The Titan Games (2019) s01e09 Episode Script

1
[dramatic music]
So much in life comes down
to one single moment.
You work. You train.
You prepare.
[Alex] She gets a big hit!
- When that moment comes,
- when you get your shot,
Sometimes it feels
like time stands still.
[Alex] Oh, my goodness!
[grunts]
Come on, Derik!
[Alex] He's pushing him back!
- Can't help
- That they're the chosen ♪
Name's up on a poster ♪
- Everybody knows
- That when we win ♪
- It's 'cause
- We're supposed to ♪
Whoo! That's my brother!
Becoming the Titan Champion
would erase any doubt
that I had about myself.
[Alex] Look at the power
of Coach Jackie Wood!
We love you.
We are the heroes ♪
We're talking legends ♪
- For some people,
- it helps to think about
Everything that led up to this.
- [James] Becoming
- The Titan Champion,
- It shows that
- second chances do come true,
- And as long as you stay
focused, anything can happen.
[James] Let's go!
Won't back down until
Our hands are to the heavens ♪
Hero, hero ♪
- This is their moment,
- this is their shot,
- And how they handle
- this moment
- Will determine
- who becomes Titan Champion.
- When you want to succeed
- as badly
- As you want to breathe,
- that's when you succeed,
- And that's how bad
- I want to win.
[Alex] Charity Witt has
dominated the Herculean Pole!
- Heroes
- We're talking legends ♪
[Alex] Oh, my word!
Won't back down ♪
Until our hands
Are to the heavens ♪
[Dwayne] It's time
to crown some heroes.
[Alex] She is
a Titan Champion!
[wind blowing]
[dramatic music]
Wow.
[laughs]
Look at this crowd.
Here we go.
Welcome to
The Titan Games Championship.
I am so proud of what our final
eight Titans have accomplished.
- After weeks and weeks
- of incredible
- Head-to-head competitions,
- these athletes
Stand in this
very arena undefeated,
- and they did it with nothing
- but their own two hands.
Tonight, we make history.
We crown our first ever
Titan Champions.
[cheers and applause]
So here we go.
- And I only get
- to say this once,
- And I want the world
- to hear it.
- I'm not wearing any underwear.
- Yeah.
[cheering]
[laughs] I'm only kidding.
Or am I?
Let the Titan
Championship begin.
[dramatic music]
- Thanks, DJ.
- Here's how tonight will work:
We have eight competitors
- facing off on two
- different challenges.
- Then, those four winners
- will earn the right
To race on Mount Olympus.
- [Alex] In the end,
- One man and one woman
- Will be crowned
- the Titan Champion,
Taking home the trophy
and $100,000.
So let's throw it down to Cari
and get things cracking.
Okay, in our first
championship battle,
it's a U.S. airman continuing
to make his big brother proud,
Tyler Lucas,
versus the lawyer
who has refused to quit
in this arena, Derik Scott.
After each of Tyler Lucas's
Titan Games victories
Whoo, that's my brother!
Let's go, Tyler!
- [Cari] he's gone straight
- To his best friend
- -and older brother, Kyle.
- -I'm proud of you, man.
- I started getting
- into sports
- When my brother
- started playing.
He was playing all the sports,
and my Dad was coaching him,
So the bond that they had,
I kind of wanted.
- But they said, you know,
- I wasn't athletic enough.
I wasn't strong, fast enough.
Just been doubted a lot,
- just living
- in my brother's shadow.
[Cari] But when Kyle
stopped growing at 5'11",
Tyler shot past him to 6'4".
Both became elite athletes,
playing football
at Penn State,
and joining the Air Force.
And while Kyle was eliminated
- in the first round
- of The Titan Games
- -I'm proud of you, man.
- -Hey, I'm proud of you, too.
Tyler's now two wins away
from the ultimate prize.
Come on
Yeah, we're born ready ♪
- I'm doing this
- for all the people
That have ever been doubted
- and told that they
- can't achieve something.
- I will become
- a Titan Champion.
Because we're bringing
The fight, come on ♪
[dramatic rock music]
[Cari] At 180 pounds,
corporate attorney Derik Scott
weighs at least 40 pounds less
than each of the other three
male finalists,
but he's not concerned.
Obviously, stature-wise,
I'm not that big,
- but it's never intimidated me.
- It's never limited me.
I view it as a challenge.
I like beating bigger dudes.
- I mean,
- in the first challenge,
I got to beat Kwame.
Kwame's a big dude, right?
