The Final Straw — Season 1

Hosted by Janelle James, "The Final Straw" is a larger-than-life competition series where four teams of contestants compete in an epic battle against gravity and physics as they attempt to remove items from enjoyably themed stacks in the hopes of facing off against The Mega Stack for a chance to win the grand prize of $250,000. In round one, best friends-turned-business partners take on not only each other but roommates when they encounter a ‘50s diner-themed stack. In round two, siblings and a pair of cyclers confront a kids room-themed stack and hope the stack doesn't fall. The winners from each round face off on the medieval stack to see who will get the chance to win the grand prize. James is also joined onstage by the delightfully mischievous Tipsy the Panda, who is hell-bent on the destruction of the stacks

In round one, a husband and wife work together to beat a pair of siblings after they confront the seafood stack. In round two, a newly engaged couple thinks they have what it takes to win when they not only face off against the western stack but also cousins who have a lot in common. The winners from each round face off against The Mega Stack for a chance to win the grand prize of $250,000.

In round one, two lovebirds battle it out against a mother-daughter duo on the supermarket stack. In round two, a married couple, who is the life of the party, take on a tightknit pair of twins on the granny's attic stack. The winners from each round face off against the national parks stack to earn a shot at The Mega Stack and a chance to win the grand prize of $250,000.

In round one, a married couple with an unbreakable bond takes on a daring father-son duo on the wedding stack. In round two, a pair of super confident, Nigerian siblings works together to beat two sassy epidemiologists as they confront the tropics stack. The winners from each round face off against the mad science stack to earn a shot at The Mega Stack and a chance to win the grand prize of $250,000.

In round one, a dynamic father-and-daughter duo fights to beat a pair of childhood friends after they confront the birthday stack. In round two, it's double the trouble when twin brothers take on a couple of best friends and the sports stack. The winners from each round face off against the pirate stack to earn a shot at The Mega Stack and a chance to win the grand prize of $250,000.

In round one, a mother and daughter are there to lay down the law and try to defeat a married couple after they confront the tropics stack. In round two, a couple thinks they have what it takes to win when they not only face off against the supermarket stack but also a pair of athletic friends. The winners from each round face off against the candy stack to earn a shot at The Mega Stack for a chance to win the grand prize of $250,000 

In round one, a pair of brothers is determined to whisk away the competition as they take on a team of best friends on the western stack. In round two, a new couple attempts to avoid striking out against a married couple who is set on making their dreams come true on the birthday stack. The winners from each round face off against the mad science stack to earn a shot at The Mega Stack for a chance to win the grand prize of $250,000.

In round one, two cheerleaders, who know how to stay in sync, compete against a longtime married couple on the grandma's attic stack. In round two, a pair of childhood friends, who love to travel, takes on two social media influencers who are prepared to climb their way to the top as they confront the seafood stack. The winners from each round face off against the medieval stack to earn a shot at The Mega Stack for a chance to win the grand prize of $250,000.

In round one, siblings are ready to take down the competition when they go against a couple and take on the sports stack. In round two, a husband and wife who hope to win the prize money and take their children camping, take on family members ready to do what it takes as they confront the ‘50s diner stack. The winners from each round face off against the national parks stack to earn a shot at The Mega Stack for a chance to win the grand prize of $250,000.

In round one, a pair of best friends who are planning the girls' trip of their dreams tries to defeat two competitive brothers on the kids' room stack. In round two, a couple here to put their love to the test takes on a pair of musical theater classmates, who are used to performing under pressure, on the wedding stack. The winners from each round face off against the pirates' stack to earn a shot at The Mega Stack for a chance to win the grand prize of $250,000.