RG x02 - Episode 2

[bunniefuu]

- Previously on "Big Brother: Reindeer Games,"

I invited nine "Big Brother" legends to Santa's Lodge

and told them that I needed their help.

Christmas is in danger of being canceled.

- Oh.

- That's where you come in.

The four best players would receive a special invitation.

The festive foursome left standing in the end

will be invited to compete in the annual Reindeer Games.

But first, they would have to endure

crazy Christmas challenges.

Sometimes you will be challenged as an individual.

- Ooh!

- Sometimes as a duo.

- Oh!

- Or maybe even as a team.

- Wow. - Oh.

- Frankie, Cody, and Nicole had each other's backs.

- This, to me, is special. - Yeah.

- I would be very happy to play the Reindeer Games

with you two idiots and redo season .

- While Taylor, Josh, Xavier, and Danielle

formed their own festive foursome.

- I like this foursome because I think we got

a little bit of everything.

We want to look out for each other.

- My first elf ambassador arrived to guide them

on their merry way. - Jordan!

- And Jordan introduced their first challenge.

- "The first challenge each day will be

the Naughty and Nice Challenge."

- Oh.

- Britney won the Naughty and Nice Power.

- "This power is nice for you.

You also get to put somebody on the naughty list."

- And she put Cody on the naughty list.

- Cody.

- I was so good this year.

I guess Santa didn't tell you that.

- Both safety and power were on the line

in the first Jingle Bell Brawl.

- I have to go in and win this Jingle Bell

Brawl Challenge because who wants

to be the first one sent home?

- And while delivering letters to Santa,

they could target the other players.

- This is a sabotage challenge.

- Taylor went after Cody.

- I'm targeting Cody with my letters.

I think if you give that guy a inch, he'll take a mile.

- And everyone else targeted Cam.

- Seems like a lot of people are targeting Cameron.

- Good Lord, guys.

- Which allowed Frankie to deliver a win.

- Congratulations, Frankie.

- Good job, Frankie.

- And he had a huge decision to make.

- Because I won the Jingle Bell Brawl,

I have to choose two players to send into Santa's Showdown.

One of them will leave.

Bye-bye.

- So Frankie picked two comp beasts.

- The first person I'm choosing is Cameron.

The second person I'm choosing is Xavier.

- I'll be damned if I'm about to be

the first person to go home.

- At the first ever Santa's Showdown...

- Lose, and you will be eliminated.

- Cameron and Xavier went to battle

building a Yeti sweater.

And it was a very merry Xmas for X.

- Wow. - Congratulations, Xavier.

You just won the Santa's Showdown.

- Which meant Cameron went h*-h* home.

- Daddy's coming home.

- Tonight, the holly jolly journey continues.

And Santa may just have some tricks up his sleeve.

- Oh, my God, I'm gonna throw up.

- This is pretty elfed up, Santa.

- So pour some eggnog,

grab some peppermint bark,

sit back and relax.

It's time for the next "Big Brother: Reindeer Games."

[together] Reindeer Games!

- Whoo!

[festive music]

♪ ♪

- h*, h*, h*!

It's been hours, and the players are scheming,

and soon they will learn that they'll be teaming.

It will be deals and drama, a Christmas delight.

But who will survive this crazy night?

♪ ♪

- I'm being domestic.

[laughter]

- Merry Christmas, Santa's Lodge.

God, I'm so happy to be back and still have

the chance to keep competing.

At this point, we're all just trying to be one of the four

that makes it into the Reindeer Games.

Listen, as a Latino, I have a big Cuban family,

and there's a lot of presents to buy, so I need that k.

- To get out this powerhouse duo that is Cody and Frankie,

we're gonna need everybody working together.

- Yes, and we're--

and we're so tall.

We have a new day, so I have an alliance over here

with Joshua, Taylor, and Xavier,

and then I got Britney.

But as of this point,

no matter what those challenges are,

we have to target Cody and Frankie.

- My name is Frank Marchione.

I only have one half-brother.

His name is James.

That's who I am, and I've got no secrets

and nothing to hide.

- They are two turtle doves, and everyone can see it.

♪ ♪

- We're--are we good?

- Oh, dude.

- So Cameron went home last night in Santa's Showdown.

♪ ♪

But X is still in the house, and I need to make sure

that he and I are good so that if X wins this next comp,

which he very well can after the performance

he gave last night, I'm not gonna be on his radar.

Your performance yesterday in that competition was like--

it just was, like, so inspirational.

And, like, it made me realize, like,

I want to play this game with you.

And like, I don't want to continue

to send someone like you in there,

and you're just gonna come back anyway.

You're amazing.

I want to be in the Reindeer Games with you.

- Yeah, I want that.

I don't like to play the game, like, emotionally.

- Yeah.

- And the decision you made was purely logical.

- It really was. - And I don't think, like--

I think what the expectation is gonna be

is, like, if you were--

- That we're gonna go after each other.

- That doesn't make sense for either of us.

- It doesn't make sense.

- Because if I take you out,

guess what happens to my target?

- Yes, it gets bigger. We're shields.

- Yes, %. We're shields right now.

- Yeah.

Frankie won the Jingle Bell Brawl.

He sent me down to Santa's Showdown.

But I don't know if it behooves us

to go back and forth.

Whether or not this deal is gonna be honored...

we'll see.

- I would love to keep each other safe

and just duke it out at the end.

- Yeah.

[sinister festive music]

♪ ♪

- You OK? - Yes, I am.

- It's a lot.

It's fast-paced, right?

- That, and I think it feels like you can't really relax.

- I just feel like I understand because, like,

this fast-paced, I feel the same way.

They're all coming for me.

Like, so it's like, you can at least, like, relax.

The last challenges were really eye-opening for me.

Taylor was, like, hammering my mailbox.

Britney gives me the disadvantage.

- I have decided to put Cody... - [gasps]

- On the naughty list.

- It seems like I'm getting a ton of coal in my stocking,

but the good thing for me, this is a game

about winning challenges, and I do have

my number one ally, Frankie, in this,

and he does extremely well in these challenges.

So if him and I can win as many challenges as possible,

I know we'll be safe.

They're not gonna come for you right away.

It's like, I'm gonna have to compete

probably unless Frankie wins.

[festive music]

- I was just like-- - You guys were like siblings.

It was so funny to see you guys play.

- It was a headache.

[doorbell ringing to "Carol of the Bells"]

- Hey!

- Oh, welcome!

- You look so cute.

- Hi. - You look so cute.

- Welcome.

[bright festive music]

♪ ♪

- Good morning, everybody.

Y'all all look amazing.

I love the PJs.

Santa is so happy y'all are here.

- Oh.

- There's another crisis going on.

- Oh, no. - Oh, damn it.

- It's true. - I know.

He needs your help.

♪ ♪

"My esteemed eight..."

