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PREVIOUSLY ON "EXPEDITION IMPOSSIBLE"...
OH! OH!
THE CALIFORNIA GIRLS SLIPPED UP AT THE RAPPEL...
UGH! THIS IS SLIPPERY!
IT'S GONNA AFFECT US BIG-TIME.
I MEAN, I DON'T EVEN SEE THE OTHER TEAMS RIGHT NOW.
NO LIMITS COULDN'T FIND THEIR FOOTING...
OH! UP WE GO.
IT WAS LIKE BLIND MAN'S PURGATORY.
STAY UP TO THE RIGHT.
AND THE NEW YORK FIREMEN FLOUNDERED AT THE CHALLENGE.
WE DIDN'T THINK WE HAD TO KEEP THE ROCK,
SO I WAS LIKE, ALL RIGHT... (whistles)
AND I THREW IT INTO THE RIVER.
THIS IS (bleep), MAN. WE WERE (bleep).
WE ALL DID THE WORK. WE DID OUR WORK.
IN THEIR TOUGHEST STAGE YET...
(bleep)
WE GOTTA WORK TOGETHER, DUDE.
YEAH. SORRY, MAN.
THE GYPSIES STUMBLED...
(bleep)
WHEN JOHN TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
THIS COULD BE A GAME-CHANGER.
AND FAB 3 GOT A SECOND WIND...
LET'S GO.
WE JUST STARTED RUNNING.
(Kari) KEEP MOVING QUICK.
FINISHING FIRST.
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU'RE THE WINNERS OF STAGE FIVE OF THE EXPEDITION.
AH!
THE GYPSIES HAVE WON EVERY STAGE SO FAR,
AND I THINK WE REALLY SHOCKED THEM,
AND I THINK WE REALLY SHOCKED A LOT OF PEOPLE.
IN THE END,
THE NEW YORK FIREMEN CAME IN LAST.
NEW YORK FIRE, YOUR EXPEDITION'S OVER.
YOU'RE GOING HOME.
EIGHT TEAMS REMAIN. WHO WILL BE EVACUATED TONIGHT?
♪♪♪
(Kari and A.J. laugh)
SO WE'RE AT THE HALFWAY POINT RIGHT NOW. WE'RE ALL EXCITED.
WE JUST WON, FINALLY, OUR FIRST STAGE YESTERDAY.
I ABSOLUTELY KNEW WE'D MAKE IT THIS FAR. I THINK WE ALL DID.
ANYTHING OTHER THAN FIRST PLACE
IS GONNA BE A DISAPPOINTMENT FOR US.
(Eric) IS IT STILL SWOLLEN AT ALL?
YEAH, IT'S PRETTY SWOLLEN AND BRUISED, MAN.
YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T THINK FAB 3 BEING IN FIRST PLACE
WOULD AFFECT ME MUCH,
BUT HAVING AN INJURED TEAMMATE
CAN BE, UH, DETRIMENTAL TO OUR WINNING.
JOHN, IT'S LOOKING GOOD, MAN. THAT LOOKS LIKE A SOLID WRAP.
ONCE WE GET OUT THERE AND GET HIM RUNNING,
WE'LL REALLY SEE HOW WELL IT IS, BUT IT'S GONNA SLOW US DOWN.
IT'S NOT A GOOD FEELING AT ALL.
HERE WE GO.
OKAY, GUYS!
TO THE LINE, PLEASE!
WELCOME TO OUZOUD AND THE SIXTH STAGE OF THE EXPEDITION.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY EIGHT TEAMS LEFT,
BUT BY THE END OF THE DAY, THERE'LL ONLY BE SEVEN.
THIS IS A SINGLE-DAY STAGE.
TODAY IS AN ELIMINATION DAY.
THE LAST TEAM TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE--
THEIR EXPEDITION WILL BE OVER, AND THEY'LL BE GOING HOME.
TO GET STARTED,
YOU WILL USE A HAND LINE TO CROSS THE ABID RIVER.
THEN YOU WILL TRAVEL ONE HALF-MILE ON FOOT
TO THE TOWN OF CASCADE d'OUZOUD,
WHERE YOU WILL SEARCH FOR A LOCAL RUG STALL
AND YOUR FIRST CHECKPOINT.
FAB 3, YOU'RE CURRENTLY IN FIRST PLACE.
PLEASE STEP TO THE LINE.
REMEMBER,
BE STRONG, WORK TOGETHER,
AND NEVER GIVE UP.
FAB 3,
YOUR EXPEDITION CONTINUES NOW.
EVEN THOUGH WE'RE IN FIRST, WE ALSO KNOW HOW EASY IT IS
FOR THINGS TO CHANGE IN THIS COMPETITION.
(speaks indistinctly)
SO WE KNOW THAT WE REALLY HAVE TO PRESS HARD,
BECAUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE TARGET'S ON OUR BACKS,
AND EVERYBODY'S GUNNING FOR US.
ALL RIGHT.
(Ryan) YOU ALL RIGHT?
LET'S GO.
HE SAID THE VILLAGE, RIGHT?
THE RUG STALL. FIND THE RUG STALL.
(Dave) GYPSIES, FOOTBALL PLAYERS, COPS,
YOUR EXPEDITION CONTINUES... NOW.
(John) AT THE END OF THE LAST STAGE, I SPRAINED MY ANKLE.
ERIC AND TAYLOR--I THINK THAT
THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT WORRIED ABOUT MY ANKLE,
BUT THEY TRUST ME, AND I TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS GONNA BE OKAY,
THAT IT DIDN'T MATTER HOW BAD IT WAS, I WAS GONNA PUSH IT.
FISHERMEN, NO LIMITS,
COUNTRY BOYS, CALIFORNIA GIRLS,
YOUR EXPEDITION CONTINUES NOW.
(Natalie) WHOO-HOO! DAVE.
SORRY. SORRY. SORRY.
TODAY ON THE COURSE,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE ON GUS' PACE
BECAUSE HE'S THE WEAKEST.
AS LONG AS HE KEEPS MOVING, WE'LL BE FINE.
RUG STALL. YOU GOT IT?
(Ike) GOT IT. YEAH. (speaks indistinctly)
ALL RIGHT. HERE. HERE.
"TO EXPOSE THE LOCATION OF YOUR NEXT CHECKPOINT,
SEARCH THE RUG VENDOR'S STALL TO FIND A RUG WITH FIVE HOLES."
TEAMS MUST SEARCH THROUGH THE RUG STALL
TO FIND A CARPET CONTAINING FIVE LARGE NOTICEABLE HOLES.
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CARPETS,
BUT ONLY EIGHT HAVE THE CORRECT HOLES.
ONCE THEY HAVE THEIR CARPET,
THEY MUST PLACE IT ON THE CORRECT LOCAL STREET SIGN
TO REVEAL THE LOCATION OF THEIR NEXT CHECKPOINT.
FIND THE RUG WITH FIVE LARGE HOLES.
STRETCH IT OUT.
ALL RIGHT, ONE, TWO.
NO.
IT SOUNDS LIKE A SIMPLE CHALLENGE,
BUT WE LOOK AROUND, AND THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF RUGS--
EVERY COLOR, EVERY SIZE, EVERY SHAPE.
GUYS, WE HAVE TO WORK AS A TEAM BECAUSE WE CAN'T KEEP THROWING
RUGS ON TOP OF EACH OTHER 'CAUSE IT'S NOT GONNA WORK.
PUT 'EM OVER HERE.
SO GET 'EM TO THE CORNERS. THROW 'EM TO THE CORNERS.
INITIALLY, WE DON'T HAVE A SYSTEM.
WE'RE NOT REALLY WORKING TOGETHER VERY WELL.
I PICK UP A RUG AND THROW IT TO MY RIGHT.
KARI PICKS UP A RUG AND THROWS IT OVER WHERE I AM.
SO WE WASTE A FEW MINUTES,
AND IN THAT TIME,
UH, A COUPLE OF TEAMS CATCH UP TO US.
"TO EXPOSE THE LOCATION OF YOUR NEXT CHECKPOINT,
SEARCH THE RUG VENDOR'S STALL..."
