Episode 18 Escape from Scorpion Island

Last time on Scorpion Island, tensions rose as dominant Sting

fell out over who should play the Code Cracker Challenge.

-I didn't ask them to pick me.

-I know you didn't.

You think you are the only person who can do the Memory Trial.

I'm not saying that!

However, captain Jordan put this to one side

and set an impressive target in the island challenge, Hard Wired.

Today Zach is up but can he win the advantage for his Claw team mates?

Whatever the result, Zach's positive outlook is proving infectious.

However, all roads lead to the serious business

of the second round of the island challenge.

Can Claw take the island treasure or will it be Sting again?

It could only be Scorpion Island.

Hello and welcome to Escape From Scorpion Island. I'm Johnny.

And I am Myleene. You join us on day 9

as our two teams of adventurers are battling it out

to win an island treasure, but the island never makes things easy.

In a forest glade is a giant rusty board

and in the first round of Hard Wired,

Jordan was given a ten-minute turn to collect the huge fragile fuses

set within it.

He was suspended on a line and had to drag himself down ropes

to grab the fuses before delivering them into a collection trunk.

In the dying seconds of Jordan's game he somehow managed to

summon the strength to get one last fuse into the trunk.

Meaning Sting's final score is 7. Impressive stuff.

7 is going to be a really tricky score for Zach to beat.

-He is in position for his turn now.

-Claw captain Zach, are you ready?

-Definitely.

-"Definitely," he says, let's see.

3, 2, 1, go!

And he is off, tipping himself upside down straight away.

Well, he made it down very quickly. Oh, just out of reach!

Right, Zach, stay at the bottom once you've got it.

Well, Eleanor, he's got it but he's going straight back up with it.

And he's already out of breath.

-Oh, yes!

-Phew!

Thank goodness he got that fuse in. Where I am standing,

it looked like he was about to miss.

Well, Myleene, Zach did go for a really long distance throw,

unlike Jordan who always dragged himself down to the trunk.

Zach's was an enormously risky strategy

but it paid off, so Claw are off the mark.

Oh, no, Zach's got tangled up!

Sting thinks it's hilarious but it's really worrying Claw.

What is he doing?

-What are you doing?!

-Just hurry up and keep trying.

-Get a move on!

You can really hear the desperation in Claw's voices...

I'm trying my best!

..but it's easy to underestimate just how tough this is.

You have lost loads of time.

Tough love from team Claw but it seems to be driving him on.

And he's grabbed the fuse!

So he is going for the shot - yes! Oh!

Go, go, go!

Straight in the trunk with a clunk.

Well, yes, Myleene but when the fuse clunked it snapped in two

and half of it fell outside the trunk. And as incomplete fuses

do not count, that means all of Zach's efforts have been wasted,

along with some valuable time, and Claw are still only on one.

So Zach is really picking up his pace now.

Team Claw really need Zach to win this. I can't tell you how badly.

-Well, I can actually - badly!

-But he is doing so well here.

He is back up and already in position for another fuse lob.

-Here he goes...and yes!

-Great aim from Zach.

Yes, it was. This time he gets the fuse straight into the trunk,

taking Claw to 2.

He is starting to look so steely now but this challenge

is a real endurance test

and it's only going to get tougher and tougher.

You can really see# just how hard Zach is working.

Oh, and he has got another fuse.

Come on, Zach!

Will he get the fuse in the trunk?

-Yes, he will.

-Go, Zach!

Great support from the rest of the team here

as Zach achieves a neat slam dunk off the lid of the trunk

to take Claw's fuse count to 3.

It's brilliant stuff but has he got the stamina to keep it up?

For now he seems like he might! This is such a rapid climb down

and he is really having to stretch now to reach it.

Oh, and he has grabbed it! Here goes the throw.

-Yes!

-And it's in the trunk.

Just like the earlier one, this fuse snaps in two

on the edge of the trunk, but this time the bouncing around

goes Zach's way and both halves end up tumbling in, taking Claw to 4.

These long throws are so risky but are also so much quicker

than climbing back down like Jordan did.

TEAM SHOUT ENCOURAGEMENT

And Zach is keeping on moving amazingly fast.

He has got to be feeling utterly shattered by now.

And yes, he has grabbed another fuse

and he's sprung back up and he's going for it right away.

-Great shot!

-In the trunk.

And it means just halfway through his time

Zach has got Claw's fifth Fuse in.

Over three minutes quicker than Jordan got Sting to 5.

Extraordinary, but can he maintain these energy levels?

Go faster!

Well, he surely can't go any faster than this.

Another really swift descent.

-Yes, he has grabbed another fuse.

