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[narrator] Tonight on Spartan...

Never give up! Never surrender!

[narrator] We run for family.

[woman 1] Spartan has definitely
brought my daughter and I a lot closer.

I want to be out there
racing with my mother.

[narrator] We run for friendship.

I don't intend to quit,
until everyone's crossed that finish line.

[narrator] We run because we can.

[Amy Winters] Yes,
we're all gonna fall down.

And most important part is that
you just continue to get back up.

[narrator] But we can't do it alone.

[all screaming]

[narrator] Because here
even the strongest individual will fail.

I won't let you down. Let's go!

-[man] Three, pull!
-[woman] Pull!

[narrator] Only together can we overcome...

-[man 1] Don't let go.
-[man 2] Hold on.

-Don't let go.
-[screaming]

We're coming, baby, we're coming.

[narrator] ...on Spartan:
Ultimate Team Challenge.

Whoo!

[enthralling music playing]

[Dhani Jones] Tonight,
the quest to crown our first ever

champion of Spartan continues.

Welcome to the Ultimate Team Challenge.

Hello, everyone, I'm Dhani Jones
and this is Spartan.

I'm here alongside former professional
soccer player Kyle Martino.

Kyle, last week we saw proof
that in this competition,

no one triumphs alone.

And tonight Dhani, should be no different.

Tonight, six teams
will compete head-to-head

on a mile long obstacle course.

Only one of them will advance
to the championship

four weeks from now

with the eventual winner
going home with $250,000.

Three teams competing in our feature race
are ready to go.

The winner of this heat is guaranteed
a spot in tonight's final.

And the second place finisher
has a shot at the wild card.

And these teams couldn't be
more different.

First up, One Step Ahead.

They were formed by
43-year-old Amy Winters.

Amy's a mother of two
and an elite endurance racer,

often running marathon death races
for more than 60 straight hours.

And she does it all... on an artificial leg.

Amy's an amazing athlete
and a perfect representation

of what Spartan is all about.

[Jones] No doubt Kyle,
and another Amy, Amy Pajcic,

is One Step Ahead's team captain.

She runs ultra marathons at 50-100 miles.

And she's brought along her cousin Mitch,

a rehab specialist with
extensive Spartan experience.

We are Spartans.

-[all] Ahoo!
-Let's go run!

[all cheering]

[Martino] The team in yellow, Miami Spice,

has nearly no Spartan experience
but they're not concerned.

Charlie Schlott grew up
playing soccer in Brazil,

and competed professionally in Germany.

Michael Mitchell played semi-pro football

and was undefeated
as a professional boxer.

[Charlie Schlott]
I've competed at the highest level,

feel I can jump through the roof,

been told I have untouchable speed,

so I'm just... I'm ready to go.

I'm amped. I feel like
I'm going to kill it, honestly.

[Michael Mitchell] I'm pretty good
at any sport that I try.

Spartan won't be any different.

It's time to represent for Miami.

[all exclaiming]

[Jones] Charlie and Michael
work as personal trainers

and they brought along two
of their top clients, Jay and Luz.

[Martino] As for the blue team,
no professional athletes here.

These guys are all over 40 and they
call themselves The Muddy Minglers.

I met my team on a singles site,
for Spartan racers over the age of 40.

-Hey, there he is.
-[all] Ken, hey!

[Ken Martin] I was newly single
and I wanted to be able

to identify with people that would be
in a similar situation to me.

And so I thought, why not.

We didn't really find love,
but we found each other.

[all] Cheers.

[yelling excitedly]

We always try and get together
at the races and then maybe go out

and have a good time after the races.

[Dani] We mingle on the course,
we mingle with other racers.

What's happening, Wally?

We're the Muddy Minglers,
that's what we do.

KEN: Finding those people
that are like-minded,

there's a special feeling to that.

[all] One, two, three, Minglers.

We say that life begins at 40,
we have the age,

we have the experience.

[Dani] The Muddy Minglers have been
around the block a couple of times.

This is not our first rodeo.

Don't under estimate us.

[Jones] Now this team, The Muddy Minglers,
is clearly the underdog.

But their team captain, 26-year-old
Hunter McIntyre is a top-ranked

Spartan racer in the world.

And he knows he's got his work
cut out for him today with this group.

The strength of our team is that
we understand that we are the underdogs.

The only thing that we have is spirit.

If we even doubt ourselves
in the lightest bit, we're done.

-[grunts] Let's get it on.
-Oh, my gosh.

The more on the course with
The Muddy Minglers and the rest

of the competitors will be facing,

let's check in with Evan Dollard.

Thanks guys.
Obstacles and spartan competitions

around the world are
the inspiration for this course.

But ours are super-sized
and designed specifically to create

a team competition, that's second to none.

It's a one mile loop
strewn with obstacles these racers

have never seen before.

Every obstacle requires teamwork.

-[woman] Squat style!
-[man] Shoulder to shoulders.

-[woman 2] Let's go.
-[Evan] Who goes first?

-[woman 2] Let me know when you're on.
-[Evan] Who goes last?

We're on, jump.

[Evan] Does the strongest teammate
go in the front...

-[man mumbles]
-[Evan] ...or in the back?

Same order. You're back.

