Families compete for the power to send in life-saving supplies to their loved ones; several families are on the verge of extraction as their survivalist must figure out how to get across the lake to get the next drop of supplies.
Emotions between family members in HQ erupt when faced with another challenge; the starving survivalists compete for food, while family members draw maps to get their family members to a food source in the forest.
Alliances face strain as families secretly give supplies to survivalists. Competitors must make choices impacting both fellow contestants in the wilderness and families at headquarters.
With limited energy left in them, the survivalists are put head-to-head in a swimming race to retrieve a bag of supplies located in the center of the lake; the battle continues in HQ as families are pitted against each other.
With four competitors left in the competition, the families focus on their strategies to keep their survivalist in the competition. A mystery crate creates tension amongst the families as they either keep or trade the items inside the box.
A mystery crate creates tension amongst the families as they either keep or trade the items inside the box; a hidden advantage is placed in HQ which will be powerful for whoever finds it first and detrimental to another family.
The remaining survivalists and their families at HQ go head-to-head; the survivalists must correctly guess a five-letter word chosen by their family at HQ to open the final supply drop; the survivalists must decipher a Morse code puzzle.