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-YOU GOT TO GET TO WATER. -ALMOST THERE.

♪♪

Man: I GOT A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS.

-AH! -WHOO!

♪♪

HOLY HELL.

WE GOT THIS.

YEAH!

GET ME OUT!

Leah: THE JUNGLE IS NOT A JOKE AT ALL.

I'M GOING TO BE GONE FOR ABOUT 3 1/2 WEEKS.

GETTING SOME LAST MINUTE CUDDLES IN

BEFORE WE TUCK LITTLE BIT IN HERE TO BED.

TELL MAMA TO BEHAVE, TOO.

MAMA, BEHAVE.

ALWAYS.

♪♪

I'VE NEVER BEEN SO EXCITED AND SO NERVOUS

AT THE EXACT SAME TIME.

THESE MOUNTAINS ARE WILD.

HIGH ELEVATION, SOMETHING I'M NOT

JUST EXTREMELY EXPERIENCED IN.

Leah: WE'RE NOT EVEN THERE YET, BUT IT'S COOLING DOWN.

I CAN TELL THE TEMPERATURE CHANGE, AND I LOVE THE SUN.

I'M HOPING THAT THERE WILL BE SOME TIMES

THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE SUNLIGHT

TO STAY WARM.

Narrator: LEAH AND TOMMY HAVE BEEN DROPPED HIGH

IN THE SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA

MOUNTAIN RANGE NEAR MINCA, COLUMBIA.

LOCATED OFF THE CARIBBEAN COAST,

THIS MOUNTAINOUS JUNGLE HAS SNOW-CAPPED SUMMITS

RISING AS HIGH AS 18,000 FEET.

MOISTURE FROM THE OCEAN AND WINDS FROM THE PEAKS CONVERGE,

CREATING FREEZING GUSTS AND TEMPERATURES

AS LOW AS 43 DEGREES.

I AM MOST NERVOUS ABOUT THE WEATHER AND ANIMALS,

PRIMARILY SNAKES BECAUSE THEY'RE EVERYWHERE.

I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY KIND OF BAMBOO LIKE THIS.

THIS IS JUST AMAZING.

BEING A REDNECK IS WONDERFUL.

IT MEANS I GET TO DO PRETTY MUCH WHATEVER I WANT,

WHENEVER I WANT, OUT IN THE WOODS,

OUT IN THE WILD.

I HAVE MADE FIRE FROM PEEING IN A CLEAR BAG

AND TWISTING IT TIGHT AND USING THE SUN.

WHEN I WAS 6 YEARS OLD,

IF I WANTED TO GO OUT AND GO HUNTING,

I JUST GRABBED A GUN, WALKED OUT THE DOOR AND WENT HUNTING.

THERE'S NO QUESTION IN MY MIND I'M GOING TO MAKE IT TO 21 DAYS.

♪♪

Narrator: TOMMY ENTERS THE CHALLENGE WITH SOLID SELF-TAUGHT SKILLS,

BUT NOT IN TOP PHYSICAL FORM.

HE BEGINS WITH A PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING OF 6.5.

Tommy: MY TWO GIRLS MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME.

MY DADDY IS GOING TO ROCK THIS.

ALL RIGHT. WHOO-HOO!

WHOO-HOO!

I HOPE ME GOING THROUGH THIS AND FINISHING IT MOTIVATES

BOTH OF MY GIRLS TO REALIZE THAT THERE'S NOTHING STOPPING THEM

FROM SOMETHING THAT THEY WANT TO ACHIEVE.

I'M KIND OF EYEBALLING SOME VINES

I'M INTERESTED IN ALREADY.

WE'RE NOT EVEN THERE YET.

I'VE BEEN RAISED IN THE OUTDOORS.

I MEAN, I WAS JUST AN OUTDOORSY GIRL, THE TOMBOY.

I DEFINITELY LEARNED MORE ABOUT SURVIVAL

AFTER HAVING GOING THROUGH MILITARY COURSES.

MAKING A FIRE, SHELTER-BUILDING, I'M READY TO GO.

♪♪

Narrator: LEAH HAS SOUND MILITARY SURVIVAL TRAINING,

BUT HER INEXPERIENCE IN THE TROPICS

EARNS HER AN INITIAL PSR OF 6.2.

REALLY THICK OUT HERE,

DEFINITELY GETTING DEEPER INTO THE JUNGLE.

WELL, GUESS I GOT TO TAKE MY CLOTHES OFF.

THIS IS WHAT I CAME FOR.

♪♪

WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE.

HOLY *BLEEP* THIS IS ABOUT TO GET REAL,

BUT I'M GOING IN ANYWAY.

I'M GOING TO DO IT.

I'VE BEEN OUT IN THE WOODS FOR FAIRLY LONG PERIODS OF TIME,

BUT 3 WEEKS IS LONGER THAN ANY OF THOSE TIMES.

I REALLY WANT TO SEE WANT KIND OF OOMPH

I'VE GOT INSIDE ME.

I'M DEFINITELY GOING TO BE TESTING MYSELF.

WHOO-HOO!

LET'S DO THIS.

THIS IS A LITTLE BIT TREACHEROUS HERE, SUPER STEEP.

♪♪

HEY. HEY, HOW ARE YOU?

I'M GOOD. GOOD TO MEET YOU.

CAN I GIVE YOU A HUG?YEAH, I'M A HUGGER.

OKAY. OKAY, GOOD.

HI. OH, IT'S SO GOOD.

OH, GOOD, AND YOU'RE WARM, TOO. I NEED A WARM BODY.

GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

I'M GOOD. I'M TOMMY.

SO, IT'S LEAH, YEAH.NICE TO MEET YOU, LEAH.

NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO, VERY COOL.

YES, IT IS. I'M SO EXCITED.

I AM, TOO. OKAY.

A LITTLE NERVOUS, RIGHT NOW...YEAH, I KNOW, RIGHT?