- Oh!

- "The carolers at my lodge have grown

"very cranky this holiday season.

"They used to have a wonderful set list

"of holiday classics,

"but in their crankiness,

"they've torn up the sheet music of songs

and will now only sing one." - Oh.

- "Your job is to compare their original song list

"with the torn-up sheet music scattered throughout my lodge

"to figure out the one song on the list

"that they're still happy to sing.

"The first player to ring the silver bell

"and correctly guess the song will not only be rewarded

with a holiday performance..." - Oh.

- "From the cranky carolers, but they will also earn

the Naughty and Nice Power." - Ooh.

- "Remember, this power not only gives the winner

"an advantage in the upcoming Jingle Bell Brawl,

"but it also gives them the power to give

"someone else a disadvantage.

And today's advantage is a game-changer."

- Oh. - Wow.

- [gasps] A game-changing advantage?

Ah, put that on my Christmas list.

I won the last Jingle Bell Brawl.

I am a big target.

I need this game-changing advantage.

- I got the disadvantage in the last

Naughty and Nice Challenge,

so I would love to make sure that doesn't happen this time.

So I'm definitely gonna be gunning for this challenge.

- Oh, man, this is gonna be tough.

- Jordan announces a game-changing advantage.

I need to make sure Cody and Frankie

does not get this advantage at all.

- And the challenge starts now.

[all screaming]

[suspenseful music]

- Oh, great.

- "Jingle Bells."

- In this challenge, we have to race through Santa's Lodge.

We have to find the one song on the set list

that the carolers did not rip up,

and we need to do process of elimination

until we can find the one song they want to sing.

- How are we gonna remember all these?

- We should-- we should divide them.

- I go to the snow globe room.

I see "Go Tell It on the Mountain,"

"I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,"

"The First Noel," and "O, Come Ye--"

"O, Come Ye, All Faithful." [harsh buzzer]

"Oh, Ye, Come, All Faithful." [harsh buzzer]

"O, Ye, Come All." [harsh buzzer]

Oh, what is it again?

"O, Come, All Ye Faithful."

[applause]

So I'm mentally crossing those off the list

because I know those

are not the right carol.

- Oh, my God, dude, did you see that?

I would have shook you.

[energetic festive music]

- Holy! Sorry.

- This challenge is really difficult because everyone

is sprinting everywhere, and everyone

is saying names of songs.

And I'm dodging left, and I'm dodging right

and screaming, clear for talent,

move out of my way. - Ah!

It's so hard. [laughs]

- Christmas chaos.

- [laughs]

- So what the hell is that?

"Snowfall Season."

I want all the power that I can get in

this game at all times.

I'm gonna do whatever I have to do to give myself

the best advantage in this game.

Guys, I know my Christmas carols.

"Deck the Halls," "White Christmas."

I know the basics, but "Go Tell It on the Mountain"?

Who the hell is talking on the mountain right now?

I'm trying--that's what I'm trying to figure out.

- Everybody's running around like it's the day

after Christmas holiday sale, bumping into each other

trying to get that last-minute deal.

- Ah! Sorry.

- And my strategy is take it slow and steady.

♪ ♪

- I enter the bathroom, and I see the sheet music

for "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear,"

"The Days of Christmas,"

"I Saw Three Ships," which I've never heard of.

I'm like, "What the [...] is that?"

And "Auld Lang Syne."

So I know those

aren't the right carols,

and I'm off to another room.

- Crap.

I go into the hot cocoa room,

and I see "Up on the Housetop,"

"We Three Kings," and "Snowfall Serenade."

So those songs definitely can't be the answer.

Check, let's move on

to the next room.

- The most difficult part about this challenge

is that the longer it goes on,

the more song titles you've seen.

So it just gets completely discombobulated

in your mind, and it becomes impossible

to keep track.

- Have you seen "Silent Night" yet?

"Silent Night"? - No, I haven't.

I'm not sure that I want to win.

It's too much power to be in charge

of the Naughty or Nice list,

and it comes with some repercussions.

Anybody that you put on that Naughty List,

you are going to piss off.

I'm not really feeling it for myself.

- Did you see "Joy to the World"?

- See, I didn't even see "Silent Night."

I'm going for my answer knowing that this is wrong,

I want to go ahead and get my guess out there

so it looks like I tried.

[bell ringing]

The song the cranky carolers are willing to sing

is "Silent Night."

- I'm realizing that people are starting to ring in,

and now the pressure's on.

I got to lock in an answer.

I need to take a guess at this point.

[bell ringing]

The song the cranky carolers are willing to sing

is "Silent Night."

- Oh, oh. That's it, OK.

Winning an advantage sounds nice,

but giving somebody a disadvantage

sounds like it could do way more harm than good.

[bell rings]

The song the cranky carolers are willing to sing

is "The First Noel."

I know this is not the answer, but I'm also

not trying to win this challenge.

But as long as nobody else knows I'm throwing it,

I should be fine. - OK.

I am looking everywhere, and I do not see

"O Come, All Ye Faithful" anywhere.

I love that song. I'm gonna go ring in.

I got this.

[bell ringing]

The song the cranky carolers are willing to sing

is "O Come, All Ye Faithful."

[dramatic music]

- Everybody is running around and ringing in really fast,

but I'm not gonna let that make me panic.

I just want to take my time, make sure I go through

all the rooms and see all the sheet music

so I can make an accurate decision.

If there's a game-changing advantage here,

I want to make sure that I'm % right before I ring in.

- I'm seeing everyone ring the bell,

and you know what?

I better ring in, too, if I want any chance.

I don't know. I don't know for sure.

"Go Tell It on the Mountain."

- Oh, [...].

- How stressed are you, Cody?

- I just [...] my guess.

- [laughs]

- Everyone but Danielle, Xavier, and myself

has already guessed, and so it's coming down to the wire.

At this point, I've eliminated everything

but "Deck the Halls" and "Auld Lang Syne."

I am feeling the weight of Santa's gift bag

right now on my shoulders, and I want to deliver.

- I think I might have it, but I'm still looking.

I think I might have it.

I'm stuck because I know what the right answer is,

but I don't want the Naughty or Nice powers.

I just won Santa's Showdown, and I don't want

to give anyone a disadvantage.

I don't really need to make any more enemies,

so I need somebody else to give that answer,

but I still want to look like I'm working hard.

- Good. Get it, Cody. Get it, Cody.

[bell rings]

- The song the cranky carolers are willing to sing

is "Deck the Halls."

- Cody rings in, and I'm like, "No.

Anybody but him."

And I'm hoping he gets it wrong and praying

he does not get this game-changing advantage.

♪ ♪

[bell ringing]

- Everybody, we have a winner!

[tranquil music]

Please come down to the bakery.

- Yay!

- All right.

Who was the genius?

♪ ♪

- Congratulations...