-Now can he get it in the trunk?

He's going for it.

Yeah, dead on target.

Another great shot from Zach takes Claw to six fuses

but remember Jordan took Sting to 7

so Zach can't afford to slacken off.

Faster!

This is great work.

You are right, Eleanor, it is great work

and he has hauled himself down once again.

Zach must be exhausted now but he is so determined

and showing no signs of slowing down.

Oh, no, no!

He nearly dropped the fuse but he is OK.

He is going for the shot.

Oh, no!

It seems Zach's sheer tiredness is starting to show.

He fumbles the fuse and just manages to catch it

but doesn't quite get himself together before trying for the throw

and his aim is off

so Claw are still on 6 and time is getting really tight.

Can he make this climb down really count?

One minute left.

Zach has 60 seconds to get another fuse into the trunk.

Well, he has got another one and it would be a complete disaster

if he dropped it.

He could not look more exhausted but the seconds are ticking away.

If he is going to have any chance of beating Jordan's score

he has to get this one in the trunk ASAP.

Yes, he did it!

And that means Zach has levelled the scores.

There are now 7 fuses in Claw's trunk,

the same as in Sting's at the end of Jordan's go.

But Zach has got a few seconds left - can he score again?

-One more!

-Try and swing again, Zach!

He is really struggling

and surely he hasn't got enough time to get an eighth fuse in.

3, 2, 1... Time's up, game over.

And so, like Sting's, Claw's final score is 7 - it's a draw.

What will the island do about that?

If I have won, it's a big victory for Claw

and hopefully it will put us into a winning stride.

This was one of the most demanding challenges the island has yet seen

and it drew enormously impressive performances from both captains.

There was one clear tactical difference between them.

Jordan dragged himself down near the trunk before going for throws

whilst Zach opted for long distance shots -

a faster but riskier strategy.

The net result - both of them ended their turn

with seven fuses in their trunk.

So the island decided it all came down to the clock.

Jordan's last fuse went in at nine minutes and 53 seconds,

while Zach got his last one in at nine minutes and 30 seconds.

That means by a really narrow margin, he was the winner

and it's Claw that has the advantage

when the teams compete in round two for the coral sponge -

the latest all-important island treasure.

I can now reveal who the winner of the first round of Hard Wired is.

One team collected seven fuses.

The other team collected seven fuses as well.

However, one team collected the seventh fuse...

..in a much quicker time.

The team captain that has won the first round of Hard Wired

is Zach and team Claw.

CHEERING

Having just won the first island challenge,

team Claw are absolutely buzzing and captain Zach's positive outlook

leads to another team-bonding idea.

-Stop! You know how it's a nice day except for the rain?

-Yeah.

I thought, let's go swimming.

ALL: Whoo!

Three, two, one, go!

SCREAMING

It's the first time I've been swimming since I've been here and it's really fun.

And really, really cold!

Shall I turn the bubbles on?

Turning the bubbles on?!

Maybe this is what Zach meant by Dilhan's sense of humour.

Whatever it was, the trick seems to be working

and a happy team is a happy island-challenging team -

and Zach knows it.

In round two, the island is setting Sting and Claw against each other

to try to win the latest island treasure.

As it stands, Sting have six treasures while Claw have just two.

The more treasures you have, the greater the advantage

in the final race to escape,

so both teams will be throwing everything into trying

to get hold of the coral sponge in the second round of Hard Wired.

In a forest glade is a giant rusty circuit board,

and the teams take turns to try to place ten fuses into it to complete the circuit

and get the light flashing as quickly as possible.

One member of each team will be on a swing over the board,

using a set of jungle tongs to pick the fuses up from the pile and put them in place,

and they will rely on two of their team mates

to hold the ropes and drag them back and forth.

Holding the fuses with the jungle tongs is incredibly fiddly,

especially as you are stretching off a wobbly swing.

If a fuse is dropped, it's out of play and the teams can't afford

to keep wasting them, because they have only got three spares.

The team which places ten fuses in

and gets their light flashing quicker, wins.

As Zach won round one,

Claw have the advantage here.

30 seconds will be taken off their final time.

Will it be enough to ensure them triumph and the island treasure,

or will Sting speed to victory and snatch the coral sponge?

OK, now, so because Zach won the advantage, you are going to get

30 seconds of extra time at the end of your game.

-Yes.

-Who wants it more?

It's time for the second round of Hard Wired.

So Sting are up first. Natty and Jeremy are on the ropes

while Peter is on the swing.

-Team Sting, are you ready?

-Ready!

-Three, two, one, go!

-And they are off.

Come on!

Oh, no! Peter is spinning around already.

