The It's a Knockout Web -- The Events

The Events Big Pool events Pontoon Pileup, Paddle Steamers, Pop the Cork, Icebergs, Ski Slalom, Spin Out, Springball, Walk the Plank, Maiden Rescue, Up the Creek, Wreck the Battleship, Pass the Hoop, Numbers Up, Duck Dive Small Pool events Frogs, Pillow Fight, Bet Your Loaf, Sheep Dipping, Bridge the Gap, Tightrope Suction Obstacle courses Telephone Call, Jaunty Jalopies, Bumbling Bees, Jockey Hoopla, Superguy, Tweetle Dee Tweetle Dum, Jolly Giant Pirate, Pickup Bunny aka Grabit Rabbit, Dancing Dummies, Penguins, Grand Prix, Monks, Chapel Challenge, Heckle and Jeckle, Breakout, Postmen, Timebomb, K9 Crossing, Home Delivery, Save the Fire Chief Vertical Wall events Load the Loft, Save the Fire Chief Steep Wall events Loch Ness Monster, Lifebuoys, Mountain Climbers, Penguins, Sail Makers
"They didn't have many steep wall events because they were really dangerous" -- T. Gray 6/12/97 Shallow Wall events Tinny Race, Jaunty Jalopies, Emu Race, Fetch the Bones Astroturf events that aren't Obstacle Courses Hang the Bottle, Piggy Race, Frankenstein, Sack Race, Living Donuts, Musketeers, Flower Power, Family (Peanuts), Rollin Hoops, Roman Wreckers, See Saw, String of Pearls, Chariot Race, Dairy Maid Derby, Henry VIII, Fall of the Roman Empire Ball Events Reach for the Sun, Giant Soccer, Springball, Walk the Beachball, Circus Soccer Turntable Noah's Knockout, Martians, Ding Dong Other events that we are yet to classify or review Tarzan Swings, Ice Hockey, Rubber Duckies, Roll Out the Barrels, Marine Balls, Back to Back Footy, Musical Chairs, Counter Balance, Rail Strike, Uphill Battle, Pool Humpty Dumpty, Stilted Balloons, Hotshots, Queen of Hearts, Back to School, Circus Soccer, Slideshot (aka Slide Basketball), Wildcat Gusher Gang, Save the Fire Chief, Pixie Pick Up, Convict Capers, Sailmakers, Slipball, Up In Arms, Disk Girl, Cargo Chaos, Pirate Boat Race, Sinking Rowboats, Downpour, Jigsaw Ladder, Fighting Fit, Balloon Busters, Fox Hunt, Debutante and Escort, Head Waiters, Tumbling Tumbleweeds, Early Birds, Alpine Avalanche, Sedan Chair, Head Hunters, Giant Bike Riders, Down the Tube, Ballet Dancers, Tour de Knockout, Creepy Crawly, Happy Landings, Chooks Revenge, Steeplechase, Tweedle Dum Tweedle Dee, Hammer Head, Moby Dick, Abandon Ship, Jazz Band, Pontoon Ball, Across the Bay, Bakers Boy, Rhino in the Jungle, Jamboree, Stepping Stones, Beat the Tide, Sea Snatch, Kookaburra's Nest, Pontoon Pyramid, Kangaroo Hop, Feed the Penguins, Skyburst, Lift Off, Pirates Plunder. Key to ratings ŤŤŤŤ Enjoyable, original event that is exciting and memorable -- this classification reserved for classics
ŤŤŤ    A good fun and memorable event
ŤŤ        A reasonably good event
Ť           An OK event, but nothing to write home about
BOMB: A tiresome event Big Pool events Pontoon pileup Pic Pic Pic Pic (4 team simultaneous event)

In this event team members jump onto a large pontoon in the big pool and paddle to the other end to pick up more team members (which pile on top) and so on for a number of laps. ŤŤ Paddle Steamers Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic (2 heats + final)

Two male team members stand on IAK paddlesteamer boat wheels and run backwards to spin the paddle wheels and hence move the boat forwards. Teams must complete a minor obstacle course in the big pool. ŤŤ Pop the Cork Pic Pic (2 heats + final)

Male team member jumps into pool and then climbs huge champagne bottle. Female team member throws lasso from edge of pool to male team member who puts lasso over neck of huge bottle. Female team member pulls down huge bottle and climbs onto huge bottle neck, despite water (champagne?) squirting out of top of bottle into her face. Female then grabs rope joining bottle neck to bottle cork and then places huge cork on the huge bottle. ŤŤŤ Icebergs Pic (4 team simultaneous event)