[Evan] It will be a mile long
battle of strength,

-speed...
-[man] Come on, team, move fast.

[Evan] ...and constant
team communication...

[man] Call it out when you see it.

[Evan] ...culminating in the hardest
obstacle course challenge on the planet.

The Slip Wall, 18 feet of bone-bruising,
mind-boggling mayhem.

[all screaming]

The team that crosses
the finish line first,

earns a spot in tonight's final.

Guys, back to you.

[Jones] Thanks, Evan.
The teams in the second heat

are on the starting line.

We're doing our thing. Let's go.

[Jones] Miami Spice in yellow.

Amy Winters and her team,
One Step Ahead in red.

And in blue, Hunter McIntyre and his
over 40 group, The Muddy Minglers.

[Martino] The winner advances
to tonight's final.

[Jones] Blow that horn!

[horn sounds]

As expected, a hot start from Miami Spice.
Michael and Charlie in yellow.

The boxer and the pro soccer player
sprint out ahead of the pack.

[Martino] And at the back of the pack,
it's Amy Winters.

An exceptional athlete, she's used to
running those monster marathons.

Her endurance won't be a factor.
Those obstacles might be.

Go!

[Martino] And here's Amy's first test,
the 8-foot wall.

-[all clamoring]
-[woman] Go!

-[woman] Give me a push.
-[man] Come on, come on, come on.

[Martino] Now you see Amy's
looking for a push,

but teammate Mitch Pajcic looks
a little tentative with that prosthetic.

[Jones] She's up and over.
Solid start for Amy.

The toughest obstacles are yet to come.

But Amy Winters
is no stranger to adversity.

[Winters] I was out riding my motorcycle.

[motor revs]

A car pulled out in front of me

and slammed into me
and it crushed my foot.

[horn honking]

When they told me they were
going to amputate my foot,

the first thing
that went through my mind was,

"You can't, I'm an athlete, I'm a runner."

In the beginning, the horizon
looked very bleak for me.

Ready? Whoa, big step up.

But I met all these little kids
who have experienced limb loss,

and then I realized I have the ability
to change a lot of lives.

This a chance of a lifetime,

to show all the little kids
that I work with,

they can do absolutely anything
that they set their minds to.

There is nothing that can stop them.

On three, pick it up.

[woman] Up. I got it.

[Jones] And there's Amy with her team,
she's definitely doing her part

serving as the anchor
as they start the Log Lift.

Carrying that 200-pound log
over to the zip line.

[Amy] Come on, guys. We got this.

[Hunter] We're crushing it.
We can do it, guys,

[Martino] And there you see
The Muddy Minglers,

Hunter and his band of 40 somethings,
flying over that pit of knee-deep mud.

-[grunts]
-Come on, come on, come on.

[Jones] But a little bumpy on the dismount
for Stephanie and Dani.

Guys, go.

[Martino] And there's One Step Ahead.
Amy and her team struggling a bit

with that 200-pound log.

And that struggle could cost them.

-Don't let go.
-Got it.

-[grunts]
-[Jones] It already has, Kyle.

Miami Spice, the former pro athletes
with an average age of just 27,

have moved into... tied for second.

Don't forget a fast, a fast runner-up time

could earn one of these teams
the wild card spot.

-Got it.
-Go, go, go!

[Hunter] Sharp left, sharp left.

[Martino] Hunter McIntyre
and The Muddy Minglers

are the first to arrive at the Army Crawl.

Three thousand square feet of
nasty flesh-ripping barbed wire.

[Jones] The underdogs,
out to an early lead.

We aren't here as the 40-plus group,
we are here to win this thing.

[Jones] Here come Miami Spice
and One Step Ahead.

-Things are tightening up.
-[man] Come on, guys.

[Martino] Amy Winters trying to stay low
to negotiate that barb wire.

Ow!

-[Jones] Look at her roll, Kyle.
-[Martino] Oh! she's caught.

[Jones] Welcome back to Spartan.

[Martino] Before we get back
to our feature heat,

let's take a look at what happened
earlier in heat one.

Team Warrior,
lead by captain David Magida...

-[man] Pull it.
-Run, Dave!

[Martino] ...won in dramatic fashion
with all three teams on the Slip Wall

and clinched the first spot
in tonight's final.

The runners-up were a team
of schoolteachers,

named the Buckeye Bandits.

Come on!

Now, we'll have to wait and see
if their time is faster than

the runner-up in our second heat.

The fastest runner-up earns the wild card
for a spot in tonight's final.

In heat number two, Amy Winters
quickly got herself untangled

from the barbed wire and One Step Ahead

took over second place from
the pre-race favorites, Miami Spice.

[all yelling]

Back to the action in heat two,
the surprising over 40

Muddy Minglers have the lead
approaching the arena.

It's here where our teams take on
two consecutive obstacles.

The Spear Throw and the Totem Climb.

Let's go, Blue!

[Jones] Muddy Minglers getting
some love from the crowd

but there's no time to enjoy it.

[Martino] That's right, Dhani,
One Step Ahead

and Miami Spice are right on their tail.

Minglers may not be the most athletic team

but they've seen the Spear Throw
in other Spartan races

-and could have an advantage here.
-Pull back.

