Clockwork EP: Benjamin/Rachel/Jeffrey

[The Bamboo Forest]

NOTE: This is an episode of a completely fan-made game show called Clockwork. Any comments or complaints about the project as a whole should be posted here.

Clockwork Episode 8 (108D)
Benjamin vs.Rachel vs. Jeffrey

The camera fades in to reveal a man standing in front of a large blank screen. "Hello, world!" he says. "I'm Josh Painter"welcome to Clockwork!" The audience is seen cheering before the camera cuts back to Josh, this time a shot with a view of his podium too.

"This is the show," he says once the audience quiets down, "where contestants just complete simple stunts and answer some simple questions to win. So, without further ado, let"s meet our players!"

A view of a crazily-colored wall is shown, and it spins round to reveal three contestants behind three lecterns which slide out onto the main set. "And here they are!"announces Josh, and the camera begins to pan through the players as he introduces them.

"Dressed in red is the 12-year-old Benjamin! He is an inventor and he also plays basketball on his middle school"s team!"

"Dressed in blue is the 12-year-old Rachel! She loves painting and sketching, but she"s also played acoustic guitar for six years."

"And dressed in yellow is the 13-year-old Jeffrey! He collects DVDs and old videotapes, and he loves to rollerblade all around his neighborhood. Let"s hear it for today"s players!" The audience gets even louder, then quiets down as the camera fades back to close-ups of Josh and the three players.

"Okay, let"s begin our game, shall we"" continues Josh. "We"re gonna start off by playing a game called "Beat the Alarm". I"m gonna ask a question worth $25 and the first player answer it correctly must pick a card on the TV screen"" Josh turns around and points at his backdrop, which comes to life and displays five cards ""and perform the stunt on it for $50. But remember, if the stunt isn"t completed, the next player can buzz in and steal that money. Let"s begin with our first $25 question""

He asks: "Here"s a math question to start off with" what is the cube root of 64""

After a short pause, Rachel rings in: "Um, four""

"Correct," replies Josh, the audience cheering as he does so. "Okay, pick a card, any card."

"That one," says Rachel, pointing to the second card from the right. "Let"s take a look at your choice," Josh says in response, taking the card that prints out of his podium. He reads: "This is a job that will surely please; it"s your chance to be the big cheese. It"s The Big Cheese, down here"follow me, right down this way"" He leads Rachel down a set of steps onto the sunken stunt floor, and then walks her over to a circular tank filled with a yellow-orange liquid.

"This is a very simple stunt," he then explains, "but that doesn"t mean it"s such an easy one. Inside that vat is a small ball that looks like this"" He holds up a small silver pinball to demonstrate ""and it"s your job to find it. You can dive in, you can stay out, you can throw that cheese out of there, but I want you to find that ball in 15 seconds or less, and if you do, you get 50 bucks. How"d that be""

"Uh" nice," laughs Rachel. "It would be indeed," agrees Josh. "All right! On your mark, get set" GO!"

On this word, Rachel kneels down in front of the vat and begins searching around with her hands. "She"s gonna use her hands," narrates Josh. [0:11] She continues searching with her hands only, unwilling to climb inside, but now swiping around in the vat more violently. "Okay, NOW she"s starting to move," says Josh, with six seconds remaining. She continues to move her hands about in the cheese"but a horn sounds and time"s up!

"Ooh"" laments Josh. "Didn"t quite make it, but that's all right, she could regain that money with a $75 question, and lots more mess coming up today on Clockwork! Stick around!" The screen switches to a montage of clips, before the logo appears and the screen fades out with the theme music ending in a clock-ticking sound.

[The Bamboo Forest]

The screen reappears with the logo and clips of the first stunt in the background, then fades back to the set and finally a close-up of Josh at his podium.

?Welcome back to Clockwork,? he says. ?We played a stunt called ?The Big Cheese? with Rachel, and she didn?t manage to find the pinball in 15 seconds, so the $50 will be carried over to this next question, which is now worth $75?buzz in if you know the answer.?

