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00:00took part in seemingly simple games for a chance to win a life-changing amount of money
00:1094 players have been eliminated now only six remain and tonight one will walk away with one
00:22million dollars i'm close to retirement it would be nice to give back and help the people that
00:29help me fire department my family is a million dollars and i want to win the money the last
00:36couple years have been extremely hard i feel like i've lost myself i need to get my life back on track
00:42and a million dollars would enable me to do that i have to get into game mode and just go
00:46i didn't get into ministry for the money so winning the million dollar prize would be a huge
00:53blessing to my family my church my community i came here to win a million dollars so let's go
00:59my parents sacrifice so much for me and i want to win it because i really wouldn't be here without
01:06them and i wanted to give back somehow i'm here to show that my vitiligo doesn't stop me from being
01:11who i am and to show that whatever you want to do you can do it miranda i'm from florida and we had a
01:18hurricane i lost everything and i'm here to help others that's why it is very important for me not
01:24to go home i really just want to help others i feel empty if i don't
01:29welcome to the finale of 99 to beat where tonight one of you will be walking away with one million
01:41dollars let's go because we started with a hundred and now we are at six you have a million dollars
01:53waiting for somebody in this room and ken i'm going to let you say this one more time baby thank you
01:58erin andrews you don't have to be the first you don't have to be the best whatever you do
02:06don't finish last come on baby let's go
02:11players you each have a square of carpet covered in six pounds of confetti that you must remove
02:21with a paintbrush the last player with a clear carpet will be eliminated bring it it's the finale
02:30and you're playing for a million dollars how's your stress level high the tension is the most palpable
02:38it's ever been this is anybody's game yeah it's all designed to make a mess while you're trying to
02:44paint the best i'm not expecting a paintbrush i thought they would have gave us a little broom
02:49it is so important me not to leave because i still have a lot to show about me and tell my story
02:55oh thank god growing up with vitiligo and being different from everyone else i had to believe in
03:03myself and tell myself that i could do whatever it is that i want to do i want to be the advocate
03:08for anyone who needs it i still have to inspire others you got this girl but i honestly want to
03:14give back to my parents they've done so much for me family is very important it's a million dollars
03:20on the line and i need to get this money you ever sweep carpet yeah at least they didn't give us a
03:27toothbrush it looks like a hard paintbrush not a soft one my parents raised us as kind of
03:35survivalists preparing us for the world even hurricanes i have a hurricane charity foundation
03:41i'm helping people sandbag i'm taking care of older people got it there's so much on the line
03:47for me yeah there we go i'm here to win money to take care of other people that cannot take care of
03:52themselves it's horrible
03:54and we are off pretty simple players have to sweep the confetti get the rug clean you're only allowed
04:09to use a brush
04:10six and a half pounds of confetti on each i don't even know where you find that much confetti
04:18a taylor swift concert yes look at jennifer she's a gamer she's a gamer there's an element
04:26of precision there the smaller bits of confetti were an absolute nightmare it was just about
04:32focusing and pushing through ronald is behind he's got to have a method here ken i'm hoping
04:39ronald is making it messy again i have a strategy for it i'm an exterminator so i'm always killing the
04:46smallest things i'm going to fan all of it off and then i'm going to get in there intricately
04:52see look what happens when you start brushing it it goes everywhere look ronald's doing amazing
04:58i said i say nothing i say nothing my man's got a method every time i see confetti there's just a big
05:03poof of it so i actually turn my brush sideways moving like snow peter's a little bit behind
05:10the small pieces they're the hard ones ken yeah they keep moving back on i'm getting frustrated
05:16and this is one of the first times in the games where like it got in my head i think i discovered
05:22bits of my soul on my hands and knees this might be it for ronald look at that
05:28is it clean ref no he found something ref is inspecting leandra's carpet
05:37so he finds something but he doesn't tell him where it is these officials are being hard
05:46ronald may have this
