Road Trip: All-Stars II

Road Trip: All-Stars II	Road Trip: All-Stars II
 	
Season 	12
Genre 	Reality competition
Winner 	Alan Yang
Runner-up 	Salvator Esposito
Episodes 	12
Countries Visited 	2
Cities Visited 	8
Starting Point 	Walsingham Reserve, Bermuda
Finishing Point 	Atlanta, United States
Production 	Production
Season Aired 	January, 2023
Chronology 	Chronology
Previous Season 	Down Under
Next Season 	Journey Japan
Road Trip: All-Stars II is the twelfth season of the travel reality competition show devised by SJ productions. The show follows a group of individuals travelling around in a select number of recreational vehicles (RVs) from a starting point to a finishing point across a predetermined route. At each city/town pit-stop, the group compete in either an individual or team-based immunity challenge to win the role of 'tour leader'. The worst performing individual in each challenge is put up for 'repatriation', along with another individual of the tour leader's choosing. Everyone other than the three stated cast a vote in the deliberation for who they wish to repatriate, with the individual receiving the most votes kicked-off the road trip. When only two road trippers remain, a jury consisting of the last seven eliminated players vote for who they wish to win the £50,000 prize. The series is hosted by Big Brother UK alumni Lincoln Mackenzie (Season 1 & All-Stars) and Sinead McGrath (Season 2 & All-Stars).
The season was the second to feature returning players (All-Stars), in which fourteen of the most memorable players from the previous five seasons returned for a second shot at the £100,000 prize. Only those who participated after the original All-Stars were eligible to compete.
This season began in the Walsingham Reserve on the island of Bermuda, and ended in Atlanta, United States. The tour featured 8 cities and just two countries, focusing on the Bermuda Triangle area as well as southeastern United States. The winner of the season was Alan Yang (Southeast Asia), defeating Salvator Esposito (Polynesia) and LeeAnn Jones (Southeast Asia) in a 5-2-0 vote to become Champion of the Road Trip.
The season initially began airing in September 2022. However, due to scheduling issues, a majority of the episodes of the season were delayed until January 2023.
==Road Trippers==
			
				
				
Name 	Age	Hometown 	Road Trip history 	Road Trip history	All-Stars II results
Name 	Age	Hometown 	Season 	Status 	All-Stars II results
Alan Yang 	34 	Wan Chai, Hong Kong 	Southeast Asia 	Runner-up 	Winner
Salvator Esposito 	31 	Miami, USA (originally Cuba)	Polynesia 	4th place 	Runner-up
LeeAnn Jones 	28 	London, England 	Southeast Asia 	3rd place 	3rd place
June Davies 	46 	Aberdyfi, Wales 	Down Under 	3rd place 	4th place
Liam Moran 	27 	Portlaoise, Ireland 	Rookies vs. Redeemers	6th place 	5th place
Nalani Hekekia 	21 	Honolulu, USA 	Polynesia 	7th place 	6th place
Róisín Deegan 	28 	Naas, Ireland 	Down Under 	6th place 	7th place
Amanda Savage 	35 	Omagh, Northern Ireland 	Rookies vs. Redeemers	7th place 	8th place
Tonya O'Shea 	24 	Dundalk, Ireland 	Southeast Asia 	6th place 	9th place
Joshua Alexander 	27 	Winnipeg, Canada 	Scandinavia 	6th place 	10th place
Lewis Gibson 	26 	Swansea, Wales 	Scandinavia 	7th place 	11th place
Gabriella Castro 	28 	Salinas, USA 	Rookies vs. Redeemers	Runner-up 	12th place
Cole Schultz 	22 	Sacramento, USA 	Polynesia 	Runner-up 	13th place
Yiannis Mandrapilias	34 	Thessaloniki, Greece 	Polynesia 	5th place 	14th place
==Voting History==
Ep # 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	12 	12 	12 	12
Location 	Walsingham	Frank's Bay	West End	Bermuda Triangle	Bermuda Triangle	Bermuda Triangle	Miami 	Everglades	Everglades	Huntsville	Memphis	Atlanta 	Atlanta	Atlanta 	Atlanta 	Atlanta
Eliminated	none 	Yiannis 	Cole 	Gabriella 	Lewis 	Returning Ghosts	Joshua	Tonya 	Amanda 	Róisín 	Nalani 	Liam 	June 	LeeAnn 	Salvator 	Alan
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alan 	SAFE 	Yiannis 	NOM 	Gabriella 	Lewis 	SAFE 	Joshua	WIN 	Amanda 	Róisín 	Nalani 	Liam 	June 	Winner 	Winner 	Winner
Salvator 	SAFE 	Cole 	Alan 	NOM 	Lewis 	SAFE 	Joshua	Amanda 	Amanda 	Róisín 	Nalani 	NOM 	WIN 	Runner-up 	Runner-up 	Runner-up
LeeAnn 	SAFE 	Yiannis 	Cole 	Gabriella 	NOM 	WIN 	WIN 	Tonya 	NOM 	WIN 	NOM 	Liam 	NOM 	Third place	Third place	Third place
June 	SAFE 	Yiannis 	Alan 	Gabriella 	Lewis 	SAFE 	Joshua	Amanda 	Amanda 	NOM 	Nalani 	Salvator	ELIM 	— 	— 	Alan
Liam 	SAFE 	Yiannis 	Cole 	Salvator 	Lewis 	WIN 	Tonya 	Tonya 	LeeAnn 	Róisín 	WIN 	ELIM 	 	— 	— 	Alan
Nalani 	WIN 	SAFE 	Alan 	Gabriella 	Lewis 	WIN 	Joshua	Tonya 	LeeAnn 	Róisín 	ELIM 	 	 	— 	Salvator 	—
Róisín 	SAFE 	WIN 	WIN 	Gabriella 	LeeAnn 	WIN 	Tonya 	Tonya 	WIN 	ELIM 	 	 	 	— 	— 	Alan
Amanda 	SAFE 	Yiannis 	Alan 	Salvator 	LeeAnn 	SAFE 	Joshua	NOM 	ELIM 	 	 	 	 	— 	— 	Alan
Tonya 	SAFE 	Yiannis 	Cole 	Gabriella 	LeeAnn 	SAFE 	NOM 	ELIM 	 	 	 	 	 	— 	Salvator 	—
Joshua 	SAFE 	Yiannis 	Cole 	WIN 	WIN 	WIN 	ELIM 	 	 	 	 	 	 	— 	— 	Alan
Lewis 	SAFE 	Yiannis 	Cole 	Salvator 	ELIM 	RE-ELIM 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gabriella 	SAFE 	Cole 	Cole 	ELIM 	 	RE-ELIM 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cole 	SAFE 	NOM 	ELIM 	 	 	RE-ELIM 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Yiannis 	NOM 	ELIM 	 	 	 	RE-ELIM 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Key
: This person won the challenge and became the tour leader.
: This person was safe during the episode and cast a vote for who to eliminate.
: This person was safe during the episode but did not cast a vote for who to eliminate.
: This person originally nominated for repatriation, but was made immune with a lifesaver.
: This person finished last in the challenge and was therefore automatically nominated for repatriation and remained on the road trip.
: This person was nominated by the tour leader for repatriation and remained on the road trip.
: This person finished last in the daily challenge and ultimately eliminated in the repatriation vote.
: This person was nominated by the tour leader and ultimately eliminated in the repatriation vote.
: This person returned to the game via the 'Returning Outcasts' twist, but ultimately came last in the daily challenge and was re-eliminated from the game.
==Game Summary==
# 	Episode title 	Destination 	Tour Leader	Last Place	Nominated	Eliminated	Vote
1 	"Back For Bermuda" 	Walsingham Reserve, Bermuda 	Nalani 	Yiannis 	none 	none 	none
2 	"An Adversary Face-Off" 	Frank's Bay, Bermuda 	Róisín 	Cole 	none 	Yiannis 	8-2
3 	"No Sixth Chances" 	West End, Bermuda 	Róisín 	Alan 	Cole 	Cole 	6-4
4 	"Bullship" 	Bermuda Triangle, Atlantic Ocean 	Joshua 	Salvator 	Gabriella	Gabriella 	6-3
5 	"Triangle Centroid - Part 1" 	Bermuda Triangle, Atlantic Ocean 	Joshua 	LeeAnn 	Lewis¹ 	Lewis 	5-3
6 	"Triangle Centroid - Part 2" 	Bermuda Triangle, Atlantic Ocean 	Team 2² 	Team 3³ 	none 	Team 3 	None⁴
7 	"We All Scream For" 	Miami, United States 	LeeAnn 	Tonya 	Joshua⁵ 	Joshua 	5-2
8 	"Snakes, Literally and Figuratively"	Everglades National Park, United States	Alan 	Tonya 	Amanda 	Tonya 	4-2
9 	"Theatricks" 	Everglades National Park, United States	Róisín 	LeeAnn 	Amanda 	Amanda 	3-2
10	"Sad Astra" 	Huntsville, United States 	LeeAnn 	Róisín 	June 	Róisín 	4-0
11	"The Devil in Disguise" 	Memphis, United States 	Liam 	LeeAnn 	Nalani 	Nalani 	3-0
12	"Victory Tastes Better" 	Atlanta, United States 	LeeAnn 	Salvator 	Liam 	Liam 	2-1
12	"Victory Tastes Better" 	Atlanta, United States 	Salvator 	June 	LeeAnn 	June 	1-0
12	"Victory Tastes Better" 	Atlanta, United States 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote	LeeAnn 	5-2-0
12	"Victory Tastes Better" 	Atlanta, United States 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote	Salvator 	5-2-0
12	"Victory Tastes Better" 	Atlanta, United States 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote	Alan 	5-2-0
^¹ Tour Leader Joshua initially nominated Nalani. However, Nalani used her lifesaver, leaving Lewis as the re-nomination.
^² Team 2 was randomly drawn to contain Joshua, LeeAnn, Liam, Nalani, and Róisín.
^³ Team 3 (the Returning Ghosts) contained the four previously eliminated contestants of the season; Cole, Gabriella, Lewis, and Yiannis.
^⁴ For this round, the players were told that the Returning Ghosts would be able to vote up to two players back into the game should they finish the challenge in first place (with Team 1 and Team 2 each separately eliminating one of their own members respectively). If the Returning Ghosts finished in second place, they would only vote one player back into the game, with the losing team being the sole group to lose a player that round. However, the Returning Ghosts finished in last place, and thus were all re-eliminated from the game without a vote.
^⁵ Tour Leader LeeAnn initially nominated Róisín. However, Róisín used her lifesaver, leaving Joshua as the re-nomination.
==Episodes==
===Episode #1 - Back For Bermuda===
On the outskirts of the Walsingham Nature Reserve on the island of Bermuda, fourteen returning All-Stars gather together for a second chance at claiming the title of Champion of the Road Trip. Lincoln and Sinead arrive to formally welcome the players back to the second All-Star edition of Road Trip, confirming that they all are considered those most worthy of another chance to prove they are capable of winning the title, particularly as many fell short by just vote on their first attempt. Sinead informs the group that they will have a free evening around their jungle-side lodges, giving them all an opportunity to meet new faces and reacquaint with familiar ones. Having finished the briefing, Lincoln and Sinead depart, leaving the fourteen players to be ushered over to their accommodation, finding that drinks and a Bermudian buffet have been laid out for them to enjoy. During the welcome party, Rookies vs. Redeemers alumni Amanda and Liam stand together to refamiliarize themselves, laughing at the déjà vu of seeing one another at the start of a Road Trip adventure. After discussing their lives since wrapping up their last outings, Amanda tells Liam that they “cannot afford to make the same mistakes twice”, reminding him that in breaking apart as allies they “lost (themselves) the game”. Liam wholeheartedly agrees with Amanda, assuring her that they will “talk more later”, but that for now they can know they’re “already on the same wavelength”. Over by the food stand, Alan and Cole talk to one another as they each fill up a plate for themselves, seemingly bonding over the fact that they are both ‘runners-up’ from their previous seasons. Cole tells Alan that he’d find it ‘really dope if one of them can win’, with Alan agreeing that it would be “the best average placement for a two time player”, topping Montana’s current holding of third to first place in All-Stars. As the two men go to re-join the rest of the group, they quickly remark that they’ll ‘watch out for each other’ moving forward, testing the waters for a potential runners-up alliance. Fellow runner-up Gabriella is seen alongside Nalani watching the boys talk together from a distance. The two girls laugh about the ‘paranoia’ in not knowing who is already talking to who, recognising the importance of new relationships and first impressions alongside the relationships that already exist coming into the game. Both girls then agree that they’re currently ‘unsure’ how they should feel about those from their previous seasons being back alongside them, less than confident that their Rookies vs. Redeemers and Polynesia alumni will have their backs. Nalani directly voices her concerns about Cole, calling him “erratic and unpredictable” as a player, with Gabriella claiming to remember his “ability to survive vote after vote”, believing that by default he is one of the biggest threats heading into the season.
The welcome party eventually begins to draw to a close, enabling the fourteen players to head over to three jungle lodges, choosing amongst themselves who will sleep in which overnight. In the first cabin, Amanda, LeeAnn, Lewis, Nalani and Salvator are shown to be bedding down for the night. As the others change, Lewis is seen leaving his shoes outside, failing to close the door behind himself for several minutes before being angrily scolded by Salvator. Salvator accuses Lewis of “stupidly letting the bugs in”, resulting in Lewis responding by spraying an abundance of bug spray by the entrance, much to the further annoyance of Salvator. The two men bicker about Lewis’ actions, with Salvator questioning if “the jungle heat is already getting to (Lewis)”. Despite Lewis’ attempts at calming Salvator down, he soon finds himself additionally receiving criticism off LeeAnn, who half-jokingly says Lewis is “making first targets a whole lot clearer”. Nervously, Lewis tries to head to sleep after realising he has irritated the others in his cabin, leaving LeeAnn and Salvator to quietly whisper support to one another for speaking up against his ‘stupidity’. Simultaneously, Amanda and Nalani stand in the bathroom together and softly talk about the fight, both agreeing that Lewis has done himself no favours with his actions. Amanda holds back her laughter as she tells Nalani that she’s “happy to see anyone throw themselves on the fire night one”, believing that others getting into conflict will always be a good result for those of them who are trying to ‘play smart’. Nalani quickly agrees with Amanda, calling the pair of them “the smart ones who can slide under and let the hot heads take one another out”. In the second lodge, Liam speaks with June about their shared experience of getting close to the end of the game and being cut during ‘the final hurdles’. Liam strokes June’s ego by telling her that he had rooted for her to win the final daily challenge and the game, believing that it would’ve been good representation to have an ‘older winner’. June voices her concern that now she can no longer hide that she is strong in certain types of challenges, knowing that in particular the group will fear her in swimming-based competitions moving forward. Liam ends their conversation by telling June that he has “no intention of sending (her) home” anytime soon, instead claiming to see that she is loyal and somebody he’d like to work with in the season. June offers him the same assurance in response, believing that together they could formulate a strong pairing that could go all the way to the final three together.
The next morning, the players begin to arise in order to commence their tour of the nature reserve, knowing that after the tour they’ll be taking on their first daily challenge. Whilst getting ready, Salvator begins making remarks towards Amanda about her friendship with Liam, claiming that he “saw the two of (them) speaking game” at the welcome party. Despite his jokey tone, Amanda becomes annoyed by Salvator’s accusations, knowing that he is likely trying to already paint a target on her back. Rather than passively respond, Amanda remarks that “Salvator, last night it was Lewis and today it’s me… is your game all season going to be paint a target on anyone until one of them finally sticks?”. Salvator laughs at Amanda’s reply, trying to explain that he is joking and she “shouldn’t be so sensitive”, to which Amanda tells him “I’m not sensitive, I’m just Irish so I won’t take anyone’s shit”. In a confessional, both are shown negatively critiquing the other’s response during the exchange, with Amanda claiming that Salvator would be her primary target if she was forced to nominate at this stage, noting “I really didn’t remember Salvator from his season, and I’m still not completely sure what season he was on… I thought maybe he was our tour guide just getting a bit over familiarised with the rest of us. But, I suppose he’s trying to be memorable this time by picking fights left and right. That’s fine, he’ll be memorable enough when I’m choosing who to send home and I’ll grant him his wish”. The fourteen players head together and begin walking through the reserve, finding themselves trekking through the mangroves until they reach the blue hole lagoon and crystal caves. On the trek, Amanda spends time speaking privately with Liam, informing him of the ’drama’ she found herself in with Salvator, annoyed that she allowed herself to rise to his jibes. Liam convinces Amanda that she hasn’t blown their game by engaging in the argument, but reminds her to “play smart” in future. In confessionals, both Amanda and Liam are shown positively speaking about their rekindled friendship, identifying the trust they have and the belief they will be able to outmanoeuvre the other experienced players this season.