"TO FIND ONE OF THE EIGHT RUGS
CONTAINING FIVE LARGE NOTICEABLE HOLES."
(man) THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME?
THEY LOOK THE SAME. GOT SOME ORANGE IN IT?
(woman) CHECK THIS ONE.
(John) I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT LOOKS LIKE FIVE.
(woman) THERE'S ONE HERE.
(man) ANYTHING NEW OVER THERE?
WE NEED TO FIND A CARPET,
SO WE SPREAD OUT AND JUST STARTED LOOKING,
AND LUCKILY, I WENT THROUGH ABOUT EIGHT OR NINE...
GOT IT.
AND--AND FOUND IT.
"S"? NO.
THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING. HOLD ON.
WHEN WE FIRST GOT TO THE SIGN, WE HAD A LITTLE BIT TROUBLE
BECAUSE WHEN WE PUT THE RUG UP TO IT, IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE.
(man) UH, FLIP IT. FLIP IT.
AND SO WE HAD TO KINDA SWITCH IT AROUND A COUPLE TIMES,
AND THEN WE GOT THE MESSAGE.
(man) "GO TO THE WATERFALL."
WATERFALL.
COME ON, FELLAS.
HAVING SOLVED THE RUG CHALLENGE,
TEAMS MUST NOW TREK 2 MILES
TO THE BASE OF THE OUZOUD FALLS,
WHERE THEY WILL FIND THEIR NEXT CHECKPOINT.
STOP.
"SEARCH THE RUG VENDOR'S STALL TO FIND A RUG WITH FIVE HOLES.
USE THIS RUG WITH THE RIGHT LOCAL INFORMATION SIGN..."
"AND THE HIDDEN LOCATION OF YOUR NEXT CHECKPOINT."
WHAT WE GOTTA FIND?
(Joe) FIVE HOLES.
(Jeff) SO WE ARRIVED, AND PEOPLE WERE STILL HUNTING AROUND,
SO I FIGURED THERE HAD TO BE ONE
BURIED UNDER A FEW OF THE OLDER RUGS,
SO I STARTED JUST THROWING 'EM OUT OF THE WAY.
I'M LOOKING FOR A RUG WITH FIVE HOLES IN IT.
(grunts) I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THOSE BACK AT MY HOUSE AT HOME.
GOD, IT (bleep) SMELLS.
OKAY.
LET'S GO. NOW WE NEED TO FIND THE SIGN.
WE MANAGED TO FIND ONE CARPET.
IT DID HAVE SOME SPORADIC HOLES IN IT,
BUT WE PULLED IT UP TO SOME SIGNS.
IT DIDN'T REALLY MAKE SENSE.
GUYS, I DON'T THINK THAT'S FIVE LARGE NOTICEABLE HOLES.
LET'S GO LOOK AT THE OTHER RUGS REAL QUICK.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE.
HANG IT RIGHT HERE.
SO WE GO OVER TO THE FIRST SIGN, HANG IT UP--
JIBBER-JOBBER. NOTHING.
GO OVER TO THE SECOND SIGN, HANG IT UP...
(woman) WHAT DOES IT SAY?
(Jeff) NOTHING. NONSENSE.
GO OVER TO THE THIRD SIGN--BOOM. THERE IT IS.
"GO TO THE WATERFALL."
"GO TO THE WATERFALL."
FOUND IT.
GOOD. BEAUTIFUL.
NO. FLIP IT.
FLIP IT THE SAME WAY EACH TIME SO YOU REMEMBER.
(Jim) OUR TEAMWORK WAS RIGHT ON FOR THAT WHOLE CHALLENGE.
ALL WORKING HARD, ALL WORKING TOGETHER,
FLIPPING THE RUGS THE RIGHT WAY. IT WAS RIGHT ON.
"GO TO..."
(Robert and Jim) "GO TO THE WATERFALL."
GOT IT, GUYS. GOT IT. I GOT IT.
(man) US?
(Taylor) I GOT IT, GUYS.
YEAH, HE GOT ONE.
KARI, YOU JUST GOING ON LOOKING. JUST GRAB 'EM AND PICK 'EM UP.
QUIT JUMPING AROUND.
JUST GRAB RUGS AND PUT THEM IN A PILE OR SOMETHING.
(Kari) WE GOT A LITTLE HEATED WITH THE CARPETS.
OTHER TEAMS ALREADY HAD THEIRS AND WERE OUT,
SO AT THAT POINT, WE'RE JUST LIKE, OH, MY GOSH.
WE JUST NEED TO FIND IT AND STAY CALM.
THAT--IS THAT ONE? THAT ONE?
NO.
(man) COME ON, FELLAS.
(Robert) AT THIS POINT, WE'RE CLEARLY IN THE LEAD,
BUT THE GYPSIES, FAB 3, EVEN NO LIMIT--
I MEAN, THEY CAN GET UP ON YOU REALLY QUICK,
AND WE JUST WANTED TO GET AS MUCH DISTANCE AWAY FROM THEM
AS WE COULD.
(Jeff) LOTS OF LONG ONES, LONG ONES.
SHORT STAIRCASE. GO.
(clears throat)
IT WAS JUST 15 MINUTES
OF STAIRCASES, YOU KNOW,
SO I'M HAVING TO HOLLER AT ERIK, YOU KNOW, "THREE SHORT STEPS.
FIVE SHORTS STEPS. LONG STEPS. GO."
AND I'M TRYING TO GIVE HIM AS MUCH DATA AS WE CAN,
AND WE'RE JUST SERPENTINING DOWN IN THE VALLEY...
STAY WITH ME.
THAT SORT OF TERRAIN THAT JUST-- ERIK HAS SUCH A HARD TIME ON,
SO TEAMS WERE STARTING TO CATCH UP TO US.
(Ike) OKAY, POLICE ARE RIGHT BEHIND US NOW.
(Jeff) LET'S GO. LET'S GO. LET'S GO.
WITH SIX TEAMS HAVING SOLVED THE RUG CHALLENGE,
ONLY FAB 3 AND THE FISHERMEN REMAIN,
COSTING THEM CRUCIAL TIME IN THIS 1-DAY STAGE.
FISHING FOR A RUG WITH FIVE HOLES.
FISHERMEN ARE PRETTY GOOD UNDER PRESSURE,
'CAUSE ALL THE TIME OUT AT SEA,
EVERYTHING WE DO IS FAST AND TRY TO DO IT THE BEST WE CAN
AND GET THE JOB DONE.
WHERE THE (bleep) ARE THEY?
CAN'T FIND THE STUPID RUG.
WE'RE HERE FIRST. CAN'T FIND THE RUG.
WE'VE GONE THROUGH EVERY RUG AT LEAST FIVE OR SIX TIMES BY NOW,
AND WE'RE JUST GETTING FRUSTRATED.
KARI, THROW 'EM TO THE CORNERS. QUIT THROWING IT ON MY PILE.
NOT ONLY DO WE NOT HAVE OUR TIME ADVANTAGE ANYMORE,
AS EACH TEAM FINDS A RUG, THERE ARE LESS RUGS TO FIND.
SO NOW IT'S NEEDLE-IN-A-HAYSTACK SITUATION,
AND WE'RE STARTING TO BREATHE HEAVY.
WE'VE LOOKED THROUGH ALL THESE A HUNDRED TIMES.
I JUST KEPT THINKING, WE'RE GONNA GO
FROM WINNING OUR FIRST STAGE TO GOING HOME IN A DAY.
GRAB AND TOSS. GRAB AND TOSS.
(scoffs) I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.
(sighs)
(Kari) WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THIS DUSTY, SMELLY CARPET
AND FIND A CARPET WITH FIVE HOLES IN IT.
WE ENDED UP STARTING OFF FIRST,
AND THEN SOMEHOW GOING TO LAST PLACE.
THAT'S EMBARRASSING.
IT CAME DOWN TO JUST US AND FISHERMEN.
THERE'S A LOT OF RUGS TO LOOK THROUGH.
(man) THAT'S IT, MY MAN. THAT'S IT.
(man) GOOD?
DAMN IT, YOU GUYS. HOW DID WE-- KARI, HOW DID WE MISS THAT?