05:50this game is frustrating to everyone oh yeah get it away from the edges this is what you have to do
06:05for one million dollars jennifer's asking to be evaluated thumbs up it comes down because it's taking
06:10time they are being so meticulous even ocds are like me are like come on thank you jennifer is
06:18through wow oh my god ronald and jennifer have made it through this is insanity there's only six of us
06:26so by the time you hear one person out the second person out i'm starting to get very scared it's
06:31literally embedded like if i use tweezers like what am i supposed to do are we talking whole pieces of
06:36confetti are we talking about like slivers less talk and more scrubbing can someone tell me something
06:46thank you leandra made it through the third person three left right now it is between peter miranda and
06:55carlene i i really wish i knew what you were looking at i've never seen peter so frustrated no
07:01there's stuff touching it yeah touching in this corner i think i maybe got it has he done it to
07:07keep his million dollar dream alive peter has made it through i've never seen peter this exhausted in my
07:18church if you're gonna have confetti at your wedding you're gonna clean it all up because i'm not doing
07:22it peter ronald leandra and jennifer they have made it miranda or carlene will be going home
07:31i'm literally trying to get every little speck off the sticks are high a million dollars i can't
07:36let glitter send me home miranda's being inspected right now down thumbs down carlene's following suit
07:50carlene is so frustrated right now and i don't blame her i do see there's a speck left i'm trying to
07:55use the tip of the brush to get it off like if you paint like if you try it got it
08:00she's asking the ref to inspect it you tell me this is crazy they're being expected expected at the
08:08same time
08:13god
08:13thumbs down to carlene
08:28god thumbs down to carlene
08:41miranda has gone through carlene is eliminated wow miranda barely makes through this was the toughest
08:49competition yet and carlene is devastated i pushed through so much for this game
09:01i'm very disappointed because i wanted to give this money to my family for it to just crumble all
09:10away in a matter of seconds it's really really hard
09:23carlene a great friend to many in this competition you showed incredible spirit throughout
09:29you finished in sixth place and your million dollar dream is over well done carlene is the 95th player
09:48to be eliminated meaning that the prize now stands at nine hundred fifty thousand dollars
10:05players at your desk you will be presented with your own cube puzzle to solve the last player to solve
10:12their puzzle will be eliminated only one way to construct this puzzle this is intriguing as hell
10:22it's gonna look like like this and like that and right right right it's actually it's like tetris
10:26you're just like
10:30for me getting the finals means i've made my family proud pop pop my wife kristen and i we've got four
10:38biological children we've got older foster daughter she's 27 and now and has her own little girl and
10:43then we've got a 15 year old foster son in my family's life there's definitely been times where
10:50we're praying for daily bread in a serious and in real way to win a million dollars i don't work in
10:57those sums of money it's security for our community those around us come on baby i'm really close to that
11:03prize money yeah you betcha i know that i've got as good a chance as anybody to win it main thing is
11:11just stay calm think it through yeah i've been a fireman for 30 years i'm focused on let me get this
11:21together so we can represent make sure guys know hey if you know if detroit firemen are here you go all
11:26the way yes at my job you don't do anything for the awards or the accolades you do it to help people
11:32you find the child you find an adult you bring them out of fire you have so many emotions going
11:37through your mind this game is no different you're thinking about your family what this money would
11:41do with your life i mean it's a million dollars ref ref i want to be the one what is the key to this
11:49do you think this feels like math but this is art very seriously write that down on a t-shirt
12:03it's a puzzle of cubes last person to finish the puzzle goes home miranda ronald leandra jennifer and
12:12peter rough what wow oh my gosh he was so fast
12:21whoa whoa peter it was crazy it was like out of body my brain and my hands just put it together
12:33this may not be ronald's strength right now it's okay peter peter help still panic and you'll find it
12:40oh my god jennifer
12:47jennifer is through good girl jennifer and jennifer are moving to the next round
12:59well done well done well done leandra miranda and ronald are left look at miranda this is not her