...BUT READY TO GET GOING.EXACTLY, ME, TOO.

OKAY, AWESOME. AWESOME.

SO GREAT, YEAH.

AS YOU CAN SEE, I ALREADY MET A LOT OF LOCAL WILDLIFE.

OH, MY GOSH, YEAH.

SO, YEAH, I'VE ALREADY BEEN CHEWED UP QUITE A BIT, BUT...

THAT WAS SINCE YOU GOT HERE?YEAH.

HOLY *BLEEP*. I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU.

I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS ABOUT SNAKES.

YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S SNAKES EVERYWHERE.

YEAH, I'M NOT AS WORRIED ABOUT THE SNAKES, YOU KNOW.

GOOD, LOVE IT.

SO I'M GOOD ABOUT THAT.

ALL RIGHT.I MEAN, I'LL WALK IN FRONT.

PLEASE DO THAT. YOU CAN...

IT'S JUST FIND SOME MUD AND CLAP ON, I'LL BE GOOD TO GO.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. AWESOME.

LET'S GET THIS GOING. ALL RIGHT. COOL.

Narrator: THE SURVIVALISTS ARE ARMED WITH ONLY A KNIFE,

FIRE STARTER AND A POT.

AND THEN I'VE GOT THE MAP.

Tommy: LOOK LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO UP AND OVER,

GET CLOSE TO THE WATER, NOT TOO CLOSE.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT HEADING THIS WAY?

YEAH.WELL, THEN LET'S GET STARTED.

LET'S DO IT. ALL RIGHT.

LET'S DO IT. AWESOME.LET'S DO IT.

LEAH AND TOMMY MUST SCRAMBLE UP

EXTREMELY STEEP TERRAIN

AND THEN DESCEND INTO A VALLEY BELOW

IN ORDER TO REACH A WATER SOURCE AND FIND A SHELTER AREA.

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HERE'S SOME BAMBOO.OH, YEAH, COOL.

HECK YEAH, THANK YOU.

JUST IN CASE WE DO COME ACROSS A SNAKE OR...

YEP, SURE. THANK YOU.

A VARIETY OF VENOMOUS SNAKES CAMOUFLAGE THEMSELVES

BENEATH THE JUNGLE FLOOR, SUCH AS THE FER-DE-LANCE,

WHOSE POTENT VENOM COULD KILL 32 HUMANS.

THE DENSE JUNGLE ALSO PROVIDES COVER FOR THE DEADLY PUMA,

WHOSE POWERFUL HIND LEGS AND LONG CLAWS SERVE

TO KILL LARGER PREY.

THESE MOUNTAINS RIGHT HERE, THESE ARE SOME MOUNTAINS.

IT'S NOT STOPPING.

I'M LIKE, "OH, HERE WE ARE. NO, WE'RE NOT. KEEP GOING UP."

IT'S IMPORTANT, OBVIOUSLY, FOR US TO HAVE A FIRE

BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURES DIP HERE.

DEFINITELY.

YEAH, AND I'M A WEENIE IN THE COLD.

I DEFINITELY HOPE WE FIND WATER PRETTY QUICK...

ME, TOO.

...ESPECIALLY WITH THIS ALTITUDE...

YES. ...PHYSICAL EXERTION.

OH, YES.

AT HIGH ELEVATIONS,

THE BODY PERSPIRES TWICE AS MUCH AS AT SEA LEVEL,

MAKING THE RISK OF DEHYDRATION SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER.

WE'RE DEFINITELY HEADED DOWNHILL NOW.

YEAH. IT'S SUPER STEEP.

I CAN HEAR SOME WATER DOWN HERE, TOO, SO...

YES, YES.

...POSSIBLY A PLACE TO SET UP SHOP FOR A FEW WEEKS.

THAT'S RIGHT.

GEEZ. JUST FYI, IT'S STRAIGHT DOWN.

DEFINITELY HAVE TO USE THE TREES TO HOLD ON.

YEAH.

WOO, DOGGY. OKAY. YEP.

YEAH? OKAY.

THIS IS SERIOUS.

I GUESS I HAD SOMETHING ELSE IN MY HEAD.

LIKE, IT'S THE TOUGHEST TERRAIN I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME.

MM, THAT'S ROUGH ON MY FEET.

YEAH.

REALLY AWESOME WE FOUND WATER. THAT'S SO COOL.

NO DOUBT, THAT'S OUR LIFELINE.

YEAH.

LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A BIT OF A PATH OVER HERE.

OKAY, AWESOME.

WHOO.

MAN, IT'S GETTING WORSE.

IT'S, LIKE, GETTING MORE DENSE.

IT'S GETTING THICKER AND THICKER.

IT'S GETTING THICKER, YEAH.

♪♪

OH, BAMBOO RIGHT THERE, A TON OF BAMBOO.

HM.

LOOK, I'M SEEING THREE, FOUR, FIVE BIG GROUPS

OF BAMBOO RIGHT THERE.THAT'S AWESOME.

THAT'S A RESOURCE THAT WE CAN...

THAT'S HUGE. THAT'S HUGE.

...WE CAN DEFINITELY USE.

GREAT RESOURCES AROUND HERE.

WE'RE RIGHT HERE NEXT TO THE WATER BUT UP A HILL.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT, SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT.

YEP.

OH, LEAH, I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE THIS.

OH, YES.

THIS IS PERFECT.

IT'S NICE AND OPEN.

THIS LOOKS LIKE A GREAT PLACE FOR US TO BUILD A SHELTER.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

NO DOUBT, I THINK THIS THE GO-TO SPOT RIGHT HERE.

THIS IS HOME, YEAH. THIS IS IT.

Tommy: IT WAS A PRETTY HEFTY RUN COMING IN HERE,

BUT WE'RE HERE, HOT,

TIRED, EXTREMELY THIRSTY, BUT WE'RE GETTING SETTLED IN.

