♪♪ Colin: Welcome to Survivalists, the adventure show where families face nature's most extreme challenges together, using the healing power of the outdoors to strengthen bonds and mend family wounds.

I'm your host, Colin O'Brady.

This season, we're venturing south to the pristine peninsula of Baja, Mexico.

People across the country have submitted why they think Survivalists can provide the breakthrough their family needs.

♪♪ Taking on the challenge this week is the Prendergast family from Fort Mill, South Carolina.

- Hi, my name's Liam.

I'm fourteen years old, and two years ago, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

Ever since I was diagnosed, I feel that my parents don't give me enough space, and I want to show them that I can manage my diabetes and my blood sugar on my own.

That's why we need to go on Survivalists.

Colin: And they'll be up against the Waken family from Peoria, Arizona.

- My name is Colton, and I'm 17 years old.

My parents trust my older brother and give him his independence, but with me, they still think that I am not as responsible.

It seems like they just won't let me grow up.

I'm sick of being treated like a baby.

Going on Survivalists is my chance to prove to them that I can handle big responsibilities.

Colin: These families will have to dig deeper physically-- Woman 1: You guys ready?

Woman 2: All right, this isn't gonna work.

Colin: mentally-- - Stop!

Man and Girl: Rock, rock!

Colin: And most importantly, emotionally.

Man 1: Do you trust in me?

Woman 1: I don't know.

Man 2: What are you doing, man?

Colin: As they compete for a $10,000 prize.

Girl: You got this, guys.

Colin: This is Survivalists.

[insects chirping] Prendergasts, Wakens, welcome to Survivalists!

All: [cheering] - Great to have you guys here.

Prendergast family, would you consider you guys a, uh, outdoorsy family?

You guys do a lot of camping?

- Not a ton, not a ton, but we like goin' for walks and things like that, running, riding our bikes.

- Definitely our first time being in the Baja desert, but overall, I think, cautiously optimistic.

Colin: Liam, you sent in the plea.

Tell me a little bit about what you've been through.

- Well, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, um, two years ago.

It's been a real struggle.

I have to take insulin before I eat.

I have to be conscious of what I'm eating, be conscious at nighttime.

Checking my blood sugar multiple times a day.

It's really hard trying to balance that with sports and school.

- From your plea, you told me your parents are maybe still a little bit overprotective, or more so than you'd like.

- Yeah, they're a little bit overprotective.

I feel like sometimes I can't be a normal kid without them having to, like, be on my back all the time.

Before I was diagnosed, my life was a lot different.

I could go to the movies, I could go on sleepovers without my parents calling me.

And now, they're really overprotective about it.

They call me, they text me.

They remind me to check my blood sugar.

If I'm going high, they always call, if I'm going low.

I wanna show them that I can step it up and really be a leader in this family and show them that they can trust me to manage this.

- Is there anything specific you think you could see from Liam this week to kind of prove to you his strength or independence?

- Just communication on his part.

I tend to want to take control, and as soon as I see that his numbers are out of range, I want to jump right on it.

Do this, what are you gonna do, eat this, take this.

But I've learned that that just makes us, you know, butt heads.

It's constantly a balance between how much do I ride him and how much do I let him figure it out on his own.

Because if I balance too much this way and just put it too much in his court, there can be long-term health implications, but too much this way and I've lost my relationship with him.

He'll just think that I am someone who sees him as someone who's just a walking type 1 diabetic.

He needs to figure out what his blood sugar is, or even just when he goes to eat something while we're here, just taking the initiation to figure out how, if he needs to take insulin for that, and just managing that on his own so that I don't feel like I have to.

- Prendergasts, it is amazing to have you with us on Survivalists this week.

Next up we have the Waken family.

Welcome, Waken family.

All: Thank you.

- You guys are from the Arizona desert, so is this Baja desert, does it mean no big thing, no worries at all, Alison?

- I mean, there's always worries, right?

You can never be too sure what's gonna happen in the outdoors any time you go out.

- Colton, for you?

I heard from your plea, parents having a hard time lettin' go, really, uh, realizing that you're becoming a man before their very eyes?

- Yeah.

I'm about two, three months away from being a legal adult, so it's a little frustrating.

Even though I have, like, a lot of responsibilities, like I have a job, I have wrestling, I go to the gym, I have school, um, I volunteer, it doesn't feel like they see that I have a lot of these responsibilities.

Not letting me do certain things, um, like goin' out, like, up north to take a trip with my friends.

A lot of that is, is really frustrating to me.

- Alison, is that an accurate representation?

- I agree.

I mean, I would say as parents we try to get him to be as prepared as he can to be an adult, and so when he makes mistakes, like, we kinda try to be on him.

I would love him to be over-prepared for everything, and, you know, there is a lot of things he's underprepared for.

Man 1: He forgets little things, or he doesn't think that they're important.

Bein' on time to work sometimes.

Same thing with bein' on time to school.

He doesn't like getting up early.

But I think if he can start planning those things out and being more intentional and fixing those things, then we would open up the leash and let him go.

Colin: Colton, what do you hope to show your parents this week while you're out here on this challenge?

- I think this is a good opportunity to kinda show them that I can be independent and just kind of take, take charge of myself.

To be able to go out and do things on my own without my parents' permission or my parents' supervision is something that, that I'd really like to do that I'm not able to.

- Well, it is great to have both families out here, and it's clear we're playing for more than just a competition to win this, but also to grow, evolve, shift, to prove to your parents some strength and independence.

This is a golden opportunity to do all of that.

Now, let's get down to business.

This season, we've come all the way to Baja, Mexico.

This week, you'll be trekking through the La Paz region.

Over the next four days, each of you will traverse over 20 miles of the desolate, coastal wild.

You'll swim through shark-infested waters, climb rugged slate-covered mountains, and fight through blazing desert heat, all with just a map and compass to guide your way.

Here I have your first maps.

I'm gonna hand them to you, count you down, and it's time to hit the trail right now.

All: [cheering] Colin: Prendergasts.

Wakens.

Man 1: All right, let's go.

Colin: Three, two, one, go!

[overlapping chatter] Liam: I got it, I got it.

Ted: You guys ready?

Liam: Yep.

Ted: All right, let's go.

Colin: This is Day 1.

The families will have to navigate four miles of blistering heat, forging through snarled webs of thorny brush, and up the sandy shore on their way to camp.

Girl: Watch where you're stepping.

There could be anything in these bushes.

Ted: Good idea, Iz.

You're right.

Watch for snakes, guys.

Liam: Dad, I say we go on this trail.

It's a really open space, and I feel like I don't really know which way to go.

I haven't practiced using the compass enough.

Ted: That's north, right?

