Original subtitles

- Last time on "99 to Beat"...

- Who's on top? Who's on top?

- This is going to be...

- Oh! - A nail-biter.

Four big players got in a tangle and were eliminated.

- Unfortunately, it just wasn't in our favor today.

- After finding herself in the bottom in three games...

- Oh, my God.

- Gianna survived them all...

- This is crazy.

- And took out competition favorite David R.

in the process.

Oh, my God!

The upset of the season!

- Anyone can go home at any time.

- Leaving 23 players remaining

to battle it out for $1 million.

This is outrageous.

[dramatic music]

[cheers and applause]

Welcome back to "99 to Beat,"

where seemingly simple games

mean serious money.

We started with 100 players,

and now we are down to 23.

[applause]

- Any one of you could win a million dollars.

- Yes! - Crazy.

- Insane. - Good job.

- But before that, you need to remember the golden rule.

You don't have to be first.

You don't have to be the best.

Just whatever you do...

all: Don't finish last.

- Be careful. [laughs]

Ah!

[applause]

[suspenseful music]

- I haven't been lucky on nothing.

I either can do it or I can't. - Yeah.

These all look like they're silly, fun games,

but they're not.

They're insane.

At the beginning, you had a little bit of time

to work because there were so many people,

but now it's like everything's fast, fast, fast, fast, fast.

There's no room for error.

- Like, if I was gonna be on a team,

I would only wanna be on your team or Miranda's.

- Yeah.

It doesn't make it anything harder competing with friends.

You have to have those connections

or else you'll fall behind.

- Whoo!

- I honestly wanna beat every single last

one of these people here.

They're great people,

but they're not worth a million dollars.

- Players, in front of you are 600 cups turned upside down.

Inside 22 of them is the "99 to Beat" logo.

Using only one hand, you must find a cup with a logo.

The last player to find a logo will be eliminated.

- 600?

- Usually at competitions like this,

there may be four that are front runners,

people that can surprise you.

There's, like, eight to ten that could easily win this.

A lot of parity in the league.

- Whoa. - Yeah.

Learning from you, EA.

- So I have a new favorite, and his name is Tommy.

- My husband and I wanna have a big Italian family.

The stakes are so high at this point.

It--it is life and death.

- Gianna, you know, just emotional

after her brother, Richie, was eliminated.

- Yeah.

- Bottom two twice in three games.

- Yep.

- Eliminated what many considered

to be the front runner.

She slayed the dragon, David R.

Losing my brother was so hard,

especially because I always assumed I would get out first

and he would make it all the way.

So it just adds fuel to the flame.

- I don't even know the approach or the rationale.

It's all about volume.

What Kara does, it's like she does day traders.

It's all about volume.

- I keep my peace and find me a cup.

I am a very driven person and always have been.

I've worked since I was 13 years old.

- She is smart.

- She is super smart.

- I am very accustomed to being underestimated, underrated.

Keep me underrated.

I'll just fly under the radar and win.

[tense music]

♪

[buzzer blares]

- Here we go, Ken. - Okay, Erin.

This game is all about chance.

There are 600 cups, 23 players,

and just 22 cups with the "99 to Beat" logo in them.

- Whoo!

- Oh, are you kidding?

Ciara found it already?

- [laughs] - So impressive.

But again, it's who's gonna finish last.

- Got one, got one.

- Ref!

- Danni just made it through.

- Let's freaking go!

- Jared found it.

- Oh, got one, ref.

- And Dakota found it.

- This so much reminds me of Easter egg hunts

with my sister and my parents going,

where is that egg?

I hope we don't find it in two weeks.

- Right.

They're turning up these cups

and finding these logos so fast.

- Ref, ref.

- Marsha found it.

- We saw her daughter, Michaela, eliminated early

in this whole thing, and she's fightin'.

- 11 players are now through.

12 are remaining.

- Anna.

Leandra.

- Leandra found it.

Easily the most frustrating game of "99 to Beat"

because it's so based on chance.

- Good point. You forget that.

You probably feel like you're in a maze,

that you just don't know which way you're going.

- Nine people left.

Cara-Maria.

Is she gonna be close to the bottom?

- Ref! - Not anymore.

She found it.

- Ref. - Tabi found it.

Four Wagners still through.

