Win Stupid Prizes

So we just get rid of one shark? AND there's a cash reward? Count us in! It's the height of summer and tourist season is in full swing in Amity Island, but our old pal Bruce is up to his usual nonsense again. And by usual nonsense we mean eating people. So we've undercut the competition and we're out to stop him! Using John Williams queues, kaiju, blood transfusions, a big kebab, a...

There's a brand new show coming out on the BBC! After 60 years they're launching Season One of Doctor Who, and however you count it, it's the perfect time to add some new enemies for the titular Doctor to face. From classic Batman villains to Rowan Atkinsons finest role, from "whodunnit?" to "WAAAAGH!", we cover all manner of evil entities in this episode; but there...

With gaming sensation Palworld (AKA. Pokémon With Guns) sweeping the world of catchable critters, we simply need to know: What is the next big thing for Pokémon? We explore options including sports, town planning, educational games, biological nonsense, just straight up copying Overcooked, and (of course) Capitalism. Eddie cashes in his PokéPoints, Bear catches the longest Pikachu, and we let Alex...

PART 1: https://www.hexagorgon.com/podcast/wsp-033/ PART 2: https://www.hexagorgon.com/podcast/wsp-035/ The Siege of Gondor is nigh, Sauron's forces are amassing, the King is nowhere to be found, and the forces of good have entrusted their battle plans to three people who are more interested in the battle minis than the actual battle. Meanwhile, three idiots, I mean, hobbits have a merry trek up a...

Heads up, we talk a lot about how bodies work in this episode. What is a (hu)man? A miserable pile of tubes. Whether you want more tubes, fewer tubes, or to ignore the tubes completely, you have to agree that humans have room for improvement. Eddie just wants more options, Bear wants to be a gun for some reason, and Jamie won't shut up about the weenus. Meanwhile, Alex shuts down every half-ba...

PART 1: https://www.hexagorgon.com/podcast/wsp-033/ In a world where three idiots were trusted with a ring of ultimate power, their three non-idiot friends try and rectify their mistakes with absolutely no control over the idiots actions. AJ rides a horse, Jamie champions mental health, and Bear admits his limits as they skirt around the fact that Gandalf can basically do everything for them. Alex...

We all know how The Grinch FAILED to steal Christmas, so the bar is pretty low on this one. But that won't stop us from committing atrocities in attempts we can only describe as "not as good as we thought". Eddie runs for mayor of Whoville, Alex tries to forget, and Bear goes killing again, whilst Jamie decides if we really should be on the Nice List after all. Other content: Twitch:...

Once upon a time, our grandfather/uncle/cousin gifted his three niblings a ring of immense power. Us three cousin/brothers then promptly required rescuing... a lot. The fate of Middle-earth has never been in more incompetent hands! In this episode Alex uses a rock, Eddie gets stabbed, and Paul goes to the pub! As we seriously throw into question whether we can survive a third of the journey, let a...

The night where every child turns into a monster for a few hours is nearly upon us! So I guess we better blend in by becoming a monster of our own. Which begs the question, which monster would it be best to be in real life? AJ has high aspirations, Bear wants to maximise the comedy, and Pwal just wants rid of those pesky emotions, whilst Eddie is confused why every answer is a bug. These are more...

It's the Hollywood / Hollywood crossover we never knew we needed! Paul and the gang need contestants for the next season of The Great British Bake Off, but we don't know how to bake! So we'll have to submit some friends in our stead. Alex's contestants are easily distracted, Eddie tries to cheat his way to victory, and Jamie helps the other competitors, all whilst Bear licks his li...

Everybody knows that the worst part of any job is the commute, but due to the premise of the question we do need to do the commute. Thankfully we've got a handful of vehicle-like suggestions to make the commute as least bad as possible! Alex makes our answers redundant, Jamie makes the question redundant, and Bear gets made redundant, while judge Eddie looks for a legal loophole to survive his...

It's been (at least) 9 films, and still we can't get rid of that loveable goofball Sheev Palpatine. Wait, he's not actually loveable, nor a goofball? He's actually a proprietor of the Dark Side and a threat to universal peace? Huh, I guess we should stop him then! Pwal tries to influence the story, Eddie brute forces the issue, and Alex decides the Jedi are the problem. All the whi...