Liam: Like, no, 'cause it's like this.

But I feel like I'm kind of in a place where I can be the leader, and I really need to lead this family.

Darry: Are we... confident that we're going the right way?

Liam: This is right.

I'm pretty sure this is right.

Ted: Yeah, I know.

That way, right?

Liam: Yeah.

- All right.

Girl: Vamanos.

I don't know what that means.

Ted: Let's go!

Liam: Oh.

♪♪ Man 1: You go on the road, and then it curves left, so you're actually shooting across this way.

Colton: Make sure we look out for this little trail right here, just to know when we're close-- Man 1: I don't think that's a trail.

I think that's a, an elevation-- Colton: Topography?

Okay.

I want my parents to perceive me as a responsible person who's coming onto adulthood that's done pretty much everything that he can to-to prepare for my future life for the next couple of years.

Alison: Who has the compass?

Colton: Dad.

Alison: You're the navigator, right?

Or the co-navigator.

Colton: [breathes heavily] Alison: I want him to do the things that he wants to do.

I am maybe overprotective in the way that I push him to get to that next level of readiness.

My goals coming in was I wanted Colton to be heard, and to give him the opportunity to do what he thought he needed to do to show us his independence.

Where are we goin'?

Man 1: Well, it's-- It looks like it goes up from here-- Alison: Okay.

Man 1: up in that.

Colton: Could just be a little bit farther down.

Alison: A little bit, huh?

Colton: 'Cause look.

Alison: No, I trust you.

Colton: I'm just making sure.

My plan when I turn 18 is to go to college.

I'm not sure what will happen if I can't change how my parents perceive me.

Do I want to ignore what they say and just kinda go my own way, or, or do I want to try to show them and prove them so I can have a, a good relationship with them later in life?

Alison: Are we good with this pace?

Colton: Do you wanna try to go a little bit faster?

Alison: We'll follow you.

We'll tell you if we need it slow.

Colin: With Alison second-guessing Colton's early decisions, the Wakens are off to a rocky start.

Eight minutes ahead, the Prendergasts are questioning their own lay of the land.

Liam: Look on the map, please.

There's no trail right here, unless you wanna keep going.

Ted: I don't even know what we're looking for.

Darryl: I don't, either.

I'm, I'm thoroughly confused.

- I probably should have done a little bit more map reading and compass work before I got here.

We need to go north.

Liam: Yeah, I know.

Ted: Which is that way.

We are lost.

Liam: Maybe right here.

But not really.

Darryl: It was an unexpected start, just being handed a map and going out.

Like, I don't know what I was thinking it was gonna be, but that was a surprise.

- We're lookin' here, right?

That's what I think.

- Definitely not my strength, and I think I was nervous about who would kind of step up.

Liam: I think we're right here.

Ted: Where?

Liam: In this area.

Yeah, that's definitely where we are.

I wanna show my parents that they can trust me.

I'm trying to step up for my family and guide them.

Ted: Yeah, so straight up that way.

Liam: You can see the grass right here, and you can see the trail behind.

Darryl: What are we doing?

Liam: Go back?

Yeah.

Isla: Yeah, that way.

This is harder than I thought it would be.

Colin: As Liam tries to earn his parents' trust by guiding his family, five minutes behind, Colton's navigational skills remain in question.

Alison: Do you know how many meters it is?

Colton: Not really, but are you gonna know?

Doesn't really matter.

Got a pretty good idea of where we're going.

Alison: I thought you knew.

Colton: Yep.

We're gonna just follow this trail, see where it leads.

If it leads to the, an opening in there, then we take that.

Alison: Oh.

Colton: That's the plan for now.

Alison: Are we gonna wait for Colton to miss the turn?

Boy: Yeah, is he gonna miss it?

Alison: I don't know.

Boy: Are we letting him?

Alison: Yeah, he's dictating, or navigating.

Boy: 'Kay.

Alison: And dictating.

- There was a few times where I felt like they might have been goin' the wrong way, but I knew Colton was kind of trying to prove himself, so I just had to kind of put my trust into him.

Alison: Colton wants to prove himself, but he kinda showed that he didn't 100% remember how to use the compass.

He was confident with the compass, but his skills didn't match up to that confidence.

Not having those skills kind of met my expectation for what I thought might happen.

I want him to succeed, I do.

Well, 'cause I want us to.

But I want him to know how to get there.

Like, it's okay to say you don't know how.

Colin: Despite Alison's doubts in his ability, Colton presses his family onward.

Seven minutes ahead, the Prendergasts are back on the move after their early setback.

Darryl: We are picking up our pace, 'cause I feel like we lost a little time on the first leg with a little wandering, 'cause we weren't trusting ourselves.

Liam: I'm feeling confident in our pace that we're going at right now.

A couple times, we went down the right path and second-guessed ourselves, and I had to step it up as a leader and say, hey, I think we're going this way, and twice out of those times I was correct.

Ted: Almost to the top.

Dang!

Dude, that is awesome.

Our first real view of the ocean, it was just blue waters and blue skies and, you know, white sand beaches.

It was awesome.

We made it to the beach!

Colin: Successfully reaching the scenic beach, the Prendergasts will now follow the shoreline.

Meanwhile, less than a quarter mile away, the Wakens are still in the brush, as concerns with Colton's navigation persist.

Colton: Uh, do you wanna try to skirt through here?

Alison: Well, I thought we were doing this one.

Colton: This takes us to where we need to go.

Alison: [doubting] Okay.

Parker: [doubting] All right.

Alison: Colton is very confident in himself, and that's great, but being an adult doesn't mean that you know all the answers.

It's okay to get opinions on choices that you have to make, knowing that you don't know everything and you're not going to, and you need to ask for help.

I'd like to see him do more of that.

Parker: Do you trust him?

Alison: I don't know.

Colin: As the Wakens' lack of confidence in Colton causes them to second-guess his choices, 11 minutes ahead, the Prendergasts are at a complete stop.

Darryl: Are you gonna do a finger prick?

Liam: Do I need to do a swab?

Darryl: Yeah, just do a finger prick so we can see exactly what it is.

Since Liam was diagnosed about two years ago, it's been a, a bit of a roller coaster.

Sometimes he handles it very well, and other times we feel like we have to step in more.

Darryl: Seventy-four.

Liam: Seventy-four.

Here you go.

Darryl: So you should have a little something to eat.

- Yeah, yeah.

My blood sugar, it dropped a little bit low, so I had to take a pack of gummies to get my blood sugar back up, and I have to wait 15 minutes.

Ted: I think that and a bar.

Darryl: Yeah, after this brings his sugar up, have a bar or something.

