02x08 - Lie Hard

[bunniefuu]

["Try and Stop Me" by TIDES playing]

♪ Time is running to stop me ♪

♪ I am faster ♪

♪ And you know
I'm gonna take all the glory ♪

♪ So be ready for disaster… ♪

[Kat] I made it to the final four.

I'm meant to be here,

and I'm the most ready I've ever been
to go all in.

Unfortunately, I do feel like
I am on an island by myself,

but I have a huge advantage right now.

I have a clue about the millionaire
that nobody knows about.

I'm going to start a solo hunt and find
who the millionaire actually is now

and win the million dollars.

♪ You can bring your army
You can bring it all ♪

♪ You're trying to defeat me
But there's no way I can fall ♪

-♪ In the end ♪
-♪ In the end… ♪

[Nick] Unfortunately, I don't know
where I stand with this squad.

Alliances are a real thing
in these types of games,

but I'm confident
that Kat's the millionaire.

She lied right to our faces
and played the whole house.

I gotta prove that Kat has the money,

so then I can focus on figuring out
my best way to steal it from her.

I really want that freaking money, dude.

♪ I am unstoppable… ♪

[Lauren G.] I've rolled through this game
trying to make jokes and make friends,

and that was by design,

but now I need to take control
of my own game.

I'm very observant,
and I forget very little.

My daughter gave me a notebook
before I left,

and I have tabs,
and I have highlighted everybody's name,

about things about them
as we have moved through this process.

Ultimately, I left my job,
and I left my family to come do this,

and I have a job to do,
and that's to win this money.

This is go time.

♪ Think you got all the power ♪

♪ I am stronger… ♪

[Kaleb] Who'd have thunk it?

The underdog sitting in the final four
with a million dollars in my box.

I just have to hold on to this money
for just a little while longer,

and thankfully,
I don't think anybody suspects me at all,

and I don't feel like I have any enemies,

but Kat,
she is a force to be reckoned with.

She's willing to lie, cheat, play dirty,

so I have got to stay aware,
stay vigilant,

because I want that million dollars
to come back to Arkansas with me.

-♪ You can try and stop me ♪
-♪ Stop me, stop me ♪

♪ You can try to end me ♪

♪ Give it everything you've got ♪

♪ I am unstoppable ♪

♪ Try and stop me ♪

[music ends]

[clinking]

[birds chirping]

[unsettling music playing]

-[Nick] Pastries and fruit.
-[Kaleb] Sweet treats today.

-[Kat] Good morning.
-Good morning.

-[Nick] Morning.
-[Lauren G.] Good morning.

Can I have some fruit, please?

I've been holding on to this clue
for what feels like forever.

The millionaire owned a clothing store
and loves fashion.

[chuckling] I think that puts
a huge target on my head.

[Kat] But I made up a fake clue.

[both] When wishing for a stroke of luck,

there's winners and losers,
but don't forget the ones that fell short.

[Kat] Daisy knew about it
and decided to out me.

The clue was a lie. They made it up.

[tense music playing]

[Kat] Daisy sharing that
makes me look super suspicious

and put a target on my back,

but I'm the only person that knows
what the clue is,

so I'm going to use it
to 100% nail down the millionaire,

regain people's trust,
and clear my own name.

[music ends]

This feels weird.

[Lauren G.] Yeah, it does.

-[Nick] We got four people, dude.
-[Kaleb] Four people.

[Nick] What is going on around here?

[Lauren G. clears throat]

[Lauren G.] At this point in the game,
we can't get the millionaire wrong again.

I don't think Handsome Nick has it.

He was working too hard
at the last elimination dinner

for someone who had it.

-Will you put me some fruit on here?
-Yes, ma'am.

[Lauren G.] There is a chance that money
could be in Kaleb's box right now,

but my gut just tells me
Kat has that money.

Kat kind of did us dirty
with that made-up clue,

all the plotting and chaos.

That, to me,
is what the millionaire would do.

Guests.

Oh, hi.

[Peter] Good morning.
I trust that nobody slept.

[chuckles] You're right.

Our millionaire remains cloaked
in their lies

as the clock ticks to completion.

[dramatic sting]

[Peter] Will you catch them?
Or are they going to cruise to victory?

Shortly, we will have
our penultimate guest activity.

The winners of that activity
will not be going into the Trophy Room.

Instead, the winners will choose
one guest from the losing team

to go home
at our final elimination dinner.

[dramatic music playing]

When our final three guests are set,
we will play our end game,

and one of you will finally check out
of The Stag one million dollars richer.

Change into your poolside best
and meet me on the deck.

[music ends]

Happy hunting.

[birds chirping]

-That never makes me feel any better.
-[Kaleb and Kat] No.

[tense music playing]

[Kat sighs]

[Kaleb] This activity is gonna be
the most important one yet.

I may feel like I'm in a good spot,

but if I lose this,
I could be going home empty-handed.

Is that new?

These things are new.

[Peter] Welcome to your guest activity.

A test of memory,
teamwork, and problem-solving.

I call it the death pool
because it sounds cool.

[Kat chuckles]

[Peter] Before we get started,
we must divide into teams of two.

Remember, these teams
are more important than ever.

[Kat] There is the most on the line that
there has ever been with this activity.

Whichever team wins is going to pick
one of the losers to send home.

I know I've made moves
to make me look suspicious.

I think trust in me is completely gone,
so I need to win this activity.

