[cinematic music playing]
[Ky] If I fail, I'm letting an entire country down.
[Fernanda] Mexicans are resilient,
and we're here to prove that.
[Matt] I'm not just out here for myself.
I'm representing my country.
[narrator] For the first time ever,
seven teams representing seven regions from across the globe
will compete together for their homeland
in Southern Africa's Zululand,
where they must survive the wild
and each other... -[screaming]
...for 40 days...
[Alexa] This is our battlefield, and we're here to fight.
...with not even the clothes on their backs...
[shivering sobs]
...to win $200,000.
[screaming]
[Rene speaking]
Previously on "Global Showdown"...
-Oh -- it's a new map. -What?
"Tomorrow, you will migrate to a new zone."
We're moving?
Teams migrated 11 miles southeast to Zone 2,
an ancient forest of massive raffia palms
along a large brackish lake...
[Frank] Be very careful here.
-Hippo footprints. -[Alexa] They are big.
[gasp] Uh-oh!
...where the scoreboard reset, erasing leads
and returning everybody to square one.
Oh, my God! Yes!
[Teal] We just lost all of our traction.
[Ky] This is nerve-wracking.
It's back to day one.
Oh, [bleep].
The survivalists were tasked with building raffia palm rafts
and competed in a test of their craft's
balance and maneuverability...
[Matt] Push it real hard, Gabby!
[Rene] Go, go, go!
-[Pablo grunts] -[screaming]
...with Mexico rising from worst to first
on the scoreboard.
[cheering and screaming]
¡México, cabrones!
¡Viva México, cabrón!
But costly errors...
-[loud thud] -[grunts]
-Come on now! -OK, turn around.
Lexa, check your bag!
[bleep].
Dropped the lily pad.
...put USA South and Australia below the red line
for the first time.
[Frank] It's a swift fall
from number one to almost dead last.
[Alexa] You feel like you let the country down,
yourself down, your teammate down
in a challenge where it could have really proved my worth
and I've [bleep] lost it for us.
And that sucks.
-[Gabby] The sun is brutal. -[Matt] Yeah.
[Gabby] It might be the hottest day yet.
The sun is shining. Heat index is already climbing.
You can tell whenever you hear cicadas, you know that
it's getting a certain temperature through the day.
[Gabby] Just see what we can find out there, Matt.
Like, this could be a tremendous,
tremendous asset for us.
We are in zone two.
This is a huge environment to explore.
We're gonna be able to fish out in the middle of this lake
and potentially procure more resources.
USA East currently sits in second place
with 200 points,
and their runner up finish in the raft challenge
earned them a kudu hide and a cast net.
Looks like we found a sandbar, Matt.
[Matt] Yeah, I think it's probably shallow.
Our plan is to go to this little sandbar,
try to step on to, if it's real shallow,
hold the boat in the same spot,
and then fish on the right point of it.
A sandbar like this, surrounded by some deeper water...
-[Gabby] Yeah. -...this is where bait would
get ambushed from predators. -[Gabby] Really?
If you just wanna try to throw that out,
we're gonna see if we can get something to hit it.
Here, if you lose track of your situational awareness,
you can die by hippo, you name it.
In the water is absolutely deadly.
Hold up, I'll keep an eye out, too,
for anything that might else be cruising in the sandbar there.
Brackish environments such as this, a mix of freshwater
and saltwater, attract deadly Zambezi sharks
that come in from the Indian Ocean via rivers.
These massive predators, up to 13 feet long
and weighing 700 pounds,
attack their prey using powerful jaws with
serrated teeth, ideal for tearing flesh.
[Matt speaking]
Since my arms are tired, I'm not being able to really,
like, throw it with a lot of strength for it to finish
opening up.
Pablo and I, we're the ones that have been struggling
the most to get food. We need some calories.
We need protein. Nothing in it.
Mexico has surged to the top with 250 points.
Their first place finish in the raft challenge
earned them fruit and a cast net.
[Fernanda] I cannot be right now in the sun.
We need to hydrate ourselves because this place might be
like a jungle, but it's also very hot.
And being on the water and going fishing doesn't help.
The coastal jungle of Zone 2 experiences high temperatures
and humidity due to its tropical climate.
This puts the survivalists at greater risk
for heat exhaustion, which can quickly lead
to severe headaches and heat stroke.
[Fernanda] It's that time of the challenge that you start
feeling nauseous, getting dizzy.
I feel nervous, because I don't wanna
screw up when we have come this far.
Hello.
Did you get fish?
-No? -No, there's no fish right now.
Oh, really? Gosh.
Brazil sits in third place with 170 points.
They are the only team that did not claim a cast net
after the raft challenge, choosing a kudu hide instead.
[Rene speaking]
People said me, "No fish in this water."
You don't know how to do it.
[Marina speaking]
[Rene and Marina speaking]
-Ooh. -Yeah!
[Rene] Woohoo!
[Marina] Yeah!
[Rene speaking]
[Marina] Yeah! [indistinct]
I bring my rod, my line, and my hook.
-Woo-hoo! -Woo-hoo!
[in Portuguese]
[Rene speaking]
[Gabby] I can feel the dehydration setting in.
A sun like this could take a weak competitor
out of the challenge.
If you're not eating, if you're not well hydrated,
if you're exhausted, this sun could take you out.
I'm not even sure what the heat index is,
but I'll tell you what, right now, to be a naked person
without shade, it's tough out here.
[Rene] Yep.
[Rene speaking]
[both] Cheers!
[Rene] It'll be perfect.
[Rene speaking]
-[wind blowing loudly] -[thunder rumbling]
[Marina speaking]
[Rene speaking]
[thunder strikes loudly]
It has been raining now for a good solid hour
of the night and I'll tell you what,
we decided to skip the fruit
on this last challenge and get an extra hide.
Right now, Gabby and I are well protected.
She is sleeping and it's inevitable.
Any challenge you go on, it will at some point rain.
[thunder violently rumbling]
We are trying to stay warm,
even though we're wet.
It started raining, and then it started raining harder,
and then it started raining harder.
We're just hanging on until dawn.
[thunder strikes]
[Ky speaking]
[Fernanda and Pablo speaking]
[bleep].
[rain pouring down]
[storm rumbling]
[birds chirping]
[Ky] We really need to get a roof over our heads.
[Alexa] Definitely.
We're gonna make a slanted roof and then layering
the palms down so the water will run off that way.
[Ky] This weather is unpredictable.
We've got a raffia forest at our disposal.
There's no excuse for us not to be dry and warm
every single night.
After Alexa's mistake in the raft challenge,
Australia sits in last place.
But the points they received for building a raft
allowed them to claim a cast net.
[Alexa] Now we're at the bottom of the table,
but Australians are known for never giving up
and never quitting and we're gonna go back
fighting again next time.
[Ky] Anytime you can improve your situation is a good day.
[Alexa] Absolutely.
[Marina] I am building my roof.
[Rene speaking]
[Gabby] All right, well, we got a little bit of shelter
on our boma.
You can see Matt is still working up there.
We'll put a canopy over our fire so that
in the event we get a storm tonight,
we can keep our fire going.
[Ky] The fire's protected. The hides can start to dry out.
Room enough for both of us to stay dry.
-Yep -- would be the first time. -It's great.
That's great.
I know you're very tired.
-It was a hard night. -I didn't sleep.
-[Pablo] Yeah. -Basically at all.