Colin: With Liam's blood sugar at an unsafe level, the Prendergasts have no choice but to wait it out, giving the trailing Wakens a chance to catch up as they are now seven minutes behind.

Alison: How do we know we're going in the right-- Like, do you have the-- You guys checking... Colton: The bearing's in the right direction.

We have a good landmark.

Alison: What's your landmark?

Colton: 'Cause-- look.

I'm assuming this is a mountain range, 'cause it kinda-- Alison: The dunes.

Colton: the dunes or whatever.

Alison: 'Kay.

- Where it kinda cuts off is right where we need to go.

Alison: And does that match with your compass?

Man 1: Hey, look at that map again, and make sure-- Colton: I'm pretty sure, 'cause it starts sloping down here, and then in the distance you can see it start to go up again, so I'm assuming it's gonna be right there.

Man 1: If the compass is correct, we're going that way.

Alison: The compass is correct, or if the navigator is correct?

Colton: Me and my mom, our relationship isn't perfect.

She does get on me about certain things, and nitpick at these little things that to me don't really seem to matter all that much, and tend to blow, uh, those types of things out of proportion.

Alison: See anything, Colt?

Colton: The beach!

Man 1: Yep.

Alison: Woo-hoo!

Look at that, you guys.

You made it to the ocean!

It was a little rough at first with Colton not doing what he said he could do.

Coming here, there was a few spots he wasn't quite sure where to go, but kind of worked it out, and we got going.

Colin: Despite Alison's doubts, Colton's shortcut has shaved valuable minutes off the Wakens' hike, allowing them to jump ahead of the Prendergasts, who are now back up and moving.

Darryl: Guys, look!

Guys, the blue team!

Girl: Mom!

Can you guys wait?

Darryl: We saw the other family.

It kicked in our competitive edge.

Come on!

Ted: Three hundred meters, I'm good with that.

Girl: The whole thing's about staying with your family, and you guys are-- Darryl: Isla, it's okay to be a little competitive and also be as a family.

Ted: Hey they're only beating us by 300 meters.

Isla: My ankles are killing me.

Liam: Can we push it for a little bit?

Isla: No.

I say we stay at this pace.

Liam: Why?

Isla: Because.

[gulls cawing] Colton: Look, the flag!

Alison: All right, guys, let's go!

Man 1: Woo!

Alison: Grab it!

Colton: "Congratulations, Waken family.

You have survived Day 1."

Alison: All right, we did it, guys!

Colton: Woo!

[wind rustling] Darryl: All right, I see a flying orange flag.

Darryl: We're almost there.

Isla: Everything hurts.

Ted: Well, we knew this was gonna be a challenge, right, physical and mental.

Liam: Get it, Isla.

Darryl: Whew!

Isla: All right.

"Congratulations, Prendergast family, you have survived Day 1."

All: [cheering] Colin: The families have made it through their first grueling day, but not without some bumps along the way.

Liam's spike in levels gave his parents just cause for concern, and while Colton was able to give his family an eight-minute lead, he has yet to gain any traction in acquiring his mom's trust.

Man 1: Yeah, that should be one epic sunset.

Alison: It's a good ending to the day.

So what do you guys think about how we did today?

Parker: I feel like we did pretty good.

Alison: Yeah?

Colton, how do you feel about the compass and map-reading for tomorrow?

- Yeah, I think we should be able to tackle it.

- You think so?

Colton: Yeah.

I kinda took the lead with my navigation skills, and I think I've gotten pretty good at that.

Alison: [laughingly] Maybe practice a little bit.

Man 1: Go over it a few more times tonight.

Colton: I just felt like they weren't really seeing that.

It's pretty frustrating.

Why don't they see all of the work that I do to kind of prove to them and show my independence and show my responsibility?

Alison: Are you ready to wake up early in the morning tomorrow?

- A little scared to see how that'll go down, but I think, I think I'll be able to get up in time.

- Colton's not a morning person, like, huh?

- Nuh-uh.

- As long as there's breakfast.

- [chuckles] You have to make it.

- Maybe.

♪♪ [fire crackling] - Hey, are you gonna check your blood sugar?

Liam: It's 109, which is perfect.

That's right in range.

Ted: Mm-hm.

Darryl: That's awesome.

Ted: I know you were a little bit low one time today, so we just need to make sure that we've got carbs on hand when stuff like that pops up.

Liam: Yeah.

Darryl: Do you think you need to take any insulin for dinner, or are you gonna just play it out because you were so active today?

- I'm trying to not take as much insulin, and I don't think I had that many carbs.

I just had chili.

Darryl: Okay.

- With a little bit of corn and beans, and that's really it.

- Okay.

Liam: I was drained emotionally, and I was very tired, but now my main goal is just to recharge my body, get some good sleep, and just prepare for the day tomorrow.

- That's the only thing with type 1 diabetes, is no two days are the same, and right when you think you're on top of it, something changes and throws you for a loop, so... ♪♪ [chime] Liam: [coughs] [groaning] Darryl: Something's not right with Liam.

He gets up, he says his stomach's hurting, and all of a sudden, he's throwing up outside the tent.

I'm so sorry.

Hate that you're sick.

I have water for you when you're ready.

I'm panicked in my head.

I don't know what's gonna happen.

It's anxiety like I've never felt before.

Like, is this safe to have him out in the heat doing challenges all day?

Colin: Nausea and vomiting can be caused by a multitude of reasons.

Given his underlying health issues, the medic has come to assess the severity of Liam's condition.

Darryl: This is more than nerves.

Medic: Yeah, definitely.

Colin: The families are about to compete in an extremely remote and physically demanding challenge.

- He's gonna be really upset if he has to sit out, but I don't-- Colin: The safety team is assessing if Liam should be allowed to proceed.

Medic: Is it like nausea all of a sudden, or is it kind of like just a little bit of nausea that builds slowly?

Liam: I'm struggling to keep my emotions together.

I'm really nervous I'm not gonna be able to compete.

- Okay, so it appears like you've stabilized.

So now this is your decision.

But I really think you should consider sitting out this next leg so we can keep monitoring you.

Colin: Faced with the choice of doing the challenge or following medical precaution, Liam now has a difficult decision to make.

Sound like you've had a bit of a rough night.

Tell me how you're feeling.

- I'm a little bit emotional about it.

- Your goal was to show your family how strong you are out here, that, that you can take care of yourself, and part of showing that, the maturity and the strength and the reason that you came here is also being able to listen to your body and make the smart decision.

It's challenging and frustrating, but it's also important, because your health and safety is number one.

Liam: Yeah.

So, I'm sorry you're goin' through this today, man.

I want you to stay positive and look, look for the silver lining in all this, all right?