[Jones] Team captain Hunter McIntyre,
is the first to take aim.

-[grunts]
-[Jones] Boom!

And that's what you get from
the number one ranked Spartan.

[Hunter] This is you Stephanie,
you're made for this.

[Martino] Stephanie, way of the mark.

One Step Ahead's team captain Amy Pajcic
will try to tie it up.

[Jones] No good.

The doors open
for the favorites to blast ahead.

But Mike the boxer, unable to connect.

[Pajcic] Come on, Amy. You got this.

[Martino] Now Amy Winters looking to get
her team on the board, shorts it.

She can't connect.
Now we've got two at a time.

[Hunter] You got this, Ryan.

[Martino] It's Ryan for the blue
and Chris for the red team.

-[women] Yes!
-[Jones] Scores!

The math teacher ties things up.

On to McIntyre. I love it, two for two.

And the only Mingler to connect.

[Martino] Right, can the soccer player
kickstart things?

-[Jones] Not a chance. I told you, Kyle.
-[Martino] Oh.

-He's better with that feat, Dhani.
-[Jones] I told you.

This is one obstacle
where you can't rely on your athleticism.

Mitch Pajcic, on point for One Step Ahead.

-All tied up at two.
-[Martino] Dani gets a shot.

[Hunter] That's it!

[Jones] What? And the over 40 underdogs

are the first to move on
to the Totem Climb.

You those kids might think
they got something on us.

They may think because we're all over 40,

that it's gonna be an easy fight,

it's not gonna be easy.

[Jones] You want to put
your strongest team member

up first on the totem climb,
and there's no question that's Hunter.

[Martino] Dhani, the question is,
can the rest

of the Minglers keep up
with their captain?

Go. They're coming.

[Martino] One Step Ahead
needs just one spear

to join the Minglers at the Totem Climb.

No good.

But Miami's on the board.

[man] Go, go, go, go!

[Jones] Hunter never lets up.

[Dani] Go, let's go. Let's do it.

They're gonna hear him
yelling in their sleep.

-[Luz] You got it.
-[Charlie] There you go.

-[Jones] That's two for Miami.
-[Pajcic] Come on, Mitch.

-Yeah!
-[Martino] One Step Ahead

reclaims second place.

[Jones] Hunter,
a little fumble with the flag.

-Go, go, go!
-[Jones] And it's in, they can move on.

Look at that, Hunter dropping 24 feet.

[Martino] And just as the Minglers exit
the Totem Climb,

Amy and One Step Ahead
make their way over.

-[Pajcic] You got the flag?
-[Mitch] The flag.

[Jones] Team captain Amy Pajcic
heads up the rope first.

She's clearly their strongest climber.

[Martino] Now this is
a challenging obstacle for the other Amy.

And right now she's holding the flag,
which means she's going on last.

Muddy Minglers still in the lead,
and of course...

[Jones] Oh, Stephanie Buech
just rolled her ankle.

[Martino] Watch this again.
Just buckles that left ankle and it...

-[Jones] That is...
-[Martino] ...hurts up here in the booth.

[Jones] Gotta hurt.
But this is Spartan, Kyle,

and there's no way to get
through this course without

a little pain and suffering.

[Martino] Only two obstacles stand
between Hunter's crew

and a spot in tonight's final.

The dreaded Slip Wall is last
but before that, the Dunk Walls.

[Jones] And here come

-The Muddy Minglers.
-Over here.

Good news is the ankle doesn't seem
to be bothering Stephanie.

Everybody, go really deep and really far.

[Martino] You can hear Hunter right there,
go really deep and really far,

those walls are thick.

[all] Go! Go!

[Jones] And back at the Totem Climb,
Amy Winters, out of the water.

-[woman] Go, go, go.
-[Jones] And look at that,

Amy Pajcic clips the flag in.

One Step Ahead is moving on
to the Dunk Walls.

[Martino] Amy Winters
rolls out of that water.

This race is far from over.

[Jones] And at the Dunk Walls the Minglers

lifting up that 250-pound second wall
for their teammates to swim under.

You do not want to get stuck under there.

[Hunter] Go! Ryan, dive under.

[Martino] Miami Spice are still back

-at the Spear Throw.
-[Jones] Oh, my goodness.

[Martino] Where they've missed
ten consecutive throws, make that 11.

Charlie was so confident at the start,
but it doesn't matter how fit you are.

-This obstacle is about technique.
-You got it.

-[Jones] Oh, man.
-This is a sport's first.

[Jones] They are out of spears.

[Martino] Gathering up those spears
is costing them time

they can't afford to lose.

[Jones] And One Step Ahead is headed
to the Dunk Walls,

but I only see four team members.

-Ah, there she is.
-Amy bringing up the rear.

[Martino] There is no quit in Amy Winters.
Only two obstacles left.

[Jones] But does she have enough left
to help her team make that one last push?

We'll find out when Spartan returns.

[Martino] Welcome back to Spartan.

Brought to you by TomTom.

Official partner of
Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge.

-[Hunter] Go, team.
-[Jones] We're at the final obstacle

of our second heat and the team

of over 40 single folks,
The Muddy Minglers

are building the human ladder,

on the verge of making it
into tonight's final.