13:07strong suit i'm putting it in a square but i have a hole in here so i have to find that missing hole i
13:13have to just take one piece out stay focused i have a goal and i'm gonna meet it
13:21grip leandra is done
13:27leandra makes it through oh my gosh it is ronald or miranda going home
13:33he had it i think he had it close but no cigar this this piece has to go somewhere
13:44it's this damn yellow piece i gotta find it at home
13:49they've been playing for 27 minutes now i can feel the tension from here you get a little anxious
13:56looking at like why isn't this thing going together i need to speed up a little bit or this could be it
14:05she's got it she's got it she's got it it's connecting for me until i get to a cube and then
14:12there's like a missing hole why can't i figure this out i think he's gonna get it i think he's gonna get
14:18it ronald is done oh ronald has moved on through miranda is eliminated wow this was heartbreaking
14:34i still have to try to find it there's something more to miranda she's so multifaceted truly truly
14:41a special person look at her now she's still trying to solve it because she just never gives up
14:45i was so close to a million dollars it breaks my heart because i could have helped many people with
14:53that i'm shocked i didn't think she was gonna go home the show will miss her on many levels i have to
15:02work harder and keep the faith so i can help others miranda you're a fierce competitor
15:16tough tenacious yet with such a warm heart you finished in fifth place and your million dollar
15:23dream is over good job yeah top five baby let's go miranda is the 96th player to be eliminated
15:37meaning now that the prize stands at 960 000
15:51players from a ball pit you must find each letter of the alphabet and display them on golf tees in
15:58alphabetical order the last player to have a complete set in the correct order will be eliminated
16:04eliminated does m come before n l-m-n-o-p l-m-l-m-o l-m-n-o-p meandrew's definitely in most
16:16trust out she's literally asking the alphabet
16:22the last couple years have been extremely hard for me and especially this year
16:29i just came out of our long-term relationship we're actually engaged and so when that ended i
16:34felt like my whole world came crashing down and it really took a toll on me like i lost who i was
16:40and so coming into this competition my only goal was have fun with my family which i did what i
16:45didn't expect is actually gain the confidence that i needed and that i wanted to move forward
16:51winning a million dollars would mean a completely fresh start to leverage my life in the right
16:56direction how do you feel feel okay feel good try just don't get into your head you know it's just fun
17:06yeah jennifer seems to have this under control erin i'm a twitch streamer and i have about 20 000
17:13followers online i have felt like an underdog most of my life back in high school i was kind of last
17:19picked in sports ref i'm really here to prove to myself first and also everyone else don't underestimate
17:25me no no no when i win the million dollars i absolutely want to give my parents something big
17:33they've provided so much for me and i'm going to pay it forward to them and make sure they have the
17:37most comfortable and loving life as they've given me see you in the safe zone yep it's for a million
17:44dollars life-changing money for anyone it would be abnormal not to be nervous at this point it's going
17:52to be tough i think you've got to stay focused and remember your nursery rhymes
17:59and we are off alphabet golf in that ball pit there are letters of the alphabet you have to put it on
18:06the golf tees in alphabetical order
18:13ten thousand balls in the ball pit crazy you have to put them carefully on these golf tees because you
18:20can lose all of them as they start to stack up ronald's having a hard time with one of his oh my gosh
18:25you're right
18:30leandra and jennifer are in the lead leandra's has it said m-o because i think it's n-n-o-p it's hard
18:37to remember the alphabet under pressure worth a million dollars on the line
18:43one of the biggest challenges i'm feeling right now is i keep picking up the letters that are already
18:48on my golf tees i check the letters already there oh man let's go back and keep finding letters
18:57no oh no the balls are falling off
19:01that's put peter way behind in the game that just underscores how tense this is jennifer has her last
19:08one oh my god rough
19:14if successful jennifer has moved on to the final three
19:20good job girl jennifer has moved on to the final three incredible incredible
19:29peter looks like he's one ball away leandra is two balls away ronald is at least five or six balls away
19:35remember it's harder to find these balls as you're trying to look for that last one or two
19:43ronald ooh he just found a silver ball just like that
