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This section covers some of the many events that made It's a Knockout. This event is 'Bumble Bees'. |
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Bumble bees was a typical obstacle-course-in-a-wacky-costume event. Proficiency at balloon-bursting was an advantage, just ask Melbourne City. |
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In 'Beachball', a female team member crawled on a huge inflated ball as it rolled backwards. It was definitely one of the more dangerous events. |
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In 'Living Donuts' (get it?), tyre (or tire for our .com.us readers) inners were thrown over a male team member quoits-style, who then carried them down the Astroturf course. He then lay down and was rolled by the girls back down the course. As there were only two cables holding the tubes together, they frequently became very wonky, giving the guy a rough ride. Vermont were champions at this event. Here, Queensland can be seen rolling their 'living donut'. Mmmm.... donuts! |
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'Creepy Crawlies' involved teams navigating a weird vehicle (basically two planks, a bent axle and some wheels) by shifting their collective weight in a way that would propel them forwards. The required movement was not unlike that required to ride a bicycle. With six people aboard, it was not that easy! Another hazardous event. |
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The gold standard of pontoon events, 'Icebergs' saw the entire olympic-sized pool almost covered in large white pontoons (or were they real icebergs?). Competitors, dressed as eskimos (in their respective state's colours), attempted to cross the pool (lengthwise) to get a bucket and a couple of fish to the other end. We don't know exactly what 'life skill' this event corresponds to, but at least now we know that if ever Vermont find themselves trapped on a drifting piece of ice and are carrying a bucket and a load of fish, they stand a good chance of getting back to land (relatively) unscathed. You can draw your own conclusions. |
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An event remembered by many IAK fans, 'Bet Your Loaf' involved teams transporting loaves of bread across a greasy pole over the small pool. The task was complicated by a (blindfolded) opposition team member hurling a suspended punching-bag at them. |
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Asked about his team's chances of winning this event, one team captain replied "I wouldn't bet my loaf on it". We wouldn't either. |