Hold on. Hold on.

[Jones] Oh, Kyle, down goes Dani
right on top of Ryan's head.

[Hunter] Change roles.
Go over my shoulders.

-Let's go.
-[Martino] Check this out Dhani.

[Jones] Hunter's calling
an audible hot route.

[Martino] He's taking over
the anchor position from Ryan

-and putting his team on his back.
-[man] Go!

-[Martino] Literally.
-[Jones] He's a stud.

Go, baby! Yeah!

They need to work fast.

One Step Ahead
are at the second Dunk Wall.

[man] Let's go!

[woman] Come on. You got this.

-Move up.
-[Martino] Hunter's still barking orders.

He knows how close they are.

[Jones] But hang on,
One Step Ahead has arrived,

and nobody's happier
to see that final obstacle

-than Amy Winters.
-[woman] All right, let's do this.

[Winters] I want others to see
that anything's possible.

You will fail numerous times
along the way,

but the most important thing
is that you always get back up

and keep trying.

[Martino] The Minglers have the edge

but they need to get
all five members of the team

over this extremely forbidding wall.

[Jones] And look, Amy Winters

is going to be the base
for One Step Ahead.

[Martino] It's amazing Dhani,
she's got the heart of a lion

but is she going to hold up
under 500 pounds of weight?

-[man 1] I think I need to go.
-[man 2] Agh!

Hunter's Minglers have all five teammates
on the wall and looking good.

[Jones] But oh, no, they're down!

[Martino] Disaster, down they go.

This could crack the door
for One Step Ahead.

Now, climb my shoulders. You climb up.

[man] All right, go, go.

-[Luz] Climb up there.
-[Jones] A quick check back

on Miami Spice.

They're done with the spears
but not doing much better here

-at the Totem Climb.
-Let's go. Give it all, Mike.

[Martino] Michael the boxer
using all his strength to hold on.

[Jones] Down for the count.

[Martino] Let's jump back to our leaders
at the Slip Wall.

Look at Ken and Dani straining
to hold Stephanie and Ryan

and Hunter.

Come on! Do it.

[Jones] But check out Mitch
one step ahead,

he's got some good traction.

-And he's up.
-[Pajcic] Mitch is up.

[Jones] Anyone's game.

[all yelling]

[Martino] Now Hunter's making his move
for the Minglers.

-[Winters grunts]
-[man] Catch him, come on!

-[woman] Come on! Come on! I'm not...
-[man] Hold on, hold on!

Give me a push.

[Jones] Amy fighting to stay upright.

[Martino] One Step Ahead is still
in this thing Dhani,

but can they pull it off with

-a 115-pound Amy Winters at the bottom.
-Look at that.

She is holding everybody.
Hunter's all the way on top.

That's four for the Minglers,
but you need five.

Oh, and Ryan, stranded now at the bottom.

[Hunter] Okay, one more.

[man] I'm gonna go down.
Remember the hold. You grab my arm,

you in the middle, you on the other arm.

[Martino] Hunter offering himself up
as a human hook for Ryan.

-Okay.
-[Jones] Grab his head?

This guy, is there nothing
he won't do to win?

Come on, Ry!

[Pajcic] What are you looking at?

[all screaming]

-[Martino] Oh!
-[Jones] Oh, my god.

[Martino] Ooh,
they just crushed Amy Winters.

-[Jones] Is she okay?
-[Pajcic] Are you okay?

[man] It's so slippery.

[Jones] Minglers have
a chance to lock it up.

[Martino] Ryan Galino
is a third generation Marine.

Everything you got.

You've heard Marines say
"oohrah", Dhani right?

-It means charge.
-Let's go, Ryan!

He needs to charge up that wall right now.

[grunts]

[both] Oohrah!

Grab, grab, grab, grab, grab!

-[Martino] Hunter, full strength.
-[Jones] Pull, pull.

He's so strong.

[Jones] Did you hear that?
"We're gonna win guys," he says.

That image right there
is the ultimate testament

to Spartan teamwork.

Three Minglers pulling Hunter
while he holds up Ryan

just using his hamstrings.

-[man] Come on!
-Hold on!

[Jones] No one trying solo.

[all yelling]

[woman] Hold on, Ryan. Hold on.

[man] We got him. We got him.

You got him.

[Jones] Life doesn't end at 40.

The Muddy Minglers have conquered

-the Slip Wall.
-[yelling]

[Martino] Go ahead and pound that chest,
Hunter, you are a beast, my friend.

[all cheering]

[Jones] These Muddy Minglers
only discovered Spartan a few years ago.

No pro athletes in this group.

Everyday people with a common passion
and an unbreakable bond.

Age ain't nothing!

Yeah!

[Martino] One Step Ahead
is still battling the Slip Wall.

Amy Winters continues to amaze us
as she makes her way over the Slip Wall.

[horn sounds]

But the time to beat has just run out
so it's the schoolteachers,

The Buckeye Bandits, in heat one

who will be advancing
as tonight's wild card.

Oh, man.

So, tonight's final will feature
the Buckeye Bandits,

Team Warrior, and The Muddy Minglers.

[Jones] M.J. Acosta, is standing by
with the Minglers now.

