I Survived A Japanese Game Show: Mochi Blessings

The survivor will be declared tonight on I Survived a Japanese Game Show. Two girls and two guys will compete in a series of elimination rounds to determine the winner. Bilenda , Donnell, Meaghan, and Justin are the final four, after Bilenda proved she could get dressed faster than anyone.A quarter of a million dollars will go to the winner. The contestants start out by changing into their blue track suits, and get a surprise visit from Tony Sano who gets rid of the teams. It’s every man for himself! Every game is an elimination game, now, and one person will be leaving after each round.The Green Monkeys find out that making mochi balls is hard, physical work. They set to work pulverizing the rice with giant wooden hammers. “You did a bad job,” the mochi master tells them. “They’re American style,” Cathy explains. The master gets his revenge, slipping them a wasabi mochi ball and convincing them to eat it in one bite.

The contestants must complete 5 tasks: have someone draw a mustache on them, get a picture taken while kissing, get someone to dress as the Statue of Liberty, get a business card, and get three strangers to do the Wave. Last one home’s a rotten egg, and will be going home.Donell takes the lead, blasting out of the studio. He starts yelling at people, begging for an English speaker.Bilenda tries a more subtle approach, and Meaghan asks politely too. Meaghan is the first to complete a task, getting a mustache drawn. Justin’s found a girl to draw on his face, too. Meaghan convinces some guys to kiss her, but they’re not so sure about taking a photo, and Justin finds a willing stranger too.

Donnell and Justin say goodbye to their girls, and head back home. They’re off for the night, and will compete in the final tomorrow.“It’s starting to sinkin that I’m leaving Japan,” Donnell says. The boys are feeling sad in their empty house. Tony Sano shows up with a limo to take them to the studios. He’s got a surprise for the two finalists, and stops the car in the middle of the street.Hundreds of Japanese have gathered in the streets to cheer the boys on. Rome Kanda gives them airline tickets so they can return to Tokyo as tourists. A Japanese Congressman even comes out to meet them.We get a trip down memory lane, and Tony wishes the guys good luck. It’s time for the final game. “The friendship is definitely set aside,” Donnell says. “I gotta go to war with Justin right now.”

Donnell and Justin must pass through 9 obstacles, all based on previous games. There are tricycles, mochi balls, breakaway doors, and more.
Justin spins in the dizzy chair, and falls right into the water after getting off. They’ve got to pop 6 egg balloons, and crawl through flour. Donnell gets tied up sitting on the eggs, and Justin leaves him in the dust.Justin is tired, and takes too much time at the sticky wall and Donnell catches up. Justin manages to make it to the top first, and Donnell is right behind him. They both start gobbling mochi balls and Justin finishes in the lead, again. He finishes before Donnell, and wins $250,000! He’s the Majide Grand Champion!