Team members skip along line of iceberg-styled pontoons across the big pool. Team to reach other end of pool first wins. ŤŤ1/2 Ski Slalom aka Great Ski Race Pic (4 team simultaneous event)

Male team members using ski-like pontoons paddle through a minor obstacle course in the big pool. Memorable event as Frankston (Frank Gleeson et al.)(once again) wasted their joker on this one. ŤŤ1/2 Spin Out Pic (2 heats + final)

One male and one female team member stand in a sort of a "floating cup" in the big pool. Female team member spins the cup using a paddle while male team member pulls on a rope which is attached to the other end of the pool. Teams must reach other end of pool. Michael Jordan of Hawkesbury turned this event into a fine art. ŤŤ1/2 Springball Pic Pic Pic Pic (2 heats + final) Walk the Plank Maiden Rescue aka Maiden Flight Pic (2 heats + final)

Male 'buccaneer' team member slides down a flying fox from the galleon over the big pool. He collects a female ('maiden') team member and is hauled back up the flying fox by team members on the galleon. This happens twice, the team to finish the task first wins. Childers captain John Harbourne showed Nostradamus-like foresight in using his Joker in this event (they were in a heat against 'Franga'). ŤŤ1/2 Up the Creek Pic (2 heats + final)

Two team members, dressed as native American indians (in their state colours) paddled a canoe lengthwise along the big pool. The canoe was attached with a large elastic band to the galleon at one end. At the end of the pool, an additional team member got in the boat and they all had to paddle back and forth again. Navigation (particularly when travelling backwards or when the boats were taking on water) or lack thereof, made for hilarious results and cries of "interference!" from many a TV spectator. Rhythmic tribal drum soundtrack. ŤŤŤ Small Pool Events Frogs (4 team separate event)

Two male contestants (as it is too dangerous for women!?) wearing skin-tight frog costumes (in state colours with large heads and flippers) run down a ramp and across about five small pontoons over the small pool, and up another ramp. The team with the most crossings in the time available won the event. Though a highly popular event (and the favourite of Port Broughton skipper Kevin Beinke), we regard frogs as highly hazardous. In the European It's a Knockout, Jeux Sans Frontičres, frogs almost caused a diplomatic incident when the French team was asked to dress up as frogs! ŤŤŤ1/2 Pillow Fight Pic Pic Pic Pic (2 heats + final)

Team members dressed in nighties in their state colours and appropriate headgear walked out onto a small platform on a pole across the small pool. Team members then proceeded to whack with pillows opposing team members, who were standing on an opposite platform. The team with the least number of members that had fallen in the pool won. This event was memorable for the comical face-off between back-hoe operator Andrew Sloan of South Australia and Queensland's Cathy Weatherall. Ť1/2 Bet Your Loaf Pic Pic (4 team separate event)

(Half-)dressed as chefs, team members scramble across a horizontal greased pole over the small pool, carrying a tray of two loaves of bread. Team members deposit their loaves in a basket at the end of the pole. A blindfolded opposition team member flings a heavy suspended punching bag at the competitors while they try to cross the pole. The team with the most loaves in the basket at the end of the available time wins. Vermont (Victoria) did well at this event. ŤŤ Sheep Dipping (4 team separate event)

Using the ramps from frogs, competitors take a foam sheep and submerge them so that they pass under a metal pole. This is not easy as the sheep are highly buoyant. Competitors then take the sheep and scramble up the second ramp. The team with the most legally dipped sheep up the ramp in the time limit wins. This event made for some hilarious moments, such as when Michael Cornish of Orange, New South Wales fell over on the ascending ramp (sorry Mike!). We are somewhat skeptical of the benefit conferred by the shearing experience of Danny Brokenshire (the shearer from SA) in this event. ŤŤŤ Bridge the Gap (4 team separate event)

Team members jump across a gap in a bridge over the small pool. The size of the gap is ever-increasing, as an opposition team member (e.g. Sam Daniels of Box Hill, Victoria) operates a winch to separate the sides of the bridge. The team with the most crossings in the time available wins. A classic IAK event. Good long-jump practice, but not for the faint-hearted. ŤŤŤ Tightrope Suction Pic Pic Pic (4 team separate event)

