Run #09 · October 19, 2026
STRANDED run #09: the answers
4789 players finished this run. The average score was 1,770 out of 3,000, and 806 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 has legs but can't walk.
Most common answerTable: 26% of players said it, worth 117 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- Cot: only one player, 500 points
- Workbench: only one player, 500 points
- Trousers: only one player, 500 points
Name something you'd see in every movie set in high school.
Most common answerLockers: 19% of players said it, worth 149 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- Queen bee: only one player, 500 points
- Football player: only one player, 500 points
- Athlete: only one player, 500 points
Name something people do to look smart.
Most common answerWear glasses: 50% of players said it, worth 58 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- Say actually: only one player, 500 points
- Hmm: only one player, 500 points
- Name drop: only one player, 500 points
Name a song that gets stuck in everyone's head.
Most common answerBaby: 7% of players said it, worth 259 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- Deck the halls: only one player, 500 points
- Journey: only one player, 500 points
- Aha: only one player, 500 points
Name something you'd find in a grandma's purse.
Most common answerCandy: 11% of players said it, worth 203 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- Ricola: only one player, 500 points
- Eyeglasses: only one player, 500 points
- Tylenol: only one player, 500 points
Name the first thing that would go wrong on a mission to Mars.
Most common answerOxygen: 12% of players said it, worth 200 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- Co2: only one player, 500 points
- Carbon dioxide: only one player, 500 points
- It explodes: only one player, 500 points
Name something that has a spine but no bones.
Most common answerBook: 38% of players said it, worth 60 points.
Rarest answers- Mannequin: only one player, 489 points
- Doll: only one player, 485 points
- Scarecrow: only one player, 478 points