Lincoln and Sinead arrive to brief the players on their first daily challenge, explaining that the area has been fitted with three pieces of parchment containing the words of famous Irish poet Thomas Moore, whose work written in the area has led to areas of the reserve taking on his namesake. Each player must locate the parchments in the crystal cave and bottom of the lagoon respectively, memorising the six lines total before returning to Lincoln and Sinead and reciting them word for word. The player to correctly do so in the fastest time will be crowned the winner, earning themselves safety from the first elimination, a Golden Fob Lifesaver, and a £5,000 cash prize. The individual with the slowest time is to be automatically nominated for repatriation, having a fifty percent chance of leaving the game in last place. One by one, each player takes on the task after being ordered by a random draw. In spite of many being quick on their feet and at diving, the memorisation and reading of the parchments proves to be the most difficult portion of the task, with several players being forced to return up to three times in order to get the words correct. Girls Gabriella and Nalani are both seen using a strategy of memorisation over speed, believing that the longer they spend reading the parchment will prove more effective than simply racing through attempts. Alternatively, Cole and Yiannis are shown to be trying to beat the clock, resulting in both repeatedly fumbling on their lines and being sent back to read the parchments again. Once all fourteen have competed, Lincoln and Sinead gather the wet players together to read the results. Nalani is announced to have finished in the fastest time, memorising the six lines in a total of 6 minutes and 48 seconds, giving her the Golden Fob Lifesaver as well as the £5,000 cash prize. Lincoln then declares Yiannis to have produced the slowest time, taking an extensive 37 minutes and 24 seconds, over three minutes longer than next slowest Cole. Yiannis tries to blame his loss on “bad eyesight and bad English”, reminding the players that English is merely his second language. Nevertheless, Sinead confirms that Yiannis will be one of the two players automatically facing repatriation. The fourteen players begin heading back to their lodges in order to shower and relax, all on edge knowing that with the first nominee known that the game has truly begun.
===Episode #2 - An Adversary Face-Off===
Back at the jungle lodges, the fourteen players debrief and relax for the evening as they talk through the day’s events, namely Nalani winning the first competition and Yiannis finding himself as the first nominated player of the season. Amanda and Nalani both head into their lodge’s bathroom, waiting until the door is closed behind them to begin celebrating the latter’s win. Amanda claims to be ‘so proud’ of Nalani, being the second female in Road Trip history to earn a Golden Fob Lifesaver. In conversation, the women agree that working together would serve them well, having already established a positive relationship in the first twenty-four hours of the game. In a confessional, Amanda states that whilst she had already intended to reach out to Nalani to formulate an alliance, that her winning the lifesaver “sealed the deal”, hoping that Nalani would be willing to use the lifesaver on her allies as well as herself in the future. Outside, Tonya is seen pulling Southeast Asia rival LeeAnn over to one side for a talk, hoping to start the game on a more positive footing after the pair had frequently fought during their initial season. Tonya begins by apologising to LeeAnn for their history, with LeeAnn also willing to offer an apology in response, acknowledging that entering the season with “beef” would serve neither of their games well. The girls finish their peace talk with a hug, causing those around them to jokingly applaud in relief that their notorious feud may have finally come to an end. In a confessional, Tonya jokingly states that “it took all my strength to go through with the hug and apology… but, I can be the bigger woman and not focus all my energy on wanting to kill somebody who also didn’t win the game”. Throughout much of the remainder of the night, it is noted that Lewis is less integrated with the group than those around him, leading some to speculate that he may be isolated and identifying himself as a primary target for repatriation.
The next morning, the fourteen players board a private bus that drives the players forty minutes south through the island towards Frank’s Bay. During the drive, Gabriella ensures to sit with Lewis near the front of the bus after feeling guilty as to how others on the trip are treating him. In a confessional, Gabriella calls it “almost like a group of bullies. They want to keep him on his own away because some people have already whispered that they want him out, and now it’s like he’s poison so he’s being treated like a leper”. Lewis appears to appreciate Gabriella’s company, clearly having felt awkward by the unjustified atmosphere around him the past day. Gabriella openly talks to Lewis about the behaviour of certain people on the tour, claiming that it “is uncomfortable to be around”, citing her intentions of keeping apart from it ‘even at the cost of her own game’. At the back of the bus, LeeAnn and Tonya continue their positive interactions by sitting either side of Alan on the back row. Alan humorously puts his arms around the two women, telling them that they “cannot bring any bad energy onto this trip”, begging both to forgive him for his hand in ending both their games. In jest, Tonya tells Alan that he is forgiven “as long as you let us outlast you this time… in the interest of fairness”. With the trio’s conversations going well, Alan whispers to the two ladies that they should “use whatever we can to our benefit”, insinuating they’d be smart to make a Southeast Asia alliance whilst nobody else expects them to. LeeAnn and Tonya gladly accept this proposal, secretly placing their hands into a pile and swearing some loyalty to one another moving forward. Despite the promise, all three are shown in confessionals to be weary of the other two players, knowing that by nature they are hard players and are all willing to break their word if it means moving forward in the game.
The players arrive outside an Adventure Mini-Golf course, being told by Lincoln and Sinead on arrival that they will take some time to eat lunch together prior to taking on their second daily challenge. Whilst eating, Lincoln and Sinead explain that for their daily challenge, all players except Nalani and Yiannis will be competing in a twelve hole course, with the amount of putts each hole takes being recorded per player. The individual with the least putts will be crowned the daily winner, earning themselves the second Golden Fob Lifesaver and a £5,000 cash prize, whilst the individual with the highest number of putts finding themselves nominated against Yiannis in the day’s repatriation vote. Tonya remarks to the nearby cameras that she is confident she won’t be losing this challenge, sharing a story that she had her first lesbian experience at a mini-golf course in Dublin after scoring two hole-in-ones (although she clarifies she ‘got three that day’). At the same time, Joshua and Liam stand together to talk about their hopes heading into the first challenge. Both men admit that they aren’t too bothered about who ends up nominated alongside Yiannis ‘as long as it isn’t themselves’. Joshua talks to Liam about the ‘liberation’ of having nobody from his initial season that he particularly cares about, signifying that he still intends to harbour antagonistic feelings towards Scandinavia alumni Lewis. Liam eventually tells Joshua that the two of them are “probably the smartest individuals in the game”, suggesting that they work together and “run this whole thing”. Joshua gladly accepts the offer, having experienced the benefit of working in close partnerships during his first season. In a confessional, Liam discusses that he and Amanda are fully intending to keep growing their alliance, but that their primary loyalty will always remain to one another in spite of the deals they make with others. One at a time, the players take on the Adventure Mini-Golf course, with Lincoln and Sinead ensuring that nobody can watch one another compete in order to prevent anybody benefiting from going later on. Several players shock the pair as they display decent putting skills, particularly Alan, who confesses that he hasn’t “ever picked up a golf club before today”. Alternatively, several of the male competitors are shown to be putting too much power behind their swings, often leaving them maxing out on the number of putts for each hole. After everybody has competed, Lincoln announces that Alan, Gabriella and Róisín have finished as the top three of the day, with Róisín narrowly beating out the pair to claim the second Golden Fob Lifesaver and the cash prize. The group congratulate Róisín on her victory, additionally paying tribute to the first instance of two women earning the lifesavers in Road Trip history. On a dimmer note, Sinead names Cole, Lewis and Liam as the bottom three players in the challenge, with Cole failing to avoid losing a second time and now facing repatriation against Polynesia nemesis Yiannis. The two men are told that they’ll be given just one hour to campaign for their safety before one of them becomes the first All-Star to be repatriated from the game.
Immediately following the results, word gets around that Yiannis supposedly had been verbalising his desire for Lewis to lose the challenge out of the bottom three, citing his reasons as being ‘an easy win’ against Lewis in a head-to-head vote. Having been told of this happening, Lewis decides to confront nominee Yiannis in front of the entire group, bluntly questioning him on what the issue is at this stage. Yiannis attempts to deflect on the personal-aspect of his words, and instead claims that he ’just wanted to face somebody who would be the easiest competition’. Rather than end the confrontation, Lewis repeatedly asks Yiannis who he believes would save him over himself, to which Yiannis declines to answer, instead telling Lewis that he wishes to focus his energy on surviving against his “actual competition” in Cole. Several players are seen laughing during the argument, leaving Gabriella irritated further in what she regards as bullying against Lewis. As Cole and Yiannis take time to campaign for their safety, Gabriella is seen speaking to production in irritation about the All-Stars’ attitudes, calling it “an uncomfortable atmosphere” and declaring her desire to leave if “things remain so toxic” early on. Production eventually convinces Gabriella to not rush into any decisions, reminding her that she has been the runner-up in both challenges so far, and that despite the ‘drama’ there is always room for things to improve further down the line. Alan and Joshua are later seen discussing Gabriella’s visible discomfort on the tour, having heard rumours that she has told others she has ‘no care’ to keep playing the game. Joshua tells Alan that he “would rather she just leave” as she is currently filling somebody else’s spot, with Alan agreeing, unsure why Gabriella has chosen to return if she is finding the pressure of the game too much on day two. Allies Amanda and Nalani sit together in talking about the vote, trying to formulate a plan on who between Cole and Yiannis they should target to leave the game. Nalani tells Amanda that whilst she worked closer with Yiannis than Cole during Polynesia, that she believes Yiannis has been less social towards her in the first twenty-four hours, a sentiment which Amanda agrees with, calling him “awkward and hard to interact with”. Eventually, the girls are joined by Cole, who spends a good amount of time convincing the girls why he should remain in the game, promising them both his loyalty if they’re able to save him. The girls quickly make it clear that they fully intend to see Cole survive the vote, confident that they can encourage others to do the same in the remaining twenty-minutes of deliberation time. In the final moments of deliberation, it becomes clear that Yiannis has sought support from Salvator, hoping to paint Cole as the bigger threat, whilst Cole has primarily seen supporters in Amanda, Nalani and fellow runner-up Alan. The players all gather outside the mini-golf course in order to cast their key-fobs for either Cole or Yiannis to leave the game, relieved to be in a position where they will not be the first All-Star repatriated from the Road Trip. In a landslide 8-2 vote, Yiannis is revealed to have been ousted from the game due to a weaker social game, realising that his argument with Lewis likely did himself no favours as well. Yiannis says his goodbyes to the group, particularly quietly thanking Gabriella and Salvator; the only individuals who voted to keep him in the game. The remaining players are led to a local beachside accommodation for the evening, with much of the attention now focussed on Gabriella after her ‘desires to quit’ have become public knowledge amongst the other twelve players. 
===Episode #3 - No Sixth Chances===
Upon arriving at their overnight accommodation, the remaining thirteen players begin breaking off into their respective lodges, focussing their discussions on Yiannis being the first player to leave the game. Having heard the rumours surrounding Gabriella’s lack of a desire to play the game, fellow Rookies vs. Redeemers player Amanda pulls her to one side, hoping to give a pep talk that will encourage Gabriella to remain in the game despite her supposed low mood. Gabriella explains to Amanda that she “isn’t feeling the vibes” as much as she had on their first season, in particular the attitudes of the other players, who Gabriella labels “bullies and rejects”. After a few minutes, Amanda is able to get through to Gabriella, convincing her to continue fighting in the game, with Gabriella assuring Amanda that she would “never actively quit” and will continue giving her all in challenges. Amanda further urges Gabriella to use her anger at the other players to spur her to win a daily competition, insinuating to her that she could turn this power into a direct means of sending those she dislikes out of the game. In a confessional, Gabriella continues to reference her feeling of uncertainty within the game, claiming to only like the company of Amanda, Lewis and Nalani. In spite of this, she asserts that she’ll continue fighting, recognising the importance of a second chance and what it would mean to her to finally get the win she narrowly missed out on during Rookies vs. Redeemers. Wanting to raise the mood of the group following the first repatriation, Joshua and Tonya head out together in order to purchase alcoholic beverages and snacks, bringing them back to the beachside lodges where the others are more than happy to receive the gifts. Winning everybody’s appraisal, Joshua and Tonya’s ‘party’ is seen to raise the spirits of the tour, with many players visibly becoming intoxicated and socialising late into the night. In a joint semi-sober confessional, Joshua and Tonya attempt to combinedly explain that their decision was ‘just to get drunk’ rather than be a game move, but that ‘it seems to have turned into both’. Throughout the party, Cole and Nalani are seen dancing closely together, and in their intoxicated state are seen kissing, much to the amusement of those around them. Nalani mentions that a showmance is “completely off the cards”, and instead the kiss was “just (her) wanting to know what Nancy was raving on about” in Polynesia. Cole is then heard joking that he will be the next individual to have two showmances in Road Trip following Maranda in Western Europe and All-Stars, believing a showmance has always been “a good luck charm and a way to pass the time on the road”.
The next morning, the players are given a short lay in before being driven to the nearby Royal Naval Dockyard on Bermuda’s West End. There, players are allowed several hours to explore the local shops, restaurants and museums before being requested to reconvene at the dockyard for their next daily challenge later that afternoon. Whilst looking around a small souvenir shop, runners-up Alan and Cole once again are seen conversing about the possibility of aligning in the game, both agreeing this time that it would be unwise to invite Gabriella into their alliance due to her ‘fluctuating mood’ on whether or not she wants to remain in the game. Alan explains to Cole that he currently has no official alliances, but that he would be unlikely to target LeeAnn or Tonya due to his shared history with both. Cole similarly explains that he also hasn’t formulated any deals, but that he’d unlikely seek to target Nalani or Salvator from Polynesia; purposely keeping quiet on his ‘alliance’ that he had formed with Amanda and Nalani the previous evening. The men quickly re-join the others in the shop, hoping to not be caught in making of their secret runners-up alliance. Elsewhere, Lewis and Gabriella are seen together in a restaurant ordering food and talking about the likelihood that one of them may be targeted at the evening’s repatriation. In a confessional, Lewis explains that whilst he was personally glad to see Yiannis leave the game first, that “it makes it more complex going into this next vote… because someone like Yiannis… he’s not likeable, he’s not socially strong… he’s annoying enough that you want to send him home… I’m going to miss having that potential shield to go against”. Lewis is then proceeded to be shown in the restaurant doing ‘impressions’ of Yiannis and Salvator for Gabriella, making her laugh as they take a break from the ‘drama’ of the other players in the game.
After midday, the players gather at the dockyard, finding Lincoln and Sinead already waiting for them beside thirteen inflatable platforms. Sinead explains to the players that for their daily challenge, each of them will take position on one of the floating platforms, with the goal simply to be the last player standing. The players are informed that they may not touch the platform with any part of their bodies other than their feet, with the first individual to be eliminated automatically facing the second repatriation. As usual, the last player standing will be crowned the winner and earn themselves the right to nominate another player to leave the game. As the challenge begins, the group find the waves less than forgiving, making standing steadily much more difficult and raising the prospect of early eliminations. Out of nowhere, Alan suddenly loses his footing and falls forward off of his platform, costing himself dearly as he now finds himself automatically nominated. Over the next two minutes, Amanda joins Alan in falling from her platform, with LeeAnn and Nalani also being eliminated after they both slip and touch their platforms with their hands. The eliminated foursome watch on as Salvator begins singing to pass the time, doing his best to ‘annoy’ the others into quitting or jumping in, repeatedly declaring that he could “stand here all day”. Alan and LeeAnn are quietly seen whispering their frustration towards Salvator, finding his noise levels are giving both of them a headache. The pair snigger further as LeeAnn whispers that she ‘hopes his hat falls off so he quits before any of us notice he’s balding’. June, Lewis and Joshua become the next players eliminated in succession after the waves continue to strike with force, leaving those remaining impressively reaching a four hour mark. The heavens soon open above the players, leaving Liam, Tonya and Cole out of the challenge as they either slip or call it quits, no longer wanting to fight it out as the sun sets over Bermuda. The ten eliminated players take shelter as they watch from afar, doing their best to cheer on Gabriella, Róisín and Salvator, with the two girls impressively once again doing well in competitions this season. As the final three do their best to shout to one another over the heavy rain, Salvator is seen losing his footing and slipping into the water, leaving it down to Gabriella and Róisín to fight it out for victory. Róisín and Gabriella quickly begin discussing an ultimatum, wanting to agree on a nominee before leaving it to ‘rock, paper, scissors’ to determine which of them win. Gabriella tells Róisín that she is fine with nominating “anybody but Amanda, Nalani and Lewis”, hoping to deter Róisín from making an ‘easy move’ against Lewis this round. Róisín assures Gabriella that she wouldn’t put any of that trio up, in turn offering to nominate Cole, who both girls agree they have ‘no connection with’. After losing rock, paper, scissors, Gabriella jumps from her platform and hands Róisín her second consecutive daily win. The group applaud the two girls for lasting so long as they help them dry off under the shelter, all eagerly waiting to hear who Róisín is nominating to face Alan in repatriation. Keeping her word, Róisín nominates Cole, citing her reasons as being “someone (she) hasn’t had a great deal of interaction with the past forty-eight hours”. Cole disappointedly takes his spot next to secret ally Alan, nominated for the second straight time this season. His disappointment grows as ‘ally’ Nalani announces she won’t be using her lifesaver, mentioning in a confessional that it “felt like a waste of something I worked hard to earn for myself”.
