Episode 31

*Running Man* Episode 31 was aired on February 20, 2011 and was filmed on February 9, 2011 at the Alpensia Ocean 700 Water Park in Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon, 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.

Both the "Find the Guest" mission and the "One Chance" mission were featured in this episode.

## Summary

#### 1st Mission: Find the Guest

The Running Man members had to find and eliminate the hidden guest before they completed their given mission in order to receive the Running Balls. The guest would receive a Running Ball if they successfully completed their mission within the time limit without being eliminated.

* **Mission Team:** Hyun Young.

*Guests Mission:* Hyun Young had to find the four hidden Running Balls that each had the names of two Running Man members on it. Each Running Ball she found would eliminate the two members of the Chasing Team that were listed on it.

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

**Result: Chasing Team won**. Hyun Young was not able to find all four of the hidden Running Balls before she was found and eliminated by Song Ji-hyo. Each member of the Chasing Team received a Running Ball.

#### 2nd Mission: Water Mic Karaoke

A few seconds of a song would be played. Whichever team correctly guessed the song would get to sing first. If the team failed in singing the song correctly, they would get blasted by the water blasting mics. Whichever team correctly sang the song first will earn a point, with the team with the most points at the end of the mission receiving the Running Balls.

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

**Result:** **Red Team won**. After three rounds, Kim Jong-kook, Kang Gary, Haha and Song Ji-hyo managed to earn the most points overall. Each member of the Red Team received a Running Ball.

#### 3rd Mission: One Chance

The Running Man members must cross across the shaky bridge and arrive on the other side in the arranged order of arrival. However, before they began, they drew lots to determine the order of departure. The members were given 5 chances to complete this mission. If all members successfully cross the bridge and make it to the other side in the correct arrival order, everyone would be exempt from receiving the punishment.

* **Order of Departure:** Song Joong-ki, Kim Jong-kook, HaHa, Ji Suk-jin, Kang Gary, Yoo Jae-suk, Hyung Young, Lee Kwang-soo and Song Ji-hyo.
* **Order of Arrival:** Song Joong-ki, Kang Gary, Kim Jong-kook, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo, Ji Suk-jin, Yoo Jae-suk, Hyun Young and HaHa.

**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: 79% (23/29)
* Kim Jong-kook: 76% (22/29)
* Song Ji-hyo: 68% (17/25)
* Song Joong-ki: 65% (15/23)
* Kang Gary: 59% (17/29)
* Lee Kwang-soo: 52% (15/29)
* Ji Suk-jin: 48% (14/29)
* Yoo Jae-suk: 41% (12/29)

## Notes

* This was the last episode that featured the "One Chance" mission.