[Alex] Derik just
has one more.
[Liam] And there it goes.
[yells]
- And then I got to battle
- so hard against Cole,
Who looks like a Thor,
like a Greek hero.
[Alex] Look at the power
coming out of Cole!
[grunts]
Derik Scott
is pushing him back!
A lot of them
underestimated me,
- but I personally do not feel
- as though I am a dark horse.
- [Alex] And that
- Is going to do it!
Derik Scott is a beast!
- If you woke up today
- thinking that
- You were going to beat me,
- you should go back to sleep,
- Because I'm going to become
- the Titan Champion.
[Liam] And, Goldenboy,
- if Derik wants to win
- here tonight,
- He'll need to take down
- another giant.
- [Alex] Yeah, and it's
- The biggest one yet.
Tyler Lucas is seven inches
taller and 50 pounds heavier.
[cheers and applause]
- [Liam] If Tyler and Derik want
- Another shot at Mount Olympus,
- They'll have to break down
- some gates to get there.
- [Alex] And if you thought
- It was tough the first time,
- Get ready for
- an even tougher version
Of the Hammering Ram.
[dramatic music]
The Hammering Ram has
delivered medieval mayhem
all season long.
[metal clangs]
- And tonight,
- we've cranked up the pain.
- [Liam] To start,
- The sledgehammer
- Is now trapped
- under three metal boxes,
Each weighing
nearly 300 pounds.
Then you'll have to hammer
not just one,
but two steel posts
to release the 350-pound ram.
- It's all about heart, grit,
- and determination, boys.
All of our Titans have
- different reasons
- for coming here,
- But they all want
- the same thing,
And that's to be a champion.
And now it's within reach.
So, Tyler and Derik, I want you
to think about your why.
Then I want you
to obliterate that door.
This is Hammering Ram.
[dramatic music]
- [Liam] Derik in the gold.
- Tyler in the silver.
That hammer is buried
under those boxes.
[Alex] Wow! Those boxes
weigh 300 pounds each!
Tyler's down first,
and there's Derik.
They're both ready
to start pounding.
[grunting]
And now, Tyler Lucas,
the back of his ram is down.
[metal clangs]
And Derik's right behind.
They're halfway there.
[grunts]
[Liam] Swinging away
like Aaron Judge.
[Alex] Derik Scott
is struggling with it.
[grunting]
- -Let's go, Tyler!
- -[Liam] That thing is down
Already for Tyler as Derik
continues to hammer on.
[grunts]
- -[Alex] Now it's gonna drop.
- -Come on, Derik!
Tyler's still in the lead
as they get
that 350-pound ram moving.
- It's going to be
- a battle, Liam!
[Liam] Both guys putting
- everything they have
- into this.
They know if they win, they
are headed to Mount Olympus,
they are in the finals.
Let's go!
[dramatic music]
- [Alex] This is
- The Titan Championship,
And DJ wants a front-row seat.
Let's go, Derik.
[Alex] Derik is 50 pounds
lighter than Tyler,
so technique is critical.
[Liam] And now Derik's
finding his rhythm.
There you go. Come on!
- [Alex] It takes
- As much form as muscle
To get that ram swinging.
[Liam] Oh, Tyler's
getting some big hits.
Both athletes using
their feet a lot more,
- moving around, trying to get
- as much power,
Force, and range as they can.
[Alex] Either side
could crack at any second,
but look at Derik!
He's throwing it!
This guy loves to surprise us.
Can he pull off another upset?
Fight, baby! fight!
- [Alex] He's managed
- To make that door
Just a little bit more loose.
- Maybe that's
- the push he needs.
[dramatic music]
[Liam] He's through.
Derik Scott's through!
[Alex] He's got the door open!
[yells]
Oh, my word!
[yells]
Can you believe it?
Derik Scott takes down
another giant.
That guy's got heart for days.
Heart for days.
[inaudible]
- -Thank you for competing.
- -Yes, sir.
- -Thank you.
- -Thanks for that.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
[Alex] Once again,
Derik Scott, the underdog,
comes out on top.
[Liam] Maybe we need to stop
making this guy the underdog
in these events,
because Derik Scott has locked
his spot in the finals,
and he's headed back
to Mount Olympus.
[dramatic music]
To level up
from Titan to Champion,
you've got to break through
personal and physical barriers.
Both of our next competitors
have done that and more.
- From the moment they stepped
- into the Titan Arena,
- These two women
- have been crushing it.