- It's in their genes. - It's in their genes.

- It's in their blood.

- Six people left.

I like what Leo is doing with his knees.

He's a pentathlete. - Yeah.

- He was this close to qualifying for the Olympics.

- Found one. - Yes, Tommy found it.

Yes, he is done. - He's through!

- Yes!

- Five to go.

Kara, Miranda, Leo, Carlene, and Gianna.

One of them is going home.

Just pick everything up.

There's no rhyme or reason right now.

This is for survival.

Leo. Final four.

- Good job, Leo.

- Closer to the wire than I thought I was gonna be.

- Sticker.

- Carlene found it.

- Good job, Carlene. - Come on, Kara.

- Final three-- Kara, Gianna, and Miranda.

One of them is going home.

- Miranda, check the middle.

- Miranda, Dakota, and Cara-Maria, they're very close.

Are the Cobra Kai about to be split up?

- Kara just keeps, like,

standing up and taking a minute.

- I know. - Girl, hurry up.

- Group 'em.

- Keep hunting, Miranda. You're gonna get it, babe.

Move faster, though.

- Cara-Marie and Dakota have been with me ever since we met.

We uplift each other.

- Better start moving.

- All the way over there. Yes, Gianna.

- I think Miranda is doing it the right way.

Just looking at every single--

- Got it.

- Oh, my God.

- Wow!

- One more cup to go.

Miranda found it.

Crazy.

- Gotta make us sweat a little, Miranda.

- That was a workout.

- Yeah, we saw that. - Whoo.

- Final two, Kara and Gianna.

Crazy.

Gianna has been here before, but Kara really hasn't.

- I am an "under pressure" girl,

and I've shown that I work best under pressure.

I could beat anyone if it's just down to the two of us.

- You got it, Gianna. Around that area.

- Kara is just, like, mentally frozen.

- Yeah.

- I am flipping cups, one cup after another

after another after another,

and there are no signs of "99 to Beat" on it.

Gianna has been a fierce competitor,

and I don't wanna be her next victim.

♪

- Oh, my God. Are you kidding?

Gianna is just--

this can wear at you mentally.

- Stay cool. Don't lose your head.

- There's a limit.

Everyone's got a breaking point.

- Right.

- One more cup to go.

Two left. Gianna or Kara is going home.

- Oh, my God.

[both scream]

- Stay cool. Don't lose your head.

- Gianna or Kara is going home.

- Keep going over there. Keep going over there.

- Where the [bleep]?

- It's too much pressure.

- Any ones that are grouped together have been checked.

- Good job, Gianna. You're being smart.

- Oh, my gosh. - You got it, Kara.

Don't give up.

- Looking over at all these cups,

and I find one line that there's no groupings.

I just feel as though I need to take this path.

[tense music]

♪

- Ah! - Oh, my God!

Oh, my God. [buzzer blares]

Kara found it.

Gianna is eliminated.

- You did so good.

- Oh, thank you.

- Oh, my God.

- Three out of four games, Gianna was in the final two.

She went out a fighter.

- It was really sweet

to see how many people ran over to support me and hug me.

- So amazing, Gianna.

- You did amazing.

- You had such a good run.

- The people I have met on this journey

and the friendships I've made, it's worth a million dollars.

♪

- Gianna, you're a beautiful mix

of sweet, sassy, and fierce.

Tiny but mighty, to say the least.

You finished in 23rd place,

and your million-dollar dream is over.

[cheers and applause]

- Wow, people rushing up to Gianna.

She really proved herself.

Oh, they're lifting--yeah!

Yeah! Yeah!

Gianna is the 78th player to be eliminated,

meaning that the prize now stands at

$780,000.

[cheers and applause]

♪

- Players, you must balance a spring

so that it rests in a complete stack

on your forehead for three seconds

without using your hands.

The last player to stack their spring will be eliminated.

♪

- Peter, the parish priest.

- They're doing a little prayer right there.

I love it.

- Give us your spirit's presence now as we compete.

When you wear this out and about,

it can conjure up

a lot of different thoughts and feelings.

I've had a number of people say, are you actually a priest?

Is that real, or are you just kind of--is this a character?

In Jesus's name. Amen.

all: Amen.

- But it's also the chance

to make this mean what it's meant to mean.

And that is, I'm here to serve.

