17x06 - This is Harder Than it Looks

[bunniefuu]

Being out here is right
now, is, it's surreal.

It's hard to believe that
I'm actually here right now.

I've been a fan since
season one, episode one.

Uh, I've watched...

I've watched every single
episode of Naked And Afraid.

Bulent will always be
hands down my favorite.

You know, he doesn't
sugarcoat anything.

You have two options.

Suck it up or quit.
That's it, really.

- There ain't nothing but quitting.
- -Suck it up or quit.

What I wanna prove out
here is that I have what it takes

not only to survive for


I think, I think
it'll be fairly easy

walking outta here on day 14.

How did I get here?

As a fan of the show,

I can hardly believe that
I'm here now in South Africa.

This all feels very
real all of a sudden.

Coming from
Minneapolis, Minnesota,

this is drastically different.

I am pretty terrified at the
thought of coming in contact

with either the big
animals or the snakes

and the scorpions and spiders

and all the other
creepy crawlies.

I don't look
forward to that at all.

Naked And Afraid
super fans Billy and Sam

will be attempting to survive 14
days in Limpopo, South Africa.

This is ground
zero for the big five.

Lion, leopard, Cape buffalo,
rhino and the African elephant.

In this hot and humid bush,

every living creature
is in a fight for survival.

I know that this
challenge is gonna be

the most difficult thing
I've done in my entire life.

But also it's gonna be the
most wild ride I've ever been on.

I am more than ready to
get started on these 14 days.

South Africa, I'm gonna
make you my b*tch.

And we're gonna walk
outta here on day 14.

I'm just not sure anybody
can survive here for 21 days.

Oh, my God.

Yeah!

Two strangers.

Ah! Run, go, go, go, go.

Oh, God.

No food.

No water.

Ah!

Twenty one days.

Don't tap.

Die first.

Naked And Afraid.

The terrain is
absolutely beautiful.

Uh, it reminds me a lot of,
you know, back home in Texas,

uh, there's a few more
thorns than, than normal.

But

I think, uh, I think this will
be an, an epic adventure.

I'm uniquely qualified to
succeed at this challenge

based on my survival skills
and my military background.

I was, uh, deployed to
Afghanistan in 2011 to 2012.

The skills that I'm
bringing to this challenge

would be my trapping
and tracking skills,

fishing, shelter making,
fire making, camp crafts.

You know, use that
engineering side of my mind.

I think my skills will
be on point out here.

Now, I'm taking on
this fan challenge,

I wanna prove myself that
I can survive the 14 days.

And hopefully, I can use
this as a stepping stone

to, to do other challenges
in 21 days, 40 days

or even further, you know?

To be able to say,

"Hey, you know, I'll walk
amongst those like EJ and Matt."

I am ready to take
on this fan challenge

more than anything I've
ever done in my entire life.

It's, uh, very bizarre
coming out here

feeling that I have
nothing to prove

other than to just
endure and get through it.

- I'm a thrill seeker.
- I'm a wild child.

I'm the extrovert,

outgoing, silly,
crazy, adventure type.

I do a lot of
outdoor activities.

Love camping, I love
kayaking, cliff jumping.

Other than that, I
am a biker chick.

We'll ride when
I get back, baby.

I do a lot of motorcycle
camping trips.

I feel so alive when
I'm on two wheels.

Ready to do this, Ready
to get this challenge started.

Off we go.

I think I'm getting to
my final destination here.

Let's go.

All right.

It's time to get wild in Africa.

Some misconceptions that
people may have about me

is that I come off as an ,

a little stern, you know, due
to my military background.

But been through
a lot in my life.

At one point, I was addicted
to drugs and I was homeless.

But I can use what I've learnt
from those past experiences

to help me get through
these next 14 grueling days.

As a military veteran,
Billy has grit and resilience.

And has learned survival skills

such as fire making,
fishing and shelter building.

He starts the challenge
with a primitive survival rating,

or PSR of 5.8.

Oh, boy.

And so it begins.

This is the part
where I get naked.

I don't mind being naked
on a challenge like this.

I'm totally interested in being
stripped down of everything

and seeing what
I'm truly made of.

But being nude and
exposed to the environment,

kinda crosses the line
between brave and stupid.