[Alex] Oh, my!
Look at the swings
from Jess Griffith!
[grunts]
Being on The Titan Games
- is the opportunity
- of a lifetime.
- -Team to ICU, please.
- -[Cari] Jess Griffith spent
Five years in the ER
as a level-one trauma nurse
- until she decided
- that she'd rather help people
Avoid the hospital
in the first place.
- As a nutrition coach,
- I am doing
- What I'm truly
- passionate about,
- Helping people
- better themselves.
- One of the funnest parts
- about my journey
- Through fitness
- has been motivating
And inspiring my family.
- My brother gained
- quite a bit of weight,
- And I hate to see that,
- because I love my brother
- And I want the best
- for my brother.
Your life has
just encouraged me
to improve my fitness,
to take it seriously.
- I just wanted to say
- thank you for that.
[laughs]
[Cari] Tonight Jess pursues
her own reward,
a spot
in the Titan Championship.
Uh, Jess is a beast!
I know I'm equipped
to attack anything
- that The Rock throws our way,
- and I'm excited
- To show the world the hard work
- that I've put in.
- It's definitely
- gonna pay off.
- Bring home the gold.
- Let's go.
- -Love you.
- -Love you.
[Cari] Seven weeks ago,
- Charity Witt
- shared her inspiring story
Of overcoming
a heart condition
to become a world champion
powerlifter and a Titan.
- Come on, Charity.
- Wow, let's go!
[dramatic music]
Just listen to your
own heart, and keep fighting.
[Cari] But even before
her diagnosis at 17,
Charity's life
was an uphill battle.
[soft music]
I didn't really have
too much of a childhood.
My Dad was just out of the
picture for about seven years.
I assumed that second mom role
and took care of my sister
at a young age because
I felt it was my duty.
I left home when I was 15.
It just wasn't
a good environment for me.
- I was running away
- from my problems.
When we fight
When we lie ♪
When the weakness shows ♪
I was allowed
to sleep on the couch
- in the kitchen
- that I was working at,
And I was also a janitor
and a kitchen cook.
[laughs]
We rise and we fall
We hold on ♪
We hold on ♪
- If anything,
- that taught me, like,
- You don't quit
- when you're tired.
- You just keep going, because
- you don't have a choice.
I would absolutely
not be who I am
- if I hadn't have
- gone through all of that.
We holding on ♪
Hold on ♪
We hold on ♪
Hold on ♪
Oh, Lord
we hold on together ♪
[cheers and applause]
[Liam] Charity and Jess are
two of the most powerful women
we've seen all season,
so it was only fitting
we put them on our most
explosive challenge, Uprising.
[Alex] They'll be pulling
an anvil up five solid levels,
but it's tougher this time,
because levels
two, three, and four
- are all twice as thick
- as before.
[Liam] Another trip to
Mount Olympus is on the line.
Take it away, DJ.
- They're both
- unbelievable competitors,
But only one is moving on
to the final Mount Olympus.
Charity and Jess,
you're going to feel
- the weight of the world
- pulling you back,
- But you got
- to fight through that,
- And then ultimately
- break through.
This is Uprising.
[dramatic music]
- [Liam] Jess in the silver.
- Charity in the gold.
- Both explode
- through number one.
[Alex] Charity Witt
almost ruptured level two!
She has so much power!
But Jess has the edge when it
comes to cardio and endurance.
[both grunt]
- [Liam] Charity's through
- The first double.
- And remember,
- levels two, three, and four
- Are twice as thick
- as earlier this season.
[laughs]
[grunts]
- Oh, Jess is
- struggling right now.
- She's not going back
- far enough
To create the force she needs.
[both yell]
- [Alex] And Charity
- Blasts through
The doubles
on the third level!
Whoo!
[Liam] She is
crushing it right now!
[both grunt]
This is so much harder
than before.
Jess is getting yanked up
like a puppet.
[grunts]
Don't quit!
[heavy breathing]
[Liam] Charity just about
to push through.
- She can see that victory chain
- just a few feet away.
It's a 60-foot dash.
Come on, Charity!
One more strong push.
[Alex] Charity Witt,
she's going for it!
She's going for it!
She's, oh, so close! Oh!
She's at the end of her rope!
Can she reach?
[grunts]
Yes!
Nice.
[Alex] Charity has managed
to pull victory,
and she is going
to Mount Olympus
for the final battle. Wow.
Whoo!
- -Dude.
- -I know.