Team members walk along a rope over the small pool under spraying water. In order to stay upright, team members have rods with a suction cup in each hand which they can use to stick onto overhead plates. The team with the most members across the small pool in the time available wins. In each successful crossing, the competitors must have stuck a suction cup on each of the ten available plates. Successive team members can only begin a traverse when the previous team member has reached plate 5, or is out of the pool, having fallen in. An exciting event. ŤŤ1/2 Obstacle Courses Telephone Call Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic (4 team simultaneous event)

Female team member answers phone, runs through obstacle course invloving hay bails, ramps, a paddle over the medium-sized pool in a rubber dinghy and a climb up a rope to get to the guy. Guy goes back over obstacle course to get to and answer the phone. High level of athleticism required. Portland and its team captain Ross Murrell (Victoria) won this event well, particularly over Newcastle and its skipper David Rankin (steady on boy -- no need to chuck the phone in rage!). ŤŤŤŤ Bumbling Bees Pic Pic Pic Pic (4 team simultaneous event)

Dressed up as bees, a male team member runs through a obstacle course comprising a 'honeycomb' tunnel, a rope 'spider's web' and a balloon which must be burst by the bee's rear stinger. At the half-way mark, the bees must climb into a booth full of balloons and pop them all. They then return through the course, jump into the air off a small trampoline and land on a large balloon to complete the event. Melbourne City (Victoria) memorably won this event with their Joker, unlike Portland. ŤŤŤ Pic (4 team simultaneous event)

Just a boring event using the horse costumes. Female jockey rides horse and climbs through suspended rubber rings. 1/2Ť Superguy (4 team separate event)

Male team member must, dressed in a Superman-like costume, run through an obstacle course involving pushing a train several meters along some tracks and jumping over small model sky-scrapers. The Superguy must then don a business suit in a phone booth and run to his desk where a female 'Lois' hands him his coffee. The fastest superguy wins. ŤŤŤ Tweetle Dee Tweetle Dum Pic Pic (4 team simultaneous event)

Dressed in bulky foam costumes, male contestants traverse an obstacle course carrying buckets of water. At one end, the buckets are filled and at the other they are emptied into a large measuring cylinder. The winning team is the one that has accrued the highest water level in their measuring cylinder. Obstacles include wading pools, ramps and heavy cylindrical objects on the ground. We are not surprised that Fiona MacDonald was anxious about some of the competitors' well-being after falls. Roger Trewavis of Portland (Victoria) was a natural at this event, despite losing. ŤŤ1/2 Jolly Giant Pirate Pic Pic Pic Pic (4 team simultaneous event)

Guys dressed as pirates take large treasure chest through gruelling course. Yet another event at which Steve Borgas of Burra, South Australia went very well. ŤŤ1/2 Pickup Bunny aka Grabit Rabbit Pic Pic Pic Dancing Dummies Pic (4 team simultaneous event, with 2 elimination heats)

Guys dance with dummy until music ('Let's twist again, like we did last summer') stops, at which point guys run with dummy over table, bar, get champagne bottle, run back over bar, table, dancing area and up onto a very high stool, where they open the bottle. Fastest to do this wins. ŤŤ1/2 Penguins Grand Prix (4 team separate event)

On the Astroturf, one team member drives the golf buggy carrying three other team members around a course. All team members carry four eggs in a holder on their respective heads. Loss of these eggs resulted in a time penalty (of two seconds per egg). Since the course contains ramps, speed bumps, turns and a tunnel with negative 'headroom', this event was quite challenging. Melbourne City (Victoria) won this event in a time of 1:04! Yay! Poor old Jock Howard of Queensland (not to be confused with the lesser-known current Prime Minister of Australia John) drove atrociously, requiring an engagement of reverse gear. To his credit though, Jock took the consequent jokes by Fiona MacDonald about his driving skills well. As for the South Australian guy who lost his whole egg holder because he didn't duck under the tunnel -- good onya maaaate! ŤŤŤ1/2 Monks (2 heats + final)

Two guys dressed as monks run over some ropes, a cake-like object (?) and a see-saw while carrying a rubber dinghy and a paddle each. The two guys then paddle in the dinghy across the medium-sized pool to a pontoon on which wine and bread are found. These are collected and paddled back to the end of the pool, where the 'monks' alight and sit down to enjoy their meal. The fastest team to do this wins. Melbourne City's Peter Bolton and Michael Naughton proved to outclass all opposition in this event. Their experience in triathlons probably helped. One of the pair showed off his Aussie Rules skills drop-kicking his wine flask across the stadium, but Melbourne City was sufficiently ahead to win easily after the flask's retrieval. Jock Howard's hope for divine intervention apparently fell on deaf ears, but then again, they were against Melbourne City. ŤŤŤ Chapel Challenge Pic (2 heats + final)

