The TiBB Games: Free Agents

The TiBB Games: Free Agents is the third series of the Veggie Brother spin-off, The TiBB Games. This is the third series to be broadcast on TiBB Three, due to its pre-recorded nature. It was filmed over the course of 36 days between 22 May 2020 and 27 June 2020. It later premiered on 8 July 2020, with episodes being aired once a week (episodes 10 & 11 both aired on 9 September) until the finale on 16 September 2020.
Free Agents was announced in April 2020, as an early series renewal of both Veggie Brother and The TiBB Games due to the success of Veggie Brother Elevate. As this series was filmed well into the peak of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, every single player was quarantined for 2 weeks before filming and after their elimination.
==Production==
===Presenters===
In April 2020, it was initially announced that Josiah Stuart would be returning as the host. On 5 July 2020, just days before the premiere; it was announced that Zoran van der Wall would be hosting, as Josiah was in the midst of filming Veggie Brother 12.
===Format changes===
The much more competitive format from last series returned, albeit with some changes (explained below). Due to the new format of the game, the £1,000,000 prize has been split up into the following amounts:
*Winner: £750,000
*2nd place: £200,000
*3rd place: £35,000
*4th, 5th, & 6th places: £5,000 each
And in addition to the £750,000 prize; the winner will also get a £500 gift certificate from show sponsor Veg Mobile, a trip of a lifetime courtesy of Unendlich Ein Airlines, and a photo spread and interview in Starweek Magazine.
Like last series, the biggest change this series is that the 28 players are from Veggie Brother; as well as another TiBB Public Broadcasting shows, Veggie House.
This series' format is the same as The Challenge: Free Agents, albeit without team or pair challenges.
After each challenge, the winning players are not only safe from elimination, but will each choose one player of the opposite gender to compete in the elimination round. The losing players will participate in an elimination vote called "The Draw," in which each player will either flip over a "kill card," which has a skeleton symbol, or a blank card. If a player flips over a blank card, that player saves himself/herself from participating in the elimination, however, if a player flips over the "kill card," that player will face the player of the respective gender that was previously voted by the winning individual in the elimination. The winning players of each gender return to the game and have a shot at competing for a £750,000 prize, while the losing male and female players are eliminated from the game.
For the Final Challenge, 6 players (3 of each gender) will take part.
===Production changes===
The TiBB Games uses a sped-up version of Josiah Stuart's dubstep song, "Eclipsed" as the theme song. Zoran van der Wall becomes the new host of the show. New verbiage will be used from this series onward, with "Veterans" noting players who are playing for a third (or more) time(s), and "Rookies" noting players who have played once or twice.
==Players==
{| class="wikitable sortable"	 	
Name 	Original series 	
Austin "Boston" Peytenor	Veggie Brother Elevate 	Runner-up
Ciarán McLaren 	Veggie Brother Elevate 	
River Vaughan 	Veggie Brother t6 	Sixth place
Taylor Hastings 	Veggie Brother t4 	Episode 11
Orion Knorr 	Veggie Brother 2017 	Episode 10
Kieron Marshall 	Veggie Brother t4 	Episode 9
Leo Hastings 	Veggie Brother t4 	Episode 8
Ezikiel Reilly Lynex 	Veggie Brother Teen Edition 1	Episode 7
Nicky Pepper 	Veggie Brother 2012 	Episode 6
Marcus Whitnel 	Veggie Brother t5 	Episode 5
