Episode 21 Escape from Scorpion Island

Last time on Scorpion Island,

the adventurers had to face not one

but three gruelling challenges that pushed them to their limits.

Once again, Team Sting came out on top

and won the Island Treasure,

with Peter being awarded the coveted clam shell.

Today, Natty and Dilhan must lead their teams

on their penultimate day on the island.

Team Claw!

Can Dilhan be the first captain to take down Team Sting

and lead Team Claw to an historic win?

Or will Natty be the Sting captain

to complete an unbelievable clean sweep

of Island Challenge victories?

The very last Island Treasure is up for grabs.

It's up to me now, and the team. We have to win.

It could only be Scorpion Island.

Welcome to Escape From Scorpion Island -

the place that makes it difficult for anyone who dares to visit.

-I'm Johnny.

-And I'm Myleene.

Two teams are battling it out to be the best

and escape from the island

but only one team will escape on the final day

and that day is looming fast.

Scorpion Island relishes in its splendid isolation

and uses its natural world as its impenetrable defence system.

The island is teeming with life - its precious treasure.

In recent times, an adventurer came from far across the seas.

He was a Fortune Hunter whose mission it was to plunder the island

of its legendary treasure.

He took on the island's challenges and succeeded

but when he failed in his final escape,

the furious island mischievously captured the Fortune Hunter's spirit

and locked it away.

It's about winning the Island Treasures.

Last time, Team Sting won the tenth treasure - the clam shell.

Here's what happened at the Island Fire.

It's time to find out who your team captains will be

for tomorrow's Island Challenge.

Teams, the island has seen that you've all been fantastic leaders.

Now, it wants you to talk amongst yourselves

and vote for who will be your final team captain.

Who will lead you in your challenges tomorrow?

Guys, you must choose wisely,

because this is who will lead you in your Final Race To Escape

and hopefully, to victory.

It's a huge decision.

This adventurer will ultimately be the winning or losing captain.

-I say Natty.

-These two, I would vote for together.

I say Natty.

Please can I be team captain?

I really want to prove to you all...

You know how I've been saying,

"Oh, be positive, be positive."

I really want to show it to you guys.

OK, guys, your time is up.

So then, who is going to be the team captain?

The final team captain to lead your team towards victory? Claw.

Well, it was... We chose between Dilhan and Zach

but in the end it was Dilhan. Sorry, Zach.

It's all right.

Why Dilhan?

He's been a good captain the last time he was captain.

Last time he was captain... He's always funny.

He always cools down and sets the pace for everyone.

Dilhan, big responsibility on your shoulders.

Feeling the pressure?

Erm, yeah. It's up to me now, and the team. We have to win.

Team Sting,

who have you chosen as your final team captain?

Natty.

Natty. Why have you chosen Natty?

I think she's the right person to end it on.

Also, she was the first captain of Sting.

I think she'd be good as the last captain.

-Very poetic.

-Yeah.

So, now we know the names of the two new team captains.

Natty and Dilhan,

you will face each other in the first round

of the final Island Challenge.

All we can say is good luck.

Captains Natty and Dilhan must now be prepared

to push their teams through the last day of challenges

and then beyond, to escape or glorious failure.

What a responsibility.

The reason we chose Dilhan is cos he hasn't really had a go.

-And he's been doing good as a captain.

-Yeah.

Maybe they appreciate what I do

or maybe they just like the way I act

and what I do for the team.

I don't think that victory's already in our reach.

I just think we maybe have quite a good team

that we'd be able to reach it with.

So, today, Natty will lead the seemingly unbeatable Sting.

Since the island split the teams,

they have gone on a winning rampage.

They fearlessly swung to victory in Flight of Fear.

Proved electric in Hard Wired.

Team Sting.

And were a tower of strength in Tower of Stones.

Team Sting.

But it takes two teams to create such an incredible competition.

Sting may seem formidable,

but Claw captain Dilhan has seen chinks in their armour

that perhaps, just perhaps, can be exposed.

For in Jigzag, it went down to the wire.

A couple of seconds was all that separated the teams.

-Next time we'll win.

-Yeah, but we always say that.

-We will this time.

And in Double Crossing, it came down to the very last run. Team Sting.

Now, can Dilhan manage what no other Claw captain has done

and take the Island Treasure?

There's no more time for speculation,

the teams must take the island head on,

facing its twists at every turn.