[Liam] Jess Griffith,
a dominant competitor
from day one,
but tonight,
she met her match.
[Alex] With four straight
victories, it's clear,
there really is no quit
in Charity Witt.
[Liam] And now she's heading
to the finals
on Mount Olympus.
- You did great.
- You crushed it.
- -Thank you. Thank you.
- -So proud of you.
- -I'll see you up there.
- -Thank you.
[dramatic music]
Da Vinci had the Mona Lisa.
Shakespeare had Hamlet.
- Beethoven had
- the Fifth Symphony.
And I? I have Mount Olympus.
- Later tonight,
- the winners of their challenges
Will face off here,
where we will crown
our Titan Champions in what
will be a true work of art
drenched in glorious
blood, sweat, and respect.
Let's get to another battle.
[cheers and applause]
[Liam] On the starting line,
- We have Jackie Wood,
A swim coach from
San Antonio, Texas.
[dramatic music]
Jackie is also
a serious powerlifter.
She's currently ranked
the second-strongest
- lightweight woman
- in the world.
But victories
have remained elusive.
- Even though I've succeeded
- in Strongwoman,
- I've always
- gotten second place.
So winning tonight
would mean everything.
Not winning, there I am,
another second-place finish.
So I'm I'm going
for gold tonight.
- I want to be
- the Titan Champion.
[cheers and applause]
- [Liam] And there's
- Jackie's Mom, Jeanne.
[Alex] She's definitely been
the most vocal supporter
- we've had
- inside of the Titan Arena.
- [Liam] Well, tonight,
- Her daughter will be facing
- The youngest
- and most surprising Titan
Left in the competition,
21-year-old
Christiana Rugloski.
Christiana was raised
in a conservative family
- and didn't even start playing
- competitive sports
Until three years ago.
She surprised everyone,
including herself,
by reaching
the Titan Championship.
I think my biggest strength
is my mental attitude.
I don't fear failure.
I don't fear getting hurt.
I don't have anything
that's stopping me
from pushing myself
to the max.
And I'm so ready
to get out there again.
[Liam] Goldenboy, here we
are again, Hammering Ram.
Expect the unexpected. DJ.
Expect the unexpected is right.
It all comes down
to this moment.
Christiana, you have been
called an underdog.
Time and time again, you've
made them eat their words.
- Jackie, despite the fact
- that at times,
- You've doubted yourself,
- you have steamrolled
Your path to get here.
- Now you're both facing
- one of the most
Physically demanding
challenges we have,
and I've made it even harder.
Nothing left to do
but blow the doors
off this entire place.
This is Hammering Ram.
[dramatic music]
[Liam] Jackie in the gold.
Christiana in the silver.
First step, tossing away
those heavy metal boxes
to get to those hammers.
[grunts]
Both going to work
on that back post first.
[grunts]
[Alex] Coach Jackie,
- she is hacking at that
- like she's Thor!
[metal clangs]
And Christiana's
halfway there.
[grunts]
[Liam] Big swings from Jackie.
She's almost got the ram
all the way down.
[grunts]
Christiana choking up
on the hammer.
She doesn't have
Jackie's raw power.
Yes! Yeah!
- [Alex] Now it's time
- For Jackie
To get that ram rocking.
Christiana so close,
though, from releasing it.
She manages to do so.
- Maybe she can catch up
- to Coach Jackie.
- [Liam] And Jackie already
- Has her technique down.
The idea of running it
back and forth,
not just using
your upper body.
- [Alex] Christiana, she's
- Struggling to be able to
Get control of the ram!
That ram's 350 pounds, and
right now, it's pulling her.
- [Liam] Coach Jackie
- Has this down.
[grunts]
[Alex] Coach Jackie, she's
got the door loose, Liam!
Yeah, do it, Jackie!
- And look at this!
- The horse trainer's
- Using brains
- instead of brute force!
She's falling back and using
- all her weight
- to follow through.
Come on, Chris!
[Liam] And it's working.
Both women are slamming
those gates.
Go, go!
Come on!
[both grunting]
[Alex] And a big hit
from Christiana!
But Jackie Wood,
she cracked it!
[screams]
- And the door's open!
- The door is open!
Coach Jackie has grabbed
the victory chain,
and victory is hers!
[dramatic music]
There you go.
Way to go, Jacks!
[Liam] Just one more victory
away from her Titan dreams.
That's how you do it!
- And what a great
- emotional scene there
With her father, her mother,
her brother in the audience.
