As the winners from last week’s challenge, Piers Morgan and his teammates laugh from the comfort of their war room as they watch Omarosa battle it out in the boardroom. They fully expect Omarosa to be the one fired, but they are wrong.
Trump Changes the Teams
Since Empresario has lost five of the six challenges, Donald Trump decides to reorganize the teams. The new members of Empresario are: Tito Ortiz, Marilu Henner, Trace Adkins, and Stephen Baldwin. Hydra’s team will consist of: Lennox Lewis, Carol Alt, Omarosa, and Morgan.
For the challenge this week, each team will receive three horse and carriage buggies in which to run a business in Central Park. Normally these types of businesses get $34 per ride, but Trump expects the teams to round up much more than that with their celebrity contacts. The team that earns the most money will win.
Trace Adkins Leads Empresario
As project manager for Empresario, Adkins quiet leadership style allows the team to work cohesively. Each member calls up his or her contacts in an effort to secure donations. There is no arguing and no disagreement.
Baldwin buys champagne and roses to give to the customers, and also brings in his brother Billy to help sell rides. Ortiz’s girlfriend, Jenna Jameson, donated $1,000 and got a carriage ride with her beau. Adkins’ country music friend John Rich donated $5,000.
Omarosa and Piers Morgan Argue
Team Hydra, by contrast, is the complete opposite. As Hydra’s project manager, Morgan tells the team he expects each team member to bring in some money for the task. If Hydra should lose, he will bring the team members who came up with the least amount in the boardroom with him.
Omarosa and Morgan have verbally battled for weeks, and their involvement on the same team exacerbates this problem. Omarosa taunts Morgan from the moment the team is formed. She calls him names and crosses the line of mere competitiveness by bringing up his children and home life.
Morgan tries to fire her from the team, but Omarosa will not leave. In the van on the way to the carriage location, Omarosa crumples up a piece of paper and throws it at Morgan while she continues her constant vocal tirade. Morgan battles back, calling her “the scum of the earth.” Lewis finally encourages Morgan to get out of the van, and the two walk to their location.
Different Strategies for Hydra and Empresario
Empresario had a busier site and sold rides to many average passers by. In contrast, Hydra’s carriages remained empty for much of the time while Morgan held out for higher donations. When one of Hydra’s bigger name contacts showed up, Morgan wanted a carriage to be readily available.
Throughout the day, Omarosa kept up her taunting of Morgan, saying she wanted to “take him down” with her should the team lose. The argument continued into the boardroom, prompting Trump to comment that he hoped Hydra would actually fail so he could get rid of one of them. This, however, was not to be.
Another Win for Hydra
Hydra won yet again with sales of $35,184, while Empresario made $29,673. All the money will go to Morgan’s charity, the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. Despite their victory, the members of Hydra felt it was an empty victory with all the bickering from Morgan and Omarosa. Trump decides to split up Omarosa and Morgan for the next challenge.
"You're Not Fired"
Empresario was clearly shocked their team didn’t win. Each member worked as hard as they could, and showed the true meaning of teamwork. Trump recognizes their hard work, and is hard pressed to come up with a decision in who should be fired. In the end, he made Apprentice history by firing no one.
Next week: Omarosa is back with Empresario as the teams produce a QVC segment.
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