Episode 24 Escape from Scorpion Island

'Coming up, Sting and Claw continue their perilous descent

'in their exciting escape from Scorpion Island.'

I felt quite scared because I've never actually done anything like this before.

'The second stage of the escape is revealed to the teams.'

You have to return your Island Treasures back to the island.

'But the island makes nothing easy.'

SHOUTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

Scorpion Island, you better watch out. The powerhouse is coming.

Hello. Welcome to Escape From Scorpion Island.

-I'm Johny.

-I'm Myleene.

Team Sting and Claw are on their final race to escape.

It's action-packed and the island isn't making things easy.

'Last time, the teams discovered they would be racing head-to-head

'down a steep cliff face with the raging seas beneath them.

'Natty for Sting and Lizzie for Claw

'have descended, with Lizzie taking the lead for Claw.'

I just raced down as quick as I could

and Natty had a bit of a fear of heights,

so that was an advantage.

'It was then the turn of Peter for Sting and James for Claw...

'..and James has maintained Claw's lead over Sting.'

I tried to go as fast as I could but sometimes I couldn't

because I kept stopping half way down.

It was fun. I still enjoyed it.

'Now let's return to the Escape From Scorpion Island,

'and Dilhan and Khadie are up next.'

'Dilhan has faced Khadie before

'and he's has proved himself to be a formidable opponent...'

ALL: Yes!

Go!

'..but he's also brought laughter and happiness.'

LAUGHTER AND SHOUTING

Shall I turn the bubbles on?

You're funny and you make everyone laugh.

'Above all, he's brought victory.'

ALL: Yeah! We've won. Yes!

Scorpion Island has taught me to be more confident in myself

and boosted up my capabilities.

ALL: Go Dilhan, go Dilhan, go Dilhan...

I think my favourite Island Challenge was Sinking Swamp.

I did really well and I found it really fun.

Just jumping around on the pontoons.

'Claw chose him to be their captain for today's final escape

'and he's relishing the opportunity.'

Scorpion Island, watch out. I'm going down the cliff

and the powerhouse is coming.

'He faces Khadie,

'Sting's secret weapon in the Fortune Hunter's challenges,

'using her fierce intelligence.'

-Yes!

-Finished.

-And stop the game!

Congratulations. You've got it.

'A keen football player, she knows how to work as part of a team.'

I think we'll have to talk to the team about communication because

when there is something important that we need to do,

we can't just ignore it because we think our own way is better.

'Her determination in the challenges made her a valued adventurer.'

ALL: Yes!

My proudest moment on Scorpion Island

was probably the time that I won the butterfly treasure.

'Now she's on a mission to win and she must summon

'the strength within her as she descends against Dilhan.'

Two times I've been the same captain as him.

First I beat him. The second time he beat me.

So I kind of HAVE to beat him.

'What great characters.

'Oh, and that's fun to see - James is set to cheer Dilhan on here

'as he comes down with the treasure.'

Three, two, one, go!

'And he's off, and it's a cautious start from Dilhan.'

Go, Dylan! Come on!

SHOUTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

Great encouragement, Claw.

'They've been the underdogs but have kept their team spirits up.

'They did win the last island challenge, The Sinking Swamp -

'and things seem to be going their way

'but there is still a long fight ahead

'and they're determined to cheer each other on.

'Whoa!'

KLAXON SOUNDS

'A massive slip but Dilhan gets himself together quickly.

Just as well because Khadie's now started her descent.

Dilhan is bounding down the cliff face

can Khadie catch him up?

She's at the steepest section, but Dilhan's down.

Dilhan's running across to the rest of his team.

He's one tough adventurer

and they're clearly delighted to have their captain back with them

especially while Khadie is still up on the cliff.

She's trying Dilhan-style bouncing...

Oh! She skidded, but doesn't seem to be slowing down.

This is looking good.

Run, run, run!

And yes, she's down and straight over to her waiting team

who seem really pleased with her efforts.

Good job! You almost had him.

Well, it might not have been quite that close,

but this was high-energy stuff.

After a careful start, Dilhan made his way down at great speed

and seemed to thoroughly enjoy it.

Abseiling down the cliff was really, really fun.

I had lots of fun.

And Khadie gave it her all too.

I got down quickly

and I caught up with Dilhan quicker than most other people

caught up with their opponent.

In fact, she really reduced Claws lead.

This means that Zach will only start 18 seconds before Jeremy.

So even one or two slip-ups would be enough

to make it really close. Extraordinary.

So now while the gathering teams watch on

Jeremy and Zach are both in position at the top of the cliff.

They are two of the most competitive adventurers

yet seen on Scorpion Island and theirs have been amazing journeys.

Zach has been on an exhilarating adventure.

Starting as the team captain of the boys and brimming with confidence.