Zaq Lucas 	Veggie Brother Infinité 	Episode 3(c)
Peter Whelan 	Veggie Brother t6 	Episode 3(c)
Felix Kagawaran 	 	
 	The TiBB Games: Rivals 	
===Jersey numbers===
Guys	Guys 	Guys	Guys 	Girls	Girls 	Girls	Girls
01 	Boston 	15 	Nicky 	02 	Alexa 	16 	Kia
03 	Ciarán 	17 	Orion 	04 	Alison 	18 	LaTonya
05 	Ezikiel	19 	Peter 	06 	Aria 	20 	Melanie
07 	Felix 	21 	River 	08 	Chelsey 	22 	Paris
09 	Kieron 	23 	Taylor	10 	Fernanda	24 	Sabrina
11 	Leo 	25 	Vova 	12 	Georgie 	26 	Shaye
13 	Marcus 	27 	Zaq 	14 	Helen 	28 	Unity
==Game summary==
===Challenges===
Episode	Episode 	Challenge type 	Winners	Winners	Elimination contestants 	Elimination contestants 	Elimination contestants 	Elimination contestants 	Elimination game 	Elimination outcome 	Elimination outcome 	Elimination outcome 	Elimination outcome
# 	Challenge 	Challenge type 	Winners	Winners	Voted in 	Voted in 	Draw pick 	Draw pick 	Elimination game 	Winner 	Winner 	Loser 	Loser
1 	Sausage Party	Individual 	 	Peter 	 	Aria 	 	Chelsey 	Balls In 	 	Aria 	 	Chelsey
1 	Sausage Party	Individual 	 	Kia 	 	Ciarán 	 	Vova 	Balls In 	 	Ciarán 	 	Vova
2 	 	Individual 	 	Peter 	 	Kia 	 	Paris 	Looper 	 	Kia 	 	Paris
2 	 	Individual 	 	Aria 	 	River 	N/a(b) 	N/a(b) 	Looper 	N/a(b) 	N/a(b) 	N/a(b) 	N/a(b)
3 	Battle Lines 	Individual 	 	Georgie	 	Peter 	 	Marcus 	Balls In 	 	Marcus 	 	Peter
3 	Battle Lines 	Individual 	 	River 	 	Aria 	 	Sabrina 	Balls In 	 	Aria 	 	Sabrina
4 	 	Individual 	 	Boston 	 	Shaye 	 	Fernanda 	Air Strike 	 	Shaye 	 	Fernanda
4 	 	Individual 	N/a(d) 	N/a(d) 	N/a(d) 	N/a(d) 	N/a(d) 	N/a(d) 	Air Strike 	N/a(d) 	N/a(d) 	N/a(d) 	N/a(d)
5 	 	Individual 	 	Kieron 	 	AlexaMelanie 	 	 	Purge Draw 	 	Melanie 	 	Alexa
5 	 	Individual 	 	Unity 	 	BostonMarcus 	 	 	Purge Draw 	 	Boston 	 	Marcus
6 	 	Individual 	 	River 	 	Melanie 	 	Georgie 	Wrecking Wall 	 	Melanie 	 	Georgie
6 	 	Individual 	 	Alison 	 	Nicky 	 	Taylor 	Wrecking Wall 	 	Taylor 	 	Nicky
7 	 	Individual 	 	Taylor 	 	HelenKia 	 	 	Purge Draw 	 	Kia 	 	Helen
7 	 	Individual 	 	Aria 	 	EzikielOrion 	 	 	Purge Draw 	 	Orion 	 	Ezikiel
8 	 	Individual 	 	Ciarán 	 	Alison 	 	Kia 	Balls In 	 	Alison 	 	Kia
8 	 	Individual 	 	Shaye 	 	Orion 	 	Leo 	Balls In 	 	Orion 	 	Leo
9 	 	IndividualPurge	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Kieron
9 	 	IndividualPurge	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Shaye
10 	 	Individual 	 	Aria 	 	River 	 	Orion 	TBA 	 	River 	 	Orion
10 	 	Individual 	 	Boston 	 	LaTonya 	 	Unity 	TBA 	 	Unity 	 	LaTonya
11 	 	IndividualPurge	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Melanie
11 	 	IndividualPurge	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Taylor
12 	 	Individual 	 	Aria 	2nd: Boston, 3rd: Alison, 4th: Ciarán, 5th: Unity, 6th: River	2nd: Boston, 3rd: Alison, 4th: Ciarán, 5th: Unity, 6th: River	2nd: Boston, 3rd: Alison, 4th: Ciarán, 5th: Unity, 6th: River	2nd: Boston, 3rd: Alison, 4th: Ciarán, 5th: Unity, 6th: River	2nd: Boston, 3rd: Alison, 4th: Ciarán, 5th: Unity, 6th: River	2nd: Boston, 3rd: Alison, 4th: Ciarán, 5th: Unity, 6th: River	2nd: Boston, 3rd: Alison, 4th: Ciarán, 5th: Unity, 6th: River	2nd: Boston, 3rd: Alison, 4th: Ciarán, 5th: Unity, 6th: River	2nd: Boston, 3rd: Alison, 4th: Ciarán, 5th: Unity, 6th: River
===Episode progress===
 	 	Episode:	Episode:	Episode:	Episode:	Episode:	Episode:	Episode:	Episode:	Episode:	Episode:	Episode:	Episode:	Episode:	Episode:	Episode:	Episode:	Episode:
 	 	1 	2(b) 	3 	4(d) 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	 	 	 	 	
06	Aria 	ELIM 	WIN 	ELIM 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WIN 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WIN 	SAFE 	WINNER 	 	 	 	 	