Alan and Cole are told that they’ll have just one hour to campaign for their safety in the game before one of them becomes the second All-Star to leave the Road Trip. Alan quickly receives assurances off Southeast Asia competitors LeeAnn and Tonya that they’ll continue to have his back in this vote, confirming that he needs just four more to claim a majority. Joshua and daily winner Róisín are seen approaching Alan, both telling him that they’ll help him in his safety campaign. Róisín makes it clear to the boys that if the vote ties she will “vote to send Cole home”, not wanting to have anybody with the potential to seek revenge remaining in the game. Alan appreciates the help from the pair, promising that he will have both their backs in the future should he survive the round. Wanting to make their bond more secure, Joshua tells both that they are the individuals he would most like to work with in the game, also feeling confident that if they join up with Liam that they would be “an unstoppable foursome”, believing they encompass the best qualities of physical and strategic gameplay. Alan and Róisín understandably accept the offer, excited at the prospect they may have numbers to do damage in the game. Meanwhile, Cole seeks support from Amanda and Nalani after the pair helped him campaign at the previous vote, claiming that whilst he is upset Nalani didn’t use the lifesaver, that he is “still confident (they) can get the votes against Alan”. Amanda agrees with the statement, believing people will recognise Alan as a “sneaky and deceptive player”, and somebody who ultimately cut his closest allies at the final four and three. Amanda and Nalani both claim to believe they can reach out to Gabriella, who in turn will likely be able to pull in Lewis, giving them four of the six votes needed to remove Alan from the game. Optimistically, Amanda then announces that she is confident Liam will work alongside her for this vote, leaving them ‘almost in the clear’ to save Cole for a second straight time. Throughout the remainder of the deliberation, Liam is seen being appealed to by both Amanda and Joshua, attempting to draw him in different directions, leaving his plan of ‘working with multiple people unknowingly’ jeopardised as he struggles to play the middle. Similarly, Gabriella and Lewis’ votes as outsiders are viewed as key-commodities to be won, with the pair laughing as those who have isolated them now seek their help in creating a majority vote. With deliberation time up, the players gather around a sheltered firepit and begin to cast their key-fobs for either Alan or Cole to leave the game. Amanda and Nalani are seen to draw in Salvator and June to vote against Alan, with Salvator seeking to prevent further Polynesia players leaving, and June voting against the wishes of Down Under enemy Róisín. Alternatively, Southeast Asia players LeeAnn and Tonya are joined by Joshua and Liam in voting against Cole, leaving the vote tied 4-4 and the decision in the hands of outsiders Gabriella and Lewis. Surprisingly, it is shown that the outsider pair have been swayed to vote against Cole, with Gabriella feeling between the nominees that he made less of an effort than Alan with her prior to ‘needing (their) votes’. Alan breathes a sigh of relief as Cole is eliminated in a narrow 6-4 vote, having found that his ability to survive repatriation votes has not translated over from his first outing. Cole’s supporters disappointedly say their goodbyes, knowing that the amount of secret alliances has certainly screwed with their short-term plans. As Cole leaves the area via a taxi, the remaining twelve players head back into their private bus to be driven back to their overnight accommodation. However, to their surprise they are driven a further distance up to the northmost port of the island, being greeted by a docked cruise ship, with Lincoln and Sinead ushering the players onboard. The confused All-Stars look around as they and their belongings board the ship, all breaking out into cheers as they are informed for the first time in Road Trip history; they’ll be travelling and competing on the open sea.
===Episode #4 - Bullship===
The remaining twelve All-Stars find themselves now embarking on a cruise-liner adventure, setting sail from Bermuda towards Puerto Rico within the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ of the North Atlantic Ocean. Players are told to break into pairs to shack up alongside for the duration of the cruise, being given no indication by Lincoln and Sinead as to how long their seafaring adventure will be lasting. Gabriella is quick to offer Lewis a chance to share a room with her, realising that nobody else will likely choose him in the group, whilst mentioning in a confessional that she finds him “cute, and one of the only people here who don’t make (her) want to shoot (herself)”. Lewis gladly accepts Gabriella’s offer, blushing in what appears to be a mutual attraction between the two outsiders. In their shared quarters, Gabriella is seen proposing to Lewis that they push their single beds together into one double bed, leaving them laying side by side as they laugh and discuss their mutual dislike for a majority of the other players. Eventually, the pair grow closer, sealing their attraction with a kiss before ushering the cameras out the room, wanting privacy in their first night alone together. In a far less romantic setting, Tonya and June are seen to have paired up for the cruise, remaining apart in their single beds as they unpack their belongings around the cramped room. June begins telling Tonya that she is ‘exhausted’ from the day, requesting that they get an early night rather than stay up talking. Not feeling so tired, Tonya tells June that she is happy for her to go to bed, but that she instead will stay up and ‘get settled’. June furiously shakes her head at Tonya, commenting that it “isn’t fair to (her) to make noise” when she’s tired, believing that instead Tonya should swap rooms with somebody else who is tired. Finding the situation ridiculous, Tonya refuses to change rooms, explaining that she has already unpacked her items, and that if June is the one with the issue then she “can go and sleep somewhere else”. June scoffs as she turns over, refusing to engage any further in her tired state, leaving Tonya sitting in silence as she unpacks the remainder of her things.
The next morning, the players all come one at a time to the main food hall of the ship, having been given full access to the all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet. Lewis sits with Amanda and Tonya as the trio eat together, talking about their experiences the night before. Amanda and Tonya are both seen quietly laughing as they probe Lewis for information on his night with Gabriella, fully expecting that things were ‘far from PG’ between the two of them overnight. A nervous Lewis refuses to confirm or deny their suspicions, instead asking the girls how their nights had been. Tonya humorously rants to the pair that she had “the night from hell” with June, remarking the brief argument that they had together, as well as noting June “fits well on this ship because she f**king snores like a sailor”. Amanda and Lewis both laugh at Tonya’s dramatic retelling of the story, finding relief in a moment of socialising free from the anxiety of strategic gameplay. In the corridor of the sleeping quarters, a tired June bumps into LeeAnn as the latter is heading to breakfast, requesting that they join up for the meal. When eating, June is seen quietly confiding in LeeAnn about ‘understanding’ more about her issues with Tonya from Southeast Asia, explaining that they had “somewhat butted heads” the night before. Rather than turn the conversation into an anti-Tonya themed one, LeeAnn instead decides to use the time to build trust with June, sympathising with her complaints, offering to swap rooms so that she can instead stay with Alan. June rejects LeeAnn’s offer, but thanks her for it none the less. In a confessional, LeeAnn is seen mentioning that she had been tempted to capitalise on June’s momentary disliking of Tonya, but that she doesn’t want to be the first in the Southeast Asia trio to turn on the other members at this early stage of the game.
In the early afternoon, the players join Lincoln and Sinead on the top activities deck of the cruise, being told that they’ll now be taking part in their next daily challenge. One at a time, each player will be taking on a medium-level difficulty ropes course, in which players must traverse rope bridges, balance beams, swings, and rope nets in the fastest time possible. The individual to traverse the course in the fastest time will be crowned the winner, whilst the slowest time will automatically find themselves nominated for the first repatriation. Competing in a random order, the players each take their turn on the course, having instructors along the way when necessary to speedily clip them into their safety harnesses and ensure that limited time is lost for these portions of the challenge. Southeast Asia duo Alan and LeeAnn are both seen struggling as they take on the course, with Salvator also showing that he has little ability for the ropes course, leaving the three of them concerned that they will be in danger before the results are read. Additionally, Lewis slips whilst traversing the rope net, skinning the side of his thigh and momentarily causing him to pause as he tries to get over the injury and continue the course. Despite this, Lewis is seen to move at a much slower pace, leaving both him and Gabriella nervous that he will be the next easy repatriation of the game. Oppositely, athletic women Róisín, Nalani and Tonya are all able to quickly navigate the course, with Nalani in particular benefitting from a small but speedy stature as she races around unscathed. Similarly, Joshua’s strength and determination leave him looking like one of the top competitors of the day, and ultimately leave him confident that he can finally claim some power this season. The twelve players gather together shortly after Lewis has been checked over by the medical team, who give the all-clear once cleaning up his skinned thigh and covering it with bandages. Lincoln reveals that Lewis has narrowly escaped the worst time of the day, with Salvator instead taking this unwanted position after he repeatedly was seen to fall throughout the challenge. Sinead then declares that Joshua has just bested Róisín to claim his first daily win of the season, giving him the power to now decide who will face-off against Salvator in repatriation. Taking a moment to consider, Joshua eventually offers sympathy to rival Lewis, but not enough to prevent him from nominating his closest ally Gabriella in his place. Gabriella smirks unbothered by the nomination, telling Lincoln and Sinead that it was ‘expected’ as she takes her place beside Salvator. Lincoln informs the pair and the group that they’ll have just one hour until sundown to come to a decision on who to send home, and that they must regather under the rope course to discover who that person will be.
Lewis is seen hugging Gabriella shortly after her nomination, planting a kiss on her forehead as he apologizes for her being nominated. Gabriella assures Lewis that she isn’t upset by the result, and instead is ‘glad’ that she is likely leaving the game before him, admitting that she “would just quit on the spot if (she) had to play with these people alone”. The twosome walk together as they seem solemn in what may be Gabriella’s final hour of the game, contemplating whether they would be able to get the votes against Salvator in the time given. Gabriella tells Lewis that she is only ‘semi-confident’ that she could get Liam, instead feeling as though he and Amanda are the only two people willing to see her continue on in the cruise. Elsewhere, nominee Salvator is seen speaking with LeeAnn, who tells Salvator that she is likely voting to keep him safe, believing that Gabriella has “mentally checked-out” from playing this season, and that it would be “a waste” to force her to stay. Salvator appreciates LeeAnn’s remarks, informing her that he currently feels ‘alone’, and would like to think that the two of them can work together if he is able to survive the night. In a confessional, LeeAnn is seen brimming at these comments from Salvator, viewing him as a “perfect number to pull into an alliance” as somebody who “has basically no one left from his season to rely on”. Not satisfied with one vote secured, Salvator approaches Tonya and fellow remaining Polynesia alumni Nalani, both of whom are relaxing by a nearby pool. The trio dip their feet in the water and discuss the vote, eager to tell Salvator that they’ll be keeping him in the game. Salvator explains to the girls that he would offer them both safety if he were to win a future challenge, instead claiming his targets would be ‘Lewis and the people who are going to try and run the game’. The girls seem pleased with Salvator’s offer, calling this round the simplest so far, leading Tonya to openly state “Gabriella wants to quit anyway, right? So, I don’t think she’ll really care that we’re booting her off”. Awkwardly, Tonya and the others fail to realise that in this moment Gabriella and Lewis have walked behind them, enabling Gabriella to overhear the comment. Gabriella quickly confronts Tonya, telling her not to “speak on (her) behalf” and “shut (her) mouth” on matters that don’t concern her. Seeing red in return, Tonya stands and waves her arms as she screams “but, you do want to go home! You’ve told enough people when you’re not moping around the ship like you’re fleeing your homeland!” Gabriella rolls her eyes, telling Tonya to “shut up and stop trying to be funny”, leading Tonya to repeatedly ask Gabriella if she ‘wants to stay or leave’, knowing that Gabriella will refuse to answer the question. Eventually, Lewis leads Gabriella away, not wanting to engage in the argument and instead hoping to keep her calm and comfortable in what is likely to be her final moments of All-Stars II. Tonya continues to shout at Gabriella as she walks off, only quietening down as both Nalani and Salvator plead for her to ‘stop’ and ‘relax’, not wanting to see Tonya sink her own chances alongside Gabriella. The players soon regather under the ropes course, with the eligible players casting their votes one by one for either Gabriella or Salvator to leave the game. Unsurprisingly, Gabriella is revealed to have been repatriated in a 6-3 result, having refused to grovel to the others in order to save herself, only receiving Lewis and Amanda’s votes, alongside another sympathy vote from Rookies vs. Redeemers alumni Liam. Gabriella hugs friend Amanda goodbye, wishing her luck as the two hold back tears, before moving over and openly kissing Lewis, much to the excitement of a few players on the entertainment deck. In her final moments, Gabriella tells Joshua that she ‘isn’t bitter’ towards him, also showing no bitterness towards Nalani who she calls “genuine”. However, just before heading off, Gabriella tells the others to “get the hell over (themselves)”, receiving a few groans and jibes as she laughs and heads off out of sight. Lincoln and Sinead tell the remaining eleven players that they’ll soon make port in Puerto Rico, where they will remain on the cruise ship, with it only being an exit point for Gabriella, as the rest of them continue their adventure at sea.
===Episode #5 - Triangle Centroid - Part 1===
Immediately following Gabriella’s repatriation, Lewis is seen walking off with Tonya, being consoled by her on the events leading up to his showmance’s elimination. Tonya apologises to Lewis for her argument with Gabriella, believing that she let herself down in what was an “out of character moment”. Lewis assures Tonya that they’ve all had moments in the game they regret, claiming that he won’t judge her different and still appreciates that she is one of the few who have shown him kindness in the game. On this note, Tonya quietly tells Lewis that she hopes to work with him moving forward, believing that he is trustworthy and someone that she could go far alongside. In a confessional, Lewis laments the loss of Gabriella, but swears that he has no intention of giving up, confident that his new alliance with Tonya will be the first of many ‘deals offered’ now that the other players are starting to concentrate on taking out bigger threats. Thirty-minutes later, allies Liam and Joshua join Róisín in one of the ship’s bars, discussing the topic of Lewis and Tonya’s sudden departure from the others after Gabriella’s repatriation. The trio agree that there is certainly season-based alliances in the game, theorising that those from Southeast Asia may be the biggest threats in the game at this stage, and that based on who has been talking to who there may be an alliance between them and those remaining from Polynesia. Wanting to find allies of her own, Róisín voices a desire to align with the two men, believing that they are useful power players for her game. The two men naturally accept Róisín’s proposal, agreeing that if any of them are able to win the next challenge that they need to start targeting those who could pose a threat later on.
The next morning, the players are informed that the ship has set sail from Puerto Rico to Miami, Florida in the United States. At breakfast, Tonya sits with the previous night’s repatriation survivor Salvator, discussing with him the potential for an alliance between the two of them, Lewis, Nalani, as well as other members of Southeast Asia Alan and LeeAnn. In a confessional, Tonya explains that she would also want Amanda to join in on any alliance she’s able to form, but that she ‘isn’t completely sure who Amanda is working with’ at this stage, fearing that she could be linked-up with Liam - and by extension Joshua. Salvator excitedly accepts Tonya’s offer nonetheless, confident that an alliance between Southeast Asia and Polynesia would certainly “dominate this game” and “pick everyone else off one by one”. Word begins to get around the ship that new ‘alliances’ are being formed, with suspicion now falling onto everyone as to which group is trying to work with who, and more importantly which group is targeting the other. In trying to protect his own position, Joshua is seen utilising a hard approach of speaking around, confidently telling others that he ‘knows what they have been talking about’, hoping that in doing this he will “spook people into telling (him) the truth, and spilling on their own plans”. However, rather than work the way he had hoped, Joshua is met with a barrage of confused faces, with nobody willing to fall for his tricks. In a confessional, Tonya rolls her eyes at Joshua’s ‘threatening’ approach, believing that he needs “humbling and a quick reminder that he isn’t dealing with people on their first Road Trip rodeo”. Learning from Joshua’s mistakes, Alan also begins approaching others around the ship, trying to remain jovial and approachable to those he is playing against. In his confessional, Alan highlights everyone’s nerves headed into the next repatriation, well aware that people are seeking to find a suitable target in making the first big move of the game. Alan’s efforts prove successful, with everybody regarding him both as less of a threat, and somebody that they feel confident enough to keep safe rather than target at this still early stage of All-Stars.