Oh! Yes!

I'm pleased with myself and with the team. Everything.

-The boys' team were successful.

-The boys.

THEY CHEER

Yes, they've got it, they've got it.

-The boys.

-THEY ALL CHEER

But even when Zach found he was playing catch-up in Team Claw,

he wouldn't allow himself or his team to be disheartened.

I am going to kick out the negativity.

I'm going to make my team much more positive

and I'm going to make them all into winners.

Getting the team swimming just to have some fun.

Thought it was a nice idea.

You can be positive. I've seen you positive.

-Being on a losing team never knocked his confidence.

-ALL: Yes!

Now does he have the confidence in his team?

Last night, there was a lot of anticipation about today

and now the day has come.

And Claw are going to win once again.

Jeremy came to Scorpion Island

and built some incredible friendships.

I want to be friends with everyone

and just so everyone knows, everyone is my best friend.

ALL: Expect the unexpected.

But it was also clear she is a formidable opponent.

If I have an opinion, I would put it forward.

-You talk like anything.

-I don't talk.

-You do.

To win challenges, you obviously need a team

and you need communication.

I've got a team and communication, I can talk.

Have you got communication, really?

-Is that the end of the rivalry?

-ALL:

-No!

Jeremy was always incredibly loyal to her team.

Khadie, Khadie, left a bit!

If we didn't win,

I would feel like I had let my team down.

And she won't let Scorpion Island defeat her.

On a scale of 1 - 100 I would want to win 110.

The island won't be forgetting these two in a hurry

and Zach's ready to start his descent.

3, 2, 1 go!

And he's off.

Now Khadie did a fantastic job closing the gap

between Claw and Sting and now it's time for Jeremy and Zach.

This will be interesting, they're both extremely competitive.

Zach is looking carefully where he's going.

He knows a big slip would be bad news for Claw.

KLAXON

And Jeremy... Oh, she stumbled straightaway.

That's not what Sting needed

as Zach's reached the main section of the cliff.

Come on, Jeremy!

It's a really tough climb down,

but they're getting support from their team-mates.

Come on!

But he seems to be managing not to lose his footing.

Jeremy's still way up the cliff,

but he's nearly reached beach level.

He's down and running over to Claw.

At this rate, you've got to wonder

if they might be the team who escape the island.

Go, Jeremy!

Jeremy's picking up some impressive speed.

Sting need her to... Oh!

They need her to minimise Claw's next head start

and that means she's got to balance precision against pace.

This is great determination, it's been a rocky route,

but she's not looking at all rattled.

Whoa! Good job, Jeremy.

And that's Jeremy, she's made it to the bottom.

She's zipping over to her team at the end of another animated race.

Zach began with caution, but swiftly built up steam

and it looked like he really relished it.

That was so fun. I would love to do it again.

Well, he might want to do it again, but his opponent would disagree.

I felt quite scared because I've never done anything like this before.

The lack of experience didn't seem for a moment

to affect her unflagging energy levels,

but showed in the rough and tumble style of her descent.

She took 16 seconds longer than Zach to hit the ground.

So Claw's head start is the biggest it's yet been. 34 seconds.

But next up Jordan and Eleanor

will have to send the teams' island treasures down.

As Claw have so many more than Sting, this could go either way.

Eleanor and Jordan are in position at the top of the cliff.

In many ways they've drawn the hardest roles here,

but we've seen these two rise to such occasions.

Jordan is Sting's cheeky adventurer

who cements the team together with his sense of humour.

ALL: Sting!

At the start of his adventure

he was tested by the island immediately.

SCREAMING

I was really nervous

about going in deep water.

Whilst I am here, it's gone behind me

so I'm pleased to go back home and say,

"I've come over my fear."

He has taken to the island challenges with gusto.

Come on!

THEY ALL SHOUT

You are really pulling, and pulling, and pulling

until your arms nearly fall off.

But at times he has had doubts.

Nobody will choose me to do the memory trial again

because I failed twice now.

As a leader, he was a great moderator.

If we know that something will win us this.

Then we pick this thing that's going to win us.

But as he faces the final descent,

Sting must rely on him, and him alone, to narrow the margin.

That's what I am here for.

There's no point coming if you're not going to escape.

So I really want to escape.

Eleanor has been a 100% dedicated.

Yes!

Putting everything she has into the challenges.

We're going to win!

Jeremy, well done! You're doing brilliant.

Just get some in for us, please.

But she really took it to heart when she didn't win.

We didn't win and I'm upset by that cos

I wanted to win as captain and it was my last chance.

Yet never once giving up.

Don't put it on the floor, we'll forget about it. Go, go, go!

Slow and steady wins the race so I think that Claw could do well.

Now she's apprehensive about the ultimate challenge she faces.