Natty! Pull him!

Oh, and it's in. A great start. He seems to have got to grips

with the awkward tongs straight away.

That was such a deft move.

-Oh, he has grabbed another on the turn and it's in.

-Quickly!

It's tough work for Natty and Jeremy

heaving the ropes to position Peter.

A lot of coordination is needed for this challenge.

The tongs are tricky to use but Peter's making it look easy.

-Well done!

-Three is really good.

Yes, Jordan, it is really good, but Peter has only filled the holes

nearest the stack of fuses so far, and of course the further away ones

are going to be harder for Natty and Jeremy.

Oh, no.

Don't worry, Peter. There is a second chance.

Well, there won't always be a second chance.

Having let this fuse frustratingly slip out of his tongs,

Peter's left Sting with only two spares.

So he needs to be extra-careful from now on,

but he can't afford to slow down, either.

This is such pressure - can he rise above it?

Come on, Peter, you can do it!

No, you are pulling him here. The other way.

I need to pull. Natty, Jeremy, work together!

Good advice from Khadie. This is a real test of team work.

Oh, and Peter's grabbed another fuse, but he's spinning around again.

Can he keep a grip this time? Yes!

This must be so disorientating for Peter.

The swing is whirling him around but he's got great wrist strength

as he maintains his hold on the fuse and some terrific timing

as he drops it in at just the right moment

and takes Sting's fuse count up to four.

Great stuff!

They're only just over a minute-and-a-half in

and if Peter can avoid dropping this one, it will get Sting

to half-way through their circuit board...

and yes, he's got it.

Natty and Jeremy, work together!

Khadie is really driving Natty and Jeremy on

and they have got Peter back - oh, he has got it in!

-Well done!

-Quickly, quickly!

The girls are working really hard now.

This is a real communal effort from Sting and it is not easy work.

Peter is doing brilliantly.

Peter is doing Sting proud here.

That was the seventh fuse he just placed.

Oh, yes, he's got the eighth in now! This is so impressive!

Oh, no, Peter's in a spin again..

but he's got it!

Hold on to it, Peter. Remember slowly.

It would be awful if he dropped this one.

And that's another one in for Peter.

But the longer the game goes on, the more of a test it is of Natty and Jeremy's stamina.

They are having to use all of their strength to heave Peter back and forth,

and they really can't ease off.

Now, there is only one hole left in Sting's circuit board.

Can they complete it in a time which is difficult to beat?

Peter has grabbed for another fuse.

Oh, no! He's spinning around again.

They need to haul him over really quickly, in case he loses grip.

This could be a really good time.

He's almost there - he's about to complete the circuit.

They're working so hard to get in there...

Oh, yes!

That's game over!

You could really see just how much effort this was taking

from Natty, Jeremy and Peter. It must have been exhausting

but it was really effective too, letting Peter place the last fuse

and complete their circuit in an amazing three minutes 11 seconds.

The question is, can Claw beat that?

I think Peter did a really good job today.

I think we have quite a good chance of winning.

Claw are up next and remember, as Zach won round one, they've got

the advantage - 30 seconds will be taken off their final time.

-Team Claw, are you ready?

-ALL: Yes!

Three, two, one, go!

And they are off.

You can do it, yes, go, go, go, go, go.

Eleanor has got the first fuse and is heading towards the first hole.

And it's in that was a really quick start.

Can they keep this pace up?

Good vocal leadership from Eleanor.

But this is not an easy ride. Grabbing the fuses with the jungle

tongs is tricky stuff and this rain is only going to make it harder.

Go, go, go!

So she has finally got it and that was fast.

She has got number 2 already.

You're doing really well!

Dilhan is right they are doing really well.

This is excellent. Oh, no. Eleanor has knocked one down.

Oh, no, she is OK, she has got it.

Oh, no, they have taken her too far but they have got her back.

Yes, it's in.

That's the 3rd fuse in to the hole.

Where Sting started to fill the nearest holes,

Claw have been going for the ones furthest away.

It's an interestingly different approach

and it means they should be doing the hardest work

while they are at their freshest, but will it pay off?

Good job, come on!

Guys, a bit more communication. I can hear the crickets, come on.

Tough talk from Zach but they are zipping her across with this fuse.

And she has got it into the whole.

Cunning control here,

Eleanor is using the tongs to spin herself around.

Oh, no, was she just too far from the pile.

-It's not! Come on!

-We're trying.

It's starting to sound tense in Claw and this isn't going to help.

Come on, faster, hurry up.

Nightmare.

Guys, get back, get back. Come on.

Eleanor is sounding unbelievably frustrated now

and it's easy to see why.