Later that day, the remaining eleven players head to one of the ship’s activities decks, finding Lincoln and Sinead waiting for them beside an onboard surf simulator. As expected, Sinead tells the players that they will be taking on the surf simulator as part of their daily challenge. One at a time, each player will get atop their board, with the goal simply being to remain on the surfboard for the longest time possible. In the interest of fairness, each player will be given two attempts at the surf simulator, with their total time from both rounds being combined to give them a final score. The individual with the longest time will be declared the winner, whilst the person with the least time will automatically face repatriation. Finding the challenge difficult, several players are shown quickly flopping off their boards in spectacular wipe-outs, with June, LeeAnn and Nalani’s in particular getting big reactions. Nalani appears embarrassed as she takes a seat after two poor attempts, realising that as a Hawaiian this ‘should’ve been her forte’. Alternatively, allies Joshua and Liam both look strong as they remain steady on the board, proving that in this instance women are not the only ones who can possess good balance. Similarly, Tonya also continues her trend of doing well in challenges, determined to claim her first win and put her plans of targeting Joshua or Liam into action. Unfortunately for Tonya, she is announced to have finished in third place narrowly behind Liam, leaving Joshua to once again claim victory and earning himself the power to nominate. Lincoln then reads out that LeeAnn and Nalani both have given the worst times of the day, with LeeAnn ultimately falling into last place and now ending up automatically facing repatriation. Feeling confident in his victory, Joshua wastes no time in naming Nalani as his nominee, commenting that he hasn’t “had a great deal of conversation with (her)” and “want(s) to see a lifesaver flushed-out”. Fulfilling Joshua’s wishes, Nalani quickly hands her Golden Fob Lifesaver over to Sinead, who in turn confirms that as a result Nalani is now safe from being repatriated. Seeking a replacement nominee, Joshua continues his taking out of the showmance by selecting Scandinavia enemy Lewis to take Nalani’s place, irritating several of his own alliance members who view it as a ‘cowardly’ and ‘wasteful’ move. Nevertheless, Lincoln tells LeeAnn and Lewis that they’ll both have an hour to fight for their safety in the game, before one of them becomes the next player to leave in the pre-jury stage of the game.
Róisín celebrates in a confessional following the nomination results, believing that in spite of Joshua’s decision to nominate Lewis, that it still remains “a great victory for (her) alliance”, particularly thanks to the flushing of a lifesaver and the guarantee that either LeeAnn or Lewis will be out of the game within sixty minutes. However, Róisín goes on to claim that her clear preference would be to send LeeAnn out of the game, aware that she is not only the more socially insulated player, but also one of “the bigger threats when it comes to having strategic ability… which is pretty good going for a woman who clearly is two baby-daddies away from a council estate”. Róisín is seen actively targeting LeeAnn for the remainder of the sixty-minutes, speaking with as many individuals as she can to see that her wish is granted. Realising that he is going against a potentially popular rival, Lewis spends time talking to ally Tonya, who happily tells her new ally that she will turn her back on any Southeast Asia loyalty, believing that instead they need to focus on “who (they) truly get along with this time around”. The twosome are quick to approach others such as Amanda and Salvator, not confident to leave the vote going to a tie, particularly as they both agree ‘Joshua has a complete hate boner for Lewis that he needs to get over as soon as possible’. On the other side, LeeAnn and ally Alan both spread around in order to find support, feeling nervous that the others could certainly make their ‘big move’ that they’ve been dying to pull off the past few rounds and send LeeAnn home. Despite this, the pair remain confident in their approach, speaking with ‘ally’ Salvator, who they believe could sway Nalani to give them three votes, just one away from at worst seeing a tied result. With just fifteen minutes to go, LeeAnn is boldly seen approaching Liam, pulling him away from alliance member Joshua in order to have a ‘one on one’ chat. LeeAnn candidly tells Liam that she has never had any intention of voting him out of the game, instead claiming the only person to bring his name up thus far is “Tonya and her new best friend Lewis”, believing that keeping Lewis this round would ‘come back to bite him in the ass’ as they would almost certainly manage to win a challenge and see that he is nominated. Liam explains to LeeAnn that he isn’t currently able to sway people away from the idea that she isn’t the bigger threat between herself and Lewis, also not wanting to rock the boat too much at this stage. However, LeeAnn reminds him that “the last time you played this you let others make the bold moves, and those women ran rings around you all… if you do it again then you’ll be at that final six or five and realise you’ve not got the positioning to make it to the top three”. Clearly having struck a chord, Liam discusses his difficulty in deciding in his confessional, both wanting to stay loyal to his alliance with Joshua and Róisín, but also feeling for his own personal game it would “make more sense to send Lewis home”. At the vote, the group appear as split as expected, with Amanda, Róisín and Tonya all voting to eliminate LeeAnn. Oppositely, Alan votes to oust Lewis, and is joined by ally Salvator, who turns his back on Tonya’s wishes by bringing himself and Nalani on board to try and save LeeAnn’s game. At 3-3, Liam and secret ally June tip the scale in LeeAnn’s favour, eliminating outsider Lewis finally in a 5-3 result after believing that keeping the Southeast Asia villainess would be better for their long-term games. Róisín appears irritated as the result is announced, clearly feeling no support from her two male allies who did little to see that her voice was heard this round. Lewis says his goodbyes to the group, hugging a saddened Tonya as he wishes her luck for the remainder of the game, hoping that she can continue working alongside the other Southeast Asia and Polynesia players and see nemesis Joshua leave the game next. After Lewis departs, the players are told to head to the bow of the ship for “a special sighting”. In the dark of night, the players all reach the ship’s front, finding Lincoln and Sinead waiting for them with ‘important news’. Sinead congratulates the final ten players on reaching what should now be the jury stage of the game, receiving a round of applause from the group, all keen to praise one another on achieving this feat a second time. However, Lincoln is quick to remind the players that Sinead said ‘should’, before drawing their attention to the position they now find themselves; the centre of the Bermuda Triangle. He goes on to remind players that this point on earth is “surrounded by folklore of the supernatural; vanishing ships, aliens, electronic interference, and in some cases… ghosts”. Both Lincoln and Sinead gesture towards a nearby door, which conveniently has had a model of a UFO stationed above it; the entrance now smoking and playing over-the-top ominous music. Shockingly, four gloomy silhouettes exit the door, emerging from the darkness to reveal themselves as the first four eliminated players of the season; Yiannis, Cole, Gabriella, and Lewis.
==='Episode #6 - Triangle Centroid - Part 2===
The ten remaining players stand dumbfounded as they look at the ‘ghosts’ of former eliminated All-Stars; Yiannis, Cole, Gabriella, and Lewis. Wanting answers, the group look over to Lincoln and Sinead, who inform them that for the first time in Road Trip history, the eliminated players will have a chance to re-enter the game by stealing up to two places from the ten still-active players. Sinead continues by telling the All-Stars that they will be broken into two groups of five, competing in a three-way team based challenge against the ‘Returning Ghosts’ team. The team that wins will each be rewarded with £1,000 spending money onboard the cruise, as well as a luxury dinner and night in the world-renowned spa located within the ship. However, Lincoln explains on top of this prize the ‘Returning Ghosts’ are also seeking revenge, and if they are able to finish in first place the two losing teams will individually vote out one of their own members, who will promptly be replaced by two of the outcasted players. If the ‘Returning Ghosts’ finish in second place, then only one of them will return to the game, replacing a member voted out of the lowest placing team. If the outcasts finish in last place, they will all be re-eliminated from the game, with the ten players continuing on their journey largely unaffected by their attempted return. The fourteen individuals are told that they’ll each be putting on an activities day (picked from a selection of available activities) for a group of onboard customers, doing their best to run and organise the activity to the customer’s satisfaction. The customer’s satisfaction ratings will be taken at the end of the day, enabling the groups to be rated best to worst, and ultimately deciding the outcome of the challenge. Lincoln and Sinead then begin drawing names to randomly assign the two teams of five, which are established to be Alan, Amanda, June, Salvator, and Tonya (Team 1), and Joshua, LeeAnn, Liam, Nalani, and Róisín (Team 2). Wanting to allow the teams to immediately begin planning for the following day’s activities, the three groups are broken up and sent to different sleeping quarters, keeping them separated overnight as the ship docks in Miami.
In their cramped cabin, Team 1 sit together as they look through the list of available activities, knowing that if they select a first preference that is the same as another team that as per the rules it will go to a ‘coin toss’ if neither team is willing to compromise. The group initially begin throwing out ideas such as water aerobics classes, salsa dancing, and skydiving, but quickly find June opposed to each suggestion, claiming that she is ‘struggling’ with physical activity lately due to her age, and instead they should pick something “more relaxing and enjoyable like bingo or a karaoke night”. The group sit silently as they listen to June’s complaints, quickly becoming more and more annoyed by her negative attitude and opposition to doing anything that involves slight physicality. In a confessional, Amanda slates June’s attitude, pointing out that she “was able to do swimming and surfing before… but all of a sudden she’s a geriatric who wants a bingo night”. June is eventually outvoted by her irritated team, opting to go for a ‘Latin Salsa Dance’ night that will be headed by Cuban Salvator, confident that it will be enjoyable and accessible for the mature and younger customers in their group. For Team 2, the group immediately decide to ‘go big or go home’ by selecting the skydiving activity, believing that as the grandest activity on board it will certainly win over the customers. LeeAnn remarks that the “wind machines need to be extra strong to keep some of the fatties I’ve seen on board floating around the tube”, unsure if older customers will be as excited to try out indoor skydiving as younger ones. Despite the group all being in agreement, LeeAnn continues to negatively critique the idea of indoor skydiving, annoying everybody for her time wasting, especially as she herself had been in favour of the idea to begin with. The ‘Returning Ghosts’ are shown celebrating their return to the game, knowing that with one member less that they are already at a disadvantage, but ultimately feel determined to get two of them returning back into the game fully. Like Team 2, the Ghosts agree on indoor skydiving as their selection, willing to roll the dice and take a chance in choosing the most advantageous activity. Although the foursome all seem keen, there remains some concern on the team that Gabriella and Lewis are at an advantage if they are to win, undoubtedly seeking to vote one another back into the game. Moreover, Yiannis and Lewis’ feud from the first few days of the game remains an elephant in the room, leaving Cole and Gabriella questioning whether or not they will be able to work cohesively alongside one another. In a confessional, Gabriella bluntly admits that she ‘isn’t that bothered about getting back in the game’, calling it a “relief” that she was able to get out when she did, but assures producers she will try her best to get Lewis back in.
Early at breakfast the next morning, the fourteen All-Stars gather together and sit around one large table, remaining somewhat tense as they prepare to reveal to Lincoln and Sinead which activity their group has selected as first preference. Gabriella and Lewis are again seen to be close over breakfast, smiling at one another and enjoying their extra time gifted to be on the cruise, catching the attention of those around them. Allies LeeAnn and Salvator are seen holding back laughter as they roll their eyes over the couple, quietly commenting that they are “nauseating” and “faker than fake”, agreeing that they think ‘at least one of them is faking until they get a magazine deal’. As the group await Lincoln and Sinead, LeeAnn and Salvator whisper and laugh that they wouldn’t be that happy if they were Gabriella, as Lewis’ ‘bisexuality’ means that “he probably thinks she looks like a man”. Eventually, Sinead reveals the group’s first choice preferences, confirming that Team 2 and the Ghosts have both sought indoor skydiving. As neither team is willing to back-down, the decision goes to a coin toss, granting the activity to the Ghosts and leaving Team 2 with their second preference activity of ‘cocktails and karaoke’. Whilst practicing for their Salsa Night, Team 1 members June and Tonya stand to one side and talk about the potential of heading to a vote, realising that one of them could easily be the one ousted if this occurs. Tonya assures June that she wouldn’t be her target, which June in turn claims is her personal position, instead thinking that they should vote for one of the others as players who are “bigger threats” in the season. June hints at wanting the vote to be Amanda, but tells Tonya that they can “talk more if (they) aren’t able to finish first”. After agreeing and hugging June, Tonya awkwardly looks at the camera, mouthing that she ‘feels horrid but will probably vote June because she considers the other three members of her team allies’. For Team 2, the fivesome appear somewhat sulky as they initially begin prepping for their cocktail and karaoke night, agreeing to split the joint activity into two groups, with Liam and Joshua doing cocktails, and the other three members braving the karaoke portion of the evening. Liam and Joshua both do their best to try and master the cocktail making, learning several popular choices off by heart and also taking on a crash-course of flair bartending. Meanwhile, Róisín, LeeAnn, and Nalani each learn several songs to perform, selecting a running-order for the music and also agreeing on how to put together a ‘karaoke competition’ for their (hopefully) not so sober guests. Lastly, the Returning Ghosts appear initially overwhelmed by the difficulty of the indoor skydiving, each receiving a course on how to handle the situation safely, being informed that whilst an expert will remain on-hand, that they should not seek too much support from this individual as they are the ones running the activity. Lewis eagerly tries to learn all the steps to put on the best day possible, noting in his confessional that he is desperately determined to get back in the game and ‘get some revenge’ that has been brewing between himself and Joshua since Scandinavia. Unlike Lewis, Gabriella appears somewhat lethargic in the task, struggling to give it her all due to a lack of personal care about returning, laughing in a confessional as she asserts the task “reminds me too much of horrible times in customer service… I hate dealing with people… especially old people”.
At two o’clock, the three teams are each met by a group of ten customers, being equally split by gender and age in order to have a balance of opinion. Team 1’s Salsa Night initially gets off to a choppy start, with Salvator clearly the only individual with any flair for the activity, suggesting in his confessional that they “may have made a mistake with salsa… because the whole task was built around me… but there were four other people who needed to be instructors”. Things get somewhat worse as Tonya begins a passionate dance with a middle-aged lady, who she later admits was “giving signals that she wanted things to get rough between (them)”, leading Tonya to misstep and twist her ankle as she falls in her high heels. As not-so-enthusiastic Alan, Amanda, and June tend to an injured Tonya and fail to wow their customers, Salvator steps-up, confidently taking the lead as he begins an impromptu elimination style dance-off for their ten customers, offering up a bottle of champagne as a prize (which he had negotiated from the ship’s bar staff earlier in the day). In the ship’s bar and club, Team 2 begin by getting their customers involved in the cocktail making task, somewhat cringing as Liam repeatedly forgets the steps in making cocktails, hoping that instead his Irish charm will distract them whilst Joshua fixes their mistakes. After getting the guests more relaxed with their alcoholic beverages, LeeAnn and Róisín notably take the lead in the karaoke portion, leaving Nalani nervously taking a backseat. Although somewhat off-key, the two women’s enthusiasm makes the customers laugh, inviting them to join and eventually put on a semi-successful karaoke competition. However, upon selecting a winner, the customers are somewhat underwhelmed to discover that there was no prize, leaving the Team ‘uhming’ and ‘ahing’ as they fail to think of an on-the-spot replacement. Finally, the Returning Ghosts receive an extremely excited group for the indoor skydiving, clearly ecstatic to be able to try typically the ship’s most expensive activity. Lewis happily takes the lead, winning over both the men and the women in the group, particularly finding popularity amongst the older females, all of whom hope to end up with him as their instructor. However, the group is broken into two, with Lewis and Gabriella taking the first five, and then Cole and Yiannis taking the latter five. The disparity in experience becomes clear, with Lewis being the only member who appears to have clearly listened to his instructions. Group satisfaction appears to wain additionally as two customers ask Gabriella for assistance, receiving an extremely nonchalant response, instead resulting in Gabriella asking the professional to step-in, clearly unbothered to deal with the customers herself or even feign interest and enthusiasm. Four hours after the start of the activities, the customers fill-out their satisfaction forms, scoring their experience in different categories before handing them into Lincoln and Sinead to tally the results. The fourteen All-Stars stand in their teams before Lincoln and Sinead, all receiving congratulations on perhaps an awkward but fulfilling task, not downplaying the difficulty in putting together and hosting their activities with such short notice. Nevertheless, Lincoln reminds them that with every task there must be a winner and a loser, and begins to read out bits of feedback and scores for each respective group. Lewis and Salvator are identified as the strongest performers of the day, both receiving perfect scores for their participation from guests, and picking up the slack where the rest of their team fell behind. However, the two men’s efforts are not enough, as overall Team 2 is revealed to have narrowly taken first place thanks to decent performances from Joshua, LeeAnn, and Róisín, praising their activity having two portions, also noting that “the alcohol probably helped”. The entire team celebrate their win, relieved to not only all be safe for this round, but also ecstatic at the reminder they will be experiencing their evening of luxury alongside £1,000 spending money each. Between the bottom two teams, Sinead regretfully announces that the Returning Ghosts by-far received the lowest satisfaction, leaving the four of them in dead-last and ultimately re-eliminating them from the game. Team 1 all breathe a sigh of relief, realising that one of them had a narrow escape, thanking Salvator for undeniably being the sole reason they avoided last place. Lincoln and Sinead inform the Returning Ghosts to say their goodbyes for the final time, taking a moment to credit Lewis yet again for his effort, and indirectly stating that “if only all of your team had shown your drive to come back”. Not appreciating this jibe, Gabriella decides to walk from the scene, cursing those for “acting like it’s all (her) fault”, ignoring the fact that by far she had received the worst feedback of the day. Cole, Lewis and Yiannis follow Gabriella after saying their goodbyes, all disappointed to see their All-Stars journey come to an end yet again. Later that evening, the victorious Team 2 are shown enjoying their luxury meal and spa evening, before splashing their cash around the ship’s many shopping spots. LeeAnn’s final toast with the group closes the episode, cheerfully declaring “it was the alcohol that won it”, much to the team’s amusement.