- Thank you.

Darryl: Part of me wants to have him live and learn, but, but the live and learn can have, you know, there can be serious health complications.

Liam: I think I'm gonna listen to my body, and I just need to sit out this next competition.

I was definitely disappointed to sit out, because I really wanted to go with them, but I know the medics have the best interest in me.

Medic: How do you feel about that?

Liam: I feel fine.

Medic: Yeah?

Liam: Yeah.

Medic: Think that's a good decision?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

Liam: But I also think it's important that I got to show my parents that they can trust me and make the decisions for my own body.

- Hopefully just resting and recharging and getting some liquids and foods means you can join us later.

Liam: Yeah.

- And I don't want you to feel like any of us are disappointed.

You know, we're not.

Ted: Yeah, not at all.

I'm super proud of how Liam was able to make a really, really good decision so he could spend the time to get better and rejoin us.

Darryl: It's just one challenge.

We got two more days ahead of us.

[chuckles] Love you, buddy.

Liam: Love you.

Colin: This is Day 2, and the families are in for a uniquely Baja experience.

They'll trade in the sand for water and head into the depths of the sea in a daunting underwater adventure.

After that, it's back into the desert, where they'll hike five miles through the scorching heat, barren riverbeds, and razor-sharp vegetation to reach their camp for the night.

The families are leaving land behind and boarding boats to head into the Sea of Cortez.

This is no pleasure cruise.

Below the surface lurks the biggest shark in the world, the whale shark, which can reach lengths of over 25 feet, and each family member will have one chance to jump into the water and swim alongside the massive creature.

For every person that fails to make the jump, their family will receive a 30-minute time penalty.

[intense music] As the boats reach the dive site, a 25-foot whale shark appears, and the Prendergasts are up first.

Isla: I have a fear of really big things.

It just scares me, especially animals.

♪♪ I, like, started shaking, and I freaked out.

Colin: Fear of the deep waters and the creatures below can be a crippling experience.

If Isla cannot muster the courage to take the plunge-- Darryl: This opportunity won't present itself again.

Colin: her family will receive a 30-minute time penalty.

Colin: With Isla failing to jump, the Prendergasts receive a half-hour penalty, making it even more crucial that her remaining family members make the dive to avoid further time penalties.

- I'm very scared of sharks.

Time to get my big-girl pants on!

As soon as I heard we were jumping in... I definitely had kind of a pang of fear.

♪♪ [splash] Ted: It was really special for me.

I was able to swim right up, you know, next to the shark.

You see nothing around you.

It's quiet, it's peaceful.

It's just a, a reminder that, you know, God is great, and puts some amazing creatures on this earth.

That was sick!

That was awesome!

It's way bigger than you said it was!

Darryl: It's insane!

Ted: It's huge!

Darryl: [shakily] It's huge.

Ted: I'm surprised that Darryl went in.

The fact that she jumped in, overcame her fears, was really, really big.

Darry: I'm glad I can say I did it.

I'm glad I left my comfort zone.

Ted: Good job.

That was awesome.

- [laughs] Good job.

Colin: Darryl managed to overcome her fears.

However, because Isla opted to stay on the boat, the Prendergasts will face a 30-minute penalty.

If the Wakens can garner the courage to make the dive, they can win their family a huge advantage in the race.

- You know, it was a little apprehensive, it was a little excitement, but Colton was a lot more apprehensive than the rest of us.

Colton: Not knowing what's underneath me, not knowing what's around me and, and surroundings underwater, kind of like a, a fear that I've had for, like, a pretty long time.

♪♪ I kinda just talked myself into it, and just go out there and, and see.

Nothing can be that bad.

Jared: Let's go.

Man 3: Okay, ready?

One, two, three... [splash] Colton: When I first got into the water and I kinda looked down, it was, it was pretty terrifying.

Just nothing to see, and then all of a sudden this massive whale shark was just right underneath me.

So it was a little shocking, but I still kind of went with it.

After a little bit, I kind of got used to it.

It was pretty cool to swim with such a big creature underwater.

So I turned it from, like, a fear into kind of a cool experience.

As soon as I hopped in, and I looked down, it was just, like, nothing, and then all of a sudden, just wshhh.

Alison: [laughs] So out of your element, 'cause, like, you have no idea which way it's going.

And then it'll disappear, and I'm like, it's gonna come right back.

Like, where did it go?

Jared: Creating memories together, that's been a thing that we just kinda base a lot of things around, is, is material things don't, don't stick around, but those memories that we create together are, are what's important to us.

Colin: The Wakens were able to all successfully complete the dive, giving them a 30-minute advantage as their lead now jumps to 38 minutes as they return to land.

For the next leg of the journey, the families will have to make their way five miles inland to camp in the midday sun.

[guitar chord] Colton: You're probably gonna go that way.

Straight ahead.

Alison: Are we ready?

Colton: Yes, think so.

Alison: Let's go.

Colton: All right.

Alison: You got it?

Colin: While the Wakens take advantage of their lead, the Prendergasts are able to reunite with Liam, who has been cleared to continue by the medics.

Darryl: It's time to start our next challenge, and the first thing I see is Liam, and I just can't wait to be reunited with him, 'cause I've missed him all morning.

Liam: Open it up.

We got a long way.

Ted: Yeah, let's go.

Darryl: 'Kay.

♪♪ Colin: The scorched earth of the inland desert offers zero protection from the excruciating heat.

Each step forward feels like moving deeper into a blazing oven, and the families' energy is roasting away.

Alison: I know I have the shortest legs of the family, so, um, I'm always, you know, kind of working double, and I try to stay up.

Jared: You all right?

Alison: Yes.

I think as a family, when times get rough, the emotions kind of get bottled up trying to struggle through independently.

Jared: You okay?

- Stop-o-op!

I will tell you if it's not okay.

Jared: Sometimes you're-- - Well I know, but-- Jared: You don't let anybody-- - Talking to you doesn't let me breathe.

- Gotcha.

- [whispering] Just a second.

[normal] It gets to that point to where we're lashing out.

But obviously as a parent, you want to be the best example to your kids of, of how to allow someone else to help.

Jared: That's fine.

Take time for water.

It's fine.

It's what we always said.

If you need to slow down, you need to slow down.

- I know that they'll be there, and I think that's important for them to realize, too, that don't wait until you're in trouble to ask us for help.

Okay, ready?

- Good?

Alison: Yep.

Colin: While Alison considers the importance of asking for help, 22 minutes behind, Liam is working to overcome his own hurdles.

♪♪ - My blood sugar's dropping a little bit, and I haven't eaten since lunch, so I'm just havin' a couple gummies.