(man) WE GOT HOLES. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
THERE IT IS. FIVE. ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE.
LET'S GO, JOE.
(A.J.) EVEN THE FISHERMEN FOUND THEIR RUG
AND WE DIDN'T FIND A RUG, AND SO NOW THERE'S ONE LEFT.
TAKE DOWN EVERY RUG THAT'S HANGING RIGHT NOW.
JUST TAKE 'EM ALL DOWN AND TAKE IT OUTSIDE.
RIP APART EVERYTHING,
ONE RUG AT A TIME.
"USE THIS RUG
"WITH THE RIGHT LOCAL INFORMATION...
"SIGN...
SIGN IN THE HIDDEN LOCATION OF YOUR NEXT CHECK..."
I DON'T GET IT.
WE FOUND THE RUG.
WE WERE THE SECOND TO LAST TO FIND THE RUG,
AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THE RUG.
WE WERE CONFUSED.
READ IT AGAIN.
"USE THIS RUG WITH THE RIGHT LOCAL INFORMATION SIGN
"AND THE HIDDEN LOCATION OF YOUR NEXT CHECKPOINT
WILL BE..."
"RIGHT SIGN."
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THE "RIGHT SIGN"?
I DON'T GET IT.
(A.J.) LUCKILY, THE FISHERMEN CAN'T FIGURE OUT
WHAT TO DO WITH THEIR RUG.
THEY'RE NOT THE BRIGHTEST GUYS IN THE WORLD.
THEY'RE GREAT GUYS. THEY'RE NOT THE SHARPEST TOOLS IN THE SHED.
READ EVERY SIGN HERE.
THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S TELLING ME ANYTHING,
UNLESS IT'S THAT MENU OVER THERE.
THEY'RE JUST RUNNING IN CIRCLES FOR A LONG TIME.
I GOT IT.
EVENTUALLY, RYAN FINDS A RUG, AND IT HAS FIVE HOLES IN IT.
LET'S GO.
(grunts)
WE TAKE IT OVER TO A SIGN, HANG IT UP,
AND WE FINALLY GET THE INSTRUCTIONS
TO GO TO THE WATERFALL. WE KNOW WE'RE IN SECOND TO LAST,
BUT WE SAW THE FISHERMEN BEHIND US, AND FOR ALL WE KNEW,
THEY COULD BE WALKING AROUND THAT TOWN SQUARE WITH THEIR RUG
FOR THE NEXT HOUR.
SO WE GOTTA USE THIS RUG, JOE, FOR SOMETHING.
OH, BINGO. BINGO.
THERE'S HOLES. WHAT THE... YOU GOT IT?
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
WE ENDED UP FIGURING OUT, AFTER A WHILE,
THAT WE HAD TO PUT IT UP ON A SIGN
TO GET OUR NEXT CHECKPOINT.
I GOT IT. I GOT IT. GOT IT. GOT IT.
"GO TO THE WATERFALL."
LET'S GO. WATERFALL. WE GOT IT? WE GOOD?
THE FISHERMEN'S CONFUSION AT THE CHALLENGE
HAS PUT THEM 5 MINUTES BEHIND FAB 3.
(man speaks indistinctly)
THE LEAD TEAMS--
FOOTBALL PLAYERS, NO LIMITS,
COPS, AND THE GYPSIES--
ARE WELL ON THEIR WAY TO THE NEXT CHECKPOINT.
HOWEVER, THE RUGGED TERRAIN PROVES DIFFICULT
FOR NO LIMITS AND THE COPS,
ALLOWING THE GYPSIES TO MOVE INTO SECOND PLACE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
(Akbar) YOU SEE IT?
RIGHT HERE.
YEAH, YEAH. RIGHT HERE.
(panting)
"JUMP OFF THIS CLIFF INTO THE WATER
OR WADE ACROSS THE RIVER AND TAKE THE SLOW WAY DOWN."
HAVING REACHED THE WATERFALL,
THE TEAMS HAVE A CHOICE BETWEEN JUMPING FROM A 40-FOOT CLIFF
OR RAPPELLING DOWN THE ADJACENT ROCKS.
THE JUMP IS THE FASTER ROUTE,
BUT FOR THOSE AFRAID OF HEIGHTS,
IT MAY NOT BE AN OPTION.
ONCE IN THE WATER, TEAMS WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RIVER
DOWNSTREAM TO FIND THEIR NEXT CHECKPOINT.
LET'S JUST JUMP.
OOH, HOO HOO! Y'ALL ARE CRAZY.
"EXIT THE POOL IMMEDIATELY ON THE RIGHT BANK.
CONTINUE DOWN THE RIVER."
WE THOUGHT, WE'RE GONNA BE REBELS,
WE'RE GONNA JUMP OFF, AND WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE
THAT NOBODY ELSE IS RIGHT ON OUR BACKSIDE.
BUT THEN THE GYPSIES PULL UP BEHIND US.
WHAT'S UP, BOYS? "JUMP OFF THIS CLIFF INTO THE WATER
AND WADE ACROSS THE RIVER AND TAKE THE FAST WAY DOWN."
WHOO!
OH, LET ME JUST GET SAFE HERE.
(Robert O.) THIS, DUDE, THIS IS CRAZY!
I DON'T EVER JUMP OFF NO CLIFFS.
IF WE WEREN'T IN COMPETITION,
I GUARANTEE YOU I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN JUMPING OFF THE CLIFF,
BUT BECAUSE THIS IS A COMPETITION,
YOU DON'T THINK. YOU JUST DO.
(shouts indistinctly)
(man) FEET FIRST.
OOH!
THAT JUMP-- WHAT A SPECTACULAR JUMP.
I WAS UP IN THE AIR, LIKE... (whistles)
BOOM! AND HIT THE WATER. SO THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD.
(laughs)
I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS, YOU KNOW, WALKING OUT TO THE EDGE
AND LOOKING OVER THAT EDGE
AND NOT KNOWING WHAT'S IN THAT WATER.
YEAH!
IT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.
I'M GLAD I-I EXPERIENCED IT.
"ALL RIGHT, SO JUMP OFF THIS CLIFF INTO THE WATER OR..."
"WADE ACROSS THE RIVER AND TAKE THE SLOW WAY DOWN."
(women) WE'RE GONNA JUMP.
YOU'RE NOT. WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU THE RIGHT DATA.
MY BIGGEST FEAR IS JUST, LIKE, I DON'T WANNA HIT A ROCK.
AND I WANNA STAY STRAIGHT IN THE AIR.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANNA TIP LEFT OR RIGHT OR BACKWARDS.
ALL RIGHT, IT'S GONNA BE ABOUT A, UH...
OH, MY GOD. IT'S, LIKE, A 30-FOOTER.
WHAT?
NO, IT'S COOL. IT'S COOL. 30-FOOTER.
IT'S NO PROBLEM, THOUGH, DUDE.
IT'S NO PROBLEM. YOU WILL DO THIS.
YOU WILL DO IT. YOU WILL WALK DOWN,
AND YOU AND I WILL WALK AND DO IT TOGETHER. OKAY?
ERIK'S BEEN TRUSTING ME FOR CLOSE TO 20 YEARS NOW, YOU KNOW.
HE'S JUST BEEN LISTENIN' TO WHAT I'M SAYIN'.
IF I SAY "JUMP OFF THIS CLIFF,"
HE KNOWS I'M GONNA LEAD HIM IN THE RIGHT WAY.
I'VE GOT HIS BEST INTERESTS IN MIND.
(Jeff) NICE.
CHANCES ARE GOOD THAT HE'S GONNA LIVE THROUGH IT.
HE'S JUST GOTTA TRUST ME AND JUMP AT THE SAME TIME.
STEP UP WITH ME.
OH, GOD.
DON'T STAND. YOU'RE GOOD.
NOW COME RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NEXT TO ME. OVER HERE.
OVER HERE. STAND RIGHT NEXT TO ME.
DON'T KNOCK ME OFF. I'M RIGHT ON THE EDGE.
OKAY.
NO, NO, NO. ON THIS SIDE.
ON YOUR RIGHT.