-[Peter] The boar, Lauren.
-Yep.

[Peter] And Lauren's teammate will be…

[chips shuffling]

…the giraffe, Nick.

[music ends]

[Peter] Kat and Kaleb
are on the other team.

You may have noticed
I've decided to retile the pool.

As a way to cut labor costs,
you're gonna help.

[tense music playing]

[Peter] At the bottom of the pool are
two identical but incomplete puzzles.

Each team will have a solver and a setter.

The solvers will collect tiles
from their assigned section.

The setters will use those tiles
to complete their puzzle.

Here's the rub.

From the many tiles available
to each team,

only 16 can successfully complete
the puzzle.

The correct tiles have accurate facts
written on them.

[bell dings]

[Peter] The rest are decoys.

If any decoys are in your final puzzle,

you will have to root them out
and replace them with the correct tiles.

The first team to correctly complete
their puzzle wins the game.

Organize into your teams
and discuss which of you

will be the clue solver
and which will be the tile setter

working underwater.

Here's my thought.
I think I'd be really good at that.

[Kaleb] Okay.

I feel like you are confident
in clue solving.

[Kaleb] Mm-hmm.

All right, so you want me to do tiles,
and you wanna place them?

I think so, right?

[Lauren G.] On the back of each tile
is a true-or-false statement

that I need to solve.

I realize very quickly my stalker
characteristics will come in handy here.

-We can do this.
-[Kaleb] We've got to.

[Kat] I know.

We're gonna be good.

Guests, let's fix my pool.

[chimes]

[Peter] Go.

[Kat] Oh, go.

[suspenseful music playing]

"Natalie was an interrogator."

-"Umeko was born in 1999."
-[bell dings]

[Kat] Oh, give me it.

"One of the animal keys is a zebra."
We do not have a zebra.

First things first. I'm gonna turn over
the ones I know for a fact are wrong.

-Altie was not 55 and divorced.
-[buzzer sounds]

I'm 54. I'm married.

[Lauren G.] The ones
I know for a fact are right.

"Hunter plays poker for a living."
That is true.

I'm gonna go put on that little table

for Handsome Nick to figure out
where they go.

[suspenseful music continues]

[Kaleb] "Tarek was
the third person eliminated."

[bell dings]

-"Umeko was born in '99." Yes, she was.
-[bell dings]

[chimes]

[chimes]

[chimes]

I feel like we're doing super well
right now.

[Kaleb] "Altie was the tiger."

[bell dings]

The puzzle pieces are working.
It's all matching up.

[Kaleb] "Peter wore an anchor brooch…"
I believe so.

[Kat] I'm just praying
that Kaleb is handing me correct tiles,

and I'm trying to move as fast as I can.

[suspenseful music continues]

[chimes]

[Nick] Lauren's crushing it.
She's super smart.

[Lauren G.] "Kasey lied
during the diving activity."

This was a lie.

-Yes.
-[bell dings]

So I'm not fact-checking anything
of what Lauren's putting.

I'm taking her word for it
that it's a truth.

[chimes]

[Nick] I'm just putting them down,
trying to make this puzzle.

"Hunter was on Team Twisty."
That one's true.

Twist.

[suspenseful music continues]

[chimes]

Yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah. That looks good.

Okay, we have four more pieces.

[Kat] Go. Go, go, go, go.

Once I got all the tiles
that I knew were correct,

I start second-guessing the ones
that I am unsure about.

"Salmon was served
at the first elimination."

[sighs] Uh, it was fish.

I'm just going to be fast and just hope
like heck that I get it right.

[Lauren G.] Did Tarek cry when Altie left?

-Uh, I don't know.
-[Lauren G.] Probably.

All right.

[Kaleb] "In the diving activity,
Kasey saw a monocled alligator."

[Kat] Give me that one.

[Peter] Players, once you have completed
your puzzles,

I will let you know
whether you have any decoy tiles.

If you do, you must swap them
with the correct tiles

to successfully complete the activity.

[Lauren G.] "Kasey was a mouse."
I don't know.

Kaleb and Kat. They are so close.
My heart's beating fast.

-"Lauren T. said 'au revoir.'"
-Au revoir.

[Kaleb] "Lauren T. lived in Australia
for two years." Yeah, I believe so.

I lived in Australia for a year.

See if that's what you need.
It might be true.

[chimes]

[chimes]

[suspenseful music continues]

[Kat] Peter!
We got it, we got it, we got it!

[Kaleb] For the love of all things holy.

Kaleb and Kat. That is incorrect.

-[buzzer sounds]
-[Peter] You have two false tiles.

-[Kaleb] Dadgummit.
-You're good. You're good.

Frick, frick, frick.

Sorry.

[Kaleb] I immediately realized
"Lauren T. lived in Australia" is false.

"Melissa targeted Tarek
at the crossbow activity."

Probably.

"Kasey was the mouse."
Was Kasey the mouse?

-[buzzer sounds]
-I think that's true.

Rhinoceros.

[Lauren G.] Hey, hey! Hey.

Come on.

[suspenseful music continues]

[chimes]

Finished.

[music ends]

[Peter] Nick and Lauren,
that is incorrect.

You have one false tile.

Dammit.

Lauren T. was the mouse.

Dammit.

Lauren T. was the mouse.
It just, light bulb.

Give me that one.

