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* MacGuffin: Besides the slowly sinking stairs, there's a painting of a bridge that players can use to bridge a gap between certain obstacles, as well as a staff attached to one of the walls that allows the lid of the Ark to be unlocked and slid open, making it easier to reach the cargo hold net providing a path to the exit. All three teams also used it in an attempt to push down the obelisk, with 2 out of 3 succeeding (Shadi & the Twins were unsuccessful, hence Talia's HeroicSacrifice).

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* MacGuffin: Besides the slowly sinking stairs, there's a painting of a bridge that players can use to bridge a gap between certain obstacles, as well as a staff attached to one of the walls that allows the lid of the Ark to be unlocked and slid open, making it easier to reach the cargo hold net providing a path to the exit. All three teams also used it said staff in an attempt to push down the obelisk, with 2 out of 3 succeeding (Shadi & the Twins were unsuccessful, hence Talia's HeroicSacrifice).
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* BadassPreacher: Like their namesake, the Pastors consist of 3 youth pastors from North Carolina.

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* BadassPreacher: Like their namesake, the Pastors consist of 3 youth pastors from North Carolina.Northern California.

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* LiteralMetaphor: One of the obstacles in the room is an elephant-shaped structure made of shipping crates. It's a literal ''elephant in the room.''



* VisualPun: One of the obstacles in the room is an elephant-shaped structure made of shipping crates. It's a literal ''elephant in the room.''

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* BlatantLies: When Katy is stuck on the pyramid she remarks 'this is relaxing and fun.'



* FacePlant: Jonny does this when he leaps onto the Ark of the Covenant.



* MacGuffin: Besides the slowly sinking stairs, the staff attached to one of the walls allows the lid of the Ark to be unlocked and slid open, making it easier to reach the cargo hold net providing a path to the exit. All three teams also used it in an attempt to push down the obelisk, with 2 out of 3 succeeding (Shadi & the Twins were unsuccessful, hence Talia's HeroicSacrifice).

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* MacGuffin: Besides the slowly sinking stairs, the there's a painting of a bridge that players can use to bridge a gap between certain obstacles, as well as a staff attached to one of the walls that allows the lid of the Ark to be unlocked and slid open, making it easier to reach the cargo hold net providing a path to the exit. All three teams also used it in an attempt to push down the obelisk, with 2 out of 3 succeeding (Shadi & the Twins were unsuccessful, hence Talia's HeroicSacrifice).

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* BenevolentBoss: In the Pastors' intro, Danny revealed he signed up Jonny and Katy to join him without their knowledge. Katy remarks if Danny weren't this, she and Jonny would have refused to come along.
* EpicFail: Mitchell manages to get right above the second step by hanging onto the cargo hold net, but fails to stick the landing and falls in where the other teams survived. To rub it in, it's replayed multiple times along with Alex's BigNo ''to classical music.''

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* BenevolentBoss: In the Pastors' intro, Danny revealed he signed up Jonny and Katy to join him without their knowledge. Katy jokingly remarks if Danny weren't this, she and Jonny would have refused to come along.
* EpicFail: Mitchell manages to get right above the second step of the sinking stairs by hanging onto the cargo hold net, but fails to stick the landing and falls in into the lava where the other teams survived. survived with only one step left. To rub it in, it's replayed multiple times along with Alex's BigNo ''to the beat of classical music.''


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* InMemoriam: A pre-credit scene dedicates this episode to executive producer Tim Sullivan, who passed away due to bile duct cancer.
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* BenevolentBoss: In the Pastors' intro, Danny revealed he signed up Jonny and Katy to join him without their knowledge. Katy remarks if Danny weren't this, she and Jonny would have refused to come along.


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* MythologyGag: One of the obstacles that can be released and used as a stepping stone is an alien in a sarcophagus wrapped in bandages like a mummy, a CallBack to conspiracy theories about the pyramids being built by aliens.

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A mother and her twin children (Shadi & the Twins), identical triplets (The Virzi Triplets) and a trio of youth pastors (The Pastors) aim to overcome a museum-themed, lava-filled basement for the chance of winning $10,000...and most importantly, a very cool lava lamp.

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A mother mom and her twin children (Shadi & the Twins), college-bound twins, three pastors and identical triplets (The Virzi Triplets) use a mummy, an ark and a trio of youth pastors (The Pastors) aim assorted antiquities to overcome traverse a museum-themed, lava-filled basement for the chance of winning $10,000...and most importantly, a very cool lava lamp.
flooded basement.



* BadassPreacher: Like their namesake, the Pastors consist of 3 youth pastors from North Carolina.
* EpicFail: Mitchell manages to get right above the second step by hanging onto the cargo hold net, but fails to stick the landing and falls in where the other teams survived. To rub it in, it's replayed multiple times along with Alex's BigNo ''to classical music.''