I'm so proud of you.
[Alex] And Christiana with
that smile, even in defeat.
[Liam] But her Cinderella
story ends here tonight.
- -Give me a hug.
- -Awesome.
Oh, my God.
[Alex] And Jackie Wood,
who entered this competition
grappling with doubt,
is now one of the final
two women left tonight.
[Liam] And she's
standing by with Cari.
Jackie, your Mom
is here tonight.
- Talk to me about what
- she means to you right now.
My Mom is my everything.
She's my best friend.
She's my rock.
Um [chuckles]
I love you.
Every time
that I'm down,
she's there to pick me up,
and I would not be
where I am today without her.
Absolutely not.
You are headed to our final
Mount Olympus.
How's that sound?
Hell, yeah.
[laughter]
- -Let's do it.
- -Congratulations, Jackie.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
[Liam] So our first
Mount Olympus match is set.
Swim coach Jackie Wood will
face powerlifter Charity Witt
with the championship
on the line.
[Alex] Their race
is coming up.
[dramatic music]
[Liam] Welcome back
to the Titan Championship.
- It's time for round two
- of Uprising.
Explosive power is a must.
[Alex] And we have the perfect
two guys about to strap in.
[Liam] Take it away, Cari.
- In this battle,
- the soft-spoken college kid
- Who's made a loud statement
- in this arena,
Bridger Buckley, is here,
- and he's taking on
- the Miami truck driver
Who's backed up his bold
statements with victories,
James Jean-Louis.
[grunting]
Each of James Jean-Louis's
victories in the Titan Arena
have been punctuated by a hug
- from the two men
- that drive him,
His son Semaj
and his Dad Jean.
- To have my father and my son
- there to cheer me on,
it means a lot.
Oh, my God, hallelujah!
My father being a pastor,
- he was very stern
- and very strict.
- My family, you know, being
- first-generation Haitian,
- Only thing
- that we were able to do
- Was go to home,
- school, and church.
- We called it three Ls
- lekol, lakay, legliz.
- While all my brothers
- and sisters, you know,
They followed the rules,
- I was the only one
- that kind of rebelled.
And when I was
facing jail time,
I did let my parents down.
I let them down completely.
[dramatic music]
- But delivering beer
- was the beginning
- Of my second chance for me
- to change my life around
- And, you know, helping
- providing for my son as well.
You were a hotheaded kid,
but there was hope.
You turned around.
That's what matters.
You gonna know my name now ♪
You gonna know my name now ♪
Growing up, my role model
was my father.
- And now I want my son
- to actually learn from me
And look at me as his hero.
- I just want to be a positive
- role model for him.
You gonna know my name now ♪
[dramatic music]
- [Cari] Bridger Buckley's
- Performances
In the Titan Arena
have revealed a rare
combination of size,
strength, and speed.
[Alex] Bridger Buckley
is your next Titan!
- [Cari] The Titan Games have
- Been the world's first glimpse
At this 22-year-old's
remarkable talent,
- because his
- college football career
Was derailed
before it started.
[soft music]
- Three years ago,
- I was riding my bike home,
And a car cut in front
of me last-minute.
Flew over, and
[sirens wail]
- don't remember
- the rest of the night.
I split my head open,
fractured some vertebrae.
After the accident,
I was just super depressed.
I've had injuries before,
- but not injuries
- that were this intense.
So it took me a while to stop
feeling sorry for myself.
I started fighting back
and pushing my body again.
- It just felt good
- to be able to move.
[Cari] Finally back
at full strength,
Bridger's taking aim
at the Titan Championship.
I'm a Titan now, and I will
become the Titan Champion.
They're storming out
On a wire ♪
This is going to be awesome.
[Liam] Two dynamic
competitors.
The winner
takes on Derik Scott
in the final on Mount Olympus.
DJ.
Bridger, James,
you're both shining examples
of what it means to be a Titan.
Now show the world why you
deserve to be a Champion.
Let's get to work.
This is Uprising.
[dramatic music]
- [Liam] They're off
- And running!
[concrete crumbles]
[Alex] Oh, my word!
- These are
- double layers, people!
James is going all the way
back to build momentum.
Bridger, only halfway.
[grunts]
- James Jean-Louis
- has gone through the third
Like a hot knife
through butter!
- [Liam] And remember,
- Levels two, three, and four
Are all twice as thick
as earlier this season.
Go, Bridge, go!
Go! Go!
[dramatic music]
- [Liam] Seeing different
- Techniques here.