Winning the million-dollar prize,

it'd be the opportunity to bless my family.

We've got four biological children,

older foster daughter,

and then we've got a 15-year-old foster son.

So I'm here to win.

- Look at Kevin McCallister.

Not from "Home Alone."

- He has a baby on the way.

His wife lost a job.

He wanted to help out.

- Aw, I get a pick one.

Is this a sign?

- Are you having a girl? - I don't know.

- Maybe.

- He has a lot on the line.

- I'm dearly missing my amazing wife right now,

and I just really wanna bring the money home

for her and for our child.

- This is more like a race. - Yeah.

- David A., he's been, like, a low-key great player.

- I grew up playing competitive baseball.

I also am a musical theater person,

so I'm constantly competing for specific roles.

Everything I do, there's an element of competition,

and that keeps life fun and exciting.

You'll be able to feel the adjustments.

- He hasn't missed a beat on this show.

He really hasn't.

- I feel like an elephant, honestly.

- Rah!

Ah, sorry. [laughs]

- One of these people with springs on their head

is gonna walk away with a million dollars.

- Here we go.

[buzzer blares]

- 22 players.

They have to keep it on their head

for at least three seconds. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- They can use any body part, just not their hands.

- If you suffer from vertigo, not the game for you.

- Nope.

- Oh, it just keeps going way too far behind.

- Gabby's like-- like bouncing a basketball.

- Yeah. - I think it's great.

- Ah. [laughs]

- Carlene's got the tongue out, Ken.

- What a technique.

[laughter]

- I got a bad neck, Ken.

I think this would really, really hurt my neck.

- Oh, yeah.

- I like the tactic of laying down.

What do you think?

- Look, whatever it takes.

- You gotta be real limber for that.

- Real limber for that.

- What's the best way to do this?

- Ronald has his knee to his head.

Oh, my gosh, I thought he had it.

- I've never seen David A. so flustered right now.

It's harder than it looks.

Ciara, the yellow Power Ranger,

is through.

- Never a doubt with her.

- I am on fire today, and I'm so happy.

[dramatic music]

♪

- Ref!

- Five people have advanced. - Ref, ref.

- Ronald is in. I see that, Ronald.

Yoga, baby. - Yes.

- His leg is so long, he laid on the ground,

he put his knee to his head.

That helped him. That's amazing.

- Am I good? - Dakota is through.

Nine people are now through.

- Thank God. - Marsha is through.

Got a spring in her step.

- Oh, yeah. - Good job.

- Cara-Maria just--wow.

So close. Are you kidding me?

- I would struggle with this.

- Ref. - Preston, the human pretzel.

- Good job, Preston.

- Go ahead, Tommy. Like that, Tommy! Yes!

- Ref, ref, ref.

- Tommy is through.

Look at him in the straddle. That's great.

- Thank you! [cheers and applause]

- Wow. - Yay! Fancy.

♪

- Thank God.

- Kara is good. Nine left.

- Am I good?

Oh, thank you. Praise the Lord.

- Good job. Good job.

- Six people left.

Leandra has gone through.

- Wow, wow. - Five people left.

- Ref, ref, ref, ref.

I am?

- Cara-Maria is through.

Okay, four people left--

Peter, David A., Anna, and Kevin.

Look at David A. struggling right now.

- You got it, Anna. Yes!

- You got it. You got it.

- Anna has it.

- Yes, Anna!

- All the Wagners are through.

- Jeez.

- Final three.

- David, use your knee.

- You got it, David.

- Come on, Kevin. Come on, Kevin.

- David, yep. - David A. Oh, my God.

- David, David!

Ref, ref, ref, ref!

Just like that, David. Close.

- Yes, David! Yes!

- Yes, David!

- Just by the skin of his teeth.

It is between Peter and Kevin.

Peter or Kevin is going home.

- Peter, is it just me and you?

- Love you, buddy. - Love you, man.

- Yes, Kevin. Just like that.

Lay back, lay back, Kevin.

- Oh, no. Oh, no.

- Yes. Oh, Peter.

- Two of my favorites. - Oh, no. Oh, no.

- Both of them using the knee technique.

Roll back now.

- Keep it back. Keep it tight.

- Kevin, sit on your butt and do it.

- Competing against Peter right now is a tough moment.

