Shermon Braithwaite

John Cena and a group of mentors called `The Cadre' lead 17 new competitors through individual and team-related challenges.

Changes in game play increase the stakes, especially with a double elimination looming on the horizon.

The contestant learn about personal sacrifice during the first team challenge. The winning cadre leader chooses three rival contestants to face off in the individual elimination challenge.

The cadres appoint new team captains who must navigate their blindfolded teammates during a boat race to prove they can work well together. A contestant makes a revelation and Cena surprises a competitor with an off-site trip.

Contestants must race to an array of boxes and choose between helping themselves or helping their teams.

After an upsetting elimination challenge, it is decided that the contestants need some tough love, and gossip raises tension back at camp.