===Episode #7 - We All Scream For===
Hours after seeing the ‘Returning Ghosts’ eliminated again from the game, the majority of victorious Team 2 begin heading back to their quarters, leaving Róisín and Joshua together to finish the last of their drinks around the now empty luxury dining hall. Róisín gleefully tells Joshua that she believes their alliance alongside Liam is the strongest of the game, but reminds him that in order to remain in power they will need to soon make a move against those from Southeast Asia or Polynesia, again voicing the concern that the alumni from those seasons are working together in a five-person strong alliance. Joshua nods along as Róisín speaks, assuring her that he still believes removing Lewis was good for their game, and that in future he is confident that their alliance will be on the same page on which of their opposition to send home. Róisín begins playfully teasing Joshua for ‘not listening’ to her input before, asking if she’s “going to have a problem” with that in the future, or if he'll “do as (he’s) told”. Joshua returns the flirtatiously playful remarks, winking at Róisín as he says she’ll “just have to find out” in her own time. Back in Team 1’s quarters, Amanda, Salvator, and Tonya sit up talking to one another, feeling that after their poor showing in the last challenge that they need to begin contemplating a plan for future votes, realising that to wait until the last minute would prove a fatal mistake. Not wanting to wake sleeping teammates Alan and June, the trio head out into the corridor, quietly discussing their mutually shared desire to see that a move is made against Joshua at the next repatriation. Tonya calls Joshua “a smug asshole”, a sentiment agreed with by both Amanda and Salvator, feeling as though he is central to an alliance of others that have thus far been controlling a lot of the game, particularly due to Joshua winning the last three consecutive daily challenges. In a confessional, Amanda speaks on her desire to still work with Rookies vs. Redeemers friend Liam, but laments that she “can’t work with him as long as Joshua is attached to his hip”, believing that once Joshua is out the game “Liam will turn back to (her) as his number one”. Salvator confidently declares his belief that the three of them plus Nalani, LeeAnn, and Alan can easily get Joshua out, believing that “even June would vote for him” at this stage. The three quietly shake on their plan, assured that they have just hatched the first ‘big move’ of the game.
The morning after, the remaining ten players all disembark from the cruise ship that has been their home for the last few days, now finding themselves in Miami, Florida after arriving the previous evening. Boarding their private luxury-RV, the group are driven a short distance towards the ‘Little Havana’ area of Miami; a neighbourhood that is home to many Cuban exiles who have fled the island’s communist regime. On the drive, June loudly gives an indirect apology to the players for her ‘grumpiness’ the past few days, amusingly admitting that she had “a nasty case of the sea squits”, which “certainly dampened more than (her) attitude”. The comedic delivery and apology itself cause the entire group to burst out in laughter, evidently amused by oldest member June’s explanation, and also feeling positively towards her for taking accountability for her apparent attitude for the cruise’s duration. Upon arriving, the players take a walk down Calle Ocho Walk of Fame; Little Havana’s Cuban-celebrity answer to Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. Salvator excitedly tells the group about different names as they cross the pink marble, evidently glad to find himself playing Road Trip in his hometown. Towards the back of the pack, June and Liam walk with their arms linked, discussing what their intentions would be if either were to win the next daily challenge. Concerned that ally June isn’t on the same page as him with working alongside Amanda, Joshua, and Róisín, Liam does his best to reassure her that sticking together is their best plan for the endgame, relieved to hear that June still considers him to be ‘her number one ally’. June in turn is pleased to hear Liam’s declaration that he wants to sit by her in the final three, and that to achieve this he will “handle the tough calls of cutting the others one at a time”.
Lincoln and Sinead welcome the group as they arrive at one of Little Havana’s famous ice cream parlours, home to an exotic array of Cuban-inspired flavours. Rather than eat the desserts carelessly, the players are told that they’ll each be given nine different flavours of ice cream, accompanied by a list of fifteen potential flavours written on cards. The players must blind taste each ice cream scoop before determining which flavour card should be assigned to which scoop, trying to avoid placing the wrong card, particularly as six of the flavours written are not even found in front of them. The individual to score the most correctly will be crowned the winner, with time determining placements if individuals are tied on scores. Salvator is seen relishing the task, admitting that he has been to this particular parlour before, and naturally being a Cuban-American is more familiar with the flavours on display than the other players around him. Oppositely, Tonya appears to detest the tasting, noticeably heaving and eventually bringing up the cream cheese and cracker flavour ice cream, turning to the shocked owners as tears stream down her face and exclaiming “I’m sorry lad, but that’s f**king vile that is. Jesus Christ who is buying that? No wonder they’re fleeing Cuba if that’s what they’re feeding them as kids.” The owners, Lincoln, and Sinead hold in their laughter as Tonya struggles her way through the remainder of the task, surprising everyone who had expected ice cream tasting to be a more pleasant Road Trip experience. At the end of the challenge, Lincoln and Sinead gather the ten All-Stars together, announcing that only three players had gotten below five points; Joshua, Liam, and Tonya. Alternatively, only two players had scored a perfect nine out of nine correctly; LeeAnn and Salvator. Lincoln names LeeAnn’s time as having been quickest, snatching victory from a confident Salvator, who although upset is more than happy to see his ally claim the position of Tour Leader. Sinead then announces that Tonya’s poor yet amusing run in the challenge has left her in last place, and thus put her automatically up for repatriation. LeeAnn is asked by Lincoln and Sinead to now name her nominee that’ll face-off against her past nemesis Tonya, leaving the Londoner scanning the group as she prepares to make her decision. LeeAnn’s closest ally Alan is seen mouthing ‘flush it’ over and over to her, receiving a knowing nod off LeeAnn before the two are spotted by Róisín and Joshua. Following on from this, LeeAnn announces that “I think it’s time we’re all on equal footing, so I’ll be selecting Róisín”, immediately resulting in an irritated Róisín playing her lifesaver, saving herself from repatriation. The big move in action continues, with LeeAnn now apologising as she ‘does what needs to be done’ in selecting Joshua to take her place, leaving plenty of players holding back smiles as the plan is carried out.
Just as Lincoln begins explaining to Joshua and Tonya that they’ll have the usual hour to fight for their safety, Alan and Róisín begin whispering aggressively to one another about the move, with Róisín calling Alan “such a little snake” for telling LeeAnn to ‘flush it’, knowing that this had been in relation to her lifesaver. Alan shrugs as he tells Róisín “she was going to do it anyway, I just wanted to make sure”, causing Róisín to roll her eyes and label Alan a “two-faced bitch”. Not appreciating the personal dig, Alan ends the whispering as he and Róisín fully come to blows, arguing with one another about the move as Róisín calls it “embarrassing” that “you all clearly needed to knock us down so much that you’ve been going behind our backs to plan this”, leaving Alan repeatedly exclaiming “exactly! It’s the game! It’s the game!”, uncertain why Róisín is unable to see the strategic necessity in the move. Joshua puts his arm around ally Róisín as he tells her “it’s all good”, leaving Lincoln and Sinead to regain control of the moment as they confirm the hour of deliberation has begun. Joshua and Róisín both begin heading off, talking loudly that they are “over this bunch” of players, clearly annoyed that they have been outmanoeuvred by a large number of the others. The remaining eight stand around, with Tonya facetiously asking “anyone want to hear why I should stay?” to muffled laughter. Amanda quickly grabs ally Liam’s wrist before he can follow Róisín and Joshua down the road, instead guiding him off so that they may speak privately. Whilst alone, Liam quickly asks Amanda if they’re “good to vote Tonya”, resulting in Amanda forcefully telling him that she will be voting Joshua out of the game. Although surprised, Liam calmly questions Amanda on her choice, unsure why she would stray from those that they are both working with. Amanda explains to Liam that “you’re working with him, not me… he’s winning too much… people don’t like him… I don’t really like him, and I’m not sending Tonya home when I know she’s never putting me up”. Not wanting to talk down Amanda’s mindset, Liam stands silent, ruffling his hair in mild frustration as he sees his and Joshua’s dominant partnership going down the drain. Amanda goes on to inform Liam that “there’s no chance (Joshua’s) surviving through this, so just vote him”, only to be told that Liam “can’t do that”. Choosing not to force him to break his word, Amanda instead instructs Liam not to campaign on Joshua’s behalf, believing that to do so would be associating himself with someone that people are rallying against. The allies-cum-friends hug after their conversation, wanting to remind one another of their closeness and trust in spite of currently being on different wavelengths concerning the vote, wishing one another the best as they head back to the other players for deliberations. In the last twenty-minutes of campaigning, Joshua seeks again to find those willing to pair up with ‘bigger players’, highlighting the danger of siding with Southeast Asia players, particularly as three of them remain in the game. Alternatively, Tonya continues to push a narrative that she is ‘far less of a threat’ than challenge beast Joshua, also citing that unlike him she has made better connections with those voting, hoping it will be enough to save her at this first nomination. With the hour up, the eligible players cast their key-fobs into the holder for who they wish to send home, revealing in a decisive 5-2 vote that they have eliminated Joshua from the game, fulfilling the first ‘big move’ of the season. Joshua congratulates the players on their success, hugging loyal allies Liam and Róisín goodbye before ominously telling the others “a few of y’all are going to regret this when you see I was right” as he departs via a taxi to be sequestered as the first member of the jury. The final nine players head back to the RV for the night, with a tearful Róisín walking alone behind the others, feeling extremely isolated after losing her closest ally, but also hellbent on avenging him at the next daily challenge. 
===Episode #8 - Snakes, Literally and Figuratively===
Overnight, the final nine players rest in the RV as they deal with the fallout of Joshua’s repatriation, signalling a clear divide in the game between two opposing ‘alliances’. Liam lays on one of the beds as he listens to the others speak, clearly holding in his frustration at finding himself on the wrong side of the numbers at this moment. Noticing Salvator in particular is in a positive mood following the result, Liam decides to confront the Cuban-American head on, asking him “how is an alliance of so many of you going to work if you just vote the rest of us out next?”. Salvator asks the same question back to Liam, reminding him that he was almost certainly looking to go to the end of the game with Joshua and Róisín, leaving anybody else working with them “wasting (their) time”. Liam snaps at Salvator, exclaiming “you don’t know that” at his assumptions, evidently annoyed as he tells the players “you can all sit around here laughing tonight, that’s grand, but come tomorrow if (Róisín) or I win you’ll realise just how shit it is to be at the bottom of a six person group”. In a confessional, Liam stands outside the RV as he continues to voice his frustration, believing that he needs to “put everything into winning the next challenge” or likely go home, not wanting to have a repeat of Rookies vs. Redeemers by letting another alliance of ‘misfits’ get the upper-hand on him. Liam is then seen walking off to gather his thoughts, aggressively kicking over a bin and cursing the names of his fellow players, obviously taking the power shift worse than anyone else at this point in time. Production are seen checking on Liam, nervous that his body language is particularly unstable, recommending that he sleep in a separate accommodation overnight as he describes a desire to ‘punch Salvator in the face if he pipes up again’.
On the ninth day of the road trip, the remaining All-Stars are driven in the RV from Miami to the nearby wetlands of southern Florida; the Everglades. Within the location, the players depart deep in the Everglades National Park, a protected area that encompasses the latter twenty-percent of the entire Everglades area. Boarding an airboat, the group are transported across the swampy wetlands to an isolated island campsite, which will act as their overnight accommodation and pit-stop for the next round of the game. Upon arrival, the nine players are given a short walking tour around the island, introducing them to the exotic and indigenous fauna and flora of the Everglades, as well as the importance of preventing invasive species, overhunting, and dealing with the effects of climate change. Despite the importance of the topic being discussed, Liam struggles to detach his mentality from the game, instead seeking to make a move that may buy him a few extra rounds of longevity. Throwing his Rookies vs. Redeemers compatriot under the bus, Liam begins whispering to players that he was ‘surprised’ Amanda hadn’t also voted to keep Joshua, lying that she had told him the three of them would work together, as well as revealing information that Amanda had secretly told him earlier in the game concerning other players. Although bending the truth on Amanda’s playing of multiple sides, the revelations and paranoia are enough to spread seeds of doubt over Amanda’s trustworthiness, with June, Róisín, and Salvator all being shown in confessionals calling Amanda too big of a threat, and somebody that they’d no longer feel comfortable allowing to keep around in the competition. At the end of the tour, an increasingly emotional Salvator is checked on by the other All-Stars, hearing from him that he had previously done charity work helping Cuban refugees who had washed-up or landed in southern Florida, with many of these individuals “enduring the hardship of the Everglades”. Salvator holds back tears as he recants a story from a colleague that a lone boy had been found in the wetlands after being separated from his family during their exodus, clearly impacted by those who had also fled Cuba like his own family. The players huddle around Salvator in a group hug, positively embracing him in this moment of vulnerability, also praising his work in raising awareness towards the plight of refugees that often find themselves arriving in South Florida.