Minglers, that team effort
up at the top of that Slip Wall,

did you go into it knowing
that you were going to do that,

or was that on the fly?

That was all on the fly,
I think everybody wanted to have

an amazing strategy getting up the thing.

You want to climb it like a ladder,

but you know, it's muddy,
it's nasty, and it's hard.

-Whoo!
-Chaos, baby!

[Jones] Welcome to Spartan,
where these three teams stand

one grueling mile away from the Spartan
season-ending championship.

And a chance at of $250,000.

And we're gonna make them work
extra hard to get there.

Tonight's final course
is bigger and badder

than the mile their just suffered through.

With two new obstacles more challenging
than anything they've seen so far.

[Jones] And don't expect
the Muddy Minglers to back down.

Hunter McIntyre drove his underdog team
to victory in heat two.

Go, go, go!

[man] Age ain't nothing.

[Jones] They're not the most athletic team

but they have two keys
to success on Spartan.

[man] You got it, you got it, you got it.

-[Jones] Communication and trust.
-Yeah!

Best team ever!

-Whoo!
-Yeah.

[Jones] The Buckeye Bandits
were the fastest runners-up,

earning themselves the wild card.

C'mon, c'mon!

They're schoolteachers
from Columbus, Ohio,

who have known each other
nearly their entire lives.

The four of us, we're within
15 minutes of each other,

Summer and Kelsy
have been friends since preschool.

Summer had like, white blonde hair

and I was like, the only brown person
in Sunbury.

She's the yin to my yang.

I can't imagine being here
with anybody else.

[Jones] The third team gunning for a spot
in the championship is Team Warrior.

[man] Let's go, Purple.

-[Jones] Winners of heat one.
-[man] Come on, let's go.

[Jones] These southerners get their name
from Operation Enduring Warrior.

[grunts]

A foundation close to the heart
of 47-year-old Army veteran, Jeff Farmer.

Operation Enduring Warrior
is a non-profit organization

where we honor, empower,
and motivate wounded warriors

to continue with an active lifestyle.

We do scuba diving and skydiving,
as well as take amputees

through a full obstacle course.

You got this. Good job, brother.

Working with these guys,
you can see how it changes their lives.

Because a lot of times they think
they don't have purpose

or a meaning to go forward.

I want to make sure that I've used
what I have to help them.

[Martino] An amazing man
and amazing organization

and Jeff's teammates here today

are also quarters of Operation
Enduring Warrior.

Their team captain, David Magida
is a winner of seven Spartan races

and a fierce rival of Minglers
team captain Hunter McIntyre.

[Jones] This is what it's all about.
Anybody that follows Spartan racing

knows that these two guys
do not get along.

[Martino] And there's the Buckeye Bandits
with team captain, Andrew Jones,

who's famous on the Spartan circuit
for staying on the course

until every competitor has completed.

[Jones] One team will advance.
Who will go home?

A ticket to the championship and a shot
at $250,000 is on the line.

Say it with me, Kyle.

[both] Blow that horn.

[horn sounds]

[Martino] And there they go,
right out the gates, Kyle.

Team Warrior purple is setting
the pace up that hill.

-Do you hear Hunter ready for war?
-[laughs]

[Martino] That's so Hunter.

First up the eight-foot wall,

David Magida and Reed Handlery
create a base for Team Warrior.

[Jones] Did you see that?

Jeff Wiggins in green,
the special needs teacher

first up and over the wall.

[Martino] Look at that Dhani,
three teams and three totally

different techniques to get
people over the wall.

[Jones] Army vet Jeff Farmer
and Team Warrior with an early lead,

headed to the ten-foot wall.

Get up there.

[Martino] Team captains Andrew Jones
in green and Hunter McIntyre in blue,

helping their last teammates
over the wall.

Hunter definitely doesn't want
to let his rival David Magida

and Team Warrior get too far ahead.

I've been racing against
David Magida for years.

He's one of the first contenders
I've ever went up against.

Incredibly fast, incredibly strong.

You know, fightin' a little bit dirty
is something

he's got in his history.
He's gonna do anything it takes to win.

[all exclaim]

[David] Hunter doesn't
intimidate me at all.

Race strategy 101 dictates
you see weakness, you attack.

[announcer] Hunter McIntyre.

[David] Nothing will please me more

than bruising his ego
by taking him out of this thing.

I've never lost to him before
so it's not gonna start now.

[Martino] Hunter, the last Mingler
to scale the wall.

[Jones] And those are Dave Magida's legs
hanging down.

He's gotta move!

The Minglers have passed Team Warrior
and taken the lead.

Never give up, never surrender!

[Jones] Hunter never stops talking, Kyle.

And there's Magida
who never stops chasing Hunter

as both teams are headed towards
the Log Swing.

[Martino] Buckeye Bandits
captain Andrew Jones

staying true to his reputation.

Leaving no man behind.

Now, look at this, the two rival captains
Magida and McIntyre sizing each other up

-as they arrive at the Log Swing.
-[Hunter] Go, up.

Team Warrior puts their lightest member

up front, a 115-pound
Preston Tam and the Minglers

-quickly get three people on the log.
-Get on, get on, get on.

[Jones] Andrew Jones
and the Buckeye Bandits

-have joined the party.
-Go, go.