19:48hey yo ref peter asking for ref
19:55peter has moved on joining jennifer for the final two games ronald or leandra is going home
20:06you guys got this leandra has one ball away from moving to the next round which would mean ronald
20:14our beloved front runner would be eliminated yes ronald still needs four balls to be safe
20:21i could not find the a for the life of me and i looked and ronald had his a so i knew there was
20:26one a in the entire ball pit now i'm like okay we gotta we gotta find faster
20:33it looks like leandra found the final one
20:38ref calling for ref but has leandra remembered her alphabet correctly and got them in the right order
20:44ref calling for ref is this the moment that ronald is eliminated
21:13oh no oh no oh no oh no she got the order of the balls wrong it should be klm not lkm
21:23when i get the thumbs down i'm like what the heck did i do wrong so i start straightening them out
21:28come on leandra nice and calm nice and cool my hands already shaky so i'm really trying to
21:33calm down my nerves take deep breaths in leandra it's having problems here i'm just stressed right
21:39now so ultimately the goal is to win that million dollars and to change my life
21:42oh no oh my god this provides a huge opportunity for ronald ronald they're still tired seven balls fell
21:51down ronald could catch up now oh he just found a silver ball come on ronald go go go go i need to
22:00hurry up stay focused how many times are you going to be competing for a million dollars it's something i can
22:06use to supplement my incomes so i can retire and make a better life ronald has three balls left this
22:13is monumental this is so close this is so close where the heck are the letters this is agonizing
22:22can leandra recover on time
22:24if this is correct ronald is eliminated yeah there we go leandra moves on ronald is eliminated
22:38he could not find these balls how many did he have left kent three oh man so gracious there's no
22:45one that is as classy in defeat as ronald perhaps the most beloved most respected player
22:54on 99 to beat oh my word it's disappointing you know i came to win a million dollars but
23:02it's 99 to beat and i was one of the ones that got beat but hey that's life i'm proud of what i've
23:06done here and how i represented the city of detroit ronald you brought the calm the class dignity and
23:20leadership and we will all miss you you finished in fourth place and your million dollar dream is
23:26over love you ronald ronald ronald ronald ronald ronald ronald
23:36is the 97th player to be eliminated meaning that the prize now stands at 970 000
23:48players 24 cans are set on podiums eight for each player using the hanging ball you must knock down
24:05your own cans the first two players to knock down all their cans will be through to the million dollar
24:14final they'll be all right well two of us will be all right
24:20okay here we go first they've got to draw numbers to decide what order they're gonna play in jennifer
24:26picking first jennifer goes first she's not rattled by much leandra goes third so by the powers of
24:36deduction peter is going second leandra peter or jennifer is going home okay so jennifer goes first ken
24:49again 24 cans eight cans a player she's going for the orange can
25:01missed you're just going for the green one oh yeah oh so close there i wonder if there's
25:08an advantage for leandra seeing kind of how hard that jennifer and peter were with the release of it
25:14excellent point oh i thought that was about to be knocked out she was so high it almost like jumped
25:22over it yeah i'm just nervous on the figuring out process i know it's going to be a learning curve
25:28she's good at math let's see if she figured out this problem here
25:34oh this is harder than we thought it is it's really hard peter's turn
25:41this game is going to test my accuracy it's going to test my ability to make effective adjustments
25:48if it's going wrong and not lose my head that looked good oh hey there you go peter knocked off
25:56the first can she's far away there her hand slipped there
26:04whoa second can doing and try to emulate it oh my god that was really close though jennifer has seen
26:18what peter has done oh but just off the mark right now oh third in a row five cans away from being in
26:29the final game of 99 to beat to play for a million dollars go time leandra she must knock over this
26:36can i cannot miss any more of these if i want to catch up to peter you got to get your head locked
26:41in you got to figure it out and you just have to do it no more excuses
26:44so peter has knocked three cans over jennifer and leandra are yet to score oh she knocked it off wow
27:01jennifer has no cans she must knock over this can
27:04oh my goodness wow jennifer knocks off her first can both jennifer and leandra are seven cans away
