Episode 36

*Running Man* Episode 36 was aired on March 27, 2011, and was filmed on March 7, 2011 at Nanji Camp in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea.

This episode acts as the continuation of Episode 35.

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 team who won the final mission would be the overall winner and escape punishment regardless of Running Balls from the previous missions.

## Guests

* Jung Yong-hwa
* Daesung

## Summary

#### 2nd Mission: Find the Guest

The Running Man members had to find and eliminate the hidden guests before they completed their given mission in order to receive the Running Balls. The guests would receive a Running Ball if they successfully completed their mission within the time limit without being eliminated. *(This is a continuation of the 2nd Mission from Episode 35)*

* **Mission Team:** Jung Yong-hwa and Daesung.

*Guests Mission:* Jung Yong-hwa and Daesung had to find the four hidden logs that were marked with a 'Running Man' symbol and place them in the campfire.

* **Blue Team**: Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, HaHa and Song Joong-ki.
* **Red Team**: Song Ji-hyo, Kim Jong-kook, Kang Gary and Lee Kwang-soo.

**Result: Mission Team lost**. Jung Yong-hwa and Daesung were unable to find all four hidden logs before they were both eliminated by a member of each team respectively. Members of the Blue and Red teams each received a Running Ball.

#### 3rd Mission: Camping King

This mission was divided into two parts, with teams able to win Running Ball in each part.

* **Platoon 1**: Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, HaHa, Song Joong-ki and Daesung.
* **Platoon 2**: Kim Jong-kook, Kang Gary, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo and Jung Yong-hwa.

##### Part 1: Shopping

Each team chose two representatives to go to the grocery store to buy ingredients for a dish to cook. However, the remaining members of the teams had to draw out the ingredients that they wanted the team representatives to purchase at the store in one minute.

The representatives were given fifteen minutes to shop, with the team that correctly bought the most correct ingredients would be declared the winner.

* **Platoon 1 Representatives**: Yoo Jae-suk and Daesung.
* **Platoon 2 Representatives**: Kim Jong-kook and Song Ji-hyo.

**Result:** **Platoon 1 Representatives won**. While it was not shown how many correct ingredients Kim Jong-kook and Song Ji-hyo bought, Yoo Jae-suk and Daesung's were declared the winners with the 8 correct ingredients they bought. Members of Platoon 1 each received a Running Ball.

##### Part 2: Cooking

The two teams were given an hour to cook the dish that they chose to make. After the hour is up, the jimmy jib director, Jo PD, and Kang FD would taste each dish and vote on which dish was better. The winning team would receive the Running Balls.

**Result:** **Platoon 1 won**. All three judges voted that Platoon 1's spicy braised chicken was better than Platoon 2's army stew. Members of Platoon 1 each received a Running Ball.

#### 4th Mission: BBQ Party

One member was chosen from each team to take the challenge. The opposite team would barbeque meat and the representative from the opposing team had to not swallow their saliva. The representative that swallowed first lost for their team. The team with the most successes won and would get to eat the barbeque meat and wouldn't receive this week's punishment.

* **Round 1:** HaHa vs Lee Kwang-soo.
* **Round 2:** Yoo Jae-suk vs Jung Yong-hwa.
* **Round 3:** Daesung vs Kim Jong-kook.

**Result:** **Platoon 2 won**. The Platoon 1 members lost two out of the three rounds that were played. Due to Platoon 2 winning the final mission, they were exempted from punishment.

## Results

**Platoon 2 won**. Kim Jong-kook, Kang Gary, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo and Jung Yong-hwa were allowed to go home, escaping punishment.

As punishment, Platoon 1 members Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, HaHa, Song Joong-ki and Daesung wore red long underwear and were abandoned in Gwanghwamun, where they had to run to the statue of King Sejong.

## 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: 73% (24/33)
* Haha: 73% (24/33)
* Song Ji-hyo: 69% (20/29)
* Song Joong-ki: 63% (17/27)
* Kang Gary: 58% (19/33)
* Lee Kwang-soo: 52% (17/33)
* Ji Suk-jin: 49% (16/33)
* Yoo Jae-suk: 42% (14/33)