WE'RE GOING TO GET A SHELTER UP, AT LEAST GET A PLATFORM BED UP,

GET A FIRE GOING, GET SOME WATER,

AND THEN WE CAN GET REALLY KICKED OFF TOMORROW

AND MAKE THE BEST OF THIS.

WOO, NICE!

♪♪

WE'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE SOME BAMBOO,

HANKER IT ONTO SOME OF THE STANDING BAMBOO

AND JUST CREATE A PLATFORM FOR TONIGHT,

GET US UP OFF THE GROUND.

Leah: BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS GOING DOWN,

WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUR CORDAGE FROM VINES,

AND THEN WE'LL TAKE THIS AND USE IT TO TIE THE BAMBOO DOWN

SO WE CAN MAKE OUR PLATFORM.

-THESE FLIES ARE KILLING ME. -KILLING YOU?

I MEAN, LOOK.

OH, WHY ARE THEY SO BAD?

YEAH, I MAY GO DOWN TO THE WATER AGAIN

AND WASH ALL THESE DAGGONE FLIES OFF, SMEAR SOME MUD ON.

YEAH, YEAH.I ACTUALLY AM GOING TO DO THAT.

OKAY.

THE BUGS ARE ABSOLUTELY RELENTLESS.

I AM COMPLETELY COVERED.

MY LEGS ARE, YOU KNOW, A DIFFERENT COLOR,

JUST FROM THE AMOUNT OF BUGS AND GNATS.

Narrator: CHITRAS, ALSO KNOWN AS SAND FLIES,

SWARM IN THE THOUSANDS.

THESE RELENTLESS BLOOD-SUCKING INSECTS

CARRY A PARASITE CAUSING LEISHMANIASIS,

A POTENTIALLY FATAL DISEASE.

JUST GOING TO CAKE ON SOME MUD,

PUT ANOTHER LAYER BETWEEN MY SKIN AND THE BUGS.

IT'S IMPRESSIVE. IT'S A WAKE-UP CALL, NO DOUBT.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOUR ATTITUDE IN ANY CHALLENGE

IS YOUR MOST IMPORTANT SURVIVAL SKILL,

AND I NEVER LET ANYTHING GET ME DOWN.

♪♪

Leah: I'M DEFINITELY HAPPY WITH MY PARTNER.

HE'S GOT SOME AWESOME SKILLS, BUT I FEEL CREEPED OUT.

I'M NOT GOING TO LIE.

I'M NOT A NIGHT PERSON,

SO I'M NOT A HUGE FAN OF THE NIGHT

AND ESPECIALLY IF IT'S GOING TO BE COLD.

I DON'T LIKE THE COLD.

I'M REALLY BUMMED ABOUT NOT HAVING THE FIRE GOING YET.

SO IT'S ALL WE CAN DO FOR NOW IS TRY TO GET THAT GOING STILL.

Tommy: LEAH SEEMS EXTREMELY ENERGETIC,

BUT ALSO A PHENOMENAL AMOUNT OF STRESS AND NERVOUSNESS.

I GUESS I GOT MY NERVES GOING BECAUSE WE HAVE FIRE

TO MAKE STILL, WHICH IS SUPER IMPORTANT FOR TONIGHT.

YEAH, THIS IS GOING TO BE...

IT'S GOING TO BE ROUGH.

IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY ROUGH.

IT IS WHAT IT IS.

♪♪

EARLY IN THE EVENING, ON DAY 1,

WE AT LEAST GOT A PLATFORM BUILT TO SLEEP ON,

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE A FIRE, OR LEAH IS.

-YEAH. -I'M SUPERVISING.

♪♪

IT MADE A FLAME, BUT IT JUST DIDN'T BURN.

I KNOW.

-I WILL. -OKAY.

♪♪

THERE IT GOES. WE GOT IT.

GOOD.

YEAH, BRING IT -- IS IT...

COOL. YOU ARE THE MAN.

LET ME TELL YOU. ALL RIGHT.

I'M GOING TO GO GET THE POT AND GET IT ON THE FIRE.

I NEED SOME WATER.

TOMMY LIT THE FIRE.

THERE WE GO. WHOO!

WE MADE FIRE. IT'S AWESOME.

FINALLY, NIGHT ONE, WE HAVE SHELTER,

OR AT LEAST A PLATFORM, AND WE HAVE FIRE.

TOMMY DID IT. HE'S THE MAN.

LEAH, YOU FEEL BETTER?

YEAH, I FEEL REALLY BETTER.

♪♪

Narrator: AS NIGHT FALLS AND THE CLOUD COVER SETTLES, COLD AIR

IS TRAPPED WITHIN THE CANOPY,

CAUSING EXTREME TEMPERATURE DROPS.

OH, THAT'S UNCOMFORTABLE.

THIS IS GOING TO BE HORRIBLE.

-YEAH. -WHAT THE *BLEEP* ARE WE DOING?

♪♪

THIS IS FREEZING. OH *BLEEP*.

THE FIRE ISN'T HELPING AT ALL.

OH, MY GOD, IT'S SO *BLEEP* COLD.

THIS IS *BLEEP* RIDICULOUS.

♪♪

Leah: I'M FEELING REALLY TIRED RIGHT NOW,

AND I'LL BE HONEST, LIKE, THE NIGHT

WAS KIND OF A KILLER FOR ME.

IT'S EARLY IN THE MORNING AFTER NIGHT ONE.

IT'S BEEN PRETTY MUCH HELL ALL NIGHT

BECAUSE OF THE CORE TEMPERATURES,

AND LET ME TELL YOU, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING

THAT EITHER OF US EXPECTED.

♪♪

Leah: COME ON, SUNSHINE.

YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME HAPPY TODAY.

I'M NOT FEELING WARMTH AT ALL IN THE JUNGLE.

I'M REALLY -- I'M REALLY UPSET ABOUT THE SUN.

OH, IT'LL BE OUT.

IT'S STILL PRETTY EARLY.

IS IT? OKAY. YEAH.

