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Episode 5 - May 8
Another trio of ladies are stepping in to endure
suffering and humiliation for someone else. This time,
however, these women are doing this on behalf of other
women, and in the end, one will get the chance to skate
with a professional figure skater. As host George Gray
explains while in front of a car on a platform high
above the ground, this week's sports fantasy is to get
to take part in a Smucker's Stars on Ice event with
Olympic gold medalist Sarah Hughes.
So, who are this week's selfless people, and the women
that they're doing this for?
Amy Rasimas
Age: 20
From: Chino, CA
Competing for: Beverly Rasimas (sister)
Jen Clack
Age: ?? (not given)
From: Vienna, VA
Competing for: Marsha Merry (best friend)
Amanda Wagner
Age: 18
From: Dove Canyon, CA
Competing for: Debbie Wagner (mother)
Day 1 (PAIN): At Least There's No Goalie
The ladies arrive at a hockey rink, meeting George on
the ice. He explains the rules (win 1 Sacrifice to
advance to the Final; win 2 to keep someone out of the
Final; win all 3 to get to choose an opponent for the
Final), then gets right to explaining the first
Sacrifice. Basically, the competitors will each have 5
minutes to score as many goals as possible. They'll have
to get a puck from a group gathered in one net, and
shoot it into the other net for a goal. Most goals wins.
And it seems that these ladies have seen the show
before, and are expecting a catch to this. And there
is... 5 female hockey players will be trying to knock
them down and prevent them from scoring. Each of those
hockey players will get to knock the contestant down
once before each goal. Because otherwise, I'd be
predicting very few (if any) goals right now.
The competitors get into the hockey equipment, as the
hockey players warm up. Once they're ready, Amanda is on
the ice first. The clock starts, and Amanda gets a puck
and skates to her right, but one of the players causes
her to lose the puck and run into the boards. Upon
getting to the red line, a player slams Amanda against
the board, knocking her down. That player taunts her as
she gets back up and gets going again, but soon enough,
another player checks and sends her back down onto the
ice. Eventually, Amanda gets back to the puck and tries
to move it closer to the net, but she is sent down yet
again. Then, after just over 2 minutes in, Amanda
finally scores a goal, and goes back for a second puck.
She gets it, and gets going, but is greeted by a brutal
check from one of the players. She lost the puck and her
stick on that hit, and after getting both back, she goes
in for another shot from a distance, and though she was
knocked back down just after the shot, it glided right
in. With puck #3, and little time left, she got past the
red line before taking another big hit, sending her
down. And knowing she didn't have enough time to make
another attempt, she stayed down as time ran out.
So, with the bar set at 2 goals, Jen skates onto the ice
next. The clock starts, and Jen manages to avoid one
hit, but she then ends up sandwiched by 2 players! She
struggles to get back up, and it takes her just under 2
minutes to get back up and continue. But before Jen can
get back to the puck, WHAM! She's back down again. As
the players taunt her, Jen has to get up and retrieve
her stick before getting back to the puck. And she does
so quicker than before, and takes a shot. She shoots,
she slips and falls down, and she scores! Jen gets right
back up and gets her second puck, but soon after, a
player sends her down and sliding across the ice. With
1:20 left, Jen is about to reach the puck again, but not
only does she not get close enough, but she gets checked
once again. With 15 seconds, she gets knocked down
again, but she happens to be right at the puck, and the
net is not far away, so she manages to get up and shoot
it in just before time expires. So that means that
Amanda and Jen are tied at 2 goals each.
But now, it's Amy's turn, and she needs 3 to win, or
else there will be a tiebreaker. As the clock starts,
she shoots the puck out, as a couple of players dash
right at her. She dodges one, but the other nails her,
knocking her down. The taunting from the hockey players
continued as Amy gets knocked down again while close to
the net. She momentarily lost her stick, but managed to
recover it and go for her first goal, and Amy gets it in
at 1:15 into the period, which should give her enough
time for 2 more if she keeps this up. Amy goes back for
puck #2, and she almost gets to center ice before
getting knocked down again. After getting back up and
getting past the blue line nearest the net, BAM! She's
hit and back down again, harder this time. And she lost
her stick, so she ends up crawling back over to it to
retrieve it before getting back up. Amy then takes a
shot at the net, and it ricochets off the right
goalpost! But she doesn't let it get too far, and puts
it in for her second goal. With just over a minute to
go, Amy gets the third puck and skates forward, and gets
close to the red line before getting checked down again.
