A group of candidates, including Wilbur, the Post Mates guy, and Dax, participate in a series of challenges to become the next Spy Ninja. The challenges include a race, trivia boxing, ninja star throwing, and a tiny tunnel crawl. The candidates also demonstrate their knowledge of ninja moves and play a lie detector game. After evaluating their performances, Wilbur is initially chosen as the winner, but due to his unavailability for the mission the next day, Dax is chosen instead.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. The participants in the Spy Ninja tryouts were Wilbur, Dax, and the Postmates guy.
2. The first challenge was a race where the contestants had to run down a path, get past a fence, and get back to a designated area.
3. Wilbur came in first place in the race, followed by the Postmates guy and then Dax.
4. Dax was disqualified from the trivia challenge for giving an incorrect answer.
5. The Postmates guy was able to answer a question correctly about Chad transforming a Tesla into a DeLorean.
6. The next challenge was a ninja star throwing contest where the contestants had to pop a balloon with the fewest number of throws.
7. The Postmates guy was the only one to successfully pop the balloon, doing so on his second try.
8. The next challenge was a tiny spy ninja challenge where the contestants had to crawl through a small tunnel without breaking it.
9. Wilbur was the only one to successfully complete the tunnel challenge.
10. The final challenge was a lie detector test where the contestants had to identify who was lying about the location of their phone.
11. Wilbur correctly identified the liar and did not smash his phone.
12. Dax was chosen as the runner-up and was invited to join the Spy Ninjas on their next mission.
13. Wilbur was chosen as the winner of the tryouts and was invited to join the Spy Ninjas on their next mission.