Fernanda is not feeling well, very, very depleted of energy.
But she's a tough warrior, so I know she will
pass through this.
Yeah, just let me get myself together right now,
because I'm feeling like dizzy. -Yeah, I know.
-It's hard. -Yeah.
-OK. -OK.
[exhales sharply]
Oh.
We have a new scroll with arrows.
This is weird.
Hey, there's a scroll.
Oh.
First, we get caught out in a horrific African storm.
And now, we have another challenge.
Scroll time.
-It is scroll time. -Another challenge with a bow.
"Today, you will create the traditional hunting weapon
known as the atlatl."
"Tomorrow, bring your weapon to the X, where you will put it
to the test."
This challenge has words in it
that I have never heard before, like an atlatl.
Who even knows what that is?
[survivalist] It's the most primitive weapon up on the planet.
An atlatl is a critically valuable tool for survivalists
because it allows hunters to throw a stick or an arrow
at much greater distance and velocity.
[survivalist speaking]
It acts as an extension of a hunter's throwing arm.
With the flick of a wrist, the increased length allows
an arrow to move through a larger arc, which increases
launch velocity up to 50 miles per hour.
Some African tribal hunters still use it today to hunt
large prey, such as wild boar and Cape buffalo,
from a safe distance.
I did make one atlatl before.
-Yeah? -Yeah,
but it's really hard to shot with the atlatl.
The teams have been given arrows, and both members will
be required to use their atlatl to hit a target
in tomorrow's challenge.
We'll have to scour a little bit of the woods
to find the right materials, but I am super excited.
Building an atlatl is mandatory, and will earn
each team 50 points.
I've never made an atlatl, so I'm looking forward
to learning how to make an atlatl.
Heck yeah. Atlatl time.
-Heck yeah -- let's go. -Woo!
That's easy. I know how to make atlatls.
We can make it two different styles maybe.
I'm pretty, pretty competent at atlatls.
I am too.
USA South is below the red line with 150 points
and in danger of facing elimination.
After their fourth place finish in yesterday's challenge,
they claimed a cast net.
[Teal] We have a new challenge ahead of us.
It's an atlatl challenge, and Frank and I, ooh,
they better watch out, 'cause Frank and I are atlatl pros.
[Frank] The atlatl predates bow and arrow.
It may very well be the first, like, projectile weapon ever,
other than a spear.
People hunted mammoth with these things, mastodon.
They hunted giant ground sloths.
They hunted the giant beaver.
They hunted cave bears and dire wolves.
We get one day to build this, huh?
-We only need like 45 minutes to build an atlatl. -Yeah.
The thing is, the atlatl is more
more primitive even than the bow.
[Fernanda] I'm feeling the worst that I've felt physically
during this competition,
so it's the worst day for me to have this pressure.
It sucks that I feel a little bit off.
I -- my head hurts a lot, and I don't know, I'm not OK.
-[Pablo speaking] -[Fernanda grunts]
[Pablo speaking]
¡Ay!
[Fernanda] ¡Ay!
Concerned for Fernanda's health, producers call in
a medic to assess her condition.
[medic speaking]
[Fernanda] Maybe like a liter, liter and a half.
[medic speaking]
-Yeah. -[medic speaking]
[Fernanda] Yes. When I stand up,
it's a little bit like woo. -[medic] OK
Fernanda is running a fever of 101 degrees,
and her blood pressure has dropped to 90 over 70.
[medic speaking]
Yeah.
It's determined that Fernanda is suffering
from heat exhaustion and dehydration.
If her symptoms escalate, she may be at risk
of heat stroke.
The medic recommends that she should rest and stay
hydrated and will continue to monitor Fernanda
for improvement.
But for now, she is cleared to remain in the challenge.
[Fernanda] We have to build our atlatls.
Don't worry, I will work on it.
Yeah, if you start, then I'll follow you.
[Pablo] Yeah, you need to have some rest.
[Fernanda exhales sharply]
Thank you.
[Matt] This one might be it.
This raffia palm.
It should be able to make a perfect atlatl.
See, there's a natural groove.
[Gabby] Yeah, do you want one with a groove?
Might as well already have one with a groove.
The groove is to secure the arrow firmly in place,
before it gets launched.
[Matt] This is something that I am not just an expert in.
I am a instructor in a world category with the atlatl.
I have thrown an atlatl since a small kid.
I have a lot of friends that call me Mattlatl.
So, essentially figure out a straight section
about the length of an arrow. -[Gabby] Like here?
[Matt] Yeah. Yep.
And then as long as your hand can fit around it to also hold
from underneath, you just wanna be able to pinch this...
-[Gabby] Mm-hmm. -...in your index and thumb.
To build their atlatls, Matt and Gabby cut sections
of palm branches slightly shorter
than the arrows they'll be using.
They then carve out holes and thread through cordage
to hold the feathered ends of the arrow in place.
The arrow sits in the natural groove of the raffia palm,
ready to be launched.
[Gabby] I'm excited for this challenge,
I'm excited that, you know, we're already
in second place, and we may have an ability here to propel
ourselves into the first place slot.
Two foot long, standard length.
Can we win best arrow flingers?
Time will tell.
So I think you should make your very own.
-How do you feel about that? -I think that's a great idea.
[Ky] All right.
Would you like to make the shorter one
or the longer one? -[Alexa] The shorter one.
[Ky] All right.
[Alexa] Up till now, Ky has really been taking the lead
on making the things with a lot of technical expertise
that I just don't have when it comes to knife work.
Today, we decide that I'm gonna make my own atlatl.
-OK, so when you're doing this... -Yeah.
...you are doing a slightly inwards cut,
but not massively inwards, OK?
'Cause you don't wanna take a lot off.
[Alexa] The raft challenge really threw me a loop.
I was really rattled.
It was the first time in this competition that
I really thought that I could step up my game
and come across the line as an individual
as opposed to just taking instruction
from a legend. And it didn't go my way.
Is that long enough?
Elbow to...
Oh, you said slightly longer, didn't you?
Yeah.
Off the back of that, there's a definite lack
of self-confidence and this place fuels self-doubt.
But it is definitely difficult to separate myself
from the fact that we are on the bottom of the scoreboard
because I made a mistake.
I'm used to being so proficient at things.
And out here, you know, you have to leave
your ego at the door.
[Ky] Alexa, she doesn't have the bushcraft and survival
experience that most people have out here.
But what she does have is an amazing survival attitude.
And I have not seen someone give more than Alexa out here.
-That's good? -Yeah.
So, like, you wanna just be able to
hold it
and pinch the arrow
over the top of it. -OK.
It's gonna be a long, slow process for me, but --
-[chuckles] -It's all right.
[chuckling]
[Rene] To make this atlatl, I will use the raffs palm
and the arrows.
Brazil need to climb in the scoreboard.
[in Portuguese]
For their atlatl, Rene cuts a second groove
in his raffia palm so he can attach a handle
to give them better control when launching their arrow.
[Rene speaking]
[Marina speaking]
[Marina] Yeah.
[Rene in Portuguese]
We got 50 points because we built the atlatl.
But it's most important to train.
I need to have muscle memory for tomorrow.
[Marina] Yeah.
Ooh.
Very nice.
You've never thrown an atlatl, so...
-[Gabby] No. -You're gonna hold it down
towards the end, lay it on top of your fingers.
[Gabby] Making this atlatl earns us 50 points,
so we'll have 250 points on the scoreboard,
and that's pretty exciting.
