Above Average (with too many people to fit in this title)

Today in the Game Garage, it's not about what you know: it's about what you can do. Pull down the description for the full cast and links to everyone's channels!
IN THE STUDIO
Cambria Bailey-Jones - / cambriabailey
Guy Larsen - guylarsen.com
Taha Khan - / khanstopme
ON THE PANEL
Barry Lewis - / @mrbarrylewis
Colin Furze - / colinfurze
Em Ford - / mypaleskinblog
Hannah Witton - / hannahwitton
Lucy Bella Earl - / @englishwithlucy
Saf - / supersaftv
Steven Bridges - / @stevenbridges
And here's the stop-motion video that Cambria, Guy and Taha were working on! • Cavetown - Green [Offi...
Edited by Elliot Gough and Michelle Martin
Audio mix by Graham Haerther
Directed by Grant Stevens
Produced by David Bodycombe and Tom Scott
A Pad 26 / Labyrinth Games production
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[@colinfurze]

this was a right laugh, but tom shows up at the shed holding a bean bag again he's not coming in haha

[@RandomEvilOST]

All I want to know is how high your sugar cube tower was

[@jasongarde6609]

So no bean bag related projects then?

[@joemomumbo]

bruhhhhhhh

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

COLIN!!!!!

[@matthewmclean9012]

Should have won colinn

[@stevenbridges]

"I wasn't going to point out who the worst was". I feel so betrayed Tom.

[@mypaleskinblog]

StevenBridges oh Steven

[@heythere2904]

😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@romwil]

Oh Steven- I had high hopes- was expecting you to stack a half dozen in tenkai palm position and just glide them onto the table- using thumb and pointer to guide the line. :)

[@casparvoncampenhausen5249]

Sugarcube tower: oh

[@driveover3290]

I only clicked the video because you were on the thumbnail, and I thought "Hold up my fav magician and my fav linguistic know each other??"

[@mypaleskinblog]

I never want to see another freaking bean bag again in my life

[@heythere2904]

😂 but you did an awesome job.

[@oi-nf9uz]

I read this as "I never want to eat another freaking bean bag again in my life"

[@aetimes2]

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[@maruftim]

Throw it to Tom if you've ever seen one

[@CrippleX89]

Have you seen any since?

[@EnglishwithLucy]

Oh this is so awesome Tom! I knew having 6 sugars in my coffee would come in handy someday! Just kidding I like my coffee bitter like my soul.

[@lovecastle7154]

I think KZbin is being nice to you recently, your videos are popping up in my recommended.... now I see you on tom scotts video!

[@theyruinedyoutubeagain]

rofl

[@ilaripeltonen4330]

Why did I hear you shouting *B A S T * R D* while throwing the beanbags? Also congratulations on winning the sugar cube competition!

[@mypaleskinblog]

You are a machine Lucy

[@heythere2904]

😂

[@KhanStopMe]

I regret wearing those yellow socks.

[@factsverse9957]

Why isn't this comment "loved" by Tom Scott?

[@1997CWR]

You did great! Good Job

[@lucamateipintilie7006]

I cannot unsee that

[@purpleghost106]

Why though? You rocked them! Honestly having a little splash of colour is a good thing in an outfit. (Also you did a fantastic job, congrats!)

[@Scruffi]

Very festive :)

[@will3346]

I wish we could have seen how the others did on the dominos even though they were eliminated.

[@slashess69]

Yea what?? Literally the contestants asked how Saf got done so fast and I wanted to know too! Only to be let down and not see any of their attempts..

[@hippyneilT]

@@slashess69 You mean apart from the bottom of the screen where you can see the other players? I think Will means seeing the players that were eliminated by the team. A "behind the scenes" or "extended" version of this video would be nice. so they can show the eliminated/other players attempts

[@thryduulf]

I came to the comments section to say exactly this.

[@ArthursHD]

@@slashess69 It can be done even faster by dropping dominos in front of you close to the line, using both hands to build a line, in order not to mess things up sit closer to the finish line.

