Personal Best (with dodie, Sammy Paul, Daniel J Layton and Reb Day)

We're back! New games, same garage. Thanks to the crew from SOME LOVELY BOARD GAMES: • SOME LOVELY BOARD GAMES
Dodie: / doddleoddle
Sammy Paul: / @icoepr
Daniel J Layton: / danieljlayton
Reb Day: / @rebday
Edited by Elliot Gough
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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[@TomScottGo]

Hello to everyone who's subscribed since the last series and has absolutely no idea what's going on. Three shows, over three Thursdays: one about skill, one about mental agility, and one plain old-fashioned quiz. Back to the Garage we go.

[@amitse]

Zeroth!

[@worldissues8683]

Hi

[@m1lkweed]

For once, Tom hasn't commented a fortnight in advance.

[@worldissues8683]

True

[@JH-ty3ic]

Funny as

[@otakuribo]

I wish I could be as excited to be myself as dodie is excited to be dodie

[@Smonserratm]

Don't underestimate how excited is Daniel about chaos at 9:30

[@devttyUSB0]

I don't know you, and that means that at this point in time, i still love you.

[@SylviaRustyFae]

I am! Took so long to find the me that I could be excited about; but feeling happier to be me and more excited to be me with each lassing day.

[@louis1001]

I mean... I would also be excited about being dodie.

[@IaMSpeaks]

Just decide to be...

[@frankieramos1748]

My favourite thing about the game garage other than the hilarity is the how quickly friends will turn on each other for ten whole pounds

[@williamyue7342]

I think you mean ONE THOUSAND pence.

[@RainaRamsay]

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[@nixtheclause9984]

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[@saveusbloodymess]

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[@jourdanwolf]

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[@TaohRihze]

Such skilled crew, that jigsaw was listed at 4+ years and it was completed in less than 2 minutes.

[@thelastcube.]

You, I like you

[@noraz5807]

this. is quality comedy.

[@607]

Classic.

[@wariolandgoldpiramid]

@@607 did not know you watch this channel

[@lulumidget]

I found a god-like comment

[@left8277]

“Don’t hate the player, hate the game.” “I hate both.”

[@JosephDavies]

It's the only good response to that silly false aphorism.

[@mdtdbe]

I hate both as well. Where are the Technical Difficulties?

[@peterjackman1507]

I feel bad for Tom's enter key

[@Jkirek_]

It's been through a lot

[@IceMetalPunk]

Sounded more like a spacebar to me :D

[@willis936]

aaaaaaand POST

[@Gormless]

@@willis936 big moneeyy salllvia

[@aDifferentJT]

It took a while to realise that they couldn’t see the clock

[@Berycg]

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[@donaldmacisaac8479]

It took me until I read this comment...

[@JonatasAdoM]

Wait they can't? That explains a lot thanks.

[@Tuuralihn]

Its so weird that I get so invested in these games. Its so low-stakes, no production value, but so damn riveting its amazing.

[@CuleChick11]

Game shows really don't need high production values. They appeal to our sense of competition, and the friendly banter adds to it (at least for me).

[@donaldmacisaac8479]

It’s cos they’re real people

[@cartoonishidealism582]

All these game shows have been doing it wrong. Turns out all you really need is ten pounds and people will jump at each other’s throats to get it. XD

[@cartoonishidealism582]

All these game shows have been doing it wrong. Turns out all you really need is ten pounds and people will jump at each other’s throats to get it. XD

[@57thorns]

@@cartoonishidealism582 Even if the production values are comparatively low (what really costs money is live sports broadcasting, or news) they can afford a cash price (or even better a sponsored price) of a million dollars per hour because the studio and the people around costs more than that anyway. And the contestants are not really paid unless they win. A talk show with invited guests the guest either have something to sell, or they will require money to be there, and that is a lot of money for a well known face.

