LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 22-year-old man is back home in Lincoln with his wife and friends after finishing second on a reality TV show contest called “Alone.”

The show had pitted 10 experienced survivalists against each other in a last-man-standing competition. Sam Larson finished second to Blairsville, Georgia, contestant Alan Kay, who was the last one to leave the wilderness.

Larson says he always tries to “tough things out,” but that it was difficult to stay motivated while remaining isolated for weeks in the Canadian wilderness when he wanted to go home and take care of his pregnant wife. She gave birth to their first child shortly after Larson returned.