He asks: ?Hydraulics is associated with fluid. Is pneumatics associated with: gas, magnets, or electricity??

Rachel rings in and guesses: ?Magnets??

?No, that is incorrect,? replies Josh.

Benjamin buzzes in: ?Gas??

?Yes?that?s correct!? answers Josh. ?Go ahead and pick a card, now??

?The first one.? Benjamin points to the leftmost card, which darkens shortly after. ?Let?s have a look,? says Josh in response, grabbing the card from his podium. ??If you don?t try this, you?re at a loss?because it?s an icky, sticky game of Gak Toss!? Gak Toss, right down here? come, come, come?? Josh and Benjamin run down onto the stunt floor as a drumbeat plays, arriving at a container of thick white liquid.

?Very simple stunt, very fun to play,? explains Josh, as the camera zooms in on the substance. ?We have some gak in this container, and inside, we?ve hidden some lumps. What we need you to do is find those lumps, and then toss them over to that target over there, hence the name ?Gak Toss?. You?ll have 20 seconds, and if you knock that target over, you win $50. All right, get in position behind the container? On your mark, get set? GO!?

Benjamin immediately plunges a hand into the container, searching around until he pulls out a towel-like object covered in the gak. ?All right, he?s gonna try and heave that across the stage now?it?s heavy, those lumps,? narrates Josh. [0:17] Benjamin tosses the lump underhand at first, trying to hit the target, but it falls to the floor in the middle of its journey. ?Nope, gotta try another,? Josh then says, as Benjamin pulls out a second lump and tosses it overhand this time?and hard, too. With 11 seconds remaining, the lump smacks the target, which falls off the platform and onto the floor, ending the game with loud bells.

?All right, you did it!? shouts Josh over the audience?s applauding. ?With 11 seconds remaining! Come on back here?great job, indeed?? He hands a towel to Benjamin, who then follows Josh back up the steps, and returns to his lectern.

?That was great,? praises Josh. ?In just nine seconds? we?re gonna add another $50 to your score?that brings you up to $125?and we?ll carry on with another $25 question.?

He then asks: ?In America, temperature is measured in degrees Fahrenheit. Is another unit of measurement for temperature: academic degrees, degrees Celsius, or??

Benjamin interjects: ?Celsius? degrees Celsius??

?That?s correct,? replies Josh, pausing for brief applause. ?Benjamin is blazing today! Pick another card??

?The third card,? chooses Benjamin, pointing at the center card this time. ?Let?s have a look at it,? Josh says, taking the card and reading off it. ?It says: ?If you ever need somebody, if you ever need someone, come down to the Matchmaker and have some fun.? All three of you, come on down? all three of you??

Benjamin steps forward first, the other players hesitating, but following him and Josh down to the stunt floor before Josh continues. ?You two head off in that direction?? He points to an unseen area in the left of the screen, where the players proceed to.

?Benjamin, you?ve picked one of the most difficult stunts on the show,? Josh warns, ?and it will take some work to accomplish it. We have your two opponents sitting in chairs on the opposite side of the stage, with a wheel above their head. When I give you the ?go? signal, you are to press down on both these buttons here. The harder you press, the faster the wheels will turn. There are eight different symbols on each wheel, and your job is to have the needle pointing at the same symbol on both wheels when you stop them. You have 30 seconds to make the match, all right??

?Okay,? replies Benjamin, getting in position behind the buttons.

?Oh, I forgot to mention,? Josh cuts in. ?If you make the match in 30 seconds, your opponents get slimed? but if you don?t, YOU get slimed. Okay! On your mark, get set? GO!?