Tommy: FIRST NIGHT IN THE JUNGLE,

THE PLATFORM, IT DIDN'T WORK OUT.

IT WAS PHENOMENALLY UNCOMFORTABLE.

THE AIR WAS A LOT COOLER THAN WE HAD ANTICIPATED.

WE'RE A LOT HIGHER ELEVATION THAN WE REALIZED WE WOULD BE.

YEAH, IT'S NOT GETTING ANY WARMER.

OKAY. I KNOW, SORRY.

THAT'S MY COMPLAINT FOR THE DAY.

WHERE'S THE SUN?

MY PARTNER, LEAH,

SHE'S STRUGGLING WITH THE COLD.

THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN TAKE

BEFORE YOU HAVE TO JUST CHANGE YOUR PLAN.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH A MODIFIED

A-FRAME SLASH DEBRIS SHELTER BIG ENOUGH FOR TWO PEOPLE,

ONE THAT WE COULD CLOSE OFF, PROTECT OURSELF FROM THE WIND

AND, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT AS EASY AS WE CAN FOR HER

TO GET THROUGH TONIGHT, SEE HOW THAT WORKS FOR US.

♪♪

DAMN FIRE, I MEAN, IT KEEPS, LIKE, GOING OUT.

I JUST WANT TO STAY WARMER.

Leah: I JUST WANT THIS TO WORK, LIKE,

I WANT THE EFFORT TO EQUATE TO SOMETHING.

LESS THINKING, MORE DOING.OKAY.

LEAH, ONE STEP AT A TIME.

I'M TRYING NOT TO BE A NEGATIVE NINNY ABOUT THE SUN,

BUT IT'S, LIKE, IT'S GETTING COLD.

I'M REALLY TRYING TO STAY FOCUSED, STAY CONCENTRATED.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A TEAM EFFORT.

WHEN YOU'VE GOT A PARTNER THAT IS STRUGGLING IN ONE AREA,

YOU PICK UP WHERE YOU CAN.

Narrator: WITH NO PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS,

LEAH IS LOSING BODY HEAT RAPIDLY.

HER EXTREMITIES ARE COOLING, WHICH IN TURN CHILLS HER BLOOD,

DROPPING HER CORE TEMPERATURE TO DANGEROUS LEVELS.

♪♪

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

IF YOU NEED TO, LIKE, LAY DOWN AND TAKE A BREATHER,

I DON'T BLAME YOU.

THE NIGHT HASN'T EVEN COME, AND I'M ALREADY PRETTY COLD,

AND I DON'T SEE IT GETTING ANY BETTER.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE IF MY BIG ASS

CAN GET IN HERE.

CAN I GET NEXT TO YOU AGAIN?

MM-HMM. OKAY.

I'M COLD, MAN. THIS SUCKS.

I KNEW THAT IT WOULD BE HARD FOR ME.

THE WIND HASN'T EVEN STARTED BLOWING YET.

I KNOW. I KNOW.

GET OFF.

*BLEEP*

THIS IS *BLEEP* UP.

I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THAT I DON'T DO WELL IN SITUATIONS

WHERE I'M COLD, SO I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

♪♪

OKAY, SO I'M NOT TERRIBLY KEEN ON STAYING

BECAUSE I AM FREEZING, LIKE, I'M COLD.

I THINK IT'S KICKING MY ASS PRETTY BAD.

WELL, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY I WANT YOU TO STAY.

I KNOW.

THERE'S ALWAYS THAT ONE THING THAT GETS TO PEOPLE.

IF YOU WANT TO TRY TO STAY,

WE CAN DO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING WE CAN.

I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY ANYMORE.

I AIN'T GOING TO HOLD IT AGAINST YOU.

I KIND OF FIGURED OUT THAT I JUST MADE A MISTAKE TO DO THIS,

AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE, AND I THOUGHT I COULD HANDLE IT,

BUT I'M GOING TO CHECK OUT.

♪♪

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I'M READY TO HEAD OUT AND LEAVE.

SO YOU ARE TAPPING OUT?

I AM TAPPING OUT, YES.

I THOUGHT THAT I COULD DO THIS.

I WAS PRETTY CONFIDENT, BUT THE JUNGLE IS --

IT'S NOT A JOKE AT ALL, AND IT'S TOUGHER THAN IT LOOKS.

Narrator: AFTER ONLY ONE NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINOUS JUNGLE OF MINCA,

LEAH IS OVERWHELMED BY THE ENVIRONMENT

AND ABANDONS THE CHALLENGE,

LEAVING TOMMY TO FACE THE NEXT 19 DAYS ALONE.

AS A RESULT, HER PSR DROPS FROM 6.2 TO 3.2.

PRETTY CRAPPY, A PARTNER QUITTING ON YOU ON DAY 2

ON A 21-DAY CHALLENGE.

YOU KNOW, IT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE, IT SEEMED LIKE,

AND IT'S KIND OF SINKING IN THAT, OKAY,

I'M LITERALLY IN A JUNGLE BY MYSELF,

ABOUT TO TOUGH THIS OUT ALONE.

♪♪

FIRST NIGHT OUT HERE WITHOUT A PARTNER,

IT'S DEFINITELY PRETTY COLD.

ALL I CAN DO IS SIT HERE.

I'VE GOT THE FIRE GOING.

I'M JUST HOLED UP IN MY SHELTER, TRYING TO KEEP MYSELF WARM,

AND WITHOUT THAT EXTRA BODY HEAT, IT'S COLD.

REALLY I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD HELP ME AT THIS POINT

IS A SLEEPING BAG, WHICH IS SOMETHING I DON'T HAVE.

♪♪

♪♪

THERE IS SOMETHING WALKING IN THE WOODS AROUND ME.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

BEING THE HUNTER THAT I AM, I CAN TELL IT'S FOUR FEET,

BUT I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING THROUGH THIS PITCH BLACK.

I DON'T SEE ANYTHING.