YEAH, RIGHT THERE. OKAY, WE'RE GOOD,
'CAUSE THAT'S THE EDGE. THAT'S THE EDGE. YOU GOT IT?
OKAY.
STAND--NO, YOU GOTTA STAND UP.
WHAT?
YOU GOTTA STAND UP AND JUMP. YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN.
HOLD ON TO ME. JUST GIVE ME YOUR HAND. GIVE ME YOUR HAND.
READY? ONE, TWO, THREE.
OKAY, WE'RE GOOD, 'CAUSE THAT'S THE EDGE. THAT'S THE EDGE.
YOU GOT IT?
OKAY.
STAND--NO, YOU GOTTA STAND UP,
WHAT?
YOU GOTTA STAND UP AND JUMP. YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN.
HOLD ON TO ME. JUST GIVE ME YOUR HAND. GIVE ME YOUR HAND.
READY? ONE, TWO, THREE.
OH!
AAH!
(man) WHOO!
COME HERE. I'M RIGHT HERE.
(man) COME ON. COME ON.
COME TO ME. COME TO ME. COME TO ME.
COME TO ME. YOU'RE... (speaks indistinctly)
RIGHT TO ME. (speaks indistinctly)
(man) WHOO!
YEAH!
AS NO LIMITS SETS OUT FOR THE NEXT CHECKPOINT,
THE COPS...
WHOA!
CALIFORNIA GIRLS...
AAH!
AND COUNTRY BOYS ALL TAKE THE PLUNGE...
AAH!
WHILE THE FISHERMEN AND FAB 3 ARE AT THE BACK OF THE PACK,
FIGHTING TO MAKE UP GROUND.
"JUMP OFF THIS CLIFF INTO THE WATER OR WADE ACROSS
THE RIVER AND TAKE THE SLOW WAY DOWN." WE'RE JUMPING.
WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR SAFE. WE'RE IN SECOND TO LAST PLACE.
WE'RE JUMPING OFF THAT DAMN CLIFF.
WE JUST WENT FOR IT.
"JUMP OFF THIS CLIFF INTO THE WATER
OR WADE ACROSS THE RIVER AND TAKE THE SLOW WAY DOWN."
LET'S JUMP OFF THE CLIFF.
(Joe) WE'RE GONNA JUMP HERE?
(Joe) YOU WANNA GO THE SLOW WAY? I'D JUMP.
(groans) JOE.
(Nino) JOE, I WANT THE FAST WAY.
JOE.
NINO AND GUS ARE BROTHERS. I'M THEIR COUSIN.
WE'RE STUBBORN,
AND WE REALLY DON'T WANT NO ONE TELLING US WHAT TO DO.
SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO GIVE IN,
BUT IT'S HARD TO DO.
REAL GOOD, JOE. REAL GOOD.
OKAY... (bleep, bleep)
I DON'T WANNA (bleep) DIE OVER THIS (bleep).
I GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE COUNTING ON ME BACK HOME,
YOU KNOW, TO WORK AND SUPPORT MY FAMILY AND STUFF.
I JUST DON'T WANT TO GET HURT. REALLY NERVOUS.
YOU KNOW, I'M JUST SCARED TO GET HURT.
BEING ON THIS EXPEDITION, I AM LEARNING A LOT ABOUT MYSELF.
I MEAN, I WOULDN'T DO NONE OF THIS STUFF
BACK AT HOME IN GLOUCESTER.
I MEAN, I REALLY SURPRISED MYSELF.
(man) LET'S GO! KEEP GOING.
ONCE WE MAKE THE JUMP,
WE MAKE A MAD DASH TOWARDS OUR NEXT CHECKPOINT.
WE'RE GOING UP AND DOWN. WE'RE TRAVERSING ON THE SIDE OF ROCKS.
IT WAS DANGEROUS.
(Ricky speaks indistinctly)
"TO COMPLETE THIS CHALLENGE..."
TEAMS MUST NOW ZIPLINE
OVER THE DANGEROUS ROCKS OF THE ABID RIVER,
WHERE THEY WILL GET THEIR NEXT SET OF INSTRUCTIONS.
I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE.
(Akbar) CAN WE GO ON ALL THREE OF 'EM?
I'M THE FIRST ONE. COMMON SENSE SAYS I'M HIGHER,
I'M GONNA SLIDE ALL THE WAY DOWN THIS LINE,
AND I'M GONNA HIT THAT ROCK.
THIS IS CRAZY! I DON'T EVER JUMP OFF NO CLIFFS.
(Akbar) OOH!
(man) YEAH!
THE SCARIEST PART ABOUT ZIPLINING IS THE BEGINNING,
BUT ONCE YOU'RE ON IT, IT'S AMAZING.
GO AHEAD!
(John) YO. WE'RE IN SECOND PLACE BEHIND THE FOOTBALLERS.
WE'RE CATCHING UP.
(Eric) LET'S DO IT.
RIGHT AS WE STARTED TO JUMP OFF,
THE DAG-GONE GYPSIES PULL UP BEHIND US,
AND I'M LIKE, OH, BOY. HERE WE GO AGAIN.
WE THOUGHT WE WERE--AT LEAST HAD 'EM BY FIVE MINUTES.
(man speaks indistinctly)
OH!
OH!
WHOO!
HA HA!
(man) GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO!
WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!
YEAH, BABY!
HAVING NOW CROSSED THE RIVER ON THE ZIPLINE,
TEAMS MUST CHOOSE A SET OF LOCKED PADDLES.
IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE PADDLES,
THEY WILL HAVE TO MEMORIZE THE EXACT SYMBOL ON THE LOCK,
THEN SWIM TO A NEARBY CAVE,
WHERE TEAMS WILL HAVE TO LOOK FOR THE MATCHING SYMBOL
WITH THE ATTACHED KEY
TO SUCCESSFULLY UNLOCK THEIR PADDLES.
(Robert O.) SO WE GOTTA GO TO THE CAVE AND FIND THE KEY
THAT MATCHES THE SYMBOL TO ONE OF THESE.
(Eric) CAN I PICK A COUPLE SYMBOLS OR JUST ONE?
(Taylor) NO, IT'S JUST THAT. JUST GO FOR THAT, MAN. GO.
THE SNAKE.
YEAH, THE SNAKE.
I DON'T NEED MY BACKPACK, HUH?
GO.
OKAY.
HEY, ROB! MAKE SURE YOU GET THE MONKEY! OOH! OOH! OOH!
MONKEY.
GET THE MONKEY!
OKAY! I-I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE CAVE IS!
IT SAYS "CAVE" THAT WAY.
THE GYPSY STARTS SWIMMING, I START SWIMMING.
HE DIDN'T HAVE HIS BACKPACK ON, BUT I DID,
AND I STILL HAVE MY ROCK-CLIMBING GLOVES.
EVERYTHING IS ON,
AND I STAY BEHIND HIM.
LET'S GO, ROB!
UGH!
AAH!
(Ike) ERIK, GO DOWN. TRY TO SLIDE AS FAR AS YOU CAN.
WHEN I'M ZIPLINING ACROSS, I'M WAVING MY POLE IN FRONT OF ME.
(grunts)
IF THERE'S, LIKE, A ROCK THERE OR SOMETHING,
AT LEAST MY POLE WILL HIT IT FIRST,
AND IT'LL GIVE ME A SPLIT SECOND OF WARNING.
(Jeff) YOU'VE GOT PLENTY OF ROOM. YOU'RE GONNA STOP.
HAND-OVER-HAND, 20 FEET.
I'VE BEEN PUT TO THE TEST A FEW TIMES ON THIS EXPEDITION.
DO ONE STAGE, AND I'M LIKE, GOD, I'M GLAD I SURVIVED THAT,
AND THEN I DO ANOTHER STAGE AND I THINK THE SAME THING.
(John) YEAH, ERIC! WHOO!
THE GYPSIES ARE THE FIRST TO ARRIVE AT THE CAVE,
WHERE ERIC IS LOOKING FOR A MATCHING SNAKE SYMBOL.