Here we go.

What Sam lacks
in survival skills

she makes up for in mental
strength and determination.

She has experience
making fire and building traps.

- And begins her 14 day challenge with a PSR of 5.
- 5.

- Oh, my.
- I see movement over there.

Oh, wow.

The moment we've
all been waiting for.

- That's right.
- Hello.

-I'm Billy.
-Billy. I'm Sam.

Sam, where are you from?

From Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Minneapolis, I'm from Dallas.

-Dallas, Texas, baby.
-Or just east of Dallas, yeah.

How are you feeling?

- Yeah, it's a little awkward.
- Yeah.

I, I was in army.

So, you know, I did run
around the barracks naked a lot

in my younger and dumber days.

- Who needs clothes?
- That's right.

-So, uh, what do you do for a living?
-Yeah.

I'm a freelance photographer.

-And you?
-I'm a network engineer for IBM.

- Wow. Wild.
- Yeah.

You ready to rock these 14 days?

- I'm ready to nail these 14 days. Yeah.
- Beautiful.

I can see our bags here, and I
think we should see what we brought.

Let's go.

- So, I brought a blade.
- Oh, very nice.

- Necessary out here.
- Yes.

I brought some hook and line.

- Amazing.
- Yes.

Now, it looks like we
have a few extra things...

- Yes.
- ...that we got gifted with.

I got a beautiful pot.

-Looks like I got a fire starter.
-Beautiful.

- I have the map here.
- Excellent.

- Let's see.
- Let's see where we are.

Yeah, so, you
know, this is insertion.

This is the water source.

- Look at that muddy water.
- -That's right.

- Let's find it.
- There was some water.

Think that's where
we need to head.

And it's not quite
noon yet, but...

- It's happening.
- -Yes, we got a heck of a hike.

We need to get there
and get our boma built

before, uh, before sunset.

We should get a boogie on.

Let's go, let's do it.

Step in.

I'm feeling pretty exposed.

Makes you a little bit more
cautious doing it naked.

That's right.

My first impression of Sam,

I think she's gonna be
a, a valuable asset here.

I'm excited and relieved.

Uh, she seems very
determined, very motivated,

and willing to try new
things and willing to learn.

And I couldn't ask
for more in a partner.

How's it looking
up there, Billy?

It's, uh, looking
a little rough.

- Yeah.
- -So, mind your feet, yeah?

It's getting thicker.

Oh, those thorns,
oh, my goodness.

My first impressions
of Billy are really good.

He seems really
grounded and skillful.

I'm, uh, 42 with
a wife and a kid

and then another kid
that's coming in two months.

Your wife is pregnant?

- Yeah.
- Oh.

Got some, uh,
animal markings here.

It is so thick through here.

- Like, the visibility is very minimal.
- -Yes.

- We'll be fine.
- Yes.

-Are we there yet?
-No.

Damn it.

It's getting
thicker and thicker.

Make it through
there and it opens up.

You're clear after you
pass those little bushes.

I see it.

- Oh, yeah, there's water.
- -I see it.

- It looks like there's reflections.
- -Oh, my goodness.

There's water.

That is a big relief.

- Let's check it out, huh?
- Oh, wow.

A lot of, uh, animal
activity around here too.

Wonder if the elephants
knocked all these down.

Absolutely.

That's exactly what they did.

As the strongest land
mammal on the planet,

the African elephant's raw power

means they can
quickly fill huge trees

and anything else in their path.

Just a friendly reminder.

We're not alone.

- Beautiful puddle we have.
- We made it.

- I'm happy to have it.
- Oh, my goodness.

I think there's
actually fish in there.

While the water looks a
little muddy and murky,

I'm excited because
we have water.

There's a pond,
there's a water source.

Oh, my goodness. We
have dinner tonight already.

We have dinner already.

- It's on it's way--
- Right there.

No. What?

There's no way. There's no way.

There's no-- Let's see.

- What?
- -It's still fresh too, look.

Ain't even hit rigor mortis yet.

- Look, he's still moving.
- Oh, my God!

Certain species of catfish

are known to seek out
what-- new watering holes

as the, uh, oxygen
levels decrease

or as food supplies decrease.

And so this may be a
Naked And Afraid first.

