then announces the grand prize trip to the Galápagos Islands, and the episode ends. Headstrong The 7 Endurance Teams receive a shock when Eleanor, Vanetta, Taylor, Marshall, Tom, and Brandon return for a shot at becoming the 8th team on Endurance, the Brown Team. In the Headstrong challenge, the six returnees have to balance carvings between their heads and a bamboo pole and the person who lasts the longest wins and gets to choose their partner for the Brown Team. After almost a half an hour, Tom wins and chooses Vanetta as his partner, forming the Brown Team and receiving the Perseverance pyramid piece. Afterwards, Tom immediately forms an alliance with Kareem because of their friendship together, while Monroe is angry with Tom for not choosing Taylor, whom Monroe considers a close friend, as his partner. Ring of Fire The eight teams compete in their first Endurance mission. The challenge involves the teams holding onto a pole in a ring. If the pole touches the ring, the ring will catch fire and that team is out. The last remaining team wins. In the end, the Purple Team wins the Strength piece and the Samadhi. Willa loses her temper at Antonio because she thought they lost due to him not helping her. The Purple Team gives the Yellow Team the Samadhi. The Yellow Team finds a rope inside. Bagging on You The teams compete in their first Temple Mission meaning one team will be eliminated. The teams must throw two bags tied together to a platform some distance away in the water. If their bags are on the platform, that team gets to eliminate any team who missed theirs. The Yellow Team has to stand a few feet further back due to the Samadhi. However, they shock everyone by winning and send the Blue and Orange Teams to the Temple of Fate. The Blue Team becomes the first team to leave. Squaring Off The Blue team gives their Commitment piece to the Orange Team, tying them with Purple for the lead. J.D. then tells everyone that the next challenge is a temple mission meaning another team will be leaving right after the first team left. The challenge involves the teams one at a time each putting a triangle on another team's group of squares. The last remaining team wins. In the end, the Orange Team wins after the Gray Team eliminates