This is the thing I've been most scared about,

going down the cliff with water gushing, but I think I'll be OK.

I've done this before, but never over the sea.

It's going to be quite high so I'm a bit nervous.

Hopefully, I'll be able to conquer my fear and do my team proud.

Eleanor's feeling nervous, but she must remain focused.

Now they have not one, but two tasks they must complete.

First, they must send the treasures down a zip wire

to their waiting team-mates who will unclip them

before Jordan and Eleanor make their own way down themselves.

Claw still have seven treasures at the top of the cliff

while Sting only have two.

So Claw will have more work to do here.

It's time for action.

3, 2, 1 go!

And she's off.

Eleanor's sending down the first treasure the Venus fly trap.

Oh, and it's coming down really fast.

Get it!

-Dilhan's zooming over to collect it.

-Come on, Dilhan, unclip it.

They need to move swiftly,

they can't afford to waste their head start.

Just unclip it! It's not tightened. Dilhan!

At last he's got it.

Oh, but he's got his glove caught.

No, no, he's OK.

Dilhan gets tangled up in the clip!

For a second it looks like he's going to get pullied up to Eleanor.

This comes at a terrible moment for Claw

because their head start over Sting is over.

Jordan's sending down the silver eagle.

And it's absolutely flying down, this is great speed.

Don't twist it! Don't twist it!

Natty's taken off the silver eagle. Now for the next treasure.

But Eleanor's still holding the clip back up for Claw.

Jordan seems to be going much quicker.

Look at the strength in Jordan's arms.

The team are shouting "faster, faster".

But Eleanor's got the vampire bat on and is sending it down.

Oh, and Lizzie's running over to grab it,

but Jordan's already sending the conch shell down.

She's got it.

-Oh no!

-The conch shell has just got stuck.

It's bad news for Sting.

I there anything Jordan can do?

He's struggling, can Eleanor make use of the golden opportunity?

No, Jordan's got the conch shell going again and remember

this is the last treasure Sting have got to deliver.

Natty's wasting no time collecting it.

The crab is making its way down for Claw.

And the clock is ticking.

The more time they take to deliver their remaining treasures,

the bigger Jordan's head start is in the final race.

Eleanor is pulling up the rope to get the next treasure down.

There's the butterfly going down, but they have three more after it.

This is where Sting's prowess

in the island challenges is really paying dividends.

Zach's got it. Oh, no, is he caught up now?

No, no, he's OK, but even small delays here could have a big impact.

Eleanor's looking properly frustrated now

but she's still got so much more to do, but the clam shell is on.

Let go of it, let go.

Go! Go!

Well, she wasted no time in getting that one down

-and Dilhan's got it without getting tangled.

-Two more left now.

But Jordan's head start is already longer

than it's taken the adventurers to make their descent.

Worrying stuff for Team Claw.

The sponge is making its way down. At least it'll have a soft landing.

Go! Get it.

-Lizzie's running up to grab the coral sponge.

-And she's got it.

Only the cactus left now,

but that is the most awkward treasure of all.

And it's on.

Perhaps because it's so heavy, it's coming down in a real lick.

Run.

Go, go, go!

This is fiddly work, but yes, James has got it.

So that two minutes and 12 seconds

now becomes Jordan's vast head start.

He needs to be careful because even one big fall

could be enough to put Eleanor right back in the game.

So, Jordan is on his way down now. Now Sting they... Whoa.

Oh, no! Jordan's tumbled over.

Come on, Jordan!

Jordan leans back far too quickly here and takes a tumble,

but he needs to try to waste as little

of his head start as possible.

So he's got to regain his footing ASAP.

He's struggling, but he's back on his feet.

That fall has cost him dear,

so he can't afford to make any more mistakes.

He needs to straighten his legs, lean back and take confident steps.

Whoa! He does not look steady,

but he's got to keep so focused to see this out for his team.

Quick, quick you're not there yet.

Natty sounds frantic but Jordan's taking his time.

He clearly wants to reach the beach as smoothly as possible.

Quick! Get on the sand.

He's taken this round for Team Sting before Eleanor's even started.

Sting will have the advantage in the next stage,

meaning they're in the lead,

but Claw do need all their adventurers down on the beach before they can continue,

and that means Eleanor still has to make her descent.

Whoa, she's going no-handed! This is flamboyant stuff from Eleanor.

Just have some fun, Eleanor.

Zach's right, Eleanor might as well enjoy herself.

This is the last pressure free moment they'll have,

and they'll have to up their game again,

if they want to be the team who escapes from Scorpion Island.

She's so nearly there.

And she's made it. Game over.

The final result didn't quite reveal how hard fought this actually was.

Having won the final island challenge, Claw's run of success

continued in all of these face-offs. They really only hit a snag

when delivering the island treasures down to the beach.