The Fortune Hunter once faced today's final Island Challenge,

and he's left a letter wheel to help the adventurers.

But the island, furious that escape is so close

has smashed it into pieces.

Who will piece it together quickest

and who will the final captains choose to play it?

Natty, as team captain, I'll come to you

to ask you who you want to play this game with.

Maybe Jordan, I think,

because he's good at the, sort of, puzzles. I'm sorry, everyone.

Team Claw, I'll come to you.

Dilhan, please pick a team mate to play this challenge with you.

I'm going to pick James.

James. OK, why James?

Yesterday, he was really, you know, supportive

and he figured out the puzzle before we did.

This is the last time you'll be playing this.

So, he who laughs last laughs loudest.

Are you ready?

Your time starts now.

It's the team's last ever chance to win

and the island has created a brand new puzzle,

the toughest yet.

There are eight pieces of letter wheel,

but only five make the ring complete.

-This piece here. No?

-No.

-Oh, here, here. Does that go in?

-OK, erm...

-Does it fit?

-It does.

The winning team will get to play

for an advantage from the Fortune Hunter.

Natty and Jordan are working quickly.

Oh, look, look, look.

Oh, yeah. Yeah, this could be it.

Dilhan remains calm and collected. Great leadership.

-And then this piece in there.

-Yes, yes, yes.

And then this piece on the outside.

-And then this little bit. No, no.

-Yeah, that one. This one.

Yeah!

Stop the clock.

We won!

Dilhan's choice of James has created a dynamic duo.

This is only the first stage, but you guys are so happy.

This is the first time you've gone through

to the second round of the Code Cracker challenge.

-You must be happy?

-Yes.

-How does it feel?

Really happy and exciting cos we've never got to the second round.

It's our first chance.

They won't make it past the Code Cracker.

Oh, well, we shall see, because it is indeed time

for Team Claw to play the Code Cracker

for the first time ever.

Could this be the beginning of the comeback

that Claw so desperately want?

They may have mastered the Fortune Hunter's puzzle

but they must prove themselves in the next stage.

The code wheel has been turned into a four-tier system.

A jumble of random letters.

Adventurers must rotate the top ring of the wheel

until every column spells a four letter word.

The Fortune Hunter has put some letters on the board

but the words are not complete.

James and Dilhan will have only four minutes

to unjumble the letters,

place the words and then decipher a three number code

to win an advantage in the forthcoming Island Challenge.

OK, guys, your time starts now. Start the clock.

What does the board do?

-H.

-Something, H.

-H?

-H-E-R.

-Where's H? Something, H.

-I found the east.

-Wait, where's E?

-E-A-S-T.

-Is there a T on there?

-East.

Dilhan has lined up the word "east",

but every single column on the code wheel

must create a four letter word.

Because they don't, it's a false start for Claw.

They need to use the board for clues

as to the correct alignment of the code wheel.

-Something, H, something, something.

-Something, H?

Something, H. So, look for a H.

Is there a H or is it on the next one down?

-H.

-H, H! T-H-I-E, T-H-I-E.

-No, that's not a word.

T-H-I... This! Where's S? This.

-Go and write "this".

-This.

This looks good but does the rest of the wheel make sense?

This, something, D-E.

-Something, something, D.

-Made.

Where's M? Is it...?

-Where's M?

-M, at the bottom.

Now the code is in place,

the rest of the words should fall into place but...

Oh, no, what is Dilhan doing?

He's moved the wheel.

M-A-N-F. Did you spin that?

The puzzle only works one way, and one way only.

They need to realign and quick.

-M-A-N-Y.

-Many. This many.

"Many" is one of the words but is it a word they need?

-This... What?

-It has to have a D in it.

They need to find the word with D as their third letter.

-D, D.

-O, C. No, there's a C there.

-C-O, code! This code.

Code. Quicker, quicker.

This code.

They're back on track.

-This code.

-Double L.

-Something that has two Ls.

-Try to find the L in it.

-There's one here.

-Yeah, there's L everywhere.

-There's an L...

-L.

-Is there another L under it?

-No.

-L, L, no, no, no.

-Where's another L?

-This code...

-L.

-This code...

-L-E.

-Will, will! It's W-I-L-L.

-Where's W?

-W.

-This code will...

Right, will, will, will.

-This code will...

-L, E.

-Something with the third letter E.

-O, P... Open, open!

