Run #04 · October 14, 2026
STRANDED run #04: the answers
197 players finished this run. The average score was 1,530 out of 3,000, and 4 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 goes up but never comes down.
Most common answerAge: 25% of players said it, worth 105 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- Hope: only one player, 480 points
- Body count: only one player, 477 points
- Ladder: only one player, 465 points
Name something you'd find in a junk drawer.
Most common answerPaper clips: 5% of players said it, worth 227 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- Cash: only one player, 481 points
- Floss: only one player, 473 points
- Tweezers: only one player, 473 points
Name something people pretend to like.
Most common answerPeople: 11% of players said it, worth 209 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- Commuting: only one player, 483 points
- Their neighbors: only one player, 482 points
- Anime: only one player, 481 points
Name something that has keys but can't open a lock.
Most common answerPiano: 30% of players said it, worth 90 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- Mystery: only one player, 475 points
- Harmonica: only one player, 468 points
- Key card: only one player, 461 points
Name something you'd never lend to anyone.
Most common answerUnderwear: 7% of players said it, worth 204 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- Myself: only one player, 484 points
- Sister: only one player, 482 points
- Happiness: only one player, 480 points
Name the sport an alien would find the weirdest.
Most common answerPolo: 17% of players said it, worth 159 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- Australian football: only one player, 473 points
- Afl: only one player, 473 points
- Sepak takraw: only one player, 471 points
Name something that has a bed but never sleeps.
Most common answerTruck: 33% of players said it, worth 106 points.
Rarest answers- Lettuce: only one player, 369 points
- Flower bed: only one player, 134 points