DESTINATION X aired a shock double exit tonight – as three axed players returned in a major show twist.
The BBC programme sees a group of strangers try to figure out where they are in Europe through a series of clues in a bid to win £100,000.
The second episode’s destination was the Matterhorn, and tonight’s edition saw the remaining players head off to one of the five countries that border Switzerland.
At one point, the group took a train through a scenic forest, with a challenge allowing one team to get further clues as to where they were.
They then returned to the bus and hit the road once again, failing to realise that they hadn’t actually gained any ground until they found themselves back at the same train station the next day.
Host Rob Brydon had a further surprise in store for them, by bringing out Ashvin, Claire and Chloe-Anne.
Viewers will remember that the three players had failed to make it on to the bus in episode one , but had now returned for a second chance to join the adventure.
Rob explained that the members of the losing team from the previous task would each join forces with one of the returning players and go head to head.
These were James, Ben, Darren and Nick, but the winning team – Judith, Josh and Saskia – had the chance to save one of them outright, and they chose Darren.
The remaining trio then picked their teams and working together, they all had to go through a box of items for a specific destination chosen by the announcer, and find pieces that had nothing to do with that location.
After two rounds, James and Ashvin were the losing team, and they then had to go head-to-head for the final spot on the bus.
In the end, Ashvin picked the right items, meaning James had to leave there and then.
The news left the rest of the team – in particular Saskia – shocked, and James was in tears as he said goodbye.
But that wasn’t the end of the departures, as the players still had to lock in where they thought this week’s final destination was, with the person furthest away being sent packing as well.
Having seen the clues, the winning team were convinced it was Munich in Germany, but had decided to try and throw the losing team off by suggesting it was Dortmund.
After everyone had locked in their locations, Rob revealed the sad news that Ben had been the furthest from the destination – which was Munich – and that he would be leaving the bus immediately.
Destination X continues tomorrow night at 9pm on BBC One.
