99 to Beat (British game show)

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99 to Beat
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Genre Reality game show
Based on Homo Universalis
by VRT, Primitives TV and De Chinezen  [ nl ]
Presented by Adam and Ryan Thomas
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Production location Shinfield Studios
Running time60 minutes
Production company Initial
Original release
Network ITV1
Release22 March 2025 (2025-03-22) –
present

99 to Beat is a British game show where 100 contestants are reduced each round until one person wins the cash prize. [1] [2]

Contents

The show is hosted by Adam and Ryan Thomas. The first series was premiered on ITV on 22 March 2025. [2] [3]

Format

99 to Beat is based on the Belgian TV format Homo Universalis , where 100 contestants compete over the course of an entire season, going head-to-head in a series of ability challenges, with the rule that the person that comes last in the challenge is out of the game show.

At the end of the challenge, the player that loses has to leave the competition, counting down from 100 to just 1.

The last contestant remaining wins the prize.

Contestants

Results (Season 1)
ContestantAgeOccupationPlaceLast place in the challengeStatus
Edward Oldfield45Cafe worker100thSit on an exercise ball blindfoldedEliminated 1st
on 22 March 2025
Dilan Kurt22Barber99thSlinky on your foreheadEliminated 2nd
on 22 March 2025
Calvin Price40Psychic medium98thBalance a drinks can at a 45° angleEliminated 3rd
on 22 March 2025
Caroline Baxter47Letting agent97thPing-pong ball on a spoon in your mouthEliminated 4th
on 22 March 2025
Adam31Firefighter
Partner of Dani G		85th-96thDrainpipe bowling [a] Eliminated 5th
on 22 March 2025
Andrew
Bailie Buchanan
Deb Jayaprakash
Ed
Jane Kutiwa
Julie
Kieran Turner
Kyle Downie
Pam
Phill
Robert Elwes
Les Heyhoe67Retired administrator84thDefrost a frozen T-shirtEliminated 6th
on 22 March 2025
Lisa Jane Russell [b] 50BeauticianWDWithdrew
on 22 March 2025
Yae30Office administrator83rdExtract a £2 coin from a piggy bankEliminated 7th
on 22 March 2025
Jodie Crees [c] Wife of MichaelWDWithdrew
on 22 March 2025
Michael Crees [c] 40Racing driver
Husband of Jodie
Janet Thompson50Receptionist82ndGuess the weight of a llamaEliminated 8th
on 29 March 2025
Tony77Retired retail manager81stFit sticky tape in a lunchboxEliminated 9th
on 29 March 2025
Paul Mason63Retired civil servant80thRetract a measuring tape between two linesEliminated 10th
on 29 March 2025
Paul Smailes60Paranormal investigator79thLoop six penne pasta pieces onto spaghetti in your mouthEliminated 11th
on 29 March 2025
Bethany Bradley66th-78thDomino rally [a] Eliminated 12th
on 29 March 2025
Biddy Scanlon26Delivery driver
Bruno Pinto
Charlie M
Chelsey Fearon
Dan Parfitt
Dani G30Project co-ordinator
Partner of Adam
Ellie Bartle
Ian Zippy
Mike Adams64Retired manager
Safyah29Financial audit manager
Sue Hartley61Retired lecturer
Tom
Paul Oliver21Scaffolder65thHold a flower in secateurs at shoulder heightEliminated 13th
on 29 March 2025
Katy Henry41School teacher64thGiant volleyball matchEliminated 14th
on 29 March 2025
Freddie Cashbolt26Voice actor63rdKnock a balloon off with rubber bandsEliminated 15th
on 5 April 2025
Ali [b] 34Teacher62ndBalance eleven loose nails on top of another nailEliminated 16th
on 5 April 2025
Jeff74Retired prison governor61stMake and throw a paper planeEliminated 17th
on 5 April 2025
Aaron Mukerji49th-60thFlip pancakes down the line [a] Eliminated 18th
on 5 April 2025
Dáire McGill
Flex Singh25Actor/martial arts
