In yet another Endurance first this season, the remaining contestants are allowed to create their own game, with the reward being the final Samadhi and the Ingenuity piece— what they end up devising is a challenge where the males direct the blindfolded females toward five of their team-colored triangles, while trying to avoid the tiki statuettes scattered on the field. Gray wins their third mission, making their lead of pyramid pieces insurmountable for the Yellow and Orange teams. At the island, the final Samadhi is not removed from the game for the first time in the series' history; despite Yellow's statement of doing so that Gray creates a level playing field for the second-to-last day, they give them their third Samadhi this season— what's inside is a tablet with "1" inscribed on it, indicating that Yellow will have one extra row in the final Temple Mission Final Elimination After some relaxation in the rivers of Kauai, the final three teams participate in the final Temple Mission. For the challenge Color Coded, each team must figure out a code of marks underneath each colored disc in seven rows, while correctly memorizing that at the same time in any event of a mistake— after several rounds, Orange's luck holds out as they pull off an upset win, securing their place in the final two. As a result, Gray and Yellow are automatically sent to the last Temple of Fate— on their third trip, Yellow is defeated by Gray, and they become the final team to exit the game. Battle for the Pieces In the final mission of Endurance: Hawaii, the Orange and Gray teams will compete for the two pieces left behind by Yellow, Luck and Perseverance. Beforehand, they decorate a pair of rafts that serve as a memorial to the fallen teams from that season, who were also their friends and allies; later on, they use those same devices in an old-fashioned boat race which circumnavigates the island lagoon they're on— four burlap triangles are stationed throughout, with only one housing the Luck piece, whereas the Perseverance piece is at the finish line. The long-standing conflict between Nicole and Demian climaxes during the mission, weighing Orange down significantly, and easily allowing Gray to win the two pieces in contention— the official score heading into the final Temple is Gray leading with 10 (their Knowledge piece, Yellow's Teamwork piece, Green's Heart piece,