Five acts who had to recover from life-altering setbacks take the stage -- friends, a dance instructor, a military recruiter, a radio station manager and an insurance underwriter -- with hopes they have what it takes to win the $100,000 grand prize.

Having overcome life-altering setbacks, five talented acts take the stage, including a musical duo, dancer, singer, comedian and an opera hopeful.

Five acts who had to recover from life-altering setbacks take the stage.

Ballads and Bounce Backs

Second Chance Stage

A lake-loving family has outgrown their legacy cabin. The gang tackles the challenges of remodeling this mazelike layout as Ashley uses an heirloom for a special project -- all in time for the family’s annual 4th of July party.

A lake-loving family has outgrown their legacy cabin.

A lake-loving family has outgrown their legacy cabin. The gang tackles remodeling this mazelike layout in time for the family’s 4th of July party.

Legacy Camp on Maranacook Lake

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Maine Cabin Masters

A family loves their cozy, hilltop camp even though it lacks some basic amenities that make year-round visits difficult. The Cabin Masters employ all their skills to transform this unfinished gem from driveway to dock.

The Cabin Masters employ all their skills to transform this hilltop camp.

The Cabin Masters employ all their skills to transform this unfinished gem from driveway to dock.

Form, Function and Fun on Flying Pond

A growing family needs more space at their camp on Pocasset Lake. While the crew handles the remodeling, layout revamp, wall replacement and dormer addition, Ashley and Ryan come up with a way to display the family’s tradition of collecting rocks.

A growing family needs more space at their camp on Pocasset Lake.

The crew remodels a growing family's camp on Pocasset Lake, including a layout revamp, new walls and a dormer addition.

A Growing Gem on Pocasset

The Adaptive Outdoor Education Center (AOEC) is looking to use their pond by creating a trail and elevated clubhouse overlooking the water. The Cabin Masters must apply ADA compliant techniques to ensure that the path and structure are accessible for all.

The Cabin Masters apply ADA techniques for an outdoor education center.

The Cabin Masters must apply ADA compliant techniques for an outdoor education center to ensure that the path and structure are accessible for all.

Outdoor Accessibility for Everyone

This Damariscotta camp has a nice shell, but Chase and the team have to redesign the floorplan from the baseboards up for the family to get the wonderful getaway destination they had dreamed about.

Chase and team completely redesign the floorplan of a Damariscotta camp.

Chase and the team redesign the floorplan of a Damariscotta camp from the baseboards up for the family to get the wonderful getaway they dreamed of.

Dilapidated to Debonair on Damariscotta

This family camp was in great shape, considering its age, until a tree fell onto its roof! They chose to use the mishap as an opportunity, calling in the Maine Cabin Masters to facilitate an expansion.

This family camp was in great shape, until a tree fell onto its roof!

This family camp was in great shape, until a tree fell onto its roof! The Maine Cabin Masters come in to help use the mishap as an opportunity.

Overhaul on the Upper Narrows

When their dirt bike friends get engaged, Cappie and Alex convert an old school bus into a luxury adventure rig with a cozy interior and a custom toy hauler that transforms into an outdoor movie palace.

Cappie and Alex transform a school bus into a luxury camper.

Cappie and Alex transform a school bus into a luxury toy hauler as a wedding present for his adventurous friends.

His and Hers Adventure Bus

Building Outside the Lines

Cappie and Alex, along with friend and master welder Rodney, team up to build the town's largest birdhouse for its littlest client -- an imaginative 5-year-old! And the best part? This magical playhouse is created entirely from repurposed materials.

Cappie and Alex design and build a one-of-a-kind birdhouse playhouse.

Cappie and Alex take on their first 5-year-old client, as they design and build a custom birdhouse playhouse from all repurposed materials.

The Birdhouse Playhouse

Cappie and Alex revive a structure that's deeply personal to both Cappie and his father. Moving it to a new spot, they transform it into a nostalgic orchard hideaway with rocking chairs, heirloom trees, and heartwarming history built into every wall.

An old motel cabin is reborn as an orchard sanctuary.

Cappie and Alex relocate and restore a family relic, creating a cozy orchard hangout that honors the past while planting new roots.

A Family Legacy: From Motel to Orchard House

When a former teacher requests a relaxing retreat in her expansive garden, Cappie and Alex create the garden gazebo of her dreams featuring a stunning all-natural design with hidden surprises for fun out of the sun.

Cappie and Alex create a grand gazebo for a beloved former teacher.

Cappie and Alex source unexpected materials to create a stunning, one-of-a-kind garden escape for a beloved former teacher.

