Game Show Newsnet | The Challenge: Fresh Meat II

With the game close to the end, Jenn and Ryan wonder if it's their time to face the Exile. Landon and Carley try to win the next challenge to stave off going into Exile again. And the remaining five teams battle it out in the last regular challenge, in order to secure spots in the finale.

Near the end of last week's show, Kenny's now dominant alliance pitted Wes' former allies against each other. They put Landon and Carley up against Ev and Luke in the first-ever nighttime Exile, Weight for Me: Blackout.

Carley and Landon had jumped out to an early lead until she wore herself out. Ev and Luke were desperate for time, so they skipped the last puzzle to get to the finish. However, they've been given a five-minute time penalty while Landon and Carley complete their third puzzle for a five-minute credit.

Landon is worried that Carley will collapse and not get back up as her body is starved of oxygen. They remove all of the weight from their buckets and cross the finish line. In the end, Ev and Luke's decision to bypass the third puzzle proved to have cost them dearly. Landon and Carley win this Exile by two minutes and 14 seconds.

Ev is crushed by the result and takes her Exile loss out on Luke. But the blame should really go to Ev for not listening to Luke on completing the third puzzle. Luke did have an amazing time in Whistler, British Columbia and he'll never forget it. Although TJ can rip on Ev all he wants, but point blank, she still blames Luke for her loss. And as Luke and Ev leave for home, host T.J. says that he's never seen a four-year-old on this show before. Truer words were never spoken, T.J.

Ryan and Jenn decide to have a pow-wow, just to set in stone how the next deliberations are going to go. Clearly one of the teams in Kenny's alliance will be going into Exile, and they don't know if it's Jenn or Ryan. Kenny hasn't seen sportsmanship like that in a long time, probably even ever.

Landon and Carley are back at homebase, which makes Ryan terrified that he and Theresa could be going against them in the Exile. Jenn tells Landon that he's going in and there's nothing he can do about it. Now he has to get his head around at the fact that he'll be going into Exile. Landon is extremely nervous about Carley's performance and doesn't know how she's going to do if they have to go in and do the same thing again. The rest of the players begin to respect Carley as she has done a lot of things in this game.

Here is the players' next clue...

You only have one more obstacle to complete before the Final Challenge. Be ready to leave by 11am - TJ

After Landon, Ryan, and Jenn, plot on how to avoid the Exile. Noor starts to have very short breaths leaving him almost panicking. He has asthma and has to use a machine to help him breathe. Noor's condition could react badly in cold weather, and this becomes an issue that makes Jenn nervous about how he's going to do the rest of the game.

Challenge #9: Obstacle

Each team will negotiate these 10 obstacles on their way to the finish line...

Sprint - 800 yd. sprint
Tree Climb - Climb up the tree to the top, ring the bell and drop down to the ground.
Bridge the Gap - Placing your hands on one beam and your feet on the other, side step across the designated line.
Nothing But Net - Crawl facedown under the cargo net from one end to the other.
Spider Web - Cross through the web from start to finish.
Monkey Time - Traverse across the bars from start to finish.
Wood Chuck - Restack the tree stumps from one designated area to the other.
Wall Brawl - Punch and kick your way through the two wall panels.
Defender - Run through the mud pit and past your defender (a player on another team from the same sex) in order to cross the finish line.

The team who clocks in the fastest time wins this challenge and are safe from possible elimination. However, since this is the last regular challenge, the three teams who finish in the fastest time will automatically get spots in the finals. The other two teams will automatically go into the Exile for that last remaining spot.

After all of the teams have completed the longest obstacle course in the history of the Challenge. Kenny and Laurel take first place, and they each win a watch. Landon and Carley finish in 2nd place, and they join them in the finals. 3rd and 4th place was only separated by two seconds. Jillian and Pete's time of 34 minutes and 15 seconds get them a berth in the finals. This leaves the 4th place team of Jenn and Noor to compete against Ryan and Theresa in the last Exile.

We'll find out who'll be the last team sent packing and who'll compete for a cash prize pool of $300,000 next week.

To view this episode in its entirety, along with extras and a blog, go to freshmeat2.mtv.com.