The timer starts as Benjamin presses down on both buttons, letting go after about three seconds. On the first wheel, a lightning bolt symbol appears under the pointer, and on the second, a slime splat. ?Nope, that didn?t work,? narrates Josh. [0:24] Benjamin presses down on the buttons again, holding them down for about five seconds this time before letting go?now the first wheel has a small red triangle and the second has a lightning bolt with 19 seconds left. ?No, still not a match,? says Josh, as Benjamin presses the buttons again. ?Will it be this one?? commentates Josh, as Benjamin lets go, revealing a small yellow star on both wheels under the needles. ?YES!? he then shouts as the audience cheers and a bell rings. ?Wow, that was amazing! First time ever that stunt has been completed! Oh, and the slime!? From underneath the wheels, a hidden tube drips a long stream on slime on both Rachel and Jeffrey.

?All right, let?s get them back up here?? Josh says, running back up to his podium without the players, who one-by-one walk past him moments later. ?Benjamin now has $200?not bad at all. Let?s carry on with another $25 question??

He shuffles his index cards to the one he wants, and then asks: ?In order to get orange, which two colors must be mixed: red and blue??

Rachel buzzes in: ?Uh? yellow and red.?

?Correct!? replies Josh. ?That?s another $25 for Rachel!? The audience cheers briefly. ?All right, pick a card.? Rachel opens her mouth to speak, but is interrupted by the sound of an alarm.

?Ooh, we?re out of time!? says Josh. ?That sound means it?s the end of Round One, and Benjamin?s in the lead with $200, Rachel with $50, and Jeffrey doesn?t have any money yet, but he will after this?so stick around for more Clockwork!? The camera zooms to the audience, zooming in on the Clockwork logo in the mural on the back wall, then fades to commercial.

[The Bamboo Forest]

The screen fades back to Josh standing next to a pile of inner tubes. ?Hello!? he says. ?Welcome back to Clockwork! It?s Round Two, and the money is worth more, and we?ve got some great Super Sloppy Stunts right here, ready to be played, so let?s get started, shall we??

The camera zooms out, and then Josh continues. ?We have some calamari rings over here?each of you has a pile?and when I say ?go?, you?re gonna be tossing these rings towards the poles and hopefully getting them on there. Once you get a ring over your pole, you have to run over there and pull on that cord, because let?s face it: calamari rings need tartar sauce, and you?re gonna pour lots of it all over those rings. The player that has the most rings on their pole at the end of 60 seconds is gonna win. Now, remember, during the Super Sloppy Stunts, first place is worth $100, second place is worth $75, and third is worth $50. Are you ready, players??

The players all shout and cheer in response. ?Okay, then let?s get started!? shouts Josh. ?On your mark, get set, GOOOO!?

The camera shows a view of the three poles, with rubber rings flying towards them, all missing. ?It looks like it might be awhile before one of our players actually gets a ring over their? uh, pole, there?? commentates Josh, as the players continue to toss the rings. [0:50] Rachel is first to get a ring over her pole, just managing to get it on without it bouncing off, and she pulls down on the cord, covering the ring?and herself, to some extent?in cream-colored slime with 43 seconds remaining. ?Score one for Rachel!? announces Josh, as the camera pans through the three players, each tossing ring after ring? but still missing. ?This is much more difficult than it looks, folks,? commentates Josh. [0:31] Benjamin finally gets a ring over, and runs over to pull the cord, releasing the tartar sauce on his ring as well. ?This stage is gonna be messy by the time we?re done with this stunt, I can tell,? says Josh, with 23 seconds on the clock. ?OH!? he shouts as one of Jeffrey?s rings swings around the pole and then falls off. ?That was so close? he almost got it? oh, nice job?Benjamin got another ring, now he just has to get the tartar sauce?? With 14 seconds remaining, Benjamin brings his score up to two, while the other players still miss. ?Just a few seconds left...? declares Josh, as the camera zooms in on Rachel continuing to toss rings?but shortly after, a horn blows.

?Ooh, okay?time is up!? announces Josh, running over to the players. ?That was difficult, wasn?t it? Okay, well, Benjamin, you got two rings and the tartar sauce, so you get $100, Rachel gets $75 with one ring, and Jeffrey gets $50 with no rings. We are going to change those scores, and play our second stunt. Come on right over here??