Ted: It's really important that Darryl and I let Liam manage his diabetes on his own.

We want him to be able to go and spend time away from us, whether it's going to a sports camp or going to spend time with friends or travel on his own.

- I'm 163.

Darryl: All right, that's good.

That's, like, just in range.

- He really needs to learn how to do that now, or show us that he can do it now, so that he can take that on later.

Darryl: Ready?

Ted: Do the belt.

Liam: Yep.

Darryl: We will make up for that.

It's all good.

Colin: As the Prendergasts begin to consider what it means to loosen the reins on Liam, over a mile ahead, the rejuvenated Wakens are moving swiftly together.

Alison: See anything, Colt?

Colton: No.

Alison: Parker?

Me asking for help, that's an awesome lesson, especially for Colton that I'm wanting him to learn.

Jared: Oh, right there.

Colton: Woo!

Alison: All right, guys, let's go.

Go get it, Colt.

I know that he wants to be independent, but to me, I think the important part of that independence is knowing when you need your family or when you need help.

Colton: "Congratulations, Waken family.

If you are reading this, you survived Day 2."

Alison: Good job, good job, good job, good job.

Jared: You guys did good.

Colton: Thanks.

Darryl: Seems like very-- Liam: Not-trail.

Darryl: Rough terrain.

Liam: Look how far we've came.

All the way over there.

Ted: Yeah, it's dope.

Liam: We're so close, guys.

I see the flag.

Ted: Ooh!

Darryl: What?

Ted: I see a flag.

Darryl: Oh my gosh!

Oh, the flag!

Ted: Let's go!

Darryl: [singing] I see the flag!

Ted: This morning started with Liam having some, you know, medical issues.

We tried to back off a little bit on nagging him about his health, but he did a good job of taking care of it on his own.

I thought everyone stepped up and did a great job today.

Success!

- [clapping] Liam: "Congratulations, Prendergast family.

If you are reading this, you survived Day 2.

Go to sleep early and depart before dawn.

You'll want to complete your next trek ahead of the midday sun."

Ted: Good job, everyone, that was awesome.

Good work!

Darryl: Whew, that last bit was... somethin'.

Ted: Somethin'.

Colin: The ebb and flow of the day's activities have brought moments of happiness and times of struggle, but in the end, it's the Wakens who end the day with a 21-minute lead.

But for now, the families can celebrate having reached the halfway mark.

Colton: I feel like I might have held back a little bit compared to yesterday.

But it was pretty tough today on my mom.

I'm just trying to accomplish getting, getting a lot more freedom out of my parents just to have them see the hard work that I put in, just make sure that they know that I'm ready to go out on my own and be an adult.

♪♪ Darryl: It was hot and challenging today.

Liam: I agree.

- Liam, you seem like you're feeling better from 12 hours ago.

Liam: Yeah, I am.

I think hydration was a lot of it.

Darryl: Yeah.

- I need to hydrate more.

Ted: But also mentally better, too.

I know you were... a little bit down on yourself 'cause you didn't want to miss out.

If you had gone out this morning, who knows if you would have even have been able to complete this afternoon.

- Yeah.

Ted: Or compete at all moving forward.

So, I think it was a really, really, really smart and wise decision to do what you did.

- Yeah.

Darryl: You had a really good attitude about it, too.

I mean, you easily-- any kid could have easily been like, but I wanna go, this isn't fair, and kind of thrown a temper tantrum about it.

But you were like, all right.

Ted: He's at that age where he's in between being a boy and a man, and we're trying to give him experiences that will get him out of his comfort zone.

I think everything that he's learning this week are really good building blocks, uh, for the rest of his life, that he can take into every single day.

♪♪ Alison: I gotta check my shoes and socks for scorpions before I bring 'em in the tent.

Yeah I think, I think we're good.

No scorpions.

[insects buzzing] [whoosh] Colton: Parker, you gotta go.

Let's go, come on.

Get up.

[tent rustling] Get up dude, we gotta go.

Mom, Dad, you guys gettin' up?

[tent rustling] Jared: Well, today started early, uh, very early in the dark.

Hey look, there's the flag.

It's hard to see in the dark.

Alison: Alright.

What do you think we're doing today?

- "As you head inland today, higher temperatures and higher ground await."

Colin: This is Day 3, and the families will be facing their most daunting challenge yet.

Their routes will take them on a loop, starting with a punishing 1,000-foot ascent all the way to the mountain ridgeline before descending into the valley then making a second, even steeper climb, then finally making the dangerous descent through loose rock fields back down to their camps for the night.

[ominous music] Colton: Get your good pace right now while you can and then when it gets hotter, slow down a little bit.

Jared: Hey, just remember that as soon as that sun comes up those rattlesnakes are comin' out to warm up.

Alison: 'Kay.

Hopefully they use their rattles.

[dirt crunching] Liam: "As you head inland today, higher temperatures and higher ground await."

♪♪ Ted: Bud, I don't think we're supposed be here.

Liam: Do you think it's right here?

This looks like a trail.

Well, right out of the gate we made a wrong turn.

Wanna try this?

Isla: No.

Liam: What do you mean no?

Isla: How 'bout we look at the map.

- I think one of our weaknesses as a family is being great listeners.

If we go down there and it's wrong, we'll find our way, okay?

Darryl: Okay, can we just look at the map and figure out where we're going please?

Liam: Stop.

- Hey can we just do one thing as not say stop to each other today?

Liam: Yeah.

Ted: Okay?

Can we just listen to each other?

- Yeah.

- Alright?

We're off to a little bit of a rocky start, it's okay.

Ted: Sometimes our pride and our competitiveness gets in the way and doesn't allow us to really stop and listen to what the other person is saying.

[dirt crunching] Liam: I'm pretty sure that's right.

[dirt crunching] Darryl: I think we should go this way.

Liam: Okay.

Darryl: Some of us wanna go left, some of us wanna go right.

I feel like we need to trust our intuition.

Liam: Let's try to get up the mountain before the sun comes all the way out.

Colin: As the Prendergasts waver on how to move forward as a family, nearly a mile ahead, the Wakens are making their way up the mountain.

Over the next four miles, the families will travel into the harshest environment they've seen yet, with steep climbs and narrow ridgelines crusted in gravel and slate.

One misstep could lead to disastrous results, so the families will need to take safety precautions to proceed.

Alison: You guys ready?

You gotta be careful on that ridge.

Jared: You gonna lead?

Go slow and steady.

Colton: Yep.

I feel like I'm ready to kind of go out on my own and be an adult.

Jared: Colt, this is not a race there.

Colton: Not being held back by my parents.

Let's pla— it's pretty slippery right here so watch out.

Parker: So go slow.

