Anyone's Game, tournament 8 recap
April 16, 2023
At HexaCon ↗ in mid-February, 2023, we ran five tournaments of Anyone's Game! Conventiongoers were allowed to approach and participate at will for the first three tournaments. These do not have video, hence the recaps.
Each of the ℹ️ buttons below links to the Wikipedia article on the contest in question. Players who have previously won championships are denoted with ⭐ icons.
Here's a summary of tournament 8, the first of five tournaments at HexaCon (and the first of three without video). But first:
Ground rules
Contestants may use any reasonable means available to accomplish the goal, but any of the following will result in disqualification, except when required by the contest:
- Use of outside help.
- Coercion or threatening bystanders or faceless participants.
- Escalating in violence beyond the level required by the contest rules.
- Cheating or otherwise circumventing the goal of the contest by using objects or gadgets.
Note: The rules above will be changing in tournament 13.
Round 1
Match 1-1
e143 restaurant reviewing
#572 Megamind (Megamind)
vs.
#537 Tyrion Lannister (Game of Thrones)
Winner
Tyrion Lannister
Match 1-2
e135 mysterious murder
#774 Flik (A Bug's Life)
vs.
#974 a crewmate (Among Us)
Winner
Flik
Match 1-3
e228 air hockey
#494 May Parker (Spider-Man)
vs.
#274 Grogu (Star Wars: The Mandalorian)
Winner
Grogu
Match 1-4
e14 staring contest
#883 Queen Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)
vs.
#694 April Ludgate (Parks and Recreation)
Winner
April Ludgate
Match 1-5
e44 Jenga
#541 Saitama (One Punch Man)
vs.
#953 Alex the Lion, a.k.a. Alakay (Madagascar)
Winner
Alex the Lion
Match 1-6
e205 drinking contest
#349 Odie (Garfield)
vs.
#892 Hogarth Hughes (The Iron Giant)
Winner
Odie
Match 1-7
e150 fetch
#504 R2-D2 (Star Wars)
vs.
#868 Cookie Monster (Sesame Street)
Winner
Cookie Monster
Match 1-8
e204 bear wrestling
#952 Jareth the Goblin King (Labyrinth)
vs.
#59 Squidward Tentacles (SpongeBob SquarePants)
Winner
Jareth the Goblin King
Match 1-9
e199 ice road trucking
#449 Clippit (Microsoft Office)
vs.
#376 Plucky Duck (Tiny Toon Adventures)
Winner
Plucky Duck
Match 1-10
e217 air guitar
#208 Wednesday Addams (The Addams Family)
vs.
#627 Lavagirl (The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D)
Winner
Wednesday Addams
Match 1-11
e149 wingsuiting
#860 Dr. John A. Zoidberg (Futurama)
vs.
#783 Jerry Springer (actor)
Winner
Dr. John A. Zoidberg
Match 1-12
e5 balloon animals
#3 Thomas the Tank Engine (Thomas & Friends)
vs.
#778 Mark Hamill (actor)
Winner
Mark Hamill
Match 1-13
e213 maniacal laughter
⭐#377 Princess Scorpia (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)
vs.
#284 Reptar (Rugrats)
Winner
Princess Scorpia
Match 1-14
e70 fortune telling
#603 the Road Runner (Looney Tunes)
vs.
#342 Dib Membrane (Invader Zim)
Winner
the Road Runner
Match 1-15
e11 dastardly planning
Note: There was no Wikipedia entry for this contest, so this button leads instead to a dictionary definition of dastardly.
⭐#129 Phineas Flynn (Phineas and Ferb)
vs.
#785 C-3PO (Star Wars)
Winner
Phineas Flynn
Match 1-16
e8 juggling
#33 Billy (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)
vs.
#611 Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
Winner
Sweeney Todd
Round 2
Match 2-1
e17 synchronized swimming +1
Team Tyrion
#537 Tyrion Lannister (Game of Thrones)
#572 Megamind (Megamind)
vs.
