Big Ball Plop

Plot
The episode starts out where the last episode ended. Lizzie is mad at Chris for eliminating Nathan due to a technicality, but Chris says she has to deal with it. Everyone boards the plane and Chris says normally it’s a three day gap between challenges, but today is the 31st and they are going for their New Years Eve challenge to none other than New York City. Katie comments on the fact that they literally were just there before the bike challenge, but Chris says to shut it because he likes watching the big ball drop.

Katie (CONF): I feel like Chris just does whatever the fuck he wants

Chris then says it's time to pay tribute to the previous ten eliminated campers. Sad music plays as a montage begins with Nicole getting lassoed in the wild west challenge, Brandon climbing up the Eiffel Tower, Connor blindfolded and shooting apples at Ashton with the slingshot, Alex trying to save Catherine on the deserted island, Kalee riding the sled down Mount Everest, Catherine being carried by Jen across the tightrope along Niagara Falls, JP singing with everyone around the Christmas tree, Colin searching for clues in the horror film lot, Sam climbing the Statue of Liberty and finally Nathan riding his bike in the Tour de Wawanakwa.

They arrive in New York City, back at the Statue of Liberty. This time though, instead of climbing it, Chris says they have to find a way to get from the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island all the way to Times Square where the ball drops. He says there is a special stage at the front of the crowd for the competitors that they will have to reach. This will involve having to get off Liberty Island, race through New York, and get through the giant crowds of people. Chris says anyone who doesn't make it before midnight is automatically eliminated. This worries everyone. Katie has an idea. She says why doesn't everyone stick together, and work together to get there before the deadline. Everyone agrees, since it is New Years, but Joseph pulls aside Caelan, Caroline, Nathanael, Serena, Jen, and Andy to try and get as many social threats eliminated as possible. He says they can trick them to go the wrong way and he has a secret plan. Serena asks who he's talking about, and he replies Lizzie, Emily, Sydney, Kacvinsky, Katie, and Justin are the biggest threats at the moment, and getting rid of any of those six would be ideal.

Chris yells go, and Caelan splits the group into three teams. The front team consists of Clayton, Ruchi, Ian, Cooper, Nupur, Channing, Ashton and Liz. The middle team consists of himself and his alliance, Jen, Serena, Nathanael, Andy and Joseph and the back consists of Lizzie, Emily, Sydney, Kacvinsky, Katie, and Justin. They begin planning how to get back at to the main island. Nupur checks her watch, and shows it is 10:00 PM EST. They have exactly two hours. The contestants all decide to wait for the next ferry. Fifteen minutes later, a ferry arrives and they all rush down. The ferry driver says he can't let them on, as Chris said part of their challenge was to make it back without using a ferry. Caelan decides to ignore him and tricks the driver into walking off the boat and the contestants all rush in. Emily has boat driving experience, and steers the ferry as quickly as they can toward the mainland.

Everyone is cheering and hollering, as they pass by tons of boats waiting for the fireworks display. Kacvinsky, Channing and Katie excitedly wave at another boat who happily set off a firework in response, Ian dances with Lizzie, Nathanael, Emily and Andy to nearby music, and Ashton, Liz, Ruchi and Myra are by the steering wheel with Emily, cheering her on. Joseph, Jen, Serena and Caelan are strategizing, finalizing how they are going to get the six eliminated.

When the boat docks, the contestants rush off in their order. When they get to the subway station, Joseph starts to put the plan into action. He says that since the group is so large, they should take two different trains to get there at the same time. The back group agrees, and all go into the adjacent subway. Unbeknownst to them, it is not going to Times Square, it is going to a couple blocks away. By the time the first subway gets to Times Square, there is about an hour left on the clock. The front and middle groups begin working their way through the crowd, but are having extreme difficulties. It takes the group about half an hour to fight through the massive crowd, but both the front and middle sections all make it onto the platform for Ultimate Challenge contestants. Clayton and Ian hug, while Ruchi and Nupur high-five. Cooper looks annoyed as Jen hugs him, and Liz, Channing and Ashton jump up and down and squeal together. Jen gives up on Cooper and goes to hug Caroline, and Andy, Caelan and Joseph join the hug as well. Channing looks worriedly over the crowd for the other group, but Serena assures her that they're on their way.

