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156 files across 19 shows. Some have receipts. Some are leads we are still checking.

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156 games

Survivor · Sourced overview

Last Gasp

Stay under a grate as the rising tide narrows the available air space.

WaterEnduranceClaustrophobiaBreath controlPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Squid Game: The Challenge · Sourced overview

Glass Bridge

Choose between paired transparent panels to cross an elevated bridge.

HeightBalanceCooperationBetrayalPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Survivor · Sourced overview

Digging reward in the heat

Teams dig through sand and complete a reward course in extreme heat.

StrengthSpeedEnduranceHeatCooperationPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Survivor · Sourced overview

Go with the Gusto

Tribes swim and move a heavy aquatic obstacle before a shore puzzle.

WaterStrengthEndurancePuzzleCooperationPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Survivor · Sourced overview

Bob-Bob Buoy

Balance on a buoy for final immunity.

WaterEnduranceBalancePsychological stress
Open the file ↗The Challenge · Sourced overview

Final slingshot checkpoint

Shoot at targets with a slingshot during a multi-day final.

ImpactEnduranceCooperationMachineryPsychological stress
Open the file ↗The Challenge · Sourced overview

Hall Brawl

Opponents meet inside a narrow lane and race through one another.

ImpactStrengthSpeedPsychological stress
Open the file ↗The Amazing Race · Sourced overview

Watermelon slingshot

Launch watermelons at a target in a castle-themed task.

ImpactMachineryPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Physical: 100 · Sourced overview

Hanging pre-quest

Hang above water until grip gives out.

HeightWaterStrengthEndurancePsychological stress
Open the file ↗Physical: 100 · Sourced overview

Ball possession death match

Keep possession of a ball at the time limit.

ImpactStrengthSpeedEndurancePsychological stress
Open the file ↗Physical: 100 · Sourced overview

Moving Sand

Construct a bridge, then carry sand across it.

StrengthSpeedEnduranceBalanceCooperation
Open the file ↗Physical: 100 · Sourced overview

Torso rope revival

Hold a weighted rope to protect a suspended torso sculpture.

StrengthEndurancePsychological stress
Open the file ↗Physical: 100 · Sourced overview

Moving a 1.5-ton ship

Combined teams move a large ship along a course.

StrengthEnduranceCooperationMachineryPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Physical: 100 · Sourced overview

Punishment of Atlas

Support a heavy stone until others stop.

StrengthEndurancePsychological stress
Open the file ↗Physical: 100 · Sourced overview

Fire of Prometheus

Race across obstacles to claim a torch.

SpeedBalancePsychological stress
Open the file ↗Physical: 100 · Sourced overview

Wings of Icarus

Keep climbing a rope as it moves.

HeightStrengthEnduranceMachinery
Open the file ↗Physical: 100 · Sourced overview

Tail of Ouroboros

Run a circular pursuit until competitors are caught.

SpeedEndurancePsychological stress
Open the file ↗Physical: 100 · Sourced overview

Punishment of Sisyphus

Repeatedly push a boulder over an incline.

StrengthSpeedEndurance
Open the file ↗American Ninja Warrior · Sourced overview

Warped Wall

Run up a curved wall and reach its top.

HeightStrengthSpeedBalance
Open the file ↗American Ninja Warrior · Sourced overview

Salmon Ladder

Move a hanging bar upward between rungs.

HeightStrengthEnduranceBalance
Open the file ↗American Ninja Warrior · Sourced overview

Quintuple Steps

Cross angled platforms without falling.

SpeedBalance
Open the file ↗Fort Boyard · Sourced overview

Cylindres

Traverse rotating cylinders to retrieve a key.

Balance
Open the file ↗Fort Boyard · Sourced overview

Jarres

Search jars by touch for a hidden key.

Gross-outAnimalsPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Fort Boyard · Sourced overview

Fosse / Snake Pit

Search a snake-filled pit for the clue container.

ClaustrophobiaGross-outAnimalsPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Alone: The Skills Challenge · Sourced overview

Earth Shelter

Build an earth shelter with limited tools.

StrengthEndurancePuzzleSurvival craft
Open the file ↗Alone: The Skills Challenge · Sourced overview

Bushcraft Bridge

Build a bridge with simple tools.

StrengthBalancePuzzleSurvival craft
Open the file ↗Outlast · Sourced overview

Season 2 final trek and fire finish

The last teams race through wilderness and finish with a fire-making test, an addition to the season-one ending.

EnduranceNavigationColdCooperationSurvival craft
Open the file ↗Survivor · Research candidate

Hands on a Hard Idol

Keep contact with an idol while balancing.