[@amyisaway7800]

things i've learnt watching this: - sammy is a meanie when it comes to a tenner - daniel j layton is very supportive - dodie looks great in a wallpaper crown - reb day has a lot of hidden talents

[@zyaicob]

dodie looks great*

[@GumSkyloard]

Tom is a madman.

[@galaxybiscuit]

sammy knows too much about my little pony

[@m1lkweed]

The way she screamed, "DODIE!" made me smile

[@TheRealChinOfKimJongUn]

Dodie can make anyone smile TBH

[@melododie]

@@TheRealChinOfKimJongUn Or cry, at that

[@pauldavies2218]

Add public reply

[@MisterAppleEsq]

Wow, I can't believe this show managed a grand prize of TEN THOUSAND... pence.

[@Snoopy-20111]

Mister Apple perfect for a trip to Wimpy

[@RachelWolfe]

@@Snoopy-20111 if it's open

[@atec0404]

@@RachelWolfe And you're able to land a 747 next to it ofcourse.

[@MisterAppleEsq]

@@davenn7597 Bowling alley.

[@stumbling]

*One thousand pence.

[@ThePongles]

Tom, if you ever do get proper funding for a game show. Please keep the garage aesthetic. It makes it feel more like something people could do at home.

[@DarkYuan]

Like the premise behind Minute to Win It

[@zyaicob]

I'm gonna do this with my friends once quarantine is over

[@ellen1001]

did you mean: good friends turning on each other for the grand sum of a tenner

[@geekwithglasses2897]

And a wallpaper crown

[@hadinossanosam4459]

16:36 "They are not professional quality speed-stacking cups." I don't know why, but that's hilarious, especially as you're struggling to pull them apart in the background!

[@ca-ke9493]

Hadinos Sanosam hahaha but HAVE U SEEN SPEED STACKING? they are magic

[@TheGreatCooLite]

Game shows aren't expensive to create at all. *kahoot music intensifies*

[@TheRealGirlWeeb]

@EP the fact that you were on that video is weird indeed.

[@amsyarzero]

*kahoot question music intensifies*

[@niccfro]

“reb day” “reb day’s friend, daniel j layton” “s-sammy paul” “dODIE”

[@Garfie489]

Budgets gone up for this series in the prize fund :P

[@JarrodBaniqued]

But not enough for television theme music rights, I’m afraid.

[@mdunkman]

I was hoping they’d keep the pence gag going.

[@Jimmy_Jones]

The friends vs the guests.

[@JarrodBaniqued]

jimmy jones Heck yes, I wanna see that.

[@jamesowen5492]

Just in time to stop me doing anything productive

[@Philip_J]

:(

[@osmo2384]

same

[@kobebrian318]

Is this not productive?

[@triton62674]

Mood

[@cheqers_]

I love how UK KZbin all seem to be good friends, blows my mind

[@aw3man_]

Honestly you can take one UK youtuber and connect them to any other with like 3 links or fewer.

[@theredvelveteer4721]

@@aw3man_ get from reb day to wilbur soot in three steps or less and i'll believe it

[@tealeafgreen8505]

@@theredvelveteer4721 theyve got the same glasses

[@ink7761]

Cheqers yogscast are just their own contained ecosystem

[@Balsiefen]

@@ink7761 Not even them: Yogscast -> Warwick Davis -> Ashens -> Basically anyone

[@lanaham0]

I love how it feels like each of these feel like they was specific tasks destined for each of them. Reb, the lace wizard and chalice stacker. Dodie, the ball master. Sammy, the puzzle mage. Dan,,, great,,,cheerleader.

[@Number1tnfan683]

Elana Raybould ball master

[@maciejmanna9246]

It's like prisoner's dilemma. They could take their time and make one person easily do any task without competition for 100 quid and then split 25 each :)

[@mynewaccount2361]

Well, unless you betray the entire friendship and keep the 100, which is definitely a part of the prisoner's dilemma.