01	Boston 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WIN 	ELIM 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WIN 	SAFE 	SECOND 	 	 	 	 	
04	Alison 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WIN 	SAFE 	ELIM 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	THIRD 	 	 	 	 	
03	Ciarán 	ELIM 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WIN 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	FOURTH 	 	 	 	 	
28	Unity 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WIN 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	ELIM 	SAFE 	FIFTH 	 	 	 	 	
21	River 	SAFE 	ELIM 	WIN 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WIN 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	ELIM 	SAFE 	SIXTH 	 	 	 	 	
23	Taylor 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	ELIM 	WIN 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	
20	Melanie 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	ELIM 	ELIM 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	
18	LaTonya 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
17	Orion 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	ELIM 	ELIM 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
09	Kieron 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WIN 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
26	Shaye 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	ELIM 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WIN 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
16	Kia 	WIN 	ELIM 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	ELIM 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
11	Leo 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
05	Ezikiel 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
14	Helen 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
12	Georgie 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WIN 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
15	Nicky 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
02	Alexa 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
13	Marcus 	SAFE 	SAFE 	ELIM 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
10	Fernanda	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	QUIT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
27	Zaq 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
24	Sabrina 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
19	Peter 	WIN 	WIN 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
22	Paris 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
07	Felix 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
08	Chelsey 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
25	Vova 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
;Competition
: The contestant won the competition.
: The contestant did not win the final challenge.
: The contestant won the week's competition, making him/her safe from the elimination round.
: The contestant did not win the week's competition, but was not selected for the elimination round.
: The contestant participated in the elimination draw, but did not draw the "kill card."
: The contestant was selected for the elimination round, but did not have to compete.
: The contestant won the elimination round.
: The contestant won the elimination round by default.
: The contestant lost the elimination round.
: The contestant withdrew from the elimination round due to injury or personal matters.
: The contestant was removed from the competition due to illness.
: The contestant participated in the purge card draw, did not draw the "bomb card", and stayed in the game.
: The contestant participated in the purge card draw, drew the "bomb card", and was eliminated.
: The contestant came last in the purge challenge, and was eliminated.