This is my first time going head-to-head like this

versus a strong player.

- Ugh.

- Only one of them goes through, Ken.

- Yeah.

- This could be it. This might be my last game.

And if it's not my last game, I'm sending my buddy home.

- I can't watch this.

♪

- Only one of them goes through, Ken.

- Yeah. - You guys got it.

- Peter or Kevin is going home.

[dramatic music]

♪

- I can't watch this.

- Just like that, Peter.

- That's it, Kevin.

- Peter may have his.

He may have his. - He may have it.

♪

- Oh. [contestants groaning]

- Shoot.

- Kevin McCallister, the same name

as the main character of "Home Alone."

That was...

- Love you, bro. - Oh, man.

- Just heartbreaking.

Hearing Kevin's story and doing this for his family.

- Come on. Come on.

Come on. Sorry. - You're good.

I didn't think I was going to lose

a million dollars to a priest.

When I go home, I'm gonna talk to our future child

in the belly.

Sad that I won't be taking home a million,

but I'll be very happy to see my wife and family.

♪

- Kevin, you shared you were doing this

for your sweet family.

You put it all on the line with such grace.

Know how proud they are of you.

You finished in 22nd place,

and your million-dollar dream is over.

He's doing the "Home Alone" face.

Aw, that was cute.

[cheers and applause]

[laughter]

- Love you guys.

- Love you.

[all chanting "Kevin"]

- One of the most beloved contestants.

[cheers and applause]

Kevin is the 79th player to be eliminated,

meaning that the prize now stands at $790,000.

[cheers and applause]

[tense music]

[microphone feedback squeals]

- Players, you will each be placed inside

a sleeping bag with arms sealed inside.

You must move your body from the start line

with only your head needed to cross the finish line.

The last player to cross the finish line

will be eliminated.

- This is the playoffs, basically.

So it's all about who's peaking at the right time.

- Sure.

- Marsha, she's been on the verge

of elimination many times.

And on a personal note, she's literally a survivor.

- Yeah. - She's a cancer survivor.

She's an inspiration to us all.

- I have been dealing with cancer for 12 years,

but I'm kicking butt.

And as long as you stay strong and tell yourself

you're not a quitter, you can do this.

- And even people we hadn't thought about much,

like Jennifer, like, wow, she is peaking right now.

- I love games, and I love playing competitively.

It is kind of hard sometimes being a woman

in a male-dominated industry.

I really wanna represent my female gamers

out there in "99 to Beat."

- You have experience going in, like, tight spaces

and wiggling through them? - Oh, yeah.

Because I'm so tall, I think it'd be an advantage

to keep the sleeping bag tight so I can move with it easier.

- Look at Tommy. - Look at him.

- He is playoff ready. - You know what?

It might be harder to move in that sleeping bag

if you're taller.

Like, me lifting my knees is much easier than Ron.

- Maybe.

- I don't know if I'm at an advantage or a disadvantage.

I got no idea.

But I don't care.

I'm ready to wiggle my way right to the finish line.

- They're all taking a nap.

- This competition is exhausting.

- I think I hear someone snoring.

[laughter]

♪

[buzzer blares]

- [laughing] The bags are off.

This looks amazing.

This is a mid-'90s video game.

This is like "Frogger" or something.

It's about as physical a test as it gets.

- I think I would slip a disk if I did this.

[laughter]

- That's Leo, the pentathlete.

Leo's shirt came off.

Oh, and Leandra is going every which way.

♪

Jared is sideways.

- I am so invested, I could die.

Who is this coming up?

- Oh, my goodness. - Passing Leo.

- Are you kidding? Who is that?

Tommy. - That's Tommy.

- Tommy first.

- That was insane of Tommy.

- Oh, my God.

I came in first.

- Oh, my God!

Whoa, Cara-Maria and Dakota make it through.

They literally finished at the same time.

- Leo, Kara. Leo.

- Leo, Carlene, David A., Jared.

- Get me out of here.

- Miranda not too far behind.

Leandra. - Leandra.

- Peter. Geraldine. - It looks like Kara's coming.

- I'm exhausted.

So who's in danger right now?

Anna, Marsha, Ronald.

Ronald is struggling. - Oh, no.

- I'm very surprised.

