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