You are flinging it.
Matt is an atlatl expert, and I am not, so I'm a little
insecure in my skills, but I'm excited to get
out there and give him a try.
[Matt] Yep, so if that happens, you just held onto it
a hair too long? -[Gabby] OK, higher?
Flies all over the place.
[Matt] I watched Gabby throwing with the raffia palm,
and it's just not working. It has no flex.
It has no way to propel this arrow properly.
It's just not the right system.
It's not working, and she needs to use something else.
So I take a Y stick.
I go thinking outside the box and branch out, as I might say.
It's got a Y at the back of it that I tie the string.
Matt ties a string to the end of the sapling for the arrow
to fit into.
The sapling is lighter than a raffia palm
and offers greater flexibility, producing a spring-like effect
to launch the arrow.
[Matt] Now I don't need a groove.
I don't need extra work.
And what I do have is the flexibility
of this sapling.
That flexibility might just be what it needs to get
a little bit more control of a very, very light arrow dart.
Just gotta mix it up, give yourself a brain --
your brain a little... -[Gabby] Reset.
Reset. Just try a different one.
[bleep] Threw that fast.
[Gabby] Sorry.
[Matt] They're going fast, though.
Right now, Gabby and I have Team Brazil on our heels.
Good shot.
[Matt] Team Mexico got themselves back in this challenge.
Team Australia, Team USA South,
all of them are absolute competitors,
and you gotta treat them as such.
Both of us have gotta be on point.
And right now, this is brand new muscle memory for Gabby.
She has less than 24 hours to master an entirely new
atlatl type skill. -[Gabby] No.
I'm a little nervous personally.
And this is the first time I've experienced this
during the challenge. I've never thrown an atlatl.
I wanna be at my best
so my partner and I can win this thing.
Sorry.
[Pablo] I'm carving this part in the middle for the arrow
to sit in.
[soft moan]
-[Pablo speaking] -[Fernanda] Yeah?
Yeah.
OK. I'm gonna go out and test it
just to see how it throws.
-Rest. -[Fernanda moans]
Thank you.
[Pablo speaking]
Fernanda is feeling sick.
I know it's pretty rough.
I just hope that she can fight through it and keep on pushing.
[Fernanda] I'm getting really frustrated because I don't wanna be
taken care of when we have
something huge coming up tomorrow.
I don't like to let myself be vulnerable.
We're finally on top of the red line.
We are in first place and we wanna stay there,
so I'm not gonna give up without a fight.
[Pablo speaking]
[Fernanda speaking]
I'm just worried that if I don't practice,
we're not gonna do well tomorrow.
[Pablo] We gained 50 points
for the construction of the atlatl.
We want to stay on top.
Shooting an atlatl is very hard.
This is less about strength, more about technique.
-You can go for it. -So the movement is...
Just like... [sharp whistle]
[Fernanda] Maybe it's just like...
Yeah.
[Fernanda] This is anybody's game.
Shooting with the atlatl is hard.
So, yeah, I don't think it's gonna be an easy
challenge for anyone.
So I think that the stand is like this.
Ah! Almost! [chuckles]
You -- you got it.
[Frank] We're gonna practice with it.
I have quite a bit of experience with atlatls,
both making and shooting.
This is a super simple build.
You know, there's no fancy bells and whistles.
The materials we're using is raffia palm and a bit
of string, and an arrow.
But we have to perform with this,
and the stakes are high.
Oh!
That sucked. These arrows are a little low.
[Teal] Your release is too late.
Maybe put your thing way the [bleep] up.
[Frank] Yeah.
Let's see if we can set 'em up like this.
I bet you that'll work like a [bleep] champ, bro.
We're trying to figure out a way to secure the arrow
so that it won't be too low.
We're gonna use this riser system so we can
lift the arrow off of the atlatl.
To correct the flight path of their arrow,
Frank and Teal are adding a riser to their atlatl
so the arrow can be launched
from a better angle, resulting in a higher throw
toward the target.
Let's try this.
Most atlatls have a degree of a curve to them,
and also the arrow is longer, so this one has to compensate
some other way.
[Teal] Nice.
That was the best one, and I just kind of
stepped and threw. Like I was throwing a ball.
You're gonna stick this next one.
See, I told you!
[Teal] We've got progress.
The only thing we have to worry about between now and tomorrow
is stage fright.
-I think we're dialed in, sir. -[Frank] I think so.
[Teal] That's a pretty good grouping.
[Frank] That's a pretty damn good grouping.
[Teal] Can I say we just go for a swim?
Yeah. As a reward.
[Teal] As a reward.
-Oi! -Oi-kay!
-So not so high. -Holy guacamole.
Here's one.
Australia is the final team to finish building
their atlatl, adding 50 points to their total.
-Oh, my God. -OK, so you're releasing up.
Up. I need to release down.
-[Ky] Or straight. -[Alexa] Or straight.
There is an art to this, that is for sure.
[Ky] Yeah?
Yeah, it's just figuring out that system that works for you.
Then you have to be able to replicate it accurately.
I mean, I'm always nervous.
Like, these challenges are so far outside of what I usually
do that this is like, off the charts.
-[Alexa] Oi! -Right.
What did you do technique-wise for that?
You're flicking your wrist at the end, yeah?
[Ky] Don't do it while I'm here.
[Alexa] No.
-But you are, right? -[Ky] A little bit, yep.
[Alexa] It's a challenge where both people have to go.
So if I can't hit the target, like, we might be stuck
on the bottom of the table again,
and again, and again, and again. [chuckles]
So yeah, a little nervous.
Oh! Way too high.
I just haven't found that sweet spot yet as to where I need
to let the arrow go.
Oh.
So I'm hoping that will come at some point.
-[Ky] Don't stress, this is -- -[Alexa] I'm not.
-I'm just commenting to myself. -[Ky] OK, OK.
I just don't want you to spiral about it.
How you doing?
[Ky] Of course. You going swimming?
-[Frank speaking] -[Ky] Nice.
Frank and Teal, we saw them heading for a swim today.
I don't know whether that means they're overly confident
in their technique and what they're doing,
but it wouldn't surprise me in the least if they turn up
with another stick and a piece of string
and just hit a bullseye.
[Ky] They're obviously feeling confident.
[Alexa] 100%.
[Ky] As usual.
[Teal] We have this thing in the back.
Our confidence in the skill is unshakable.
It is.
Both of us are very confident in our skills and ready to go
win this competition.
Oi.
The raft challenge absolutely rattled me.
[Ky] Lexa!
-Alexa! -[Alexa speaking]
[Ky speaking]
[Alexa] I feel like this is my chance at redemption.
Oh, my God.
For us to come out and avoid elimination,
we have to win tomorrow.
[bleep] I'm doing with these arrows
that I'm...
I cannot figure it out for the life of me.
My arrows are hitting the ground in front of the target.
Oh, my God. Oh.
They're going left of the target.
They're going right of the target.
They're going straight over the top of the target.
I mean, we have to basically win the challenge tomorrow
to try and get out from under that red line.
-It's gonna be a long day. -[Alexa] Yep.
[Ky] We will stay out here until our fingers bleed
on this one, if we have to.
[Alexa] Oh, my God.
Gotta be on point today.
It is part of a mental strategy to make sure we win
so big today that...
I think I threw the atlatl
about two million times in my sleep.
You know, if you can't fall asleep, they say count sheep.