ALL I CAN DO IS KEEP MY FIRE GOING.

THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING.

♪♪

♪♪

Tommy: SO I SPENT MY FIRST NIGHT ALONE,

WITHOUT LEAH, IN THE SHELTER THAT WE BUILT FOR TWO PEOPLE

AND, YOU KNOW, YOU CRAM ONE PERSON IN THERE,

IT'S JUST NOT AS EFFECTIVE AT HOLDING THE HEAT IN.

BUT I'M GOING TO GET THROUGH IT AND, YOU KNOW,

ADJUST MY GAME PLAN FROM TWO PLAYERS

IN THIS CHALLENGE TO ONE,

AND FIGURE OUT WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO SURVIVE.

SO I'M JUST TRYING TO GET SOME OF THIS GREEN BAMBOO

CUT TO CERTAIN LENGTHS TO HELP ME

WITH A REFLECTOR WALL,

HELP BLOCK MY SHELTER FROM THE WIND,

HELP HOLD THE HEAT FROM THE FIRE IN.

♪♪

I HAMMERED IN FOUR STAKES, AND I PUT THE BAMBOO

IN BETWEEN THEM, BUILT IT UP FOUR LEVELS HIGH,

TIED THE STAKES TOGETHER TO STABILIZE THEM

AND HOPEFULLY KIND OF KEEP IT

A LITTLE WARMER, ALLOW ME TO GET A LITTLE MORE SLEEP AT NIGHT.

THE BUGS ARE TERRIBLE TODAY, TOO.

MY FEET ARE GETTING POKED, AND MY GIBLETS ARE GETTING BIT.

♪♪

THESE LITTLE FREAKING CHITRAS,

THESE LITTLE MOSQUITO BITING THINGS THAT ARE JUST TERRIBLE.

AH, YOU CAN'T MOVE WITHOUT A JUST SWARM OF THEM,

ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE NO CLOTHES ON

AND YOU LOOK LIKE A GIANT CHICKEN NUGGET.

AND THEY'RE NOT JUST SIMPLE BUILDING BITES.

THESE THINGS BRUISE, AND THEY DON'T JUST ITCH.

THEY HURT, AND THEN THEY ITCH,

AND GOD FORBID YOU ACTUALLY SCRATCH IT

BECAUSE THEN YOU CAN'T STOP.

Narrator: THE DOZENS OF BUG BITES AND INCESSANT COLD

ARE FORCING TOMMY'S IMMUNE SYSTEM

TO WORK EVEN HARDER TO DEFEND AGAINST ILLNESS AND INFECTION.

HE'S BURNING THROUGH HIS ENERGY RESERVES,

AND FOOD IS NOW BECOMING A PRIORITY.

♪♪

OH, MAN.

PASSION BERRIES.

THIS RIGHT HERE IS A HUGE FIND.

THIS, MM, SOUR, VERY SWEET TASTE TO THEM, VERY GOOD.

YOU KNOW, BERRIES AND FRUITS AND THINGS LIKE THAT

ARE PRETTY HIGH IN VITAMIN C,

WHICH, OUT HERE, IS VERY BENEFICIAL.

OH, HA, NOT TO MENTION WHEN I SET MY SNARES UP,

THIS WILL BE EXCELLENT BAIT.

I'M TELLING YOU IF I COULD SNARE AN ARMADILLO OR SOMETHING,

COOK IT UP I'D BE EATING LIKE A KING.

♪♪

♪♪

I AM NOT ALONE TONIGHT.

I HAVE A LITTLE FRIEND UP IN THE TREES,

A LITTLE HOWLER MONKEY.

UNFORTUNATELY FOR HIM, I DON'T HAVE ANY FOOD TO STEAL,

SO I'M GOOD IN THAT AREA.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE DEFINITELY IN THE JUNGLE

WHEN YOU GET TO CHAT WITH A HOWLER MONKEY.

THIS DON'T HAPPEN IN ALABAMA.

Narrator: HOWLER MONKEYS ARE TERRITORIAL BY NATURE.

THEY USE THEIR INTIMIDATING HOWLS TO CALL

IN AN ARMY OF MONKEYS FROM UP TO 3 MILES AWAY

TO DEFEND AGAINST AN INTRUDER.

SO, YEAH, ALL THE HOWLER MONKEYS ARE BACK.

THE ONE THAT WAS HERE EARLIER,

PLUS IT LOOKS LIKE HE BROUGHT HIS FAMILY WITH HIM.

I GUESS THEY'RE CHECKING ME OUT TO SEE

WHO THE OTHER NAKED PRIMATE IS THAT'S ON THEIR TURF.

RIGHT NOW, I CAN COUNT FOUR OR FIVE, SIX OF THEM,

A WHOLE FAMILY OF HOWLER MONKEYS ABOVE MY HEAD.

♪♪

IT'S STILL THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

THE WIND HAS PICKED UP

JUST DRAMATICALLY, AND I'M THE ONLY ONE HERE.

SO I'M HAVING TO HUDDLE UP AGAINST ONE SIDE,

JUST TO GET AS MUCH PROTECTION FROM THIS WIND AS I CAN.

IT'S BENDING THESE BAMBOOS.

I MEAN, IT'S, I MEAN, REALLY TERRIFYING BECAUSE YOU LOOK UP,

AND YOU THINK THEY'RE GOING TO COME DOWN ON YOUR HEAD.

♪♪

♪♪

IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE SOME COMPANY THIS MORNING.

THE HOWLER MONKEYS ARE COMING TO PLAY.

YOU TOOK A BIG OLD DUMP, DIDN'T YOU?

SO LOOKS LIKE HE'S TRYING TO TAKE A *BLEEP* ON ME.

I GOT CRAPPED ON ALL NIGHT BY THE WIND, THE COLD, AND THEN,

YOU KNOW, MONKEYS COME AND TRY TO TAKE A DUMP ON MY HEAD.