[dramatic festive music]

Cody.

[cheering]

- Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[doorbell ringing to "Carol of the Bells"]

- What do we do now? - Oh!

- Yay! - Oh!

[carolers singing] ♪ 'Tis the season to be jolly ♪

♪ Fa-la-la-la-la la-la-la-la ♪

♪ Don we now our g*y apparel ♪

♪ Fa-la-la-la la-la-la-la ♪

♪ Troll the ancient Yuletide carol ♪

♪ Fa-la-la-la la-la-la-la ♪

♪ See the blazing yule before us ♪

♪ Fa-la-la-la la-la-la-la ♪

♪ Strike the harp and join the chorus ♪

♪ Fa-la-la-la la-la-la-la ♪

♪ Follow me in merry measure ♪

♪ Fa-la-la-la la-la-la-la ♪

♪ While I tell of Yuletide treasure ♪

♪ Fa-la-la-la la-la-la-la ♪

♪ Fa-la-la-la la-la-la-la ♪

[applause]

- Bravo! Bravo!

- Do people actually carol?

Oh, my gosh, I would never go caroling

because I have a terrible voice,

as you all know. So no.

- Thank you. - See ya later.

Oh, my God.

That is crazy.

- They did not seem cranky, like, at all.

- That was amazing.

- Congratulations, Cody.

- Yeah! Whoo!

- "You have won the Naughty and Nice Power,

"meaning you get an advantage in today's Jingle Bell Brawl

"and the power to give

someone else a disadvantage."

- Cody wins, and I'm immediately screwed,

immediately screwed. Like, I'm so, so screwed.

I have said his name out loud like a dumbass multiple times.

I have to be my own Christmas miracle

at this point.

- "The upcoming Jingle Bell Brawl

will be a four-on-four team challenge."

- Oh. - [gasps]

♪ ♪

- "Win, and your entire team will be safe."

- Yo.

- "Plus, they will play an important role

in deciding who is at risk of going home tonight."

- Wow. - This is huge.

- "Cody, your advantage

is you will get to choose which three players

you will be teaming with..." - [gasps]

- "Which, of course, leaves

the remaining four players as the other team."

- Wow.

- "Plus, you get to put one player

on the opposing team on the Naughty List..."

- Wow.

- "Giving them and their team a disadvantage."

- Oh, my God, this is huge. - Whew!

- Cody, you've got a lot to think about.

I feel sorry for you.

I'll see y'all in a little bit.

Have fun strategizing.

- This whole game is about winning challenges,

so being able to split us into two teams

is definitely a game-changing power.

- We're gonna have fun.

It's holiday fun.

- This is the worst. - Yaiy, yaiy, yaiy.

- Wild.

- When I hear about this team advantage,

I'm very excited because Cody and I have been

two turtle doves this entire game.

I know no matter what, Cody is gonna have

my best interests in mind with this advantage.

- Let's have some fun.

Cody has the power to basically pick his team.

Everyone knows if you're on Cody's team,

you're pretty much gonna win.

He basically can decide at this moment

who's gonna be safe.

I know I'm over a half a century old,

but I want to go on this sleigh ride.

Hello? Jingle bells.

We can do this. - Good.

I'm gonna grab my apple juice. - Get some apple juice.

♪ ♪

- Here's my thing is, like, I feel like people know,

like, how close you and I are. - Yeah.

- And there's no way I'm putting you

on the opposite team.

I mean, like, we're competing together.

- I think we should. - I'm not trying to hide this.

- Right.

- And if we lose, then it sucks.

And there's a chance that you and I could be

competing against each other. - Correct.

Then it's like, fine, then we go

all eggs in one basket and we see what happens.

- This advantage is way too powerful

to mess around with.

If we win this Jingle Bell Brawl,

we are safe, so I am not taking any chances.

I'm going big or I'm going home.

So I'm gonna get the holliest, the jolliest,

the biggest competitors in here to create a super team.

- But let's not lose.

- That's--that's all it comes down to, right?

And it seems like--

I don't want to shy away from, like, I'm scared

if we lose, let's prepare.

It's like, how about we just go and win?

- How about don't lose? - Yeah.

- Just go win. - OK.

- OK. - I love it.

So I'm gonna throw a lot at you right now.

- Oh, no.

- And then let you, like, digest it.

But I needed somebody that I can, like,

trust and say everything to.

Ultimately, if Frankie wasn't in this house,

X would be my number one. I trust him a lot.

He's very calm, he's very level-headed,

and him and I really work well together

because we have a strong bond.

So I do really want to put Xavier on my team.

My first thought was, like, you and Frankie...

- Yep.

- Because, like, I feel like we're strong.

- That's a good team.

- And then I'm like, "OK, well, who's the fourth?"

- It might make sense to get someone

a little more cerebral.

[jingle bell rings]

- I don't know what you mean by cerebral.

You got to, like, work with me on that.

- Like mental comp, something like that,

they'll be helpful. - OK, yeah, yeah, yeah.

- I don't think it benefits us to do,

like, an all-guys' team. I don't see that working.

- No, and that's why I can't--

I wasn't-- I wasn't gonna do Josh,

which just kind of sucks because I don't want Josh

to think, like, I'm putting him at risk.

- Do we look at Nicole being the fourth?

- So my thing is, like, I just have,

like, that personal connection with Nicole,

and she is good with comps. - Yeah, yeah.

I think Britney or Taylor from a competitive standpoint.

♪ ♪

Taylor performed well in the balancing comp.

- She was somebody that I wasn't even thinking of.

And yesterday, she was, like, hammering me with notes,

and I was like--

♪ ♪

- So maybe she's the fourth one.

- This is, like, ultimately like I'm showing my hands.

♪ ♪

[bright music]

- What do you think he's gonna do?

- Britney is probably screwed no matter what.

♪ ♪

I might be screwed as well.

So I feel-- - But you're good with Cody.

I feel like you guys are making leeway.

- I am, but he's not gonna have--

I don't think he's gonna put me on his team

necessarily because I mean, we're like, you know?

I do have a knot in my stomach.

And I just feel like it's so important that Cody

picks me to be on his team,

so that way, we can win the Jingle Bell Brawl.

All right, well, let's go try to--

- Let's go talk to Cody.

- I don't even know what I want out of this situation.

- I don't even know what to say.

- So I'm just gonna be straight up with it.

- Yeah.

- My favorite that I would ride with

would be, like, you, Frankie, X, and me.

- I got it. I got it.

- But it's like, if we lose, I'm gonna be down there,

and I'm gonna be competing against one of you guys.

I'm pretty close with Frankie. - Of course.

- Like, I love X. - Yeah.

- If we win, there's no chance Josh is on the table.

- OK. - You feel me?

And I just wanted to be straight-up

transparent right away.