Josh and the players walk over to a platform encircled by a knee-height glass wall. ?All right, you guys just head up there?? says Josh, pointing at a set of stairs at the side of the platform. ?? and once you do, you?ll notice that the floor is covered with liquid. Your job is to sweep that liquid using the brooms we?re gonna give you towards your container. The player with the most liquid inside their container at the end of 60 seconds is gonna win this stunt. On your mark, get set? GO!?

As the clock begins to tick, droplets of slime can be seen splashing around the stage as the three players start sliding through the liquid on the platform, sweeping in different directions, trying to get the slime into their containers. ?It?s a really tough game, even if you don?t think so,? says Josh with 48 seconds left, ?because there?s just so much going on?and it?s hard not to slip, too.? The camera pans back and forth between the containers?where we see that Benjamin is in the lead?and to the platform, where the players are standing close to them, sweeping all the slime near that area in first. [0:36] ?No more slime there?now they have to find some more,? commentates Josh as Benjamin slowly treads across the platform, returning sweeping a large amount of liquid into his container. ?Wow, he is blazing!? shouts Josh, as the camera zooms in on Benjamin?s container?which is ? full?and then to Rachel?s and Jeffrey?s, which are both about half full. ?Looks like Benjamin might be the first person to finish this game before time is up!? he exclaims. [0:19] Jeffrey and Rachel both sweep faster and faster, trying to get as much liquid?which is quickly running out?into their containers, but with 11 seconds on the clock, Benjamin fills his container to the brim, a few streams of it trickling over the top. ?Wow, that is amazing!? yells Josh as the clock stops abruptly. ?Nice job!?

He runs over to the players, who are still slightly confused, but are helped down by the spotters. ?Let?s see what we?ve got over here,? Josh then says, bending down to check the containers. ?Well, Benjamin got his container filled all the way to the top, and he wins? and it looks like Jeffrey takes second place, and Rachel third. We?re done here, let?s head back up here so that we can check out the current standings? come on up, guys?? He runs back up the steps and takes his place behind his lectern, and the contestants soon follow suit.

?We?ve changed those scores, and now let?s have a look at where all of y?all stand, shall we?? continues Josh. ?Benjamin, you?re WAY out in the lead with $400?? The camera pans through each of the players as Josh reads their score ??Rachel, you are in second place with $175, and Jeffrey, you currently only have $125. Everything could change in this next round though, because we?re gonna be giving away some SERIOUS money now.

?I?m going to be asking $25 questions for 90 seconds straight. Right answers equal money, wrong answers just mean we move on. This is our final round, so Jeffrey, you could really use the bucks here. Hands on your buzzers, players?this is for the Time Twister, too?and here we go? How many sides does a quadrilateral have: three, four, or eight??

Jeffrey is first to buzz in: ?Four??

?Correct,? replies Josh. ?But let?s see if you can tell me what the capital of Thailand is: is it Phuket, Bangkok, or Ho Chi Minh??

Benjamin slams down on his buzzer: ?Bangkok!?

?Yep, he knew that one, all right,? remarks Josh. ?But? do you know which one of these countries is NOT in Europe: Hungary, Croatia, or Turkey??

A few seconds pass without a reaction until a bell sounds. ?Time?s up!? announces Josh. ?The correct answer was Turkey. Now, what is pepperoni made from: salami??

Benjamin interrupts: ?Salami.?

?That is correct indeed,? answers Josh. ?Pink is made by adding the color white to the color red. Does this make pink: a tint, a shade, or a shadow of red??

Rachel buzzes in: ?A tint???

?Yes, that?s right!? exclaims Josh. ?I didn?t actually know that before. Anyway, what is the name of the skirt-looking piece of clothing that Scottish men sometimes wear??

Benjamin cuts him off again: ?Kilts!?

?Correct,? Josh says. ?So, can anyone tell me which of these foods is NOT from Italy: spaghetti, pizza, or burritos??

Benjamin rings in: ?Uh, burritos!?

?Yes!? replies Josh. ?Burritos are from Mexico. So which of these fast food chains is most likely to sell burritos: A&W, Taco Bell, or Burger King??