[@Ghiaman1334]

The eternal problem with game shows - not knowing all the results by the end haha

[@SuperSaf]

I won a few of them woop 😂 This was so much fun, thanks for having me on Tom 👊🏽

[@seranes_silence]

I think we were all terrified by your skillfulnes

[@j.yossarian6852]

Saf you're a goddamn machine.

[@azdgariarada]

Since they didn't tell us, how many numbers were you able to get in a row with that bean bag game?

[@danielyuan9862]

@@raisin4406 The three got lucky that Saf fell one domino from the end.

[@danielyuan9862]

@@raisin4406 Oh wait, he finished, I thought he was disqualified.

[@TomScottGo]

Pull down the description for links to everyone! And full disclosure: while checking through, I think we may have been a bit generous during the second game - but as it didn't affect the final result (and it was generous in the player's favour), we're happy to let it stand!

[@unniFI]

this is epic!

[@babbisp1]

So this video is actually 1 week old and you just published it because your comment is "older" than the video.

[@debu6157]

How is the comment 1 week old but the video is like 10 sec

[@DerekHartley]

@@debu6157 As it was private up until today.

[@debu6157]

@@DerekHartley Oh k...idk that

[@lyreofgilgamesh]

Really pushed the budget on this one.

[@itchydez]

Probably had to take out a loan. Damn.

[@Colaglass]

@@itchydez That bike couldn't have been cheap

[@MisterAppleEsq]

Must've costs thousands of pence.

[@thelastcube.]

@@MisterAppleEsq Tom's really a smart-ass, using big numbers like "a thousand" to build up the excitement to end it with pence.

[@craniumtea5137]

@@thelastcube. You literally named your self, cold water what are you arguing about

[@ROFLMAOtheNARWHAL]

Tom Scott's true passion; making other people do inane tasks for money.

[@notdaveschannel9843]

Sounds like every employer I've ever had.

[@OrangeC7]

@@notdaveschannel9843 This is a painfully accurate comment

[@KicksPregnantWomen]

me beast but british

[@timothymclean]

"I'm sure Taha's engineering knowledge will be most useful in the pencil-holding contest!" _Next two contests are based on numbers and building stuff_ "Can we just submit Taha?" Sounds like the team considers Taha to be above _their_ average...

[@GuyLarsen]

That's correct. We do.

[@KhanStopMe]

🤷🏾‍♂️

[@heythere2904]

@@KhanStopMe Oh it's you 😂

[@thatoneguy9582]

Timothy McLean it’s always the one that sounds the most asian

[@DigitalMonsters]

@@thatoneguy9582 Wherever you are, whatever you do; there's always an Asian, that's better than you.

[@carykh]

Dang, now I'm curious to see how domino experts like Hevesh5 would've done on the domino contest, or how Shakuntala Devi would've done on the backward counting!

[@iamthinking2252_]

carykh ohh, it’d’ve been a riot

[@choco_jack7016]

cary why are you here?

[@FFmax33]

This reminds me of the time I saw MeesterTweester in the comments of a video

[@skanyone2602]

Cary

[@seanordonez9208]

hi cary

[@paulet4276]

I’m above average -everyone

[@SerpongeDash]

I like to think that everyone is above average in at least one thing

[@rmsgrey]

The vast majority of people have more than the average number of legs; the majority of the remainder have more than the average number of arms. That leaves a small minority to find other ways they're above average for...

[@kuro13wolf]

​@@rmsgrey Clever, but you shouldn't average integer numbers like that it makes no sense to say that the average human has 1.98 arms and 1.92 legs.

[@rmsgrey]

@@kuro13wolf No more than saying that the average family has 2.4 children, but that's how statistics work - if it makes you feel better, you can read the statement as "if you counted all the legs of all humans, and divided by the number of humans, most humans have more than that number of legs."

[@f_f_f_8142]

@@rmsgrey "most humans have more than that number of legs" that is incorrect. It would be true for the median but not the average. There could be a single human having bilions of arms bringing the average above 2, while nobody but this single person has more than 2 arms.

