The final endurance challenge had all 3 competitors balancing on a rotating platform. They were allowed to use two ropes for the first hour to hold themselves up, and then one rope for the next 30 minutes and then no ropes. All 3 were balancing with no ropes when Rafe lost focus and touched the post, which they weren't supposed to touch, eliminating him. Stephanie and Danni battled it out for a while after that, but Steph kept slumping farther and farther down until she finally just collapsed to the ground. She cried over her exertions because she fought so hard and was so bitter to lose, probably knowing neither her nor Rafe could beat Danni in a vote. Rafe was so moved by Steph's effort that he told Danni she was released from the promise she had made to him, to take him to the final 2 as long as he took her to the final 3, and vote for whoever she thought was best. Danni picked Steph, apparently seeing her more as the villian in people's eyes than Rafe. Personally, I don't think Rafe would have gotten more votes than Danni either. He was just as guilty as Steph in voting out Jamie, Judd, and Cindy, and Gary and Bobbi Jon were clearly going to vote for Danni.

Mole

How could you??

anyway, I put a decent pictorial of the endurance challenge here:

http://community.realitytvworld.com/boards/DCForumID1/3296.shtml

I only show Steph, but after they had to let go of one of the ropes all three fairly quickly got into the position shown by Steph in the second picture. Her being the shortest was a big disadvantage.

Sig by me. Wish the rider was me!