Colton: Except they just don't really see that.

Jared: Check your footin'.

Alison: Yep.

Hold on Colt.

Parker: You don't need to go fast.

Colton: I'm not, dude.

Parker: Yes you are.

Colin: With Colton racing forward, his family struggles to keep up.

Meanwhile, 25 minutes behind, the Prendergasts are still making up for time after the morning's disagreement and are making their way to their first ascent.

Liam: When we started the ascent to the top of the mountain, I was really nervous.

I didn't know if I was gonna be able to really compete in this challenge because of what happened yesterday.

Ted: [breathing heavily] Liam: We came a long way.

Ted: Oh wow.

Darryl: Nice.

Ted: That's awesome.

Liam: I've been eating well, managing my diabetes, being a leader out here.

♪♪ Liam: 148.

Darryl: That's great.

Ted: Nice.

- I think that will really show them that they can trust me.

Darryl: Oh, Liam's definitely the most in shape.

Ted: Yep.

Darryl: Just waitin' on us.

Colin: The strides Liam has been taking to manage his disease have been paying off, and has given his family the added boost they need as they now trail the Wakens by only 21 minutes.

Alison: 'Kay, stay close together.

When we got up to the top, it was just kind of a alright, this is a dig deep and let's just do it kinda moment.

Jared: So watch that big rock sliding.

Alison: Yeah, I am.

No matter how hard you think it's gonna be or nervous you are about it, you just gotta kinda put it to the back of your mind and keep goin'.

Jared: Small steps better than big steps here.

Colton: What do you think I'm doing?

Jared: I'm-I didn't say you weren't, I'm just reminding everybody.

Wasn't just at you.

Colton: Well you guys are nitpicking me anyway, so why not do it more?

Jared: Well— Alison: No, you just keep sliding... is the problem.

Colton: I guess it's pretty normal for youngest in the family to kind of feel like they've been treated as the baby their whole life.

They treat me like a little kid, um, when I obviously am not.

But have I fallen?

No, I haven't.

Alison: Okay.

Colton: No matter what it is I do it doesn't really matter.

Darryl: Wow that is— that is steep.

Ted: Holy mackerel!

Isla: Nope Dad, nope.

Darryl: That's a lot.

Isla: Don't try to look over!

Darryl: Nope.

I'm not lookin' down.

Colin: Trailing by 16 minutes, Liam and his family prepare to make a grueling thousand-foot descent into the valley.

Isla: Great.

Ted: You guys ready?

Isla: Yep.

Liam: Yeah.

Isla: Let's go.

Ted: Alright, let's go wall.

You called it— Darryl: Aren't you guys glad this is Day 3 and not Day 1?

[rocks sliding] Ted: Whoa.

Don't hold on to this wall.

Darryl: [laughs] Isla: Not too hard, don't grab it.

Darryl: The wall is coming with Daddy.

Ted: Yup.

It is coming apart for sure.

You know, it was intimidating at times.

You're like oh, this is real.

You know it gets super steep here, okay?

Isla: How do we get down?

Ted: We're gonna go this way.

Darryl: Alright, this isn't gonna work.

Ted: Yeah, this is sketch to the max right here.

Darryl: [grunts] Ted: There was times where we had to, you know, hold each other's hands and help each other go across obstacles.

It was scary but, you know, rewarding at the same time.

Okay.

I got you!

All this is loose, alright?

We're gonna go little steps.

[rocks sliding] All: Rock, rock, rock!

Ted: Move, move, move.

Darryl: Sorry.

Ted: Don't worry.

Darryl: I just leaned on it.

Colin: Descending the steep slope is challenge enough, but with nothing to hold onto and loose rocks under every step, the way down is a perilous endeavor.

Colton: Watch your, uh, footing.

Parker: Hold on a sec, Colt.

Alison: What's the matter?

Just make sure we're close.

Alison: Oh.

Parker: He was goin' to get far ahead.

Alison: Are we almost to semi-flat?

Colton: Yeah, think so.

Alison: That would be awesome.

Colin: The Wakens have made it through the mountain pass and begin to work their way to camp below.

Meanwhile, half a mile behind, the Prendergasts are making their final push on the last remaining ascent.

[rocks scraping] Isla: Guys, don't come this way, go this way.

Liam: Come on this way, come on!

We're almost here.

Ted: Good job.

Going up a mountain and thinking you're done and then going up another mountain makes it really tough, but we pushed through.

Liam: Nice.

Isla: [sighs] Liam: We did it.

Ted: As we made it to the top of that mountain, one thing I really got out of this is we can really do anything that we put our minds to.

♪♪ Alison: Ooh, flat ground too.

Jared: After the final descent, we definitely stayed together a little tighter and we came up to the final flag.

Alison: You guys, I see the flag!

All: [cheering] Alison: Go, go, go, go, go!

We made it!

Colton: Yes!

Jared: Finally.

Alison: [reading] Congratulations on making it to your third and final camp.

As your adventure nears its final day, please approach tonight with intention and address your fears and concerns as a family.

Alright, you ready to go to camp?

Colton: Mhm.

Parker: Yep.

Alison: Let's go.

Parker: Yep.

Tired.

♪♪ Darryl: Our family nickname's gonna be "Longcut".

Ted: Seriously.

Darryl: Remember the Longcut Prendergasts?

Remember how we gave them a map and everytime they just decided to go a different way?

And it took twice as long?

Liam: [laughing] Darryl: We're not a family that-that goes hiking all the time, certainly not in this amazing but physically challenging terrain and landscape so it was-it was a lot.

It was a lot physically, a lot more than I thought.

[breathing heavily] Are we close?

Ted: We there.

Hardest day physically— Darryl: Yep.

Ted: for sure, in a long time.

- I never would've guessed my whole family could make it all the way up here and push through that much hiking but it is so worth it.

It is so beautiful up here and we did it altogether as a family.

Woo.

Isla: [reading] Congratulations on making your third and final camp.

- Great work everyone.

Darryl: Great job.

- Great day.

Darryl: Great day.

- That was awesome.

Liam: Yeah.

Darryl: Who's tired?

All: Me.

- Who's proud of themselves though?

Liam: I am.

Darryl: Isla, you proud of yourself?

- Yeah.

Colin: Today was a brutal undertaking, pushing each family to exhaustion.

Liam's attention to his health and wellness shined.

While Colton bristled under his parents' control, shrinking the Wakens lead to 17 minutes.

Colin: Well Alison, here we are.

How's the family holding up?

Alison: I think they're doin' really good.

Um, there has been some, you know, family bickering and things like that.

Colton's been gung-ho all day, trying to take lead and be fast— Colin: Mhm.