Crashing the party, Lincoln and Sinead pull-up on their own airboat to a round of applause, welcoming the players to the lush yet desolate Everglades National Park. Wasting no time, Lincoln confirms that they will now commence competing in their next daily challenge, which ‘will be testing their memory and their nerve’. Question by question, the players will be asked to identify a species found in the Everglades as ‘native’ or ‘invasive’, having been briefed on these answers in the opening tour. Simply, each player must get the question right to continue in the game, with a single wrong answer eliminating them from the challenge. The last individual standing will be crowned Tour Leader, whilst the first eliminated player will automatically face repatriation. However, in making things more difficult, Sinead tells the players they will be ‘housing their own invasive guest’, with each player having an individual Burmese python (perhaps the most infamous of the Everglades’ invasive species) placed in a crate that will house their bare feet for the duration of the competition. If a player removes either of their feet, they will be eliminated regardless of their answers being right or wrong. Immediately, several players begin freaking out as production members carry in the snakes, becoming more agitated as they are instructed to each take a seat and place their bare feet into their respective crates. Tonya in particular is seen to be almost bawling at the notion of taking part, trying to assert that her ‘swollen ankle’ wouldn’t handle the snake’s presence, as well as calling the creatures her “biggest fear on the planet”. As everybody begins taking their seats, Tonya continues to stall, eventually pulling both legs away as the production member goes to place the python in her crate. Tearfully, Tonya tells Lincoln and Sinead that she “can’t do it”, opting to instead forfeit the challenge and take the nomination, clearly bordering on a panic attack and being unable to continue. LeeAnn somewhat unsympathetically tries to encourage Tonya by shouting that she “can do it”, trying to get a group chant of “Tonya! Tonya! Tonya!” to give strength to her past nemesis. However, rather than encourage Tonya, LeeAnn’s remarks are seen to enrage the frightened player, resulting in Tonya yelling “shut the f**k up, LeeAnn” before storming off, loudly bellowing “I’m not putting my feet near a f**king snake you stupid cow”, much to LeeAnn’s horror and confusion. Continuing without Tonya, the first round sees June, Liam, and Salvator all eliminated, clearly having paid little attention to the details of the tour, but also providing the trio secret relief as they get their feet free from their snake crate. LeeAnn and Róisín are the next two players eliminated after getting the third question wrong, taking their places alongside the others as they watch the final three get the next two questions correctly. Eventually, Amanda falls out in third place, joking as she claims she had “been guessing the last few rounds anyway”. Final two Alan and Nalani go head to head, with Alan ultimately having a better memory for the information, winning himself his first challenge of the season and granting himself a spot in the final eight. Alan is asked by Sinead to select his nominee to face a now returned but still teary Tonya, leaving Alan pondering who would be the best choice to select in this moment. Somewhat surprisingly, Alan decides to take a shot at Amanda, remarking that there have been “conversations about (her) loyalty”, believing that he would “rather keep the enemy (he) know(s)” than the one potentially lurking in the shadows. A surprised Amanda takes her position next to Tonya, holding her friends hand as she wishes her luck before one of them sees their All-Stars adventure come to an end.
After nominating, Alan immediately heads over to speak one on one with Tonya, comforting his friend and ally as he promises that he will see that she can survive the round, confident that the others are irritated by Amanda’s ‘two-timing’. Although appreciative of his support, Tonya questions Alan’s decision to put up her own ally Amanda, admitting that she would have much rather seen him target Róisín, Liam, or June, who would have been “easy to beat”. Alan promises Tonya that this is best for them long term, explaining that they, LeeAnn, Salvator, and Nalani are going to be the final five players in the game. Elsewhere, LeeAnn vocalises her continued confusion over Tonya’s ‘breakdown’ during the challenge, asking others “did she lose it with me? Did she think I was being a dickhead or something?”, seeking assurance from others that she “wasn’t a dickhead” over and over. Multiple individuals confirm to LeeAnn that she hadn’t been out of order, instead thinking Tonya was ‘far too sensitive’ due to her fear of the snake. As the group begin talking, Amanda tries her best to look for support, fighting off claims that she has been playing both sides of the game, pleading with ally Nalani not to fall for the lies being spread around (falsely assuming they may have come from Salvator). In a confessional, Liam is shown displaying some guilt for potentially ending Amanda’s game, but admits that “in a case of her or me, I’ll throw her under the bus every day… including the Lord’s Day”. However, Liam also notes that he isn’t going to be “stupid enough to vote Amanda out”, confident that they can still work together, particularly now that the “other side have been chatting shite to her face, and shot themselves in the foot by putting her up against Tonya of all people”. Liam begins navigating around the group, telling allies Róisín and June that Tonya is “a much bigger social threat than Amanda at this point”, remarking that nobody trusts Amanda and she will likely be put up again, acting as a shield for them moving forward, whereas “no one is really ever going to put Tonya up, and tonight could be (their) last night to get her out”. The two ladies hear Liam’s argument out, conflicted as they both prefer Tonya to Amanda, but also recognise the value in keeping a player like Amanda in the process. Later on, LeeAnn herself is spoken to about the vote, having established conversations with her alliance about ousting Amanda for her ‘two-timing treachery’. Nevertheless, after fighting with rival Tonya, LeeAnn flirts with the idea of “just putting her name down and getting her out of here before she can do me in”, evidently aware that Tonya will eventually seek revenge on her for Southeast Asia. Despite this, Alan sternly tries to talk LeeAnn away from straying from their plan, believing that “emotion will screw this all up” if they give into it. In a final confessional, Alan disserts that with LeeAnn, Nalani, and Salvator’s votes, they should at worst see the vote tied, in which case he will break the tie and keep ally Tonya safe. In spite of his optimism, he admits some doubt over the others, realising that the “tide against Amanda could have been a really great ploy to screw our whole games up”. At the vote, both Amanda and Tonya use their final pleas to voice loyalty for their allies whilst wishing one another luck, yet desperate not to see their own games come to an end. The vote is initially tied 2-2 after Liam and Róisín cast their key-fobs to eliminate Tonya, whilst Salvator and June alternatively eliminate Amanda. Nalani’s vote next brings the vote 3-2 against Tonya, having kept her closeness to Amanda under wraps, and the Southeast Asia-Polynesia alliance having no indication that she had greater loyalties. Lastly, LeeAnn’s vote puts the final nail in nemesis Tonya’s coffin, eliminating her 4-2 in a shocking blindside, with Alan and Salvator in particular stunned at the disloyalty at play. Tonya holds back her tears as she hugs Amanda goodbye, before wishing luck to Alan and Salvator for their loyalty and friendship to her in the game. Choosing not to address LeeAnn, Tonya gladly boards the airboat to be whisked off to civilisation, declaring her relief at ‘not having to spend the night on that island surrounded by snakes… literally and figuratively’. The final eight players are then bid goodnight by Lincoln and Sinead, leaving them to retire to their island campsite, with the crickets of the Everglades roaring above the silence of an awkward atmosphere.
===Episode #9 - Theatricks===
Camping out on their Everglades island home overnight, the remaining All-Stars break into twos in order to bed down in their tents overnight, with the topic of conversation largely centring around Tonya’s surprising repatriation earlier that evening. Laying side-by-side, allies Alan and Salvator whisper as they frantically try to decipher what had gone down during the vote, having both been left out of the decision and instead failed to send ‘two-timing’ player Amanda to the jury. Alan explains to Salvator that their ally “(LeeAnn) screwed us! She voted with them because she and Tonya can’t stand each other and she’s f**ked it up for both of us now!”. Frustrated, Salvator questions if there’s anything they can do, not wanting to yet again find himself losing control of the game as it enters its latter stages. The two men agree that headed into the next round they cannot afford to dip on their loyalty to one another, believing their only means of survival will be to recuperate votes from at least two others, uncertain that LeeAnn and Nalani are now on their side. In a confessional, Alan describes his anger towards LeeAnn, but accepts that he also must take ownership of the fact that his risk to target Amanda hadn’t paid off, and that he had certainly been ‘played’ by those turning his alliance against her. In a nearby tent, repatriation survivor Amanda lays next to her ‘saviour’ LeeAnn, with the two women turning conversation towards their competitors remaining in the game. Amanda is quick to assert her belief that “June doesn’t deserve to still be here… or make it to the end over anyone else. That’s why she’ll probably get there. Because no one in their right mind is giving that woman £100,000.” LeeAnn agrees with Amanda, pondering if somebody like June should be voted out to free up the ‘final three spot that she is hogging already’. The women laugh at their cattiness, confident that they may have a shot at a continued working relationship after the night’s results.
The next morning, the eight players sit around a breakfast campfire where they are provided with a meal reflective of their Everglades surroundings; alligator stew. June refuses the meal, again citing that she is struggling with ‘an upset stomach’, believing that “unusual meats would only get things churning in all sorts of directions I don’t want them to”. Apparently suffering from a lack of social awareness as well as stomach issues, June goes into detail explaining her bowel movements overnight as the others try to brave the foreign flavours and textures in their mouths, forcing several of them to stop eating and angrily request that she “pack it in”. In a confessional, June appears annoyed by the group’s “lack of care and consideration” for her situation, brandishing them “a typical younger crowd who want to sit around and talk about periods, burping, and f**king… but God forbid I talk about an upset stomach when you’re living off travel food. Well, I think some of them need their heads kicked in… bring them back to reality because they’re all living far too cushy I think”. June’s disappointed attitude continues throughout the day, regularly remarking that ‘younger’ individuals live easier lives than her generation, thinking that they’ve “bred a bunch of softies” to take the reigns of life. Shortly after breakfast, the players begin packing up their things to travel by airboat to a new location within the Everglades. Whilst packing, Alan is approached by realigned Rookies vs. Redeemers pair Amanda and Liam, both of whom wish to discuss game after being aware that Alan had been one of those on Tonya’s side at the last vote. In a confessional, Amanda explains her position of ‘forgive and forget’, knowing that to hold a grudge would be sloppy gameplay. Instead, Amanda hopes that she and Liam can ‘pacify’ Alan with kindness and an olive branch, focussing on further getting the ‘other side’ to take out themselves, allowing her to “move on comfortably to the final three with Liam and Nalani”. Alan seems relieved that the twosome are welcoming, becoming interested as they propose that they ‘work together over the next few rounds’, with Liam preaching a mantra of “keeping those of us who really deserve this over those who haven’t earned their spots… the people who are really just coasting through this thing”. Agreeing completely, Alan tells the pair that he’ll not nominate either should he win, instead seemingly creating a ‘deal’ that would leave the three of them safe until the final six. As the day progresses, it becomes clear from conversations that the interconnectedness of alliances and relationships is proving difficult, with the only exception being to instead look at the one player without a single friend in the game; Róisín. In her own confessional, Róisín seems sorely aware of this fact, believing that nobody has had her back since Joshua left the game, particularly lamenting that Liam had ‘abandoned’ her in favour of working with ‘fence sitter’ Amanda.
Just after midday, the players arrive at a stilted cabin that is position atop the waters of the Everglades, which although lacking an ostentatious exterior is celebrated as a welcome change to sleeping in tents exposed to the elements overnight. Lincoln and Sinead greet the players on the dock beside the cabin, giving them a moment to pack their things inside before explaining the rules for their next daily challenge. For the next challenge, all eight players will begin a scavenger hunt around a four-square mile area, looking for eight separate clues that will enable them to locate the next clue in a particular order, ultimately with the goal being to be the first individual to return to Lincoln and Sinead with all eight clues on their person. The last player to return will automatically face repatriation, whilst the first to return will have the right to nominate another person to face that individual in the vote. In the interest of fairness, the players randomly draw for a position, with each of their starting clues leading them in one of four pre-determined orders for clues. As the challenge begins, it quickly becomes apparent that the challenge will be both wet and dirty, requiring players to dig in mud, canoe around the waters, as well as search in and atop trees. Nalani again is shown to be strong in deciphering clues, having managed to win a task requiring attention to detail way back in the first round of the season. Hot on her tail, determined players Alan and Róisín are also shown to be making steady progress, wanting not only to ensure their safety from placing last, but both telling the cameras around them that they ‘actively want’ the power to nominate someone else to leave. Oldest player June is seen floating around in her canoe for much of the task, fearing getting in the waist deep water after noting the ‘danger gators’ signs around, pondering if “they can smell their cousins in everyone’s bellies”. Elsewhere, LeeAnn and Liam both struggle through quicksand-like terrain, panting as they call out to one another for directions and help. The muddy pair agree to assist one another out of their area, agreeing that they’ve strayed too far and could be putting themselves in danger if they aren’t able to get free. In separate confessionals, LeeAnn is shown praising Liam for helping her, noting that he had gotten free first and “could’ve left (her) for ‘dead’” to guarantee his safety, whilst Liam mentions an appreciation for LeeAnn’s assistance in getting him back on track, having got one of his clues too muddy to read and instead lending him hers momentarily to memorise. After almost two hours, Róisín is able to beat Alan in a half-sprint half-paddle back to the dock, getting her eight clues over to Lincoln and Sinead to claim victory. Alan and a not-far-behind third place Nalani congratulate Róisín as they collapse in exhaustion beside her, gulping bottles of water as they watch on to see who out of their competitors is going to fall into last place. Salvator and Amanda are the next two in, noting their worry as the sun shows signs of setting, with June, LeeAnn, and Liam still out in the water. Lincoln and Sinead confirm that if it gets ‘too dark’ that they will be forced to call the challenge, taking last place out of who has the least clues in their possession at that point. Minutes later, Liam returns to the dock with his eight, admitting that he hadn’t seen LeeAnn or June “for a good thirty-minutes”, leaving production no choice but to end the challenge and fetch the two absent women. A drenched and muddy June and LeeAnn are brought back to the dock, revealing that they have six and four clues respectively, leaving LeeAnn in last place and automatically nominated for repatriation.
The dishevelled players stand around the dock as Róisín is asked by Lincoln and Sinead to name her nominee, leaving Róisín to take centre stage as she begins an impromptu speech on her position in the game. Telling the others that she ‘knows she would’ve probably been all their choices’, she calls saving herself and making this decision “honestly, pretty easy and enjoyable”, going on to declare that she had thought about “gunning for LeeAnn”. However, with that choice taken out of her hands, Róisín instead decides to “put up the person who put the biggest wedge in (her) game”, as well as the person who “has everyone wrapped around her finger”, selecting Amanda to face a second consecutive repatriation. Amanda and LeeAnn hug one another as they go head-to-head, both speaking up to silence a still talking Róisín, with LeeAnn stating “alright babes, we don’t need a whole speech we got your vote… pipe down now”. The entire group hold in their laughter at LeeAnn’s remark, similarly feeling offput and annoyed by Róisín’s theatrics, ultimately now soured on the fact she was able to win the daily challenge. After being given the usual hour to campaign, Amanda and LeeAnn split-off seeking the support to remain in the game, knowing that regardless of Róisín winning that she cannot possibly have any further say on who goes home, giving both a mild moment of happiness in what remains the most nerve wracking moment of their games thus far. Amanda establishes fast that she will be getting support from allies Liam and Nalani, leaving just one more vote required to remain in the game. Liam tells both girls that he has June’s trust, confident that they can get her on side, and possibly may be able to “make it unanimous” due to LeeAnn burning Alan and Salvator at the last vote by turning against Tonya. Due to this fact, LeeAnn is seen spending time grovelling to both Alan and Salvator, claiming that she still views them both as her closest allies in spite of her decision to vote Tonya, calling it “something (she) stupidly thought was the right thing to do”, now apologising for her ‘emotional’ decision. However, she states that she truly believes Tonya “was going to come for (her) eventually”, and that she wouldn’t have felt safe keeping her in the game. Alan and Salvator then semi-facetiously ask LeeAnn “do you feel safe now?”, bemused that she now finds herself in precisely the position she had feared. Entertaining the idea that they could vote to keep LeeAnn in the game, the two men point out that they’re still struggling against Liam and Nalani, both of whom haven’t left Amanda’s side since deliberations began. Realising that this leaves June, LeeAnn realises that she would be the ‘swing vote’ in this situation, hoping that they can somehow get through to her before the hour is up. Leading to the vote, both sides approach June for her support, with Liam expecting her loyalty in order to protect their ‘alliance’, and both Alan and Salvator instead trying to appeal to June’s apparent fondness of them, drilling into her mind that Amanda, Nalani, and Liam are a trio, and to go with them she would easily be cut at the final four. In a confessional, June smiles at being spoiled for choice, admitting that she isn’t particularly fussed who goes between Amanda and LeeAnn, instead viewing this move as being critical to how she wants to end the game, and more importantly who she wants to end the game with. At the vote, Liam and Nalani place their key-fobs in the holder bearing LeeAnn’s name, whilst Alan and Salvator come around to forgive and support their ally by instead voting to eliminate Amanda. With everything coming down to June, the forty-six year old is shown to turn on her closest-ally Liam’s wishes yet again, this time by succeeding in eliminating Amanda from the game, feeling she was both untrustworthy and the biggest competition to take a spot from her in the final three. LeeAnn hugs both Alan and Salvator, thanking them immensely as she recognises the effort they put into aiding her campaign to win June’s vote. Amanda says her goodbyes to the group, having little time or consideration in addressing June or Róisín, believing both are unworthy of her time in these final moments. Still covered in dried mud, Amanda waves goodbye as she is whisked away on an airboat, yelling that she’ll be “having a hot shower and a cup of tea” within the hour, being cheered on by her friends as she leaves to join the jury. The final seven players say their goodnights to Lincoln and Sinead, queuing up to use the two outdoor cold water showers outside their cabin, knowing that although they’re inside that it’ll be another tough sleep in the Everglades.
