I Went Back To Boy Scouts For A Day - Summary

Summary

Summary:

A group of participants competes in a Boy Scout-themed challenge to win badges, with the ultimate goal of earning $20,000. The challenges include wilderness survival tasks like starting a fire and archery, as well as physical challenges such as climbing walls and ropes. The contestants also try slingshot shooting, archery, and basketball. Each challenge determines badge winners, with the person collecting the most badges emerging as the victor. The competition is filled with humor and camaraderie as the participants navigate various challenges and setbacks.

Facts

1. The participants are competing to earn the most Boy Scout badges, with the winner receiving $10,000 .
2. The first badge is the Wilderness Survival Badge, which is awarded to the first participant to successfully start a fire .
3. The Archery Badge is the second badge, which is earned by hitting a target .
4. The third badge, the Rock Climbing Badge, requires participants to climb a wall named the "Wall of Doom" .
5. The fourth badge, the Cross The Log Badge, requires participants to walk across a log to the other side and touch a cord .
6. The fifth badge, the Rope Climbing Badge, requires participants to climb a rope to the top .
7. The sixth badge, the Navigation Badge, tests participants' ability to point north .
8. The seventh badge, the Slingshot Badge, requires participants to hit a target three times, with the two people who hit it the least not getting a badge .
9. The eighth badge, the Basketball Badge, requires participants to hit a half-court shot .
10. The ninth badge, the Arithmetic Badge, is earned by correctly calculating a complicated math problem .
11. The tenth badge, the Woodworking Badge, is earned by carving the best picture out of wood .
12. The final badge, the Fire Starting Badge, requires participants to start a fire that burns for at least 30 seconds .
13. The participants' scores are tied at 10 badges each, and the winner is determined by who can start a fire first in the final challenge .
14. The fire-starting challenge is won by Chris, who is declared the most elite Boy Scout ever to exist .
15. Chris wins $20,000, and the other participants express their feelings of loss and disappointment .