- Me too. - Jennifer. Oh, my God.

Jennifer's having a problem.

- I'm thinking I need to keep going and keep pushing.

Do not slow down at all and give anybody a lead.

- Ronald's picking up the slack.

- You just gotta figure it out.

You either gotta persevere or, you know, sink.

- Ronald knows what it's like to make an adjustment.

He knows how to deal with these challenges.

- But is it too little, too late?

- As long as their head crosses the finish line, they're safe.

- Preston doing great.

Final five.

- Malissa's coming up. - Malissa.

Malissa consistent.

- Come on, Anna.

- Final four.

Ronald is through.

Three people left-- Jennifer, Anna, Marsha.

- Yeah, Marsha, come on.

- Told myself not to be a quitter, to fight for it.

- Marsha is quickly coming back.

- Let's go, girl.

- Right now it's between Marsha, Jennifer, and Anna.

- Keep going. Keep going.

You're right there. You're right there.

Push. - Anna is through.

- It starts being not just a race

but a fight for your life in a sleeping bag.

- You do not stop.

Fight, fight, fight.

- And here comes Jennifer, Ken.

- Oh! - She's through.

- Marsha is eliminated.

Oh, my God.

I am so sorry. This is painful.

- [laughing] It's fine.

It's fine.

It's fine. - Oh.

- I know.

- I knew.

Mom was too tired.

- No, you're all right.

You're all right. - Marsha!

- Listen, Marsha gave it a great, great run.

- It's fine.

I don't wanna cry.

I wanted them guys to remember me smiling, not crying.

- Way to fight, Mama Marsha.

- She's just a calming force behind the scenes.

- She was a mom to these contestants.

- She's a mom to these kids as well as to Michaela.

- You did amazing.

- You should be so proud of yourself.

- I told them, I love you all, and don't give up.

I fought all the way.

And I expect you guys to go all the way.

♪

- Marsha, you were the mom

we all needed here at "99 to Beat."

We loved your grace and your sweet demeanor,

but unfortunately, you finished in 21st place,

and your million-dollar dream is over.

- Yes!

- She finished 21st out of 100. - Well said. That's amazing.

Everybody should come give Mom a hug.

- Every single person comes in for the hug.

- Love you. Love you.

Love you.

[cheers and applause]

- Marsha is the 80th player to be eliminated,

meaning that the prize now stands at $800,000.

[cheers and applause]

♪

- Players, this is a team game.

Each team will have four traffic cones

in various sizes.

The whole team must successfully

flip and land one cone each.

The last team to successfully land all their cones

will be eliminated.

Team captains have been selected at random.

- I really wanna be on a team with Miranda or Dakota

because I fully trust in how we operate together.

And I know that we always get it done.

- The captain of the orange team, Ronald.

- All right. Go get it, Ronald.

- The captain of the blue team, Jared.

[applause]

The captain of the green team, Kara.

- OKC represent.

- Yeah.

- This is the first time she's a captain.

- The captain of the pink team, Leo.

[applause]

The captain of the yellow team, Malissa.

- All right, Coach.

- Solid choice.

- As a coach, it's important to motivate your team.

And I know that anything is possible when you believe.

- Please choose a teammate.

- David A.

[applause]

- We got it.

- What are you looking for

when you choose teammates in this?

- It is all about communication.

- In choosing my team, my strategy

is to break up that trio of Cara-Maria,

Dakota, and Miranda,

the "biggest threat."

- Okay, so we're not gonna be on the same team together.

- Oh, 100% not.

- Miranda.

[applause]

- Lord, put me where you want me.

- Yeah, this is your plan.

- Cara-Maria.

- Danni.

- Dakota. - Whoa.

So you have Miranda, Dakota, and Cara-Maria

on three separate teams.

- Yeah.

- Possibly one of them could go home.

- Geraldine.

- We got this.

- Leandra.

- Brother and sister unite.

- Anna. - Let's go.

- Let's go.

- She's a Wagner, so she has that going for her.

- Love it.

- We got a all-girl team. We gotta win.

- We do. Girl power.

- We're gonna show them girls do it better.

- What we're gonna do is, we're gonna be

cool, calm, and collected.

And we're just gonna flip out a little bit, you know?

- David, you seem like you got the best form.

I want you to go first.