* RaceAgainstTheClock: Invoked between Shadi & the Twins and the Pastors when both teams manage to get two of their players to the exit; the former wins due to Shadi and Bryce escaping quicker than Ronny and David.

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* PluckyComicRelief: The Virzi Triplets seem to be this for the teams overall, with their wisecracks and quips towards each other. Doesn't keep them immune from losing, though.
* RaceAgainstTheClock: Invoked between Shadi & the Twins and the Pastors when both teams manage to get two of their players to the exit; the former wins due to Shadi and Bryce escaping quicker than Ronny Jonny and David.Danny.


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* TakeMyHand: Mitchell attempts this with Sean who's stuck on the pyramid, but the latter refuses. It comes back to bite him when he falls off later.

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* Macguffin: Besides the slowly sinking stairs, the staff attached to one of the walls allows the lid of the Ark to be unlocked and slid open, making it easier to reach the cargo hold net providing a path to the exit. All three teams also used it in an attempt to push down the obelisk, with 2 out of 3 succeeding (Shadi & the Twins were unsuccessful, hence Talia's HeroicSacrifice).

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* Macguffin: MacGuffin: Besides the slowly sinking stairs, the staff attached to one of the walls allows the lid of the Ark to be unlocked and slid open, making it easier to reach the cargo hold net providing a path to the exit. All three teams also used it in an attempt to push down the obelisk, with 2 out of 3 succeeding (Shadi & the Twins were unsuccessful, hence Talia's HeroicSacrifice).


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* SoleSurvivor: Alex is this for the Virzi Triplets after Sean and Mitchell fall into the lava. Unfortunately, it doesn't keep their team from being eliminated since the team before them (Shadi & the Twins) got two players out of the room.

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* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Triplets, actually, in the case of Alex, Sean and Mitchell Virzi's team. [[IdenticalTwinIDTag The only way to tell them apart is by their hair]] (Alex's is swept to the side, Sean's is receding and Mitchell's is swept up in a quiff).
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: PlayedForLaughs. Shadi's intro includes her revealing her twin children Talia and Bryce's nicknames (Talia-Ghul and Brycey-Bear) and her caveat for allowing them to split and spend the prize money however they please includes them needing to add her as a friend on all their social media platforms so she can keep track of them while they're away at college.

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* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Triplets, actually, in the case of Alex, Sean and Mitchell Virzi's team. [[IdenticalTwinIDTag The only way to tell them apart is by their hair]] (Alex's is swept to the side, Sean's is receding and Mitchell's is swept up in a quiff).
quiff), which is LampShaded by Mitchell in their intro.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: PlayedForLaughs. Shadi's intro includes PlayedForLaughs by Shadi in her team's intro. Memorable moments include her revealing her twin children Talia and Bryce's nicknames (Talia-Ghul and Brycey-Bear) and her caveat for allowing them to split and spend the prize money however they please includes requires them needing to add her as a friend on all their social media platforms so she can keep track of them while they're away at college.college.
* HalfIdenticalTwins: Talia and Bryce from the first team. It's most notable in their childhood photos.



* Macguffin: Besides the slowly sinking stairs, the staff attached to one of the walls allows the lid of the Ark to be unlocked and slid open, making it easier to reach the cargo hold net providing a path to the exit. All three teams also used it in an attempt to push down the obelisk, with 2 out of 3 succeeding (Shadi & the Twins were unsuccessful, hence Talia's HeroicSacrifice).



* ThatOneLevel: That One Pyramid, to be precise. Due to its slanted surfaces and lack of traction, players who end up on it can only rely on a steady grip at the top to keep them safe. It's notable that each team loses a player because of it (Talia for Shadi & the Twins, Sean for the Virzi Triplets, and Katy for the Pastors).
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Shadi is ''not'' happy to have to scale a wall decorated with bugs on display.

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* ThatOneLevel: That One Pyramid, to be precise. Due to its slanted surfaces and lack of traction, players who end up on it can only rely on a steady grip at the top to keep them safe. It's notable worth mentioning that each team loses a player because of it (Talia for Shadi & the Twins, Sean for the Virzi Triplets, and Katy for the Pastors).
* VisualPun: One of the obstacles in the room is an elephant-shaped structure made of shipping crates. It's a literal ''elephant in the room.''
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WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Shadi is ''not'' happy to have visibly unnerved having to scale a wall decorated with bugs on display.
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* TeamSpirit: The easiest way to escape the Basement involves hanging onto a cargo hold net that can be pulleyed to the exit, but requires another player to work a wheel or crank in order for it to move back and forth.

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* TeamSpirit: The easiest way to escape the Basement involves hanging onto a cargo hold net that can be pulleyed to the exit, but requires another player to work a wheel or crank in order for it to move back and forth.forth.
* ThatOneLevel: That One Pyramid, to be precise. Due to its slanted surfaces and lack of traction, players who end up on it can only rely on a steady grip at the top to keep them safe. It's notable that each team loses a player because of it (Talia for Shadi & the Twins, Sean for the Virzi Triplets, and Katy for the Pastors).
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Shadi is ''not'' happy to have to scale a wall decorated with bugs on display.