♪♪

THE PLAN TODAY, I'M GOING TO FIND WAYS

TO START GOING AFTER SOME PROTEIN.

I'M MAKING THIS CORDAGE OUT OF THIS PALM.

I'VE JUST BEEN BRAIDING THE PALM TOGETHER

AND, I MEAN, THIS IS THIN, THIN.

I'M MAKING IT THIN FOR A SNARE, BUT YOU CAN SEE

HOW STRONG IT IS, VERY STRONG.

IT'S GOING TO HOLD ANY KIND OF ANIMAL IT CATCHES.

I NEED THAT PROTEIN.

I DEFINITELY KNOW I WON'T GET ANYTHING IF I DON'T TRY.

♪♪

I'M GOING TO GO ACROSS THE LITTLE STREAM HERE

AND OUT IN THE WOODS, SEE IF I CAN FIND SOME BURROWS

WHERE I CAN SET UP SNARES.

AH, IF YOU LOOK AT THE GROUND RIGHT HERE,

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF ACTIVITY.

THERE'S DEFINITELY BEEN SOME ANIMAL MOVEMENT IN HERE.

UNDER THESE ROCKS, IT'S NOT AN OLD ONE,

PRETTY FRESH, GOOD FIND.

SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS PUT A SNARE UP RIGHT HERE.

SO I'M JUST TYING IT OFF TO THE TREE.

THAT'S GOING TO BE MY SPRING.

IT'S GOING TO KIND OF PICK UP ON THE ANIMAL

WHENEVER IT TRIGGERS THE SNARE.

SO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN,

THE ANIMAL IS GOING TO WALK RIGHT OVER HERE.

IT'S GOING TO STEP RIGHT IN MY SNARE,

AND IT'S GOING TO TRIGGER IT.

SO SNARE IS SET.

♪♪

♪♪

OH, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.

CHOPPING THIS WOOD, AND I JUST COME ACROSS

A REAL GOOD LITTLE GEM, BIG OLD GRUB.

I'M JUST GOING TO ROAST HIM FOR A SECOND,

GET HIM NICE AND CRISPY, AND I'M GOING TO EAT THIS JOKER.

Narrator: FOR IT'S SIZE, THE WOOD-BORING GRUB PACKS

A NICE PROTEIN PUNCH OF 75 CALORIES.

IT'S ALSO HIGH IN FATTY ACIDS,

WHICH HELP REGULATE LIVER FUNCTION AND MENTAL AWARENESS.

COMPLETELY UNIQUE TEXTURE, I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT.

NOT BAD, VERY WOODY, OBVIOUSLY.

THEY EAT WOOD, SO VERY WOODY FLAVOR.

BUT, HEY, BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS.

IT'S A GOOD DAY.

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I CAN ALREADY FEEL THE TEMPERATURE DROPPING.

PRETTY CERTAIN IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY COLD AND LONG NIGHT,

BUT WE'LL GET THROUGH IT.

THE WIND IS BLOWING LIKE CRAZY, AND I'M ALREADY SHIVERING.

IT'S COLD.

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THE WIND IS BLOWING INSANELY HARD.

IT'S FREEZING COLD.

BAMBOO IS BREAKING ALL AROUND ME.

OH, *BLEEP*

Tommy: AH, NO.

IF I GOT ANY CHANCE, IT'S GOING TO BE INSIDE HERE.

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IT'S COLD.

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IT WAS EXTREMELY WINDY LAST NIGHT.

THERE'S BAMBOO BROKEN ALL OVER, ONE RIGHT ABOVE MY HEAD.

THIS BAMBOO IS 30, 40, 50 FEET HIGH.

IT'S FALLING WITH SOME SIGNIFICANT FORCE.

I MEAN, IT COULD HURT OR KILL VERY EASILY.

I'M FREEZING.

IT'S JUST STILL SO FREAKING COLD OUT.

THIS IS MY COLDEST MORNING YET.

Narrator: SIX DAYS INTO THE CHALLENGE,

TOMMY'S CORE TEMPERATURE CONTINUES TO DROP,

AND THE LACK OF PROTEIN IS AFFECTING HIS SEROTONIN LEVELS,

THE CHEMICAL THAT HELPS REGULATE MOOD.

Tommy: I MISS MY WIFE AND MY GIRLS LIKE CRAZY, I DO.

OH, YOU KNOW, I TRY TO PUT THEM TO THE SIDE.

THAT WAY IT DON'T CONSUME MY THOUGHTS

AND I DON'T BREAK, BUT IT'S HARD.

I MEAN, IT'S REALLY HARD, WHEN YOU JUST, YOU KNOW,

YOU'VE GOT THOSE PEOPLE THAT YOU LOVE SO MUCH.

I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY LITTLE GIRLS.

I...LOVE...YOU.

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I'VE DONE VERY, VERY WELL WITH PASSION BERRIES, WHICH IS GREAT,

BUT I'M REACHING THAT POINT WHERE I NEED PROTEIN.

SO JUST GOING TO GO CHECK THE SNARE REAL QUICK,

MAYBE TRY TO MOVE UP THE STREAM A LITTLE BIT AND CHECK THE BANKS

FOR ANY KIND OF FOOD SOURCE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

OW!

♪♪

ALL RIGHT. SO THE SNARE HAS NOT BEEN TRIPPED.

I MEAN, RIGHT NOW, THE ONLY ANIMAL ACTIVITY

I'M SEEING ARE THE MONKEYS, REALLY.

IN ALL HONESTY, I HAVEN'T SEEN VERY MANY SNAKES,

WHICH IS VERY SURPRISING TO ME.

I'M LOOKING UP, JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST IN CASE

I SEE A TREE SNAKE UP IN THE TREE.

I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING.

I DON'T KNOW.

LOOKS LIKE THE MONKEYS ARE FOLLOWING ME AGAIN,

MAKING SURE I DON'T GET INTO ANYTHING I AIN'T SUPPOSED TO.