Having Mother Nature
just hand us dinner

as we arrive to camp.

- Look here, there's another catfish.
- -I'm seeing.

There's so many.

I thought you were just
manifesting we have dinner already.

-But we have dinner!
-He's still alive too.

It's like they crawled out
looking for another water hole.

And I know, I know a
lot of catfish will do that

um, hoping that there's
another waterhole nearby.

- This is a meal.
- Yes.

Thank you, little guy.

Go figure.

These are 100% safe
since they're still alive.

The gills are still red.

Uh, the eyes are not clouded
over or anything like that.

I think this is a
really good omen

that we'll walk out
of here fat and happy

at the end of 14 days.

What is our game plan?

I'm gonna, I'm gonna string
up some of this line with the fish

and I'm just gonna toss
'em in the water right here.

Just keep all the bugs and
half of 'em keep 'em alive

until we are ready
to actually eat them.

Beautiful.

- I probably won't eat tonight, uh...
- -No?

...just the way that I
know how my body is.

Yeah.

And, uh, we have some,
some breakfast in the morning.

- That would be nice.
- Boom.

Excellent. All right.

Boma time.

What'd you think
about this spot?

You think right in here?

-Right in there.
-Just clear it out?

Clear it out. Move it around.

It's kinda built up
already, like right here.

We don't have to worry
about filling in that area.

It's already covered
in and shaded.

We could just fill it in
as much as possible.

The benefit of the spot
that Billy and I are looking at

has a large Leadwood tree that
has already been knocked over,

giving us, uh, like, added
security and enclosure,

making it pretty ideal, uh, for making
shelter and a home for the next 14 days.

- Okay.
- -Getting a little clear.

Getting a little clearer.

This is coming together
slowly but surely.

Yes.

God. Man, that was just perfect.

- Perfect.
- That works.

We're doing good.

- Sun's going down quick though.
- -It is.

You need some water?

It wouldn't hurt, so I
might go grab the pot.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah. Keep ahead
of the dehydration.

As a fan,

watching all of these
seasons, all these episodes,

I've seen my
favorite survivalist,

you know, fire started
quite a few times.

Oh, yeah, baby.

We got fire!

- Whoa-h*-h*.
- Fire.

Man's greatest invention.

Thanks, bud.

Yeah, good job on the fire.

You too.

Feeling good.

Feeling like we're, like, just at
the nick of time before sundown,

Just threw the
water on the fire,

and that water's
got to get boiled.

Uh, happy that we have shelter,

happy that we have some food,

happy that we have
water and fire, so...

And a great partner.

I don't know how much more I
could ask for for insertion day one.

All right, so, here we
are at the end of day one.

How many people can say they
have food in the form of two catfish,

water, boma, shelter
and fire all on day one?

Night number one, here we go.

Full moon, baby, yeah.

Here we are, live in
South Africa, night one.

What do you hope to
gain from the experience?

- Twenty one days.
- Twenty one days.

- Did you not have 21 days?
- Yeah.

I wanna be up
there with the, uh,

EJ and, and Matt and,
and Gary and, and...

Say hi to Amber for me.

- Yeah.
- I love her.

I wanna be up
there with them all.

Yeah.

- What?
- Nothing.

Mmm-mmm.

There's something out there.

- What?
- -I don't know, out there.

Oh, my God.

It breathed really heavy
and it's not far away.

It's a deep huffing sound.

- Did you hear that?
- Mmm-hmm.

I'm too scared to stand up.

Get on outta here.

Yah!

Circling us.

I have such a fear
of the unknown,

like, not knowing
what it is that's ...

Tell me about your, uh,

your close encounters
of the third kind last night.

Yeah, I don't know
what the that was.

It did freak me out, yeah.

And I did exactly
what I thought I would.

I yelled so loud,
but it did not deter it.

I wanna know what it was,

and maybe I don't
wanna know what it was.

My personal opinion,

it was either a Cape
buffalo or a rhino,

'cause it was breaking
some brush and puffin'.

Well, you know,
like a bull would, uh,

blow air out of its
nostrils whenever it's mad.

Last night, we weren't hungry.

So, we decided
not to eat the fish.

So, this morning, we're
gonna have some breakfast.

