Motoki’s Challenge Thoughts

Challenge Name: Wave Audio Forensics Lab
Challenge Type: POV #8
Description: Wish.com’s version of Kathy’s iconic audio competition
Thoughts: Its the same concept of an already used competition though instead of listening to something subliminal you just get a choppy boot legged version asking a different question. It’s cute but I like the original twice as much.
Rating: 5/10

Challenge Name: The Return of Jigsaw
Challenge Type: HOH #9
Description: Writing comp on abducting someone and coming up with a trap.
Thoughts: Cute creative comp. Love that it has multiple parts to it. I feel like I would ~hate~ this as a player because there’s so much and I feel like you need to have something solid for each criteria in order for this to work out well. I bet these would be so fun to read though!!
Rating: 10/10

Challenge Name: ABCs of Truth
Challenge Type: POV #9
Description: Identify the false statements and unscramble the associated letters to create a word.
Thoughts: Still traumatized from this competition since it’s the one that got Greg and I out in BBQ8 and ideally it woulda been nice for the red team to coordinate so that we could get rid of Megan Thee Stallion but it’s all good. I love this comp though. The pressure is definitely on and it’s anyones game!
Rating: 8/10

Challenge Name: A Pound of Flesh
Challenge Type: HOH #10
Description: Punishment comp.
Thoughts: I love a good old fashioned punishment competition and I think all of these are deliciously evil. How bad do you wanna win this? So glad that to see this competition, and I love that it’s an HOH competition instead of POV. It seems more fair that way!
Rating: 10/10

Challenge Name: Pighead
Challenge Type: POV #10
Description: Identify the name of the apprentice using various clues.
Thoughts: I love the many clues in this competition. Reminds me of The Mole <3 I also love that there’s a fun cute little pay off for those who noticed the letters throughout the season. This very much felt like a genuine trap from the movies so thanks for that <333
Rating: 10/10

Challenge Name: The Treasure of Death
Challenge Type: HOH #11
Description: Complete an obstacle course of various comps to find a secret message.
Thoughts: I’m really loving how there are so many subliminal messages in these instructions and hints and really rewards those that are paying the most attention! Great job Millie Billie <3
Rating: 10/10

Challenge Name: Public Execution
Challenge Type: POV #11
Description: Go through Kathy’s tweets and answer some Saw questions.
Thoughts: Going through Kathy’s tweets are enough torture as it is! Just kidding! This was a cute competition. Kathy does actually make legit tweets and just not retweets so this could be fun. I liked this competition but I feel like I would HATE it as a player xoxo sorry
Rating: 9/10

Challenge Name: Listen to Me
Challenge Type: HOH #12
Description: Guess who said the quotes.
Thoughts: This challenge is straight forward but I always hate it. At least it's not something from their DR<3 I personally never pay attention to EVERYTHING that people say so I might get a few of these right but for the most part a lot of people have the same type of humor/use the same colloquialisms so it could literally be anyone. I do think having something like this so late in the game is always fun though. <3
Rating: 8/10

Challenge Name: Open Your Eyes
Challenge Type: POV #12
Description: Identify items in images grouped by color.
Thoughts: A classic BBQ challenge. I tend to hit or miss with this. Sometimes I just suck at knowing what things are, sue me. I am DYING at durian being an answer though. I was not aware that Millie knew what that was. I just recently heard about it and how it smells like ass and not the good kind. Kathy whenever we meet we gotta buy a durian and split it and see if we can survive that. THAT is the ultimate saw trap.
Rating: 10/10

Challenge Name: Before or After
Challenge Type: HOH #13
Description: Know if something happened BEFORE or AFTER another something.
Thoughts: Another classic BB challenge. Can't really go wrong here and it's a good way to test if people have been taking notes or have been paying attention. Love the point system too!
Rating: 8/10

Challenge Name: A Deadly Sight
Challenge Type: POV #13
Description: Decode the rebus.
Thoughts: I looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove rebuses and I love that every round two people are eliminated. Makes each round seem pretty intense and it's short and sweet. I personally enjoy trying to solve these. Maybe I'm just old but I think I would have flopped in some of these whoops.
Rating: 10/10

Challenge Name: Spiral
Challenge Type: HOH #14
Description: Escape the Escape Room.
Thoughts: OMG I love this competition so much! Everything was laid out beautifully and I love that it rewards everyone who had been paying attention throughout the season. Tis a shame that nobody won this, because I would have ate this up, I'm sorry. I don't think that it was too difficult but I'm also a thirty year old nerd sooooo. Honestly, if you wanna include something as extravagant as an escape room-sort of comp in the future, I think doing it as an optional reward challenge could probably work out better. I did something similar in Survivor Evolution (it was more of an obstacle course but it was inspired by the escape room from BBQ7) but I did it as a reward competition. It took people a LONG time but I had it as something they could do in the meantime while they work on socializing on day one / work on their creative immunity challenge. Ben was the first one to get it I believe but it took him a while. Dan was next I think. And Layne didn't get it until literally the next day lmao. But yeah I think it's better to do as something with an extended deadline, probably better as a reward competition. That way people don't feel discouraged if they aren't doing well but also incentive those who are making progress.
Rating: 10/10