EnduranceBalancePsychological stress
Open the file ↗Survivor · Research candidate

Simmotion

Keep balls circulating through a track.

PuzzleMachineryPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Survivor · Research candidate

Get a Grip

Remain attached to a pole.

HeightStrengthEndurance
Open the file ↗Survivor · Research candidate

When It Rains, It Pours

Hold an arm up to prevent a bucket release.

EndurancePsychological stress
Open the file ↗Survivor · Research candidate

Schmergen Brawl

Contest possession in a full-contact team game.

ImpactStrengthSpeedCooperation
Open the file ↗Survivor · Research candidate

Sumo at Sea

Push an opponent off an overwater platform.

WaterImpactStrengthBalance
Open the file ↗Survivor · Research candidate

Quest for Fire

Move a torch through a course and light a finish.

WaterSpeedCooperationSurvival craft
Open the file ↗Survivor · Research candidate

Touchy Subjects

Answer group questions and target opponents.

BetrayalPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Survivor · Research candidate

Blindfolded retrieval

Guide blindfolded teammates to objects.

NavigationCooperationPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Survivor · Research candidate

Food-eating challenge

Finish unfamiliar food under competitive pressure.

SpeedGross-outPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Survivor · Research candidate

Final-four fire-making

Build a fire to burn through a finish string.

SpeedSurvival craftPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Survivor · Research candidate

Auction

Bid limited resources on rewards.

PuzzlePsychological stress
Open the file ↗Survivor · Research candidate

S.O.S. signal build

Build a signal visible from above.

PuzzleCooperationSurvival craft
Open the file ↗Survivor · Research candidate

Shelter-building reward

Construct a shelter for external judging.

PuzzleCooperationSurvival craft
Open the file ↗Survivor · Research candidate

Underwater cage escape

Retrieve items while navigating an aquatic enclosure.

WaterClaustrophobiaBreath controlPuzzle
Open the file ↗The Challenge · Research candidate

Pole Wrestle

Wrestle a pole from an opponent.

ImpactStrengthEndurance
Open the file ↗The Challenge · Research candidate

Balls In

Carry a ball to a goal past a defender.

ImpactStrengthSpeed
Open the file ↗The Challenge · Research candidate

Knot So Fast

Create then solve an opposing rope tangle.

StrengthEndurancePuzzle
Open the file ↗The Challenge · Research candidate

F.E.A.R. / Fear of Falling

Face an elevated fall-themed elimination.

HeightPsychological stress
Open the file ↗The Challenge · Research candidate

Trivia over water

Answer questions while elevated above water.

HeightWaterPuzzlePsychological stress
Open the file ↗The Challenge · Research candidate

Meet Me Halfway

Cross an elevated obstacle toward a teammate.

HeightWaterBalanceCooperation
Open the file ↗The Challenge · Research candidate

Derrick versus Joss elimination

Contest a handheld object through prolonged contact.

ImpactStrengthEndurancePsychological stress
Open the file ↗The Challenge · Research candidate

Rivals III final betrayal decision

Decide whether to share a final prize.

BetrayalPsychological stress
Open the file ↗The Challenge · Research candidate

Overnight final checkpoint

Maintain a required task through an overnight stage.

EnduranceSleep deprivationCooperationPsychological stress
Open the file ↗The Challenge · Research candidate

Eating checkpoint

Complete a food checkpoint during a final.

EnduranceGross-outPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Research candidate

Rat pit

Enter a confined space occupied by rats.

ClaustrophobiaGross-outAnimalsPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Research candidate

Buried alive

Endure or escape a burial-themed enclosure.

ClaustrophobiaGross-outPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Research candidate

Underwater escape

Complete an escape task underwater.

WaterClaustrophobiaBreath controlPuzzlePsychological stress
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Research candidate

Helicopter transfer

Move between a helicopter and another platform.

HeightBalanceVehiclesPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Research candidate

Building bungee

Perform a building-height bungee stunt.

HeightPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Research candidate

Bug consumption

Eat insects within a timed task.

Gross-outAnimalsPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Research candidate

Car roll stunt

Complete a stunt involving a rolling vehicle.

ImpactMachineryVehiclesPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Research candidate

Snake enclosure

Complete a task inside a snake-themed enclosure.

ClaustrophobiaAnimalsPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Fort Boyard · Research candidate

Excalibur

Free a sword and use it to obtain a key.

StrengthEndurance
Open the file ↗Fort Boyard · Research candidate

Mud wrestling

Wrestle for a key in a mud arena.