(panting)
(Eric) I GET TO THE CAVE,
AND THERE'S ACTUALLY FOUR SYMBOLS, YOU KNOW,
WHEREAS I THOUGHT THERE WOULD JUST BE ONE SNAKE SYMBOL
THAT WOULD MATCH UP.
I'M LOOKING AT THESE SYMBOLS.
I PICK THE ONE THAT I THINK WOULD MATCH UP
WITH THE ONE WE HAVE, GO OUTSIDE,
'CAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAD THE RIGHT KEY.
JOHN! CAN YOU HEAR ME?!
THERE'S FOUR DIFFERENT SNAKES!
IS THE HEAD FACING LEFT OR RIGHT?
(panting) OH, SHOOT.
THE HEAD GOES LEFT!
IS IT--IS IT A COBRA?!
COBRA!
COBRA!
I DID HAVE THE RIGHT KEY, QUICKLY MADE MY WAY DOWN.
UH, THE FOOTBALLERS WERE RIGHT BEHIND US.
WHICH WAY IS THE MONKEY FACING!
LEFT!
(speaks indistinctly)
GOTTA SWIM. YEAH, WELL, THEN DO IT.
I VOLUNTEERED TO GO. I'M PROBABLY THE STRONGER SWIMMER.
AS POLICE OFFICERS, WE DEAL WITH UNKNOWN EVERY DAY,
AND WE--WE-- WE'RE PROBLEM SOLVERS.
(speaks indistinctly)
I WAS JUST TRYING TO LOOK FOR SOMETHING,
TRYING NOT TO MISS A CLUE.
I LOOKED AT THE SYMBOL QUICK, TOOK OFF.
WHICH WAY THE SYMBOL FACES IS IMPORTANT. HE'S FACING DOWN.
I'M GLAD HE WENT. THAT'S A-- THAT'S A TOUGH SWIM.
WE HAVE TO SWIM TO GET A KEY
THAT MATCHES YOUR SYMBOL.
(man) LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK.
YEAH, THAT'S IT. THAT'S US. THAT'S US.
(man) THAT'S IT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO. KAYAKS ARE OVER THERE.
(man) WHAT IS THE DIRECTION OF 'EM?
(man) COME ON. COME ON. COME ON. COME ON.
(man) WE NEED THE KEY?
HAVING UNLOCKED THEIR PADDLES,
TEAMS MUST NOW KAYAK DOWN TREACHEROUS RAPIDS,
AND EVEN THOSE WITH KAYAK EXPERIENCE
WILL HAVE TROUBLE CONQUERING THE RAIN-SWOLLEN RIVER.
THEY WILL USE THEIR G.P.S. TO NAVIGATE EXACTLY 4 1/2 MILES,
WHERE THEY WILL FIND A GOAT CAVE.
THERE THEY WILL RECEIVE THEIR NEXT SET OF INSTRUCTIONS.
(man) RICK, YOU GOOD?
YEAH.
WE'RE NECK-AND-NECK WITH THE GYPSIES,
AND WE ACTUALLY GET IN THE WATER FIRST.
ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS. BE CAREFUL. WATCH OUT FOR EACH OTHER.
READY?
YEP.
I'M JUST RELIEVED THAT WE'RE GONNA GET ON THE RIVER
AND THAT I'LL GET TO REST MY ANKLE FOR A WHILE.
GO, GO, ERIC.
WHEW.
(sniffles)
OH, YOU SON OF A GUN.
(laughs) OH, MAN!
THERE WERE FOUR CHOICES TO PICK FROM,
AND THEN I REALIZED I HAD MADE A TACTICAL ERROR
AND NOT STUDIED THAT--THAT SYMBOL ENOUGH.
THEY'RE SIMILAR, BUT DIFFERENT.
SO I TRIED TO RECALL AS BEST I COULD,
AND I PICKED THE ONE I THOUGHT WAS THE BEST ONE.
HOW'D YOU DO, ROB? YOU GOT OUR KEY?
I THINK SO.
GOT IT?
OH.
I THOUGHT I HAD THE RIGHT ONE,
AND THEN WHEN IT DIDN'T FIT, WE HAD TO GO BACK.
YOU DON'T PAY ATTENTION, YOU DON'T FOLLOW THE CLUES,
YOU'RE GONNA END UP GOING HOME.
DAMN IT!
AFTER THE COPS PICK THE WRONG KEY...
DAMN IT!
THEY'RE FORCED TO GO BACK AND CHOOSE AGAIN,
ALLOWING THE MIDDLE-OF-THE-PACK TEAMS--
NO LIMITS, COUNTRY BOYS,
AND CALIFORNIA GIRLS--TO PASS THE COPS ON THE RIVER...
GOOD JOB, B.
WHILE FAB 3 AND FISHERMEN
MAKE UP SOME MUCH-NEEDED TIME.
ALL RIGHT, WHO WANTS TO SWIM NEXT?
I'M GOING. I'M GOING.
HOPEFULLY, UH, ONE OTHER TEAM DOES THE SAME THING WE DO,
AND I'M JUST HOPING THIS DOESN'T PUT US BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL.
OH.
(panting)
WOW.
THERE ARE FOUR CAMEL KEYS LEFT.
WE'VE HAD THE WORST DAMN LUCK WITH CAMELS
THE ENTIRE TIME WE'VE BEEN OUT HERE.
THEY HAVE TO GIVE US GOOD LUCK AT SOME POINT.
SO I GRAB A CAMEL KEY RANDOMLY.
OKAY.
ROB COMES BACK WITH A SCORPION WITH THE WRONG-FACING TAIL,
YOU KNOW, IN HINDSIGHT, IT LOOKS KINDA OBVIOUS.
TAIL GOES TO THE LEFT.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO REALIZE,
YOU KNOW, EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
WH--YOU KNOW, WHAT DO YOU WANT, IDIOT?
SO I'M SWIMMING BACK, I GET OUT.
THERE'S A 1 IN 4 CHANCE THAT IT WAS, YOU KNOW, THE RIGHT KEY.
I GET RYAN THE KEY. KARI'S HEADING DOWN TO GO SWIM.
(Ryan) IT'S RIGHT!
THAT'S A LUCKY MOVE.
SOMEHOW WE GET A LUCKY BREAK.
I FIND THE RIGHT KEY, AND WE PASS THE COPS.
WE GOT TWO TEAMS BEHIND US NOW.
WE'RE NOT GONNA GO HOME AS LONG AS WE CAN MAINTAIN THAT.
I'M STANDING THERE WAITING FOR JIM. IT SEEMED LIKE ETERNITY.
I'M WATCHING TEAMS COMING IN-- TEAMS THAT WERE BEHIND US.
ANY TIME A TEAM PASSES US, THAT CAN COST THE GAME.
(panting)
I HOPE THIS IS THE ONE.
(Nino) COME ON, JOE! LET'S GO!
JOE SWIMS A LOT. HE'S GOOD AT IT.
LET'S GO! COME ON!
FOUR?
FOUR.
(Robert) JIM GOT BACK WITH THE KEY,
AND IT WAS THE CORRECT KEY. WE UNLOCKED OUR PADDLES,
GEARED UP, AND WE WENT DOWN THE RIVER.
AND I'M FEELING CONFIDENT AT THIS POINT
THAT WE'RE GONNA PASS A BUNCH OF TEAMS.
FOUR LEGS WITH A TAIL.
THAT BETTER BE IT.
YEAH, GOT FOUR LEGS WITH A "T."
OH. THERE IT IS. LET'S GO.
LET'S GO.
THE COPS WERE STILL THERE. IT GAVE US MORE ENERGY,
KNOWING THAT WE'VE--WE'VE CAUGHT UP.
WE GOT 'EM NOW.
LET'S GO. COME ON. WE CAN CATCH UP.
GO! GO! GO! GO!
SO WE GET IN THE RIVER,
AND IMMEDIATELY, WE'RE THRUSTED INTO A PRETTY BIG RAPID.
GO, MAN, GO. GO, GO, GO, GO, GO.
OOH. ONE DOWN ALREADY.
RIGHT AWAY, ONCE WE GOT ON THE WATER,
SURE ENOUGH, THAT'S WHERE
THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS HAD THEIR TROUBLE.