Yes, is it "open"?

O-P... Yeah, put open.

F, F, if.

If. Fi... F.

F-I-L-E, file.

-This code will open...

-File.

OK, three minutes left.

They're really cooking now

but have they left it too late?

Only half the code is in place.

N-I-N-E. Nine.

-Zero.

-Zero, zero, it's zero.

Zero, O...

This will go down to the wire.

One last word but they're still one number short.

Any. N-I-N-E.

File 909.

Nine, zero, nine.

Stop the clock.

Claw are on a roll.

They've cracked the code number.

909.

I thought I'd never be saying these words,

but Team Claw won the Code Cracker.

Dilhan, you must be so proud.

I really thought, "That's it, we're going to lose this one."

And then, just...

I don't know, it just came together. It came up on the board.

Well done, guys. Another round of applause for Team Claw.

Team Sting, some disappointed faces. You guys usually ace this one

so I'm sure you don't begrudge them this victory

but it must be humbling, a little bit, to lose.

-Not at all.

-Not really.

When they get the advantage in the big challenge,

we always win.

It's time to go to the Fortune Hunter's filing cabinet.

Off we go, guys.

Claw's code of 909 will now gain them access

to another of the Fortune Hunter's treasured relics -

the mystical filing cabinet.

It only materialises after the Code Cracker has been played.

Within it is a precious Island Challenge advantage.

Congratulations, you have won my special advantage

for today's Island Challenge.

You will go head to head in the Sinking Swamp

and you will start the game with three points.

It's a points game.

So, do you think three points might be quite a big advantage?

-Not really.

-I think we could catch up quite easily.

We're about to find out, Jordan.

Round one pits the team captains against each other

as they go head to head in an attempt to win the advantage

for their team mates in round two.

And remember, the advantage could be crucial

to the team's efforts to win today's Island Treasure - the conch shell.

So, going up against each other for the first time ever,

it's Claw captain Dilhan versus Sting captain Natty.

Natty was the very first captain for Team Sting,

proving she had strong leadership skills

as she performed heroically in Flight of Fear.

But Dilhan will be no pushover

and has shown his no-nonsense determination

in Rings of Steel.

Could this be the chance Dilhan needs to prove he can take control

and guide his team to an historic first victory

with the final escape so close?

This is the Sinking Swamp.

Deep in the heart of the dense Scorpion Island jungle,

lies a murky and foul-smelling swamp.

Floating on top of its putrid water are six wobbly islands.

There are team-coloured balls stored in the water

by the islands furthest from the collection tub.

Whilst one team captain throws balls into the basket at the far end,

the other is armed with a jungle bat to smash them away.

The shooting adventurer must move on to another island

after each throw.

There's one point for each ball that goes into the basket

but they'll have to be careful when jumping

because if a shooter falls into the swampy water,

they will lose three precious points.

If the defender loses their balance and takes a tumble into the water

they will earn the opposing team's three bonus points.

Both captains will have to master the tricky skill

of aiming and balancing.

Once each player has had a chance to score as many balls as possible,

the team with the most points will be the winners.

As Claw won the Code Cracker,

Dilhan will start his round with three balls in the basket.

Welcome to the Sinking Swamp.

Who knows what nasties lurk underneath there.

All I know is, phew, does it stink.

Dilhan, you've done brilliantly today.

You cracked the Code Cracker - a good win for Claw.

-Spirits are up.

-Yeah.

How important is it for you to win?

Really, really important for me to get another advantage for the team.

Hopefully, the advantage will count today.

Other than all the rest of the challenges,

where we get advantages and still lose.

Good work, Dilhan. I wish you luck.

Natty, how are you feeling?

Claw beat you at the Code Cracker.

I think they really deserved that, though,

because they haven't won a single thing

but I just think that they should...

Ouch, that was a pointer.

They should enjoy that one victory and then nothing from then on.

I wish you the best of luck.

Enjoy yourselves. Here's what you're playing for.

The island's eleventh and final treasure is the conch shell

and represents the need for the adventurers to communicate,

especially as the final escape looms.

Sting hold eight Island Treasures

and Claw have two.

But can Claw take advantage of their Code Cracker success

and push on through to a monumental victory?

First up, Natty is throwing balls for Team Sting

and Dilhan is defending for Team Claw.

Natty, Dilhan, are you ready?

-Ready!

-Three, two, one, go!

