Half of the fourteen original cowboys remain and they must work even harder to impress host Trace Adkins and his expert judges; a challenge goes awry, two yearlings escape through the fence, and Trace is forced to send another cowboy packing.

Host Trace Adkins tests the cattle IQ of the remaining five cowboys with a trivia roping challenge and evaluates their communication skills as they work together to remove two rogue bulls from the herd.