MAYBE THEY'RE TAKING MY FOOD.

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SO I SEE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY DUG OUT

UNDERNEATH THIS LARGE ROOT HERE.

THAT DOES LOOK FAIRLY FRESH TO ME.

SO WE'LL TRY TO SMOKE IT OUT.

I HOPE IT'S EITHER AN AGOUTI OR A ARMADILLO.

THAT'D BE LIKE EATING A WHOLE TURKEY DINNER.

WHAT I'M GOING TO DO BEFORE I SMOKE IT OUT

IS I'M GOING TO WALK AROUND AND SEE IF THERE'S ANOTHER EXIT,

ANOTHER ENTRANCE TO THIS BURROW

THAT I NEED TO BLOCK OFF OR WATCH.

Narrator: A BURROW CONTAINS A NETWORK OF TUNNELS THAT LEAD TO EXITS.

BY BLOCKING ALL OF THEM, THE ANIMAL IS FORCED TO ESCAPE

THROUGH THE ONLY OPENING IN ORDER TO AVOID THE SMOKE.

I'M GETTING QUITE A BIT OF THIS SMOKE AND STUFF IN HERE.

I'M NOT SEEING ANYTHING RUSH OUT.

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IF ANYTHING WAS HOME, IT WOULD HAVE

CAME OUT WITH THAT MUCH SMOKE.

A LOT OF TIME, A LOT OF ENERGY WASTED.

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THE DAYS ARE TAKING FOREVER NOW.

HONESTLY, I'VE NEVER BEEN ALONE THIS LONG.

IF I COULD TELL MY GIRLS ANYTHING, IT WOULD BE THIS:

YOU ARE WHAT GIVES ME THE STRENGTH TO DO THIS.

THERE'S NOT A MOMENT THAT GOES BY I DON'T THINK ABOUT YOU.

♪♪

IT IS VERY EASY TO GET CAUGHT UP IN YOUR OWN THOUGHTS.

IT'S VERY EASY FOR THOSE THOUGHTS TO GO NEGATIVE.

I'LL SAY THE MIDDLE SIDE OF THIS

IS THE HARDEST PART OF THIS CHALLENGE.

♪♪

THIS IS INSANE.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T CARE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK ABOUT ME.

OBVIOUSLY, I'M NAKED ON TV, AND I'M NOT AN ATTRACTIVE GUY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE BEEN AWAY FROM MY WIFE

AND GIRLS THIS LONG TO QUIT NOW.

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♪♪

YOU KNOW, I'M PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES

OF BEING MALNOURISHED, SO A GOOD SCORE WITH, YOU KNOW,

SOMETHING WITH A LOT OF MEAT IS VERY CRUCIAL

IF I'M GOING TO MAKE IT TO 21 DAYS.

SO SNARE HAS NOT BEEN TRIGGERED,

BUT WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE IT IN PLACE.

♪♪

THERE IS SOMETHING WALKING OUT HERE.

IT'S PRETTY BIG, OBVIOUSLY HAS FOUR LEGS.

I'M GUESSING THAT IT'S PROBABLY A CAT,

WHICH MEANS IT'S MORE THAN LIKELY A PUMA.

THE ONLY THING I CAN DO IS PRETTY MUCH STAY IN MY SHELTER.

I'VE GOT MY MACHETE RIGHT HERE JUST IN CASE HE GETS TOO CLOSE.

GET OUT OF HERE, CAT.

♪♪

AH!

OUT HERE, THE CHITRAS AND THE FLIES ARE A CONSTANT THING,

SO HAVING A FLY SWATTER IS A MUST.

I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO MAKE ONE.

FIRST YOU FIND ONE OF THESE GROUPS OF PALM LEAVES,

THEN YOU LOOK FOR THE ONES THAT HAVEN'T BLOSSOMED OPEN YET,

PULL THEM UP.

FIRST GREAT THING IS THEY HAVE ABOUT AN INCH

OF THE HEART OF PALM AT THE BOTTOM THAT YOU CAN EAT.

SECOND, YOU JUST KIND OF GIVE IT A GOOD LITTLE TWIST,

AND THEN YOU JUST WHIP, AND YOU HAVE A FLY SWATTER,

A MUST-HAVE IN THE JUNGLE WHEN YOU HAVE NO CLOTHES.

♪♪

Tommy: I'M TIRED. I'M FATIGUED.

I GOT A LOT OF SLEEP DEPRIVATION GOING.

YOU KNOW, I'M DEFINITELY IN A MASSIVE,

MASSIVE CALORIC DEFICIT.

Narrator: TOMMY HAS ONLY CONSUMED BERRIES,

HEART OF PALM AND A GRUB IN THE LAST 19 DAYS.

Tommy: IF I DON'T FIND SOME PROTEIN,

MY BODY IS GOING TO START CONSUMING MY OWN MUSCLE.

ANYTIME THINGS GET TOUGH OR ROUGH OR HARD,

TO, YOU KNOW, TRY TO PUSH MYSELF THROUGH,

I THINK OF MY WIFE AND MY KIDS, YOU KNOW.

WHAT EXAMPLE AM I SETTING FOR MY DAUGHTERS?

MONKEYS, RIGHT THERE.

I GUESS THEY JUST WATCHING TO SEE IF I GOT ANYTHING TO EAT.

I CAN'T COME OUT HERE WITHOUT THESE THINGS WATCHING ME.

OH, MY GOD. LOOK, LOOK, LOOK UP HERE.

I GOT A NICE SIZE SNAKE UP THERE.

OH, HE'S A BEAUTY.

I AM GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET HIM DOWN.

TREE SNAKES DEFINITELY HAVE A STRONG POWERFUL BITE.

Narrator: SOME TREE SNAKES ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR AGGRESSIVE

AND EXTREMELY FAST MOVEMENT,

STRIKING NUMEROUS TIMES WITHIN SECONDS.

COME ON, BABY.