There goes Stephanie,
but the Muddy Minglers coming up short

in the water, now she's gotta wait
for her entire team to cross.

-[man 1] On this one, on this one.
-[man 2] Get on.

[Martino] And 24-year-old Preston Tam is...

-[Jones] Oh!
-[Martino] Oh, and she shorts it too.

[Jones] Everybody's rushing
their launch, Kyle.

[Martino] Timing your jump here
is critical.

-[man 1] Jump.
-[man 1] Jump.

[Dani] Go, let's go.

-[David] Go, let's go.
-[Hunter] Each one.

Jump!

Okay. Here we go.

[Jones] And there's David Magida

staring down Hunter McIntyre.

He sees his team a little behind.

[yells]

[Jones] And Magida just goes down,
eats it bad.

[Martino] Dhani, this guy's
a world-class Spartan

but he just took a world-class fall.

These logs are slippery
and that's gonna cost them a few seconds.

[David] Come on, let's go.

[Jones] And the Minglers have an edge.

-[man] Jump!
-[woman] Go.

[Jones] First jump for the Buckeye.

[man] Oh, no!

[Jones] Andrew Jones
bouncing off the landing pad.

[Martino] Hunter McIntyre
and The Muddy Minglers

are on to the Lake Crossing.

We're moving. We're cruising for the win!

-[David] Agh!
-[man] Goddamn kayak.

[Jones] Team Warrior looking wet
and wobbly.

Preston is struggling with that paddle...
Look at that.

Magida just grabs it from her.

And they still got another
250 feet of water, before they hit land

And the next obstacle, the Army Crawl.

[Martino] It's 110 feet
of jagged barbed wire, rocks, and mud.

It's dirty and downright dangerous.

They're never gonna catch us.

[Martino] Let's check in
with Evan Dollard.

[Evan] Thanks, guys.

Hunter McIntyre leading the charge here
with The Muddy Minglers.

They are the first to the bank,

and they will be making
their way to the Army Crawl.

Followed closely by captain
David Magida's Team Warrior,

and captain Andrew Jones
and the Buckeye Bandits not far behind.

Their arms will be burning
and there's no rest until the finish line.

[Andrew] We're almost there.

[man] Stay to your left!

Stay left, stay left.

[Martino] He thinks there's a bit
more room under that nasty barbed wire

on the left, and on this obstacle,
every inch counts.

Let's go, purple!

[David] We're right there, guys.
We're right there.

[Jones] And David Magida
is right on Hunter's tail.

Magida getting dirty and you know
he doesn't mind playing that way either.

-Go, go!
-[David] I like to target

my opponent's weaknesses.

You know their weakness,
put your foot down and throw it.

That's what our team plans on doing.

[Jones] Both teams are bunched up.

I don't know who has the lead right now.

-[Summer] Go, Green!
-[Jones] And at the opposite end

of the Army Crawl, the Buckeye Bandits.

[Kelsy] Let's go, Summer,
you got this, girl. You're looking great.

Preschool teacher Kelsy Wiggins
encouraging her best friend.

[Martino] And her husband, Jeff
just swallowed some muddy water.

Look at that. Big time slide
by Army vet Jeff Farmer.

And Dhani, check out Reed Handlery,

he's rolling like a maniac
down that alley on the left,

passing all five Muddy Minglers.

[Jones] Team Warrior's in the lead.

[Jones] Welcome back to Spartan.

[Martino] As we pick up the action,
David Magida's Team Warrior

holds on to their new lead
as they enter the Arena.

Magida looking to defeat his his archrival
for the first time.

[crowd cheering]

[Jones] Hunter McIntyre
and his 40-something Muddy Minglers

are just steps behind.

[Hunter] I wanna make sure
that my competitors know

if you're in front of me
at any point in time,

look over your shoulder 'cause
I'm getting closer every second.

[Martino] Today in the Arena, the teams
will take on three obstacles in a row.

The Spear Throw, the Herc Hoist,
and then the Timber Drop,

an intense task of core,
strength, and balance.

-Come on. Go again, go again.
-Pull!

[Jones] Magida taking the first throw.

[Martino] According to his
TomTom fitness watch,

his heart rate is around
140 beats per minute.

About 70% of what an elite athlete
at his age can handle.

[Jones] He delivers.

[Martino] But just like that,
Hunter answers for the Minglers.

All tied up.
And his heart rate clocking at 152.

Clearly pumped for the showdown.

[Dani] Come on, Ken.

[Jones] Now Ken Martin is up.

-There we go.
-[Jones] And look at that,

the 46-year-old sticks it.

Muddy Minglers are now leading with two.

Let's go, let's go, let's go.

[Jones] Buckeye Bandits still on
the shield carrying,

taking a pummeling from Hurricane Alley.

[Andrew] Come on, William.
We'll come back to you, let's go.

[Martino] Professional dancer Preston Tam.

You gotta fire that thing, Preston.

[Jones] Captain Magida is up next
for Warrior.

[Preston] Come on, buddy.

[Jones] That's too much juice.
He sailed it.

[David] Come on, I need you guys.
You can do this.

[Martino] Can Hunter McIntyre capitalize?