- and um, waitin' on all of us.

- On Day 1, you told me that he wants more independence and it sounds like you've been a little bit resistant to that.

Has he shown you what you need to see to kind of give him that when you guys go back home or is he still a little bit of a work in progress?

- He's done a great job showing that he can be ahead and he can push everyone.

I-I think that's him thinking that that's independence but I would love to see him learning and-and growing instead of just trying to run ahead and prove that, you know, he's fast.

One of the biggest things that I was expecting from Colton was I wanted him to really learn that being a-a leader and being responsible and being independent didn't always mean being alone or being the best and first and just trying to do everything by yourself.

- Make that explicit with him.

Let him know that that's actually what you want to see from him because maybe he doesn't even explicitly know that.

- I think that's a great idea.

Yeah, communication's so important and it's a key of any relationship.

So I think that's important to communicate what I want to see from him.

♪♪ I've been trying to communicate with Colton and to have that open communication which, you know, it's funny because obviously I should know that's what I'm asking from Colton but I'm not necessarily giving it to him.

You know, we came here because you wanted us to see your independence.

I know that you're independent.

I know that you can be ahead and you can lead, but part of leading is telling us that you need help.

Being independent is not necessarily you doing everything on your own, it's knowing when to ask for help or when to, um, kind of prepare ahead of time.

- Um, I just feel like you guys want me to be prepared for everything but don't give me— you don't really give me a chance to kinda show you that I am prepared for some stuff.

- There are things that he could do and, you know, for me, I wasn't letting him know what those things were.

I think success for Colton would be to realize that we are all in this together and that it's not about him finishing first, it's us finishing together.

I wanna always be able to help you, even when you're an adult and you, you know, start your job or go to school.

I want you to always be able to call me and say, how do I do this or what do you think about this?

I want you to be able to talk to me about that and not feel like I'm gonna come down on you for doing something wrong.

- When I put in a lotta work to kind of better myself and better my future like going to work, going to school, going to the gym, volunteering, just like all of the work I put in, sometimes it feels like you guys don't really see that always and don't acknowledge it always and so that's pretty frustrating for me sometimes.

- We couldn't be prouder of you.

And we see that— all of that work that you put in and I'm sorry that we're hard on you.

It really is only because we want you to be the best version of yourself and I'm sorry that we don't tell you how amazing that you are because you-you are.

We are so proud of you.

Please know that.

And I will do better at telling you that, 'kay?

- 'Kay.

I mean, I was pretty apprehensive before talking some things out.

It was pretty awesome to see that she could see the things and the-and the work I put in to try to prove to them that I'm responsible.

- Love you.

- Love you too.

♪♪ [bird chirping] Darryl: How're you feeling?

Liam: I'm exhausted.

Darryl: Yeah, me too.

You think it's going well?

Liam: Yeah.

And I think you guys done a great job like, letting me be myself and letting me just control my blood sugar and my diabetes and I think my numbers prove it too.

Darryl: He has a major health issue that's gonna be with him until the day he dies and I-I wanna make sure that he can manage it on his own.

So that fear is always in the back of my head.

However, I know that I can be overbearing.

I feel like everyday we've gone out, you've gotten more and more independent, to the point where today, I don't even recall bringing up, you know, checking your blood sugar.

I'm pretty sure you brought it up?

Liam: Yeah.

Darryl: And your numbers were great when you were eating, you were making good choices with what you were eating, and I think really you've grown a lot.

I need to trust my kids.

We're there to be their biggest cheerleaders and biggest supporters but to let them take the wheel.

I'm really proud of you.

- Thanks.

Darryl: Can I come give you a huggy?

Mm.

Let's finish this out together tomorrow, okay?

Liam: Let's do it.

- I'm so proud of you.

Are you proud of yourself?

Liam: Yep.

- You're doin' so good.

I love having you as my son.

Liam: I love you too Mom.

- Love you, buddy.

[thoughtful music] ♪♪ Alison: Are you guys ready for our final day?

- Yup.

Alison: We got one tent done, one tent to go.

How are we gonna do Colton?

- Good.

- Day 4, starting out, we were confident but we didn't want to get overconfident, you know, anything could happen up until we cross the finish line.

Alison: Go Team Blue.

Parker: Mhm.

Alison: [laughing] - I think we could all use a shower after three days in the wilderness, don't you think?

Ted: How're you guys feelin' about today?

Liam: Good.

One more day.

Darryl: Alright, so we're go out strong today?

Liam: Yep.

Isla: Yeah.

Ted: That sounds good.

Darryl: But first we have to make it to what?

Liam: The finish line.

Darryl: You ready?

Liam: Yep.

Isla: Yes.

You have bugs everywhere Mom.

Darryl: Aah!

Isla: That's how smelly you are.

- I know.

[Boston accent] We are smelly.

Liam: I'm emotional about this being our last day.

I think we've come a long way as a family but I'm excited to get to the finish line and really show what our family is about.

Darryl: Alright guys, let's do this!

Ted: Let's do it.

Alison: Let's see what we got in store.

Parker: [reading] Today is a race to the finish.

Only one can win the race but remember, there is more at stake here than a prize.

Colin: It's Day 4.

The families will each navigate four miles of rolling, dry terrain before racing the final two miles through a rocky riverbed on the way to the finish line.

♪♪ Colton: Make sure we look out for this little trail right here, just to know when we're closer.

Alison: I think Colton heard my message last night.

♪♪ - It definitely takes effort to-to build and change those relationships and to change your patterns.

I think we understood each other and we're both gonna keep working on it.

Colton: The bearing's in the right direction.

We have a good landmark.

Alison: Okay.

Ted: Let's go.

Liam: Final flag.

Darryl: Let's bring this home!

Ted: Final flag!

Darryl: We're definitely gonna need the compass today, there's lots of twists and turns.

Over the river and tugh the woods— Liam: Alright.

Darryl: to the finish line we go.

Liam: In just a few short hours, we're gonna be going up to that flag, raising it altogether and I know that I created a better relationship with my family.

Ted: Liam, today it's all about staying together.

Liam: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Ted: So you need to constantly be looking back— Liam: Alright.

Ted: to make sure that the team's with you.

- And they can really trust me in managing my own body and my disease.

I've shown that I can really do this on my own.

Darryl: Alright, elevation's starting to go up here, so do we know where we are?

Ted: Keep trustin' your gut, Liam.

We're followin' you.

Colin: As Liam leads the Prendergasts through the desert, the Wakens begin the difficult and exhausting trek up the mountain.

[insects buzzing] [ominous music] Jared: The ascents are always tough.

It just kicks my heart-rate up.

[rocks sliding] Oh!

Colton: That was close.