No, no.
If you can't fall asleep, throw an atlatl in your mind
and you will not sleep, but you will be ready
for the next day.
Let's go throw some atlatl, shall we?
[Gabby] Here we go.
-My shoes. -Your little knife.
[Fernanda] I have the little knife.
[Pablo] We don't want to be on the bottom again.
Mexico is at the top of the scoreboard,
and we will stay there.
Let's go. Vámonos.
[Ky] There's a lot on the line today, but we've given it
absolutely everything to get to this stage, honestly. -100%.
We've left it all on the table with this one.
We knew we had to. We've done it.
And whatever happens now, we just have to be at peace
with it, because we tried our absolute [bleep] best.
All right, let's see what happens today.
[Rene] Whoa!
Everybody bumped up a bit.
Heading into today's challenge, all five teams have
built their atlatls, adding 50 points
to their totals.
USA South and Australia are below the red line
and in danger of facing elimination.
[Matt] Even though Mexico is first place,
and Gabby and I are second place still,
anyone on here could find themselves in big trouble
because this competition could make it or break it.
"Today, you will put your bushcraft atlatl
"to the test.
"Both team members will use their atlatls to pierce
a high target."
In phase one of today's multi-phase challenge,
teams will need to use their atlatls to pierce
an impala hide target 10 yards away.
Both team members must puncture their target before they can
move on to phase two.
"Only the first three teams
to land successful strikes will advance."
-[sharp gasp] -Whoa.
[Rene speaking]
"For those who move forward, the hunt continues.
Each team must skin, gut, and dress an impala."
Ah!
Ho-ho!
OK.
-Wow. -Impala.
[bleep].
The three teams moving on to phase two will need
to demonstrate their field dressing skills by skinning
and gutting an impala.
Whoa, impala!
OK, this is interesting.
Each impala provides more than 50 pounds of meat,
but only the top three teams will earn one.
[Pablo] We are hungry.
I'm a big guy, so I need some of that meat of impala.
-Wow. -That's pretty big.
To walk away with an impala today, that's a game changer.
That impala could be worth $200,000.
"To finish the challenge, both team members must smear
their face with the blood of their dressed impala."
Now we're talking! Get savage!
This challenge just told me that I have to get savage.
I am the savage. This is what I do.
This challenge is made for me, and right now, I can't tell
my opponents that they don't have a chance,
but I'm telling you right now, I've already won it.
Points will be awarded by the order of finish.
The teams that do not move on to phase two earn zero points
and no impala meat.
"Tomorrow, teams below the red line will face off
to avoid elimination." -Oh, my God.
-Tomorrow.
[exhales sharply]
-Yikes, that's soon. -Holy [bleep].
[Ky] Ever since I saw Australia's name below that red line,
we knew we would have to fight to not get eliminated.
[Alexa] This is savage.
We can just only hope that all of our practice will pay off.
Wow.
We're below the red line, but we're confident.
There's no doubt in my mind
we're gonna attack this challenge.
"Your challenge starts now."
-[Rene] Go, Marina, go. -[Alexa] Go, go, go, go, go.
[Pablo] Come on!
[Matt] I could probably throw an atlatl in the dark
in my sleep underwater,
but right now, it's about my partner.
I need her to get through this.
[Gabby] Go, Matt, go, Matt. go, Matt, go, Matt.
[Rene speaking]
[Pablo speaking in Spanish]
[Alexa] It's OK. Slow and steady.
Here we go, buddy. Here we go.
All right, let's get this done.
[bleep].
[Gabby] All right, Matt.
Take your time. Deep breath.
Here we go.
-There it is. -Go, go, go.
[bleep], hey.
Matt has managed to pierce his hide on his first shot.
I mean, what the actual [bleep].
-[Marina] Yeah! -[Rene] I hit.
Yes!
You got this, Gabby. You got this, Gabby.
[Gabby] Oh.
Oh.
[Rene speaking]
[Marina speaking]
Come on, right on target, just like we practiced.
[Frank] Damn it.
[Ky whispering]
[in Spanish]
[Fernanda] We can feel the pressure,
and now that we're on top, we wanna stay on top.
[Matt] Go, go, go.
[Gabby] Matt's voice is in my head.
I think about all the things that we've talked about,
keeping my feet on the ground, getting my follow through.
Raise it up just a hair.
[Teal] Keep going.
You got this, Gabby. Stay strong.
Remember, stay steady.
Good hit, good hit. It bounced off
but good hit.
Oof!
[in Portuguese]
[inhales]
-[Frank] Damn it! -OK, one more.
Let's go.
We were hitting the target plenty good yesterday.
Today seems like a whole another world.
Come on. Come on, Frank.
[Teal] It's very difficult throwing
this really light dart or arrow under pressure.
Oof!
Oh, that was so close. Slow and steady.
Oh, [bleep].
My confidence is a bit shook.
My first couple of throws with the atlatl,
I'm throwing into the dirt in front of me,
and I've never done that before.
[in Spanish]
[Fernanda] [bleep]!
Fernanda is missing the target and getting frustrated.
[grunts in frustration] [speaking Spanish]
[Pablo] Dale, dale, dale.
Pablo can sense that I'm nervous.
[exhales sharply]
So I give Pablo a chance.
[both speaking in Spanish]
You got this, Gabby, you got this.
It just takes one, buddy.
[exhales sharply] Just a little low.
Gabby, her arm is like a noodle.
She's flinging one after another.
It's like she's fighting at the damn Alamo.
You got this. You got this.
All right. Stay steady.
Don't lift your body up.
-Go! -[Gabby] Go, baby.
-We got it, Matt. -[gasps]
[Marina speaking]
[Teal] Team USA East, they're off for the impala.
Oh, [bleep].
[Alexa] That means there are only two spots left,
and we haven't got our first arrow yet.
[Gabby] Here we go. You got what you want?
You need help? Let's go.
In phase two, each team must skin and gut their impala.
Only the first three teams will earn the chance
to field dress the animal and harvest its meat.
[Gabby] Big tree, big tree. This one, Matt.
-Here we go. -[Rene] Marina, breathe.
Marina, breathe. Keep your concentration.
Keep your focus.
[Marina] Yeah! I get it.
I'm in shock!
Run, Rene! Run, Rene! Run!
[Marina speaking]
Right down the middle. Come on.
Both Marina and Gabby have already gotten their arrows
stuck, and Brazil and USA Team East are
off to process their impalas.
[Marina] We got it.
Right in here, buddy. Here we go.
[grunting]
-Get it in there. -[Marina speaking]
Let's get a little bit of prep work going.
-[Gabby] You got it, buddy. -Good throwing, Gabby.
[Gabby] You got it, buddy. We're gonna get this.
150 points on the board right now.
Don't worry. I'm gonna do what I do.
[Gabby] I know. Do what you do, Matt.
This is your game.
[Rene] It's really important to hang the impala on the branch
because it's more easy to work.
For teams to successfully field dress an impala,
they must make the incision, remove internal organs,
remove the skin, and remove the appendages
to complete the challenge.
[Rene speaking]
[Gabby] All right, I'm gonna break this arrow.
Do you have the kukri?
[Matt] There are no kukri, we don't need it.
[Gabby] OK, do you want me to snap this?
-Yep. -[Gabby] OK.
If you need a shorter arrow...
All right, I'm gonna go around the head.
[Matt] Yeah.
[Gabby] Matt works so quickly.
