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Run #01 · October 11, 2026

STRANDED run #01: the answers

30 players finished this run. The average score was 1,346 out of 3,000, and one player got the alien all the way home.

In STRANDED, an answer scores more the fewer other players gave it, so the most common answer is the one to avoid. Here is what most people said, and the rare answers that paid off.

Question 1

Name something you could hide an alien in.

Most common answerCabinet: 9% of players said it, worth 191 points by the end of the day.

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Question 2

Name something you’d use to disguise yourself.

Most common answerMustache: 10% of players said it, worth 132 points by the end of the day.

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Question 3

Name something you’d find on a farm.

Most common answerOwl: 10% of players said it, worth 257 points by the end of the day.

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Question 4

Name something that glows in the dark.

Most common answerAnglerfish: 14% of players said it, worth 203 points by the end of the day.

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Question 5

Name something you could use to signal for help.

Most common answerFlare: 20% of players said it, worth 83 points by the end of the day.

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Question 6

Name an animal an alien might mistake for Earth’s ruler.

Most common answerApe: 10% of players said it, worth 122 points by the end of the day.

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