- Cody telling me that I'm basically not gonna

be on his team, you know, that's a shot at my ego,

and I'm a little pissed.

I'll leave you to it. Thanks, buddy.

Christmas spirit is dead. It's done.

There ain't nothing jolly.

There ain't nothing holly about this game.

[quirky festive music]

♪ ♪

- [laughs] Yes.

- Yeah, like super.

- I'm sure.

- It doesn't matter who gets the disadvantage

because it applies to the whole team.

So who cares?

It doesn't matter if he gives it to me.

It doesn't matter if he gives it--

- It's the whole team. - It's the whole team.

- Mm-hmm.

- Cody is definitely gonna be assembling

his team of toy soldiers. [sighs]

I'm gonna go up to Cody and just, you know,

play nice and plead my case.

- I played with Cody and Frankie,

and they're just beasts.

Physical stuff, I just can't even compare.

- There's no way. Yeah.

- Dude, I feel so sorry for you.

- Yeah, this is a lot.

It's like, obviously,

everything kind of gets exposed here.

It's, like, not just one disadvantage

that I'm handing and pissing off one person.

It's like, how are people gonna feel

if they're not on my team?

You know what I'm saying?

- I'll be personally offended if I'm not on your team.

- [laughs]

- I'm serious, Cody. - No way.

- If Cody is gonna pick a team of Christmas titans,

please pick me. Pick me.

Cody, I'm begging you.

- Oh, God.

Once I--she announced me the winner,

I was like, I really want to talk to Britney.

- I'm not, like, a long-term threat to you.

I'm not gonna target you and go after you.

I have a family. I have three kids.

- Totally.

- I'm not saying that you would be taking food away

from my children's mouths. - Right.

- A little.

[laughter]

- You're the worst.

I know Britney gave me the disadvantage

in the previous Naughty and Nice Challenge,

but that doesn't mean I'm just gonna go tit for tat with her.

So I don't think Britney's gonna be on my team

at this point, but I don't know if I want

to just give her the disadvantage yet.

I'm thinking there's bigger fish to fry.

And if you know us Italians,

you know we love our fish in the holiday.

- Do you want to dash all my kid's hopes and dreams

and chances of college? - That's horrible.

That's terrible. - That's for you to decide.

♪ ♪

- Oh, my God. - Oh, no.

- Because of the last few challenges,

I'm pretty sure Cody knows I'm coming after him.

I am feeling anything but merry or bright.

I mean, obviously, I would rather be on your team for--

I just think that you and I can beast through, personally.

- I agree, yeah.

- I can at least tell you that, yes,

I put an envelope in your thing yesterday,

but that was an overflow situation.

- That's not the only thing you can do,

but I see what you're saying.

- Yeah, the only thing I thought to do.

- It was a little eye-opening for me because I was like,

"Damn, Taylor, like--" - I get that.

- And that's why I was like, "Oh, wow."

In that situation, I'm like, "All right,

"well, maybe you were, like, being sneaky,

"but then shouldn't I keep you kind of close to me,

like put you on my team?"

So it's like, that's kind of where my head's at,

you know what I mean?

I'm thinking about putting Taylor on my team

because if we lose this competition,

hopefully we'll be down in Santa's Showdown,

and I can win.

Right now, it may be smart for me

to keep my enemies closer.

Or do I try to build trust with Nicole

and then stack my team with the people

that I do trust so that if we win, we're all safe

and the people that I don't trust

are down there and possibly going home?

- So for me, it's like, OK, you put me on your team,

I'm not gonna give you a punishment in the next one

if I get this next one. You're good with me.

♪ ♪

- We love you, Cody.

We love you. We love you.

It sucks.

It sucks having power. Aw.

Heavy is the head that wears the crown.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again.

- Here's the thing.

I'm really determined to be on Cody's team

just for protection.

All bets are off.

- [laughs] You're the worst.

Stop it.

- A girl is gonna do what she got to do.

- Get up. Oh, God.

- Ugh.

- As the winner of the Naughty and Nice Power,

I have won the advantage to choose

my team in the upcoming Winter Ball Brawl.

[laughter] - Winter Ball?

- Jingle Ball Brawl.

I have earned the advantage of choosing

my team in the upcoming Jingle Ball Brawl--

Bell. [laughter]

I have earned the advantage of picking

my team in the upcoming Jingle Bell Brawl.

- Yeah!

[cheering]

That's right, you did.

- Nailed it! - I hate you guys.

The first member of my team is Nicole.

- Yay.

- Thanks, Cody.

Oh, my gosh, Cody picks me.

I am so surprised, and maybe this just shows

that I can trust Cody.

- The next member of my team is Mr. Franc.

- Aw. Yay.

Thank you, Cody.

[soft dramatic music]

- And the last member of my team is...

♪ ♪

X.

[applause]

- Oh, got me with all the ladies, huh?

- That means Britney, Danielle, Josh, and Taylor,

you will be the team that we are competing against.

- So he puts me on my team, and I'm looking at the team,

and I'm like, "Yeah, I'm on the misfits team.

I hope this doesn't mean I'm going into Santa's Showdown.

- I also have the power to put someone on the Naughty List,

giving them and their team a disadvantage

in the same challenge.

I have decided to put Taylor on the Naughty List.

- Oh. - Come here, baby.

- I'm sorry. - It's OK.

I stay naughty.

I am used to being on a naughty list,

but this one is one I don't want to be on.

I don't know what this disadvantage is gonna be,

but I know it's not gonna be good for me.

- Everyone, let's get into our matching PJs

because the Jingle Bell Brawl starts soon.

- Yay.

- h*-h*-h*, let's go.

- At the end of the day, I don't want

to go to Santa's Showdown.

So it doesn't hurt that every person on my team

is a comp beast.

Frankie, there's nothing that he's not good at.

Xavier is very calm under pressure.

And Nicole flew through challenges in the two seasons

that I played with her.

So I feel very confident with the team that I picked.

- You're good. It's OK.

- Cody seems to have assembled the strongest dream team,

and honestly, I'm a little pissed

that I'm not up there. So you know what?

Now I'm fired up.

- I'm gonna make sure you-- I'll keep you safe, honey.

- The last thing that I want is to end up

in that Santa Showdown.

- We were absolutely handpicked

to be on the loser team.

Cody said to himself, "Who could I beat?"

So he hand-picked his losers one by one.

Britney, loser.

Danielle, loser.

Taylor, loser.

Josh, expendable loser.

♪ ♪

- For each of us, our individual safety

is on the line. - Correct.

- Let's just go be strong.

- They're gonna bring it, too, so be ready.

- Yes.

We have to go in there and bring it.

Listen, we have a pretty well-rounded,

very stacked team.

The brains in Nicole.

We've got the brains and the brawn with Xavier.

And Cody and I are perfect.

We're like the perfect Christmas cookie--

sugar, spice, and everything nice.