It's crazy. I work with my arrow.
I snap it in half. I'm cutting around the neck.
We are basically working as quickly as we can.
Ooh, stinky.
First place prize today is gonna rely on how fast we can
process this impala.
[Gabby] We got it, buddy.
[Matt] And at this point, it's second nature.
By getting it, I'm gonna leave about almost 20% of the weight
of this creature here, so I can carry the sucker back.
I know how to field dress an animal.
I could do it in my sleep.
I am taking that knife like a surgeon, and I am going
around each joint.
[Gabby] We got it, buddy.
[Matt] I'm cutting at the exact spot of the joint where it needs
to detach, so I don't have to cut it again.
Let's go.
Three teams compete for the last impala
and the chance to continue in the challenge.
But none of the remaining teams have hit their target hide.
[Alexa] Ky's taken multiple shots with the atlatl now,
and all of them are sort of just skimming past.
She's getting close on a couple of them.
Ugh!
There you go. You're in your rhythm now.
You're all right.
There's a lot at stake for us in this challenge.
Teams below the red line will be going
to elimination tomorrow.
[Alexa] Back to basics. Just breathe.
[Pablo] Ay!
[in Spanish]
Pablo keeps getting so close, but still missing.
[Frank] I'm missing so bad. This sucks.
You got this, Frank. Just like we practiced.
Easy peasy.
[Frank] The stakes are high in this.
Not to mention just the lack of food here.
You know, winning that impala is a huge deal.
All right, we got this. Right down the middle.
Come on. Come on.
-We got this. -[Frank sighs]
Take a breath.
Yes!
Go ahead.
[Ky] I breathe, I calm down, I notch the arrow in my atlatl,
and I throw it.
[Alexa] Yes, Ky!
[Alexa] You got this, girl. You know you do.
USA South and Australia have hit the target hide
with one arrow, and each need one more to move on
to phase two of the challenge,
while Mexico has yet to hit the target.
[Alexa] Good God, now it's my turn.
I'm facing off with Teal, and I know personally
how talented she is.
I am having to step up to the plate.
I took complete responsibility for what happened in the raft
challenge and the position that I've put us in.
You can do it.
Bag behind your back. You got it.
Take your time. Just take your time.
[Alexa speaking]
If [bleep] goes sideways for me again today,
that's gonna be a huge blow to my self-confidence.
[Ky] Deep breaths.
Bag behind your back. You got it.
-[Gabby] Got the legs? -[Matt] Yep.
Teams USA East and Brazil have advanced to phase two
of the challenge...
[Marina] Let's go.
...dressing and skinning an impala.
[Fernanda] OK, una más, una más.
Still in phase one, teams Mexico, USA South,
and Australia battle for the last impala.
The next team to hit the target hide advances to phase two,
leaving the remaining two teams with zero points and no impala.
[Ky] You got this, girl.
Close. You can do it.
[Frank] You got it, Teal! You got it!
-[Teal] [bleep]. -[Pablo grunts]
-[Fernanda in Spanish] -[Ky] I believe in you.
-Yes! -Yes! [bleep]
-[Ky] You [bleep] legend! -[Alexa] [bleep] yeah!
-[bleep] [indistinct] -[chuckling]
[both] Oh, [bleep]
-[chuckling] -[Ky] [indistinct]
Oh, my [bleep] God!
-[Ky] Right! Go! -[Alexa] Go!
[Ky] Drag it to the nearest [indistinct].
[Alexa] I have never felt
so badass in my life and it feels so good
coming out of my hand and the faces of the two teams
left on the shooting zones have just dropped,
but there's no time to waste with the third team
to hit the target we can then move on
to the second part of the challenge,
which is then field dressing an entire impala.
I couldn't bloody believe it. She hits the target.
She's managed to do it faster than me,
and I am so stoked for her.
I'm so [bleep] proud of you.
-[Alexa] So proud of us. -[Ky] Oh, my God.
Three teams advance to phase two of the challenge
for the chance to earn up to 150 points,
leaving USA South and Mexico with zero points.
and a guarantee that USA South will face
elimination tomorrow, while Mexico's fate hinges
on the top three finishers.
[Teal exhaling] Oh, my goodness gracious.
[Frank] Teal and I are both a little shocked.
Fourth and fifth don't get anything.
We're gonna face an elimination challenge.
That is not good.
It might be our last day in the Great Zululand.
It could be.
We went from first last zone to last in the second zone.
That's a swift fall.
[Teal] Let's go get our items.
[Frank] Yeah.
USA South's atlatl build raises their total points
for this zone to 200 and earns them a new asset,
selecting fruit.
All right.
That's it.
-[bleep] yes. -[bleep].
[Pablo] We don't get points and we don't get an impala.
-I really wanted the impala. -Yeah.
We really needed that protein.
At this point, Pablo and I, we're just counting numbers.
Let's see how everything goes with them in the second phase.
And how we end up in the scoreboard.
Yeah.
[Fernanda] I am really, really nervous.
The most important thing is that Mexico do not fall
below the red line.
Mexico ends the challenge with 300 points,
earning 50 points for their atlatl,
but zero additional points in the challenge.
At the 300 point milestone, they select a kudu hide
as their one new item.
-[Ky] Large knife. -[Alexa] Large knife.
In order for Australia to avoid elimination,
they must place first in the second phase
of the challenge.
[Ky] Miracles would have to happen
in order for us to get above the red line today.
-Small knife? -[Alexa] Small knife.
[Ky] But as we've seen in these challenges,
it's anyone's game to the end.
In phase two, each team must field dress their impala
by making a clean cut from the top
to the bottom of the animal.
Internal organs and skin are removed,
and legs are removed below the knee.
-[Matt] Going just. -[Gabby] You're going guts?
[Matt] So watch yourself first.
Matt is the fastest animal dresser I have ever seen
in my entire life.
Here we go, Matt.
[Matt] All right, he's gutted.
[Gabby] We're eating tonight, Brazil!
Oh, my God, Matt really fast.
-Skin. -[Rene speaking]
[in Portuguese]
[Alexa] Is there anything I can do?
[Ky speaking]
Oh, a wide. We need a wide.
[Ky] Yep. [grunts]
I'm gonna get it on the ground and then we're gonna lift it.
[Alexa] Here's a wide here.
[grunting and panting]
Ky has this ingenious idea to take out all the guts
on the ground first.
And that's a brilliant idea in this case,
because that means it's gonna be much lighter for us
to hook it up in the tree and continue
with the skinning process.
-OK, if I go... -Yeah.
-OK. -[Gabby] You got it?
Shoulders.
Just pull down as much as you can pull down.
-I'll cut the rest. -[Gabby] Yep, I'm here.
We start peeling. Matt's peeling from the top.
We are basically undressing this impala, pulling the skin
off as quickly as we can.
-Grab whatever you can. -[Gabby] Sheath it.
And just pull.
[in Portuguese]
[Marina] Yeah!
[grunts] Yeah!
Do I just cut through? What do I do here?
-Down that [indistinct]? -[Ky] You just go and start, um, down the leg.
I know that both Ky and I have a never-say-die attitude
until the very end, and that is what Australia is all about.
[Ky] Just cut around the flesh there.
[Gabby] All the way down to the elbow. There it is.
-[Matt grunts] -All right, skin's off.
[Matt] I might as well have told this impala to take
its damn clothes off.
That is how fast this is.
This impala is now done.