[@rfldss89]

Ah but where's the fun in that? I don't care about the money, I care about showing my friends how superior I am at mundane tasks. THEY SHALL TREMBLE BEFORE MY CUP STACKING ABILITIES!

[@SECONDQUEST]

Then it's not a fun game, ultimately defeating the purpose.

[@jpe1]

SECONDQUEST wait, what? The purpose is to be a “fun game”‽ I thought the purpose was to be compelling content that lots and lots of people watch, like, and share. The audience might have fun watching, and certainly the contestants appearing to have fun while playing can help with the objective as stated, but fun is only relevant to the degree that fun (or lack thereof) increases audience engagement. I would be quite curious to see if an episode of “game garage” where the contestants broke the game (such as by colluding to get the 100£) might actually get much higher engagement precisely because of it being a kind of “fail.” Would depend very much on how Tom handled it I suspect.

[@pickle5666]

There was actually a case during the game show "golden balls" where a similar situation happened... The scenario is that two contestants have the a prize pool of about £20,000 (give or take based on what happened in the show) and have two options they can pick in secret. Split or Steal. If both contestants split, the money is split 50/50 If one contestant splits and the other steals, the stealer take all And if both steal they both walk away with nothing The contestants are given a minute to discuss with each other. In one infamous case one contestant opens discussion with "I am going to steal, you cannot change my mind, you choose split and we will meet up after the show and share the cash." I won't spoil the ending but the episode is on KZbin somewhere but since I am on iPad I can't link it.

[@morgrugyn]

The way Sammy just yelled *'CAPITALISM'* at the end.

[@sagewaterdragon]

And my family said encyclopedic knowledge of My Little Pony lore would never help make someone successful.

[@KurosakiYukigo]

...now I'm even more interested to watch

[@VenseyNess]

blalo'u Well it's ending in two months so if you want to try now's the time. ... Don't ask me how I know that

[@Zeragamba]

@@KurosakiYukigo Feel free to give it a go. My personal recommendations would be "The Cutie Map" (s5e1&2) , "Too Many Pinkie Pies" (s3e3), "The Return of Harmony" (s2e1&2), and "28 Pranks Later" (s6e15)

[@KurosakiYukigo]

*psst* people, I already watch the show, no need for recommendations

[@Jlipper]

Ah. A thread full of other individuals of culture. Nice.

[@Nixitur]

Oh my god, Reb's cup stacking was genuinely impressive.

[@irbricksceo]

@@samarnadra her motions while down-stacking made me think she'd used real ones before (and made me wanna try mine again, i havent touched my set in a good ten years)

[@JoeBleasdaleReal]

“I’m gonna buy some...takeaway” 😂😂😂😂😂 best game show I’ve seen in a while

[@gamingtime9716]

This game really needs for the players to be unable to see the clock. Originally, I thought it was poor game design, that the players would just wait out their personal best each time, lowering stakes. However, since they can't see the clock, having the players either wait to give themselves more time or shorting themselves of precious seconds becomes a really captivating dynamic.

[@iabervon]

It'd read better visually if the clock were added in post, rather than being physically in the room visible to the camera. It's a little odd that there's something being displayed in the room that nobody can see until they watch the video.

[@burke615]

@@iabervon The clock in the room is for the studio audience. Well, garage audience. 😉

[@erinpeterson3202]

they cant see the clock though

[@frod0r]

"You're just excited to be you and that's wonderful"

[@osmo2384]

*that's

[@frod0r]

@@osmo2384 oh, thanks

[@osmo2384]

@@frod0r yw

[@Nikolajnen]

Low-key narcissism callout.

[@joshuagrahambrown]

Just when you thought Tom Scott’s videos were already super great, he went and threw Dodie in there too. I’ve never clicked a notification so fast in my life!

[@violeteclipse3912]

Literally same :-D

[@1206549]

You should see how how to shoot a music video video

[@TJgrebdnul]

I've never been so tense about someone lacing a shoe!