27:16from being in the final game whoa this guy he can't be scared having a steph curry light game
27:26whoa leandra on a roll second can six cans away from the final game
27:33this one to level up with leandra oh wow good job two cans down tied with leandra
27:45are you kidding me i see i see i am dialed in and i am locked on the prize
27:52there's no room for error there's only three of us only two of us are making it through
27:57and she gets it five cans away from being in the final game for a million dollars she's applying the
28:07pressure the pressure is on jennifer right now
28:14unsuccessful i'm feeling really nervous right now something's not clicking for me and i know it isn't i'm
28:22just doing something wrong oh no oh my god six hands down two cans to go
28:33oh my god four cans four to go pressure is really all the pressure is on jennifer right now come on girl
28:45oh wow three cans down gives you some life away catching up to leandra
28:53come on whoa one peter has seven away for playing in the final game for one million dollars if she makes
29:05this this could really break jennifer spirit and she does wow this is a must make
29:13jennifer not finding her phone peter could be the first finalist in the final game is one can away
29:30come on oh skimmed it
29:35andrew wow but jennifer needs this oh i thought she had it peter just needs to hurry up and win this
29:54and peter does it the first finalist to the final game to play for one million dollars
30:01the can falls over glory to god i want to be so excited right now let's take all that energy and
30:08channel that into this last and final one million dollar game and then there were two
30:20wow one can away from being in the final game to play for a million dollars for leandra
30:28this is now a crucial swing for jennifer
30:33oh jen leandra has one more can left i'm thinking this might be it for me
30:41if leandra gets this she will join peter in the final game to play for one million dollars
30:57jennifer is eliminated oh wow be proud of yourself you did really well i'm feeling emotional because
31:13i really wanted to give back to my parents love you though these aren't just sad tears that i'm out of
31:20the competition but these are also happy and proud tears for myself
31:29jennifer you shared with us how proud you are of yourself for how much you've grown as a person
31:36and we are so proud of you too i'm afraid that you finished in third place and your million dollar
31:42dream is over good job jennifer that's it jennifer is the 98th player to be eliminated meaning that the
31:51prize now stands at 980 thousand dollars come on let's go here we go this is it peter or leandra is
32:03going to walk away with one million dollars it's insane don't don't let up all right one of these
32:10players is going to be a millionaire
32:12it all comes to this final game two players left and one will walk away with one million dollars we
32:32made it we made it yes for the final time it's leandra and peter congratulations
32:38thank you peter is an amazing guy you are locked and loaded you got this baby come on he is adaptable
32:45he is fierce yeah jennifer he is compassionate yeah i'll have to play this tight leandra's obviously
32:53got that martial arts background she's skillful she's very resilient she's tough
33:03put the lid on and that's a fact this year has been incredibly hard i've dealt with heartbreak
33:09loss of self-confidence winning the million dollars would completely give me a fresh start it would
33:15open doors and new chapters it would be endless possibilities and independence and so i'm going to
33:20fight for that if i win one million dollars my life is different it'd be a security for my family
33:32there's so much rejoicing with that i'm ready to rejoice i'm ready to win
33:42players you both have one last opponent between you and one million dollars
33:49in this game you must use what you have learned on your 99 to beat
33:53journey stage one you both have a block of ice with a single hex nut inside
34:00defrost the nut using your body heat alone and take it to stage two
34:06stack eight nuts on top of a gold domino complete the tower and it's on to stage three
34:13one final domino run
34:19for the last time and for one million dollars
34:24don't finish last this is our super bowl right now if you break it down game by game
34:30blow the whistle with the ice leandra like finished way ahead of peter
34:35nut stackers peter finished way ahead of leandra okay domino run that's a team game so it's really
34:41difficult to assess who would be better than who so i honestly think it's a dead heat
34:53and they are off final game peter leandra winner gets one million dollars they are melting the ice
35:00right now peter on his belly leandra on her thigh i'm just going to put as much pressure as i can on my