If they're still there.

-If they're still there.
-We'll have to go find out.

We've been wondering
all night if they're still there.

- Moment of truth about to come.
- That's right.

- Feel like we're crawling out of a cave.
- That's right.

Fishing line is still there.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah. We definitely have
to eat both of 'em today.

Nice and stiff.

I, I don't feel comfortable
eating this smaller fish

and it's unfortunate
that it's gotta go to waste.

Uh, this larger fish though,
it's still got clear eyes.

One of 'em was still edible,

and the other one,
its eyes were clouded.

By the time they
hit that state, they're,

they're long past
their due date.

So, I didn't wanna take
the risk with that one.

So, here's one big
ol' honking catfish.

Beautimus maximus.

Look at all that fat in
there. Oh, my goodness.

And it smells good.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

Salud.

All right, bottoms up.

Not even that fishy, huh?

It's very light. It's
like white meat.

-It's like white fish.
-And, like...

You got a lot of fat on the
skin on the, uh, meat still too.

- Better than nothing.
- Yep.

Not too chatty.

Of course, I'm ecstatic
to have fish on day two.

But if we can get some
more food down the road,

that's what's needed to
make it the full 14 days.

I believe there's another
fish or two in this pond.

So, I saved a
little bit of fish,

threw it on the hook right here.

It's nice and dry,

so it won't come off as
easily as, like, fresh meat.

There you go.

We'll find out if we got
any fish in here tonight.

It is morning of
day numero three.

- Three.
-Three, baby. What's that mean?

It's the start of the, the suck.

- Start of the suck.
- Yeah.

So, um, I haven't
eaten in a while

or haven't drink in a while,

it can be, it could
become a very...

My, the military side comes in.

I mean, I can be
very unpleasant.

-If it gets too overbearing, you know, unpleasant.
-Quiet, yeah.

Not very nice.

So, if it gets too
much, just let me know.

Tell me to take it
cool for five minutes,

and that's all I'll need.

Are you feeling that right now?

- A little bit.
- Okay.

- Thanks for telling me.
- That's great.

A little bit.

I do understand I'm the only
other person out here with him to...

communicate with and, uh,
maybe unleash some of his

current emotional
states with, so...

So, I'll be open to that.

I'm just glad to know
that before experiencing it.

It's very mature of him,
and I really appreciate it.

Today I'm going to try
making a fish basket.

I've seen a fish
basket work really well

for Laura Zerra in Panama,

and it's a great way to
possibly get some protein.

My wishes were answered
and I got a lobster.

Oh, my gosh, there's two.

That's awesome.

Although we're probably not
gonna catch any lobster here,

I have every hope
that it's gonna work.

A fish trap is simple enough.

I love, like, tangible,
crafty things to do.

And so, this is keeping me busy,

my mind busy and,
uh, hopefully it pays off.

I was gonna go look at
the watering hole right quick.

Uh, see if I see any
signs of movement,

check the line.

I know that a lot of people tap
between day two and day six.

Nothing.

And a lot of that
is due to hunger,

and missing home,
missing their family.

I've been hungry.

I know what it's like to
be away from my family.

So, I just gotta be able to
have that mental fortitude

to push through all that.

I am done with the
main portion of the trap.

Now, it's part two.

It's a matter of making a
smaller cone to fit on the inside

as, like, a passage,

and then the fish hang out
and are unable to escape.

So, it's kinda just
like a filter to go in.

All right, I'm almost done here.

- That'll work.
- Yeah, I agree.

It's gonna be a hot day.

Mmm-hmm.

Doesn't look like anything.

Nah.

Huh?

Nah.

If that fishing line
doesn't get any bites,

we gotta have
some backup options.

My biggest concern
moving forward

would be getting protein.

I was hoping that fish would be
our main source of protein out here,

but we have to
expand our options.

But there are ground birds.

Yes, a lot of 'em.

That's where I'm
gonna set up a trap.

We get some
material for cordage,

we can make so many
things including that trap.

And then, uh, we don't have to

-actively do things in the heat of the day.
-Yup.

You know, I've been a
super fan for many of years.

And I've seen survivalists

build spring snares for
food like Elijah in Botswana.

And we got a
yellow-billed hornbill.

