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100 Pairs of Identical Twins, One $250,000 Prize: How the Competition Played Out

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The video puts 100 pairs of identical twins in individual cubes and gives one pair the chance to leave with a quarter of a million dollars. Two rules frame the contest. If either twin crosses the red line at the front of the cube, both are eliminated. Every challenge is also built so that the twins have to work together to get through it. The host presents the competition as a test of the twins' bond. Over the challenges it also becomes a test of greed, group politics, and how well each twin can read the other.

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1:03

Challenge One: Memorizing Color Sequences

In the first challenge the room flashes a series of colors. Each pair has to enter the sequence correctly on a tablet or be eliminated. The opening round was six colors: blue, yellow, green, yellow, blue, blue. Three pairs got it wrong, and the host pointed out that all three were sitting next to each other. He also noted that some cubes were openly sharing answers with their neighbors.

Each round added more colors, from 15 colors up to 27 by the end. Partners began arguing over the sequences. One pair fought over whether a pattern ended on green or yellow. Another fumbled the submit button and then realized their entry was wrong. One eliminated twin had placed third in an earlier "ages 1 through 100" video and finished 93rd here. The final round alone eliminated 12 pairs. Each eliminated pair received $1,000, and 72 pairs moved on. Their cubes were destroyed, as is standard on the channel.

3:29

Challenge Two: Blindfolded Stacking Against the Neighbor

The second challenge was set up to cut the field in half. In each cube, one twin wore a blindfold and stacked ten blocks on a tray held by the other twin. The twin holding the tray then had to lower the finished tower onto a podium. If a single block dropped, the pair was out, and a tower falling onto the twin holding it counted as a drop. Pairs competed head-to-head against their neighbors, and only one pair from each matchup advanced.

Because only the blindfolded twin could stack, the host described the game as relying entirely on communication. Some pairs showed what they called a "twin thing": one twin guided the other just by tilting their head, as if their partner could see. Other pairs struggled. One twin admitted, "for twins, we are not coordinated."

The twins also used tactics that had nothing to do with stacking. Some never touched their blocks and waited for their opponents' tower to fall, which the crew called "corner camping." The Collins twins tried to throw their opponents off by shouting at them, and they were loud enough to be heard across the room. When a ten-minute clock was added with a rule that the most blocks at zero would win, the Collins twins started stacking quickly and tied their opponents at five. In the closing seconds one pair grabbed another block and tried to lower their tower to win outright, while the opposing tower collapsed after a twin accidentally brushed it. Two games in the final round went to the last second. When the challenge ended, half the field was gone and 36 pairs were left.

That night the crew wheeled in bunk beds. The Morris twins mentioned a strong alliance with another pair. The host said the twins were more optimistic than he expected after what he called the "bloodbath" of the first day.

8:58

The Greed Test: $5,000 or a Shot at $250,000

The next morning each cube had $5,000 sitting outside it. A pair could take the money, but every pair that did faced a 50-50 chance of being randomly eliminated. Pairs that left it alone advanced automatically. They had ten minutes to decide.

The decision split some pairs. One twin argued that five grand wasn't enough to risk their chances. The other twin called it "a free five grand." Another pair said they wanted to "trust the twin-tuition" and go for the big prize. One pair said they only wanted bragging rights. One twin asked "what would Jimmy do?" and concluded he would take the money.

Eight pairs took the cash, so four were drawn at random from a machine. Each eliminated pair pulled the next name. The Allen, Moore, Miller, and DeAngelo twins were eliminated. The Millers said they completely regretted it because $250,000 would have been life-changing money for them. The DeAngelos stood by their choice: "You just got to take what you can get."

11:17

The Group Vote: Taking Out the Collins Twins

In the next challenge the group decided who stayed. Each tablet showed two buttons. Green was a vote to end the challenge, and if every pair pressed green, nobody went home. Red let a pair vote someone out, and whoever got the most red votes was eliminated. The voting window was five minutes.

Several twins said voting people out was rude and that being a twin is about teamwork. The host noted, though, that the Collins twins had made a name for themselves, mainly through their shouting in the stacking game. After a few pairs voted red, others piled on. The Collins twins received 26 votes and the Haley twins received one. The Collinses read the result as proof that the others were "scared" of them. Another contestant said, "The witch is dead." The host said he had never seen that many people work together on anything. With the shared target gone, the next round of voting was unanimous for green. Contestants said they preferred people going out "on their own terms" to the group picking who left.