==Voting==
Voted intoElimination	AriaCiarán 	KiaRiver 	AriaPeter 	Shaye 	AlexaBostonMarcusMelanie	MelanieNicky 	EzikielHelenKiaOrion	AlisonOrion	(none) 	LaTonyaRiver	(none) 	(none) 	 	 	 	 	
Kill Card 	ChelseyVova	(none)Paris	MarcusSabrina	Fernanda	AlexaBostonMarcusMelanie	GeorgieTaylor	EzikielHelenKiaOrion	KiaLeo 	(none) 	OrionUnity 	(none) 	(none) 	 	 	 	 	
Voter 	Episode: 	Episode: 	Episode: 	Episode:	Episode: 	Episode: 	Episode: 	Episode: 	Episode:	Episode: 	Episode:	Episode:	Episode:	Episode:	Episode:	Episode:	Episode:
Voter 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	 	 	 	 	
Aria 	 	River 	 	 	 	 	EzikielOrion 	 	 	River 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Boston 	 	 	 	Shaye 	 	 	 	 	 	LaTonya 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alison 	 	 	 	 	 	Nicky 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ciarán 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Alison 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Unity 	 	 	 	 	BostonMarcus 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
River 	 	 	Aria 	 	 	Melanie 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Taylor 	 	 	 	 	 	 	HelenKia 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Melanie 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
LaTonya 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Orion 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kieron 	 	 	 	 	AlexaMelanie 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Shaye 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Orion 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kia 	Ciarán 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Leo 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ezikiel 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Helen 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Georgie 	 	 	Peter 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nicky 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alexa 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marcus 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Fernanda 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Zaq 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sabrina 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Peter 	Aria 	Kia 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Paris 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Felix 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chelsey 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Vova 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Notes==
*In Episode 2, Felix started feeling ill and thought it could possibly have been COVID-19. When everyone arrived at the "Talk Dirty To Me" challenge, host Zoran van der Wall announced that Felix had a negative COVID test, but did have another type of lung infection; which called for his removal from the game.
* River was selected for the elimination round in Episode 2, but did not have to compete. There were three cards in "The Draw," but only two male players were eligible for participation — Orion and Zaq — none of them drew the "kill card." Therefore, by virtue of Felix's illness that resulted in his removal from the competition, no male elimination round was held.
* After both elimination heats in Episode 3, Zaq fell extremely ill (which was later revealed to be colon cancer). As a result, he was removed from the game.
* Because of Zaq's illness and removal from the competition in the previous episode, no male elimination round was held.
==Reception==
*
===Ratings===
Veggie Brother: Rivals 2 Ratings for TiBB Three	Veggie Brother: Rivals 2 Ratings for TiBB Three	Veggie Brother: Rivals 2 Ratings for TiBB Three	Veggie Brother: Rivals 2 Ratings for TiBB Three	Veggie Brother: Rivals 2 Ratings for TiBB Three	Veggie Brother: Rivals 2 Ratings for TiBB Three
# 	# 	Date 	TBAR Rating 	TBAR Rating 	TBAR Rating avg.
Prod. code 	Episode 	Date 	Regional 	Tibbplay 	TBAR Rating avg.
301 	1 	Wednesday 8 July 2020 	7.64 	8.2 	7.92
302 	2 	Wednesday 15 July 2020 	7.94 	8.5 	8.22
303 	3 	Wednesday 22 July 2020 	8.25 	7.9 	8.08
304 	4 	Wednesday 29 July 2020 	7.98 	8 	7.99
305 	5 	Wednesday 5 August 2020 	8.34 	8.2 	8.10
306 	6 	Wednesday 12 August 2020 	8.5 	8.3 	8.15
307 	7 	Wednesday 19 August 2020 	8.19 	9 	8.21
308 	8 	Wednesday 26 August 2020 	8.33 	8.6 	8.24
309 	9 	Wednesday 2 September 2020 	8.59 	8 	8.25
310 	10 	Wednesday 9 September 2020 	8.38 	8.5 	8.27
311 	11 	Wednesday 9 September 2020 	8.66 	8.6 	8.30
312 	12 	Wednesday 16 September 2020 	9.05 	9 	8.36
Key:	Increase	Decrease	No Change	Highest rank	Lowest rank
==Trivia==
*This is the first series where 2 people have been removed, both coincidentally to illness.
**Due to said removals, this is the first series to have just one person be eliminated in an episode (see episodes 2 and 4).
==External links==
*Official Tibbplay page