Game Changer: Battle Royale

* Part 1
* Part 2
* Part 3
* Part 4

Part 2

* Claudia Sandoval (judge)

Part 3

* Howie Mandel (judge)

Part 4

* Laganja Estranja (judge)
* Clare Dalton (judge)

## Reminder

Part 1* Sometimes in "Battle Royale" you think you're royalty and it turns out you're Archduke Ferdinand.

Part 2

* You never know on Game Changer when the game is going to change and then change again and change on you.

Part 3

* Just like on any elimination game: we began the day with 5 players, went up to six, went down to five, went up to six again.

Part 4

* It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you change the game.

**Game Changer: Battle Royale** or **Game Changer: Battle Royale, Old Guard vs New Blood** is a 4-part elimination game and the grand finale of Season 5 of *Game Changer*. It premiered on Apr 3, 2023 featuring Sam Reich as host, Rick Devens as co-host, and 10 contestants.

## Game Premise

Contestants must compete in challenges, strategize and make alliances to avoid being eliminated.

## Teams

### Starting teams

Starting teams were assigned by Sam. One being old Dropout/CollegeHumour cast member and the other being newer cast members.

* **Stop AAPI Hate**
	+ Ally Beardsley
	+ Tao Yang
	+ Rekha Shankar
	+ Lily Du
	+ Adam Conover
* **Nuevo Stop AAPI Hate: The New Chapter**
	+ Ify Nwadiwe
	+ Jacob Wysocki
	+ Vic Michaelis
	+ Anna Garcia
	+ Izzy Roland

### Merged team

Starting teams were merged at the beginning of part 2.

* **Something Easy**
	+ Ally Beardsley
	+ Tao Yang
	+ Rekha Shankar
	+ Lily Du
	+ Jacob Wysocki
	+ Vic Michaelis
	+ Anna Garcia
	+ Izzy Roland

## Challenges

### 1st Challenge

Contestants must stack hats on their heads one at a time. If a contestants's stack falls, they are eliminated. Contestants are not allowed to remove their hats or modify the hats. The losing team will proceed to an elimination vote.

* **Reward**: Immunity loop de loop.
* **Increasing Difficulty**
	+ Round 3 - If a contestants touches a hat, they have to wear it.
	+ Round 5 - Contestants have 20 seconds to get a hat and return to their spot wearing it without making their stack fall.
	+ Round 6 - Time reduced to 10 seconds.
* **Eliminations**:
	1. Ally Beardsley - Voluntarily removed their hat from their head.
	2. Adam Conover - Modified a hard-hat to try before putting it on.
	3. Rekha Shankar - Hat fell.
	4. Lily Du - Hat fell.
	5. Izzy Roland - Hat fell.
	6. Tao Yang - Hat fell.
* **Winner**: Team Nuevo Stop AAPI Hate: The New Chapter

### 2nd Challenge: Where's the cake?

Contestants have 10 minutes to find 3 cakes disguised as items around the studio; the team that finds the most, wins.

* **Reward**: Immunity loop de loop.
* **Items**
	+ Banana - Found by Rekha.
	+ Ketchup - Found by Jacob.
	+ Pill bottle - Found by Ally.
* **Winner**: Stop AAPI Hate

### 3rd Challenge: Fancy Sandwich

Contestants have 5 minutes to create the most novel and best tasting sandwich using ingredients on the tables. Judging is based on taste and presentation. Contestants must name their sandwich.

* **Reward**: Individual immunity
* **Sandwiches**:
	+ Izzy - The Madre
	+ Anna - La ~~Pêche~~ Poire sur la Baguette
	+ Tao - Animal Farm
	+ Jacob - Breakfast Sandwich, Exotic Bánh Mì, Pie Sandwich
	+ Vic - An Ode to Days Gone Past
	+ Rekha - Cánh Mì
	+ Lily - #StopAAPIHate Sandwich
	+ Ally - Alison Roman's Gorgeous Picnic with Fifty of Her Closest Friends in Central Park
* **Judgement**:
	+ **Bottom two**: Vic and Lily
	+ **2nd Place**: Ally
	+ **Winner**: Jacob

### 4th Challenge: Immunity Swap

Contestants take turns opening presents in secret and saying what they got, they can either lie or tell the truth. The other contestants can either pick another prize or steal a previous one. Prizes can only be stolen two times.

