Day 39

**Day 39** is the twelfth episode of *The Island*.

## Description

Friendships are put to the ultimate test when they must work together in the Final. The Tandang must put in the most work with their shortened numbers and A grueling 2-day final the winners will be revealed.

## Final Challenge

**DAY 38**

**Location:** Cagayan, Phillipines

For the final challenge the three teams will be playing as one and be in a non-stop race to the finish line. In addition to their individual bank account, first place players will receive $500,000 each, second will receive $200,000 each, and third will receive $50,000 each. Players were also told that they'd be sleeping on a boat to arrival for the next stage for the duration of the final challenge.

### Stage 1

Teams must swim from a sand barge to an island pon reaching the island each team must assemble a three-dimensional block puzzle in the shape of either a cube, horseshoe, or cross. There is a one hour time limit to complete the puzzle. Once a team has completed their puzzle they must retrieve a key to unlock their kayak from its chain. They must then use the kayaks to swim back to the barge to unlock another puzzle. Once the puzzle on the barge has been solved they must wait for everyone on their team to continue.

**Results:**

### Stage 2

Once players finish the puzzle the team must swim back out and race over 8 miles into the jungle to complete a series of checkpoints. Once players have finished they will race back to Chris and get on a boat where they will get to relax,sleep and eat to complete the rest of the race tomorrow. Tasks include solving a puzzle, eating disgusting dishes, and walking along a rope.

**Results:**

### Stage 3

**DAY 39**

**Location:** Fuga Island, Phillipines
As soon as they reach Fuga Island the boat driver will wake up the competitors to finish the race, once arriving to the island they must remove bundles of bamboo poles blocking the entrance. Each team is given a game board with 14 spikes holding skulls on them and fifteen holes. Teams must move one spike over the other, one at a time, removing whichever spike was jumped over until only one remains.e

### Stage 4

Teams must put on gloves and use a metal handle to break through a small window on a door so that they may reach in and open the door from the inside. Teams must dine on a series of disgusting dishes for this checkpoint. Each dish is assigned in a particular order and only may be consumed in that specific order. Once a team has consumed all of their dishes they can continue the race

**Dishes:** Chilies, pickled fish soup, worms, crickets, maggots, durian, and dried squid.

### Stage 5

Teams must move 20 body bags, one at a time, from one spot to another using a stretcher. Once a team has moved all of their body bags they must dig up and unlock a box containing a key that will unlock a gate to speedboats.

### Stage 6

When Teams unlike the gate to the speedboats players will hang on to a bar suspended from a speedboat until they reach a buoy. Upon reaching the buoy players must swim as fast as they can to the finish line where their must cross the finish line. Players that fall off the bar before reaching the buoy must swim the remaining distance. On the shore Chris will be waiting, the first team to cross the finish line wins.