Team Flik
#774 Flik (A Bug's Life)
#974 a crewmate (Among Us)
Winners
Team Tyrion
Match 2-2
e103 "try not to laugh" challenge
Note: There was no Wikipedia entry for this contest, so this button leads instead to a playlist of Markiplier videos demonstrating the concept.
#274 Grogu (Star Wars: The Mandalorian)
vs.
#694 April Ludgate (Parks and Recreation)
Winner
April Ludgate
Match 2-3
e10 herding cats
#953 Alex the Lion (Madagascar)
vs.
#349 Odie (Garfield)
Winner
Alex the Lion
Match 2-4
e184 orienteering
#504 R2-D2 (Star Wars)
vs.
#952 Jareth the Goblin King (Labyrinth)
Winner
R2-D2
Match 2-5
e54 Super Smash Bros.
#376 Plucky Duck (Tiny Toon Adventures)
vs.
#208 Wednesday Addams (The Addams Family)
Winner
Wednesday Addams
Match 2-6
e55 hurdles
#860 Dr. John A. Zoidberg (Futurama)
vs.
#778 Mark Hamill (actor)
Winner
Mark Hamill
Match 2-7
e72 Quiplash +1!
⭐#377 Princess Scorpia (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)
vs.
#603 the Road Runner (Looney Tunes)
vs.
#284 Reptar (Rugrats)
vs.
#342 Dib Membrane (Invader Zim)
Winner
the Road Runner
Match 2-8
e167 elaborate criming
Commit a nonviolent crime with as many interlocking steps as possible. The crime that takes longer to solve is the winner.
⭐#129 Phineas Flynn (Phineas and Ferb)
vs.
#611 Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
Winner
Sweeney Todd
Round 3
Match 3-1
e128 Among Us +2!
#537 Tyrion Lannister (Game of Thrones)
vs.
#694 April Ludgate (Parks and Recreation)
vs.
#774 Flik (A Bug's Life)
vs.
#274 Grogu (Star Wars: The Mandalorian)
vs.
#572 Megamind (Megamind)
vs.
#883 Queen Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)
Winner
April Ludgate
Match 3-2
e231 tag-team wrestling
Team Alex
#953 Alex the Lion (Madagascar)
#349 Odie (Garfield)
vs.
Team Artoo
#504 R2-D2 (Star Wars)
#952 Jareth the Goblin King (Labyrinth)
Winners
Team Artoo
Match 3-3
e91 battle of the bands
Team Wednesday
#208 Wednesday Addams (The Addams Family)
#376 Plucky Duck (Tiny Toon Adventures)
#627 Lavagirl (The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D)
vs.
Team Mark
#778 Mark Hamill (actor)
#860 Dr. John A. Zoidberg (Futurama)
#3 Thomas the Tank Engine (Thomas & Friends)
Winners
Team Mark
Match 3-4
e238 pogo stick race
#603 the Road Runner (Looney Tunes)
vs.
#611 Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
Winner
the Road Runner
Semifinals
Match 4-1
e236 brain surgery
#694 April Ludgate (Parks and Recreation)
vs.
#504 R2-D2 (Star Wars)
Winner
R2-D2
Match 4-2
e125 prom queen election
#778 Mark Hamill (actor)
vs.
#603 the Road Runner (Looney Tunes)
Winner
Mark Hamill
Final round
In the final match, the first player to win two contests becomes the champion!
Finalists
#504 R2-D2 (Star Wars)
vs.
#778 Mark Hamill (actor)
Match 5-1
e7 basket weaving
Winner
R2-D2
Match 5-2
e50 bubble blowing
Winner
Mark Hamill
Match 5-3
e237 rap battle
Winner
R2-D2
Champion
#504 R2-D2
As champion, R2-D2 receives a shiny star on his portrait and automatic admission into the next tournament!
Any player who wins three stars retires from Anyone's Game and into the Hall of Fame!
The state of the bracket at the end of the tournament. R2-D2 now has one star and is one step closer to the Hall of Fame!
Do you think any of these matches should have turned out differently? Send us your thoughts on Twitter (#AnyonesGame) or by email. We might even read them on the show!
