worried because

I know the capability

of a lot of these guys.
They're beasts. Like, we're

the best of the best now.
There's no layups.

Anybody could beat anybody.

You know, like,
I've been wearing my little

rollerblades throughout this
entire game and just skated by.

But now that it's individual,

all eyes are gonna be on me.

And yes, I have a great
social game, so I'm just hoping

that this strategy pays off.

All right, Cleo.

Oh, my God. Who is she?

What's her name?

My name is Banana Slayer.

Oh, I love her.

-Calling in for tomorrow.
-Yeah.

I see big, mouthy bananas

and I, uh, chop them down.

But wait, what makes you think

you're not going against Jordan?

Oh, Tori.

You're gonna give me
who I actually want?

The only person
I've ever lost to

in elimination

was against Jordan.

So, to get a redemption,

plus wiping out
the strongest player

in the game is a bonus.

She told me
it's 50/50 at this point.

She's taking bribes

right now, J-bone.

Pacing the floor?

I-I just know,

coming to this ,
I'm gonna end on

the six and one
elimination record.

Oh, yes!

I like that.

I get to now choose between

either Jordan or Bananas

to go into elimination,

and, I mean, I think

it's pretty obvious
what I'm gonna do.

But, because

I am friends with Bananas,
or maybe was,

I am willing to
at least hear him out,

and maybe we can really
bury the hatchet.

I've definitely grown
to love Theo, and I hate

seeing him in this situation.

But I also know that part of him

would rather face

either of these guys,
Jordan or Bananas,

in elimination
than in the final.

So this can possibly give him

a leg up in this game.

Well, I'm basically

here to be Tori's arm candy
for the day, so...

I'll let her kick it off.

I will happily flip this timer.

We all know what's gonna happen.

You want to waste my time,
I'm gonna waste yours,

and I'm also gonna
blow toenails on you.

Ew!

All right, well, since,

you know, that's happening,
does anybody want

to add
to the conversation at all?

I definitely wouldn't
want to be in your shoes.

- Yeah.
- Tough decision.

I know that

underneath the fingernails

and the beard trimming
and the nose hair pulling,

there's a little bit of
hurt in there.

I get it.

But this, too, shall pass,
my friend.

Bananas?

I don't know
what you want me to say.

Kyland, your wardrobe sucks.
Tori, you're not funny.

You guys both played
a scared game,

and you need all the numbers

in the world to help you
get to the end.

I know I'm going into the Arena,

so I just want to make sure
I look good doing it,

and, um, I'm ready to go.
So, Theo, let's--

let's do this, man.

- Tango again.
- All right.

Bananas, I know that this
game has tore us apart.

I have nothing but love
for you as a human.

It's just really hard
to talk to you.

Like, you really do

make up your mind about
how you feel about something--

Yeah, and you know
why that is, Tori.

And you-- literally,
you speaking over me right now.

And you know why that is.

You have been there

with me in the trenches.

I've been burned

so many times by so many people

close to me in this game,

so then, to have somebody
that I know

can empathize with my position,

then joining
the other side

and doing
the exact same thing? Dude.

But there's no accountability--

For what? What's my
accountability for?

For playing the game and for
going after someone

who is already
marking me as a target?

Tori, I will never

take accountability for that.

I don't know what we're still
doing here, dude.

Like, I'm done.

- You're doing great.
- You're doing great, guys.

How'd my wardrobe
come in to play?

It's so simple.

Should we debrief after that?

Well, that went well.

Guys, I don't even
have to get ready now.

I'm-- I got it all
taken care of in the Chamber.

I'd be lying if I said

that my head
is 100% in the game.

Guys, I have
an announcement to make.

It's me.

But right now,
there's a tremendous amount

of pressure on me,

because if I lose tonight,

then all three of the girls
that I'm aligned with--

Rachel, Jenny and Aviv--
will all be marked as targets

and will possibly have to go in
against each other.

I'm really gonna have
to focus on whatever

tonight's elimination is,
you know, to really

lock this thing down.

- What happened?
- He pulls out his feet,

puts them on the table,
starts clipping his toenails.

- No.
- Flings them at us.

- What?
- He makes it impossible

to have a, just,
open-communication friendship.

Like, unless you're absolutely,

100% backing him
on everything he does,

he'll never be open to seeing
another point of view.

Johnny wants to be Peter Pan
so bad on the Challenges,

but in reality,
he's Tinker Bell.

He needs attention or he'll die.

And he's bratty as

when he doesn't get his way.