[@crisrose9707]

Colin: "I already have these pencils at home so do I have an advantage?" Tom: "Colin did not have an advantage..."

[@richardtalbot8188]

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[@FBFJDKOEUEURJFJDJ]

Reminded me a bit of Taskmaster this. Good stuff, really enjoyed it.

[@dismissing]

Especially the tower task. It's just like the one with boxes in the newest series and the bridge task too.

[@lucymariposa]

i was instantly looking for loopholes because of taskmaster - i swear they never said you couldn’t move the pencils in the last round

[@oliverbaker2601]

@@lucymariposa don't think it ever said you couldn't use something to store the pencils either. You could've used a paintbox or something.

[@fudgecake4633]

I love taskmaster!!!!

[@CaveSpiderRider]

@@oliverbaker2601 3:00 "But at the end of the minute they must be held off the table using just one hand; no other objects, no other parts of your body"

[@R0yalR0ses]

Tom, I believe it's irresponsible for you to continue to make such interesting videos at such a rate, it's quite bothersome when I'm working on something and I'm disrupted by a notification from you, I'm forced to make time for the inevitable enjoyment that your video will bring. I hope in the future you will be more considerate and only upload during times in which I can readily receive these videos. Thanks for your understanding.

[@OrangeC7]

Is this a Joki

[@salieri247]

@@OrangeC7 Yes.

[@NoNameAtAll2]

7pm here, nothing wrong with upload time

[@R0yalR0ses]

@@NoNameAtAll2 Well see that's the issue, you're only thinking about yourself

[@lodziklocPL]

The supply is higher than the demand, Tom.

[@Bbonno]

Could you show some highlights at the end? We would like to see things like Saf nailing numbers and his look of joy when completing his dominoes.

[@thany3]

A real test of friendship is to see how 3 friends divide 10, 20 or 50 pounds among each other fairly.

[@wariolandgoldpiramid]

By giving away the remainder back to the host.

[@n0nenone]

@@wariolandgoldpiramid 2 pence it would be.. THE budget for the next video 😂

[@Becky_Cooling]

Order a 20 quid pizza for all 3 people, simple

[@MatthewCobalt]

Slow down, Tom! Don't blow the seasons budget on the second episode, how would you do the "mighty might or not" game on episode 5 if you go bankrupt?

[@_Piers_]

It'll be like the old Dr Who...half the series is going to have to be filmed in a quarry, because the budget's gone.

[@MatthewCobalt]

Pook365 Actually, I was thinking more like the game show version of Evangelion's last few episodes.

[@PaulPaulPaulson]

Two episodes, one with slightly higher budget. Enough datapoints to extrapolate that this will be the most expensive show on earth by the end of the next century.

[@Jamekiwi]

6 days ago $10000

[@PlanetAstronox]

I'd say there should be a bonus point for being the best for a category (if they build the tallest sugarcube tower, one bonus point, this might necessitate having more than 7 opponents). The final round, when eliminating opponents, the contestants have a decent chance of making it harder for themselves based on who they eliminated. This may be intentional. The audience should learn how well all the opponents did during the final task. I wanted to know if they made the right decision for who they eliminated.

[@factsverse9957]

Well if that happens, 1 + 2 + 3 points + 3 = 9 points, which is more than the total of 7 other people. Which means they can eliminate everybody. If they eliminate everybody they instantly win £50.00. Which is not fun.

[@rmsgrey]

Agreed about knowing how well they did at picking people to eliminate. Did they keep the fastest domino layer, or did they get the slowest three? Or somewhere in between?

[@SVNBob]

@@factsverse9957 So maybe a different reward for Besting the panel instead of a bonus point. What about getting to know the result for one person per Best on the final round before deciding on who to eliminate?

[@AndrewFrink]

@@SVNBob maybe an extra 100 pence for best in category? though that may blow the budget.

[@MeisterHaar]

@@factsverse9957 the easy solution would be to fight against the average of 10 people.

[@faizfrez2729]

To be honest, tom could single-handedly make a gameshow given the budget.

[@qwertyTRiG]

Oh, several.