ImpactStrengthBalance
Open the file ↗Fort Boyard · Research candidate

Spiders and scorpions

Retrieve clues while handling animal containers.

Gross-outAnimalsPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Fort Boyard · Research candidate

Bungee jump

Leap from an elevated position for a clue.

HeightPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Fort Boyard · Research candidate

Tightrope

Cross a high narrow route.

HeightBalancePsychological stress
Open the file ↗Fort Boyard · Research candidate

Underwater prison

Navigate an underwater enclosure for a clue.

WaterClaustrophobiaBreath controlPuzzle
Open the file ↗Fort Boyard · Research candidate

Casino

Complete retrieval after a spinning mechanism.

BalanceMachineryPsychological stress
Open the file ↗American Ninja Warrior · Research candidate

Ultimate Cliffhanger

Traverse ledges using fingertip grip.

HeightStrengthEndurance
Open the file ↗American Ninja Warrior · Research candidate

Jumping Spider

Jump into a corridor and brace across opposing walls.

HeightStrengthSpeedBalance
Open the file ↗American Ninja Warrior · Research candidate

Flying Bar

Jump a hanging bar between supports.

HeightStrengthBalance
Open the file ↗American Ninja Warrior · Research candidate

Wingnut Alley

Swing between rotating grips.

StrengthEnduranceBalance
Open the file ↗American Ninja Warrior · Research candidate

Stage-four rope climb

Climb a tall rope against the clock.

HeightStrengthSpeedEndurance
Open the file ↗American Ninja Warrior · Research candidate

Spinning Bridge

Cross a sequence of unstable rotating footholds.

SpeedBalance
Open the file ↗The Amazing Race · Research candidate

Swedish hay-bale search

Unroll hay bales to locate a clue.

StrengthEndurancePsychological stress
Open the file ↗The Amazing Race · Research candidate

Batoka Gorge swing

Complete a gorge swing to receive a clue.

HeightPsychological stress
Open the file ↗The Amazing Race · Research candidate

Dubai waterslide

Descend a high water slide.

HeightWaterSpeedPsychological stress
Open the file ↗The Amazing Race · Research candidate

Paraguay bottle dance

Dance while balancing a bottle.

BalancePsychological stress
Open the file ↗The Amazing Race · Research candidate

Head-shaving Fast Forward

Trade a physical appearance change for race advantage.

Psychological stress
Open the file ↗The Amazing Race · Research candidate

Cheese-wheel transport

Move large wheels of cheese across steep ground.

ImpactStrengthBalanceCooperation
Open the file ↗Squid Game: The Challenge · Research candidate

Red Light, Green Light

Move on one signal and stop on another.

SpeedEnduranceColdPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Squid Game: The Challenge · Research candidate

Dalgona

Separate a shape from a fragile candy.

PuzzlePsychological stress
Open the file ↗Squid Game: The Challenge · Research candidate

Marbles

Play a negotiated game against a paired player.

PuzzleBetrayalPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Squid Game: The Challenge · Research candidate

Warships

Place and attack positions in a large team board game.

PuzzleCooperationPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Squid Game: The Challenge · Research candidate

Circle of Trust

Identify the player responsible for a hidden action.

PuzzleBetrayalPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test · Research candidate

Backward water entry

Enter water backwards from an elevated platform.

HeightWaterBreath controlPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test · Research candidate

Helicopter survival drill

Complete a water-based helicopter escape drill.

WaterClaustrophobiaBreath controlVehiclesPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test · Research candidate

Cold-water immersion

Remain functional during a cold-water task.

WaterEnduranceColdPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test · Research candidate

Resistance to interrogation

Maintain a response under simulated interrogation.

Sleep deprivationPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Outlast · Research candidate

Crab-pot retrieval

Build a raft and retrieve crab pots.

WaterNavigationColdCooperationSurvival craft
Open the file ↗Outlast · Sourced overview

Island raft expedition

Emily attempts to raft to an island. This is a self-directed survival opportunity, not a mandatory race.

WaterEnduranceNavigationColdSurvival craft
Open the file ↗Big Brother · Research candidate

Pressure Cooker

Maintain contact with a button through a long contest.

EnduranceSleep deprivationPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Big Brother · Research candidate

The Wall

Hold position against a tilting wall.

StrengthEnduranceBalancePsychological stress
Open the file ↗Big Brother · Research candidate

Slip and Slide

Carry liquid across a slippery lane.

ImpactSpeedEnduranceBalance
Open the file ↗Big Brother · Research candidate

Spelling veto

Collect letters and construct a high-value word.