WE ARE NOT WELL-VERSED IN KAYAKING.
THE GYPSIES ARE PRETTY EXPERIENCED.
THEY'RE WELL-TRAVELED. SO THEY PULLED IN FRONT OF US.
WE'RE IN THE WATER, AND I REMEMBER JUST LOOKING DOWN,
AND I SEE AKBAR,
AND HE IMMEDIATELY FLIPS OVER.
(Akbar) OH!
AND ALL I CAN SEE IS HIM, LIKE, DOGGY-PADDLING,
AND SEE, LIKE, THE WHITE OF HIS EYES.
HE'S KINDA STUCK IN HIS BOAT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY AT FIRST, BUT THEN I WAS LIKE, IS HE OKAY?
BUT EVENTUALLY, YOU KNOW, HE STOOD UP.
HE WAS ONLY IN A COUPLE FEET OF WATER, AND HE WAS ALL RIGHT.
WHEW.
(Akbar) WE JUST DID NOT DO WELL IN WATER.
I MEAN, I COULDN'T GET A KAYAK GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
TO SAVE MY LIFE.
(Erik) WE GOOD?
THE MIDDLE-OF-THE-PACK TEAMS-- INCLUDING NO LIMITS,
CALIFORNIA GIRLS, COUNTRY BOYS, AND FAB 3--
ALL TAKE TO THEIR KAYAKS.
CLEAR.
WHEN I GO THROUGH A BIG RAPID,
WHERE THERE ARE TONS OF ROCKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO HIT--
JUST MAKE ME SUPER NERVOUS.
(woman) GO. GO, GO, GO, GO, GO, GO.
(Christina) WE WERE SO EXCITED TO GET IN THE RIVER,
'CAUSE WE KNEW THAT WE WERE AHEAD OF TEAMS,
AND IT JUST FELT SO GOOD TO BE GOING IN,
KNOWING THAT WE WERE IN FOURTH PLACE.
AND WE'RE LIKE, ALL RIGHT. SMOOTH SAILING.
WE'RE GOING TO THE FINISH LINE.
(Kari) BE CALM, YOU GUYS.
OKAY.
(Kari) YEAH, LET'S PASS SOME TEAMS RIGHT HERE,
GET OUT OF THIS CLUSTER.
WE GET ON THE WATER, AND CALI GIRLS AND NO LIMITS
AND, UH, COUNTRY BOYS--THEY WERE HAVING ALL KINDS OF TROUBLE,
AND IT WAS, LIKE, THIS BIG CLUSTER OF ALL OF US,
AND THEY WERE JUST, LIKE, FALLING OUT OF THEIR RAFTS
LIKE CRAZY, AND WE'RE LIKE,
WE JUST NEED TO GET THROUGH THIS CLUSTER RIGHT NOW.
(Kari) LET'S GO, RYAN.
(A.J.) LUCKILY FOR US, AS THEY WERE ALL
MAKING THEIR MISTAKES AND FLIPPING,
WE SAW WAYS TO NAVIGATE AROUND IT, AND, UM, WE CAME OUT ON TOP.
WE'RE HEADING DOWN THE RIVER FOR A WHILE.
WE SEE THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS,
AND WE KNOW WE CAN PASS THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS ON WATER.
(Kari) COMING IN HOT ON THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS.
SO NOW, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE PACK, FINALLY,
AFTER THE WORST START EVER THIS MORNING.
(Kari) WE WERE DEAD LAST.
(Jeff) RIGHT! RIGHT! RIGHT!
THE ONLY SENSE I'M RELYING ON IN THE RAPIDS IS MY HEARING,
SO SOMETIMES THE RAPIDS ARE SO LOUD,
I CAN'T HEAR JEFF BEHIND ME, I CAN'T HEAR IKE IN FRONT OF ME.
I'M GOING DOWN THIS RAPID BLIND AND DEAF.
(Jeff) GO RIGHT! HARD RIGHT!
AT ONE POINT, I HIT A BIG ROCK,
AND MY BOAT TURNS 90 DEGREES,
AND WATER'S SUCKING IN OVER THE SIDE...
STAY IN IT. STAY IN IT.
AND IT FLIPS ON TOP OF ME, AND I'M SWIMMING DOWN THE RAPID,
AND THE BOAT IS WHACKING ME IN THE HEAD,
AND I'M GETTING STUCK UNDER THE DUCKIE.
JEFF.
YOU OKAY? I'M RIGHT NEXT TO YOU.
WATCH THE ROCK. BIG ROCK ON THE RIGHT!
YOU GOT IT! RIGHT HERE. COME TO ME.
COME TO ME.
UHH!
YOU OKAY?
♪♪♪
GET AROUND THE ROCK.
GOOD. I'M RIGHT NEXT TO YOU.
(grunts)
YOU OKAY?
ERIK POPPED BACK UP AND GOT BACK IN HIS BOAT.
I SAID, "ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? IS YOUR HEAD RIGHT?"
AND HE SAID, "YEAH, I'M READY TO GO," AND HE WAS FINE.
IT'S EASY WATER.
IN THE WATER WITH ERIK, TO ME,
IS WHEN I GET THE MOST ANXIOUS AND THE MOST TENSE,
AND I CAN'T LET THAT TRANSLATE OVER.
I DON'T WANT HIM TO HEAR IT OR SENSE IT FROM ME,
BUT I FEEL THE PRESSURE FOR SURE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT RIGHT.
IN LAST PLACE, THE FISHERMEN ARE HOPING
THAT THEIR EXPERIENCE ON THE WATER
WILL ALLOW THEM TO CATCH UP.
OVER HERE. OVER HERE.
(Nino) THIS RIVER IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'RE USED TO,
YOU KNOW, WE'RE USED TO ENGINES AND BIGGER BOATS.
THESE LITTLE BOATS WERE A LITTLE TOUGH
FOR US TO HANDLE, YOU KNOW?
GO, GO, GO, GO. DON'T FLIP. DON'T FLIP.
DON'T FLIP.
(Nino) GUS TIPPED OVER, LIKE, THREE OR FOUR TIMES.
YOU SUCK! WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?
WHAT'S GOING ON UP THERE?! YOU FELL OFF AGAIN?
YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.
NINO IS AGGRESSIVE
AND WANTS TO WIN,
AND HE'S VERY COMPETITIVE.
(Nino) COME ON, GUS. GET IN IT, DAMN IT!
JUMP IN IT!
I GOT YOUR PADDLE! I GOT IT!
I WAS DEFINITELY THINKING
IF GUSSY DIDN'T GET HIS KAYAK UNDER CONTROL,
WE WERE DEFINITELY GOING HOME...
(Nino) WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' FALLING OUT?
I CAN'T DO IT. I'M JUST NOT. AIN'T NO GOOD.
BUT HE WAS STARTING TO GET IT,
AND WE WERE PADDLING HARD,
AND I KNEW WE WERE MAKING UP SOME GROUND.
(woman) ROCK ON, CALIFORNIA!
(Natalie) PADDLE!
PADDLE!
(Christina) WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
UGH, DANG IT.
(man speaking indistinctly)
CHRISTINA?
YOU ALL RIGHT, CHRISTINA?
UGH.
(groans) SORRY. I GOT STUCK IN A TREE.
CRAP! WE GOTTA GO.
THE MOST FRUSTRATING THING IS, I WAS TRYING TO, LIKE,
BREAK BRANCHES TO GET OUT OF THE TREE,
I SEE COUNTRY BOYS AND THE COPS PASS US,
AND I KNEW WE WERE GONNA BE FIGHTING FOR, LIKE, LAST PLACE.
(Natalie) SHE'S, LIKE, IN THE STICKS. I DON'T KNOW.
WHILE THE CALIFORNIA GIRLS COME TO A HALT,
THE GYPSIES ARE THE FIRST TO ARRIVE
AT THE NEXT CHECKPOINT-- THE GOAT CAVE.
AFTER WE PADDLE ABOUT 4 MILES, UH, WE ROCK UP TO SHORE.
UP HERE. LET'S GO, GUYS.
RIGHT HERE, ERIC. RIGHT.