[@oz_jones]

He literally couldn't. Tom is just the presenter here

[@Halosty45]

No but seriously how much did Saf pull up that average?

[@radical_dog]

This show has a running problem of not revealing the "what could have been" results. This episode we wanted to see some of the shitty KZbinr results, and most of all the domino runs - I bet there were a couple of flops in there!

[@ICOEPR]

Bloody love this!

[@memoryleaked]

But how did the other four do on dominoes!? How wise was their elimination choices? (Or just knowing what place among the seven each of the three did)

[@D4rkRCS]

Shoulda eliminated saf

[@ochrow]

Tom, your love of Taskmaster is showing.

[@SVNBob]

Seriously. But then, if you're going to make a knock-off (a quality knock-off, and just different enough to be still unique), knock off one of the best. And I am curious as to how many times Taskmaster was brought up or referenced during all 8 recording sessions.

[@rasmus9311]

Would have loved to see the other players domino times who were eliminated, to see who was the fastest and compare. But love the show! I wanna try some of these!

[@Radar_of_the_Stars]

"472" "Wrong Number" "F**k you!" that was amazing lmao

[@vincepale]

I'd like to see how the others did on the domino game

[@moustholmes]

Or at least know if they eliminated some of the fastest

[@Kubboz]

24:03 "You could not have won more at the speed you were going" So, at least we know that everyone else was faster than Taha.

[@ZiraAngel]

I would have chosen Saf to be knocked out, and was thinking that before they choose. He'd shown himself to be average or above in all challenges, shouldn't have left him to compete against

[@Holobrine]

Saliva is useful because it makes sugar sticky, and sticky is stable.

[@Taran858]

Sure, but might have taken too long to apply. Though if just building straight up might work

[@skyluke9476]

@@Taran858 one lick press and be careful, most of them got 3 chances to build in the time, so it would have made it perfect I'd imagine

[@trainboyben7718]

I’m really liking this game garage format

[@DIVAD291]

saf did well on everything...why wouldn't they remove him?

[@Nazgy]

Presumably thought a tech reviewer would be steady with his hands, but not quick.

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

Great video guys, loved it! A few things stood out to me in terms of editing, take it for what you will. There were a few instances where something was referenced and it didn't come full circle. The one that pops into mind was in the setup for the domino challenge, the editing made it seems like Em had already been eliminated from the picks, but then in the end they chose someone else. Basically it seems like we missed some of the conversation there that would have made it more clear. Either way, just a few of those little things, but loved it overall!

[@CanuckMonkey13]

Based on this and the last episode, the prize tiers are always ten, twenty, or fifty thousand pence. Since the team this time scored exactly four points they had three competitors at the end, and the prize tiers were simply defined by the number of people they beat. This leads me to wonder: what would the prize tiers have been based on if they had scored a different number of points in the main game?

[@zacheryjequinto7259]

I can't believe no network has approached you for a game show or to produce one.

[@LouisOnAir]

I love the __thousand pence gimmick, it feels like something uni students would do.

[@trippydrew8492]

I absolutely love these game shows you do. Much more interesting than most you get on TV.

[@mysterym2269]

If almost everyone thinks they're above average, aren't they just average?

[@jonathancunnane1200]

No because they still think they are above average

[@jaxweby4343]

Not if it’s almost

[@EchoHeo]

not if they're above average in different ways

[@OrangeC7]

Honestly this is still a good point, because a lot of us probably would like to think that we would win all three of these, and while that might be true, it can't be true for everyone because about half of people would fail. Although then again this IS only a sample size of 7...

[@andymcl92]

@@OrangeC7 As you say, it is a small sample size so it's possible for anomalies to skew the results. For the sugar cubes, for example, I was entirely confident they'd won after hearing their result and the max and min results. SB's value was just too low for them to not be above average.

[@jaredhill9700]

Absolutely love these game shows, thanks for all of the effort you put in Tom

[@Noxeus1996]

I would have liked to know if the elimination choices at the end were correct.

