Episode 25

*Running Man* Episode 25 was aired on January 9, 2011 and was filmed on December 27, 2010 at the Museum Comics Information Center in Gyeonggi-do, Bucheon, South Korea.

In this episode, members would compete in individual and team games in order to earn Running Balls with their names on it. At the end of the night, the Running Balls were put into the lottery machine and the individual's whose Running Balls were drawn would be exempt from this weeks' punishment.

## Summary

#### 1st Mission: 1 v 9 Challenge

In the disguise of a speed quiz, Kang Gary had to wear 5 different disguises without being noticed by Park Bo-young for the duration of the fake mission. If Park Bo-young located Gary, the Running Man members would fail and she would be the only one to receive a Running Ball.

* **One:** Park Bo-young.
* **Nine:** Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Kang Gary, HaHa, Lee Kwang-soo, Lizzy, Song Ji-hyo and Song Joong-ki.

**Result:** Park Bo-young won. Park Bo-young managed to spot Kang Gary while he was in his 5th disguise, winning the 1 v 9 Mission. Park Bo-young was the only one who received a Running Ball.

#### 2nd Mission: Come to the Manhwa Room

The Running Man members were split into three groups. When a siren goes off, the three teams had to stop palyed and would race to enter the manhwa house while holding their teammates' hands. Once inside, they must perfectly sing the selected Manhwa theme song to earn a point. The team with the most points at the end of the game would receive the Running Balls.

* **White Team**: Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Song Joong-ki and Park Bo-young.
* **Red Team**: Kang Gary, Haha and Song Ji-hyo.
* **Blue Team**: Kim Jong-kook, Lee Kwang-soo and Lizzy.

**Result:** **White Team won**. This misson was played in three rounds, with the White Team winning the most rounds overall. Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Song Joong-ki and Park Bo-young each received a Running Ball.

#### 3rd Mission: Bells Hide-and-Seek

The Red Riding Hood Team had to find the four hidden Little Red Riding Hood comic strips and put them back together in order to win, while the Wolf Team had to tear off thier name-tags before they completed their mission. If the Red Riding Hood Team did not complete their mission within the time limit, the Wolf Team would win.

* **Wolf Team**: Kim Jong-kook, Kang Gary and HaHa.
* **Red Riding Hood Team**: Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Joong-ki, Song Ji-hyo, Lizzy and Park Bo-young.

**Result:** **Wolf Team won**. The final showdown between the two teams was a close one. The Red Riding Hood Team managed to find all four comic strips, but were barely able to put it together before their last team member was eliminated. Members of the Wolf Team each received a Running Ball.

## Results

Yoo Jae-suk, Gary, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Song Joong-ki and Park Bo-young won. There was no lottery draw this episode, as the remaining members did not own any Running Balls by the end of the race.

As punishment, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo and Lizzy wore red long underwear while being caricature models.

## Current Win Rate

The current win ratio listed is the number of wins each member has while they are a cast member.

* Kim Jong-kook: 74% (17/23)
* Haha: 74% (17/23)
* Song Ji-hyo: 63% (12/19)
* Song Joong-ki: 53% (9/17)
* Kang Gary: 52% (12/23)
* Lizzy: 50% (4/8)
* Ji Suk-jin: 43% (10/23)
* Lee Kwang-soo: 39% (9/23)
* Yoo Jae-suk: 35% (8/23)

## Notes

* This episode was the last appearance of Lizzy as a member on *Running Man.*