Spear number three
from the world number one Spartan.

The Minglers take over
first place from Team Warrior.

-On to the Herc Hoist.
-[man] Bring up front.

-[Dani] Pull!
-They need all five people

pulling on that rope
in unison to lift that 350-pound box.

[Jones] It's like a three-ring circus,

it's the Bandits
sprinting it to the Arena.

Team Warrior's still throwing spears.

Magida takes Team Warrior to two.

-[man] Pull!
-[Martino] And the Minglers are crushing

the Herc Hoist.

I am so impressed by these over 40's.

[Jones] Look at that, they got it.

[Martino] And they're on
to the Timber Drop.

You guys pull the string.
Ken, help me lift the log up.

-[Preston] Whoo!
-[Martino] And Army vet Jeff Farmer

delivers Team Warrior,
chasing Hunter's heels.

[Hunter] Let's go. Start pulling.

[Jones] Hunter just relentless
with his team.

[Martino] That's because he knows
no lead is safe

with Dave Magida chasing you.

[all grunting]

[Martino] And that's three
right there for the Buckeyes,

they're on their way to join
Team Warrior at the Herc Hoist.

[Jones] Not anymore.

Magida's squad rings the bell...

Oh! Did you see that?
Jeff Wiggins wants that rope.

Go!

[Hunter] Gotta love Hunter.

He even tells
the 650-pound log what to do.

Who'll go first?

[Martino] It's too slippery though,
you saw he tried

to walk up it, but Hunter
quickly adapts his approach.

Slow, pull really slow.

[Martino] Hunter nearing the top
of the Timber Drop and his rival Magida

pulling that rope
as Team Warrior closes the gap.

Spartan is the ultimate
team challenge Dhani,

but Hunter and Magida
have made this thing personal.

I'm making sure that my team's
moving forward a 110%.

David might kinda be
out there for himself.

And that's what's gonna separate us.

Hunter might think that he's got
this thing in the bag already,

but I'm gonna do everything in my power

to make sure that we cross
the finish line first.

[Jones] It is neck and neck.

[Martino] Stephanie hanging on.

She's fought through
three shoulder surgeries

to be here, there's no quit in her.

[Jones] Former rugby star,
Reed Handlery Team Warrior,

-he almost goes down.
-[Martino] It was so close.

[man] That's it.

[Martino] And look,
the Buckeye Bandits are not out of it.

Close friends Jeff Wiggins
and Brady Berlin working together.

-[Kelsy] Come on.
-If you're ahead of us, congratulations.

It's gonna be really hard
for you to stay ahead of us.

I'm here to win,
I'm here to beat other people.

[Andrew] Come on, yeah!

[Jones] Now, we got all three teams
on the Timber Drop.

A spot in the championship is on the line.

[Martino] And Dhani, Muddy Minglers
are still in the lead

with two members up and over already.

Team Warrior with all five teammates

on the Log and look at that,
Buckeye Bandits

are quickly closing the gap.

[Preston] Sorry for your arm.

It's okay.

[woman grunts]

Let's go!

[Martino] And look at that,
Hunter McIntyre coming back

to retrieve Dani.

The Minglers now picking up
their second 150-pound shield.

[Jones] Oh! Kelsy Wiggins
falls off the Log.

That's gotta cost the Bandits some time.

It's okay, Kelsy. Come on.

[man 1] Come on, Danielle, you got this.

[man 2] Come on,
I believe in you guys so much.

[Martino] You can hear Hunter encouraging
43-year-old Dani.

A few years ago, Dani couldn't have lasted
a minute on this course.

As I started getting closer to my 40's,
I was really overweight.

I knew that something had to change.

I've lost over 70 pounds.
I'm the happiest I've ever been.

-I love it.
-Pull!

[man] Everything you've got, girl.

[Jones] Dani's struggling
with that 150-pound shield

and Team Warrior
is literally steps behind.

Put your shield away
and we are at the finish line,

in half a mile.

Not even.

Their shield, it was right there.
We're right there.

[Jones] Magida and Team Warrior
right on Hunter's heels.

There you go, let's go, let's go.

Look at Magida staring down his rival.

No doubt, this is gonna be
an amazing finish.

Hunter McIntyre versus David Magida.

There can be only one winner.

[Jones] Welcome back to Spartan.

-[Hunter] Come on, Dani.
-Keep those lungs flowing.

[Jones] Hunter McIntyre's Muddy Minglers
and David Magida's Team Warrior

are locked in the tightest race
of the season.

[Martino] There's Magida right there
leading his team

up the hill to the Dunk Walls.

And in the back of the pack,

look, it's Hunter once again
pulling his teammate, Dani.

He knows that in Spartan, you're only
as strong as your weakest link.

[Jones] And both the Minglers
and the Warriors

arrive at the Dunk Walls at the same time.

[Martino] The Dunk Walls are terrifying
when you can't catch your breath.

And Dani is totally out of gas right now.

Each team quickly gets three team members
under that first wall.

Remember, they need to lift that second
250-pound wall off the bottom.

Dani really struggling now,
faced with that first wall.

[Ryan] One deep breath. One,

-two, three.
-[Martino] Former marine Ryan Gulino,

helping his friend get through
and she's under, Dhani.