Oh, I'm excited. I think we got a great team.

- None of us are gonna be trying to suck.

- Yeah. - Right?

- We got this. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- I love it. - We're gonna be the first one.

We're gonna be the first one to get it.

- We could also switch out.

We're gonna-- I think we're gonna

be switching at some point.

- I believe that my team captain is gonna bring us home

and we're gonna come out on top.

- The margin of error is zero. - Is small.

Team games, especially this close to the wire,

kinda set everybody on edge.

- All right, guys, ready? Lock in.

- Take some deep breaths. We about to go.

- At the end of Traffic Cone Flip,

four players will be eliminated.

- Here we go. - Here we go.

[buzzer blares]

- At the end of Traffic Cone Flip,

four players will be eliminated.

[tense music]

[buzzer blares]

Each team will have four traffic cones in various sizes.

They must successfully flip a cone on top of another

and land each cone.

- Almost. A little bit lighter, Peter.

- A little bit closer.

- What am I doing wrong?

- This is gonna take so long.

- I know. We got this. We got this.

- Back foot's good.

There you go. - Yes.

- Oh, Danni got it.

- Whoa, whoa!

- Don't focus on nobody else, Peter.

- You got it, David.

- There you go. - Whoa!

- Whoa! - Are you kidding me?

- Come on, kid. - Wow!

- Freaking beast.

- That was hot. - Whoa. Hole in one.

- Oh, they got the second one already.

- If you wanna switch out-- - You got it, girl.

Come on, Miranda. You got it.

- Yes! - Yeah! There we go.

- Miranda got it on Jared's team.

Amazing.

- Yes! - Yes!

- Tabi. - Take your time.

There it is.

- Oh! - Oh, my God!

They're one cone away.

- You're good, Ron.

- Successfully flipping the biggest traffic cone

360 degrees, that's gonna be hard.

- Oh, look at you.

Come on, Carlene.

Come on.

- You got this, Peter.

- Yes, come on, Jared.

- Peter gets it.

Team Jared and Team Ronald each have one final cone to land.

- You know what to do.

- Yes, yes! - Yes! Oh!

- Oh, my God.

Team Ronald moves through.

- We freaking crushed that challenge.

- David, one flip.

- Can Team Jared join Team Ronald?

- Come on, Jared. You got it.

- Get to the middle. Get to the middle.

- There it is. - Yes!

- Jared got it!

- Love you, baby.

- Incredible.

- Damn, that [bleep] was heavy.

- Let's go! Well done.

- Two teams have moved on.

Three left.

- I'm not gonna get annoyed with construction

around my house anymore.

I'm gonna get out of the car and start flipping these cones.

- Team Leo and Team Malissa.

- They still haven't done their first one, Ken.

- Yeah. - Are we ever gonna get this?

Do you wanna try more, Geraldine?

- Yeah, I do.

Luckily, the pink team next to us is struggling too.

- You got it. - I'm sorry.

- Come on, Geraldine.

You're the closest.

- You're so close.

- There you go. - Oh!

- Wow, Geraldine gets it. Yes.

- Yes, yes. - Team Kara, two more to go.

- Ugh! One more.

Just wait, behind the line, yeah.

- I'm a single parent, and a million dollars

is life-changing.

That's what kind of is fueling me.

Yes. - She got it.

- Whoo! - Yes.

- Yes! - Go, Tommy.

- Kara gets it. - All right, Kara.

- One more. Tommy is up.

- Oh, what an effort from our dancer.

- All right, we got this. - Oh, yes!

- Oh, my God. Anna got it.

They are also one away from moving through.

But Team Leo yet to get any in.

- [bleep]. - It's okay.

Just calm yourself, Cara-Maria. It's okay.

- Pink dead last.

- What do you mean by lower?

- This is really sad for--

oh, my God, Team Leo finally.

Yes, they got it in. - Go, girl. Go, girl.

- Three to go.

But Team Leo-- - They're so far behind.

Yeah, she got it. - You got it.

- Yeah! - Yes, yes.

- All right, Jennifer.

- Slowly catching up.

Come on, Leo. - Ooh.

- Yes! - Let's go, Preston.

- Wow, what a comeback from Team Pink.

- Such a comeback.

- Slower. Pres--

Three-way tie right now.

