Summary by TwinMind · 1h 19m 3s
Summary by TwinMind · 1h 19m 3s
SIDEMEN $50,000 TRIVIAL PURSUIT IN REAL LIFE!
SIDEMEN $50,000 TRIVIAL PURSUIT IN REAL LIFE!
Sidemen
Sidemen
Game Setup and Teams
- Sidemen Trivial Pursuit competition with 6 participants, 3 teams of 2 people each
- Teams: Yellow (Kill Bill) - Simon and Ethan, Red (Red Alert) - Vic and JJ, Blue (The Toughies) - Josh and Harry
- Prize: £50,000 sponsored by Sidemen Clothing XX World release
- Rules: Roll dice, answer questions correctly to continue turn, get to wedge squares to win wedges, first team to get 3 wedges wins
- Dice roll order: Yellow team (7), Red team (6), Blue team (3) - Blue goes first
Early Game Struggles
- Blue team (The Toughies) starts, gets geography question about French-speaking capital city wrong (answer: Africa, they said North America)
- Yellow team gets Arts question about Enid Blyton's Famous Five wrong (answer: 2 boys, they said 3)
- Red team gets history question about Facebook milestone correct (1 billion monthly users in October 2012)
- Multiple failed attempts at geography questions including James Bond film with country name (answer: From Russia with Love)
Mid-Game Momentum Shifts
- Red team gets first wedge after answering Sidemen channel subscriber count correctly (9.4 million)
- Blue team answers geography question about Mother Teresa incorrectly (answer: Calcutta, they said Delhi)
- Yellow team gets Google founders question correct (Larry Page and Sergey Brin tried to sell to Excite for $750,000)
- Mystery challenges include rock paper scissors, push-up competitions, and shadow boxing
Physical Challenges and Wedge Battles
- Multiple mystery challenges involving physical competitions between team members
- Push-up challenge between Simon and opponent
- Shadow boxing challenge with elaborate setup
- Premier League teams naming challenge (15 teams in 21 seconds) - successfully completed
- Ball-kicking challenge through human goal posts
Final Stretch Drama
- Teams struggle with difficult questions including Argentine resort town, British astronaut (Helen Sharman), and various geography/science questions
- Multiple wedge opportunities missed by all teams
- Red team gets close to winning multiple times but fails final questions
- YouTube questions about video upload limits (128 GB) and play count maximums
Climactic Finish
- Blue team (The Toughies) makes dramatic comeback after being behind entire game
- Final question: "Play-Doh was originally invented as a wallpaper cleaner - true or false?"
- The Toughies answer TRUE and win the competition
- Victory celebration as underdogs overcome early struggles
Final Results
- Winners: Blue team (The Toughies) - Josh and Harry
- Prize: £50,000 split between winners
- Game duration: Over 1 hour of intense competition