But now, in this moment,

people are really seeing him
for who he is.

It's not just me anymore.

So this might be a chance
to make some new connections.

So, who'd you pick?

No, he already knows
it's him.

The fact that I actually have
a feud with Bananas

is kind of a good thing,

because the other guys are
gonna want to keep me

in the game because I'm a girl
who's willing to try

to take a shot at him.

On the other hand, it's tricky

because I've taken shots
at Bananas,

and he's obviously
a great competitor, too,

so he's gonna fire back.

So,

I'm praying to God that,
this time around,

when I put Bananas into
elimination, he just goes home.

I can't believe Tori.

As someone who doesn't have

a lot of people having
his back in this game,

I consider the people
that are close to me

and that I am loyal to,

to be special,
and then, you know,

to just be disappointed again,
it's par for the course.

That's why this heart of mine
got a big callus around it.

And you know what it's from?

This game here that I've played
for the last 18 years.

Theo, we were just
talking about you.

Saying how happy
you're gonna be once I'm gone?

No.

- Whoa, that attitude.
- Wow, no.

- Yeah, you better not be.
- No.

I want Theo to come back

because he is my sanity
in this game,

and we have created such
a great bond and relationship,

and I also want him to,

you know, get re-empowered
for this game.

I don't know if it's me,

and he's a little
soft this season

because he might be
a little in love,

but I'm like, "."

Like, maybe I should
break up with him,

light a fire under his ass.

Eliminations is
where I, uh, thrive.

To come this far in the game,

it's critical that
I make it to the final,

'cause then
I got a fighting chance

to prove to myself
and prove to other people

out there that I can
be a champion.

Anything could happen.

I've gone up against
Theo once in the past.

- Keep going, Johnny.
- It's not over. Keep going.

He is one and oh
against me in elimination.

I'm really gonna
have to focus on

not making stupid mistakes,
'cause the margin of error

is gonna be very small.

What is it?

Wow.

Welcome back to the Arena

on Challenge 40:
Battle of the Eras.

Congratulations
to Kyland and Tori.

That's how you run a mini final.

Now, our two losers
of the challenge,

Laurel and Nehemiah,
were cut instantly.

Second to last place
became last place.

Theo, come on down.

Come on, Theo.

- Yeah.
- Come on, Theo.

Bananas and Jordan,

as the remaining targets,
you didn't win or lose.

So, now, Tori, who's it gonna be

to go against Theo?

Uh, I didn't really have
a speech planned for tonight

'cause I just assumed
this person

was gonna talk over me anyway,

so tonight's Bananas.

What?

Shut up. Really?

It is good for my game
if Bananas wins.

He has the biggest target
on himself,

but the sickest thing about it

is I think he likes it.

Because he just feeds into it,

and his head
just does one of these.

Just gets bigger and bigger.

You know, is it good
that he's here as a shield? Yes.

But if I have to keep
hearing about this man

and all his angels or whatever
you want to call them,

I'm gonna go crazy.

So, tonight, you are playing

Cramping Out.

As you can see,
there are two giant cylinders

right here in the middle
of the Arena.

They have a bunch
of holes in them.

There are also
two stacks of poles.

To begin, you're each
gonna get eight poles

to sabotage
your opponent's cylinder,

making it more difficult
for them to get through.

Then you're gonna race.

When you race through it,

you come back here

and you start playing a game
of high-low with me.

Whoever makes it back here first

is gonna cut the cards
and go first.

Win the round of high-low,

you get to add two poles,

and they only get to add one.

Then I'm gonna give you

one minute
to get through that tube,

but eventually, it's gonna
go down to 30 seconds.

Make it all the way through,
you get another round.

We will switch off
playing high-low

and adding poles
until someone eventually loses.

Get stuck in there,
you're going home.

-It is going to be tight
in there.
-Got it.

All right,
good luck to both of you.

Good luck, brother.

Height and size
is a massive disadvantage.

My shoulders are
a lot wider than his,

so I'm gonna have to be clinical

with positioning the poles,
otherwise,

he's gonna be able
to slide through and cut me off.

I'm the underdog, for sure.

Stakes don't get any higher

tonight to stay in the game,
but, um, there are a lot

of girls that I've been riding
with that I need to protect.

I think I might have gotten
under a few people's skin.

I want to go back and continue

to make all their lives hell.

- Good luck, guys.
- Let's go.

First eight, you ready?

Go.

The cylinder is divided up
into eight sections,

and we get to place one pole
in each section of the cylinder.