[@panda4247]

wait till you have kids in the kindergarten...

[@KaaSerpent]

WHY WAS THIS SO TENSE? I need to take a nap or something now.

[@martijnboot4971]

Tom Scott and Dodie the ultimate KZbin anime crossover, prove me wrong

[@violeteclipse3912]

Agreed

[@mickys8065]

Odds1out and ethoslab, two wildly different KZbinrs

[@GumSkyloard]

Disconnected is even bigger.

[@lillyfriedman6618]

Guess what? They made another video together on his new second channel--they play a game together!

[@qwertyTRiG]

@@lillyfriedman6618 Dodie also appears as a guest artist on Tom's music video.

[@pshtwhoneedsaname]

I am unreasonably stressed

[@izzylacroix4131]

5:58 Reb: I'm gonna do it. Daniel: *shocked pikachu face*

[@NateandNoahTryLife]

This is beginning to fill the Citation Needed sized hole in my heart.

[@casperes0912]

But it doesn't have the Tech Diff gang

[@OrangeC7]

@@casperes0912 _yet_

[@JulianFischerJulesBarner]

Barely :D

[@TonksMoriarty]

If you need some quiz action from the TechDiff team, there's "Two of These People are Lying"

[@nawarelsabaa]

@@TonksMoriarty Thank you!

[@MattGrayYES]

HOW IS THIS SO TENSE‽

[@Dormanil]

So it's a quest for TEN THOUSAND PENCE now. Still sounds more impressive than 100 quid.

[@Huntracony]

Ten billion micro-pence.

[@AndRewUK24]

Dodie and Tom together on video! Wow! Dave need to commission this as a TV series but then again we have more adverts to watch.

[@qwertyTRiG]

They've been in a video together before, but not on screen at the same time (Tom's music video).

[@heydoeradio7298]

@@qwertyTRiG and awesome convention footage of them on a bouncy obstacle course

[@qwertyTRiG]

@@heydoeradio7298 I haven't seen that!

[@ellahiggins681]

I wanted reb to win so bad I was literally screaming at my phone “COME ON REB YU CAN DO THIS”

[@AdamFaulknerVideos]

I think the most interesting discovery of this game is the fact that Tom knows proper sport stacking terminology...

[@nathan87]

Exactly the sort of thing I would expect Tom Scott to know.

[@HeyItsDaisy15]

the look of absolute astonishment on everyones faces when dodie sorts the marbles before them is amazing

[@clarabrandaog]

"It's not that you're excited to be here, it's that you're excited to be you!" I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS VIDEO ALREADY

[@dawnqwerty]

Dodie was cup stacking upside down. Which fit her very well

[@57thorns]

I love how just that small amount of money changes how people behave. But it is not enough to be angry after the game is over.

[@GraceSerenityK]

"I'm gonna buy some... Take-away!" ahhh, the carefree life of a gameshow champion!

[@hgmaniac29]

This is a strange but wonderful combination of people haha

[@SteelSkin667]

There is a whole series of videos featuring these people playing board games, link is in the description.

[@wintrwunderland]

@@SteelSkin667 "series" you mean a single video? yes, they're good friends, but that was one video they were all in

[@SteelSkin667]

@@wintrwunderland Two videos with two different rosters... close enough!

[@hgmaniac29]

Sorry shoulda classified. With Tom too

[@notthatcreativewithnames]

I like the idea of having everyone including the host sitting like that. It gives some feelings of watching "a bunch of friends playing games after dinner at the big night in".

[@mikefearon3577]

I love how this proves you can have lots of fun on a low budget

[@IceMetalPunk]

Yay, it's back! :D My favorite part of this is that Tom put in the effort to make an app/webpage for the timer, complete with progress bar background, but never thought to include a buzzer or beeping noise to start the rounds :P

[@jannes351]

Great group of people, this IS THE BEST

Absolutely loved the fact that while everyone has finished lacing and tying their shoes even though the time was stopped and they lost, dodie was like „screw it“ and left them on the table as they were.

