Both challenges are dedicated to Brenda's long-lost son, Bryson. First up is a test of arithmetic skills in front of Bryson's teachers at a one-room schoolhouse near the farm, Noah Barefoot Jr. and his wife Elma. Teams take turns in two-person relays answering equations using only their heads and scratch paper (Shannon and Keiji sat out for their teams who had extra members). While a frustrated Curtis tears up one piece of paper after another, Maurice - who is a retired schoolteacher - relishes the task and gets every question right. Maurice and his teammate Jamie win an advantage for the main challenge.
That afternoon, Alecia plots to throw the next challenge in an effort to eliminate Curtis, who she says is "a useless redneck who just goofs off" on the farm. Curtis confronts her, saying he works as hard as anyone else and that she is "not acting like a lady."
Bryson's "Showdown at Las Positas" poster is the jumping-off point for the main challenge, which is set in the "wild West," as so many movies and TV shows have over the decades. The three teams engage in a paintball tournament, in which the winner of the first head-to-head matchup meets the team with the bye in the second to determine who wins immunity. The green team has the bye for winning earlier in the day, and sitting out are Aubrey and Maurice.
In the worst challenge mishap of the season, Keiji accidentally hits Michael in Michael's left shoulder in the first match. Before he could recover mentally, Keiji is himself hit by Curtis, giving the win to the blue team. Afterward, Keiji is seen consoling a tear-filled Michael. In the final match, Curtis' presence makes his duo the favorite, but Alecia doesn't do him any favors by missing one shot after another. She is knocked out by Jamie, and then Shannon scores the one-on-one upset win over Curtis to ensure safety for the entire green team - and keys for each to the master bedroom.
Panel begins with word that the contestants who survive elimination will join Shannon, Jamie, and Maurice in the master bedroom for the rest of the competition. In getting to the bottom of the tension between Alecia and Curtis, Bill Leslie says, "We need some ethics in this competition. Maybe on some other shows you can get away with it, but not here." Alecia responds by accusing Curtis of not hitting Shannon because of her gender, so "maybe he threw it." But the judges don't buy that line: Alecia is sent home. For the second ouster, Keiji is told to say sayonara; "tough choice, but I just don't think he's that strong of a competitor," Barbie Blank says. The replies at confessional are different: Alecia is defiant, blaming Curtis and Shannon on her way out, while Keiji thanks "the great people of America for their support."
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