-Hey, Gabby, it's a war! -[Gabby chuckles]
-Yeah! -We did it!
[howls]
-[chuckling] -[Matt] [indistinct]
-[Ky] How many have finished? -Gab -- Matt and Gabby.
[Marina speaking]
[Matt] This is where it's at, Gabby.
Did you -- ah! It's all you, Matt.
-[growls] -[Gabby growls] -- Ugh!
Do it! Embrace it!
-Yes! -[reluctant enjoyment]
[Gabby] Raw heart.
Chew that thing up. Swallow it.
Blood all over our faces. We have won this challenge.
150 points. We have an impala to take home.
This is a big day for Team USA East.
[Matt grunts in excitement]
[Gabby chuckles] Nice work, Matt.
Killed that one, baby. Nice job.
Ah!
Yeah! Yeah!
-Yeah! -Yeah!
-We got this! -[growls]
Woo!
This is Brazil!
[Alexa] OK, they finished. That's all right.
-[Ky] We can take our time. -[Alexa] I know.
[Ky speaking]
At the end of today's challenge, USA East's victory
puts them on top of the leaderboard.
And though Mexico falls from first,
their 300 points keeps them safe from elimination.
But Australia's third-place finish was not enough
to move them above the red line.
And they will face off against USA South
in an elimination challenge tomorrow.
-Like always, we do. -Remove the dust, yeah.
-This is us. -That was our goal
and we got it.
And now we are safe from elimination.
[cheering]
[Rene speaking]
If you don't play to win, don't play at all!
[Ky] It does mean I think we face US South --
USA South in the elimination though.
[Alexa] No. Holy [bleep].
Even though we've done an incredible job today,
we both know that there's no chance of scraping
above that red line.
We're going to get food, but we're also going to
the next elimination.
Come here, sweetheart.
You earned this.
Your warrior stripes.
[Gabby] Grab an item.
Clearing both the 300 and 400 point milestones,
USA East earns two new items.
They choose fruit and salt in addition to the impala.
All right.
Clearing the 200 and 300 point milestones, Brazil has a choice
of two items.
They also choose fruit and salt,
along with their impala.
[Marina speaking]
[Rene] Oh, yeah.
And Australia passes the 200 point milestone,
choosing fruit along with their earned impala.
I just really wish that Alexa and I could enjoy this moment.
We have fruit, we have meat, but the threat of elimination
hangs heavy on my head.
-Got it? -[Ky] Yeah.
-[Teal speaking] -[Frank] Yeah.
[Ky] USA South are one of the strongest teams out here,
and this is my worst nightmare to face them.
One of us is going home.
We have got a lot of processing to do.
These are the times on challenges that you normally
really celebrate, but I'm struggling
with the idea that we are going to elimination.
There's that little voice that says, "Why bother
"processing the impala?
You're not even gonna be here to eat it."
But that's the negative self- talk that can send you home.
I have to be preparing this impala like it's gonna
take me through to day 40.
Let's make a fire and then we can put like
maybe two or three tripods of meat up.
And then we'll string it up and I'll start cutting it up.
[Alexa] OK.
Higher. Yep.
[Alexa] This was the redemption I needed.
It all played out today. Nobody saw this coming.
This is a huge win for me, but we're facing the toughest
team in the entire challenge in the elimination.
This is not what I would have wanted.
Frank is one of my idols.
We survived the Apocalypse together.
-Oh my God! -We got it done.
God, I knew you'd do it.
I'm so [bleep] proud of you.
Frank's my best bud.
To be facing him tomorrow in elimination
is very bittersweet.
I'm just gonna get a couple of little pieces of wood
for the fire and then start on the next tier.
[Ky] Maybe I'll start the drying process in the tree,
you know, like you did. -[Alexa] Yeah.
[Ky] On these thorns and then
you can collect it from the tree.
[Alexa] Oh, I hope we win tomorrow, Ky.
[Ky] One step at a time, the Aussie out here motto.
[Alexa] I also know Teal personally from Apocalypse.
[Teal whispering] OK. [panting]
[Alexa] We brought a wedge that's also epic --
[Teal] OK, if you have a great idea, then my personal
preference is you just do it. -[Alexa] OK.
[Teal] I'm not much for...
[Alexa] I'll just leave you to it.
...advisement.
[Alexa] Teal didn't look entirely happy after the last challenge.
Some people pick themselves up after a loss.
Some people don't come back from it, and I don't know
what the end result will be for them.
God, you can just feel the energy coursing
through your veins, right? -[Ky] Mm-hmm.
[Teal] I wouldn't do anything different than
the way we've done it.
We practiced a good bit yesterday, you know,
all -- pretty much all day.
[Teal] Yeah, I wouldn't have practiced any longer,
I wouldn't changed anything. -[Frank] No.
Sometimes it's the wind, sometimes it's the luck.
It's been crazy, 'cause it could be
the end of us on this challenge tomorrow.
But I'm gonna go into it
like we're gonna win the damn thing.
The rest of the day, we're just gonna chill, eat, relax,
get ready for tomorrow.
Teal and I feel confident going into this
elimination competition.
We both know our skills are top-notch.
As long as Teal and I work together, there's still hope.
Tomorrow's a new day.
[Teal] I'm optimistic that we end up staying.
[Frank] Yeah.
[Teal] Australia has a lot to prove.
Frank and I don't have anything to prove.
We're already good at what we do.
We're already successful, and...
So I don't think I'm gonna have any problems sleeping tonight.
-We can just take it easy. -[Frank] Yeah.
We got this.
We could use this cast net and make a smoker.
Gingerly hang it on a couple of these branches.
-We can hang meat up there. -Yeah.
And it will smoke in a very unique extra way.
[Gabby] I can configure that.
[Matt] The rest of the day is a beautiful victory.
We're gonna process meat
and we're gonna eat even more of it.
And we now have multiple fruit and an impala.
Things just got a little bit more flavor there
in the Savage Meadery.
We're guesstimating about at least 30 pounds of meat
we're gonna yield off of this impala.
[Marina speaking]
Australia or USA South.
[Marina speaking]
[Rene] Yeah.
[Ky] The thing is, like, I just can't even fathom
what tomorrow's challenge will be, so my brain's not
even really... -[Alexa] No, I know.
[Ky speaking]
[Alexa] 100%.
[Ky and Alexa speaking]
[Ky] There's nothing about this challenge that I can
predict nor change.
So until I get there, it's like...
Well, there's no point stressing about stuff
that hasn't happened yet. -[Ky] Mm-hmm.
Eliminations are hit and miss, and they can be tricky.
Nobody wants to leave this challenge at any time.
I think we've come out here to prove what women are capable
of in this environment,
and so we will fight till the very end.
The more stuff we don't have to hunt around for or do
on the fly over there, the better.
We're taking everything with us today.
We brought a couple of secret tinder bundles with us
from Zone 1, which worked incredibly well
in a fire challenge.
-[Ky] Aim for the bottom. -[Alexa] Oh, to light it?
-[Ky] Yeah. -[Alexa] OK.
We've made some extra cordage.
We have gone through different scenarios in our head,
and we've practiced the basics, because a lot of people,
especially the best survivalists, they forget
to practise, and that's the thing
that leaves them by the wayside.
[Teal] We've got elimination challenge today.
[Frank] Yeah.
There's a loom, like a cloud hanging over camp,
because we're waiting for a scroll.