[@KusaneHexaku]

Out of all the jigsaws you could've bought, you went with the MLP ones. I'm not angry, or disappointed, or anything. Rather, I'm mildly amused.

[@twotothehalf3725]

@@ragnkja Going by the prices of MLP stuff over from where I'm from, I struggle to believe that's the case.

[@zmaj12321]

An original comment on KZbin? Goddamn.

[@Jlipper]

Got a problem with that?

[@OriginalPiMan]

@@twotothehalf3725 The major pony stuff (toys, DVDs, etc) can be pricey, but the random stuff like puzzles or pens are barely more expensive than unbranded equivalents.

[@KusaneHexaku]

@@Jlipper No, I even said I'm mildly amused.

[@rfldss89]

I know I'm gonna sound like a real granny here, but it makes me really happy to see everyone having so much fun :)

[@PSpurgeonCubFan]

So much fun! Tom Scott, semi-professional game show host always brings out the best in his friends.

[@aliibilli]

Watching this gave me the same excitement as my school's sports day. Its like when your friend is in the race and you're cheering for them lmao

[@SteelSkin667]

I love that series - in fact I've always been fond of all the game shows you've put together over the years. I'm glad that there are more of these on the way.

[@micheal2458]

I swear I've seen this guy only once before, and it was some kinda serious history video or something like that. The voice and dedication to speaking announcer style is something else

[@magic_cfw]

this gets me more tense than actual tv productions

[@lexo5550]

Dodie not having a single clue of what happened is so funny to me I feel so bad for her too😂😢

[@sala7311]

Please bring back Lateral. I enjoyed it very much

[@emmafischell622]

What happened to saying the prize amounts in pence?

[@doublej1076]

Holding out for that Wimpy's sponsorship.

[@FinetalPies]

Can we vote to bring back pence?

[@AngryKittens]

@@FinetalPies No. Don't vote Pence at all.

[@JoeBleasdaleReal]

doublej1076 I think Brannan’s Twitter is actually part funded by the Beige Arches these days

[@yacobgugsa2524]

Why isn't Tom using the Japanese version of Game Garage for this Any% run

[@sksthrowaway2270]

Yacob Gugsa his KZbin channel is region locked

[@GuestDGaming]

GDQ donation incentive

[@Cooldrew100]

There's a PAL-exclusive cup physics glitch that's faster

[@limepop340]

Cooldrew100 PAL is better in theory. However, in absence of perfect textbox mashing, you tend to save more time in the Japanese version, due to just how dialogue-heavy the route is. As Tom is certainly not a TAS, and coupled with the more finicky inputs (leading to dropping human inputs more often), Japanese is favorable. Yes, an extremely skilled runner could force the WR below the limits of the Japanese version, but it’s equally likely, if not more so, that new skips and exploits are discovered in favor of the Japanese version (given the small community of runners, that is).

[@ThePongles]

I gotta say, I really love the running joke "Other {item}s are available" amongst British KZbinrs, I know it's from your childhoods (I think Tom and Matt talked about that on a Park Bench) but as a Canadian it just seems so funny.

[@msclrhd]

It's what the BBC say, even now, when referencing a product (drink, search engine, social media platform, car, etc.) to avoid accusations of bias.

[@oz_jones]

@@msclrhd it's more about product placement laws

[@factsverse9957]

I can't wait to see the next episode! Each episode is low budget but really entertaining to watch!

[@SergioEduP]

Sammy is filthy rich now.

[@violeteclipse3912]

Tom Scott and Dodie in the same video! My life is complete. I had never thought that they even knew each other. Wow!

[@Eskurian]

I think this game is the best one so far. Really gets your adrenaline going, even while watching.

[@MazeFrame]

The effort that went into turning the studio into a garage!