Grand Garden Gazebo

Cappie and Alex create a one-of-a-kind escape by anchoring a sailboat into the South Dakota earth and crafting a three-sided dock for their landlocked boat-loving clients. It's a dry-docked dream with sunset views, and zero waves.

Cappie and Alex create a one-of-a-kind escape by anchoring a sailboat into the South Dakota earth and crafting a three-sided dock for their landlocked boat-loving clients. It's a dry-docked dream with sunset views and zero waves.

Cappie and Alex turn a sailboat into a charming, secluded prairie retreat.

Cappie and Alex transform a classic sailboat into a dry-docked escape with a custom deck, prairie views, and zero seasickness.

Secluded Sailboat Sanctuary

A couple found an isolated cabin and fell in love with idea of owning and restoring it. Chase and the team have their hands full trying to repair and restore this diamond in the rough that's only accessible by hiking or by boating across the lake.

A couple found an isolated cabin and fell in love with idea of owning and restoring it. Chase and the team have their hands full trying to repair and restore this diamond in the rough that's only accessible by hiking or by boat.

Chase and the team have their hands full restoring an isolated cabin.

Chase and the team have their hands full repairing and restoring an isolated cabin.

A Multi-Family Affair

When a winter storm and a fallen tree threaten to destroy a family's Bear Pond property, Chase and the Cabin Masters come to the rescue, preserving the camp's oddities and adding space for the soon-arriving next generation.

Chase saves a family's camp from a fallen tree and preserves its oddities.

Chase saves a growing family's camp from a fallen tree while preserving its oddities.

Peace, Love and a Fallen Pine Tree

A couple shares a passion for their East Pond camp, but the cabin is so small that their daughter sleeps in a tent on the porch. They call on Chase and the Cabin Masters to expand the camp, hoping to preserve it for generations to come.

The team helps a family with a small cabin that can't house everyone.

Chase's team helps a family with a cabin so small that their daughter sleeps in a tent on the porch.

Preserving a Passion That's "In-Tents"

Founded in 1935, Agassiz Village has provided underprivileged and at-risk kids an opportunity to experience a camp surrounded by the beauty of Maine. Chase and his team take on the big project with a small budget to help the camp with the support of the community.

Agassiz Village has provided underprivileged and at-risk kids an opportunity to experience a camp surrounded by the beauty of Maine. Chase and his team take on the big project with a small budget to help the camp.

The team takes on a project of helping a camp for underprivileged kids.

Chase and his team take on a big project of helping a camp for underprivileged and at-risk kids.

It Takes a Village

A family wants to turn their worn and cozy fishing getaway (built upon a trolley frame in the early 1940s) into a modern vacation retreat. The Cabin Masters come to their aid with a massive expansion, raising the roof and combating big plumbing problems.

A tiny fishing cottage becomes a modern family vacation retreat.

A family wants to turn their worn and cozy fishing getaway (built upon a trolley frame in the early 1940s) into a modern vacation retreat.

Hidden Trolley Family Camp

Chase and the team take on a build for Brad, a longtime subcontractor who’s been part of the crew since his high school days. Now with a growing family, he needs a forever home and when he lands a total teardown, everyone steps up to help. Ashley dreams up the ultimate backyard playground, while the guys push beyond their comfort zone. They pull off an ambitious one-day framework assembly. But when it’s time to kick Brad off his own project, will he really be able to let go?

Chase and the team tackle a build for a longtime subcontractor and his growing family. Ashley dreams up the ultimate backyard playground, while the guys pull off an ambitious one-day framework assembly.

Chase and the team tackle a build for a subcontractor and his family.

Chase and the team tackle a build for a longtime subcontractor and his growing family including the ultimate backyard playground.

Team Building a Forever Home

Mark Bowe and the guys travel to the heart of West Virginia to salvage incredibly rare 170-year-old logs from a perfectly preserved log home. The pressure is on to keep these logs pristine as they take them down.

The guys salvage 170-year-old logs from a perfect cabin in West Virginia.

Salvaging Pristine Hand-Hewn Logs From a West Virginia Cabin

Barnwood Builders

Mark Bowe and his crew volunteer to help a Boy Scout troop build a new lodge out of their old lodge. Mark and the guys have a lot to teach the boys about pioneer life, and the boys' determination gives the crew hope for the future.

Mark Bowe and his crew volunteer to help a Boy Scout troop build a cabin out of their old lodge. The guys have a lot to teach the boys about pioneer life, and the scouts' determination gives the guys hope for the future.

The guys help a Boy Scout troop build a log cabin out of the old lodge.

The guys work with Boy Scout Troop 248 to build a new log cabin out of the old scout lodge.

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