There are a lot of dystopian hellscapes in the future, but we aren't here to hear why the future sucks, we want to know which future sucks the least! We wander through fiction and try to explain why the bad futures are good, why the good futures are bad, and ask what even counts as the future anyway? Eddie somehow worms his way into the judges seat whilst Jamie tries to avoid actually being in...

It's almost time to head Across The Spider-Verse and see what Spiders the Verse has to offer us, but before then we speculate on the Spider-Mans they should really have added to the movie. Jamie wants to mix up the formula, Bear wants to mix up the lexicon, and Eddie wants to do a remix, all the while judge Pwal just wants to avoid getting mixed up in this multiversal nonsense. Warning for ara...

With the death of print media, our boy Kal-El is back in the job market. With a CV like Clark's, surely there's a better job for old Supes than whatever passes for a journalist these days? Eddie deliberately ignores the question, Jamie utilises Superman's strengths, and Alex shoots for the moon, whilst Bear reveals some shocking secrets about his good friend Clark Kent. Surprisingly, n...

With the inevitable success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie just around the corner, there's never been a better time to yoink Mario out of existence and be forced to save Peach ourselves! But without the titula-me, Mario, around is saving a princess even possible? With Eddie in the judge's seat, Pwal brings his aptitude for violence to the table, whilst Alex will do any amount of paperwork...

We did such a good job with our Football balance patch last year that we decided to have another crack at it but with Driving this time. Should cars be tubes? How about spheres? Should it be easier to gain points? Or perhaps driving backwards should make you exempt from the law? Bear wants to take a technical approach to improving the game design, Eddie wants to change the shape of driving as we k...

Due to scheduling conflicts, Eddie and Alex were left to record an episode by themselves. Rather than solving one of the least asked for questions on the internet, they got distracted and ended up talking about the podcast of Win Stupid Prizes rather than actually trying to win a stupid prize. Join us for this behind-the-scenes look at the effort that goes into an episode of Win Stupid Prizes! Inc...

Last year we tried to do a better job than Santa, but that didn't work, so this year we're just outright stopping him. Can three mortal beings stop the seemingly omnipotent being that is Santa, or will he once again prove too much for us? And more importantly, will this mean we're all getting coal this Christmas? AJ knows exactly what risks to take as Judge, Eddie probably ends up on the naughty l...

Actors are a wild bunch, but wouldn't it be even wilder if they weren't actors? If every film an actor has been in was completely factually accurate, which actor would have led the craziest life? Alex forgets what question they asked, Jamie sticks to his theme, Eddie doesn't understand friendship, and Bear gets married, as we all explore the Edward Scissorhands-verse and realise that every actor w...

CW: Brief gore descriptions ( Saw franchise) It's only been a year but Britain's Evil Mastermind, Pwal, has decided to come out of retirement. As a result, he needs to know which horror antagonists can easily be defeated so he doesn't make their same mistakes. Alex tries to avoid the problem once again, Bear uses his strengths to his advantage, and Eddie takes on the true villain of Hallowe'en, in...

One DnD is upon us! Which means we only get to pick one class, so we better pick a good one. Eddie, Alex, and Jamie ignore both Dungeons and Dragons as Bear questions how their chosen class would actually be useful in the real world. Eddie wants to be the most evil Lawful Good character you've ever seen, Alex wants to improve their lowest skills, and Jamie just wants to stay out of the sun. Unfort...

Have you ever been cursed by a witch and told you have to fight a poisoned goose or something in order to escape the curse? Well that definitely hasn't happened to us! That'd be ridiculous... haha... In this surprisingly animal-orientated episode, Alex, Bear, and Jamie try to save Eddie from a terrible fate. Will any of them succeed, or are fairy-tales just that difficult to win? Website: www.hexa...

As Disney gradually absorb more and more media franchises, the real question is which of these won't eventually be in a Kingdom Hearts game? Our resident Kingdom Hearts expert, Alex, navigates the Realms as Eddie, Jamie, and Pwal try to come up with anything more ridiculous than the worlds Kingdom Hearts already has to offer. Website: www.hexagorgon.com Twitter: @hexagorgon Facebook: HexaGorgonFB...

Swearing, we all do it! Apart from a few movies doing their best to maintain a squeaky-clean rating, that is. But what if those polite films were made just a little ruder, and given the PG13 rating to match? As Jamie attempts to win an argument with a friend, Eddie, AJ, and Alex get their effing and blinding on in what is our crassest episode to date! Website: www.hexagorgon.com Twitter: @hexagorg...