Team Kara, Team Leo, Team Malissa.

One away from moving forward.

♪

- Yes! - Oh, my God.

Tommy is going through.

- I'm through.

I've made it.

But I look up, and I see that Cara-Maria

is still out on the field.

- One team goes home, Team Pink or Team Yellow.

- Preston... - Two hands, two hands.

- Way left. - And there's Tabi.

She looks worried.

She's about to lose at least one Wagner.

- Anna or Leandra and Preston.

- Don't want it to go too strong.

- Oh, that was getting better.

- That's getting better. That's getting better.

- Two hands. Two hands.

- So close, so close.

- You don't give up till the very last whistle.

You gotta just keep fighting.

I've seen people do Hail Marys and win the game.

- I should have [bleep] taken this one.

- No, no, no, don't even worry. Don't even worry.

- This is so hard because there are great contestants

on both teams.

- One more throw. Right here.

- One cone stands in the way of $1 million.

- Focus, focus.

- Hey, Preston.

Grab it low.

[dramatic choral music]

♪

- Oh, my God! - Oh, my God.

- [screams]

- One cone stands in the way of $1 million.

- Yeah!

- I love you. I love you.

- Oh, my God! - Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

[buzzer blares]

- Malissa, Cara-Maria,

Geraldine, and Anna go home.

What an upset.

[somber music]

♪

- [sighs]

- I--

- Sad.

- [sighs]

I feel embarrassed.

I feel like I've let my team down.

I always wanna make people proud.

I don't wanna call my dad and tell him I didn't win.

Like, I know it's so stupid, but, like, I don't wanna--

I don't wanna tell him I lost.

- I can't even fathom that Cara-Maria

has been taken out of the game.

It's like I've been punched in the gut a million times.

- [sobbing]

- I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

- The support from everybody really felt really good.

It meant a lot, but it's hard to comfort somebody

when their dreams are just out the window.

- I'm gonna do this for you, okay?

If I win, you win, okay?

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

- I've overcome so many obstacles in my life.

As a coach, I don't make a lot of money.

I have a daughter in college.

This would have really helped.

And to go out on an all-girls team,

it's like--

♪

It's kind of ironic, you know?

- Anna, Cara-Maria, Geraldine, and Malissa,

we're all in shock.

I can't believe we're saying this, but I'm afraid

you finished in last place,

and your million-dollar dream is over.

- Thank you.

[applause]

- You're amazing.

You're perfect.

- Hold our heads up high, okay?

All right.

[cheers and applause]

♪

- With four people eliminated,

that prize has just grown by another $40,000

and now stands at $840,000.

[cheers and applause]

- Players, in this game, you must use a tube

to roll a ball up a sloped desktop,

around an obstacle, and into the basket.

The last player to land three balls into the basket

will be eliminated.

[tense music]

- It feels like a game of pinball for me.

- But it's like freestyle pinball.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Even harder.

- Mm-hmm. - How did you play it?

- [mimicking pinball flippers clicking]

- Whoa. - [laughs]

- All thumbs.

Maybe that's the problem.

Peter, the parish priest, fighting elimination

quite a few times lately.

I do have concerns.

Is he just getting tired?

- A lot of red, man.

I cannot let it get in my head

that I have been in the bottom two.

You've got to have the resilience

and play the next day.

- Tabi, whose sister was eliminated in the last game.

- It's bittersweet to be the last sister standing.

It's all about angles and understanding physics.

Winning a large amount of money, I've always wanted

to be a stay-at-home mom.

I'm in it to win it.

- Leandra's always got the perpetual game face on.

Just 25 years old.

- I was raised with four brothers.

For a while, I was the only girl.

So of course, I need to show them I can beat you guys.

- She is a black belt in tae kwon do.

- I look sweet, but this is nothing new

to me going into a fight.

And I know I have the perseverance to take it.

- Whoo.

[buzzer blares]

- And they are off. Arc the Ball.

16 players left.

Eight men, eight women.

All you have to do is pass a ball through the tube

and then have it land in the target.

And it has to be successful three times.

- Right here.

- Jennifer has got one.

Jennifer again.

- Wow. - Jennifer has two balls.

Whoa! - Whoa!

- Are you kidding me?

Jennifer first.

- Baller. - Literally.

She was almost eliminated for the last two games.