===Episode #10 - Sad Astra===
The seven All-Stars lay around their stilted cabin, each now much cleaner after their less than desirable outdoor showers, taking time to discuss Amanda’s elimination, seemingly in a group agreement that she had ‘played a great game’. Taking the result hardest, Nalani is seen retreating into herself, not interacting with the others and occasionally ignoring attempts to get her involved. In a confessional, Nalani tearfully claims to feel ‘gutted’ by Amanda’s repatriation, believing that she not only lost a close ally but “a loyal and completely hilarious friend”. She goes on to explain a detachment from caring about the game with Amanda no longer by her side, clearly not prioritising the opportunity to win and instead viewing the chance to return as an experience to be enjoyed rather than won. Nalani carelessly voices this mindset to the others, somewhat annoying the other six, all of whom question her decision to return if it ‘isn’t about winning’. Feeling attacked by the others’ confusion, Nalani exits the cabin to “get some air”, leaving the group feeling negatively about her response and behaviour. However, rather than leave Nalani outside completely alone, allies Alan and LeeAnn both get up to follow her out, walking her down so that they may capitalise off her isolation. Nalani tells Alan and LeeAnn of her lonely feeling, highlighting that she doesn’t view Liam as an ally, instead feeling as though he only spoke to her the past few days because of their mutual closeness to Amanda. Ranting further, Nalani voices an irritation towards “someone like June… who does nothing, getting further than Amanda”. Alan and LeeAnn coddle Nalani’s opinion, agreeing that it is an uncomfortable reality they have found themselves in now that June is a ‘pivotal swing vote’, questioning why as players they have allowed her to get this far and decide on their fates. Explaining that she isn’t quitting or giving up, Nalani pitches to Alan and LeeAnn that she still appreciates the pair of them, and although she had admittedly turned away from the Southeast Asia-Polynesia pact that she wouldn’t be coming after either if she is able to win, instead focussing on taking out individuals such as June and Róisín. Returning to the cabin, Salvator heads outside to have a cigarette break, being joined by ally Alan who provides him with the details of his conversation with LeeAnn and Nalani. Salvator appears pleased at the confirmation that Nalani isn’t gunning for them, believing that with Amanda gone she will more than likely “return to the fold” and work with them, although Alan insists this “won’t really be needed once we get to the top five”. The two men quietly celebrate their achievements, having turned the game back into their favour, confident that the five other players inside the cabin are far too hostile to one another to ever put two and two together and ‘realise the two boys are the biggest threats’ left.
Early in the morning, the players are woken before being transported via airboat back to a main road, finding their luxury RV waiting to drive them to their next destination. On board, the All-Stars receive a note that a driver will take them on a gruelling thirteen-hour journey northwest out of Florida, with one of their games ‘soon coming to an end once they disembark the RV’. Some of the group initially decide to sleep through the first-half of the journey, whilst others remain nervously awake, not at all confident that they’ll have an opportunity to socialise and deliberate at the next location as per the message from Lincoln and Sinead. Liam and Salvator both sit awake and alone towards the front of the RV, having mended their relationship to a civil one after they came to blows following Joshua’s repatriation. The men are seen discussing their perception that they are two of the ‘straight talkers’ in the group, also crediting Alan with that label, viewing the four female players as ‘liabilities’ and ‘flaky-players’ for their constant changing of allegiances and causing of drama. Although still planning on sticking with closest-ally June, Liam tells Salvator that they can vote any of the girls out next “as long as (they) don’t come for each other”, believing that the girls are relying on them to do this in order to move forward. Salvator is shown agreeing with Liam, himself confident that “unless things go horridly wrong” that they can easily get Róisín out in a matter of hours. Alan soon joins the men after waking up and finding all the girls still napping, taking the opportunity to strengthen an ‘agreement’ between himself, Liam, and Salvator. Noting their threat levels are high yet again, the men propose that they would need one another in the final five in order to stand a chance at reaching the end of the game, as to knock themselves out now would only leave the other two remaining more vulnerable. Without rousing suspicion from the ladies, the boys are able to shake on their agreement, each now swearing not to target one another until the endgame, despite each having their own different female of choice to come forward with them.
A long thirteen-hours later, the players arrive in Huntsville, Alabama, parking-up outside the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. The museum, as told by Lincoln and Sinead, is said to be one of the largest space and rocket-inspired museums in the world, providing guests with real-life spacecraft, as well as tours of a nearby official NASA Space Flight Centre. Giving the septet an evening tour of the facility, the players soon find themselves in one of the centres space simulators, being told that this simulator will be the basis of their next daily challenge. One at a time, each player will have a single attempt at taking on the role of a NASA astronaut, using high-grade VR technology to fix the outer layer of their spacecraft, before boarding and docking said spacecraft into a replica of the International Space Station. All seven players are given a thirty-minute demonstration on how the simulation will go, also being provided with ten-minutes of test time to play around and get comfortable with the device before their real run begins. The individual who is deemed to succeed the strongest will be declared the winner, whilst the worst performer will be automatically nominated for repatriation. First up, LeeAnn surprisingly finds the controlling of the simulation easy, explaining that it is “like a more advanced PlayStation game”, much to the museum official’s horror. Next up, June and Nalani both casually get through the challenge, simply hoping to finish as neither feel too confident in their ability to win this particular challenge. Unlike the girls, Liam seems more confident before beginning, before suddenly becoming a bag of nerves as he makes a key error in his fixing of the ship, with the high-stress he is feeling causing him to have the roughest docking thus far. Salvator and Alan are both able to perform better than Liam, with Alan in particular keeping a steady hand and impressing the simulation operators, with Alan thanking his knack for sowing as being the reason he was able to prevent his hands shaking. Last up, Róisín tells Lincoln and Sinead that she “isn’t confident at all” for this challenge, particularly as her mother “never let us have any games when we were young… I got given a ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch’ game for my sixth birthday from my friend for a Gameboy that I didn’t own. So, my mam sold it to CeX and used the money to get me a hurley for my Camogie matches instead”. Predictively, Róisín bottles the challenge, struggling immensely with every portion as she tries her best to at least not fall into last place. However, as the results are given out, the instructor confirms that “anybody on board the Space Station when Róisín docked would almost certainly have perished a most painful death”, leaving everybody including Róisín laughing, somewhat lightening her mood as she accepts her automatic nomination. LeeAnn is named as having finished in first place ahead of ally Alan, giving her the right to decide who will face target Róisín in the next vote. Not wanting to ruffle feathers or spare Róisín, LeeAnn carefully selects June as her nominee, openly telling June that she is “just a pawn”, and believes the group will honour their words in keeping her safe. Sinead confirms that as it is already late into the evening, the two women will be given just thirty-minutes to campaign before one of them becomes the fourth member of the jury.
Pleasing the entire group, June is seen graciously accepting her nomination, declaring that there are no hard feelings, and that she is “completely happy” to be a pawn in this situation. In spite of everybody appreciating June for this, she is shown in her confessional to be seething with LeeAnn, calling her “an absolutely bold-faced liar” for the move, scolding her for “putting (her) up when (she) saved her not twenty-four hours ago!”. Not wanting to give up, Róisín does her best to campaign on the basis that she is a shield for anybody in the game, believing that she will always remain a target for whoever wins challenges, thus lowering the others’ chances of going up if she remains. However, Róisín’s lack of friends begin to show, with everybody other than Liam not giving her much time to plead her case or offer the courtesy of humouring her arguments. Although happy to tell Róisín that he will be voting her out, Liam tries his best to remain cordial, noting that he and Róisín had at one point been allies when Joshua remained in the game, although in a confessional he calls this “a situational alliance rather than anything concrete”. With nowhere else to hide, Róisín accepts her fate as the group regather below one of the museum’s rockets, standing proud as she hears Lincoln and Sinead read out her name four times, eliminating her unanimously in seventh place. Wanting to throw one more spanner in the works, Róisín tells the six remaining All-Stars “not to bother” in hugging her goodbye, instead telling the three men that “one of yous has my vote at the end”, before a final parting word of advice of “but, if you three girls can actually play smart then June… it’s yours”. Appearing relieved once Róisín is gone, the final six listen as Lincoln and Sinead acknowledge her parting words, believing they offer a poignant reminder that at this stage of the game they not only need to manage each other, but those who’ll make up the jury that will ultimately crown one of them the Champion of the Road Trip.
===Episode #11 - The Devil in Disguise===
Almost two weeks into their road trip, the final six players sit in the RV on their twelfth morning as they’re driven for four hours from Huntsville, Alabama to Memphis, Tennessee. On the drive, Polynesia alumni Salvator and Nalani sit side-by-side on one of the beds, discussing their plans for the end of the game, with Nalani seemingly unaware that Salvator has deals with every other player in the game, and is no longer considering bringing her to the final three. Nevertheless, Nalani tells Salvator that they both need to ensure they’re ‘good’ with everybody, certain that the endgame is the ”easiest point of the game to lose”. Agreeing, the twosome ensure to chat around for the journey, quietly speaking on the game and seemingly getting assurance from others that they’ll both individually be safe, as well as raising their own prospects of surviving the upcoming repatriation should they find themselves nominated. For the remainder of the journey, the six All-Stars discuss whether they’ve enjoyed their first or second Road Trip experience more. With the exception of Salvator, all the All-Stars claim to have enjoyed their first journey more, finding this adventure more stressful and ‘serious’ in tone, but also noting that none of them have any regrets going through the experience a second time.
In Memphis, the final six find themselves greeted by Lincoln and Sinead, taking the group first to a retro 50s themed diner, allowing the players to enjoy malt shakes, burgers and fries, giving them a ‘true taste of the American golden era’. Selecting songs from the jukebox, June and Salvator stand together before dancing to the Four Top’s 1966 number one hit ‘Reach Out (I’ll Be There)’, comedically entertaining the others in this moment of relaxation. Realising the others cannot hear them above the music, June decides to ask Salvator for any ideas as to who they’ll be targeting next, hoping that he’ll name LeeAnn or Nalani as his preference. Salvator tells June that he isn’t too focussed on a target at this point, clearly himself wanting to avoid naming any names when he is currently aligned with every player in the game to some degree. In a confessional, Salvator confirms that during Amanda’s repatriation that he and Alan had offered June a ‘final three’ deal in order to get her vote, now realising that they are in a difficult situation of balancing the other four players (Liam, LeeAnn, Nalani, and June), as each of them “think they’re sitting with us at the final three… but it’s only going to be true for one of them”. Ending the conversation without a name, June still appears satisfied that Salvator will “get back to (her)”, believing that she is now sitting pretty with all three men in the game looking out for her. After eating, the players follow Lincoln and Sinead as they walk to the ‘Sun Studio’, a recording studio that since 1950 has been has been credited with starting the careers of endless musicians including; Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Whilst looking around the studio-cum-museum, June links arms with closest friend and ally Liam, being grilled as to what she had been speaking to Salvator about in the diner. June reassures Liam that “no funny business is going on” behind his back, instead believing they need to focus how as a pair they can successfully reach the end, telling Liam that ‘if she can’t win the money then she hopes he can’. Feeling somewhat alleviated of his fears, a now less paranoid Liam explains to June that one of them has to win the next challenge or else they’ll certainly be in danger, not so confident that they won’t find that a Southeast Asia-Polynesia alliance still doesn’t exist in some shape or form. In a confessional, Liam doesn’t shy away from his own double dealings, happy to assert that he is playing hard by making deals with Alan and Salvator whilst still making others weary of them, hoping to use June as a conduit to carry-out a move against them prematurely regardless of any deals he himself had made.
Following their tour, Lincoln, Sinead, and the All-Stars board the RV in order to be driven a short distance to their next stop in Memphis, with this next location serving as the scene for their upcoming daily challenge. Arriving, the group let out cheers and screams as they recognise the white pillared entrance of Elvis Presley’s former mansion; Graceland. Eagerly beginning their tour, the group are guided through the mansion’s illustrious rooms, viewing key Elvis memorabilia alongside personal belongings, bringing the players closer to the artist than they ever could have possibly been before. June and Hawaiian Nalani both discuss being ‘huge’ Elvis fans, with Nalani pleasing the group with a few softly sung lines from ‘If I Can Dream’, said to be her late grandfather’s favourite song. Heading outside, the players all break into laughter as they spot thirty Elvis ‘impersonators’ stood around the lawn, all dressed-up as the King of Rock n’ Roll; albeit from different eras and performances. Lincoln explains to the players that for their next daily challenge they will be playing ‘Impostor Impersonators’, as “amongst the thirty impersonators are twelve impostors caught in a trap”. After groaning at Lincoln’s pun, Sinead tells the individuals that the impostors are not Elvis fans, and are in fact faking their entire persona and story in order to not be exposed. However, the players role will be to unmask the fakes, naming which two individuals they think are fake out of their specific line-up of five. Each ‘line-up’ of Elvis represents a different era, with a song matching that era being lip-synced and performed by the particular group for the player to watch, aiding them in their discovery of the fakes. However, each player may only ask two of the five in their line-up a single question of their choosing following the performance, meaning that whatever question they ask must be useful enough to decipher if the Elvis in question is real or fake. Lincoln and Sinead alternate in randomly drawing names, with the order drawn being the picking order for which era of Elvis that individual chooses to select. Before breaking-off, the All-Stars are told that in the event of a tie (on how many fakes were discovered), the player who locks in the fastest following the end of their group’s musical performance will be crowned the daily winner. June is seen enjoying her Elvis’ ‘Jailhouse Rock’ black leather performance, admittedly forgetting that she is meant to be finding the fake as she too joins in on the lip-syncing and dancing. Similarly, Nalani finds her Hawaiian ‘Blue Hawaii’ impersonators are all good performers, unsure if there are in fact two fakes amongst her fivesome. Down the lawn, LeeAnn watches her white suited Elvis’ perform ‘If I Can Dream’, getting up close to inspect them to see which may not know the words, quietly confident that one of her Elvis’ is already a fake as he “keeps mouthing things funny”. Once all the players have locked in, they regather by Lincoln and Sinead to reveal the results of the challenge. One by one, each group’s fake Elvis’ step forth and reveal themselves, determining that the only individual to guess neither phony correct was LeeAnn, who instead is suspected to have picked those that she biasedly felt looked the least like the singer. Remarkably, all the other players were able to get at least one of their fakes spotted, with June and Liam both being the only individuals to get two for two in the challenge. In the end, Liam’s locking-in of his ‘Hound Dog’ Elvis’ was faster, giving him the win and the power to nominate another player to face LeeAnn in repatriation. Confidently stepping forth, Liam explains to the group that he is nominating somebody that he feels “the least connection and trust with”, selecting Nalani due to his deals with the other three players, choosing to get the least amount of blood on his hands as possible in this moment. Sinead tells LeeAnn and Nalani that they’ll be given an hour to campaign around the grounds of Graceland, before one of them sees their games laid to rest “just beside the king himself”.
The All-Stars begin their discussions, with Nalani quietly irritated with Liam for abandoning her despite having assumed that they had a sense of camaraderie after both being left on the wrong side of the Amanda vote. Nonetheless, Nalani states in a confessional that she is determined to fight her case, believing that she may be able to get through to both June and Salvator, giving her the two votes needed to remain in the process. Oppositely, LeeAnn appears less confident after assuming that she only has the guaranteed support of Alan, instead holding the belief that June will “definitely vote (her) out”, likely being joined by Salvator based on his Polynesia history with Nalani. The two women each speak with the relevant voters, with Liam too getting involved in the discussions, making it clear that he himself would rather see Nalani eliminated due to the unpredictability of how a jury would feel about her as a player, reminding the others that she has at least two supporters in Amanda and Tonya. Realising that Liam will do his best to convince June, Alan and LeeAnn focus their energy on Salvator, hoping to turn his head from any past relationship with Nalani, particularly as she herself had no intention of going to the end with him until she had lost her alternative options the past few rounds. Salvator eventually pulls Alan to one side, voicing his concerns that LeeAnn is a stronger player than Nalani, who he truly ‘doesn’t see getting the votes to win’ if she were to make it to the end. A frustrated Alan chastises Salvator for this mindset, reminding him that the first All-Stars season highlighted a jury is “more than capable of voting someone based on loyalties rather than game”, not wanting to see history repeat itself here. The two allies bicker back and forth, with Salvator mentioning in a confessional that he feels ‘railroaded’ by Alan, worried that his closeness to and determination to save LeeAnn are factoring too heavy into his decisions, and may ultimately put him at the bottom of their own trio, asking “would Alan really keep me over LeeAnn if she and I were both nominated?”. Annoyed by Alan’s unwavering focus from voting Nalani, Salvator walks off alone, taking a moment to consider what move he’ll be making at this vote, recognising it as “what could win or lose” him the game. Reconvening, the three eligible voters each place their key-fobs into the holder, soon being revealed that again they have unanimously come together in a vote, this time eliminating Nalani from the game 3-0. Alan, LeeAnn, and Liam stand confident, aware that they were able to ultimately sway June and Salvator in this moment, removing less socially connected and potential ‘innocent’ threat Nalani from the game. Nalani says her goodbyes to the players, coldly brushing off a hug from Liam, clearly annoyed by his behaviour towards her in the last day of the game. Rather than see Nalani leave, the players themselves reboard the RV as it is driven away from Graceland, leaving Nalani just metres away from the tombstone of Elvis Presley as she fades into the darkness. 