Once this scroll mail comes in, we're gonna know when
and where this elimination competition is to begin.
There's no telling what we're gonna be doing.
We won't know that until we get there.
There's no places in this challenge.
You either win it or you go home.
So, you know, the stakes are high in this.
But when I leave this moment, I'm gonna do so with
every intention on coming back to it.
Ky and Lex, they're nothing to balk at.
Both mentally strong.
But as far as primitive survival goes, Teal and I are
definitely the bushcraft people out here.
And I don't think anybody's gonna take that lightly.
I have no doubt that the team that wants to be here the most
will be here when today is said and done.
Guess we'll find out soon enough.
-Looks like we got a scroll. -[Teal] Oh, finally.
-[Frank] The time has come. -[Teal] Yay!
Been waiting all morning for this.
[Teal] Yes, sir.
[Ky] Oh, what a fate today will be!
-All right, -"Today you will compete
for the chance to stay in this competition."
"Head to the X at high noon."
[Alexa] High noons.
It's definitely the Wild West out here.
[Teal] Let's grab our things and head that way.
Yep.
Nobody knows what we're walking into or what's gonna happen
once we get there.
It's gonna be just a no-holds-barred battle
between Australia and Team USA South.
[Teal] This is it. Everything's on the line.
All right, well. [exhales sharply]
Prepare for the incomparable.
The pressure can get really overwhelming,
not only just to survive,
but then to get points on the board and now to stop
from going home.
But Alexa and I, one thing we have going for us is
our teamwork and communication.
And if we lose that, we've lost everything.
We'll be back.
[exhales]
[Ky and Alexa speaking]
[Teal speaking]
[Frank] The thing I'm most concerned about in this challenge is
the not knowing. Teal and I have to communicate.
We can't get frustrated and stop talking to each other.
If we don't nail this, we're out.
[Ky] Between Frank and Teal, I don't think there's
much bushcraft and survival that they don't know.
Arguably, they are the strongest team out here.
They've been top of the leaderboard
until this moment in time.
So the idea of facing off against USA South,
quite frankly, scares me.
"Today you will build a raised fire platform designed
to withstand rising waters."
[exhales] Yeah.
Today's elimination challenge will test each team's
bushcraft skills by constructing
a raised platform in the water.
With a minimum height of three feet and at least three legs,
survivalists can use any natural materials,
including wood, palm leaves, mud, and sand to secure a base
strong enough to build a fire and boil a pot of water
suspended above.
A well-designed platform allows survivalists to boil water
and stay warm to withstand rising tides.
[Adam] Rock solid.
[Heather] Another thing we need to think of, too, is putting a fire
up here. We are so excited.
We are in our new shelter.
[Adam] This is probably the highest shelter that's ever been made
in "Naked and Afraid."
Each team is provided a pot and paracord and is allowed
to use any items they have acquired
to assist them in the challenge.
[Ky speaking]
[Alexa speaking]
[Ky] My brain is going a million miles an hour.
I hear the challenge, I see the materials that I have
to work with, and I'm thinking, "it is hot today, it is windy,
and any of those things could knock us out of this challenge."
"The first team to boil a pot of water on their platform
"will stay safe from elimination.
"The team that fails will be immediately extracted
from the competition." -Yeah.
Lot at stake.
[Teal] We're gonna build some sort of a structure
to suspend fire over water.
This sounds a lot more complex than what I thought we were
gonna be doing for an elimination challenge.
I don't even know where to start.
"Your challenge starts now." Go, go, go, go, go!
[Frank] Come on, Teal! Come on!
"Your challenge starts now." Go, go, go, go, go!
[Frank] Come on, Teal! Come on!
Team USA South and Australia go head-to-head
in this elimination challenge to build a raised platform
in the water that can withstand fire.
The first team to bring their pot to a boil
and successfully remove and replace the pot
without spilling remains in the hunt for $200,000.
[Frank] I send Teal after the water pot, and I go after sticks.
I feel confident going into this.
You know, I've built platforms over the water,
several back home just to fish off of.
Building a platform over water is nothing new to me.
The sticks don't matter, just toss them down there.
[Teal] Just keep getting more sticks.
[Frank] Some short ones, Teal.
-[Teal] What? -[Frank] Some short ones.
[Teal] OK.
The challenge begins, and we do our immediate
Frank-and-Teal version of divide and conquer.
-OK, we got enough material. -[Frank] All right, Teal -- yeah.
Go ahead and set the pot down there.
[Teal] I thought it must be constructed in the water.
Hi, I'm constructing in the water.
I know they're not.
[Frank] Australia's not building theirs in the water.
And I'm like, "Don't worry about what they're doing.
"Just, you know, concentrate on what we're doing.
And let's get this thing up and done."
It's all right. Just let 'em do them.
We're good.
[Ky] Bring big sticks, Lex. Not the palms yet.
-I've got sticks. -[Ky] Just big sticks.
Fortunately, I've had a bit of experience,
my very first episode in season one of "Naked and Afraid."
This area is completely flooded.
[Billy] I mean, look at this. This is all water everywhere.
Now we've gotta build a fire on that.
[Ky] We ended up with no dry land,
and we had to build fire on a mud platform.
I can't even describe how happy I am to see the flames.
Craziest thing I've ever seen.
[Billy] I thought I'd seen it all.
[Ky] OK, now we need 'em about that height's good.
See if you can get ones with Ys in them, please.
[Alexa] Yeah.
[Alexa] We have to get the Y sticks to build this platform.
I have no idea how it's gonna come together,
but Ky assures me that she's done one before
and she has a brief idea.
I'm just gonna trust everything she says and do what I'm told.
-OK, one more. -Nah.
OK, good.
I choose to build a platform off the swamp first.
That way I can get a bit more stability in the legs.
This is an insane challenge. There's so many aspects to it.
It is not straightforward at all.
-OK, hold this for me. -[Alexa] Got it.
[Ky] All right.
Each team must construct a three-foot raised platform
with at least three legs, using branches and bound
with paracord at the top, creating a secure frame
for additional material that will create a base
for the fire to be built on.
[Frank] Here you go.
-Here's the cordage. -[Teal] Talk to me.
Where do you want me to tie?
[Frank] I'm fixing to hand you the knife.
[Teal] OK, sorry.
It's stressful, but, you know, for some reason,
I don't show it. I just get to my happy place.
If you're off your mental game out here, you know,
it's so easy to slip and so easy to make mistakes.
-It's not even funny. -[Frank and Teal speaking]
Go, go. Tie, tie, tie.
Nothing --
When we get frustrated, instead of over-communicating,
we talk less.
And then when we talk less, it gets even harder
to figure out what's going on with each other.
[Frank] You had a pretty good plan earlier, Teal.
-Let's finish up this peg stuff. -[Teal] You started doing this.
[Frank] Well, I thought you were still working on pegs.
[Teal] Yeah, all you have to do is use your words, Frank.
It's not that hard.
[Frank] But --
-[Ky] I'm almost there -- yep. -[Alexa] OK.
-[Ky] You ready? Both sides. -[Alexa] Yep.
Good.
OK, turn it like this.
Turn it, turn it, turn it. OK, there.
Now I'll plant it.
You go and get me some palms, please.
Alexa is a phenomenal partner.
We really work together amazingly
with our communication and teamwork.
Just quickly, Lex. We don't need a ton.
No, don't put 'em on yet, just, um...
[Alexa whispering]
[Ky] I'm yelling at Alexa, poor thing.