This is around the time the second subway arrives, a block farther away from times square, and there is thirty minutes left from the new year. Lizzie, Emily, Sydney, Kacvinsky, Katie, and Justin realize they were all tricked and don't know what to do. Emily says that if they all don't make it, all six of them will be eliminated immediately, like Nathan had been in the previous episode. Justin has a plan, and decides that they should just form a V shape, and charge through the crowd. They are confused, but listen, and it works. With fifteen minutes left, they are still pretty far from Times Square. Justin finds a cute, younger looking random police officer and asks to borrow his segway. He says he will give it to them in exchange for a kiss on the cheek from Lizzie. Lizzie is annoyed at first, but eventually agrees and makes a disgusted face and kisses the guard on the cheek, who turns red. He gives them the segway, and they pile on and begin rushing towards the platform. The countdown from ten begins and the contestants can see the platform so they hop off the segway and begin sprinting

10….

Kacvinsky is the first to fly on to the platform declaring him safe. Ian and Channing help him up, and they look out over the crowd.

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The remaining five are still sprinting to make it in time when a crowd rushes to see the ultimate contestants

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Justin manages to work his way through the crowd and make it to the platform safe

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Sydney squeezes through a small gap made by the fans surrounding the platform and leaps onto it

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Katie, Lizzie, and Emily are all trying to get around the large group

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The police officer comes back to help Lizzie and hoists her over the wall and onto the platform

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Katie and Emily don't know what to do and begin panicking because they will be eliminated

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Emily decides to crawl under and Katie decides to climb over the people

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Emily's way proves to be quicker and she makes it onto the platform

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Katie steps on at the very last second, and Chris declares her safe. The contestants yell happy New Year and start cheering since they are all safe for another night. Chris tells them the platform is actually a stage, and they have to sing World Go Boom, a mash-up of 2011's best songs. After the song is done, Chris tells them that despite their belief, they actually aren't all safe. Although no one was auto-eliminated, Chris never said anything about no one going home. He says there will be a vote, with the first four contestants to reach the platform gaining immunity and getting first class, and those four were Nupur, Joseph, Caelan and Ashton. Chris says had someone not made it, then there wouldn't have been a vote. The contestants all glare at Katie, as it was her idea to work together to avoid elimination. Despite this, Kacvinsky tells his alliance the next going home is Andy to weaken the enemy alliance. The contestants enjoy the rest of the night, getting ready for the day off the next day. The first day of the new year is spent discussing strategy and elimination plans.

At dinner, everyone is debating, and the names that were tossed around for elimination were Andy, Katie, and Lizzie, who is suggested by Caroline to weaken Kacvinsky's alliance and to reunite her with Nathan.

Chris calls the contestants to the elimination room, and gives the first barf bags to Nupur, Joseph, Caelan, and Ashton for winning the challenge.

The next three go to Kacvinsky, Ian, and Serena, and the three high five as Chris tosses them their safety items.

The next safe is Cooper, followed by Emily, Sydney, and Nathanael. Emily hugs Sydney, and Cooper mockingly hugs Nathanael.

Myra and Justin get called next, and hug and get their items.

The next go to Caroline, Ruchi, Channing, Clayton, Liz, and Jen. All celebrate, relieved they are safe for another three days.

The bottom three are Lizzie, Katie, and Andy. The next barf bag, to a lot of people's surprise, is Andy. The bottom two are Katie and Lizzie, and the final barf bag of the night goes to…

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...Lizzie.

Katie argues that it was a good idea, and the contestants agree but say that she was an easy scapegoat to eliminate.

Katie (CONF): Yeah I am a little upset about my elimination, I mean, it's not like anyone got hurt or eliminated because of my plan

Joseph (CONF): Sure Katie is my friend, but she is way too likable to keep around

Katie takes the Drop of Shame, making her the thirty-first contestant voted out of The Ultimate Challenge.