- Let's make it work.

Let's bring home a dub.

[festive music]

♪ ♪

- Oh, it's the team. - Oh, hey.

- Hey, let's have-- let's bring it in.

- Let's get it.

- Listen, I have so much faith in us.

- If we do this, this is, like...

- Epic. - Epic.

- Upset.

Here we are, the expendable, loser half

of the lodge.

All I want is that sweet taste of victory to say,

"Cody, your plan is foiled."

You made a bad choice.

- I'm fired up. You're fired up.

Santa, you played me.

We were supposed to be friends.

I don't know if I can win with my team like this right now.

I'm trying to secure k. I'm toast.

Santa, help, please.

[laughs]

I'm gonna look like a badass if I...

- That's right. - Win with all the ladies.

- Yeah. - I want this win so bad.

♪ ♪

- Whoa!

♪ ♪

- All right. - Let's go.

- Oh!

- I know what this is.

I've seen this before.

- Well, we've been transported directly into Santa's Village,

and it is a winter wonderland with beautiful Christmas vibes

and a magnificent tree and then some

really sad-looking trees that definitely

could use a touch of Christmas magic.

- Welcome back to the Jingle Bell Brawl.

I have another letter from old St. Nick.

"Each team has a row of four tippy trees

"to decorate, one for each player on your team.

"The first member of your team must race over

"to the closest tree, grab their ornaments,

"and begin decorating the tree by placing an ornament

"at the end of each branch.

"But be careful.

"The ornaments are different weights,

"and the branches are different lengths.

"So one wrong move could cause your ornaments

"to come crashing down.

"Once all the ornaments are perfectly balanced on a tree,

"race back to hit your team's button,

"and your chosen teammate can get started on the next tree.

"The first team to successfully decorate all four trees

"will win this Jingle Bell Brawl,

"guaranteeing their safety for today.

"Taylor, because you were made naughty,

"you must decorate the tiny tree

"in Santa's Village before your team

can begin on their tippy trees."

- [inhales sharply]

It doesn't look too pretty.

It doesn't look like a strong team, people.

We're not Santa's A-team of reindeer here.

Let's keep it honest.

So I'm not feeling too good.

We're definitely gonna need a Christmas miracle here.

- I love this game.

- Now we'll give both teams

a minute to strategize before we begin.

- I think reach is gonna be huge, right?

So I think that since you're the shortest, right,

I think you go on the first one.

And then if you feel confident going on the second,

and I think me and you could do--

- I'm going first. - OK, you're gonna go first.

- Do we think wingspan is gonna be an issue?

- I don't think wingspan is gonna be an issue.

- It's all gonna be about finding

that distribution of, like, one further out, one closer.

- They have no idea what's about to happen.

- Game-changer. Let's drop a b*mb on the house.

- I'm ready.

- I'm not doing nothing.

- Good luck.

The game starts on the jingle bell.

[jingle bell ringing]

- Good stuff, Nicole.

[festive music]

- Oh, wow.

Even though this disadvantage is for me,

it's really gonna affect the whole team.

They all literally have to wait for me

to get this done before we can even start this challenge.

- Throw 'em on, throw 'em on. - We got it.

- So I got to get through this as quick as I can.

♪ ♪

- I decide to go first for my team

because the tippy trees get progressively

harder to balance.

OK. [gasps]

I'm just hoping I can get a good head start

because the first team to place

all their ornaments on the four tippy trees

will win safety. - Easy on it.

- You got it. - Yep, good.

- That's beautiful, beautiful.

It's OK. It's OK.

It's OK. It's OK. It's OK.

- I am super shaky, blinded with anxiety.

The slightest wrong move will make these ornaments

fall off the tree, and I'm definitely

the world's clumsiest person.

- Don't let 'em jingle. Don't let 'em rock.

- Yeah.

- This is not an easy challenge for me.

- Distribute it out. - Ah!

Oh, my gosh.

- Check, guys.

[bell rings]

[suspenseful music]

- There you go. Good job.

- Because Taylor had to do the disadvantage tree,

we're off to a little bit of a delayed start.

So my hope is that I can just catch up

to what Nicole is doing.

- Cleansing breath. Cleansing breath.

- This is way more difficult than what I expected.

The branches, which way they're tilting to begin with,

which one needs to have the heavier side,

which one needs to have the lighter side.

It was just a very, very delicate,

very fine balance.

- Just let it stabilize. Let it stabilize.

Let it stabilize. No.

No, no, no, left side in. - Ah!

- It's OK. It's OK.

- It's OK. It's OK.

- Easy. Oh, oh.

You're good. You're good.

- You got it. You got it.

You got it. Breathe, breathe, breathe.

You got it. - You're doing good.

You're doing good. - There you go.

There you go. Just hit that buzzer.

Hit that buzzer.

Hit that buzzer. - Let's go.

- Go, go, go, go. - All right.

- Britney is done with her first tree.

Nicole is still working on hers.

- Right now, the red team has a lead,

and I'm like, "Do not ruin this lead."

♪ ♪

Your game is on the line.

If you do not pull this out, you're definitely

on the naughty list, and you're getting nothing

but coals for Christmas.

- You're doing great, Nicole.

- You're doing great. - Come back. Hit the button.

Hit the button.

[bell rings]

- This is hard.

This is so hard.

- Nice. Nice and easy.

- Both teams are on their second tree.

It is all tied up.

- This is perfect.

This is exactly where you want to be.

- I get tagged in.

Even though we're a little behind,

I don't want to rush.

This isn't a game where I feel like trying to be too fast

is gonna benefit me.

So I'm trying to take my time and get things balanced

and use my length to really help these ornaments

be centered at the same time.

- Both teams are neck and neck with this.

- Good job.

Nice switch.

- Nice job, X. - Nice switch.

- It's all right. - Nice catch, though.

Amazing catch.

- I'm gonna be honest.

Back home, I don't really decorate Christmas trees.

Come here.

I'm usually watching sports, or I'm eating food.

So this isn't really my forte.

- The top is good. The top is not moving.

Now it's sliding left, dropping left.

- Wait a second. [harsh buzzer]

- What is going on?

♪ ♪

- Yeah, come.

Come, come, come, come, come, come.

- Quick. - Hit it.

- Yes! - Go, go, go.

Whoo!

- I was so calm.

♪ ♪

- Danielle tags me in, and we've got

a little bit of a lead.

Now I just need to focus and run with this.

I already started my team off at a disadvantage,

so I really can't afford to mess this up anymore.

- Put it on the back.

- Yeah, I would take the purple one off.

- Hey, just take the purple one off the top.

- Xavier is back to square one.

- Frankie, any tips?

- Make micro adjustments, slight.

- Yeah.

- Micro adjustments, and then just get it to balance.

Xavier, ugh.

He's good at everything, literally good at everything.