13:13

The Red-Light Button Game: Racing to the Top Ten

With 31 pairs left, the host introduced what he called the hardest challenge so far. Over several hours the room would turn red at random, ten times in all. The first pair to tap their tablet each time was safe. Every other pair that tapped in that round was eliminated. The real decision was which round to try for, since every extra attempt made the odds worse.

Some pairs announced their plans to discourage rivals. One pair told everyone they were taking the second alarm and warned the others to stay away from it. Others were confident they could win the first round on reaction time. One contestant noted that the odds improve the longer you wait, but the number of open spots shrinks too.

Four pairs tried the first round. The winner later earned the right to pick first in the bowling challenge, and those were the Sansone twins. Four pairs also tried round two, and the Cliffords won by less than a tenth of a second. Three pairs pressed in round three, and the Hershey twins won. The host found that ironic because of the chocolate bars being handed out at the time. The Beattys won round four, Leiva won round five, and the Narvaez and Morris twins took the next two. In round eight the Badgett twins briefly took their hands off the screen, which confused a rival pair watching the Fischer twins, and the Badgetts then won the round. The Dertings won round nine and the Rosenbergs won round ten, completing the top ten.

19:11

Blindfolded Bowling: Down to Five

On the third day, pairs faced each other in an oversized bowling game with 105 pins. One twin bowled blindfolded and the other gave directions. Whichever pair knocked down more pins over three bowls advanced. Pairs chose their own opponents, so strategy became part of the game. One pair worried about the Rosenbergs because they were "a bit older" and "got glasses," and guessed they were probably good bowlers.

The Sansone twins picked the Hershey twins. After two bowls the Hersheys led 48 to 37. The host told the Sansones to "get mad," and their final bowl produced what he called possibly "the comeback of the century." They won 79 to 55. The Beatty twins picked the Narvaez twins and won 89 to 74. The video shows the Badgett and Leiva matchups only briefly. The Dertings and Cliffords came out of that stretch into the final five.

The last two pairs met in a match the host said "had to be" the final matchup. One contestant said bowling was a strength for them and that they had been in a league. Both pairs threw strong first bowls, and the host said you could tell they both had experience. After a ricochet on the second bowl, few pins were left standing. The final tally was 82 to 86, and the Morris twins, introduced as "the bowling champ," took the last spot. The final five were the Beatty, Clifford, Derting, Sansone, and Morris twins.

What the Finalists Wanted the Money For

Before the finale the host asked the finalists what they would do with the money. Their answers were:

  • a trip to Japan and school costs
  • investing
  • buying their parents a new house, though that answer was quickly walked back
  • putting all of it into their brand so they could become "rich, famous rockstars"
  • helping parents who have three kids in college, plus a new fishing rod
26:55

The Finale: Briefcases, Bluffs, and Reading Your Twin

The finale borrowed a format the host said viewers might recognize from the channel's 50 YouTubers video. Five briefcases were shuffled while everyone was blindfolded. One twin from each pair picked a case and checked it privately. Four were empty, and one held the $250,000 check. The twins without cases then voted to eliminate one pair, and the pair with the most votes had to open their case. An empty case meant elimination. If the case held the check, that pair won.

In the first round, one Beatty twin openly claimed to have the money. Others found that suspicious and wondered why anyone would admit it. The votes came out one each for Clifford, Morris, and Sansone, then two for Beatty. The Beattys opened their case and it was empty. One of the two Beatty votes came from the twin's own brother. The host described the briefcase holder's play as a near-perfect bluff undone because "his own brother couldn't even read his poker face." The Beattys did not leave empty-handed.

The cases were reshuffled for round two, and the other twin in each pair chose. Nearly everyone denied having the money. One contestant pointed out that this couldn't be true, since someone had it. The votes split two for Morris and two for Derting, which forced a three-minute revote between those two pairs. One Derting twin pushed hard for the others to vote Morris, saying "trust me" repeatedly, and insisted the Morrises had the money. The others read it as the Dertings trying to save themselves, and all four votes went to Derting. Their case was empty. They finished fourth and went home with $10,000.

For the third round the producers stopped showing viewers who held the money. Three pairs held cases. One contestant noted that the Cliffords had read the previous two rounds correctly. When the Morris briefcase holder was asked directly, they answered only, "I might have it in my suitcase." Another contestant called that a lie. The first two votes went to Morris, which settled the round. The host reminded everyone that an empty case would eliminate the Morrises and the game would continue, while the check would end it.

The case held the $250,000 check. The Morris twins said the money would go to their family, who "work so hard for us." The host tore the check in half, giving each twin $125,000.

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