With 40 seconds left, she takes a shot just before
getting knocked down... And it misses, just barely to
the right. She recovers and gets the puck back, though,
and with 23 seconds left, Amy puts it in! That's 3
goals, and therefore, Amy wins the Sacrifice, bringing
her sister Beverly one step closer to doing some skating
of her own! Just not with hockey players, though.
Day 2 (PAIN): Canine Tacklers, Anyone?
The ladies now walk onto a football field, ready for
their next Sacrifice. This time, George explains that
they just have to return a few kickoffs. Like in an
arena football Sacrifice from last season, each of them
will get 3 kicks, and the most total combined yardage
wins. But there seems to be something missing. Football
players. Yep, since Los Angeles doesn't have an NFL team
these days, they don't have any NFL players to kick or
defend. But that's not a problem here. In place of the
kicker is a ball launcher at the 40-yard line. But what
about defenders? Well, that's where the attack dogs come
in. Yep, attack dogs. 2 of them will be stationed at the
30-yard line (both muzzled, for the safety of the
competitors). For the first kick, they'll be released
once the ball is in the air. For the second, they'll be
on their way once the player has possession of the ball.
For the third, they'll go after the player 6 seconds
after she gains possession of the ball. And these dogs
will hit hard.
Amy is up first, and on her first kick, she doesn't
catch the ball. She tries to get it, but the dogs get to
her and knock her down beforehand. Ouch. She remained
crouched down for a moment or two after the dogs moved
away from her before getting back up. But as a result of
not getting the ball, Amy gets a 0 on the first kick.
Amanda is next, and she catches the ball. She runs to
her right to get away from the dogs before moving
forward, but the dogs catch up. One leaps at her and
doesn't make much impact, but the other manages to take
her down soon after. Amanda managed to get 29 yards out
of it, though. Jen steps onto the field next, and as she
gets the ball, one of the dogs hit her a couple of
times, but she stays up, hanging onto the ball, and
dashes forward. With that dog trying to nudge her from
behind, Jen stumbles a bit, but keeps going even as the
other dog joins in. But the both become too much for
her, as she falls to the ground. It was a very good
first run, though, as Jen got 43 yards.
We go now to the second kick, and this time, Amanda goes
first. She gets a good catch, and once the dogs are
released, she moves straight forward, stopping
momentarily when a dog gets to her and hits her. As both
dogs try to push her down, Amanda gets moving again, but
after a few leaps from behind, they do manage to take
her down hard. She managed 35 yards from that one. Jen
is next, and the ball slips through her arms at first,
but she does get to pick it up before the dogs are set
loose. They stop her momentarily once the get to her,
but she stays up, and then runs to her right, around the
dogs, before moving forward again. After a bit, they do
nudge her down, and this time, one of the refs has to
pull one of the dogs away from Jen, since it wasn't
responding to verbal commands at that time. A good
32-yard gain, though. It's Amy's turn now, and she needs
a great run to get back into this one. And once again,
she misses the ball, but at least this time, she doesn't
have to worry about the dogs yet. She picks it up, and
gets moving once the dogs are released. They each go for
a tackle, but she stays up and keeps going, as the dogs
then go after her from behind. Eventually, one leaps up
and takes her down, and once she's down, she fumbles the
ball. Amy got 44 yards, which is the best run so far,
and definitely better than the 0 from earlier.
So, with 1 kick each remaining, the scores are...
Amy: 44
Amanda: 64
Jen: 75
For the final kick, Jen goes first, and upon catching
the ball, she dropped it for a brief moment before
picking it up again and running as fast as she can go.