We found his Achilles heel, balancing ba*ls on trees.

Who knew?

♪ ♪

- Yes, there you go. Blue out left.

- Don't you move on me.

- Out a little.

- Right or left? - Right, out a little.

- This challenge gets more difficult as you

progress with each tree.

The further along you go, the longer the limbs

of the branches on the trees.

And Britney and Danielle have the wingspan

of two turtledoves.

So Josh and I choose to go later in this challenge

and close this out on the back end.

- You're doing amazing.

- Good job. Come. Bring it, bring it.

- Run, run, run, run, run, run, run.

- Go, go.

- Josh is heading to work on the fourth tree.

It's up to Josh to bring it home.

- I thought Xavier was gonna blow through this.

I thought because of Xavier's size, his wingspan--

like, I didn't think this was gonna be difficult for him

in the slightest bit.

I'm starting to see the red team really begin

to pull away in this challenge.

And I'm thinking, "Xavier, please, let's get this tree

balanced and stay in it."

- Take a peek at their tree. - Come on, Josh.

- You can look.

- I see what you're saying, Frankie.

- Yeah. - Thank you.

- So I get the first branch and done.

Easy. Light work.

I feel so good right now.

I just need to stay as calm as can be

because I need to get this win and crush

these meatballs right now.

- Yeah. - Hit it, hit it, hit it.

Let's go.

[bell rings]

- Good stuff, good stuff.

Hey, it's all good. It's all good.

You got this, Frank.

Stay calm and smooth, bro.

Finally, Xavier finishes his tree,

and now Frankie is gonna get in there.

Hopefully he can dominate, get this done quick,

and we can make up some ground. - Take it easy.

You got time.

Put the right in a little bit.

- I am so focused right now.

It feels like I'm at the domino's table

on Christmas Eve with my uncles,

and if you're Latino,

you know you don't mess it up in dominoes.

So I got to get the job done.

- Easy.

♪ ♪

- Ugh.

I'm just, like, a ball of just nerves

because I know Cody would be really, really good

at this comp if he gets a chance at it.

They could catch up. - Even at the top?

- Uh-oh. - Josh, watch it.

OK, OK.

Watch your purple.

- Oh. - You're good. You're good.

[harsh buzzer] You got it.

- Josh's ornaments hit the floor.

- All of Josh's ornaments fall, and this is like

a Christmas miracle for us.

I just now need Frankie to finish this

so I can get in there and close it out.

I'm confident that if I can get in there,

I can help win it for my team.

Good stuff, Frankie.

- Josh, work bottom up.

- No. - Bottom up.

- It's simple. Top down.

You got it. - All right.

It's good advice.

Receive it. Take it.

It's gonna be really hard to get those bottoms on

without messing up the top.

- Yeah. Josh, wait.

- No, it's OK.

- Do you want to try bottom first?

- Yeah. - Try bottom right now.

- Try bottom. - All right.

- Because the bottom ones are the hardest to get on, so.

- There you go. - There we go.

- Frankie, that-- Frankie, Frankie.

- It's OK. It's all right.

It's all right.

You know the way they go. - You're good.

♪ ♪

- There we go.

♪ ♪

- The bottom seems OK.

- Cleansing breath, Josh.

- This is the easiest one.

♪ ♪

- Deep breath.

♪ ♪

- Watch it.

Come, come, come, come. - Oh, my God.

- On the mat, on the mat, on the mat.

[bell rings]

[cheering]

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

- Boom, and there you have it.

These snowballs just played themselves

because they think they built the dream team,

and they gave me the dream team.

We just got the dub.

This feels so good right now. I'm on cloud nine.

And honestly, it's the biggest confidence boost

because that snowball thought he had us beat.

It's over. It's a wrap.

This is the best feeling in the world.

- Listen, you can't keep a baddie down.

You give me a disadvantage,

you put me on a team of people that you think are gonna fail,

and I still beat you

and your so-called A-team squad.

Eat my snow, Cody.

♪ ♪

- Congratulations, red team--

Josh, Britney, Danielle, Taylor.

"You are all safe from today's elimination

"and have successfully made

Santa's Village a whole lot merrier..."

- Whoo!

- "But by winning the Jingle Bell Brawl,

"the four of you now have a huge decision to make.

"You must all agree on one person from the losing team

"to also make safe.

"The other three will be heading

to Santa's Showdown..."

[tense music]

"Where the last place finisher will be eliminated."

- Oh, my God.

- I know. I'm sorry.

A lot to think about.

But it's time to head back in Santa's Lodge.

- All right.

Since we won this challenge, we are now faced

with the task of saving only one player

from the losing team.

Like, I really wish we could save two players.

And I know that someone is gonna be disappointed

that I wasn't able to save them.

- Merry Christmas!

Let the anxiety begin.

[festive music]

[cheering]

Let's go!

Good work, guys. Good work.

Hey. Whoo!

- This is not a good position for me.

By choosing the teams the way that I did,

I pretty much told those four...

♪ ♪

They're expendable to me.

This is worse than getting coal in your stocking

on Christmas morning.

I am not expecting to be the one

that's picked for safety.

- There's still so much more game left.

- Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

- So we'll have the conversation.

You know?

But yeah, we'll all-- we'll all talk.

So winning today is huge because not only

is my team safe, but now we get to save another player

on the other team, and it gives us some goodwill.

And honestly, we have the chance to make a power move

and take a big shot right now.

- Red team.

- Do we want to meet in-- - Yeah.

[tense festive music]

♪ ♪

- Hello! - Oh!

- Jolly, jolly, jolly, jolly, jolly.

- The power-- the power council.

- It's jolly.

- Listen, my best pitch is that I actually

didn't put them into Santa's Showdown.

I proved with my actions that I am loyal to all of you.

So 'tis the season to give and receive.

Now it is time for me to receive from you

because I gave to you last round.

I have a unique position

because I got to show you guys yesterday

that I can keep you all safe.

And I did. I kept you all safe yesterday.

And I will continue to keep you all safe.

And I promise that.

- So yeah, save one of them.

Obviously, I got nothing to say.

I put everybody in this position.

I feel horrible for putting them in this spot, so--

- I respect that, Cody. - I respect that so much, dude.

I just respect how you respect the game.

- Yeah.

♪ ♪

- Congrats, you guys.

You guys did awesome. You k*lled it.

I guess my pitch is that

if you don't save me, I'm very scared.

Like, I don't think I'm a challenge beast at all.

Best-case scenario, three huge competitors.

One of them is going home.

♪ ♪

Game-wise, I think it makes sense.

Why not force a big target out?

But anyways, that's my pitch. [chuckles]

♪ ♪

- First and foremost, great job, all you guys.

- [laughs] - Seriously.

- This feels so weird.

- I told you guys you're capable of competing

in any competition.

You guys just had to believe it.