Benjamin slams down again: ?Taco Bell.?

?That is correct,? says Josh. ?Benjamin is blazing today, folks! In which country would you find the city of Kiev: Azerbaijan, Ukraine, or Russia??

Jeffrey buzzes in: ?Uh? Russia??

?No, the answer is actually Ukraine,? reveals Josh. ?That?s okay, though, let?s see if you can answer this question? How many days are there in a leap year??

After a few seconds, Rachel hits her buzzer: ?366??

?Correct!? answers Josh. ?Add February 29th and you have 366 days. So, we refer to a certain silvery foil as ?tin foil?, but it?s not actually made of tin. What is it usually made of: silver, aluminum??

Benjamin interjects: ?Aluminum!?

?Correct again,? says Josh. ?All right, let?s see? What is a tributary: a type of duck, a river flowing into another river, or a river flowing into an ocean??

Jeffrey buzzes in: ?A river flowing? into another river???

?Yes, that is right,? says Josh. ?Which of these animals do NOT lay eggs: fish, crocodiles, or elephants??

Benjamin buzzes in: ?Elephants!?

?You are correct again!? shouts Josh. ?In the nursery rhyme ?Hush, Little Baby?, who was going to buy the baby all the items in the rhyme: the baby?s mother, the baby?s father, or the baby?s uncle??

Rachel rings in: ?The mother???

?Hush, little baby, don?t say a word, mama?s gonna buy you a mockingbird,? recites Josh. ?Yes, it is the baby?s mother! Which of these companies manufacturers the Milky Way candy bar: Nestl?, Mars, or Wrigley?s??

There is a silence until a bell rings to signify that? ?Time?s up!? says Josh. ?The answer was Mars. Now, who can tell??

Josh is interrupted by the ringing of an alarm clock. ?Ooh, that?s our game, folks!? announces Josh after it stops. ?Let?s see how our players did?? The camera pans through each of the players as Josh announces their results.

?Benjamin, you answered seven questions correctly for $175, so that brings you up to an impressive total today of $575! Congratulations!? The audience applauds briefly before Josh continues.

?Rachel, you answered two questions correctly for $50, so you have $225. Jeffrey, you also answered two questions correctly for $50, so that brings you up to a total of $175?Benjamin has won today?s game of Clockwork!? The lights on Benjamin?s lectern start flashing as confetti shoots up from around it.

?Benjamin, you will be moving on to the Time Twister,? explains Josh, ?but first, no one goes away empty-handed on this show. Jeffrey, first things first, we?re going to raise your score to $200 so you?ll have more money to take home, and also, this parting gift for you and Rachel that our announcer, Brad, is going to tell you about??

Brad announces the prize:
?Josh, today?s contestants are leaving with a $50 gift card to Walmart. Now you can shop for anything and everything at the nearest Walmart department store, or online at Walmart.com. Walmart?save money, live better.?

We fade back to Josh, now standing next to his own podium with Benjamin, next to a small button on the wall. ?Well, Benjamin,? says Josh, ?here at Clockwork, we have a tradition. And that tradition allows our winning contestants to slime our losing contestants. Would you like to continue that tradition??

?Yeah, sure,? replies Benjamin.

?All right, well, on the count of three, push that button, and we?ll see what happens,? instructs Josh, as Benjamin places his hand over the button. ?Ready? One? two? three!?

The audience cheers as Benjamin hits the button, covering Rachel and Jeffrey in an amber-colored slime. ?Whoa!? exclaims Josh, as the podiums begin to spin back around and disappear. ?Thanks for playing! But when we come back, Benjamin here?s gonna run that crazy Time Twister course?so don?t go anywhere!? The audience is seen exiting through a mist-filled doorway marked ?Time Twister? above them. A slow-motion replay of Rachel and Jeffrey?s slimings is shown, then we fade to commercial.

