Episode 012

*Running Man* episode 12 was aired on September 26, 2010 and was filmed on September 19, 2010 at the Seoul Design Fair @ Seoul Olympic Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul.

In this episode, members would compete in individual and team games in order to earn individual Running Balls. 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 7 Challenge

Under the disguise of a Q & A mission, the members had to trick Song Joong-ki by answering all the questions correctly before he did (they all knew the questions/answers beforehand).

If the 7 members managed to answer all the given questions before Song Joong-ki, they would each win a Running Ball. However, if Joong-ki managed to answer a question correctly before one of the remaining members did, he would be the only one to earn a Running ball.

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

**Result:** Song Joong-ki lost. All 7 other Running Man members were able to successfully complete their mission, each earning a Running Ball for doing so.

#### 2nd Mission: Catch the Thief

Each member was dealt a card, with one member receiving the 'Thief Card'. At the end of the game, the player in possession of the 'Thief Card' would be the only one excluded from receiving a Running Ball.

During each round of Catch the Thief, each player will draw a card from the player on their right, trying to avoid the 'Thief Card'. After each round a game will be played. The winner of the game would give their card to another member and leave the second mission early, earning a Running Ball.

*Game 1: Design Ladder Game*. The members took turns drawing lines to create the ladders. Whichever member chose the line that lead to the Running Ball won the game.

* **Result**: Lee Kwang-soo and Ji Suk-jin won. Having chosen the winning line, they both received a Running Ball and were allowed to exit the 'Catch the Thief' game early.

*Game 2: Game of Wits*. The aim for each player was to stand up and say a number (in the correct order). The last player to call out a number would be out. Additonally, if a player stood up at the same time as someone else, then both players would be out.

* **Result**: Kim Jong-kook won. He received a Running Ball and was allowed to exit the 'Catch the Thief' game early.

**Final Result:** Yoo Jae-suk lost. All 7 other Running Man members were able to successfully avoid having the 'Thief Card' at the end of the mission, each earning themselves a Running Ball.

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

The Mission Team must find the four hidden clues to diffuse the bomb. The hidden clues told the members in what order the wires needed to be cut to diffuse the bomb. The Chasing Team had to tear off all of the mission team’s name tags within one hour. If the Mission Team does not complete or fails their mission, the Chasing Team would win.

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

**Result**: **Chasing Team won**. Due to Ji Suk-jin failing to relay the 3rd clue to Song Ji-hyo in time, Ji-hyo cut the wires out of sequence, failing their mission.

## Results

Kim Jong-kook, Gary, Haha and Song Ji-hyo won. Their Running Balls were drawn from the lottery machine and were allowed to go home, escaping punishment.

Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin and Lee Kwang-soo had to wear hotpants while getting a coffee and walking to the SBS building for the next episode's recording.

Since Song Joong-ki was filming his drama at the time, he completed his punishment on the set of Sungkyunkwan Scandal instead.

## 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: 70% (7/10)
* Song Ji-hyo: 66% (4/6)
* Haha: 60% (6/10)
* Song Joong-ki: 57% (4/7)
* Kang Gary: 50% (5/10)
* Ji Suk-jin: 40% (4/10)
* Yoo Jae-suk: 30% (3/10)
* Lee Kwang-soo: 30% (3/10)

## Notes

* Due to filming constraints, it was announced that Song Joong-ki would only appear on every other week.
* This was the first episode of *Running Man* with no guests.