- Bridger's not going back
- very far.
James is using
as much runway as possible.
[Alex] But they both only
have two levels to go.
It's neck and neck!
- -Here comes James Jean-Louis!
- -[James] Come on! Come on!
He's got it!
And James Jean-Louis,
the Miami trucker,
is moving to the finals!
[yells]
Come on! Come on!
Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!
Whoo!
[Liam] So James Jean-Louis
seizes the last spot
on Mount Olympus.
[dramatic music]
- All season long,
- our competitors
Have had to battle it out
on Mount Olympus
to earn the title of Titan.
On this mighty mountain,
we've seen feats of strength
[Alex] Look at the power!
Incredible athleticism
[Alex] Oh, my goodness!
What was that?
Cries of pain
Ohh!
- -and tears of joy.
- -[Alex] I can't believe it!
- -What a race!
- -Whoever conquers
This beast tonight become the
first ever Titan Champions.
[cheers and applause]
- [Alex] And if these athletes
- Thought Mount Olympus
Was tough last time,
we've got some bad news.
[Liam] The 1,000-pound wall
is now the 1,200-pound wall.
- [Alex] And now,
- When you reach the bottom,
You need to pull furiously
on the Vortex chains
to raise the 500-pound cage
that's blocking access
to the Ball and Chain.
[dramatic music]
- [Liam] Now Charity Witt
- And Jackie Wood
- Are gonna get
- the first shot.
And so many of our other
Titans are in the stands.
- [Alex] Nobody wants
- To miss this match, Liam.
- [Liam] Well, let's not
- Keep them waiting.
DJ.
These two forces of nature
have come so far to get here.
Jackie, with your family
cheering you on,
you managed to find
the inner strength
even you didn't know you had.
It has personally
been such a pleasure
watching you compete
and succeed.
Charity, I am blown away
by your power and your resolve.
You've gone from being homeless
to breaking world records.
- You didn't let
- a heart condition
or any Titan opponent stop you
from achieving your dreams.
And now the moment is here.
Jackie, Charity,
all I want, all everyone
in this arena wants,
is all you got.
[dramatic music]
This is Mount Olympus.
[dramatic music]
- [Liam] Jackie on the left.
- Charity on the right.
And it starts with
that 1,200-pound wall.
[Alex] These are two of the
strongest women in the world.
Charity Witt manages
to throw down the wall.
Jackie Wood now manages
to do the same.
And now it's on
to the Gates of Olympus.
- [Liam] Jackie already has
- Some ground to make up.
[grunts]
We figured Charity
would be excellent
at these first two challenges.
This is where things can
get tricky, Rolling Ascent.
[Alex] This next obstacle
could make or break your run.
[grunts]
You don't want to rush
and make a mistake.
Jackie Wood, though,
she needs to gain.
Oh, and a stumble.
Agh! Come on, Jackie!
[Alex] Charity Witt
on to The Cliffs.
[both grunting]
- [Liam] But Coach Jackie's
- Back on her feet
- And making up ground
- coming up to The Cliffs.
Go, Jackie! Go!
[grunts]
[Liam] This thing's
just about even.
- Jackie's come back here
- on The Cliffs.
Both women taking their time,
making sure they don't slip.
Remember, we've seen
some bad falls here.
[Alex] These are two women
who have decimated
their competition
here at The Titan Games.
[grunts]
Oh, Jackie slips!
Any little mistake will
cost you precious seconds.
[grunts]
[Liam] Charity keeps her lead
- and is at the top
- of Mount Olympus.
Whoo! Come on, Charity!
[grunts]
[Alex] Charity Witt is now
starting to raise the torch.
[Liam] 600 pounds,
25 feet tall.
There's Jackie. She's up top,
- and she needs
- to make up ground.
[Alex] Remember, Jackie
can dead lift 350 pounds.
- Don't expect this crank
- to slow her down.
Go, Jackie, go! Let's go!
[grunts]
- Charity Witt has just
- managed to raise the torch!
Go down Mount Olympus
as fast as humanly possible,
because you know
that Jackie Wood is going
to fly down that mountain
and catch up
- the moment that
- that torch is raised.
[grunts]
And there she is!
Jackie's hot on her heels.
[dramatic music]
The championship
is on the line.
Charity has come so far.
But Jackie Wood is halfway
down the mountain as well
and so close to catching up,
- but this is where Charity
- needs to shine,
Here on our newest obstacle
on Mount Olympus.