[@glenmoody-elias1040]

One change. Obviously, the other 7 were filmed for the final task regardless of if they were chosen or not. I would have loved to see if they had made the right choice in eliminating people. Saf apparently was one they should have removed; and from what I saw in the various videoes, I probably would have kept Em, or Steven in. Still; this was great, would love to see more.

[@IceMetalPunk]

How did I know the bean bag counting game was going to be in multiples of 7? The biggest prime under 10. I smell a conspiracy! :P

[@jackdog06]

"you can use the sugar cubes and your body to construct the tower" ...so you can just hold a sugar cube high up? using your body as part of the tower? Or you could be holding it up when the time ends?

[@marzipancutter8144]

You mustn't be touching the tower with any of your body at the end. Makes me think you probably have to immediately remove al of your saliva as well when the timer ends.

[@LindsayDaly]

So pleased to see Barry competing, my favorite worlds collide again!

[@photosinensis]

Tell me, Tom: how many times did you have to bleep Hannah?

[@andreashenkel6009]

This is great on so many levels. I also love the moment the next game is taken from the shelf. Can‘t wait for the next episode!

[@AvixkThePig]

The amount of effort, preparation, and quality is fantastic. This series deserves more attention.

[@NewGreenShoe]

This was amazing, I loved the format of seeing other peoples attempt in a kind of TaskMaster-ish way. Was really entertaining!

[@qwertyTRiG]

Hi. Miss your content.

[@UrAwsome55]

Feedback: I want to know if Saf was the fastest of the dominoes. It would be nice to know if the players picked the correct choice of players to go against.

[@elliot9159]

Thank you for making a new video,only started watching this video and I can tell it’s gonna be ABSOLUTELY AWESOME

[@wariolandgoldpiramid]

Ravenclaw pride!

[@LittleMoths94]

Your game designs are getting better and better. I would love to see you do a variety show (live?) with rounds of a few different ones. Love your work, mate.

[@wealthdigger]

A tip for making it better would be in the last game, after they have eliminated people you would say if the average is now higher or lower.

[@SpirusOfH]

I've been binging Taskmaster recently, so this is phenomenal!

[@snowdaysrule]

This really is great Tom! Most fun I've had on youtube in awhile :)

[@firestorm616]

Just found this channel. I love your dedication to gaming and ingenuity. Looking forward to more!

[@henry.daniels]

This was a fun game, but it was unfortunate to have so many fantastic creators joining in, only for us to barely see them

[@tomfoster4357]

Can we see all attempts at raw dominoes please?

[@ruudhollenberg]

This is the most interesting one I've seen on KZbin! Lots of possibilities for fun little games combining dexterity, skill and thinking! I wonder what would be next.

[@ohneinesistdidi]

That was absolutely amazing. I couldn't stop smiling while watching the video because it was so delightful :)

[@NovemberOrWhatever]

can we get a spreadsheet of everyone's scores?

[@faizfrez2729]

The main prize got everyone to be enthusiastic throughout the game

[@TestarossaF110]

Saw this was Ep2 so I watched Ep1 and I must say I really like this series! Keep it comin' :D

[@HiFolksImAdam]

You can't make something like this, and not have a naming and shaming failure compilation at the end! How am I meant to feel superior now?! Great concept as always, love your bizarre gameshow ideas!

[@GermaphobeMusic]

The cooler KZbin Rewind

[@MrVadymMykh]

Any video is cooler than that

[@darleschickens7106]

Ahhh the good old days when we were allowed to hang out with friends all in the same garage.

[@peachierose3356]

love that currently, Cambria and Guy are producers working with Tom!

[@thunderfieldcastle]

There is honestly no game show on TV as entertaining as this. You’re really onto a winner with this one, Tom.

[@furinick]

wait hold up, sugar cubes are a real thing? i though it only existed in cartoons. We don't have those where i live

[@TheOfficialCzex]

Results inconclusive: Test requires greater sample size.

[@Stephen-Fox]

Really liked the way the final was compiled - Not sure if that was a decision of your editors or director. Very fun watch, and really enjoying the versatility of the Game Garage format overall.