She dropped this one so far along the circuit board

and it has been a real waste of time

and worse than that it means she has dropped three of Claws' fuses.

So they haven't got any spares left.

Get back. We don't have any more spares.

This could be bad news for Claw and Lizzie

and James are struggling to get Eleanor back to the fuse pile.

Oh, and she is just out of reach.

They really have to perfect the technique of pulling the rope

could they be pulling against each other.

-Come on, Eleanor, you can do it. Come on, Eleanor.

-I have got it.

Just don't drop it.

Oh, oh, oh, and it's in.

That's fuse five meaning in just under three minutes

they are half way through their circuit board.

They need to speed up if they want to beat Stings' time.

Well, she has grabbed another and this is a much swifter crossing.

That's their 6th one in

but they can't afford to make any more mistakes now.

Right, I can't reach it.

Stop. Perfect. Well done, guys. Go on, guys, brilliant, go, go, go.

Come on, guys, you can do it.

And perhaps they can. That's their 7th one in really quickly.

We have to do this.

Well, yes, they will have to do this but remember even one more dropped

fuse will make Sting win so they must be careful as well as fast.

It's going really well but they have got to keep focused.

One more fuse left to place and then its game over.

THEY SHOUT

She has grabbed it and there could not be more pressure on her here.

Dropping it would be a disaster.

She'S screaming that she can't hold it, will she drop it?

Oh, no, no, it's in the hole.

Game over. My nerves are shot too pieces.

Well, that was a frantic end to a full on turn for Claw.

They have given it everything they have got but have they done enough

to beat Sting and what do they feel

about how they approached this challenge?

I think we got a good tactic starting at the end

because that's when we are not tired.

I will be so devastated if we lose again

because I mean we tried our all and if we lose again.

Sting have performed well in the island challenge

and they realize the value of sticking together.

Despite their earlier disagreement.

It was a completely silly argument, we don't really need this

right now because we have got to bring that Claw down, yes?

They won every single time.

We just need to break the tradition.

We will be so high that Claw can't even Claw us.

But I think that we need to just focus on what is coming tomorrow

and leave it all behind us and think of it again tomorrow and then

who knows what we are doing and then it will suddenly fall

and take our mind off of what we are doing

and it will just slow us down altogether.

So I just think we will need to get together.

Khadie, Jordan, Jeremy, 1, 2, 3, Sting.

It's been a momentous day on the island

but it's not over yet as the adventurers are about to find out

who has won today's challenge at the island fire.

Welcome, Sting and Claw, to the island fire.

Team Sting you placed hard wired today, how was it?

-Fun.

-Really hard.

Why was it so hard, Jordan?

When you are upside down all the blood rushes to your head

and it makes you feel really sick

as you feel all your guts are coming out your mouth.

Does it, Jordan, because when I was up there I felt like Spiderman.

It was wicked and I had fun.

These guys tried their best and hopefully we have won.

The team that took on the island challenge hard wired

and won is...

team Sting.

THEY CHEER

Well done, team Sting, as you know only one of you can win

the island treasure

so I want you to choose your most valuable team player.

Every night at the island fire only one adventurer from the winning

team can be awarded the treasure, but what is the true significance

of these treasures and will they impact on the final escape.

Only the island knows.

I think if we had a choice we would pick both of you but... Jordan.

-Are you sure?

-Really?

OK, guys, team talk over,

who are you choosing as your most valued adventurer.

Jordan.

Jordan. Well done, tell me why have you chosen Jordan?

Because even though he felt dizzy

he wanted the team to continue their streak.

I wanted Peter to have it

because Peter was the one who won it at the end and he put the fuses in.

It's a team effort and the team have voted for you, Jordan.

Congratulations, you have been awarded the most valued adventurer.

You win the coral sponge.

Jordan, this sponge represents

the absorption of knowledge on the island.

So, well done for winning it, congratulations, it's yours to own.

A round of applause for team Sting and Jordan.

Team Sting have won their seventh island treasure.

Team Claw still only have two

but there are more precious treasures to win yet.

So we are soon to find out who are knew 2 team captains are

and we are soon to find out which adventurers they are going

to choose for the next island challenge.

And that escape day is looming ever closer.

Don't forget you can catch all the action online.

We'll see you next time on Escape From Scorpion Island.

Bye.

Next time with the final escape looming ever closer,

Claw must do everything they can to win the next island treasure.

We have to win, no matter what happens.

But the island has decided to shake things up.

The island is giving us no break today. It's pure challenges.

And it will force the adventurers to go head to head

in a multitude of gruelling trials and some will feel the burn.

Come on, Khadie, you are pushing your luck.