Natty throws her first ball straight past Dilhan but it's a miss.

Dilhan goes for his first jump.

Oh, and he just makes it.

Dilhan sends himself flying through the air

and slams into the island on his stomach.

Ungainly but effective.

And Dilhan's getting back to his feet.

Oh, Natty's going for a shot while he's off guard, oh!

Natty has to move to the next island after every throw.

It's going to get tiring.

You're right, Myleene. This is exhausting work.

Could it be third time lucky for Natty?

Yes, that's her first ball in.

Well done, Natty!

Just look at the concentration on Natty's face

as she carefully throws the ball.

Despite Dilhan's best efforts he just can't reach it

and it sails past him, landing straight into the jungle basket,

giving Natty and Team Sting a confidence boost.

Dilhan is really going to have to move quicker here.

So, that's one point for Team Sting, can Natty make it two?

Yeah... No! Just off the basket.

Whoa! Oh, no, he's OK.

Dilhan steps on awkwardly - it looks like a certain splash

and three valuable points for Natty,

but no, he just manages to regain his balance.

Two words - "close" and "shave".

Don't fall in there.

Now, it's Natty's turn to launch herself through the air.

Natty just, kind of, hurling herself at the islands now.

Unlike Dilhan, she crashes onto her knees.

Less painful than a belly flop,

but she's going to get very tired, very quickly.

Oh, another miss. That means Natty's still only on one.

She really needs to pick up the pace

if she wants to put pressure on Dilhan.

Just touched the edge, there.

Whoa, another mighty leap.

Natty's got a clear line of sight.

Yes, yes, no!

Natty's diving back across.

Thwack for Dilhan.

Good deflection from Dilhan.

Oh, he wipes his feet, but it's in. Ball number two.

A desperate launch from Dilhan but Natty's really got her eye in now.

This accuracy is good news as more than half her time is up already.

And that's a third one in - good shot there for Natty.

Strike! Dilhan blocks again.

Always stay on that platform, Dil! It's a good platform.

Is that good advice from Zach?

Come on, Dilhan. She was like...

He's certainly looking composed on that island.

Another assured deflection from Dilhan.

Could Zach have found the key to success?

Natty, use the end platform.

Natty's Sting team mates must be getting worried -

she's only got three.

Oh, hang on, four.

Natty throws the ball so high that Dilhan just cannot reach it.

Until now, Natty has been throwing all of her balls from her knees.

Will she realise how much of an advantage

her height could be in this game?

Dilhan, watch out.

-Careful.

-Come on, Natty.

She's moving across to the far island, now,

but Dilhan is staying right where he is.

Much easier.

Is Zach's plan flawed?

Natty's found a really good strategy - just standing up.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, that was close.

Dilhan, be careful.

Dilhan realises that he needs to get moving to cover all bases

to block Natty's balls.

A new tactic - he's crossed to the other island.

He knows he's got to work fast, now.

Natty looks to have upped her game and is on a scoring streak.

That's it, Natty.

Trick him.

Controversial advice from Jordan, there.

Yeah! That's it, Natty.

Natty sneakily teases Dilhan with the ball

in an attempt to catch him out,

and her new decoy tactic seemed to work.

With less than a minute left, she takes Sting's score to seven.

This proves to be a successful island for Natty

because she manages to score not once but twice again

in the last minute of the game.

Come on, Dilhan. You can do it.

30 seconds left.

Natty desperately reaches for another ball

and she looks absolutely shattered.

She doesn't even have the strength to stand up.

Oh, no. Natty's exhausted.

Last efforts just aren't enough.

Natty is looking utterly broken

but she's really giving it her all in the dying seconds.

Three, two, one.

That's it, game over.

That was so difficult jumping from platform to platform.

I'm lucky I'm tall or I wouldn't have been able to make those jumps.

So tiring.

I'm not going to let my team down.

We have to get this advantage and we have to escape

so, you know, I'm going to give it my all and not fall off, hopefully.

Next time, Dilhan faces the Sinking Swamp,

but can he beat Natty's impressive score?

Or can Sting complete the grand slam of Island Challenges

and win them all?

Will Claw win their first ever Island Treasure?

Everything hinges on the second round of Sinking Swamp.

Just get some in for us, please.

That's all to come next time.

Meanwhile, you can get all the action online.

We'll see you then, as we try to escape from Scorpion Island.