===Episode #12 - Victory Tastes Better===
Overnight, the final five All-Stars are driven seven hours from Memphis to the neighbouring state of Georgia, settling in the state capital Atlanta. Allowing the group several hours to sleep in the parked RV, the fivesome are eventually woken by June, who kindly made the group morning drinks and a light breakfast to get them going for the day, hoping to end the tour on a positive note. The All-Stars are later told to get ready before heading inside a nearby building; the World of Coca-Cola, a museum showcasing the 136-year history of the world’s most popular carbonated drink. Throughout the tour, the evolution of Coca-Cola and its globalised reach is intricately seen, proving an interesting topic of conversation as all five players recognise Cola-Cola as an accessible beverage in their current country of residence, in spite of all five officially being from different places. However, Salvator and the tour operator both point out that Cuba (Salvator’s country of birth) is in fact one of the only two countries on the planet where Coca-Cola cannot legally be bought or sold due to the trade embargo placed by the United States in 1961, with the other Coca-Colaless country being isolationist communist nation North Korea. Following a taste tour of different Coca-Cola recipes and flavours from around the world, the players are brought over to a board that details Coca-Cola’s slogans in over eighty languages, reading ‘enjoy Coca-Cola’ or ‘drink Coca-Cola’ respectively. After familiarising themselves with the eighty languages and countries, the players are brought outside into the museum’s empty courtyard. There, Lincoln and Sinead inform the All-Stars that they’ll now be taking on their next daily challenge, which will test their memory as well as their current knowledge of flags and languages. One at a time, each player will find an array of boards laid out in the courtyard, each reading ‘enjoy Coca-Cola’ or ‘drink Coca-Cola’ in a specific language, with the players then connecting these boards to one of twenty-five flags laid out on a puzzle board. All boards fit into any space, and players will only know if they’re wrong once they have placed their twenty-five boards, hitting a buzzer to lock-in. If a player is correct, their time will be taken, whilst if incorrect all twenty-five pieces will fall from the board, leaving them once again having to position their pieces. To make the task more difficult, they are given thirty-boards bearing languages, leaving five language boards nowhere to be found on the flag board. The individual with the fastest time will be declared the winner, earning themselves a spot in the final four, whilst the slowest time will automatically face repatriation at this late game stage.
Randomising an order, each All-Star takes their turn on the Coca-Cola puzzle, desperate to not only avoid bottom place but also claim power for themselves at such a critical moment in their All-Stars journey. Despite being the only player to speak one language, LeeAnn appears much more knowledgeable of flags than her fellow competitors, claiming that her last stint on Road Trip had made her “so much more interested in the world and other countries”. Moreover, LeeAnn’s memory enables her to pick out a few of the boards easily, remembering which countries had ‘enjoy’ and which had ‘drink’ as their main slogan. Similarly, Liam’s general intelligence helps him connect flags to languages, although he himself struggles to identify phonetic Arabic from Somali. Alternatively, polyglot Salvator surprises Lincoln and Sinead, having expected him to be one of the strongest, when in actuality he appears less aware of flags than most of the other players, instead only able to identify the English, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese boards with ease. Like Salvator, June struggles with non-European languages, also being tricked by the board having English linked to Barbados, and Portuguese linked to Angola, instead trying to find England and Portugal respectively. After all five have completed the challenge, the players re-join Lincoln and Sinead outside, listening as they are placed in order from worst to best times. In last place, Salvator is surprisingly noted to have provided the slowest time, likely due to his board being incorrect after three lock-ins, narrowly being beaten by June who had been just over a minute faster. Alan places a comfortable third, with LeeAnn and Liam distantly being the two fastest of the day. Ultimately, LeeAnn is named to have won her fourth daily challenge of the season, giving her a spot in the final four and the right to determine who will face Salvator in the penultimate repatriation. Deciding between June and Liam, LeeAnn states in a confessional that she decided to go with the individual that she viewed as the greater threat, believing that there is “no excuse at this point in the game not to take a shot”; nominating Liam to go against Salvator. Liam knowingly nods and accepts the nomination, having expected that he would be in danger if he was unable to secure victory in this challenge. Utilising their hour to campaign, Liam and Salvator begin speaking to the other players, pitching their case as to why they should survive this round of voting. Arguing for Salvator’s elimination, Liam highlights his strong social game, also reminding Alan and LeeAnn that they have worked with Salvator for much of the season, potentially risking the jury conflating their games and making pitching their own cases to win more difficult. Oppositely, Salvator tells the others that Liam has far too individual of a game, noting that he survived the downfall of his own alliance, and has generally been a resilient power player for much of the season. Allies Liam and June walk to one side with Alan, knowing that his vote is the only one that matters to them for this round. The two go back and forth in reminding Alan that he and Salvator have been ‘side-by-side’ for much of the game, and that he may suffer from the same mistakes he had made in Southeast Asia if he goes to the end of the game with somebody potentially “more liked by the jury” than he is. Alan acknowledges their argument, but raises his own beliefs that Salvator has been more “passive” in their partnership, hoping that a jury would recognise this. However, Liam and June seem unsure, telling Alan that they believe a majority of the jury prefer Salvator on “a personal level”. Returning to LeeAnn and Salvator, Alan listens as the pair explain that he “cannot give in to whatever June and Liam are saying”, reminding Alan that his overplaying cost him the game last time, particularly after he turned on Nikki and LeeAnn in favour of Glenn, the individual that ultimately snatched the win from under him. Alan nods along as LeeAnn and Salvator ‘try to talk sense’ into him, panicking that to allow Liam and June both in the final four would be a death blow to all their chances of reaching the end. With the hour up, Alan and June both place their key-fobs into the holder to eliminate either Liam or Salvator from the game. The vote is revealed to tie 1-1, with Alan firmly agreeing that Liam needs to be ousted from the game as a threat, signalling his continued loyalty to allies LeeAnn and Salvator. Dealing the final blow, tour leader LeeAnn breaks the tie by eliminating Liam, apologising as she does so, but hoping he can recognise that it is “the only thing that makes sense for any of us”. Liam remains positive in defeat, hugging everybody goodbye and wishing them luck, particularly closest ally and friend June, who despite perceptions as a weaker player this season is said to ‘have his full support’ going forward. After Liam’s departure, the final four are congratulated on reaching the final repatriation round, with twenty-four hours left to determine who will become the final member of the jury, and who of the remaining three will go on to become Champion of the Road Trip.
The morning after Liam’s exit from the game, the final four players sit at a small café in the heart of Atlanta, having remained in the city overnight as their final destination of their All-Stars road trip. Each player is shown in a confessional over breakfast detailing their hopes for the last portion of the game, and what path they view themselves as taking that can earn them the title of Champion of the Road Trip and the £100,000 prize. LeeAnn mentions her personal difficulty in nominating Liam over June, having preferred Liam as an individual, but recognising that the move needed to be made in order to solidify her chances of reaching the final three with Alan and Salvator, leaving June firmly now as her target headed into the final round. However, LeeAnn also admits that she isn’t fearful that June could reach the end, not believing that a jury would give her the win, and instead seeing potential value in Alan or Salvator being forcibly repatriated in the night’s vote. Like LeeAnn, Alan discusses an intent to sit with her and Salvator at the end, wanting to remain loyal to his alliance unlike his losing endgame in Southeast Asia. In spite of this loyalty, Alan questions the decision to sit with two individuals that have played similarly, fearing that those bitter to himself and Salvator may vote LeeAnn, whilst those bitter to himself and LeeAnn may vote Salvator. Outsider June is shown in her confessional next, being frank in her belief that she has little chance to truly win the game, particularly as she isn’t sure who on the jury would vote for her to win other than Liam and ‘maybe Tonya’. Regardless, June voices a determination to keep fighting, viewing it as “the perfect way to end the game… by throwing a June-sized wrench into the plans of my three fellow competitors and taking one of their spots away from them”. Finally, Salvator mentions his belief that he is ‘very social and very strategic’, hoping that a balance of these two aspects of the game will give him an edge over the others, who he considers may have been “too robotic and artificial” in their approach to playing with those who now make up the jury. Noting that he wouldn’t be able to betray Alan, Salvator still flirts with the idea of blindsiding LeeAnn over June, feeling that LeeAnn’s game has been stronger, and ultimately taking her out would “serve as one final move that I can put on my resume”. That afternoon, the final four All-Stars head to Atlanta’s Georgia Aquarium, the largest aquarium in the United States and the third largest worldwide. There, the players are given a short amount of time to look around, gathering their thoughts before heading to their final daily challenge. Once finished, the foursome sit down in a large seating area parallel to one of the main viewing windows of the aquarium, sitting opposite Lincoln and Sinead who begin explaining the rules of this final competition. The All-Stars will now be taking on a trivia-based final challenge, with questions ranging from the road trip as a whole, locations, activities and other contestants. The final four are to write their answers on boards secretly before revealing, with every correct answer earning one point. After ten questions, the individual with the most points will win a spot in the final three, whilst the lowest scorer will automatically find themselves nominated. The victorious tour leader will then make the difficult decision to nominate one of the two safe players, leaving the final safe player the sole decision as to who should be repatriated from the game, and who will join themselves and the tour leader in the final three to face the jury. As a special surprise, the ten questions are read out by ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ stars Kandi Burruss and Kenya Moore, who jokingly tell the players ‘not to embarrass themselves’ in front of them. After ten questions, June is revealed to have finished last, scoring just six out of ten correct, leaving her automatically vulnerable against the threesome. Alan, LeeAnn, and Salvator all are noted to have tied on nine out of ten questions correct, leaving a tiebreaker question to determine the winner. Salvator is able to finally come out victorious to claim his first win of the season, celebrating his victory shortly before predictably nominating LeeAnn, saving closest ally Alan and granting him a spot in the final three. Alan profusely thanks Salvator for his loyalty, having nervously worried that he may have cut-ties with him in this final moment. June and LeeAnn are both given a moment to plead for their safety, with June going down an avenue of hyping up her non-threat status, whilst LeeAnn pitches loyalty, humorously begging Alan not to end her game for a second time at the final hurdle. In the end, Alan appears to have learned from his disloyalty in Southeast Asia, deciding to repatriate June and bring LeeAnn with him and Salvator to the final three. June stands and hugs the final three goodbye, claiming it has “been a pleasure”, holding back her disappointment of losing out on a place to face the jury by one spot yet again as she leaves the viewing room. The final three alliance is congratulated by Lincoln and Sinead on reaching the final point of the game, having successfully gone as far as they could together, with the jury now being the ones to decide which of them has outplayed the other two, and which of them should have considered breaking their word much sooner.
An hour or so later, Alan, LeeAnn, and Salvator each remain in their seats by the aquarium’s main viewing window, now joined by the jury of their peers who will determine which of them is to win the game (Joshua, Tonya, Amanda, Róisín, Nalani, Liam, and June). The jury as a collective body is now allowed the opportunity to question or make statements to the final three All-Stars whilst they pitch their case as to why they should be crowned Champion of the Road Trip. Starting with Alan, many of the jury voice a belief that he is certainly the ‘glue’ holding the trio together, with it being no secret that Salvator and LeeAnn are both more aligned to him than each other, leaving some of them to come to the conclusion that therefore Alan is ‘the strongest player’ seated at the end. Joshua and Liam both in particular push this mantra, claiming that most conversations that were had concerning ‘strategy’ on his side of the game always went through Alan himself, asserting their viewpoint that “LeeAnn and Salvator usually were getting the plan and information after it had been molded without them”. Disagreeing with this, Salvator and LeeAnn both talk about leading their own games, particularly with LeeAnn able to identify that she flipped away from Alan’s plan to get rid of Amanda on the night that Tonya left, pitching a case that this shows she was “an individual” rather than a follower. However, there remains uncertainty as to the validity of this move, with Tonya in particular calling it “emotional and stupid”, asking LeeAnn if it was so vital then “why did you run right back to Alan and Salvator after? Because you had nowhere else to go… they were your game…”. Not done with her grilling, Tonya critiques Alan as being ‘more shady’ than the others, noting that whilst he was loyal to the core alliance, that he had “more side deals than anyone else”, and “gives Liam a run for his money on the amount of ‘allies’ (he) disregarded”. Agreeing with this, June speaks on feeling ‘uncared’ for by Alan, pondering if Salvator was the stronger social player, and in turn the person who “made more genuine connections”, although Salvator’s burned ally Nalani verbally casts doubt on this. Moving onto Salvator fully, the jury try to decipher how his game differs from Alan’s, becoming more unconvinced by his story as he talks up moves that he had wanted to make, but ultimately was never able to put into action. Instead, Salvator talks about his resilience, believing that going unnominated by tour leader’s all season proves he was “playing a good social game”. Although agreeing with his points, Joshua calls Salvator’s persona “boring”, believing that he went forward with a duo who would vote him out if there was another round in the game, and allowed himself to look like a follower whether or not he was an equal partner, ominously stating that “perception matters… the truth comes after”. For LeeAnn, the jury unanimously agree that her physical game was one of the most impressive all season, crediting her as a woman being able to win so often, and not doubting her ability to have an impact on the game. However, they quickly one by one begin revealing personal disdain for LeeAnn, with Róisín in particular going on a scathing attack of LeeAnn’s personality, calling her “aggressive, rude, condescending, and probably the biggest bitch to ever step on an RV in the history of the world”. Joshua and Tonya chime in on Róisín’s attack, asking LeeAnn how she would ever expect to win a game if she plans to “continuously fight with the people you then have to rely on to give you the win”. Finding the attacks difficult to process, LeeAnn begins tearing up, self-reflecting on how she handles situations, being shut down yet again as she tries to pass it off as “a cultural difference” based on upbringing. Finally, Amanda asks the final three who they would vote to win the game over themselves between their two competitors based on who was the better player. LeeAnn and Salvator both name Alan, viewing the other as being more of ‘a follower’, whilst Alan names LeeAnn, stating that whilst he believes Salvator was a strong player, that his closeness to LeeAnn and her individuality as a player convince him that she had more impact than Salvator could. The jury are given a moment to gather their thoughts as the final three make closing statements, eventually heading up one at a time to cast their decision for which player they want to see win the game. Lincoln and Sinead begin alternating in the drawing of key-fobs, with the vote being tied 2-2-0 after the first four as Alan gains votes from loud supporters Joshua and Liam, whilst Salvator picks up votes from ally Tonya, who had felt less cared for by Alan in comparison, and Nalani, who was able to look past her betrayal and award the individual she felt closer to overall. Amanda’s vote is then awarded to Alan, having believed the fact that the other members of the final three recognise he was the best player as confirmation he should win. At 3-2-0, the next vote from Róisín is declared to have also gone to Alan, crowning him victorious after finishing as runner-up last time, and leaving him as the All-Star Champion of the Road Trip. Although not required, June’s vote is also revealed to have gone to Alan, believing he was narrowly more deserving than Salvator, giving him victory in a 5-2-0 result, with LeeAnn being the second player in Road Trip history to fail to pick up any jury votes. Alan breaks down in tears as he embraces Salvator and LeeAnn, with the trio actively celebrating their strong alliance that was able to dominate the latter half of the game. LeeAnn is comforted by both Alan and Salvator, assuring her that she had played a strong game in spite of hostility from the jury, not wanting her to feel totally isolated in this moment. The jury and final three come together in an awkward reunion as ‘Real Housewife of Atlanta’ Kandi Burruss gives a live performance of ‘Fly Above’ in the background. Lincoln and Sinead leave the dancing All-Stars as they begin heading outside, with the camera panning in on one of the aquarium decorations; a Japanese-inspired Shinto shrine.