[grunts]
Jackie Wood now
gets down Mount Olympus.
Let's go, Jackie!
They have to pull the chains,
raise that 500-pound cage
six feet,
and then the gates drop.
That is when they can move
and grab the ball and chain.
- And don't forget,
- the first challenge
Jackie ever won
on Titan Games was the Vortex
using this exact motion.
- [Liam] And Jackie Wood
- Is starting to gain,
But Charity's cage
is almost up.
[Alex] Charity has
opened the gates!
- And now it is time to drag
- the ball and chain
To the Titan tomb.
Whoo! Come on!
[grunts]
Charity just has no grip
on the ball.
[grunts]
- And Jackie Wood,
- the coach, caught up.
This is a dead heat!
They can both taste
that title.
Go, Jackie!
[Liam] One more wrinkle.
It was 200 pounds.
For this one, we step it up.
It's 300 pounds.
Come on!
[grunts]
Here comes Charity!
[Alex] Charity Witt says,
"I'm just going to drag
"this son of a gun
to the Titan tomb.
- I'm going to end
- this right now."
- Jackie Wood, she's stuck.
- She's stuck on the ball.
- She needs to start
- moving this thing.
[grunts]
Don't stop!
- [Alex] Jackie Wood
- Is digging deep.
- What looked like
- an impossible task before,
She's managed
to drag it halfway.
[both grunting]
That ball and chain weighs
twice what Jackie does,
and she's
fighting it right now.
Jackie gets it moving.
Does she have anything left?
[exhales]
Go, go, go, go, go!
Charity Witt,
she's going at the tomb,
but she hasn't made
much progress, Liam.
Jackie's at the tomb.
It all rides on this.
- Charity's already digging
- for the relic.
Has she broken
the cement enough?
That's the question.
She has the relic!
She has the relic in her hand!
She needs to tug it out!
But it's stuck.
Jackie still has a shot.
[grunts]
- [Liam] Right now, Goldenboy,
- I'm wondering,
Did Charity jump the gun?
Did she crack enough away?
Come on. You got to dig deep.
[grunts]
Come on, Jackie!
Just go now!
[dramatic music]
[Alex] She's got it
in her hands! Charity Witt!
They told her her heart
wasn't strong enough,
so she made it stronger!
Ladies and gentleman,
she is a Titan Champion!
Oh, my God.
[Liam] Nine years ago, she
didn't have a place to live.
She has made her home
right here in Titan Arena.
She takes home
the first Titan Trophy
and $100,000.
- -Oh, my God.
- -Congratulations.
- -Thank you.
- -I'm so proud of you.
Thank you.
- [Alex] Such a tough night
- For Jackie Wood.
Second place, but still
a first-class effort.
You did it!
You did it! Oh, my God!
You did it!
[sobs]
It's okay. It's okay.
It's okay.
- I love you.
- We're so proud of you.
It's okay. It's okay.
[Liam] And right now,
- Charity Witt
- is standing by with Cari.
- You had your sister
- in the audience,
- And you came here
- with something to prove.
- Tell me
- what that meant for you.
- You know,
- we come from a very
Long line of strong women.
- We know what
- hard times look like.
- So, I was, like,
- "You know what?
"I've been to Hell once.
- I can go back
- and come out again."
[exhales]
- From homeless
- to Titan Champion, my friend.
- You deserve the crown
- that is waiting for you.
- -Go see DJ.
- -Thank you.
Whoo!
All right, ah!
Charity, you exemplify
what being a Titan
is all about.
You have inspired millions
of people around the world.
- You are a legend.
- Congratulations.
[cheers and applause]
Whoo!
Whoo!
Charity is
our female Champion.
We'll crown our male
Titan Champion coming up next.
Legend.
[dramatic music]
Our final male competitors
are about to face off.
These two Titans are here
- not because they dreamed
- of being here,
But because they relentlessly
pursued that dream.
James, second chances
and fatherhood,
those are your anchors
and what ignites your power
and your passion.
Derik, you're all about drive,
- my friend.
It infuses everything you do,
facing every obstacle head-on
and never, ever giving up.
Time to make history.
This is Mount Olympus.
[dramatic music]
- [Liam] James on the left.
- Derik on the right.
And a 1,200-pound wall
to start things off.
- [Alex] Both throw them down
- At the same time,
And charge into the Gates.
[grunts]
[grunts]
[Liam] Three Gates of Olympus,
a blistering pace.
Rolling Ascent's next.