Heckle and Jeckle Pic (4 team simultaneous event)

Breakout (2 heats + final)

Vertical Wall Events Load the Loft Pic (4 team simultaneous event)

Team member climbs ladder up vertical wall to 'loft', while other team members hoist up heavy sack of stuff adjacent to climber. Climber alights ladder at loft, pulls in sack, detaches sack from rope and places sack label on outer wall. Climber takes rope down to ground level with team ground crew team providing resistance so climber doesn't kill himself. This process is repeated three or four times. Event ends when whole team stands on pontoon (on land) and all sack labels are on outer wall. ŤŤ Steep Wall Events Loch Ness Monster Pic (4 team simultaneous event)

As a tag-team event, competitors carried large 'tiles' with pegs on the back, a short distance to the steep wall and inserted the tile pegs into appropriate holes in the steep wall. The shapes of the tiles were of particular sections of the Loch Ness Monster. As progressive monster neck tiles were placed on the wall, competitors had to climb higher and higher up the steep wall, carrying their tile, to place it in its hole. The tiles had footholds on them, and positioned tiles were used as a ladder. The winning team was the first to stand on the pontoon on the ground having placed the 'head' tile on the wall. When the head piece was placed on, the monster's eyes flashed red. ŤŤ1/2 Lifebuoys (4 team simultaneous event)

A classic. This event actually used a not-quite-so steep wall, but suffice to say that you would have been pretty scared of doing yourself some damage if you fell (especially if you fell off the side of the wall, as nearly did happen... Cornish and Beinke!). In this event, male competitors dressed as surf-lifesavers flung a lifebuoy ring up the steep wall/hill, aiming to catch it on a hook, quoits-style. Then the man pulled himself up the hill by a rope attached to the ring and gained a foothold on the hook. The process then repeated, with the hooks on alternating sides on his lane on the hill. At the top of the hill a female member of an opposition team applied suds and water to the lane, thereby sending the climbing guy slipping and sliding almost uncontrollably (with near-fateful consequences). Once the guy got to the top of the hill, he threw his lifebuoy down the hill. At the base of the hill, a female team member put the ring around her waist and, while sitting, was dragged up the hill by the climber and another male team member using the lifebuoy's rope. By this stage most of the suds and water had ran to the bottom of the hill and/or dried up, so the lady didn't get a fantastically smooth ride on the plastic. The first team to get the female member to the top of the hill won the event. Starring Rosaly Shingles and captain Leigh Privett (who was later to be named 'unluckiest Australian orienteer of 1998'), Wodonga (Victoria) exhibited unmatched skill in this event, easily quashing all opposition. In the time taken for the second-place-getter to finish, we believe that Wodonga could have completed this event twice over. We have vowed to construct this event in our driveway, but safety concerns have caused even us daredevils to baulk. ŤŤŤŤ Mountain Climbers aka Mountain Climbing Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic (4 team simultaneous event)

A guy uses a large peg in each hand, inserting them in holes in the steep wall and pulling themselves up, like on a large 'pegboard'. Once the guy gets to the top of the wall, a second guy started climbing it. The first team to get the two guys to the top won. Physically intensive, this event put great strain on the arm muscles; in particular, the biceps and triceps. South Australian Les Knaggs proved uncannily and frustratingly good at this event, to the dismay of all opponents. Poor Wodongans Privett and Grant had little success at this event; obviously the Privett factor was not in force. ŤŤŤ Penguins (4 team simultaneous event)

Shallow Wall Events Tinny Race (4 team simultaneous event)

This event involved a large 'tinny' mounted on rails, containing one male competitor. The rails ran up the shallow wall/hill. The tinny was pushed down the hill, and the guy in it had to push himself and the tinny back up the hill by pushing a long pole against the sleepers of the rails. This was repeated once. At the top of the hill, the guy in the tinny opens a large ringpull in the wall and lets polystyrene 'beer' into the tinny. Tom Heenan was strong in this event, but disappointingly finished second, thus dragging down his team's (Nareen's) average. Kevin Beinke, captain of Port Broughton, South Australia, showed the strain of this event. ŤŤŤ1/2 Jaunty Jalopies Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic (4 team simultaneous event)