Oh, my God.

Big old beautiful starling.

So I'm hoping to
set up a few traps.

Which one of these birds
are going to be dinner?

Look at all of them.

All right, concepts.

You want me to hold the cordage?

You want me to hold it?

Yeah.

My mind is not
working right now.

I mean, you and me both.

I do notice that Billy is also
needing to slow down a little bit.

My mind is not working.

Cognitive ability
to problem solve

as quickly as he would like
is obviously not happening.

What if you just
tried to set it.

-No. No.
-No?

Don't You need
to find like the...

-the branch it's gonna be attached to?
-No.

Because that can
factor in how you...

Five minutes, please.

Five minutes.

You know, when I'm trying
to work through things,

I, uh...

I don't like people
chatting with me too much.

-Give me some more water, yeah?
-Okay.

My mind's fuzzy.

I can't think straight.

Yeah, that's happening.

-It's okay. Mmm-hmm.
-Apreesh.

You can watch
every single episode

and come up with a game plan.

But until you're out
here, feet on the ground,

no clothes on,

you absolutely have
no idea what to expect.

There we go.

Think I needed
a little bit of water.

Got it. Got it.

A spring snare is made
by anchoring cordage

to a tree branch on one end,

and forming a loop on the other.

The loop is then attached to a
trigger mechanism on the ground.

When an animal steps on
it, it will release the branch

and snare the prey.

A birdie comes in here,

it steps on this
little sticky here,

triggers this and up it goes.

It's gonna be a
b*tch of a night.

I need to protect
our poles at all costs.

-Oh, my goodness.
-Oh, my gosh.

- Ooh.
- We're experiencing it on the fan challenge.

You're really getting it.

Or the goes.

Fourteen days. Humbling.
Humbling, humbling rain.

It sucks.

Last night, it was draining.

But, you know, we
pushed through it.

Honestly, I think we
took it like champs.

Today is going to be recouping.

We lost a lot of
energy, calories,

keeping ourselves warm.

As a fan of the show,

watching these survivalists
endure far more rain

and far more intense
cold conditions,

I wonder what is that like?

Like, what in your mindset
gets you through those moments.

And last night was
a great taste of that.

So my trap has
definitely been sprung.

I'm not sure if it was
from the rain or an animal.

Who knows?

Let's reset and try again.

Three grasshoppers...

in the bird trap.

I'm trying to chop
something down that's not...

covered in thorns.

We had just enough
firewood last night,

and we're going to need
some throughout the day.

We're gonna need a
lot more this evening.

So, I'm just trying
to get a head start

on procuring more wood.

-Oh, I need to lay down.
-Lay down.

I'm feeling like every
little expenditure of energy.

Yeah. Go lay down. No worries.

This is a marathon.
You gotta take it slow.

If I was sitting at home
watching myself as a fan,

I would tell myself,
"What are you doing?

Keep moving."

The ground never looked
so good to sleep on.

But I think that's a little
naive now that I'm out here

because I stand
up and I just, whoo,

I get lightheaded, but in
a much more intense way

than I've ever
experienced before.

It's concerning and
it's tough to get through.

I wonder if I was at home
watching 14-day Challenges

and saw like another
person in my shoes, right?

-Yeah.
-If I was like, "I really want to do that still."

Yeah, and knowing
what I know now,

it's like I always talk crap
about every single episode,

like, "Oh, these idiots,
they should have done this.

They should have done this."

"I would have done it this way."

I was like, "Oh,
I'll be able to eat.

I'll be able to sleep.
I've been able to sleep."

My stomach is like, "Mmm-mmm.

You ain't eating
nothing, homie."

My body. My body is hurting.

Sam's pretty rough right now.

She isn't used to
hunger deprivation

like I've experienced
in my past turmoils.

I have been through
hunger pains,

and she hasn't had
that experience yet.

So I think the lack of food
is really hitting her hard.

As much as it
pains me to say this,

but if Sam continues on the path

that she's been down
the past couple of days,

I honestly don't think that
she'll make it to day 14.

Made me a fish spear,

see if there's any larger
fish in here that I can spear.

Hopefully, I can put all
of my knowledge to use

and get her some
protein in her belly.

Whoa-h*-h*-h*-h*!

