Episode 029

*Running Man* Episode 29 was aired on February 6, 2011 and was filmed on January 24, 2011 at COEX Aquarium in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 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.

This episode featured a special "Yoo Jae-suk v Kim Jong-kook" race mission alongside a "One Chance" mission.

## Summary

#### 1st Mission: Gather your Teammates

Yoo Jae-suk and Kim Jong-kook were each given a car and had four hours to pick up as many of the other members to be part of their team. Kim Jong-kook and Yoo Jae-suk were allowed to call any member, but the members could only call either Yoo Jae-suk and Kim Jong-kook. The team that had the most members and found the mermaid princess first would win and receive Running Balls.

In the event that both Yoo Jae-suk and Kim Jong-kook had the same number of teammates, the first team to arrive at the mermaid princess would be declared the winner.

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

**Result: Kim Jong-kook won**. Kim Jong-kook gathered Haha, Song Jihyo and Song Joong-ki as part of his team. Although he and Jae-suk both had the same amount of teammates, Kim Jong-kook was able to reach the mermaid princess at COEX Aquarium before Jae-suk did. Kim Jong-kook, HaHa, Song Joong-ki and Song Ji-hyo each received a Running Ball.

#### 2nd Mission: Help One Another do a Profile

Each Running Man member went around the aquarium and took photos of the animals that they believed looked like the other members. Aftwerwords, each member chose a picture that they thought looked the most like them to complete their profile.

**Result:** Each members chose a photograph of a marine animal that another member had taken, then completed a profile based on themselves. No Running Balls were earned in this mission.

#### 3rd Mission: One Chance

The Running Man members stood on a balance beam in the middle of a tank of water. The first member on the right had to move to the other side, passing by all the other members without any of them falling off of the balance beam. The members were given ten chances to complete this mission.

**Result:** **Success**. The Running Man members successfully completed the mission in one try.

## Results

Everyone won. Due to the Running Man members successfully completing the "One Chance" mission, everybody was exempt from this weeks' punishment.

## Current Win Rate

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

* Haha: 78% (21/27)
* Kim Jong-kook: 74% (20/27)
* Song Ji-hyo: 65% (15/23)
* Song Joong-ki: 62% (13/21)
* Kang Gary: 56% (15/27)
* Lee Kwang-soo: 48% (13/27)
* Ji Suk-jin: 44% (12/27)
* Yoo Jae-suk: 37% (10/27)

## Notes

* This episode was also known as the "New Year's Project - Membership Training: Who is the 'Center of Power'?" episode, due to the special 'Yoo Jae-suk v Kim Jong-kook' race mission.