wanted to be right here right now.

We're back at North America's largest hot shop…

to watch ten exceptional artists…

push themselves to creative extremes.

I'm not comfortable being middle-of-the-pack.

I wanna either be number one or I want to be eliminated.

-Battling the clock… -Eleven minutes!

…in the sweltering heat.

The glory hole is so hot I'm starting to feel a bit nauseous and dizzy.

If they can survive our fiery competition, they'll win a  life-changing prize package

that will establish them around the globe as best in glass.

You have one shot and that's it.

For every challenge, we'll bring in a special guest evaluator.

Hello!

All right, glassblowers. Your time starts now.

I've sacrificed so much. You know, I've sacrificed relationships.

Did he not get the memo? I mean, the colors don't help.

I am here to take my career to the next level.

And with great risk comes great reward.

The competition is pretty intense. There's a lot on the line.

Honestly, like, people really rose to the challenge.

During this competition, you're gonna get tired, frustrated.

-Glass will shatter. -Oh, God!

-Swap! -There's only 30 minutes left!

-Go. -Oh, my God, I'm running out of time.

BLOWN AWAY