There is definitely
a fish in here.

I just hit his head.

Big catfish.

Oh-h*-h*-h*.

I can't think right now.

Not enough food in my system

-to think straight.
-I know.

There's something out there.

-What?
-Something over there's stomping around.

There is an
elephant right there.

There's an elephant right
outside, right above my...

Uh-oh.

- I see him.
- He's right there.

I see him.

Go on, now.

Hi, big boy.

Go on, now. Get out of here.

Whoa.

He's like trying to
compete with us.

What?

Oh,.

The elephants were exciting.

Definitely the most action
we've had the whole time.

-Mmm-hmm.
-Got a little close for comfort

at one point.

Not in a pleasant mood

due to little to no
sleep last night.

Last night was miserable.

You know I can go without food,

as long as I got sleep.

I can go without sleep
as long as we got food.

But the combination of the
two, it's a one-two punch.

What's your plan?

Sit here.

Better if I give you
space and not talk?

it don't matter.

I'm still gonna be irritable

whether you sit here and talk

or whether you go
and do your own thing.

At this point, I think I'm just
used to functioning sleep deprived,

but it's really no fun.

I can function.

I'm just not very pleasant.

This is a different
side of him today.

So I'm gonna tread lightly.

Keep positive.

Try not to poke the bear.

I'll be back. I'm
going on a walk.

Trying to bring home
some food or something.

Billy is exhausted, and I
think that motivated me

to do something for the
betterment of the both of us.

There are so many
berries in this bush.

In this buffalo thorn bush.

It's just a little hard to
get to with all these thorns.

I have had multiple
sleepless nights and... I'm...

I'm trying to find a
good way to say this.

I mean, if I were to act the
way Billy was this morning,

every day that I've
been sleep deprived,

this would have been a
really hellish experience.

They still have like a flavor

and like a sugar property to it.

So...

Okay, I'm gonna head back now.

-Howdy.
-Howdy.

Did you drink your water?

Yep.

What did you find?

Look at you.

Where did you find those at?

Good deal.

I like it.

Good job.

So I want to apologize

for being not so
pleasant this morning.

Not so talkative.

Being kind of ornery.

But, you know, the lack
of food and lack of sleep,

I think really hit me
hard this morning.

So I just wanted to apologize.

That's it. Good to go.

All good.

I would not change
my partner for anything.

You know, I've relied on myself

pretty much my whole
life for everything.

Um, this is teaching
me how to rely on others

because this is
a team challenge.

-Salute.
-Cheers.

Thank you.

Good girl.

Hmm. They're sweet.

Like candy.

My stomach's saying,
"Give me more."

Uh-huh, like 3,000 more of them.

That's a good little treat.

Not too shabby.

So now for the day, all
I'm going to be focused on

is that fish that's out there.

I'm going to go out
there and find some bait,

throw some lines in the water.

I'm like dreaming of like
some warm like white tender...

...cooked on the open fire meat.

I love Africa, but this is...

-A little daunting?
-Uh... A little grueling?

When you're not in a home and
at your environment anymore,

-it's, uh... it's much different.
-For sure.

This is my favorite
show in the entire world,

and I'm out here living
the life, living the dream.

As much as I wanted to come
out here and make Africa my b*tch,

this experience has
definitely been humbling.

I'm gonna get one more line out.

It's definitely... definitely
makes me miss my wife, my kid.

That's another motivation to
push through the entire 14 days.

Oh.

Did you hear that?

I'll go check my lines.

That was a big jump.

Oh,.

My line's moving
Oh, my goodness.

- Oh, my goodness.
- Holy.

So we just found
us some breakfast.

-Billy-- -There's some
termites here too.

Billy was just sitting here,
and see those guys right there?

Just, yoink.

The source of food of
termites gives Billy and Sam...

almost zero calories.

This will provide them
with little to no protein,

which should not help them.

At all.

But watch them as they
make it to day 14 anyways.

- Oh,.
- My line's moving.

Oh, my goodness.

Whoo!

Yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yep. There's one of my hook.

Wow!

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God, I'm gonna cry.

I'm ecstatic when
I see that fish jump

out of the water
on the line is...

That means extraction.

That means we're getting there.

Bill "the Wild."