[Alex] This is where
things can get dicey,
but James, hopping up
with no hands!
Yeah!
Yeah!
- But Derik
- is right behind him.
Let's go, boys.
- [Liam] And now they're
- Into The Cliffs.
12 feet high,
create your own ladder.
Smash, and get on top.
[Alex] Derik's putting
his MMA skills to work.
[dramatic music]
But James Jean-Louis makes it
to the top of
Mount Olympus first.
But again, he just
can't shake Derik Scott.
- -Come on, D!
- -[Liam] But here at the crank,
James's raw power
comes into play.
It's time to turn and burn
as you crank the torch and
raise it and try to light it.
[Alex] 600 pounds,
and look at this!
Derik Scott, oh, my!
What just happened?
The lawyer just took the lead.
Come on, D!
Derik, get down here.
[grunts]
[Liam] And James
has to get moving.
Three walls in front of him
five feet, six feet,
and seven feet.
[Alex] Derik Scott is doing
somersaults over those walls!
And here comes James!
- The Bud man
- wants his lead back.
Derik Scott, though, looking
to take down another giant.
Having a lead will be critical
as he heads into these
final power obstacles.
[Liam] This is where things
change, a quarter-ton cage.
You need upper-body strength.
- You got to put
- everything in it.
[Alex] James Jean-Louis has
that upper body advantage.
He has 40 pounds over Derik,
and look at
his game face right now.
[grunts]
Let's go!
[Alex] Derik Scott
needs to hurry up,
because James Jean-Louis
is right there.
It's down!
James is back in front.
Whoo!
- [Liam] But we've learned
- Not to sleep on Derik Scott.
He always finds a way
to surprise us.
- [Alex] And the truck driver
- Is backing it up.
[Liam] Ball and chain
was 250 pounds.
Now it is 350 pounds.
- [Alex] Derik is
- Running out of time.
James is ready
to drop the hammer.
[Liam] Can this lawyer
summon one last miracle?
Go, Derik!
[dramatic music]
Let's go, James! Come on!
[Alex] James Jean-Louis,
- he's managed to
- hack through the Titan tomb!
He's right there, Liam!
[grunts]
He's got it!
James Jean-Louis,
the Haitian Sensation,
is your Titan Champion!
[dramatic music]
- -Congratulations, brother.
- -Thank you.
- -So proud of you.
- -Thank you.
- Your family
- and especially your son,
- -are so proud of you, too.
- -Thank you.
Whoo! Yeah!
Oh, yeah! Whoo!
That's how we do it!
[laughs]
[sniffs]
[Liam] What a story.
A few weeks ago,
- this guy's driving
- a truck for Budweiser,
And now he's taking home
$100,000,
- and Dwayne Johnson
- is declaring him
The Titan Champion.
- -I love you.
- -I love you, guys.
- -Hey, oh!
- -I love you, my son.
- -I love you, too.
- -This was for you.
This was for you. I told you.
- Thank you
- for competing, brother.
- -Thank you, sir.
- -I'm very proud of you.
- Thank you so much
- for competing.
- -Yes, sir.
- -Thank you.
[Alex] And Derik Scott
can stand tall.
- He had the lead
- coming down the mountain
And pushed James
every step of the way.
[Liam] But James Jean-Louis
was unstoppable,
- and he's standing by
- with Cari.
From truck driver
to Titan Champion.
My friend, congratulations.
It was amazing.
It feels amazing.
I mean, obviously
you guys can see
Derik made me work hard.
But honestly,
I was just a bit more hungry.
My motivation's right here.
You know, 11 years.
You know, I'm here today.
This is my second chance.
Head up to DJ.
He makes it official.
Hey! Whoo!
[dramatic music]
- -Oh, yeah.
- -So, James
- -Oh, yeah.
- -I got to tell you, brother.
Uh, you exemplify
what a Titan is.
This is my stage,
but this is your house.
- -Thank you.
- -You are a legend,
- And you are a Titan.
- Congratulations, brother.
- Thank you so much.
- Thank you so much.
Come here, man! Yeah!
Yeah!
- You want to shake his hand
- and say hi, man?
Good job.
[laughter]
- You look like me
- when I was a kid.
Whoo!
This has been a truly
unforgettable experience.
- Thank you for being part
- of such an epic journey.
- I had a blast, and remember.
- Blood, sweat, and respect.
The first two, you give.
The last one, you earn.
Good night
from The Titan Games.
Yes.
[dramatic music]