- I needed this so badly.

My soul needed this.

- I guess if you're, like, a gamer,

you have to be precise.

♪

- Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

- Let's go. Thank you.

- Some of these players are doing

a lot better than the others.

- Whoo!

- Yes!

- Peter and Tabi have none.

Dakota is in. - Dakota.

- We wondered how Dakota would fare without Cara-Maria.

Well, you have your answer.

Just fine.

Nine people are through.

Seven left.

Whoa, nice for Tabi.

Tabi's got one in. - Good job, girl.

Peter got one. - Sweet Moses.

- That was divine intervention.

We'll have to ask the refs, is that fair?

- Come on!

- Preston.

- Ronald got through.

- Final four--

Peter, Leandra, Tabi, and David A.

- See those people go through, you know

your just anxiety goes up.

- Yes. Yes.

They're all technically tied at one ball.

♪

- What am I doing wrong?

- Adjust the tube for speed.

Look through it and just drop it.

- There's Bill Belichick of the NFL.

There's Ronald of "99 to Beat."

He'll get you in and out of any situation.

- Wow! - Hey!

- Two balls in. Nice, Leandra.

Tabi, Peter, David A. have one each.

All these are good arcs.

Well, except for that one.

Two Wagners are in the final four.

- Yes! - Whoa.

- Yay, she got it. - Wow, Leandra is in.

Three left.

- You got it, Tabi.

- And Leandra had the same problem,

but once she figured it out, it was pretty quick.

- You're right. - Come on.

Help me, guys.

- Stay right there.

- That's your line.

There it is, Tabi. - Let's go.

One more. Let's go, Tabi. One more.

- I can't even get it.

- Yes, you can.

Stop saying that.

♪

- Yes, David. - Yeah! See?

- Come on, David, lock it in.

- You got it.

- For David A., one to go.

Peter, Tabi, or David A. is going home.

Whoa.

It is a three-way tie.

- Wow.

- All three have two balls in.

The next person to get their third ball will advance.

♪

- The next person to get their third ball will advance.

What a nail-biter.

[tense music]

♪

- David A. through. - Whoa!

David A. made it through!

- What a comeback.

- Will it be Peter or Tabi?

This is sudden death.

Is this the game that Peter, the parish priest,

one of the front-runners, get eliminated?

- Come on, Peter.

- Oh, so close.

- You got it.

- Tabi.

♪

- Oh. Oh.

♪

- Peter did it. - He did it.

- He advances. [buzzer blares]

- Aw. - Tabi eliminated.

- So sweet. - This is brutal.

It's just like a shock day.

Two Wagners eliminated today, Anna in the previous round

and Tabi.

Only two Wagners remain, Erin Andrews,

her brother and sister, Preston and Leandra.

- I love you.

- I didn't wanna have to go back home and tell them.

- I know.

- Tearful Tabi coming out. Like--

- It literally hit your cup three times.

- I know.

I didn't think this would be the challenge

that would take me out.

This is just really disappointing.

[somber music]

♪

[dramatic music]

- Tabi, we loved your joyous, competitive spirit.

You shined till the very end.

No need to feel disappointed.

You did your kids proud.

You finished in 16th place,

and your million-dollar dream is over.

[cheers and applause]

- Yes, Tabi!

- We love you, Tabi. - We love you, Tabi.

[all chanting "Tabi"]

[cheering]

♪

- Tabi is the 85th player to be eliminated,

meaning that the prize now stands

at $850,000.

[cheers and applause]

Players, I am in shock as to how many

beloved favorites and front-runners

were eliminated today.

15 players remain.

14 must go.

$1 million on the line.

Welcome to the semifinals.

- Yay, semifinals.

You just can't forget the golden rule.

all: Don't finish last!

- We'll see you next time on "99 to Beat."

♪

Next time on "99 to Beat"...

- Not only is today our holiday special.

It's also the semifinal!

- The challenges become more hair-raising.

- Yes, Dakota!

- And there's even more tension in the air...

- You don't move.

- No offense, but you're not a voice of calm.

- As the remaining 15 players

battle it out to make it one step closer

to the million-dollar final.

- Uh-uh, you're going too fast.

- You need to listen. - I predict a meltdown.

Who will remember the one golden rule?

all: Don't finish last.