Run #23 · November 2, 2026
STRANDED run #23: the answers
6476 players finished this run. The average score was 1,901 out of 3,000, and 1619 players 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.
Name something that ruins a Monday morning.
Most common answerWork: 10% of players said it, worth 140 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- Dead battery: only one player, 500 points
- Spilling on your shirt: only one player, 500 points
- Stepping on a lego: only one player, 500 points
Name something you'd regret buying at a gas station.
Most common answeran answer not shown here: 8% of players said it, worth 171 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- Little tree: only one player, 500 points
- Earbuds: only one player, 500 points
- Chicken tenders: only one player, 500 points
Name something people lie about on their resume.
Most common answerExperience: 12% of players said it, worth 121 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- How long they worked there: only one player, 500 points
- Where they worked: only one player, 500 points
- Why they left: only one player, 500 points
Name an Earth holiday an alien would find the most confusing.
Most common answerHalloween: 11% of players said it, worth 129 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- Super bowl sunday: only one player, 500 points
- Festivus: only one player, 500 points
- Leap day: only one player, 500 points
Name something people are way too confident about.
Most common answerTheir height: 12% of players said it, worth 128 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- Crypto: only one player, 500 points
- Blackjack: only one player, 500 points
- Karaoke: only one player, 500 points
Name a smell you'd recognize with your eyes closed.
Most common answerPoop: 9% of players said it, worth 160 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- Gas smell: only one player, 500 points
- Beach: only one player, 500 points
- Gym: only one player, 500 points
It follows you everywhere, never makes a sound, and vanishes in the dark. What is it?
Most common answerShadow: 100% of players said it, worth 500 points.