[Peter] Each team now has one final tile
to replace with a correct tile.

[Lauren G.] "Melissa targeted Tarek."
That might be it.

[Kaleb] Melissa wore a pink dress.

It's either pink or blue.

Come on, come on.

[suspenseful music continues]

[Lauren G.] Come on, come on, come on.

[chimes]

Finish, finish, finish.

[music ends]

-[Peter] Nick and Lauren.
-[chimes]

[Peter] That is correct.

[Lauren G. gasps] We did it.

[dramatic music playing]

[Peter] Well done.

-[Nick] Oh my God.
-Hey. Give me a hug.

-Oh, I'm all wet.
-[Lauren G.] We did it.

[Nick] Oh my God.

-[Kaleb] You did great.
-Thank you.

-[Lauren G.] Final three, man.
-Let's go, let's go.

[Nick] This is nuts.

Now Lauren and I have to decide
who we want to go home

between Kat and Kaleb tonight
at the elimination dinner.

[Nick] So what do we do?

You don't have the money, right?

-Nope. I don't think you have it.
-I don't have it.

-[Lauren G.] That's--
-[Nick] Kat has the money, right?

[Lauren G.] Yeah.

I mean, what happened was dirty.

So do we want to pick
who we think does have it?

-[Nick] What do you think?
-We… We have to.

That way we get a chance.
One of us gets it.

Or we know who has it then.

At this point, we're so far,

everyone's got to look out
for whatever gets them the money.

I know.

I mean, I think she has the money.

That's a reason to send Kaleb home.

[Lauren G.] The goal has to be
get rid of the millionaire.

I think we choose Kat to go home.

[somber music playing]

[Nick] Lauren and I think
Kat has the money right now.

I think there's value in bringing
the millionaire to the next round.

But it seems like
Lauren thinks the opposite.

She'd rather get the millionaire out
and just start fresh.

Yeah, we kind of see it
a little bit differently.

[Lauren G.] We at least control our fate
right now.

I have played this amazing game,
but there's a shot that I get sent home.

However, Kat has been shady,
and nobody understands why.

So I have to use it
and convince Nick and Lauren

that Kat is the millionaire
and she needs to go.

[Lauren G.] Oh God, she's crying.

This is gonna be harder than I thought.

[Kat inhales and exhales sharply]

This is not the challenge
that you want to lose.

It sucks.

[Kat weeping]

[Kat] I gave every last breath I had.

And now,
unless I can convince Nick and Lauren

that Kaleb is a way bigger threat
to their game than I am,

I think I'm going home.

[Kat crying softly]

You did amazing.

-I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
-No. No, ma'am.

-Hey, you did amazing.
-[sniffles] Thank you.

[Kaleb] You did amazing.

-I'm sorry. I did my best.
-Do not…

Do not apologize.
You did freaking amazing.

Do not apologize for doing great.

[sniffling] Thank you.

[somber music continues]

[sniffling]

[Kat sighs]

I'm just disappointed.

[sobbing] I'm not having fun anymore.

[sniffling]

[Peter] Congratulations, Nick and Lauren.

You are guaranteed a spot in the end game
as part of the final three. Well done.

You will also have
the unfortunate privilege

of choosing one member
of the opposing team

to check out of The Stag.

Kat and Kaleb,

you're both up for elimination.

I will see you all
at the final elimination dinner tonight.

[Kaleb] I like Kat.

Kat has been an amazing ally to me,
but either me or Kat are going home.

So I am going to have to use
every tool in the toolbox

to try to make sure
that I end up in that final three.

If I've got to get dirty, I will.

[dramatic music playing]

[Kat] I love Kaleb, but at this point,

I will do whatever it takes
to win this game.

I have this clue that nobody knows about.

-[Kat] Hey.
-Hey.

[Kat] If I can 100% nail down Kaleb
as the millionaire

to prove they cannot trust him,

I might be able to make it
into the final round.

How are you feeling?

I'm… I'm nervous. I'm so dang nervous,
I don't know which way's up.

[Kat] Mm-hmm.

[Kat sniffles]

[inhales sharply] Well,
this is our last night together.

Tell me everything about you. [chuckles]

[Kaleb chuckles]

Do you feel like you're like a,
"have a plan A" dad? Or are you like,

go and, like, do all your hobbies
and take risks?

Um, there's not a lot of risk to take…

-[Kat] Mm-hmm.
-…where I'm at.

You're not a risk-taker.

I mean, I took a risk deciding
not to go work a nine-to-five job

and to start
a… a real estate business of one.

-Mm-hmm, you did that?
-Um, in a day--

You just left nine-to-five
and were like, "To real estate"?

-[Kaleb] Yeah.
-Wow.

Yeah, I got my real estate license…

-[Kat] Wow.
-…and everybody said I was crazy,

but I've been able to make a living
doing it for the last nearly 20 years.

Are you like a fashion person or no?

[tense music playing]

-No, I--
-[Kat] Like at home?

At home, my wife,
I… I would love… She's so…

[suspicious music playing]

[Kaleb] This is really weird.

We just lost,

and she's asking
what I know about fashion.

Um…

She makes a lot of sacrifices
to live where we live,

and so we don't have walk-in closets or…

But she never complains.

[Kaleb] Wait a minute.

Maybe Kevin and Kat did receive a clue.

[dramatic music playing]

[Kaleb] I'm getting the feeling
this clue could be about fashion.

Well, as it turns out, my wife and I
did use to own a clothing store.

So under no circumstances,

am I ever going to admit anything
about me and fashion.

At home, I literally, okay…
So it's embarrassing,

but I have Wrangler jeans,

about 20 True Classic T-shirts.

[Kat laughing]

Uh, yeah, so no.
No fashion. I wear stuff out.

[Kat] Mm-hmm.

[Kat] So I talked to cowboy Kaleb.

[chuckling] And there's nothing.
There's nothing.

The man's got one pair of pants.

[Kat] I have no idea
who this clue applies to,

but it really doesn't matter because
it's me or Kaleb on the chopping block.

I need to figure out a new plan
to convince Nick and Lauren to keep me

instead of Kaleb.

[Kat sighs]

[somber music playing]

[tense music playing]

[Lauren G. sighs] Oh.

I'm starving, but not hungry at all
at the same time.

It's complicated.

It's like how we've been here
eight years and eight minutes.

[Kat chuckling]

[Lauren G.] I don't quite know
which one is right.

[Kat] There are two ways
that Nick and Lauren could wanna vote.

Option one, so that they know who it is
going into the final three.

Option two is
they wanna get the millionaire out

so that the money moves
into their box potentially

before the final round of the game
because money is power at this point.

My plan is to see where
Nick and Lauren's heads are at.

Can you tell me what your strategy is
for who to pick to send home?

I mean,
it more depends on… [clears throat]

…who we feel like has the money because

I'm scared that if you leave the person
with the money in,

I won't get a chance to get it.
And then this was all for nothing.

If we vote out the millionaire,

then I at least have a 33% chance
of getting it randomly.

I don't wanna put myself in a position
where I don't even have a shot.

[Kat] Perfect.

Now I know I have to convince them
that I am not the millionaire.

And honestly, I didn't make it this far
just to only make it this far.

I missed my brother's damn wedding
to be here.

I'm not going to give up just
because my back's against the wall.

I came to this house for my family.

I'm not going home.

[dramatic sting]

-[Kaleb] Can I talk to you?
-[Nick] Yeah.

I realize that you guys
have a game to play too.

-[Nick] Yeah.
-Um, and I realize there's two options,

and I don't know which one.

I'm not gonna try
to pull it out of you. So…

Yeah. It's… It's…
It's honestly a tough spot here

from a gameplay perspective.

I don't even… I don't know.

Nick and Lauren are in control
of my destiny right now.

I believe I have a great relationship
with Lauren,

but I've got to work on Nick.

I think the only ammunition
that I have right now is

how Kat's acted the last several days.

And maybe
that she actually did receive a clue

and did not tell anyone.

I am going to use it to implicate her
as the millionaire.

And hopefully they will send her out
the door and put me in the final three.

-Anyway, uh, this clue situation.
-Yeah.

[Kaleb] I'm not 100% certain,

but after we lost that game,
I sat there with Kat,

and she was hinting to me
that she actually did get a clue.

And she didn't tell us.

[somber music playing]

[Nick] I mean, do you… like…

I guess the clue was about her.

[Kaleb] I don't know.

She made up a clue with Kevin.

Did she get immunity? I don't know.

But there's a damn good chance
that she got a clue.

Yeah.

But I'm gonna shut up.

[Nick] No, appreciate you. And…

Yeah, I don't know.

[tense music playing]

♪ The final time ♪

♪ This will be the final time… ♪

[Lauren G.] I do think
Kat has the money right now.

Going into that final three,

I want to give myself a 33% chance
to randomly get that money

and control my own fate as best as I can.

The tricky part of this whole plan is
it's not just my choice.

I just have to hope that Handsome Nick
and I can get on the same page

with who we want to take.

[Nick] I've been wrong before, but I'm
confident that Kat's got the money.

If that's the case,
I want to go to the final three with her

and then steal it from her at the end.

But apparently Kat's holding on
to the real clue that she received.

I'm not sure if this is another lie
or if it implicates one individual.

Or if she plans on revealing it,
it could obviously cause some chaos.

These dinners have never
not had surprises in them.

♪ This will be the final time ♪

[music ends]

[Peter] Guests,

welcome to your final elimination dinner.

Nick, Lauren,

you will vote together

for the person you think
is most likely to have the money.

The guest you choose
will be eliminated immediately.

But there's one more twist.

If the millionaire makes it through
tonight's elimination dinner,

they will receive an advantage
in our next and final activity.

How about we start the discussion?
Who'd like to kick it off?

[tense music playing]

Everybody truly looks amazing.

I guess last time I'll say that.

Everybody is deserving to be here,

and it's not gonna be
an easy dinner for anyone.

[Kat] Honestly, I feel terrible.

I'd much rather be
on the other end of this table.

Even though
you guys probably don't feel great,

you definitely feel better than us
right now.

[Kat sighs]

But earlier in the game, Kevin and I,

when we went into the trophy room,
I got a clue.

[dramatic sting]

[Kat] And I've kept that clue
entirely to myself.

The clue that Peter really gave me…

[exhales sharply]

…was that the millionaire owned
a clothing store and loves fashion.

[suspicious music playing]

People here, so nicely,
often compliment my fashion.

And I think if I told people the clue,
people would think that it's me.

That is why I kept it to myself.

And the reason why I wanted to share it
is because

I'm not the millionaire.

If you want the millionaire out,
do not vote for me.

[Kat inhales and exhales sharply]

I am not the millionaire.

I can assure you of that.

[suspicious music continues]

Kat did have a clue.
She had it the entire time.

And she didn't tell us.

Putting all of us at risk,

for what gain?

Because the clue implicates her.

And she protected herself.

We went through the most gruesome
elimination dinner that we had had.

Innocent folks went home.

Hopefully, those actions will allow me
to join you for just an opportunity.

If that doesn't matter,

then I simply don't have a leg
to stand on.

I'll go back to Lead Hill, Arkansas.

And I'll kiss my wife.

[shuddering] And I will enjoy
the rest of my life.

But I want that opportunity
to end this game

with two people
that I truly want to end this game with.

I've just got to hope that you guys
simply bring me with you.

[suspicious music continues]

I know what I did
makes me look suspicious.

I'm very aware of that.

I'm sorry I lied to all of you.

But… the end result
was getting the three of you here.

"Innocent" people went home.

Three other people here are innocent
and could have went home.

Kat and Kaleb have both told us why they
believe they should remain at The Stag.

I'm going to give Nick and Lauren
a chance to discuss their decision.

Please escort Kat and Kaleb to my office
for some privacy.

[tense music playing]

[Nick] What's going on here?

[Lauren G.] Chaos.

[Nick chuckles] That was nuts, dude.
What the…?

She was hinting at that the whole time.

You think he's got it?

That'd be nuts.

She made a good argument.
That was a good story.

She didn't convince me.

I don't even know
if that clue's real or what.

You think she's got it?

I'd be surprised if she didn't.

[Lauren G.] Yeah.

[Nick] So would you rather
we get the millionaire out

or we know who the millionaire is?

[Lauren G.] Get the millionaire out.

Yeah, nothing's changed for me.

[Nick] But knowing where the money is
is good for us.

That's where I want to go.

I think it benefits us more
to start from scratch.

[Peter] It's time.

Please bring our guests back to the table.

[somber music playing]

[door clicking]

[Kat sniffles]

Now, Nick and Lauren,

you will vote for the person you think
is most likely to have the money.

And you will vote together on one ballot.

The guest you choose
will be eliminated immediately.

We'll open their box
and see if they are the millionaire.

If you vote out the millionaire,

the money will be randomly assigned
to a different box

before our end game begins.

You may vote.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Nick] I do still think Kat has the money.

So I want to bring Kat to the final three,
as hard as that is to send Kaleb home.

But it's also dangerous
because Kat's a good player.

And honestly, I don't trust her.

It is advantageous going into the final
knowing who has the money.

Dude, it's tough.

[dramatic music playing]

[Peter] The vote is in.

Inside this pouch is the key of the guest
who's going home.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Peter] You have chosen…

[music stops]

…the bull.

Kat.

[somber music playing]

[Peter] Kat, you played a valiant game.

Please open the box with your key

and show us all the contents.

It seems like you guys wanted to see
the million dollars.

I did too.

Holy smokes, bro.

[Lauren G. exhales heavily]

[tense music playing]

[Peter] I'm sorry, but your time
here at The Stag has ended.

[somber music playing]

Goodbye, Kat.

Goodbye. It was a pleasure, Peter.

For me too.

[dramatic music playing]

[Lauren G.] Well done.

I feel like it hurts more losing
this close to the finish line.

A million dollars is life-changing money.

And I started visualizing what it could do
for the people that I love.

And that's why I started playing
a super-aggressive and strong game.

[sighs] While I'm so disappointed
that it's not me,

if I can't have the money,

there's people left that
I would be very happy for if they get it.

[melancholy music playing]

[Peter] Well…

And then there were three.

One of you three will leave The Stag
tonight with one million dollars.

Our final game of deception
is almost upon us.

But before that,
we have our last activity.

The better you do in this activity,

the better your chances are
of walking away with the money.

Please join me upstairs.

g*dd*mn, we're a group of misfits,
aren't we?

-Holy crap.
-[Nick chuckles]

[Lauren G.] Good God.

-And I'm the prettiest one here.
-Yeah, you are.

[Lauren G. chuckles]

-[Kaleb] Holy cow.
-[dramatic sting]

[Kaleb] I thought that I was going home.

At the moment, my next move is
just to keep on being not the millionaire.

I can't let my guard down
because if I do that,

that's when you're gonna get in trouble.

As long as I don't hit any hiccups,

there's a chance I could ice skate my way
out of here with a million dollars.

[suspenseful music playing]

I'm pretty sure Kaleb has the money again.

I was looking at him
the whole time Kat was opening her box.

Kaleb, like, did a whole gaping face,
and it seemed kind of fake.

We know that the millionaire gets
an advantage at this last activity,

so I'm gonna have to keep my eye out
for a clue and confirm my hunch is Kaleb.

[Lauren G.] I was shocked
Kat opened that box and it was empty.

People really thought she had it.

Now I have no idea who the millionaire is.

So this activity is crucial for me.

All I can do at this point

is hope that I have a shot
against these two fellas.

There's no time left,

and I gotta figure out
who's got that money and take it.

Kaleb, Lauren, Nick, you're nearly
to the end of our millionaire's journey.

But first, we must determine the order
of our final game of wits

with a little guest activity
that will test your powers of observation.

It's called Kim's Game.

Each of you will enter the room alone.

I will reveal 20 objects arranged
in this small bureau for 30 seconds.

Then I will cover them,

and you will name as many objects
as you can in 60 seconds.

The person who remembers
the most correct items wins.

The guest who finishes third
in this activity

will have a significant disadvantage
in the end game.

Now, as I said at dinner,

since you did not eliminate
the millionaire,

the millionaire will get an advantage
of three objects added to their total.

[dramatic sting]

[Nick] The millionaire
gets three extra items,

which can help me figure out

who the millionaire is
going into the end game.

If Lauren and I end up getting smoked,

we're in a decent spot "knowing"
that Kaleb has the money.

[Peter] I've randomly selected
the order in which you'll go.

Kaleb, you will go first.

Lauren, you will go second.

Nick, you will go last.

Nick and Lauren, please leave the room,
so Kaleb can play Kim's Game.

Good luck, buddy.

-Good luck.
-Thank you.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Kaleb] It is extremely important
to win this activity,

and I have an advantage, which is amazing,

but I don't want to blow this
out of the water to make it obvious

that I'm the millionaire.

[suspicious music playing]

[Kaleb] My strategy is
to get enough pieces.

I want to win,
but I don't want to make it obvious

that I had gotten three additional items.

[suspicious music continues]

Flashlight, razor, clothespin, dice…

pocket knife…

thimble…

gloves, pocket watch…

coin…

playing card,

scissors,

padlock.

[Kaleb] I'm naming, naming, naming.
I'm going down the line.

I could say apple, binocular, poker chip,
but I think I'm going to stop here

because I do have an advantage

and I am confident
once I add my additional pieces,

it is a good score and enough to win
without just being obvious.

[buzzer sounds]

Okay, Kaleb, please get Lauren.

[Kaleb] Thank you.

[music ends]

[Lauren G.] I think middle-aged moms
are probably underestimated as a whole,

but let me say.

I'm used to eight million random things
being all over the floor.

Like that's very common at my house.

I think I've got a shot
if I can keep my head straight.

[Peter] Tell me when you're ready,
and I will open the box.

Let's go.

[suspenseful music playing]

Watch, dice, clothespin, razor,
and flashlight, clothespin, razor.

Flashlight, brush, coin, thimble, lock,
apple, golf ball, binoculars, card.

I realized that the items in this box
are related to things

we have done through activities
or things around The Stag.

This is not a problem. I can do this.

Okay.

Watch, dice, clothespin,
gloves, poker chip…

Uh, playing card, binoculars, thimble.

Um…

There was the coin. There was…

-Um, thimble.
-[buzzer sounds]

Flashlight, did I say that?

Um, dice, brush.

There was…

[Lauren G.] I start rattling off things,
and then my brain completely shuts off.

And I am now only seeing
the same six things I've listed,

now unlimited number of times.

Oh, uh, Swiss Army knife.

[bell dings]

[buzzer sounds]

Mom brain is real.

Give me a wink if I did okay.

Nothing, okay.

But what's done is done.

I just need to do better than one of them
and not come in third.

[dramatic sting]

[dramatic music playing]

[Peter] How you doing?

Doing all right.
A little nervous, but we're good.

You ready for the most intense game
of your life?

Guess so.

Thirty seconds to memorize everything
is not a lot of time.

And I feel like I zone out a little bit.

I gotta figure out
how to just get it done.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Nick] Razor,

flashlight, clothespin, dice, coins,

glove, silver dollar,
silver dollar, glove, brush,

lock, scissors, pipe, key, knife,

poker chip, apple, golf ball, cork, card.

I'm saying them out loud,
trying to repeat them

kind of in each order as much as possible.

And then he just closes the chest.
I'm screwed.

Flashlight, razor, clothespin, dice.

Um…

Um…

[Nick sighs]

God, dude.

I freeze up because
there's an insane amount of pressure.

But I know I got a good memory.

I got some youth in my brain
on the other two contestants.

And I've just got to go back
in my brain here.

Glove, coin…

apple, golf ball, binoculars, lock, key,

thimble. Um…

What was in the middle? Pipe,

knife,

poker chip,

-brush…
-[chimes]

Cards…

Bunch of stuff in the middle. Cork.

I don't know.

[buzzer sounds]

[Nick chuckles]

I'm just hoping I did a decent job.
Like, I have to come in top two.

[tense music playing]

I've said since the beginning of your stay

that the powers of observation
would lead to the million dollars.

And you have now played the ultimate game
to test that.

For our end game,
in third place with 12 items,

Lauren.

[Lauren G.] Oh, come on. Damn.

[Peter] In second place with 15 items

was Kaleb.

That means you, Nick,
win first place with 18 items.

Well done. How do you feel?

[smacks lips] Uh, good, I guess.

I didn't… Uh, I wasn't sure
where other people were gonna land.

I'll take it.

[Nick] Getting first in the activity,
I think I'm in a good spot.

But also I was trying to figure out
who the millionaire is, and I'm confused.

I'm not sure if Kaleb had an advantage.

And I was not on Lauren at all.

But 12 is pretty low.

Maybe she just, like, threw the game
because she thinks nobody's on her.

Throwing the game would be nuts,
but, like, that would be a power move.

[clicking tongue]

I don't know.

[Peter] Well, guests, this is it.

The final game is a game of wits,
of intelligence and deception.

Let's not hesitate another moment.
Follow me.

[dramatic music playing]

♪ There's no more time ♪

♪ To win this fight… ♪

[Lauren G.] I'm so disappointed.

I genuinely thought
the pressure wouldn't get to me.

The activity that
I probably needed to do the best in,

I did the worst in.

That doesn't mean I can't figure
something out and work a miracle.

I wouldn't have come here
if I thought I couldn't do it.

The game's not over yet,
and I don't plan on laying down.

[Nick] I'm confused.

Lauren's terrible performance
in the activity

does make me nervous about Lauren.

But my gut says Kaleb has the money.

I'm gonna have to see
how they both act coming up.

It's all coming down to this.

I'm 26. At times it just feels like
I'm a little behind.

I thought I'd have given more back
to my parents by now.

If I were to win this million dollars,
this would allow me to do that.

It would completely change my life.

[Kaleb] I did not expect
Nick to perform so well.

I believe this activity
has most definitely raised suspicions

about Lauren, which is a good thing.

Lauren is sitting there in third place.

In Nick's mind, did she just throw
the entire game to hide in plain sight?

I have to regroup.

There is no situation that I leave
this game without that million dollars,

come hell or high water.

[music intensifies]

[music ends]

Guests, welcome to the end game.

This face-off will determine who leaves
The Stag with one million dollars.

The first and second place players
from Kim's Game, Nick and Kaleb,

will each make one final decision.

Swap the contents of one box with another
or do nothing.

Kaleb goes first.

He can swap the contents of his box
with Lauren's or Nick's

or swap Nick's box with Lauren's,

or he can leave everything
exactly as it is.

Then Nick will decide
without knowing what Kaleb chose.

He will have the same options.

Swap any two boxes or do nothing.

Lauren, as our third-place player,
you will not get to move any boxes,

but you still have a chance to influence
what Kaleb and Nick do.

With the right mix
of luck and manipulation,

the money could still end up in your box.

If you do not have the money,

you should be thinking where is it
and how do you get it?

If you do have it,
how far will you go to keep it?

So right now, with the three of you here,

I'll give you one last chance
to speak as a group.

Find where the money lives.

[dramatic music playing]

[Kaleb] Right now,
I've got to do everything in my power

to throw the scent off of me

so my box goes nowhere,
and I get to keep what I got.

To do that,

I'm really going to make it look like
I'm going after Lauren

so that I can direct attention
away from me.

Go ahead.

Lauren, I have never asked you
this question

the entire time that we have been here.

So I guess I better do it now.

[Lauren G.] Okay.

Are you the millionaire?

[suspenseful music playing]

I'm not gonna ask any questions,
and I'm not gonna answer any either.

[suspicious music playing]

[dramatic sting]

[Lauren G.] The only way that I have
a shot at my box suddenly moving

is to make them think
that there's money in there.

If I don't say much,

maybe that would place a seed of doubt.

Listen, sometimes you got to throw
a Hail Mary, right?

This is mine.

What'd you think of that?

Um…

I don't know.

Do you have anything in your box?

I don't know.

[Kaleb] So you won't answer yay or nay on…

Not gonna answer anything else.

So, okay.

Do you think Lauren's box is empty?

[tense music playing]

[sighs] Uh…

[Nick] I don't know.

Lauren, do you think I have money
in my box?

I'm not gonna ask. I'm not gonna answer.

[Kaleb mutters and chuckles]

[Nick snickering]

You know, not answering questions,

is… is pretty, uh… pretty strange.

[tense music continues]

Kaleb is trying to make me think
that Lauren has the money.

[suspicious music playing]

[Nick] Kaleb seems more nervous to me.

My gut says
that Lauren doesn't have the money.

I just want Kaleb to hold on to the money
so I can take it.

I need to convince him
I think it's Lauren.

I think he kind of thinks that right now.

I mean, I… play the odds.

It's just the odds are crazy
that Kaleb has the money again.

The odds don't really make sense that way.

[tense music playing]

The box swap
gives me a headache and, uh… [sighs]

I don't know.

[Peter] Okay, one last chance.

Speak now or forever hold your peace.

[tense music continues]

[Nick sighs]

[Peter] Okay?

Well, Nick,
you're gonna be the last to act.

So you have a moment to think about it.
But now, Kaleb, please stay here with me.

Lauren, Nick, please go upstairs.

[dramatic music playing]

Kaleb,

it's you and me, these three boxes.

Right now, you can swap the contents
of one box with another.

Or not.

Then Nick will have the same opportunity.

So, you won't know
if that decision was correct or not.

Not until the very end.

[dramatic sting]

You have to think through all
the possibilities and make your choice.

Your future could depend on it.

This next move is do or die.

It does cross my mind to take a risk,

to throw that money over in Nick's box
and just see if it would come back.

But I think
there is a really good possibility

that Nick thinks
that Lauren is the millionaire.

If my box isn't touched,

that money is coming home with me.

So, what do you choose to do, Kaleb?

I choose to leave my box
and the contents right here.

It is done.

Please head upstairs and wait.

-Thank you.
-[Peter] Thank you.

[dramatic music continues]

[music fades]

[Nick] What's up, cowboy?

What's up?

-You wanna chat for a sec?
-[Kaleb] Absolutely.

[Lauren G.] I'll let y'all have some time.

-[Nick] Thanks.
-Thank you, Lauren.

[somber music playing]

[Nick] My goal is to confirm
that he started with the money.

I'm just gonna basically make Kaleb think
that I think it's Lauren,

so that he thinks he's safe.

I just wanna see how he reacts.

Like I said, I do play the odds.

I am very confident
Lauren started with the money.

I just don't know

if you just took it from her or not.

[suspenseful music playing]

I'm inclined to

take Lauren's chest.

[Kaleb] I think it might've worked.

Nick thinks
that Lauren is the millionaire,

and that is a good scenario for me.

Why are you positive
that Lauren has the money?

I'm not.

I think you actually started
with the money.

[dramatic music playing]

Nick, Peter's ready for you.

[Nick groans]

Jersey Nick knows
I've got the money right now,

and that is not good.

[Nick] Okay, sir.

[Kaleb] Wait a minute, wait a minute.

[Nick chuckles]

[dramatic music continues]

My only chance of keeping
that million dollars is to convince Nick

that I have swapped the money
into his box, so he leaves my box alone.

You thought I had the money?

[Nick] I did.

[Kaleb] When I was asking Lauren
if she was the millionaire,

you were looking straight
at the ground the whole time,

and I didn't quite understand that.

So your box was empty?

[suspicious music playing]

Yeah.

You didn't just take my empty box,
did you?

I don't know if it was.

[suspicious music continues]

I think you started with the money,
and I wanted you to not

move anything,

but you just kinda made me think
that you switched our boxes

in hopes that I switch them back.

[Kaleb] I made a move
that I felt was best for me.

And you took mine?

[suspicious music continues]

That would be ballsy move.

Sounds like you might've took mine.

[music ends]

[staff] Nick, please come with me.

[Nick] Yes, sir.

[dramatic music playing]

[suspenseful music playing]

[chuckling] This is
the craziest few minutes of my life.

If Kaleb had the ba*ls
to give me the money,

I don't need to do anything,

but if Kaleb did keep the money, like,
then I need to swap boxes with Kaleb.

I don't know
which is the right decision to make.

Nick.

Peter.

You've got a million-dollar decision
to make…

[Nick] Uh-huh.

…and you have to make it right now.

I came in with the knowledge
that the money's not in my box,

and… the hunch that it's in Kaleb's.

I think there's a chance
he put it in mine and is expecting me,

tried to play me into swapping him.

I know he's a good liar.
He's a good player.

I feel like I probably shouldn't switch
these boxes.

I do think there's a good chance
there's money in this box.

It's just a hard spot to be in.

I don't know.

[suspenseful music continues]

This is the last decision
that you will make in this game.

The most important one.

Oh, man.

[Nick] Holy smokes.

Did he switch with me…

thinking that I'm gonna switch back
with him?

I haven't been 100% sure about anything
since walking into The Stag,

but I've been kinda going with my gut,
so that's what I'm gonna do.

So, Nick, have you made a decision?

I have.

It is done.

[Nick smacks lips]

[Nick groans]

[dramatic music playing]

[Peter] Welcome back.

We're about to find out which one of you
is the final millionaire.

[dramatic music continues]

Okay, on my count,

please open your boxes
at the exact same moment.

[Nick exhales sharply]

[Peter] Three,

two

one.

Open.

[dramatic sting]

[Nick chuckles softly]

[Nick inhales sharply]

[Peter] Congratulations.

How do you feel, Nick?

Um, at a loss for words.

I love you guys both.

[somber music playing]

I feel like I'm gonna have
a heart attack, dude.

-[Lauren G.] Don't do that.
-Don't do that.

[chuckling] Oh my God.

This is nuts, bro.

I cannot believe
your boy just pulled that off.

I wasn't gonna swap boxes with Kaleb,

but I just remembered
I've had the privilege

of going head-to-head with him
in a game of Stag bluff.

-Thousand.
-I fold.

I was able to get
a little bit of a read on him.

I'm gonna fold. Fold. Fold.

Dude, come on.

I was able to come away from that
poker table with a general understanding

that Kaleb's not gonna take huge risks
in this game.

The guy who never bet

wasn't gonna give his money away
in the end game.

Kaleb, you held onto the money
till the last moment.

And Nick,
you courageously decided to steal it.

What a game.

What a game.

[Kaleb] He got me.

I got whooped. I got beat.

I just lost one million dollars.

I feel disappointed,
but I played this game well,

and I know I did.

I am going back to a loving wife,
two amazing children.

I'm gonna ride
that old broken-down tractor,

and I'm gonna sell houses in a town
of less than 300 people,

and I'm still just gonna be Kaleb.

And I'm okay with that.
I'm really okay with that.

Congratulations, millionaire.

[Nick chuckling softly]

I was the longest of long shots
coming in third in the last activity.

I gave it a shot.

I didn't win, but I go home to my family,
to my dogs, to my bed,

and I played a game
that I can be proud of.

That's enough for me.

I hope Handsome Nick spends it wisely

and doesn't blow it on hair gel
and Crest Whitestrips.

And maybe if I'm lucky,
he'll buy me a car.

[chuckling]

Now I'm going home to my mom, my sister,
and my dad with a lot more freedom.

[Nick] I'm proud of myself,
and I know my people will be.

I've been betting on myself my whole life.

I'm gonna keep doing that
till the wheels come off.

You know, Nick was lying to you all
about something else.

[suspicious music playing]

He's not actually handsome.

[all laughing]

[theme music playing]

[music ends]