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A mother and her twin children (Shadi and the Twins), identical triplets (The Virzi Triplets) and a trio of youth pastors (The Pastors) aim to overcome a museum-themed, lava-filled basement for the chance of winning $10,000...and most importantly, a very cool lava lamp.

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A mother and her twin children (Shadi and & the Twins), identical triplets (The Virzi Triplets) and a trio of youth pastors (The Pastors) aim to overcome a museum-themed, lava-filled basement for the chance of winning $10,000...and most importantly, a very cool lava lamp.



* MuseumLevel: The Basement is filled with obstacles resembling museum artefacts and furniture, including insect display frames, shipping crates, giant Easter Island heads, an Egyptian pyramid and obelisk, and the Ark of the Covenant.

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* MuseumLevel: The Basement is filled with obstacles resembling museum artefacts and furniture, including insect display frames, shipping crates, giant Easter Island heads, an Egyptian pyramid and obelisk, and the Ark of the Covenant.Covenant.
* RaceAgainstTheClock: Invoked between Shadi & the Twins and the Pastors when both teams manage to get two of their players to the exit; the former wins due to Shadi and Bryce escaping quicker than Ronny and David.
* TeamSpirit: The easiest way to escape the Basement involves hanging onto a cargo hold net that can be pulleyed to the exit, but requires another player to work a wheel or crank in order for it to move back and forth.

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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: PlayedForLaughs. Shadi's intro includes her revealing her twin children Talia and Bryce's nicknames (Talia-Ghul and Brycey-Bear) and her caveat for allowing them to split and spend the prize money however they please includes them needing to add her as a friend on all their social media platforms.
* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Triplets, actually, in the case of Alex, Sean and Mitchell Virzi's team. [[IdenticalTwinIDTag The only way to tell them apart is by their hair]] (Alex's is swept to the side, Sean's is receding and Mitchell's is swept up in a quiff).

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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: PlayedForLaughs. Shadi's intro includes her revealing her twin children Talia and Bryce's nicknames (Talia-Ghul and Brycey-Bear) and her caveat for allowing them to split and spend the prize money however they please includes them needing to add her as a friend on all their social media platforms.
* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Triplets, actually, in the case of Alex, Sean and Mitchell Virzi's team. [[IdenticalTwinIDTag The only way to tell them apart is by their hair]] (Alex's is swept to the side, Sean's is receding and Mitchell's is swept up in a quiff).quiff).
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: PlayedForLaughs. Shadi's intro includes her revealing her twin children Talia and Bryce's nicknames (Talia-Ghul and Brycey-Bear) and her caveat for allowing them to split and spend the prize money however they please includes them needing to add her as a friend on all their social media platforms so she can keep track of them while they're away at college.
* HeroicSacrifice: Talia pushes herself off the pyramid and into the lava so she can knock down the obelisk, allowing Bryce to get closer to the exit.
* MuseumLevel: The Basement is filled with obstacles resembling museum artefacts and furniture, including insect display frames, shipping crates, giant Easter Island heads, an Egyptian pyramid and obelisk, and the Ark of the Covenant.

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* AmazinglyEmbarassingParents: PlayedForLaughs. Shadi's intro includes her revealing her twin children Talia and Bryce's nicknames (Talia-Ghul and Brycey-Bear) and her caveat for allowing them to split and spend the prize money however they please includes them needing to add her as a friend on all their social media platforms.
* AlwaysIdenticalTriplets:

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* AmazinglyEmbarassingParents: AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: PlayedForLaughs. Shadi's intro includes her revealing her twin children Talia and Bryce's nicknames (Talia-Ghul and Brycey-Bear) and her caveat for allowing them to split and spend the prize money however they please includes them needing to add her as a friend on all their social media platforms.
* AlwaysIdenticalTriplets:AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Triplets, actually, in the case of Alex, Sean and Mitchell Virzi's team. [[IdenticalTwinIDTag The only way to tell them apart is by their hair]] (Alex's is swept to the side, Sean's is receding and Mitchell's is swept up in a quiff).
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A mother and her twin children (Shadi and the Twins), identical triplets (The Virzi Triplets) and a trio of youth pastors (The Pastors) aim to overcome a museum-themed, lava-filled basement for the chance of winning $10,000...and most importantly, a very cool lava lamp.

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* AmazinglyEmbarassingParents: PlayedForLaughs. Shadi's intro includes her revealing her twin children Talia and Bryce's nicknames (Talia-Ghul and Brycey-Bear) and her caveat for allowing them to split and spend the prize money however they please includes them needing to add her as a friend on all their social media platforms.
* AlwaysIdenticalTriplets:

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