Jared: Yup.

Colton: Are you good?

Jared: I'm good.

Colton: You didn't get a cactus?

Jared: Nope.

Colton: You were really close.

Jared: And not knowing how long goin' up the hill was gonna take.

Jared: We just didn't wanna get too overspent too early.

Alison: Tell us when you need to stop or just go slow.

Colton: It's pretty tough for me because I had some doubts that we might have been lettin' up a little bit and that our opponents might be catching up to us but having that knowledge of what the rest of everybody was doing, I had to keep it in mind that I needed to slow down and kinda stick back.

You guys good?

Alison: Yeah.

I'm just trying not to fall at this point.

[rocks shifting] Colin: Despite the slow going, with Colton's patience, the Wakens have finally reached the summit.

22 minutes behind, as the desert temperatures soar, the Prendergasts are facing the same brutal ascent.

Isla: [panting] Liam: You good Isla?

Ted: Come on, we're almost there.

Liam: Come on, you got it.

Ted: There was certainly times where I thought, like, wow, like are we— Darryl: Me too.

Ted: am I going to be able to finish?

Darryl: We're all uncomfortable and it's okay to be uncomfortable sometimes.

Ted: We're gonna make it though.

Darryl: We've just gotta get used to being comfortable with uncomfortable.

Colin: Temperatures push past 95 degrees.

Darryl: I know honey, it's very hot.

Colin: Loose rocks shift under their feet.

And dry thorny bushes and cacti threaten to ensnare them.

Darryl: Are you hurt?

Isla: He got a whole cactus in his leg.

Darryl: Oh wow.

Collin: As the Prendergasts climb 300 feet up the steep slope.

Darryl: Climbing this thing is nearly impossible.

I can feel it all the way down through my shins, but... I know we can do it.

Ted: It's gonna be so worth it when we get to the end.

Coln: The Prendergasts have made it to the summit, but nearly a mile and a half ahead, the Wakens are on the home stretch, and going strong.

Alison: Alright, we ready?

Colton: Yep.

Alison: Let's finish this thing.

Colton: Alright, let's go.

Alison: It's just important to never let up and to never give up just because your goal is in sight doesn't mean that you're done.

So just because that finish line is there doesn't mean that we're done as a family continuing to grow.

And even though our relationships might be changing because the boys are becoming adults.

It just means a different goal line, a different set of circumstances and things to work towards.

Alison: There's the flag.

Colton: Let's go.

Jared: Come on.

Alison: Go, go, go, go.

Colin: Good job you guys!

Waken family all the way!

Wakens runnin' in strong, Colton leading the way.

Jared: Yeah!

Colin: Good job man, good job.

Finish line, finish line!

Jared, wow!

Wow!

Good job!

Well, Waken family, as you can see, you are the first family to arrive at the finish line.

You haven't taken home the prize yet.

Before you do that, you gotta raise your flag up.

It's your last challenge as a family.

Raise it up.

Parker: Let's do it.

Alison: Let's do it together.

This week is a win for me personally and for us as a family.

We made so many new memories, which is more important to me than anything.

Colin: Alright, you guys did it!

Waken family, you are the winners of Survivalists!

Congratulations!

Waken family: [clapping and cheering] Colin: Celebrate.

Alison: I am so thankful for the opportunity and for the memories that we made and I just felt like we won so many, so many things this week.

Colin: Colton, you set an intention coming out here.

You said look, I'm graduating high school soon, I'm becoming a man.

Do you think you've shown your parents what they need to see to give you a little bit more uh, little more leash maybe?

- I-I think so.

Um, it's-it's been difficult just tryna learn some lessons on the way.

Being a leader and being independent doesn't always mean being by yourself.

Knowing when to ask for help is an important part of your adult life and is just something you're gonna take with you the rest of your life.

I think I've learned a lot of valuable lessons and I think I've proven to them uh, quite a bit more that uh, I'm-I'm capable of freedom.

- You guys won the prize but I think that's the ultimate prize, is that life lessons that you can apply going forward in a meaningful way.

I can see the pride in your mother's face when you hear you say that.

- I'm so proud of him and the steps that he's taken this week and the lessons that he's learned.

I think he learned a lot about leadership.

Colton really showed that he understood the concept of being independent doesn't mean just blazing ahead.

He really took the time to stop and pay attention to the family as a whole and make sure everybody was doing well.

I think he definitely proved himself to-to be more independent and be given a little more freedom.

Colin: Waken family, you've impressed me from the start.

Congratulations on the victory.

You guys are the winners of Survivalists!

Jared: Thank you.

Waken family: [cheering] Colin: Good job, good job.

[flag flapping] Liam: Come on, it's right here.

That's where our flag is.

Let's go!

Ted: Nice.

Isla: We got this guys.

Come on!

Ted: We are almost there!

Colin: I see the Prendergasts!

Here they come!

- So we see the flag, we see it ahead.

I'm feelin' emotional.

I wanna finish this together.

Ted: I'm so proud of all of you.

Colin: Good job you guys!

All the way to the finish!

Let's go!

Ted: We made it!

Colin: All as a family, I love to see that.

Ted: Let's go!

It was, it was powerful to cross the finish line but a little bit sad at the same time.

I don't think we have ever done anything as physically and mentally demanding as this, so the fact that we're all standing here and we've made it to the finish line after four days is unbelievable.

Colin: There you go Prendergasts!

Ted: We did it!

Colin: You finished Survivalists!

Ted: Awesome!

Colin: Congratulations!

Prendergast family: [congratulating each other].

Ted: That was so awesome.

Darryl: I'm so proud of you guys.

I've had a lot of proud moments with my kids but this is definitely up there at the top.

- Liam, you have had quite a, a-a battle out here.

Liam: Yeah.

Colin: I know it's been challenging.

Was there a moment on that first day where you thought, you know, you might not be standing here at the finish line?

- Yeah, there was a couple moments throughout that day that I didn't feel great.

I didn't know it was— I didn't know what to expect but I bounced back hard.

My family was there to support me every minute of the way, so I really appreciate it.

- What've, uh, you seen as a mother in your son and his resilience out here?

How does that feel to witness that?

- He's just a beast.

He's always super resilient.

He rallies no matter what and it's one of his best qualities and so honestly I'm not that surprised that he bounced back the way that he did.

But he's really grown, he's grown with managing his diabetes.

We had to say and do very little the last couple days.

He's awesome, he's a great kid.

I couldn't be any more proud.

Liam: I think my experiences out here on Survivalists is gonna transition into my home life because it shows to my parents that if I can manage my diabetes and my blood sugar out here in Survivalists, I can easily do it at home.

[clapping and congratulations] ♪♪