They had so many more to cope with that no wonder Sting dealt with their's quicker,

racking up a massive head start for the final descent.

This head start was so big, it gave them the win,

allowing Jordan to complete his descent before Eleanor started hers.

It was a win for Sting, and they'll have the advantage in the next stage of the escape,

but of they can only cope with their number of island treasures,

Claw could yet be triumphant over all.

So, teams, congratulations. You've completed the very first stage.

Team Sting, good news, you've won the advantage.

You'll start the next stage 30 seconds ahead of Team Claw.

You have to return your island treasures back to the island.

The treasures have been a crucial part of the adventurer's lives since the day they arrived.

The treasures encompass all the qualities that represent Scorpion Island.

The eagle symbolising freedom from the island.

The silver pit viper portrays the dangers faced by the adventurers every day.

The cactus, survival in extreme conditions.

The teams underwent change, just like the butterfly.

The island is guarded like the silver crab.

The adventurers learnt to be alert when competing for the vampire bat.

As we know, the scorpion is always devious.

All absorption of knowledge was signified by the coral sponge.

The clam shell lies in wait scheming at the bottom of the ocean.

And finally, the conch shell, communication, always important,

especially on the final escape day.

But now, the island wants them back.

Buried beneath the sand are 11 metal treasure troves,

each marked with a design showing which treasure belongs within.

Sting's treasure troves are buried here...

and Claw's troves are buried here.

But of course, the teams don't know this.

Sting and Claw have to use metal detectors to locate them

and shovels to dig down.

It's a race to see which team can return more of their treasures to the island.

The adventurers don't know how long they have.

The island could call time at any point, so the teams will have to

move fast if they want to avoid being caught out.

If one team finishes with more treasures un-returned than the other,

for each extra treasure they have,

they'll receive a ten-second time penalty for the next stage of the escape.

But, as Sting won the first stage,

they start the race to return the treasures 30 seconds before Claw.

Can they make the most of this head start,

or will their rivals Claw their way back?

Both teams are prepared for the second stage

and Sting have a lot to do to stop Claw catching up even further.

Team Sting have a 30 second time advantage. They get to start first.

-Team Sting, are you ready?

-Ready!

Three, two, one, go!

And they're off! Jeremy is taking charge of the metal detector.

This is a really unusual challenge because what's critical here

is complete focus and thoroughness.

They need to be sure there's no way they could have missed a treasure trove,

and it seems Jeremy is swinging the detector rather wildly.

There are 11 treasures but they've got to find their three.

-And it sounds like they might've found something already.

-HORN

Oh, and that's Claw away.

Will they start to catch up? Team Sting haven't started to dig yet.

Well, they're moving on. Perhaps they weren't sure they detected a trove.

-Oh, but this looks good for Dilhan.

-Try here. Get on the ground.

Claw are digging already!

And if it's one of their troves they've found,

they could have really got the jump on Team Sting.

Peter looking to see which treasure trove it is.

Claw could be doing Sting a favour here.

Oh, it's the vampire bat's trove!

What a find for Claw!

This is where Claw could catch up and even the stakes.

Now Sting are digging. They must be sure they've found one this time.

But will it be one of Claw's?

Zach's going over to find out.

Don't dig down. You need to dig across.

Yes! Over here! There's another one!

-Team Sting are trying to cover it over.

-But it's too late. The cat's out of the bag.

Zach knows it's one of Claw's,

and he's desperately digging for it.

The vampire bat's about to be buried and Dilhan's got the Venus fly trap.

Great work by Team Claw.

Dilhan and James are running to see

where Sting have been. Will their run of good fortune continue?

Since the return of both legendary teams,

Sting have almost always ended up the winners.

But it looks like Claw are catching up

and Team Sting are still searching.

They haven't found ONE of the treasure troves yet. Remember, they only need three.

At this point in the crucial second stage,

Sting look completely adrift.

Could all their hard work and earlier victories

be blowing away like sand in the breeze?

And do Claw finally have the wind behind them?

The Venus fly trap is placed in its trove,

and it's the second treasure they've returned.

It's a terrific start, but they've still got six more to go.

Never before have the teams needed to channel the spirit of the Fortune Hunter

as much as they do here.

The question is, will it be Claw or Sting who's able

to dig their way to victory and clasp the advantage

for the next stage of the escape?

Next time, there are still three gruelling challenges that the adventurers must face.

-Sponge!

-Sponge!

THEY CHEER AND SCREAM

-Come closer!

-Come on!

And one team will escape.

Who will it be? Sting...

-Everyone was arguing.

-SHE SIGHS

I really want the team to pull their act together.

Yes!

..or Claw?

We have to win this next challenge and we have to escape.

I'm really nervous. Come on, Claw!

We need to believe in ourselves if we're going to escape Scorpion Island.

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