She just gets past the ball launcher as the dogs are
released, and they take her down as soon as they get to
her. With that, Jen adds 65 more yards, for a total of
140. Amy is next, and she needs a huge run to take the
lead. The ball bounces off the ground in front of her,
but she eventually gets it and starts dashing forward.
She only gets halfway between the dogs and the launcher
once the 6 seconds have elapsed, and once again, as soon
as the dogs get to her, they tackle her to the ground.
Not as good of a run as she needed, as with that 55-yard
run, Amy's total is 99. With Jen still in the lead,
Amanda will need a big run of her own to win it. She
catches the ball, and moves like the wind, getting past
the ball launcher when the dogs start moving. And like
the others, she goes down once the dogs get to her for
the tackle. But did Amanda get far enough? No, as she
only got 67 yards, for a total of 131. So Jen wins the
Sacrifice, and her best friend Marsha is one step closer
to taking part in that Stars on Ice event! As for
Amanda, she is on the bubble, as she needs to win the
next one, or else she's gone, and her mother will be a
bit disappointed.
Day 3 (SHAME): They're Distracting the Male Bowlers!
The group of women drive up to a bowling alley,
wondering what to expect this time, and after entering
and lining up, George explains that they would simply be
playing 10 frames of bowling this time. No obstacles, no
objects coming at them, just a simple game of bowling.
Highest score wins. But there's gotta be some sort of
catch, right? And this time, that catch comes in the
form of what the ladies will be wearing during the game.
Apparently, they don't have any nifty bowling shirts for
the women to wear, but what they do have... is lingerie.
That's right, they'll have to bowl while wearing
lingerie, and the lanes are open, so they'll be doing
this in public. So if it happens to be a busy day at the
alley, then this could attract more attention than the
ladies would like.
The ladies head to the back and pick out their lingerie
from a rack full of it. While Amy and Jen get into their
chosen clothes, Amanda seems reluctant about it.
Considering she had recently turned 18, she isn't really
comfortable doing this. But she'll have to in order to
have a shot at avoiding elimination, so Amanda does
eventually choose some of the lingerie and dress up.
After all, this is supposed to be SHAME, right?
The competitors are set to bowl. Amy starts things off
in the 1st frame, and with a small crowd watching, she
gives it a good roll, but the ball ends up in the left
gutter. Skipping ahead to the 4th frame, and it's
Amanda's turn. She sends the ball down the lane, and it
veers left a bit, but it does knock down 3 pins. After
Debbie tells her that she's supposed to aim for the head
pin (and she says she knows that), she bowls her second
ball, but it ends up in the gutter. We skip to the 7th
frame, and Jen takes a shot at the pins. It's looking
good... And it's a strike!
After Amy rolls another gutterball, we see that after 9
frames, she only has 36. But the other two still have
their 9th frames to bowl, and Amanda has 66 while Jen
has 76. Amanda is next, and knowing that this is her
chance to catch up, she rolls it down the lane... and
gets a strike! But then, Jen responds with a strike of
her own, staying ahead. Skipping past Amy's turn in the
10th frame (she got 7 more for 43, which won't be
enough), Amanda bowls, but only gets 1 pin (the 7 pin,
or the far-left pin in the back). But she makes up for
it by picking up the spare with her second roll! So,
since it's the 10th, she gets one more shot, and she
gets 7, which brings her total up to 103. Will it be
enough to get to the Final? We'll soon see, as Jen gets
the last turn. Her first one veers to the left, but it
does take down 4 pins. George tells her that if she can
get at least 5 on this throw, she'll win the Sacrifice.
And Jen sends it down the lane... and it knocks down 5!
That brings her total up to 104, beating Amanda by 1
point! And sadly, this means Amanda and her mother are
going home. She is disappointed, but Debbie did
appreciate what she did for her.