[@thelastcube.]

dodie enthusiastically speaking her name is mood A mood that I need more in my life

[@paulasvicente]

I have never cheered for any athleete or sport's team as much as cheered for Reb to put those cups together

[@IdleDeathGambling]

HOW DO YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE IN YOUR 20s AND 50s AT THE SAME TIME!!! I Love It

[@luizamendes9019]

Dodie saying her name like a pokemon is everything

[@Damian-yf3wy]

Genuinely the best of game garage so far, that cup stacking was so tense!. Great work Tom

[@LabradorIndependent]

"We are playing...with the crew from Some Lovely Board Games" *GENIUS!*

[@TommyVance12]

Oh wow look, it's my adopted family

[@TotalElipse]

This video proves that it doesn't matter what game they're playing, this cast can make anything deeply entertaining.

[@unakamillasteinsen4817]

This is the funnest and wholesomest game show ever! Love each and every one of you!

[@Lic021]

oh my god this was SO stressful to watch

[@Lic021]

amazing group though

[@ChevsChoice]

I love this series! So exciting with so little budget. TV really doesn‘t need to be always bigger and flashier.

[@Mireaze]

I can't believe Tom was able to get international super star Dodie on the show

[@josephcorridon9314]

The lesson I get from this series is that every British KZbinr knows each other.

[@Mireaze]

@@josephcorridon9314 most of them live in the same block of flats

[@magnuspeacock5857]

I can't believe that Dodie got onto international super star Tom's channel!

[@GumSkyloard]

@@magnuspeacock5857 How does Dodie know the creator of the best gameshow ever broadcasted?

[@laraanne9477]

I love that each time someone finishes, Tom is just as excited as the finisher

[@Opus313]

As a new subscriber, let me just say that this is my new favorite game show!

[@emmaforti4672]

I did NOT expect to find Dodie on your channel but I am now your happiest subscriber

[@jedits_]

This was absolutely amazing, what a enjoyable video to watch. Was smiling the whole way through!

[@talhatariqyuluqatdis]

This isnt about "fun". Tom just loves watching people suffer.

[@ShiivaWilding]

I wish you would produce a full season of these games Tom, they're bloody brilliant! I'd be happy with a new episode every fortnight honestly, if it gave you enough time to make them!

[@tempestaspraefert]

I really felt the adrenaline there. Great show, great editing!

[@adammullarkey4996]

"Mwahahaha I'm gonna buy some take away" is the best line that has ever been uttered on a game show.

[@groezy]

wow, tom scott has only two degrees of separation from jacob collier

[@FallingofftheGrid]

I love the little cry during the marble game of “Yay! Chaos!”

[@ReegusReever]

13:19 "...when I hit this button." Tom, you sounded so emotional!

[@vela7447]

Hands on the table... cup stacking... Tom Scott video on speedstacking coming soon? or speedcubing?

[@Ruben86Santos]

12:58 Tom prepared for everything.

[@pkbreeze08]

I was screaming at my phone "Go go go.....arrrgggghhh" 😂 amazing! Stealing this for Christmas game night with the family.

[@LoganNolag]

Thanks Tom. I love your longer format videos.

[@cheese12893]

This is so exhilarating, I was having an adrenaline rush the whole time

[@BrienMalone]

Is it bad that I just watched and thoroughly enjoyed watching adults do what my kids did all day 5 years ago? I was waiting for the kendama round, fidget spinner tricks and bottle flipping 😂

[@Martsigras]

ITV: We have produced the gameshow, Golden Balls, which brings out the absolute worst in people Tom Scott: Hold my beer

[@jamesmilitana1329]

I love this series. I also love how it's take away instead of take-out in the UK.

[@Kapin05]

I absolutely love this show. The concept, games, contestants... they're all awesome! Please make more!

[@Silencedlemon]

I have notifications on and have been watching your backlog recently and yet I had no idea this came out.