PRETTY CONFIDENT AT THIS POINT THAT WE HAVE A DECENT LEAD.
OKAY, LET'S GO. COME ON.
THIS WAY, GUYS. THIS WAY, TO THE LEFT.
HERE.
(A.J.) SO WE'RE THINKING
MAYBE THERE'S A CHANCE WE CAN CATCH THE GYPSIES.
AT NO POINT, WERE WE JUST GONNA LET THE GYPSIES,
UH, WIN IT WITHOUT A FIGHT.
A CAVE.
THIS IS AWESOME.
"LOOK DIRECTLY OUT OF THIS CAVE
"TO SPOT THE FINISH RIGHT BEHIND THE ABID KASBAH ON THE HILL."
WE GET A SET OF INSTRUCTIONS
THAT WE NEED TO MAKE OUR WAY TOWARDS THE CAMP...
AH!
I SEE FLAGS.
WHICH WE CAN SEE IN THE DISTANCE.
AFTER SPOTTING THE LOCATION OF THE FINISH LINE,
TEAMS MUST GO BACK DOWN THE MOUNTAIN,
PADDLE ANOTHER MILE,
AND THEN CLIMB 300 FEET TO THE FINISH.
RIGHT THERE. RIGHT THERE. RIGHT THERE.
RIGHT THERE. LET'S GO, GUYS. COME ON. LET'S PUSH.
530 YARDS NORTHWEST.
WHEW!
AS WE COME DOWN FROM THE GOAT CAVE,
WE GET TO OUR BOATS AND MAKE OUR WAY TO CAMP.
(A.J.) OKAY, LET'S GO. COME ON. COME ON.
THERE IS THE FINISH. YOU SEE IT?
WHILE THE MIDDLE-OF-THE-PACK TEAMS ARRIVE AT THE GOAT CAVE
AND SPOT THE FINISH LINE...
(man) THERE IT IS RIGHT THERE.
(Chad) WAIT. YOU SEE IT?
THE BACK OF THE PACK CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE ON THE WATER.
UGH.
AS SOON AS I WAS ABLE TO PULL MYSELF OUT OF THE TREE,
I HOPPED INTO MY KAYAK,
AND I WAS JUST PADDLING AS SOON AS I COULD
TO NATALIE AND BRITTANY.
(Natalie) YOU GOT IT, CHRISTINA! GOOD JOB!
WE'RE ALMOST THERE!
WE'RE IN SEVENTH RIGHT NOW,
BUT THE COPS ARE RIGHT AHEAD OF US.
SHE FINALLY GETS LOOSE,
AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT CHECKPOINT,
BECAUSE THE ONLY TEAM THAT'S BEHIND US ARE THE FISHERMEN.
WE'RE SECOND TO LAST AGAIN.
LET'S GO! THEY'RE IN FRONT OF US! LET'S CATCH 'EM.
WHILE THE FISHERMEN ARE QUICKLY CLOSING IN
ON THE CALIFORNIA GIRLS...
AROUND THAT CORNER, RIGHT?
FAB 3 IS HOPING TO REGAIN THE LEAD.
(Kari) I SEE IT, UP HERE TO THE RIGHT.
WE'RE IN SECOND PLACE.
WELL, BOYS, I THINK WE CAN LEAVE OUR KAYAKS BEHIND.
(Eric) JUST GO 159 YARDS STRAIGHT UP HERE.
(Taylor) ERIC, WE GOTTA GO TO THE RIGHT, DON'T WE?
(Dave) GYPSIES!
NICE JOB, GUYS. COME ON THROUGH.
GYPSIES...
YES, SIR.
YOU ARE THE WINNERS
OF THE SIXTH STAGE OF THE EXPEDITION.
YEAH!
CONGRATULATIONS.
I THINK THIS IS ONE OF OUR BEST VICTORIES.
FAB 3 HAD BEAT US THE PREVIOUS STAGE,
AND, UH, OBVIOUSLY, JOHN'S ANKLE WAS QUESTIONABLE,
SO TO PULL THROUGH ALL THAT ADVERSITY AND COME IN FIRST--
I WAS SUPER STOKED AND JUST HAD A BIG SMILE ON MY FACE.
NICE JOB, GUYS.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT, MAN.
HEY, FAB 3!
ROUGH START.
IS THAT RIGHT?
FAB 3, YOU'RE IN SECOND PLACE.
CONGRATULATIONS.
(Ryan) HALLELUJAH.
YOU SAID YOU HAD A ROUGH START.
WE WERE, LIKE, 25, 30 MINUTES BEHIND EVERYONE.
(A.J.) WE'RE THE COMEBACK KIDS, FOR SURE.
WE WERE DOWN, UM, BUT WE KNEW WE WEREN'T OUT.
WE'RE NEVER OUT.
I DON'T CARE HOW UGLY THAT WAS.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
COME ON, NO LIMITS! NICE JOB!
NICE JOB, GUYS.
NO LIMITS...
AFTER MAKING IT THROUGH SO MUCH TODAY,
I'M GLAD THAT THERE'S NOT ONE MORE CHALLENGE,
ONE MORE THING THAT'S GONNA MESS WITH YOUR HEAD.
I'M JUST PSYCHED. OKAY, THAT'S THE FINISH LINE.
THE DAY IS DONE.
YOU'RE IN THIRD PLACE. CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU CAN PROBABLY TELL MY VOICE IS...
(Jeff) YOU'RE TREMBLING. TREMBLING.
LIKE, FULL OF ADRENALINE RIGHT NOW, STILL.
IN SPITE OF GETTING HIS *** KICKED OVER AND OVER AGAIN...
GOOD JOB, MAN.
HOPPED RIGHT BACK ON THE BOAT AND KEPT PADDLING.
HE'S LIKE AN ACTION HERO.
HE IS. SUPER BLIND.
(laughs)
ALL RIGHT, FOOTBALL PLAYERS, FINISH STRONG! (claps hands)
FOOTBALL PLAYERS...
(sighs)
YOU'RE IN FOURTH PLACE. CONGRATULATIONS.
(panting) IT'S VERY CLEAR...
THAT KAYAKS DON'T LIKE NIGERIANS...
(chuckles)
DON'T LIKE ME.
IT WAS DANGEROUS. YOU KNOW, I'M SERIOUS.
I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA DIE.
I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA DROWN THREE TIMES.
(Robert and Ricky laugh)
MAN, IT'S NOT FUNNY.
SERIOUSLY, IT'S FUNNY. YOU GOTTA SEE YOURSELF.
YEAH.
IT WAS FUNNY.
(Akbar) MAN, IT WAS JUST HORRIBLE.
COUNTRY BOYS, GET IN HERE!
HEY, DAVE.
COUNTRY BOYS...
WHAT'S UP, DAVE?
YOU'RE IN FIFTH PLACE. CONGRATULATIONS.
ALL RIGHT!
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU, DAVE.
ALL RIGHT, DAVE.
CAMP'S THAT WAY. GO GET SOME REST.
ALL RIGHT. THANKS, MAN.
APPRECIATE IT.
ONLY THREE TEAMS REMAIN ON THE COURSE--
THE COPS...
(Dani) UGH! IT SMELLS LIKE GOAT.
CALIFORNIA GIRLS...
(Natalie) THAT MEANS WE GOTTA HURRY.
AND THE FISHERMEN.
(man) COME ON, GUS! LET'S GO!
UP THERE.
(Brittany) YOU SEE IT?
YOU'RE ON MY FOOT.
OH, I SEE IT THERE.
HEY, KLUTZ.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS EASIER?
(Brittany) YEAH.
AS WE'RE COMING BACK DOWN TO GO TO THE FINISH LINE,
WE SEE THE FISHERMEN COMING UP.
(woman) FISHERMEN ARE HERE! HURRY UP!
(Christina) SO IT WAS LITERALLY WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF EACH OTHER,
SO WE JUST KIND OF KNEW WE HAD TO HUSTLE AND GET IN OUR KAYAKS
BECAUSE THE FISHERMEN WERE GONNA BE RIGHT ON OUR TAILS.
(man) COME ON, MOVE!