Yeah. We're eating
some dinner tonight.

Look at that big old boy.

I have the best partner ever.

Look at that catfish
from my head

almost to my belly button.

We haven't had any protein
since day 2, so this is a big relief.

Ah! It smells so good.

-Cheers.
-Cheers.

The moment it hits my mouth
just forced me to close my eyes.

It-- it melts in my mouth
and it just like-- it's pure bliss.

Mmm. The fat. Oh, my goodness.
The fat down by the bone.

Oh, we so needed this.

That hit the spot.

I'm gonna feel like a
freaking new man tomorrow.

As a fan of the show, I
am excited as can be.

Landing this catfish was definitely
a once in a lifetime experience.

Thank you, fish.
Thank you, Billy.

Yeah.

I think I'm gonna
sleep good tonight.

Nothing can stop us now.

Let the countdown begin.

Here we are, night number 13.

That means extraction
tomorrow morning.

We get to eat some regular food

and talk to our loved ones.

This is the longest
two weeks of my life.

It feels like almost a year.
Like a year in Afghanistan.

It's a long two weeks.

So I appreciate
you so much, Billy.

You as well.

What day is it?

Morning of day 14.

What? Say what?

Are you ready? Day 14.

I'm so ready.

I'm ready to get shakin'.

Look at this map. Determine
which way we got to roll out.

All right.

Bye, Belma.

Let's take a peep of that map.

Looks like there's a little
hill here, a big hill here.

So we're gonna
have to head to the hill

and see if we can find a road

to find an extraction.

-That way. All right.
-That way.

Let's go.

To the hills we go.

Head for the hills.

To make it to their
extraction point,

Sam and Billy will
need to navigate

through two miles of
dense, thorny scrubland,

while keeping an eye out

for herds of
territorial elephants,

rhinos, and the
deadly puff adder.

Then they must hike nearly a mile
up a steep, rocky incline to the summit

of one of the highest
peaks in the area.

My body feels like 60 or 70.

Mmm.

This looks like it's gonna
be riddled full of thorns here.

Ah! That's a good one.

Oh! Oh!

Ouch! Ouch!

Ouch! There's so many thorns.

Ow.

Having fun yet?

Hey, there's the hill.

That's a heck of a hill...

for an extraction point.

Keep following the game
trail, see if it goes up that way.

Yeah.

The terrain is changing
with the elevation gain.

Yeah.

Now it's getting steeper
and steeper and steeper

with each step we take.

It's just getting more
and more steep as we go.

Yeah.

I think this may be it, Billy.

This may be it.

Look at that.

Wow!

Some crazy mountains
off in the distance, huh?

I could cry.

I do hear a grumble.

-I think it's coming over--
-I see a glimmer.

Hey!

Awoo!

-Yes!
-That's the truck.

Oh! Good job, Sam.

-Oh, Billy.
-I couldn't ask for a better partner.

Let's climb down
and get to that truck.

Let's go.

You know, being a fan, it's
harder to actually live the scenario

than it is to sit on the couch
and critique everything.

It is very humbling.

It's made me realize it
definitely makes me miss my wife,

my kid.

You know, I look forward to my
next kid coming in two months.

It just makes me
appreciate them more.

Look at that, Sam.

Truck's right there.

Right there. I can
almost touch it.

There she is.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God, it's here.

-Ready? Three...
-Let's go.

Up and at 'em.

Here we go!

Let's go, baby.

Whoo!

It is unreal and so
real at the same time.

-It is.
-So happy it's done.

I'm so grateful to have
had Billy as a partner.

I think the biggest
surprise for being out here

is discovering how
much I can endure,

the starvation, the
dehydration, the lack of sleep,

and still put one foot
in front of the next.

I'm proud of that.

Sam lost 11 pounds
during the challenge

and her PSR rises up to 6.0.



There's no other
experience quite like this.

This is absolutely the number
one thing that I wanted to do

in my entire life.

And now I'm one of the
survivalists, like EJ and Matt.

It's an honor to have
my name amongst them.

Billy dropped 15 pounds.

His PSR rises to 6.7.

- We did it.
- Yeah, we did.

So cheers!

Goodbye to South Africa.

Peace, South Africa! Whoo!