And you did, and you came through.

Honestly, it sucks to lose.

But I do think there is potential that the red team

might keep me safe.

I'm in an alliance with Josh, Taylor, and Danielle.

And I haven't really done anything

to ruffle any feathers with Britney.

I don't put a lot on my Christmas wish list,

but it would be really nice to be safe

from going into Santa's Showdown.

I think if you guys do grant me safety,

you have someone who can compete on your side.

Just know if you do scratch my back this time,

it won't be forgotten. - Appreciate you, brother.

- Appreciate you. - Thank you so much.

- Appreciate you, buddy. - Thanks, X.

I want to keep Xavier safe.

He's my ally, but I also really need to split up

the duo that is Frankie and Cody.

It's not good to risk someone

that you are strongly aligned with.

- Xavier or Nicole?

- I just keep saying, think about who you want

to run Reindeer Games with.

- You're right. - OK. OK.

♪ ♪

[instrumental version of "O Christmas Tree"]

♪ ♪

- [whispering] Guys, this is so tough.

This is wild.

- Yeah.

[bells jingling]

- Oh.

- Wow.

♪ ♪

- Let's go!

- All right, Santa. Showdown. Let's do it.

♪ ♪

- As the winners of the Jingle Bell Brawl,

we must choose to make one player

from the losing team safe,

meaning the remaining three

will be sent to Santa's Showdown.

Come in last, and you will be eliminated,

sending you home for the holidays.

- I really hope that it's me.

I made a good case, but they would be idiots

to not take the shot at the three strongest players

just served up on a platter.

- The person we have all agreed to make safe is...

♪ ♪

Nicole.

- Yes. Thank you guys so much.

Oh, my gosh. Wait, can I hug you guys?

- Like, yeah, why not? Yeah.

Come here. - Thank you. I appreciate it.

- The choice here to save Nicole

is just a really, really obvious choice.

Those three guys are super strong,

super hardcore competitors.

We would be absolute idiots not to seize this opportunity.

Santa has gift wrapped us a beautifully decorated present

with a gold glittery bow on top,

and that would be like taking Santa's personal gift

and saying, "No, Santa, ah!"

And tossing it in the fire.

We would be absolute idiots.

- Best of luck, boys.

- Cody, Frankie, and Xavier,

you all will face off in Santa's Showdown soon.

Good luck. - Let's go.

[mischievous music]

♪ ♪

- Well, damn.

[laughs] All right.

So them making that decision just tells me,

like, kind of how this game is gonna go.

Like, those were people that I thought

were gonna rock with me, and even they threw me in.

At this point,

I'm pretty sure I'm gonna have to navigate

this game on my own.

- You'll do great.

- Thank you.

- This feels like Christmas morning

and that I got everything on my list

because the red team just saved me.

Cody, Frankie, and Xavier are in Santa's Showdown.

They're, like, the three favorites

to win this whole entire thing,

and now one of them is definitely going home.

Only four of us get to compete in the Reindeer Games,

and I do not want to go against any of these guys.

This will be epic.

- Oh.

Round two.

♪ ♪

[light holiday music]

♪ ♪

- You all right?

- Yeah. Yeah, man.

♪ ♪

- I want you to know that we went back and forth.

We-- we talked, and then we talked again.

- Yeah, who was it that was

wanting to throw me in?

Was there anyone specifically that was like,

"I want X to go down?" - Mm-mm.

- OK.

- I'm worried that he might not trust me

or our alliance anymore,

but I'll just have to work on that relationship

when he comes back.

And I know he will.

- So yeah, that's how it is.

♪ ♪

- I need you to get in the zone.

♪ ♪

- The people who I thought I was gonna be working with

throughout this game...

[bells chiming]

Are the reason why I'm competing

in Santa's Showdown right now.

So at this point, I have to win

in order to remain in Santa's Lodge.

♪ ♪

[light holiday music]

♪ ♪

[cheering]

- All right.

Wo-- oh, man.

- Oh, wow.

- Oh, man.

♪ ♪

- They're building.

- They're building a puzzle.

They're building something.

- Hi, beautiful.

- Hi, guys.

- This Santa's Showdown is like the clash of the titans.

It is, like, three powerhouse competitors.

Typically, I associate Christmas

with just, like, happiness and whimsy and fun.

This is going to be very intense,

and if I had it my way

in my perfect little snow globe,

it's bye-bye, Cody.

- All right.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

- Going into Santa's Showdown, the stakes couldn't be higher.

I'm in there with two of my closest allies.

But at the end of the day, Frankie is my number one.

Him and I have to come back into the lodge.

- Y'all look handsome.

- Thank you.

[festive music]

♪ ♪

- Welcome back to Santa's workshop,

where once again,

Santa's Showdown will take place.

I have a very important message

from the big guy himself. - Oh.

♪ ♪

"My workshop is packed full of toys

"and the Christmas lists from five particularly picky kids.

"Each of their lists have things they love

"and things they hate.

"To find their perfect gift,

"you must use the information on their list

"to find the one toy in my workshop

"that fits their criteria.

"At the sound of the Christmas bell...

[bell chiming] "You'll begin.

"But you only may carry one present at a time

"from the toy shelves to your gift boxes.

"When you think you have the correct toy

"in all five gift boxes,

"close the lids and hit the button.

"If any of the gifts are incorrect,

"you'll get a red light

"and must figure out where you went wrong.

"The first two players

"to get all five correct toys

"in their gift boxes and hit their button

"will be safe.

"Unfortunately, the player in last place

will be going h*-h* home."

- [sighs] Damn.

- Santa, I'm gonna keep it real with you.

I don't like your showdowns.

It's been made very clear that the only person

who's gonna save me in this game is myself.

The people who I thought I was gonna

be working with throughout this game

are the reason why I'm competing

in Santa's Showdown right now.

But I got to go, and I got to give it everything I got,

because at this point, it's win or go home.

- Well, someone's got to.

This couldn't be worse for me.

If I could choose the two people

that I never wanted to face in Santa's Showdown,

it would be Cody and Xavier.

I think I can beat pretty much anyone else

but those two people.

I don't know if I'm gonna survive this.

- Is everyone ready?

- Yeah! - Yes.

- Santa's Showdown starts now. [bell chimes]

- Let's go, boys! - Good job, boys.

- Let's go, boys.

- The first list I see is Timmy's,

and I see that he loves teddy bears with bow ties,

but Timmy hates a bunch of colors

when it comes to the bow ties, the eyes, and the fur.

It's a lot to remember.

So I'm gonna just run upstairs

and see what kind of teddy bears I'm gonna be dealing with.

Yellow--

There are so many toys that I'm looking at right now.

I see a teddy bear that has pink fur and a yellow bow tie.

Timmy didn't say anything about those colors,

so this has got to be the answer.

So now I just need to throw it in Timmy's gift box downstairs.