SpeedPuzzle
Open the file ↗Takeshi’s Castle · Research candidate

Skipping Stones

Cross stepping stones with uncertain footing.

WaterImpactSpeedBalance
Open the file ↗Takeshi’s Castle · Research candidate

Honeycomb Maze

Navigate a maze while evading guards.

SpeedNavigationPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Takeshi’s Castle · Research candidate

High Rollers

Cross rotating horizontal rollers.

WaterImpactSpeedBalance
Open the file ↗Wipeout · Research candidate

Big Balls

Traverse a sequence of oversized bouncing spheres.

WaterImpactSpeedBalance
Open the file ↗Wipeout · Research candidate

Sucker Punch

Cross a ledge interrupted by moving padded mechanisms.

WaterImpactBalanceMachinery
Open the file ↗Naked and Afraid · Research candidate

Extraction trek

Reach the extraction point after a wilderness survival period.

EnduranceNavigationHeatCooperationSurvival craftPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Sourced overview

Free fall

A drop stunt.

HeightPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Sourced overview

Sheep delicacies

An eating test.

Gross-out
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Sourced overview

Upside-down water tank

An inverted water task.

WaterClaustrophobiaBreath control
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Sourced overview

Dog attack

A dog-contact stunt.

ImpactAnimalsPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Sourced overview

Snake tank

Submerge among snakes.

WaterClaustrophobiaAnimals
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Sourced overview

Moving truck jump

Jump between trucks.

HeightBalanceVehicles
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Sourced overview

Worm coffin

Lie with worms.

ClaustrophobiaGross-outAnimals
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Sourced overview

Human catapult

A launch stunt.

HeightImpact
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Sourced overview

Human wrecking ball

A swinging stunt.

HeightImpact
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Sourced overview

Boiled testicles

An eating task.

Gross-out
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Sourced overview

Horse drag

A horse-powered stunt.

ImpactAnimals
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Sourced overview

Tower cargo-net jump

Leap into netting.

HeightImpact
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Sourced overview

Live worm eating

Eat worms.

Gross-outAnimals
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Sourced overview

Small tunnel crawl

A confined crawl.

Claustrophobia
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Sourced overview

Submarine glow-stick dive

Retrieve underwater lights.

WaterBreath control
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Sourced overview

Cricket eating

Eat crickets.

Gross-outAnimals
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Sourced overview

Crane drop

A crane stunt.

HeightMachinery
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Sourced overview

Tower trapeze leap

Jump to a trapeze.

HeightStrengthBalance
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Sourced overview

Pig-parts tasting

An eating task.

Gross-out
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Sourced overview

Mobile wall climb

Climb a moving wall.

HeightStrengthMachinery
Open the file ↗Fear Factor · Sourced overview

Jet ski to helicopter

Pull up from watercraft.

HeightWaterStrengthVehicles
Open the file ↗Big Brother · Research candidate

BB Comics

A named recurring competition. Rules and edition details still need a full check.

SpeedPuzzle
Open the file ↗Big Brother · Research candidate

OTEV

A named recurring competition. Rules and edition details still need a full check.

SpeedPuzzle
Open the file ↗Big Brother · Research candidate

Bowlerina

A named recurring competition. Rules and edition details still need a full check.

SpeedBalance
Open the file ↗Big Brother · Research candidate

Hide and Go Veto

A named recurring competition. Rules and edition details still need a full check.

NavigationPuzzle
Open the file ↗Big Brother · Research candidate

Gear Puzzle

A named recurring competition. Rules and edition details still need a full check.

PuzzleMachinery
Open the file ↗Big Brother · Research candidate

Tower of Hanoi

A named recurring competition. Rules and edition details still need a full check.

Puzzle
Open the file ↗Big Brother · Research candidate

Laser Maze

A named recurring competition. Rules and edition details still need a full check.

BalanceNavigation
Open the file ↗Big Brother · Research candidate

Before or After

A named recurring competition. Rules and edition details still need a full check.

Puzzle
Open the file ↗Big Brother · Research candidate

Caged Eggs

A named recurring competition. Rules and edition details still need a full check.

BalancePuzzle
Open the file ↗Big Brother · Research candidate

Stay or Fold

A named recurring competition. Rules and edition details still need a full check.

PuzzleBetrayal
Open the file ↗Would You Rather: Decide to Survive · Sourced overview

Sticky or slippery obstacle course

Teams tackle a course in lubricated clothing or Velcro suits: two very different movement problems.

SpeedBalanceCooperation
Open the file ↗Would You Rather: Decide to Survive · Research candidate

Duck dilemma

A duck-themed team contest is identified in the episode synopsis; exact apparatus and scoring remain unverified.