[The Bamboo Forest]

The screen fades back to Josh standing next to Benjamin near a large multicolored turntable. ?Hello, hello, hello, and welcome back to Clockwork!? he says. ?This is today?s Clockwork champion, Benjamin?let?s hear it for Benjamin, folks!? The audience cheers loudly before Josh continues.

?Yes, now, the Time Twister is made up of seven obstacles,? explains Josh, ?and this here is the first obstacle?the Record Setter. You?ll have to climb on to this giant record, run across it while it spins?watch out for the slime?and then try and get out from the other side. Only two entrances, remember, and when you do escape, you?ll be winning this prize!?

Brad announces the prize:
?It?s a savings bond from Skechers Footwear! Makers of fun, exciting, cool shoes, sneakers, and boots! Skechers?it?s the ?S?!?

?This here is our second obstacle,? Josh says, now standing in front of a sliding board covered in brown slime. ?It?s called Down the Hill, and what you have to do is climb up this ladder and actually roll down the slope through all this mud. You?ll end up extremely messy, but you?ll also end up winning this prize.?

Brad announces the prize:
?It?s an electric guitar! You will receive the Schafer Electric SST Guitar, provided by Schafer & Sons.?

?You can play that guitar while you dance your way across this next obstacle,? narrates Josh, ?because Obstacle #3 is the Footswitch. We have a path of eight alternating circles. Make you way across while stepping on each circle, and then when you reach that target, stomp on it. A little surprise will fall on you, and also, you?ll win? what prize??

Brad announces the prize:
?Oh, it?s a digital camera from Samsung! Get great shots with advanced electronics and superior optics. Compact to carry, and easy to use. Simply amazing, simply Samsung Camera!?

The camera zooms out from a blue block covered in slime as Josh explains the next obstacle. ?This obstacle is called the Wall Climb?for a simple reason. All you have to do is climb this wall. You?ve got a rope to help you, but all this gak to slow you down. Don?t let it achieve what it?s trying to do, though?make your way up to the top, and you?ll win this prize!?

Brad announces the prize:
?It?s a brand new bike! The Schwinn 405 mountain bike features full front wheel suspension and stability to traverse any type of terrain?except maybe for going underwater. Schwinn?we just plain love to ride.?

?When you reach the top of the Wall Climb,? continues Josh, ?jump down into the one and only Clockwork Pool! Wade your way through our crystal-clear water that we have today, all the way over to this platform on this side of the Pool. Climb up onto it, and we have a nice prize for you, don?t we, Brad??

Brad announces the prize:
?We do indeed! It?s an Xbox 360 package! Comes with a sleek, shiny new Xbox 360 and two new games! Xbox 360?it?s more fun time from Microsoft!?

?What you?ll them need to do,? Josh says, ?is climb the Sewer Bug?s Slide. It?s covered in all sorts of gak and sewer water and sludge? whatever all of that is, it?s gonna try and slow you down, but don?t let it?climb all the way to the top and win this prize!?

Brad announces the prize:
?It?s a Springfree Trampoline! This unique 12-foot round trampoline comes with a FlexiNet safety enclosure for hours of safe, fun bouncing about.?

?We?ll be ending today with the Cobra?s Helter-Skelter,? explains Josh. ?Slide all the way down the spiral slide into this canal of slime down here. If you touch this lovely green slime before we hear this sound?? An alarm clock begins to ring to demonstrate ??then you will be winning this amazing grand prize! What is it, Brad??

Brad announces the prize:
?You?ll be going to Hawaii! You?ll spend a week on the island of Honolulu and stay at the luxurious Hotel Renew, located right next from the seaside excitement of Waikiki Beach, the Honolulu Zoo, and more! From Hotel Renew, Honolulu.?

?Whooooooo, Hawaii!? cheers Josh as the audience quiets down. ?All right, those are the obstacles, but remember that the Time Twister isn?t just any ordinary obstacle course?this thing bends space and time.