Whatever I place in now
is not gonna be enough

to prevent him
from going through,

but I want to start
plotting a strategy

for the future rounds,

to really lock this thing down.

Look down the barrel.

If you can see a path for him,

block it.

I really want Theo

to win this because I feel like

this is our way to get
Bananas out of the game.

Theo is a strong competitor
and can do it,

but honestly, having Bananas
win this elimination

is kind of beneficial
for my game, too,

because I know
who he's targeting.

He's going to target, like,

my three best girls
in this house.

So, if my girls are targeted,

that means
that I'm pretty much safe

for the next
guys' challenge day.

You're rooting for your friends,
but you're also

rooting for this guy
who you really want out.

- All right, let's go.
- Good work, guys.

I'm obviously, in this moment,

so stressed out, I don't know
what to do with my hands.

I'm just so nervous for Theo.
He is six six--

six seven a good day, he says--

I don't know
how he's gonna do this.

In high-low, first one back

cuts the cards and goes first.

You ready? Go.

- Here they come.
- Wow.

Smart move.

All right, in high-low,

first one back cuts the cards
and goes first.

Go.

- Stay calm.
- Come on, guys.

- Smart move.
- Nice.

Today's elimination
is called Cramping Out.

The players only have one minute
to get through their tube,

or else they're out.
Then, they play high-low.

Whoever wins the high-low
will get two poles

to add to their tube,

and the other person
will only get one.

I know that Theo is a badass
beast of a competitor.

If we have any shot

of getting Bananas out,
this is a perfect opportunity.

All right, all right. So come on
over to the table.

- Bananas, you won the race.
- Yes.

You're going first.
Cut the cards.

Good job, 'Nanas.

-Okay.
-Here we go.

My fate is in the hands

of... a card game.

Four.

-High!
-One million dollars
on the line.

I've made some crazy bets
in my day on high and low,

but you're talking 100 bucks.

You are correct.

- Good job.
- Bananas, you get two poles.

- Theo, one.
- Good job, 'Nanas,

good job, Theo.

Good work, guys.

No matter who wins or loses
tonight, it's a big loss

for me because I have
a really good friendship

with both of these guys,
so I'm trying to stay neutral.

If I was down in the sand,
I would want

both of their support.

Good job, guys.

Theo.

Good job, Theo.

Good job, 'Nanaman.

All right, come on over.

All right,
you got a minute to get through,

and then, Theo,
you're gonna be up.

Ready? Go.

Come on, guys.

This is definitely
a game of strategy,

and Johnny definitely has
a lot of experience

of how to be strategic
in elimination,

so I've got a lot
of confidence in him.

He is my number one guy in here.

Theo, he's doing so great,

but if you could just do
a little bit less great,

that would be even better.

- Good work, guys.
- Good job, 'Nanaman.

Way to go, Theo.

Look at you. Look at you.

All right. Theo, you're up.

Ugh, right in the middle.

Low.

Lucky number seven.

Oops.

- Good job, guys.
- All right, Theo, you get one.

-Bananas, you get two.
-Lady Luck is not my friend.

Yes, it is, Theo.
Things can change at any moment.

Guys, you're both killing it!

I'm rooting for both of them.

Did you hear me give somebody
a tip, Michele?

No, I'm cheering
both of them on.

-Don't want it right now,
-Okay.

I'm sick
of your attitude

every time
you get heated, bro.

Josh is cheering
for everybody and anybody.

Michele wants everyone
to cheer her way

or else she's mad at you.

Like, we've all been here
far too long and,

uh, at this point, I...

That's all I want to do.

tired of you, bruh.

It's because you say
dumb.

All right, fellas. Ready?

- Go!
- Let's go, boys.

- Come on, guys.
- Good job, Theo.

Good job, 'Nanaman.

Come on. You got this. Good job.

- Good job, Theo.
- Good job, Theo.

- Good job, boys. Good work.
- Good work.

You're getting through
faster now. You're good.

-All right, Bananas, you ready?
-Yep.

High.

Yo.

Banana's luck continues.

He now has a three pole
advantage on Theo

due to this card draw.

Go.

But Theo is still making

his way through these poles
almost as fast as Bananas is,

which is kind of insane.

He might be able
to pull off this win.

Theo, you're up.

Low.

Ah. Thank God.

See, Theo, luck.
Luck is on your side.

- It can turn around
at any point.
- Good job. Good job, Theo.

Stay strategic.

Good job, guys.

Go.

I have seen two videos before
on cave diving.