Come on, we gotta go.

[Jones] And Team Warrior's
waiting for Preston Tam.

[Farmer] Just get under.

[Martino] 21-year-old Army veteran
Jeff Farmer

negotiating with her
right now, trying to coax her through.

She looks terrified, Dhani.

[Jones] And meanwhile,
look at the Minglers, they're motoring.

[Martino] Preston's team can't go
any further without her.

Precious time is ticking off
the clock right now.

[Farmer] Ready, go. Ready?
One, two, three, go.

[Jones] And finally, there she goes, Kyle.

But Team Warrior can't afford
any more unwanted ticks off the clock.

[Martino] That's because
The Muddy Minglers are flying

through that third and final wall.

They know what's at stake here,
a spot in the championship.

This is it!

This is it. On the base.

-On the base.
-[Jones] Only one obstacle remains Kyle,

the Slip Wall.

But as we've seen all season long,

-anything can happen here.
-Go. Go.

[Jones] Magida and Team Warrior
now just one Dunk Wall away,

and this time, Preston Tam

wastes no time going under and through.

[Martino] And here comes Team Warrior,

out of the water, and both teams
have reached the Slip Wall.

No room for error now, Dhani.

[man] Ignore the pain now.

Look at Dani, in the middle
of that ladder step.

He's on her shoulders, now Ken too.

[man] Plant your hands.
Right there, right there.

[Martino] This is interesting,
Team Warrior has their two women

at the bottom, a different approach.

-[man] Her feet.
-[indistinct yelling]

[Jones] And now Ken of the Muddy Minglers
reaching the top.

Now they can work the Wall
from both sides.

Go! Look out, I'm coming.

And Team Warrior's got three
on the Wall, but I gotta say,

this looks a little funky, Kyle.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

[Martino] Yeah, instead of putting
their big guy,

David Magida at the bottom like
the Minglers did with Hunter,

their strategy is to send him up.

I just wonder if this is gonna be
too top heavy.

-[man] Stay a little longer.
-[Preston] I'm slipping.

-[man] Work it out!
-[crowd groans]

[Jones] Oh, that fails,
as Team Warrior tumbles to the bottom.

[Martino] And the Minglers
are on the rise.

-Get up there.
-[Jones] But they gotta get

Dani up and over that Wall.

-Look at her.
-[Hunter] I swear you can do this.

Hunter will not let Dani quit.

Everything you got! Everything!

[Jones] And look at that, she's made it.

[Martino] But there's no time
for celebration

because Dave Magida
has just reached the top.

And look at this move.

Reed Handlery grabs his legs
and joins his captain.

Team Warrior now has
two on the top, are you kidding me,

it's still anybody's race right now.

[crowd] Come on!

[Jones] This is crazy, Kyle.
Here's Stephanie of the Minglers

-trying to climb up Ryan.
-[crowd chanting] Purple!

[Martino] Dave Magida taking a glance
over to his rival,

and Hunter's preparing for that leap.

[man] Use her shirt. Use her shirt.

[Jones] Stephanie Buech,
and she's made it.

Hold him.

-Hold him!
-[Martino] Hunter McIntyre

stands 18 feet
below his rival Dave Magida,

but right now Hunter has the upper hand

as he prepares to make this leap.

[Jones] Our schoolteachers
have arrived at the party.

Look at them coming out of the Dunk Walls.

The Buckeye Bandits
wanna piece of that Wall.

[Martino] This could be it!

-Oh.
-Oh, no.

The Minglers believe in their leader.

[Martino] Wouldn't you?

[Jones] And Hunter with a lunge
and he's got it!

[crowd cheering]

And Hunter's up.

[Martino] And they still gotta get
Ryan Gulino

up and over but, man,
what a big move that was for Hunter.

And he's celebrating it already.
Why not? He's earned it.

Hunter's the last one up
and the first one down.

[grunts]

Oh, Dhani, look at the face of Magida.

Bridesmaid yet again.

-[cheering continues]
-[triumphant music playing]

[all yelling]

[Jones] They are mighty, they are Muddy.

They are the mighty Muddy Minglers.

And they're going to the championship.

[indistinct conversation]

Who's got that? I got that!

[Martino] Hunter McIntyre dragged
his team of 40-somethings

through the two toughest races
of their lives.

Pushing them through pain and exhaustion.

These underdogs have claimed
a spot in the championship.

MJ is down with our winners.

The over 40 team, the underdogs
coming into the field,

beating out some of

the fastest athletes
in the country, you guys.

How are you feeling right now?

Did you say underdogs?

-We never believed we were underdogs.
-That's right.

-From the get-go we said we're doing this.
-Yep.

-And we meant it. And we did it.
-That's right.

Well, congratulations,
you guys earned this.

-[cheering]
-[Acosta] Blood, sweat, and tears.

Dani, I'm gonna hand this over to you.

-[crowd cheering]
-We'll see you at the championship.

[Martino] So, The Muddy Minglers

advance to the championship
where they'll join

American Dream Team and Bounce Squad.

We'll see them again in four weeks.

I cannot wait.

For Kyle Martino, MJ Acosta,
and Evan Dollard,

I'm Dhani Jones, we'll see you next week

on Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge.