Only one false start is allowed per contestant. Subsequent false starts will result in disqualification for that contestant. Time stops when the disk is cut completely free. If a cut exits on the original face of the log, the contestant is disqualified. The team must split the bolt, make kindling, start a fire, and boil the water.
Contestants begin by splitting the bolt and making kindling.
Contestants may make shavings for starter from the bolt, but only with the team's axe. No second axe or any knife may be used. Contestants may set the can and stack the wood in any manner they choose. Time stops when water boils out of the can and into the fire. There is no time taken and the team is disqualified if any water spills from the can prior to boiling.