Cooperation
Open the file ↗Would You Rather: Decide to Survive · Sourced overview

Lunch in wind or rain

A meal is complicated by a weather choice. This is a living-condition dilemma, rather than a separately verified scored contest.

Open the file ↗Would You Rather: Decide to Survive · Research candidate

Insect-themed Decider

Two players meet in an insect-themed elimination. The listing does not establish whether insects are eaten, handled, or avoided.

Psychological stress
Open the file ↗Would You Rather: Decide to Survive · Research candidate

Condiment overload

The synopsis identifies a condiment-based test, but does not establish its full rules or method of exposure.

Open the file ↗Would You Rather: Decide to Survive · Sourced overview

Lyrical Decider

Two players face a lyrics-based elimination involving their teammates.

CooperationPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Would You Rather: Decide to Survive · Research candidate

Invisible or fly superpower dilemma

The penultimate episode turns superpowers into a team contest; exact machinery and rules are not established by the listing.

Cooperation
Open the file ↗Would You Rather: Decide to Survive · Sourced overview

Final six Would You Rather knockout

Six finalists face successive Would You Rather questions until one champion remains.

Psychological stress
Open the file ↗The Traitors · Sourced overview

Backwards nursery-rhyme relay

A cabin team finds dolls playing reversed nursery rhymes and sings the sounds over a phone. Castle teammates record and reverse them to identify the tunes.

PuzzleCooperation
Open the file ↗The Traitors · Sourced overview

Think like a Traitor chessboard

Players predict the names given by the Traitors in response to questions, moving a piece around a life-size chessboard to show their answers.

PuzzleCooperationPsychological stress
Open the file ↗The Traitors · Sourced overview

Portrait shields power struggle

Round winners allocate two available shields and remove portraits from the board; late control can overturn earlier protection choices.

BetrayalPsychological stress
Open the file ↗The Traitors · Sourced overview

Helicopter gold drop

After a location-and-maths search for gold, volunteers can increase the pot by hanging beneath a helicopter and dropping gold into a fire-ring target.

HeightCooperationPsychological stress
Open the file ↗The Traitors · Sourced overview

Memory-lane Seer mission

Three rounds revisit earlier missions, including a return to the cages. The mission offers the Seer power.

PuzzlePsychological stress
Open the file ↗Extracted · Sourced overview

Build a raft for shelter supplies

HQ chooses construction materials; the isolated player builds a raft and crosses the lake for shelter supplies.

WaterColdCooperationSurvival craft
Open the file ↗Extracted · Sourced overview

Family-drawn food map

Families draw maps to help their hungry survivalists reach a forest food source.

NavigationCooperation
Open the file ↗Extracted · Sourced overview

Head-to-head lake supply swim

Depleted competitors race one another to a supply bag in the lake.

WaterSpeedEnduranceCold
Open the file ↗Extracted · Sourced overview

Family compass supply navigation

Families guide the survivalists to supply crates using a compass.

NavigationCooperation
Open the file ↗Extracted · Sourced overview

Five-letter final supply lock

The finalists must guess a five-letter word selected by their HQ family to open a supply drop.

PuzzleCooperationPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Extracted · Sourced overview

Final Morse-code puzzle

Finalists decode a Morse-code puzzle in the second finale challenge.

PuzzlePsychological stress
Open the file ↗Extracted · Sourced overview

HQ-powered night trial

A night trial depends on light generated by teammates at HQ.

CooperationPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Extracted · Sourced overview

Raft reward trial

Players attempt a raft-based reward crossing; Eric’s unsuccessful attempt is described in his post-exit interview.

WaterEnduranceColdSurvival craft
Open the file ↗Extracted · Sourced overview

Wilderness scavenger hunt

Survivalists compete in an assigned wilderness scavenger hunt.

Navigation
Open the file ↗Outlast · Sourced overview

Bayo’s squirrel bowhunt

Bayo hunts a squirrel with a bow in the opening episode. This is player-initiated food procurement, not an assigned producer challenge.

AnimalsSurvival craft
Open the file ↗Outlast · Sourced overview

Camp resource raid and restitution

Bayo takes neighboring players’ water containers and pot. Alpha returns the items and removes him from its team. This was not an assigned mission.

CooperationBetrayalPsychological stress
Open the file ↗Outlast: The Jungle · Sourced overview

The Jungle two-day final hike

The remaining teams undertake a two-day hike into Panama’s jungle to finish the competition.

EnduranceNavigationHeatCooperationSurvival craftPsychological stress
Open the file ↗