35:07legs to try and beat peter to the nut stacking challenge because i know he may be a little bit
35:11faster at that my mind is calm but my body is shaken and it's cold it's uncomfortable but i didn't
35:19come here to be comfortable i came to win a million dollars
35:21she can feel it it's right there incredible oh my god i see it
35:34ah it came out she got it out
35:38oh man thumbs up wow well done leandra leandra goes to nutstacker right now
35:44she has finished that ice in record time and she's got the momentum right now
35:48peter was 12 minutes faster than leandra on nutstacker so he can make up some time
36:01peter's got the nut he's got the nut peter has the nut i like this he's calming himself he's wiping
36:08his hands down and here he goes
36:10his hands could be numb oh good the sleep is shaking right now i never saw it shake before
36:23look at leandra they're tied it's a virtual dead eat
36:31okay peter is now in the lead
36:32oh no leandra this could cost her
36:47peter has five but leandra's quickly catching up she's at three right now
36:51it's so close peter just has to stay steady
37:03it fell down
37:06wow leandra is peaking at the right time
37:11peter has so much to do now
37:14don't freak out just keep playing the game leandra needs one more come on
37:23it's a million dollars
37:26this is it
37:29oh
37:37this is the last one she needs to go to domino's
37:43wow
37:45wow she has moved on peter is still at stack nuts
37:55his hand is shaking quite visibly compared to leandra's we did not see this coming he got it
38:04this is the biggest upset in the making can leandra the last of the wagner's pull off the
38:12upset of a lifetime
38:15you don't have to be the strongest you don't have to be the best yeah it doesn't matter your age and
38:22she is certainly showing that right now this is peter's peter's last one can peter pull it off
38:29okay now peter starts his dominoes but leandra has a sizable lead
38:40her hands are shaking now her hands are shaking right now he's in her sight she sees he's right
38:45there and it's like i know i have this i had a sizable lead now i got to get this before he gets
38:50any momentum this is awesome this is what you want to see these are like two heavyweight fighters just
38:55duking it out it really is all about stamina and remember ken these players are one push away from
39:02winning one million dollars leandra literally is so close she has one or two more left incredible
39:10she has time to size it up make sure it's all perfect i think she should take that time
39:14agreed she's doing exactly what you suggested she's taking her time and she is ready
39:30oh no oh my god eight or nine dominoes away from winning one million dollars leandra came up short
39:43it was so close yet so far i thought it was all but certain everything has changed in the blink of an eye
39:50peter has a sizable lead and now she has to catch all the way up
39:56is he gonna try this ken he's gonna try it we'll see if it works
40:13no it doesn't this could be costly for peter that gives her a breath
40:19the pressure is on peter peter's still picking up his pieces shows you just how much ground he has to
40:25make up leandra is close for a second try she should give it one more look she has the time
40:31i agree but peter's not giving up
40:37she's still checking
40:40and now she's turned her back on him ken peter has really found his form and found his pace he's catching
40:46up oh my god she has no idea he's this close oh my god she needs to stop checking and push soon
40:53she needs to push soon peter's gonna get it oh my god what is happening peter has pushed but look how fast leandra's running
41:03leandra pushing seconds behind peter can't watch
41:09oh my gosh a stunning upset peter won one million dollars leandra is eliminated by seconds leandra
41:31peter had it in the bag but peter pushed quicker oh my god peter is a 99 to beat champion
41:41oh my gosh are you kidding me i was beat every leg i was beat
41:50what the hell just happened why did i turn my back i was in my zone i thought i had time i was so
42:01so close i'm devastated like i hope i can get over this but this is something i'm going to be myself up for
42:07a while both players in my eyes are true champions but peter is going home with one million dollars on 99 to beat
42:21wow i'm speechless ken oh my god you're all right you played the game you played well you're proud of
42:29something congratulations congratulations sorry congratulations to peter our million dollar winner
42:37and also congratulations to leandra she is equally worthy but only one person could win thank you for
42:44watching 99 to beat see you again soon the golden rule is don't finish last i didn't finish last 50 times
42:54and i beat 99 other people
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