To make themselves skinny
as possible,

they separate one arm

so their shoulders are slimmer.

I've got to try and navigate
a kind of

course, bend and rotate as well.

I'll go high.

Yes.

Now it's only one pole
difference, Theo.

Thank you, Kyland, 'cause
we can't do simple addition.

What's two minus one?

Go!

I am worried. Theo is
literally moving like a snake.

Low.

Go!

It is not a factor that
he is six foot seven.

Bananas may not have
this elimination in the bag.

I'm-a go higher, Teej.

This game's crazy.

Go!

Think skinny thoughts.

-Low.
-Yes.

Go!

Good job.

- Whoo! Good job.
- All right.

All right, this is the last

- one-minute round...
- What?

...and then it's 30 seconds.

Theo's card. Here we go.

Go lower.
Don't give me an ace. All right.

Last chance.

I'm absolutely bruised up,
but I come here to win,

and I'm willing to die
because I'm not going home

because of a stupid game
of tunnel and poles.

You got this.

-Go!
-Come on, guys.

You got it. Good job.

Come on.

There you go. Please
come out, please come out.

Nice. Come on over. 30 seconds.

Gonna get some bruises tomorrow.

It's Bananas's turn.

- Low.
- Damn.

After literally
going tit for tat,

back and forth 13 rounds,

now, instead of a minute
to make it through,

we only have 30 seconds.
God only knows

what's gonna happen from here.

Damn. Sorry.

Might be the one.

It's a 30-second round.

Right here.

Going once...

-You ready, fellas?
-This is it.

Go!

-You got this.
-Come on, come on.

- It's a 30-second round.
- Going once...
- Right here.

- Ready, fellas?
- This is it.

Go!

Come on, come on.

Come on.

You got this.

All right, you got it.

Push. Push, Theo.

- You got to push.
- Come on, Theo.

Come on, Theo.

- Come on.
- Got to push.

- Keep going, Theo.
- Where we at?

Every moment
that is passing without

TJ blowing the horn

is just giving Theo
one more second

and one more moment
to make his way through here.

It's still anyone's game.

Come on.

I'm just so stressed out.
I am praying

on any god
and every god available.

Come on, Theo.
You can do this.

Come on, keep on going.

Got to push.

All right, time!

Bananas wins.

Good try, Theo.

- Good job, Theo!
- Great work.

I am back again.

To, uh,

continue to make
everyone's life miserable.

Let this be a lesson.

You take a swing

for the king,

and you better not miss.

The fact that you did it
that many times,

that was not made for you, man.

Well, sometimes
you pick up a card,

and it's not your day,
but, uh, that's the game.

It's been a great experience,
even though it's been very hard.

Yeah, I was grateful to be here.

You did good.

Look, I know
he's not dying, y'all.

What I'm feeling right now

is just grieving
the loss of having him

with me every day,

being there, supporting me,

believing in me more than
I believe in myself,

and really feeling

this loss, honestly,
just as much as he is.

Congratulations, Bananas.

Well done.

Theo, what the hell, man?

There's no way that body should
be able to get through that.

That is unbelievable.

Yeah, well, it wasn't enough.

So, Bananas, by winning

the elimination,
you now have some power.

I need you to select
three women-- except Tori,

of course, because she won
the challenge--

-to be our new targets.
-All right, uh...

Raise your hand if you were
cheering for me to win tonight.

All right, well, then,
that settles it, uh...

Olivia, Michele, Cara.

All right, so,
Olivia, Michele, and Cara Maria,

you're our new targets.

It's "Johnny's Angels,"
but at the end of the day,

Johnny's the only one
doing the saving.

So perhaps he is the angel,

but, you know,
more like Lucifer.

And now I'm in the fire.

But, honestly, we've seen when
my back is against the wall,

I come out,
and worst-case scenario,

I'm in that Arena,

I get another elimination win,
and I change the game.

Bananas,

go ahead and rejoin the group.

Well done.

I am devastated to lose Theo.

He's a great ally to me,
but also,

he's kind of Olivia's sanity.

Losing somebody in here,
I had to do it with Devin.

It's not easy.

And I think Olivia's gonna have
that experience as well.

Targets, winning is the only way
to ensure your safety.

You're one step closer
to the real final.

It's not gonna get any easier.

-Got it?
-Got it.

I'll see you soon.
Get out of here.

Now that Bananas is
back in the game,

obviously...

it sucks,

but from here on out, the game

is going to continue
to level up.

Everybody who's still here
is an incredible competitor.