I'm like, "Palm leaves," and she's like, "Ah,"
and we have palm leaves coming in to lace the platform with.
More. Lace them up,
and be really careful you don't move
that thing too much, all right? -[Alexa] OK.
All right. That one as well?
[Ky speaking]
All right. Mud on here.
-I'm gonna go and look for another stick, OK? -[Alexa] OK.
We start scooping mud out of the bottom of the river.
I'm doing as much as I can.
Ky's still working on the frame, making sure
that it's stable enough, because not only do we have
to create fire on this, we then have to create
a system from which to boil water on top of the fire.
This is a hectic challenge.
OK. That's good.
-[Frank] I want you to tie here. -[Teal] OK.
[Frank] It's not long before the framework's up
and we're starting to build the platform.
Teal's kind of the queen of cordage
and she's an excellent tier.
So I pretty much leave that to her.
You know, I'm like, "Stick here, stick here,
stick here, tie it off."
Good job.
[Teal] I'm just going corner to corner with the cordage.
It'll actually help keep the structure stronger
if I don't cut the cordage to secure the cross-braces.
[Frank speaking]
-[Teal] Already? -[Frank] Yep.
Now it's time to put some palm fronds so that'll hold the mud,
and then sand goes on top of that to keep my fire dry.
Yeah, uh...
What?
Yeah, perfect.
For Teal's, it's obvious there's something wrong.
You know, sometimes you don't poke the bear.
I think any married man out there can understand that.
You know, sometimes you just, you leave well enough alone.
-That's probably good on them. -[Teal] I think we need more.
[Frank] But I know one thing.
If we don't nail this, we're out.
[Teal speaking]
[Frank] That's probably good on them.
[Teal] I think we need more.
For today's elimination challenge, teams must boil
water on a raised platform.
Team USA South is in the final steps of phase one,
finishing their platform.
Australia has already finished their platform with a mud
and palm layer and is now moving into phase two,
starting a fire.
-[Alexa] There's a -- -Right, that stick, please.
[Alexa] Do we wanna put some sand on top of the...?
-[Ky speaking] -[Alexa] OK.
-Cool. -[Ky speaking]
[Alexa] OK.
One of the advantages of having built this platform before,
is I know I can make fire on mud.
So I don't need to look for any dry materials.
And that is a step that saves us minutes.
[Alexa] Yep, bit shorter.
[Ky] Can you just hang it through this?
[bleep].
We have a seven-stick that is ready to be adjusted
to the size I need.
I'm trying to figure out a method that of suspending
the pot over this fire that we're about to create,
because the pot is really heavy when it's full of water.
Australia has completed their platform
with a sturdy arm to support their water filled pot
over the fire and will hang their pot
with an adjustable seven-stick to make it easily removable.
[Frank] You wnna go get the sand?
[Teal] Yep. You got the mud?
Yep.
[Teal] The mud and the sand, well, the sand specifically
provides a dry surface that we can actually
start a fire on.
-You ready for sand? -[Frank] Yep.
-[Teal] Did you say yes? -[Frank] Yes.
[Teal] Sand is essentially powdered glass,
and so it works really well underneath a fire.
Not only does it create a better thermal layer
that keeps it from the green, but it will never make it wet.
-Is that enough or more? -[Frank] Should be enough.
And you can tie this when you're done with that.
[Teal] OK.
Frank and Teal have completed the base of their platform
and are using a crossbar design to support the weight
of their pot of water.
A branch with a protruding nub called a dog's ear,
will be used to hang their pot of water above the fire,
providing more stability for the pot,
but limiting their access to the boiled water.
We need to tie both of these, so I can tie this in.
We need to be able to remove it.
-Tie this anyway. -Yeah.
We can remove it.
His quiet confidence is reassuring,
and I try in my heart as to trust him,
but I'm not feeling it.
-What's next? -[Frank] Next is fire.
You got dry enough hands to throw sparks?
-Yeah. -Where is this hanging?
-It's gonna hang right here. -OK.
-It needs to be adjustable. -Yep, got it.
We need more wood.
[bleep], I forgot kindling.
-[sighs] -[Frank] All right,
I'm going for kindling.
I realized that, you know, I didn't have kindling,
so I have a wick which has a little bit of kindling in it,
but not enough to ignite sticks big enough to boil water.
[bleep].
That's a panic moment.
[bleep].
[Alexa] Ky's still working on the cordage to hang the pot.
She gets so incredibly focused, she can forget to breathe.
And remember that she's one
of the best survivalists out here.
[Ky] [bleep].
[Alexa] You're all right, just breathe.
Zen.
Slow is steady, steady is smooth, smooth is fast.
[Ky] Alexa reminds me to calm down.
And in that moment, I take a breath,
I look at what I need, back to basics,
and I make something I can suspend the pot on.
[Alexa] You've got it.
All right. You wanna hold those?
Place them for me while I light it.
You got it.
-Yep, it's there. -[Ky] OK.
All right, let me get some tinder.
A lot of people think to make an extended fire
for pot boiling, but I know that the little stuff,
if we have enough of it, that can be the intense heat
that it needs to boil a pot fast.
Team Australia is first to light their fire
and successfully hang their pot of water.
To complete the challenge, they must prove their build
in a survival setting by bringing water to a boil
and successfully removing
and replacing the pot without spilling any water.
-[Frank] How you doing, Teal? -[Teal] Just doing good.
[Frank] Australia's already got their fire going.
That's quick.
There's nothing I would like more
than to see day 40.
I've never not finished a challenge.
If that happens, this will be my first, you know,
incomplete challenge.
And you know, I'm not ready for that.
Now let's get some sparks,
get a tinder bundle and some sparks.
There it is! Now let's get kindling on it.
[Teal] I'm feeding this fire, I'm manning it.
Everything is in place, but we just need this fire
a little bit bigger before we put the water above it
to start getting ready to boil.
[Frank] Start breaking off some of this stuff.
-[Teal] Yep. -[Frank] Quickly.
[wind blowing loudly]
-[Ky] Get the hide. -[Alexa] Yep.
[Ky] OK, hold it up. You're standing with the wind.
Yeah, that's it.
[Alexa] Wind is wild.
There are flames coming up everywhere.
I'm just holding the hide up, helping to direct the wind
around it.
[Ky] [bleep]. Can't put it on there.
Hang on, just hold this for me.
[Alexa] The pot doesn't hold.
The loop is too big, and now it's sitting
on top of the fire.
We have to take out some sticks.
We have to make sure it's elevated
above the platform.
I'm trying to hold the pot all the while
she's tightening the loop.
I know that as long as I can keep it in the flames,
it's gonna be exactly the same as if it was just
hanging there, even though my hand feels like
it's gonna burn off.
And I'm trying not to spill a drop of water,
because if we spill anything, we have to start again.
-[Ky] Doing really good. -[Alexa] OK.
[Ky] OK. It's all right.
Can you just loop it and double?
Yep.
[Teal and Frank speaking]
[Teal] If we don't win today, we're headed home.
No consolation prizes.
We have to go home with our tails between our legs.
[Alexa] Hold.
[Ky] Yep, so you prevent the...
[dramatic music plays]
[bleep]. Watch out!
[Alexa] [bleep]!
[Ky] Suddenly, I bumped the platform.
The water spills, we have to start again.
This could cost us this challenge.
[Teal] Frank, this is our chance.
[Alexa] [bleep] my life.