OH, MY GOD.

WHAT A SCORE.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND CUT HIS HEAD OFF.

LET'S LOOK AT THIS.

WITHOUT THE HEAD,

THIS GUY IS OVER 6 FEET LONG.

IT'S A PHENOMENAL AMOUNT OF PROTEIN.

OH, MY GOD.

THIS RIGHT HERE IS JUST GOING TO GET MY BODY

LIKE A FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH.

WHOO-HOO!

♪♪

I'M JUST SO DAMN HUNGRY,

AND SEEING THAT THERE, IT WAS AMAZING.

IT'S AN AMAZING FEELING.

MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER HAS ACTUALLY ATE A SNAKE

WITH ME BEFORE, SO SHE'LL BE REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THIS.

JUST GIVE HIM A NICE LITTLE TWIST AROUND HERE.

I'M JUST GOING TO ROAST HIM OVER THE FIRE.

IT SMELLS WONDERFUL.

THIS IS HUGE FOR ME.

MM.

GOT SOME FREAKING SNAKE.

♪♪

SO IT IS FINALLY DAY 21, NASTY, READY FOR A SHOWER,

READY TO TALK TO MY WIFE, MY GIRLS.

OH, AH.

IT IS TIME TO GET OUT OF HERE.

I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A HELL OF A HIKE OUT OF HERE,

LONG WAY, STEEP MOUNTAINS, ROCKS.

I'M BAREFOOTED.

HIGH ELEVATION, NOT GOING TO BE EASY.

I MEAN, THERE ARE SOME VICIOUS ANIMALS OUT HERE

I HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION FOR.

SO AS EXCITED AS I AM, I HAVE TO STAY FOCUSED THROUGHOUT TODAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO I'M RIGHT HERE,

AND HEAD UP THIS MOUNTAIN OVER HERE.

THAT'S A BIG INCLINE I GOT TO MANAGE TO GET UP.

HEAD DOWN THE MOUNTAIN, FIND THAT CREEK BED.

ONCE I GET IN THAT CREEK BED, IF I JUST MOVE UP IT

JUST A SLIGHT BIT, X MARKS THE SPOT.

IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH DAY, AND I'M READY TO GO.

♪♪

I'M GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF MY WATER THAT I'VE BOILED.

I'M GOING TO PUT IT IN MY BAMBOO THAT I MADE TO TRANSPORT WATER.

SO I KNOW HOW MUCH I'M GOING TO NEED WATER

BECAUSE OF HOW STEEP AND REALLY TREACHEROUS THIS JOURNEY IS.

BEEN REAL, THANK YOU. I'M OUT.

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♪♪

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO TEAR MY FEET UP.

DEFINITELY GLAD I HAD PROTEIN YESTERDAY.

GOD, IT'S STILL JUST GOING STRAIGHT UP.

♪♪

OH, I CAN FINALLY SEE THE TOP.

OH, MY GOD.

I THINK I GOT TO HEAD DOWN THIS HILL.

LET'S TRY TO FIND THAT CREEK BED.

JUST LOOKING DOWN, I CAN'T BELIEVE

I WAS DOWN IN THAT FOR 21 DAYS.

♪♪

GLAD I BROUGHT THIS WATER WITH ME.

♪♪

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OH, THIS IS GOING TO BE ROUGH.

OH.

IT'S DROPPING DOWN PRETTY STEEP RIGHT NOW.

MY FEET ARE TAKING A POUNDING, STICKS, DRIED DIRT, ROCK.

♪♪

I DO THINK I HEAR WATER.

THAT IS MOST DEFINITELY A GOOD THING,

AND I SEE THE CREEK BED.

♪♪

I GOT TO PAY REALLY CLOSE ATTENTION.

THIS IS WHERE THE CORAL SNAKES, THE FER-DE-LANCE,

ALL KINDS OF SPIDERS, THIS IS WHERE THEY'RE ALL GOING TO BE.

♪♪

OH, WE'RE GETTING THERE.

JAGGED ROCKS EVERYWHERE DOWN HERE.

♪♪

OW!

MY LEGS ARE BURNING.

I CAN FEEL THEM WHEN I HAVE TO PUSH THEM REAL HARD.

THEY GET A LITTLE SHAKY.

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♪♪

AH, I SEE A LITTLE TRAIL RIGHT HERE.

♪♪

AH.

♪♪

OH, MY GOD.

I JUST HOPE I'M ALMOST DONE WITH THIS.

♪♪

IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S STARTING TO OPEN UP A LITTLE BIT.

THE SUN IS BEATING DOWN RIGHT NOW.

OH, OH, MY GOD.

I SEE SOMETHING.

HEY, OVER HERE.

OH, MY GOD. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

WHOO!

OH, MY GOD.

OH, OH.

THIS IS THE HARDEST THING I'VE EVER DONE.

ALL MY SKILLS WERE PUT TO THE TEST.

I WAS PUT TO THE TEST BECAUSE MY PARTNER LEFT ON DAY 2.

I DID THIS FOR 19 DAYS ALONE.

SO, I MEAN, GIRLS, I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW,

THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS WORLD THAT YOU CAN'T DO.

YOU CAN TAKE IT ON. YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.

WHOO!

Narrator: TOMMY LOST A TOTAL OF 36 POUNDS.

HIS PSR RISES FROM 6.5 TO 7.5.

Tommy: RIGHT NOW IS THE HAPPIEST I'VE EVER FELT IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

I CANNOT WAIT TO HEAR MY WIFE'S VOICE, MY KID'S VOICE,

JUST TO TELL THEM, YOU KNOW, HEY, I DID IT.

THIS REDNECK FROM ALABAMA COMPLETED THE 21 DAYS.

DADDY!

OH, MY DADDY, YEAH.

WHAT'S THAT?

YOU LIKE THAT? YEAH.

AWESOME.

SOMEBODY LIKES MY NEW BEARD,

AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HOME.

ME TOO.