Week 1 - Power of Protection Competition

"Hello, HouseGuests!" Val's voice booms over the intercom. "Welcome to your first Power of Protection competition of the season! Before we begin, we need to find out who will be playing alongside Quintin, Lincoln and Luna in this competition. In front of you there is a bowl with names of the other HouseGuests, the HA and the two nominees will each pick one name to see who will be playing with them."

Quintin, Lincoln and Luna each reach into the bowl at their turn and select...


"Trixie, Jamila and Jedd! You will be joining Quintin, Lincoln and Luna in this competition. The rest of you, please take a spot in the peanut gallery!"

Val waits for the HouseGuests to get settled and then continues.

"Welcome to the competition! Here's how it'll work: the six of you will compete in a series of duels. The winner of the duel will move further into the competition, while the loser is eliminated. Your goal is to correctly match the ice cream puzzle with the image on the screen. However, you are only allowed to move ONE SCOOP AT A TIME. Also, there can only be THREE scoops on a cone at a time. Understood? Good! It's time to play... Scooping Up Protection!

Hey guys! Here's a screenshot of how the randomizer went (the top three were picked):

Now, what you REAL people will be doing is a puzzle found here: http://www.epuzzle.info/u/215e66

Try to go as fast as possible, because it records your time and you only have ONE shot at this. The above RP was just to set a scene. For reference, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aag5AySwraE&t=

Feel free to RP as you wish (those of you participating) but just try to reflect your character's physical ability/your timed puzzle in the RP! Other HGs, you are allowed to RP but ONLY from the sidelines and please DO NOT COMPLETE THE PUZZLE! I can only see the Top 10 scores, so I need to be able to see the POP contestant scores.

Another note for those competing: this is a MENTAL competition! If your character is a SKILL character you will add +15 seconds to your time. STRENGTH will add +30 seconds and ENDURANCE will add +45 seconds to your time.

You have 24 hrs from this post to complete the challenge. Enjoy!

Ready to begin, the six HouseGuests wait to start the challenge. "Alright," Val says, "the first match-up is... Trixie vs Luna! On your mark, get set... go!"

The two girls rush to their puzzles and look at the image on the screen. Luna studies it intently, while Trixie impulsively decides to take a quick glance and go straight to the puzzle. "Two VERY different approaches!" Val cheers. The two girls are neck-and-neck but Trixie takes the lead and hits her buzzer first!

"Trixie has won the round, and Luna is eliminated from the competition!" Val shouts over the intercom. "That was... surprising. ANYWAYS, the next round is Jedd vs Jamila. A BATTLE OF THE NERDS!"

The round begins and Jedd's quick moves help him easily beat Jamila during this round. "WOAH. Kid Flash SMOKED you, Jamila. Jedd moves on and Jamila has been eliminated from this competition! Lincoln vs Quintin, its your turn!"

The two boys face off. Lincoln lazily moves the pieces around randomly, without even looking at the screen! "Lincoln has an.... interesting approach." Val looks over to Quintin, who completes the puzzle in three swift moves! "And Quintin wins this round! Sorry Lincoln, you've been eliminated from the competition."

Trixie, Jedd and Quintin remain to compete in a 3 way round to determine the winner. "Alright guys! This is it. Winner takes all! And.... GO!" The three remaining HouseGuests start their puzzles. Trixie, in the middle lane, looks over to Jedd and Quintin on either side of her. Jedd nervously tries to move the pieces, but makes a bigger mess for himself and trails behind. Quintin studies the monitor for a little longer than the others, but soon it appears as if a lightbulb goes off in his head! He rushes to his puzzle and completes it within a matter of seconds!

"Round over! Quintin buzzed in first which means... CONGRATULATIONS, QUINTIN! You have won the Power of Protection! Think wisely on how you'll use it!"

Placements:

1. Quintin - 7:13 +0:45 = 7:58
   
2. Trixie - 13:38 +0:15 = 13:53
   
3. Jedd - 18:08 +0:00 = 18:08
   
4. Jamila - N/A
   
5. Lincoln - N/A
   
6. Luna - N/A