Okay.

- [indistinct whispering]

I have competed in many challenges in my time.

This is one of the hardest things I've ever had to do.

There are so many details that you have to memorize.

Plush toys.

Just be grateful for what you got, kid.

- [indistinct muttering]

Alex.

Alex is into music.

I see a piano, but Alex doesn't like keys

and stuff like that.

Loves music. So we got drums.

OK, he trying to jam out to this little speaker box.

Let me go ahead, wrap it up nice and tight for you.

I got you, Alex.

- I'm struggling so bad with this whole--

[tense music]

♪ ♪

- [indistinct whispering]

♪ ♪

- Loves wheels.

Bridger clearly wants something with wheels.

See those wheels.

It can't be something with more than four wheels,

so this means this big fire truck, not an option.

Something with only four wheels.

This has four wheels.

The only other thing that I see with wheels is a plane.

Bridger doesn't seem to have any issues with planes

or anything with wings.

So clearly, Bridger has got to be the plane.

- I'm not entirely sure about that.

- Ah! Ah!

[breathing heavily]

All right. All right.

No, this is wrong.

So I notice that I picked the same gift

for Lydia and Timmy.

And Lydia, even though it matches all her criteria,

is unique.

She doesn't want the same thing as anyone else.

So I know that's wrong, but I'll fix it later.

- Blue, red.

Lydia loves plush toys with bow ties

but doesn't want to have the same gift as anyone else.

So I know I need to go up there and find something

that's different than the teddy bear that I already have

in one of the presents.

I see the pink horse, and this looks like a match.

♪ ♪

- Toys with legs.

I don't think this is a tail.

I have the stegosaurus,

and though it has legs,

I do think it may have a small tail.

And Sally doesn't want anything with a tail,

but I'm gonna give it a go.

Sally.

- [breathing heavily]

- Dude, I can't get any of these.

♪ ♪

[buzzer blares]

- And I immediately know the stegosaurus is wrong.

The stegosaurus, although it has legs,

it also has a tail.

So stegosaurus, got to go.

♪ ♪

I'm looking for something with legs that has no arms.

In the back of this table, I see a telescope.

Light bulb.

A telescope has legs with no arms.

- It's a limb.

- Oh. h*-h*.

h*-h*-h*. h*-h*-h*.

I watch everything.

Girl, I'm coming with your telescope.

I got you. I got you.

♪ ♪

- Wow.

[bell dinging] - All right.

- Nice! Way to go, kid!

- I'm safe.

I've survived my second Santa's Showdown.

It's a little bittersweet, though.

That means it's now between Cody and Frankie,

and one of them is gonna go home.

♪ ♪

- Good job, X. - Good job, X.

- Come on, Cody. Come on, Frankie.

- Still in it, Cody. - Let's go. You're still in it.

- Keep pushing, Frankie. - You're still in it.

- Now it's down to Frankie and I,

and this is, like, worst-case scenario for me.

I have to now ultimately compete

to either send my best friend and number one ally home

or go home myself.

This is not where I wanted to be.

- So Xavier rings in, and it's correct.

And now it's down to me and Cody.

I'm so sorry, Cody.

I have to be the one that stays in Santa's Lodge.

[buzzer blares]

- Frankie has answered incorrectly,

and so we are neck and neck,

and I only have one more toy that I need to find.

So I'm not out of the running yet.

I need to take care of this for Santa Claus.

We can definitely do this.

- OK. Oh, my God,

I realize that Lydia and Timmy have the same toy,

and Lydia says, "I don't want to have

the same toy as anyone else."

She's unique!

So I got to run upstairs and figure out

what other toy matches the rest of her criteria.

♪ ♪

I see a pink horse that has the exact same coloring

as this pink teddy bear that I was holding.

So I'm gonna go with that.

It's probably that.

♪ ♪

I'm sorry, Cody, but I need to stay,

and you need to go.

- Oh, my God.

♪ ♪

[bell ringing] Yes!

- Oh, wow. - Yes!

I am elated.

I am overcome with all of this adrenaline--

Heck yeah!

This release that I will be able to continue on

in the Reindeer Games, which is all I want.

I wanted to come back here and prove

that I can win competitions and that I'm a threat.

Whoo!

[music winds down]

And then, ugh,

I see Cody's face,

and it just breaks my heart.

Whoo! I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry.

I am so sorry!

- Frankie buzzes in again and is right,

and this was my doomsday scenario.

And now I have to go home.

Competing against my closest ally and losing

is like a snowball just came plowing through

and just never stopped,

and it's just the worst.

- You know what, Cody? You came for me.

That snowball came right back around and got you out.

Enjoy your sleigh ride h*-h* home.

- The reality is, Cody losing is good for everyone.

He was probably one of the biggest threats in this game.

I really did see him in that final four.

It really opens up the game,

and it's anyone's game moving forward.

- Cody loses the challenge.

I'm feeling bummed.

And now that he's gone, I feel like

I'm gonna have to really step up

if I want to stay in this game.

- All right, Cody, before you go, grab a present.

[quirky festive music]

- Let's go. - Is it kind of light?

- $,. - More jelly.

Oh, the fruitcake.

- The fruitcake! You and me!

Yay!

Two fruitcakes for Cody.

- Love you. - I love you.

- Love you, brother. - Good luck, everybody.

I'll see you guys.

Bye, guys.

[cheering]

- Way to go, Cody.

Legend!

- Oh, fudge.

So I'm going home.

It's so unfortunate.

Although it didn't go my way,

coming here and spending this time in Santa's Lodge

with other "Big Brother" legends

was such an amazing experience.

It would be very easy for me to think back

and feel like I could have picked a better team,

but I'll pick X, Frankie, and Nicole

ten times out of ten.

I would never go back and change that decision.

I was on the Naughty List on day one,

so hopefully I can spend some time

and get on the nice list.

See you later, "Reindeer Games."

At least I'm taking home a fruitcake.

[bright music]

- Hey! Still in the house!

- Whoo! - Whoo!

[humming melody]

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

- No one came, so--

- ♪ Christmas ♪

This has been such an emotional roller coaster.

- Frankie made it good. - I'm still here.

I'm still here. I'm still here.

I went from strategizing with my best friend

to sending him home, all in one day.

Yay, the lift.

h*, h* hold on

because this is gonna be a bumpy sleigh ride.

Oh, my God. - We're back.

- The telescope alliance. - We are so back.

♪ ♪

- So Cody's North Pole visit comes to an end,

and the final seven could no longer pretend

that Santa's tasks will come easy.

In fact, they'll be brutal.

This drama's made me quite hungry.

I could go for some strudel.

Tune in Thursday night at :/: Central,

when "Big Brother: Reindeer Games" continues.

[sinister festive music]

♪ ♪

[upbeat holiday music]

♪ ♪