True to form, the selfless team took more bricks so that they could earn more money for the entire group. The selfish team took fewer bricks to make it to the top faster. At the halfway point, host Jon Kelley informed the groups that they needed to add a scale to their load. The selfish team picked the smaller, lighter scale. The selfless team struggled with the larger weight.

Craig, the calorically-challenged contestant on the selfless team, struggled going up the mountain. He eventually made it. But the selfish team won (surprise, surprise). Host Jon Kelley informed the selfish team that it had earned an exemption for the win. One catch: The team had to unanimously choose one person to take the exemption. If the team failed to do so, not only would the team forfeit the exemption, but it would cost all of the contestants the money earned during the challenge.

Clay used the "no bickering" clause to his advantage and strong-armed his way to the exemption. It was very strange. Kristen clearly did the most work on the team; she should have gotten it. Maybe she gave up the exemption because, possibly, being the Mole, she knew that she would be safe. Maybe Clay took the exemption because he is the Mole and he wanted to get rid of a teammate. 

Craig took a turn for the worst as the contestants walked down the mountain after the challenge. He complained of light-headedness and was soon taken away by an ambulance. The contestants all expressed concern for their ailing peer. They later learned that Craig was suffering from hypothermia. As a result, he was ordered to get sleep.

While Craig recovered, the game continued. Jon gathered the contestant's journals for a guessing game. He asked the group questions about quotes found in each journal. Each time a contestant correctly identified the author of the quote, the pot of money would increase. Contestants were not allowed to give hints to one another during the game. Nicole coughed and batted her eyes excessively during one of the questions to alert Kristen, which took money away from the group (very Moleish behavior).

Later in the evening Jon took the group -- minus a recovering Craig -- to an isolated location where he asked for a copy of a journal. Alex gave him his. Jon informed the group that he was going to burn the rest of the journals, which incensed Mark. Mark, who had been taking very detailed notes, immediately left the group after the journal burning. He called it "sadistic." (Can you say crazy?)

When the group returned, it was time for the quiz. There was one catch this week: It was timed. The timed element proved to be a factor for Victoria, who was tied for last place with an undisclosed contestant, but finished her quiz five seconds later. She was eliminated. She took it in stride, saying she thought she was going to go this episode. (I felt bad for her. She seemed like a genuinely nice person. The competitors seemed to like her.)

Next week's previews show everyone's favorite competitors -- Nicole and Paul -- involved in some type of conflict. Surprise, surprise ...