A male and female team member in a non-powered car roll down a shallow hill, through a water trough and retrieve a spanner. The car is then hauled back up the hill by other team members using a rope. This is repeated and then the car is 'driven' back down to the petrol pump, where the male team member puts the petrol hose into the car and gets in. The team to have completed this task in the fastest time wins. We cannot believe Wodonga (Victoria) lost this event. ŤŤŤ Emu Race (2 elimination heats + final)

A direct copy of the 'Ostrich Race' from Jeux sans Frontières, Emu Race involved competitors in emu costumes running down the shallow wall to retrieve large rings (on stands) at the base of the slope. The emus must pick up the rings with their mouths, which are opened with a cable running down to the competitor inside the large costume. There are fewer rings than competitors, so there are some elimination heats and then a final. Ť1/2 Fetch the Bones aka Find the Bones Pic Pic Pic Pic (4 team simultaneous event)

Competitors in dog costumes run down the shallow wall and dive into a large haystack in an effort to find large bones. Competitors who are unable to find bones are eliminated, and eventually the first and second to find the bones get the points. Not recommended for hay-fever sufferers. ŤŤ Astroturf event that aren't Obstacle Courses Hang the Bottle aka Bottle Babies Pic (4 team simultaneous event)

Two guys from each team, dressed as babies, including nappies and squeaky dummies, stack four large blocks (labelled 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'D') on each other. On the top of the blocks is placed a large baby's milk bottle. This bottle is tipped with a magnet. The two guys lift the tall stack of blocks, careful not to drop it (which happens often). The stack is carried over two rows of hay bales. Then the guys have to manoever the stack so that the bottle magnet sticks to a magnet suspended from a tower. The team to 'Hang the Bottle' first wins. Guidance on positioning is provided by a female team member with a megaphone. Not greatly physically demanding, this event was a test of communication and co-ordination. ŤŤŤ1/2 Piggy Race Pic(4 team simultaneous event)

Not actually having much to do with pigs, this event involved several team members wearing shoes attached to planks. These planks were, in turn, attached to each other with a metal rod so that the peoples' feet moved in a cycloid motion. This event looks very uncomfortable. Ť Frankenstein Pic Pic Pic (4 team separate event)

Female team member in peroxide wig with legs & feet tied together jumps through course, placing flowers in flower pots while a guy from an opposition team dressed as Frankenstein's monster (complete with bolt through neck, block feet and chained ankles) chases her. The team whose lady plants the most flowers before the monster catches her wins. ŤŤ Sack Race Pic Pic (4 team simultaneous event)

Pretty much self-explanatory. Teams jump up and down the course in a large sack picking up extra team members at each end of the course. First to finish with full sack of people wins. Ť Living Donuts Pic (4 team simultaneous event)

One of the more humourously named events (Living Daylights, get it?), Living Donuts was indeed imaginative. A stack of car tyre inner tubes was placed over a team member, who, holding them in position with two cables, ran the length of the course (~50 meters). Then the person in the tyre inners was placed on his side and rolled by two other team members back down the course. The winning tactic in this event was to hold the tyres tightly in position so that the rolling movement was even, smooth and straight. Failure to do this by some teams provided funny moments for viewers of their consequent loss. ŤŤŤ1/2 Musketeers Pic Pic (2 heats + final)

Two guys heavily kitted-out in grotesque musketeers' costumes are swung pendulum-style over the Astroturf by team-mates. Each musketeer bears a fencing sword, which he uses to try to pierce the water-containing clear plastic bladder which represents the opposition musketeer's abdomen. The winner is the musketeer that has lost the least amount of water after a certain amount of time. An aim of this event is to try and pierce the bladder as low as possible so that a greater weight of water pushes the water more rapidly through the hole made. The visibility of the muskateers must have been extremely poor, and we have doubts about the safety of this event (See results). As for the scoring system, this probably wasn't quite 100% fair since certain linesladies (Chandelle hem hem) placed some pressure on the bladder, thus increasing the apparent amount of remaining water in some of the teams (but not Victoria, though). An original idea. ŤŤŤ Flower Power Family aka Peanuts aka Assaulted Peanuts Pic Pic Pic (2 heats + final)

