Sidemen Hide and Seek on an Island

Introduction

• Contestants have 20 minutes to hide.
• Last person wins £20,000.
• Set on a massive island the size of 350 football pitches.
• Mystery boxes with upgrades scattered across the island.
• Tools for seekers: bikes, golf buggies, boat, helicopter.

Hiding Phase

• Chaos ensues as contestants scramble to find hiding spots.
• Contestants utilize bikes and camouflage gear.

Seeking Phase

• Zone begins to close after 1 hour, pushing contestants closer to seekers.
• Helicopter and other tools deployed to locate hiders.
• Specific strategies employed: staying off the main path, using camouflage gear.
• Several encounters and close calls between seekers and hiders.

Notable Contestants and Predictions

• Early predictions favoring smaller, more agile contestants like Faith and Kelly.
• Contestants found unique and creative hiding spots using the island's terrain.

Mystery Box Discoveries

• Contestants find valuable resources, including a 'Get Out of Jail Free' card.
• Attempts to distract other players using discovered resources.
• Some resources found in the boxes: cash money, snacks.

Encounters and Eliminations

• Many contestants experience near-misses with seekers using bikes and strategic movements.
• Seeking teams struggle to find well-hidden contestants despite tools at their disposal.
• Zones continue to close, forcing contestants to move and re-strategize.

Final Phase Preparations

• Top 10 contestant elimination strategy initiated: race to press one of the ten buzzers.
• Contestants frantically race to the center of the island to secure their spot in the final phase.
• Final 10 selected, remaining contestants eliminated.

Hide and Seek Final Stage

• 3 minutes given to final 10 to hide within a new restricted area.
• Last person left wins £20,000.
• Contestants use creative hiding spots within the restricted zone.
• The introduction of a dog to assist seekers in locating final contestants.

Tension and Tight Spots

• Numerous close encounters and high tension as seekers close in on final contestants.
• One contestant caught after a close call involving seekers using combined strategies.
• Scroll phase initiated, reducing even more of the hideable area.

Final Winners

• Contestants Syndicate and Amber secure best hiding spots, evading seekers till the last minute.
• Both Syndicate and Amber awarded £20,000 each for jointly winning the contest.

Conclusion

• The game highlighted strategic thinking, intense physical exertion, and creative hiding tactics.
• Seekers utilized a range of resources and methods to catch contestants.
• The competition was filled with unexpected moves and impressive evasions by contestants.