[@oliverniemann2541]

I love how Taha casually knows Tom Scott and never mentioned it on answers in progress.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Please have Geoff Marshall in the next one

[@bo2add_a_few_charactures]

YEEE

[@oliverbaker2601]

Geoff and Jay foreman would make it really tense if they could both do it.

[@TheBaldr]

also David Johns from Cruising the Cut.

[@furinick]

oh god you are here too

[@danielchipper6781]

6 weeks in the basement... hmmmmmm

[@Brandon-jo8tz]

This is quickly beginning to be my fav series on YT

[@anerdyenby]

I have to say I think this was the most promising of the Game Garage and I'd love to see this brought into a full series.

[@sidd065]

I kind of wish that all the walking intros to all the game garage episodes lead up to some narrative

[@joebleasdale5557]

Where's Little Alex Horne?

[@SVNBob]

It was little Tom Scott instead.

[@magnuspeacock5857]

I knew there was something missing

[@NobleBrutus]

Really enjoyable format - hope to see another!

[@koushuu]

Classic Saf, good at number :)))) Great video by the way, Tom Edit: WTF Saf? That domino stacking was amazing! You really got skills!

[@Baplar]

I would have loved to see the median as well, and how using it instead of the mean would have changed the results.

[@FoggyMcFogFace]

Now I wanna see who was the fastest with the dominos

[@zockertwins]

Barry was faster than Em because they wouldn't have been in this order otherwise.

[@FoggyMcFogFace]

@@zockertwins I'm talking about the ones that were excluded, the winner here seemed really fast and I wonder if someone could beat that 😄

[@zockertwins]

That is a different story of course. I guess we will never know :(

[@davetreadwell]

Love this format - really hope you do a series/someone buys the rights!

[@jblen]

I only discovered this channel recently, but I'm glad I did. This is very entertaining.

[@skyluke9476]

I've been here for years, glad you've come my friend :) every video is simply fun to watch

[@daredaemon8878]

Like with the last one, I'd have liked to have seen what the consequences of the choice were in the final round. Would they have made the 5000 pence if they had eliminated saf and picked someone else?

[@ryanmarshall8925]

This is fantastically entertaining next episode should have Jay Foreman please :)

[@rosemastinwood1606]

Honestly, I love this new series, and tbh I would watch a full show of both of the ones out so far :)

[@legendhero-eu1lc]

thank you for the video! All of you friends are super awesome!

[@launchpending]

I see Barry, I click

[@110110010]

o hey it's Colin Furze!

[@Snurf35751]

This is a fun series. Great show Tom !

[@tzedonnng2710]

Yet another entertaining game series! Good job Tom!

[@DoubleATam]

Game gar-AHJ above aver-AHJ Game GAR-aj above AVR-aj Game gurj above avurj Nope, can't make it work.

[@darcyl.5893]

19:38 In Japan, heart surgeon. Number one. Steady hand.

[@joshuaclare4860]

Bloody Collin. “I’ve never owned this many pens! This is new territory”. Excellent.

[@spam.0319]

Such a cool game concept! Also I’d love to play all of these games this was a lot of fun to watch

[@ascra1693]

Telling them the time is not helping. It just puts pressure

[@iainstenhouse8399]

That's sort of the point, classic game show thing increases tension

[@mart3323]

For some of these games, knowing the time does help The most obvious example is switching to single-stack for sugarcubes when you're nearing time

[@MiseFreisin]

It's not meant to help, it's a neutral thing which everyone gets.

[@DanTheStripe]

Third game: grab a sugar cube and hold it up in the air. You can only use the cubes and your body - no problem. The tower must stand long enough to be measured - no problem. Your score is the tower height, so however tall you are + an arm's length + a sugar cube.

[@marekvincibr5884]

Good idea. But at the end Tom said hands off. So...

[@OmnomthePie]

@@marekvincibr5884 balance it on top of your head instead?

[@tezlashock]

I didnt even know you made these until recently but i really like them!

[@wariolandgoldpiramid]

Same here

[@JHGamingVideos]

This is genuinely entertaining! Get yourself a Saturday night TV show! Cracking work