* **Reward**: Contestants keep the prize they have at the end.
* **Prizes**:
	+ Ally - Stack of about twenty or so fake $2 bills
	+ Tao - A bunch of foam, claimed it was "a gift card to a restaurant on Hillhurst that replaced Nossa"
	+ Rekha - The immunity necklace, claimed it was "a bunch of D cell and AAA batteries."
	+ Jacob - A signed photo of Chris Noth with certificate of authenticity, stolen from Tao
	+ Vic - A tiny cardboard mock-up of the Game Changer set, claimed it was "an immunity necklace"
	+ Anna - Porcupine chia pet covered in "I Voted" stickers, claimed it was "an immunity necklace"
	+ Izzy - A thong with Sam's face
* **Winner**: Rekha

### 5th Challenge: ASMR Challenge

Contestants must approach the decibel meter one at a time and read a sentence written on the monitor. The loudest person each round is out, last person in wins.

* **Reward**: Individual immunity
* **Eliminations**:
	1. Round 1 - Ally 67.6 dB
	2. Round 2 - Jacob 67.6 dB
	3. Round 3 - Rekha 67.1 dB
	4. Round 4 - Tao, 67.6 dB
	5. Round 5 - Lily, 53.8 dB
* **Winner**: Vic

### 6th Challenge: Talent Showdown

Jacob, alongside with all previously voted-off contestants must perform talents one at a time.

* **Reward**: Getting back in the game.
* **Talents**:
	1. Rekha - Making puns
	2. Izzy - Twerking while doing a handstand against the wall
	3. Ify - Regular twerking
	4. Adam - Stand up comedy
	5. Jacob - Playing jazz on the trumpet and scatting
	6. Rekha - Singing "Tearin' Up My Heart" by NSYNC (**ELIMINATED**)
	7. Izzy - Singing
	8. Ify - Stand up comedy
	9. Adam - Making a smiley face display on the wall (**ELIMINATED**)
	10. Jacob - Physical comedy
	11. Izzy - Infodump about the *Real Housewives of New York City*
	12. Ify - Performed a monologue from *Black Panther*
	13. Jacob - Active listening
	14. Izzy - Front splits
	15. Ify - Freestyle (**ELIMINATED**)
	16. Jacob - Impressions
	17. Izzy - Dribbling a basketball with her crotch
	18. Jacob - Belly dancing (**ELIMINATED**)
* **Winner**: Izzy

### 6th Challenge: PottErotica

Contestants have a minute to create the most erotic piece of pottery possible as erotically as possible.

* **Reward**: Individual immunity
* **Top 3**: Tao, Jacob, Vic
* **Winner**: Jacob

### 7th Challenge: Charm Sam's Mom

Contestants have 2 instalments of 1 minute to charm Sam's mom.

* **Reward**: Individual immunity
* **Top Two**: Jake and Lily
* **Winner**: Lily

## Eliminations

### 1st Elimination Vote

 Adam
 Sam
 Tao

**Final words**: "I'm still getting paid, right?"

### 2nd Elimination Vote

 Ify
 Jacob

**Final words**: "Who you going to trust now?"

### 3rd Elimination Vote

 Tao (tie)
 Anna (tie)

### 3rd Elimination Vote

Due to Anna's medical emergency, she had to leave the game. Sam decided to welcome Lily back into the game.

 Jacob
 Izzy
 Tao

**Final words**: "Psych!"

### 4th Elimination Vote

 Rekha
 Ally

**Final words**: "Alliances are not always what you think they are. Keep that in mind."

### 5th Elimination Vote

This is the last vote where immunity loop de loops can be used. Two contestants will be voted off this round. Ally plays an immunity loop de loop for Tao, Jacob has individual immunity but he also plays an additional immunity loop de loop for Vic.

 Vic(doesn't count)
 Izzy
 Ally

**Ally's final words**: "It was great to last longer than last time."

**Izzy's final words**: *(flips Sam off)*

### Elimination Challenge: Samebrain

Contestants (except Lily) take turns in pairs to say word at the same time. On the next count of 3, they say another word inspired by the previous set of two words. The goal is to say the same word at the same time. The pair with the least amount of turns moves on to the finals.

Lily decides to forfeit her necklace to Tao, but he doesn't take it. Jacob asks for it and Lily agrees to give it to him.

* **Eliminated**: Tao Yang

**Final words**: "It was an honor and a pleasure to play with all of you."

### Jury Vote

 Lily
 Jacob
 Vic