Four members of each team each wear a large peanut costume and are linked by fabric arms. This penut 'family' must walk through a course on the Astroturf. This involved negotiating a series of large salt-shakers. Another dangerous event considering the risks of a fall, of which there were many, especially by Frankston (Vic). If one person fell, the remainder of the team was dragged down with them. ŤŤ Rollin Hoops Pic (4 team simultaneous event)

Made famous by Box Hill (Vic) (and, to a lesser extent Melbourne City (Vic)), Rollin Hoops involved two guys fitting into a large hollow cylinder with an egg-shaped cross-section. The two guys then had the task of shifting their centre of gravity within the cylinder such that it rolled down the Astroturf. A number of balloons had to be burst in the process (by rolling over them). Once the hoops had got to the end of their Astroturf lanes, they had to be rolled back in the same fashion to the starting line. The first team back won. ŤŤŤ1/2 Roman Wreckers (2 heats + final)

Roman Wreckers was another event made famous by Box Hill (Vic). Two guys attempted to build a Roman 'temple' using several parts of pillars and two roof pieces, while two ladies from the opposing team catapulted silver balls at the temple in an attempt to destroy the temple. The team with the most temple pieces in position at the end of the time available won. One of the builders often took on the role of deflecting the incoming silver balls. The potentially apocalyptic damage of a single well-aimed silver ball meant that the winner of any given heat or final was not apparent until the last fraction of a second. In may cases, a video replay was required in order to determine the winner, since the results were close and competitors, in the frantic temple-building continued to place pieces on the structure after the siren had sounded. A classic. ŤŤŤŤ See Saw Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic (2 heats + final)

What can we say about See Saw? Basically don't expect to come out of it without having lost some teeth and sustained serious musculo-skeletal damage. A pillar à la Roman Wreckers had to be assembled. This was effected by a bloke carrying the individual blocks (large) over a large metal ladder which was pivoted at the centre, like a see-saw. A counter-balance (another team member) was required since the block-carrier was not allowed to touch the ground at the other side. The pillar was thus constructed by carefully placing the blocks on each other while maintaining balance. Since this was a two heats and a final event, time pressures ensured that the required delicate balancing-act was rarely seen. Competitors were frequently catapaulted high into the air, often landing on the painstakingly-assembled pillar (funny if you were supporting an opposition team). Combat team members were on-hand to catch people falling from the sky, but usually missed, allowing them to fall on the 1-inch-thick floor padding. A product of a sadistic mind. ŤŤŤ String of Pearls Pic (2 heats + final) Chariot Race Dairy Maid Derby (2 heats + final)

Female team member rides on a cart that is hauled by two guys dressed as a horse. The cart has hugely differing wheel sizes, giving the rider (and her large milk pails) a very rough ride. Just watch out for Padthaway-esque obstruction of opposition teams on the 180 degree turns! Quite an entertaining event, but not for the rider, since motion sickness is inevitable. ŤŤŤ Henry VIII Fall of the Roman Empire (2 heats + final)

Ball Events Reach for the Sun (4 team simultaneous event)

A guy jumping on a trampoline tossed a rubber ball up to a basketball hoop which was mounted very high up. A female assistant passed the balls up to the guy. As the balls accumulated in the net attached to the basketball hoop, a large 'sun' was raised. The team whose sun was raised to the top won, and this was signalled by an explosion at the basketball hoop. This event is memorable for its poor videotape splicing and the fact that Frankston (Vic) (shooter Frank 'ston' Gleeson), actually received some points (2 of them for finishing second). ŤŤ Giant Soccer Pic (2 heats + final)

Guys in large suits with particularly large boots play soccer. Two guys on each team. The boundary line consisted of hay bales. Ť1/2 Turntable Noah's Knockout Noah's Knockout Pic Pic Pic (4 team separate event)

Team members dressed in various animal costumes run out of the ark and around a semi-circular track and back into the ark, avoiding a heavily kitted-out opposition Noah who tries to knock them down. The Noah is tethered to the ground and his movement is consequently limited. The team with the most animals around the semi-circular track at the end of the time available wins. This event is infamous for the injury of Derek van Veldhuisen (Portland (Vic) Noah), which unfortunately put him out of the competition. It was probably little consolation that Portland won that event. In our opinion, the fox, with its least cumbersome costume had it far too easy. ŤŤ Martians Pic (2 heats + final)

Ding Dong Pic (2 heats + final)

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