Day 4 (INSANE): A Mid-Air Pit Stop
With 2 competitors remaining, the ladies arrive at a
race track and meet George on a platform with a car. He
then explains that for the Final, they'll have to be a
one-person pit crew. Just not on the ground. They, and
the car, will be on the platform, and it'll be 100 feet
up in the air. And it's quite windy up there. They'll
have to change the front two tires, fill the gas tank,
and rip a pair of tear-offs off the windshield in any
order, and then get on top of the car, grab the pair of
checkered flags up there, and wave them. At that point,
the clock will stop, and the car will plummet to the
ground! They will also fall, but a safety cable will
slow them down and stop them from hitting the track
themselves. Fastest time wins. Simple as that.
Since Jen won 2 Sacrifices, she gets the option of going
first or second, and without hesitation, she immediately
chooses to go second. So Amy is up first, as Beverly
mentions that she doesn't have a fear of heights. The
clock starts, and Amy immediately rips off the
passenger-side tear-off before grabbing the pit gun in
front of the car and going right to the passenger-side
tire to remove it. She removes the lug nuts quickly,
then gets it off and walks over to the front driver-side
corner of the platform, where the two spare tires are
located. Amy grabs one, carries it back to the passenger
side, and starts bolting it in, but she ends up slowing
down, struggling to get the nuts on. At about 1:55 in,
she has the tire attached, and she walks over to the
other side, going to work on the other tire. Amy quickly
gets it off, then goes back to the corner for the second
spare tire and gets it to the driver side. But she
struggles a little more with the lug nuts on the driver
side, and it slows her down considerably. At about 3:45,
Amy has the other tire done, and she gets moving to the
rear driver-side corner, where the gas can is located.
She grabs it and quickly dumps the gas into the car as
fast as possible, then rips the driver-side tear-off
off, and climbs onto the car, grabbing the flags and
waving. The car drops down, crashing onto the ground,
and Amy's fall is stopped about halfway. Her final time
is 5:07.
So Jen will have a tough time to beat, especially since
she does have a fear of heights. But she did get to see
the task done once, so she has an idea of what she has
to do. The time starts, and Jen starts with the
passenger-side tear-off as well, but then circles behind
the car and goes right to the gas can. She fills up the
car with the gas, then rips the other tear-off off,
before grabbing the pit gun and getting one of the spare
tires right away. At about 0:50, Jen starts removing the
nuts from the driver-side tire, and once she has the
tire removed, she starts putting on the spare. She takes
some time, though, and gets it done at just under 3
minutes. Jen then grabs the second spare from the
corner, and walks over to the passenger-side tire to
start changing it. As Marsha reiterated Jen's fear of
heights, Jen gets the tire off and starts attaching the
spare. It doesn't take her as long, though, but time is
running short at this point. Once she finishes with the
tire, she climbs onto the car and grabs the flags,
waving them to stop the clock. The car drops to the
ground, and on impact, it splits in two! Good thing
Jen's fall was stopped halfway. The time to beat was
5:07, and Jen's time was... 5:00 even! Jen wins the
Final! And she and Marsha couldn't be happier!
1 Week Later
Marsha and Jen arrive in Hershey, Pennsylvania for the
event, and right away, they get to meet Sarah Hughes.
They chat for a bit about what Jen went through, then
they enter the arena and are brought to a dressing room,
which just happens to have Marsha's name on it! I bet
she felt special. Sarah then lets them know that what
Marsha will be doing in the show is helping with a magic
trick. They warm up for the trick on the ice for a bit,
and Marsha meets another Olympic gold medalist. Later,
Marsha and Jen watch the first part of the show from the
audience, and after enjoying part of the show, they
return to Marsha's dressing room to prepare for her
moment. After putting on the skates and getting a hug
from Jen, it's showtime! 2 guys bring Marsha onto the
ice, and her bit of the trick was to pull a shirt out of
a supposedly empty bag that Sarah was holding, and some
other guy would then grab the shirt. It was a quick
moment, but Marsha enjoyed it a lot. And she has Jen to
thank for this, who had to endure getting knocked down
multiple times by hockey players and attack dogs,
bowling in lingerie, and doing a pit stop in the air to
make this happen. |
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