I am nervous to see
what happens next.

See you on the other side.

All right, Theo,

I'm gonna give you
a chance to impact

who will be the new champion.

How you treat people
in this game really matters.

The decision
you're about to make

could be the difference
between someone

getting their share
of $1 million and not.

-What are we gonna have to do?
-Think we're about to find out.

You are about to make
a karma vote.

Oh, boy.

I'm gonna give Cory a five.
He's been a man of his word.

If there's
any floater in the game,

it's probably gonna be Cory.

Cory, a one.

Sorry, Rachel,
I'm gonna give you a two.

Michele,
I'm gonna give you a two.

You probably won't
make the final.

Jordan. If I rate him high,

then I feel like he might get
some extra points

that he doesn't need
in the final

because he's gonna beat
almost everybody.

Olivia, I'm gonna give you
the best advantage

you could ever get.

You're getting ten.

If I could get it, but I can't.

You'll be getting
a five as well.

Bananas. I'm gonna
give him a one.

Bananas eliminated me
and he dissed my girl.

Is-is it gonna show
everything that I say?

Like, if I say,
"Bananas, I don't think

you're gonna make it to the
final, so I'm giving you a one"?

Bananas, you've won seven times
already. You're getting one.

If he gets his eighth
championship before my boy Cory

gets his first,
I'm gonna be mad, but probably

not as mad as Cory
and his baby mama.

I do feel bad
giving Johnny a one.

-It's fine.
-Boom. Karma vote done.

I mean, this is
exactly what you need

to go through
in order to win the final.

Go!

This mini final
was exactly right, and,

um, I gave it my all.

The hardest part was,
I couldn't get the key.

If I would've been able
to just get that key,

I would've got to the puzzle
sooner and I think

I would've been able
to finish quicker.

I'm proud that I was able to
compete at the level that I did,

and on top of it
I was able to send CT home.

I mean, what else
can you ask for

besides making it to the final?

This is the first time--
one-- that I've ever

lost an individual challenge
and-- two--

that I've ever been a part
of a challenge with a purge.

I'm used to have a fighting
chance in the elimination.

You know, I wish I was going
into the Arena tonight

to, um, to still fight
to be in the game.

I want Cory
to really get this win.

I know how hard he's worked
for other Challenges.

I know he has the family.

Mama, I didn't do it,
but I'll be back.

Still got some more in me,
so, um, this isn't the last

you'll see me, and I know

I'm gonna bring
that win home for us.

Take me back to All Stars.

I can win that one.

I'm actually completely fine
with walking away,

and good luck to the winner.

Good luck, honest to God!

Many people would die
for this opportunity,

so it's a blessing to be here.

Literally, I come here
to have fun and do challenges,

and I can't even fathom the fact
that I've been doing this

for 14 years of my life.

I just came out of,

uh, All Stars 4 with $250,000.

I'm literally not greedy.

Uh, money doesn't mean
anything to me.

I'm peacefully going out
very happy.

You know, you need a bit of luck
in the game.

I hadn't had much.

High and low wasn't
the only factor in the end

'cause most the poles

got used up, but my strategy

could have been a bit better,
I guess.

Bananas was getting through
a bit easier than me,

but he's narrower than me,

shorter than me,
so he can navigate

a bit faster.

But there was no space left,

so I got stuck, and I guess

that extra five seconds

cost me.

All right, time!

But, you know, season 40.

It's an honor to even come
in the first place.

This has to be the highest level
Challenge there's ever been.

You know, I usually come
and dominate in most seasons.

The only good thing
about leaving right now,

just before the final, is, uh,

I get to save my body
and my toenails and my bones

and my sanity, at least.

I'm sure, when I get home
and a month or two goes by,

the, uh, eagerness
will come back,

so, uh, yeah,
I'm sure I'll be back.

Whoever wins, they deserve it.

Second, third, even to make
the final in this game is

a hell of an achievement.

Olivia, hope you get
to the final.

You're amazing, babe,
you made my experience here

everything that it's been.

If you weren't here,
God knows what I would've done.

If you do win,

you can take me on holiday.

But, uh, yeah, good luck.

See you on the other side.

All right, ready?

Woo-hoo!

There's a storm a-brewing,

and it's coming
fast and furious.

You and Johnny are at odds.

-Okay, so, that's fine.
-That's not my fight.

You're the one
starting the divide.

You're not taking blows at me.

You're taking low blows at her.

Oh, my God.
Why am I involved in this?

The game is meant
to make you choose a side.

Then just shh!

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