(Christina) WE KNEW THAT THERE WAS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD
THAT WE MIGHT BE GOING HOME,
AND WE DIDN'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.
COME ON!
(woman) WE CAN DO THIS. WE CAN DO THIS.
(man) GUS, WE'RE HERE!
PISSIN' ME OFF.
COME ON, MOVE! GET YOUR *** MOVING!
GET UP HERE!
THEY'RE RIGHT THERE!
COME ON! WE'RE WAITIN' FOR YOU!
(Gus) SHUT THE (bleep) UP! I'M COMING!
COME ON, COME ON, COME ON. WE'RE GONNA BEAT 'EM. LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE CATCHING UP ALL THE TIME.
"LOOK DIRECTLY OUT OF THIS CAVE TO SPOT THE FINISH."
STAGE SIX OF THE EXPEDITION HAS COME DOWN
TO THE FINAL THREE TEAMS LEFT ON THE COURSE.
WHILE THE CALIFORNIA GIRLS AND COPS
RACE NECK-AND-NECK TO THE FINISH,
THE FISHERMEN FROM GLOUCESTER FIGHT TO CATCH UP.
(Gus) SLOW AND STEADY IS GONNA WIN IT.
(Joe) WE'RE CATCHING 'EM. WE'RE CATCHING 'EM.
THEY'RE RIGHT THERE. GET IN. GET IN. GET IN.
(speaks indistinctly)
I KNOW, JOE. MY SHOE COME UNTIED.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. GET IN YOUR THING!
DON'T WORRY ABOUT YOUR SHOE. YOU DON'T NEED YOUR SHOE. GET IN.
I'M GONNA LOSE IT. I KNOW I AM. I'M GONNA LOSE MY (bleep) SHOE.
GET IN.
(speaks indistinctly)
SHUT THE (bleep) UP, NINO! I'M GONNA HIT YOU WITH A (bleep).
I SWEAR TO GOD RIGHT NOW, NINO. I'LL (bleep) HIT YOU
WITH A (bleep) OAR.
(bleep).
(Joe) NINO.
(Joe) TOWARDS THE FINISH, WE SAW ALL THE OTHER TEAMS THERE.
WE KNEW WE'D MADE UP ALL THE GROUND THAT WE WERE BEHIND.
THIS IS OURS RIGHT HERE.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY DOUBT IN OUR MIND
THAT WE WOULD CATCH ONE OF THE TEAMS
'CAUSE WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE.
COME ON! COME ON!
(woman) COME ON, NAT! PADDLE HARD.
WE CAN DO THIS.
(Robert R.) CALI AND THE COPS-- IT'S A RACE TO THE FINISH.
FISHERMEN ARE A MINUTE OR TWO BEHIND US, AT MOST.
(man) KEEP GOING, NINO. YOU'RE DOING GOOD.
SLOW AND STEADY. GET A GOOD STEAD.
MY ARM'S ABOUT TO FALL OFF AS WE PADDLE TOWARD THE FINISH LINE.
I JUST DID NOT WANT THE FISHERMEN
TO PASS US RIGHT AT THE END. THAT'D BE HEARTBREAKING.
(Joe) NICE AND EVEN STROKES. YOU'RE DOING GOOD.
RIGHT HERE! RIGHT HERE!
WHOA! OH!
THE TEAMS MUST NOW LAND THEIR KAYAKS AND CARRY THEIR GEAR
TO THE FINISH LINE AT THE TOP OF THE HILL.
BUT THE CALIFORNIA GIRLS AND COPS ARRIVING TOGETHER
HAS CREATED A TRAFFIC JAM AT THE LANDING...
(indistinct conversations)
ALLOWING THE FISHERMEN TO CATCH UP.
(Natalie) IT'S SO SLIPPERY
AND FULL OF EVERYBODY ELSE'S KAYAKS.
AND WE COULDN'T EVEN GET UP.
SO ROB FROM THE COPS HELPS US OUT.
(indistinct conversations)
(man) ALL RIGHT. HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY!
(man) IT'S OKAY.
(man) HEY!
COME ON, WE'RE HERE, GUS.
(indistinct conversations)
(Natalie) LET'S GO! CHIN!
CHRISTINA, LET'S GO!
(man) PULL ME UP.
COME ON!
(panting) COME ON.
(Dave) CALI GIRLS AND THE COPS!
NICE JOB, GUYS.
ALL RIGHT.
COPS, CALIFORNIA GIRLS...
(woman laughs)
SIXTH AND SEVENTH.
WHOO!
CONGRATULATIONS.
(coughs) SWEET.
THE LAST KAYAK SPRINT. NICE.
ROCK ON.
(woman) YEAH.
(Jim) I ALWAYS HAD CONFIDENCE IN MY TEAM.
I KNEW WE COULD COME THIS FAR.
BUT YOU CAN BE LEADING THE PACK, YOU MAKE ONE MISTAKE...
YOU'RE IN THE BACK OF THE PACK, YOU KNOW, AND VICE VERSA.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, GO GET SOME REST.
THANK YOU.
GREAT JOB.
(panting) COME ON, GUYS.
FOLLOW ME.
I NEED SOME WATER.
COME ON. COME ON, MOVE!
(Dave) LET'S GO, GUYS! COME ON, LET'S GO! (claps hands)
NICE JOB, JOE.
THANK YOU.
AND GUSSY.
COME ON, NINO. MOVE.
COME ON, NINO!
NICE JOB, NINO.
WE TRIED AS HARD AS WE COULD, DAVE.
FISHERMEN...
YOU'RE THE LAST TEAM TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE.
YOUR EXPEDITION'S OVER AND YOU'RE GOING HOME.
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY, NINO?
JUST COULDN'T CATCH UP.
THE RACE NEEDED TO BE TEN MINUTES LONGER,
AND WE WOULD'VE GOT 'EM. TEN MINUTES, THAT'S ALL WE NEEDED.
GUS, DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR BOND WITH YOUR FAMILY
IS STRONGER NOW THAT YOU'VE-- YOU'VE DONE THIS?
YEAH, I'D SAY IT'S STRONGER. UM...
WE GOT IN A LOT-- IN A FEW ARGUMENTS,
BUT EVERYTHING'S OKAY NOW. I MEAN, WE'RE GOOD.
(Joe) AFTER ALL'S SAID AND DONE,
YEAH, I COULDN'T HAVE ASKED ANY MORE OUT OF GUSSY AND NINO.
EVEN THOUGH WE HAD OUR DISAGREEMENTS,
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE STILL FAMILY, BLOOD,
AND VERY PROUD OF HOW FAR WE WENT.
LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK TO GLOUCESTER?
GETTING A PROPER-SIZED BOAT UNDERNEATH YA?
(laughs)
YEAH.
THAT WON'T HELP.
WELL, GUYS, YOU SHOULD BE REALLY PROUD OF YOURSELVES.
YEAH.
YEAH.
BUT YOUR EXPEDITION IS OVER.
YOU ARE GOING HOME.
AND THE HELICOPTER'S ON ITS WAY TO EVACUATE YOU.
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(man) GLOUCESTER!
GLOUCESTER!
(Gus) OH, I'M DYING TO GET BACK ON THE WHALE HOUSE
AND SIT MY *** DOWN ON THAT BOAT.
(Fishermen laugh)
BUT FAMILY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
I LOVE THESE TWO GUYS. I DON'T CARE...
(chuckles) HOW THEY TREATED ME THIS WHOLE EXPEDITION.
I LOVE 'EM STILL. (chuckles)
WOW!
WOW!
(Jeff) I'M SAD TO SEE THE FISHERMEN GO.
YOU KNOW, I'VE REALLY GROWN TO LIKE 'EM.
THEY'RE JUST REALLY GOOD, SALT OF THE EARTH GUYS.
AND I WAS PULLING FOR 'EM. I DIDN'T WANT 'EM TO GO.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOWN TO SEVEN TEAMS NOW.
AND WE TRIMMED AWAY SOME OF THE FAT,
AND NOW WE'RE DOWN TO THE MEAT AND POTATOES.
YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S JUST GIVING IT EVERYTHING,
WHICH IS A LOT NOW.