?The clock?s decided that it?ll give you 75 seconds for today?s course. Now, at the end of each obstacle there?s a question written on a podium. You must answer the questions by using the two buzzers to make your choice before you move on to the next obstacle. For each question you get right, you?ll be getting $50, but if you get it wrong, five seconds will be taken away from your time. You ready for this thing??

?I?m ready,? replies Benjamin.

?All right, then put your mouthpiece in?? says Josh. ?The clock is set, the course is set... let?s do this thing! Benjamin?on your mark, get set? GOOOOOO!?

Benjamin races up onto the Record Setter and begins running across it. ?He?s made a great start?can he keep up that speed?? Josh says rhetorically, as Benjamin steps off the turntable only six seconds into his run. ?That slime didn?t trip him up at all! There?s the question: ?Which pole is in Antarctica: north or south??? [0:66] Benjamin takes two tries to hit the second buzzer, and then races over to the next obstacle, reaching the ladder of Down the Hill with 61 seconds remaining. ?He?s gonna go rolling down that slope, through the mud!? narrates Josh, as Benjamin lays down at the top of the slide, before rolling down quickly. [0:53] ?Nice job, Benjamin!? shouts Josh, as Benjamin is seen running over to the second question podium. ?He?s a little dizzy now, I think?? The camera zooms in on the question??Where is Seattle located: Washington DC or Washington State?? Benjamin thinks before hitting the second buzzer. ?There he goes, another 50 bucks for Ben!? commentates Josh. [0:40] Benjamin runs over to the Footswitch, steadying himself as he places one foot on the first circle. ?Go, go, go! Go quickly!? cheers Josh, as he runs past the camera, trying to follow Benjamin?s progress. ?There he goes!? With 36 seconds on the clock, Benjamin quickly races across all eight steps fluidly, landing both of his feet on the target at the end. ?And there comes the slime!? Josh says as the container above Benjamin opens and drops a load of pink gak on him.

[0:28] Benjamin reads the third question: ?Beef is the meat of what animal: cow or chicken?? Benjamin immediately slams down on the first buzzer before moving on. ?He?s good at this stuff, folks,? Josh says, as Benjamin runs over to the Wall Climb. ?He?s gonna be going home a rich man.? Benjamin climbs his way up the Wall Climb by simply jumping and using the rope, barely touching the slime-covered wall. [0:20] He crawls his way over the top, before standing up to face the fourth question: ?What is the fruit of an apple tree: apples or oranges?? Benjamin quickly hits the first buzzer, and then hops into the Clockwork Pool. ?Trick questions aren?t gonna trick Benjamin,? commentates Josh. ?He still has 15 seconds to get through three obstacles? can he do it?? Benjamin wades through the water, droplets covering the camera as he splashes his way through the Pool with his hands, climbing out onto the platform with just eight seconds remaining. ?Come on, 50 more dollars!? shouts Josh. ??Which of these animals is a fish: crocodile or salmon?? I think he knows?? With FIVE SECONDS REMAINING, Benjamin slams down on the second buzzer, and then begins to climb the Sewer Bug?s Slide?but an alarm clock interrupts his progress, meaning that TIME IS UP!

?Five out of seven!? declares Josh, looking slightly out of breath as he runs over to the Slide. ?Brad, tell Benjamin what he?s won!?

Brad reveals his prizes:
?Well, Josh, Benjamin has won the Skechers savings bond, the electric guitar, the Samsung camera, the mountain bikes, and the Xbox 350?uh, 360 package! Combined with his total cash winnings today of $825, he has won cash and prizes worth $2,853!?

?Not bad for a day of mess!? Josh remarks. ?Benjamin, you sure won a ton of money and quite a few prizes?I know you?re happy. We?ll see you next time for more Clockwork! Bye!? Shots of Josh and Benjamin both trying to climb the Sewer Bug?s Slide are then shown as the credits scroll. The camera zooms out across the entire outdoor arena, then fades to the Nickelodeon Productions logo.

[Asian Legends Fan]

I spy a "November Rain" reference! :wink: Either way, I still don't know how it's possible that that stunt was won. It would seem almost impossible.