Frankie Fitzgerald [c]
Georgia Kennon19Student
Twin sister of Courtney
Kingsley Hamilton45Bus driver
Louis Moyes20Student
Megan Holly24Content creator
Miles Williams
Neil Greenwood
Nevaeh19Retail assistant
Surabhi Shubz
Bianca Starkie32Team leader48thGuess the number of peasEliminated 19th
on 5 April 2025
Lewis Greenough [c] 20Graduate47thLight three tealight candles and place them into tealight holdersEliminated 20th
on 5 April 2025
Will Miles19Bartender46thFind the T-shirt with your name on itEliminated 21st
on 12 April 2025
Charlie H27Jeweller41st-45thFind teammates with the same instrument while blindfolded [a] Eliminated 22nd
on 12 April 2025
Georgia Gregory-Morris23Acupuncturist
Shane Yerrell40Mayor of Waltham Abbey
Will Lawford21Escape room manager
Will Thomas
Amy Morris20Finance assistant40thPeel a potato to produce as long a peel as possibleEliminated 23rd
on 12 April 2025
Amir39Fire alarm technician39thPush off a scooter without stepping offEliminated 24th
on 12 April 2025
Mia Welsh23Theatre performer38thBounce a pencil into a potEliminated 25th
on 12 April 2025
Dexter30Maths tutor37thFire a champagne corkEliminated 26th
on 12 April 2025
Jake Farrar27Cobbler36thGuess the decade of pop songsEliminated 27th
on 19 April 2025
Beth Derbyshire31st-35thBalance an egg on a drinks tray with only your index finger [a] Eliminated 28th
on 19 April 2025
Jess Waddington33Dog walker
Omali Hutson34Personal trainer
Stephen Roberts40Railway engineer
Yasmin Forbes31Model
Lydia Wilby19Student30thKnock down a skittle with a wheelie binEliminated 29th
on 19 April 2025
Kieran Lyall29Carpenter29thCut a rope at 13.7 metresEliminated 30th
on 19 April 2025
Jay Slater23Retail manager28thThread a drawstring through a pair of shorts and put them onEliminated 31st
on 19 April 2025
Poonam Sharma39Banker27thPop two balloons with a cactusEliminated 32nd
on 19 April 2025
Karl Emanuelsson46Retreat officer26thFind a dummy from a jelly whilst blindfoldedEliminated 33rd
on 26 April 2025
Ashley Meredith35Teacher21st-25thUntangle yourself from your teammates [a] Eliminated 34th
on 26 April 2025
Bella Tolman33Trading manager
Derek Benford67Retired police officer
Duval Jefferson24Dancer
Fred Obasa29CX specialist
Finlay McKillop25Musical theatre performer20thUse a ball in a pouch to roll a can across the studio floorEliminated 35th
on 26 April 2025
Ashton Victor30Creative consultant19thExtinguish a candle flame using a syringe of waterEliminated 36th
on 26 April 2025
Dani B33Influencer18thCatch a potato on a forkEliminated 37th
on 26 April 2025
Robin Nixon63Technical author17thMelt ice and blow a whistleEliminated 38th
on 26 April 2025
Nikki Sneddon45Dance teacher16thBalance a seesawEliminated 39th
on 3 May 2025
Courtney Kennon19Student
Twin sister of Georgia K		15thLick a gobstopper and fit it into a bottleEliminated 40th
on 3 May 2025
Sarah Plummer36Nursery manager14thSleeping bag race across the studio floorEliminated 41st
on 3 May 2025
Clinton22Student13thCut an onion into 42 ringsEliminated 42nd
on 3 May 2025
Nicola King54Hairdresser11th-12thTransfer 50 metres of rope from one partner to the other [a] Eliminated 43rd
on 3 May 2025
Ryan Hamlet32Estate agent
Huseyin Ahmet24Tattoo artist10thFold and pack up a collapsible tentEliminated 44th
on 3 May 2025
Charlie Jones23Flight attendant9thPush a vacuum cleaner onto a targetEliminated 45th
on 3 May 2025
David Smith40Hairdresser8thCatch a paper butterfly in a netEliminated 46th
on 10 May 2025
Libby Wood19Sales7thStack boxesEliminated 47th
on 10 May 2025
Grant Gibbs42Fitness coach6thSharpen two bicolour pencilsEliminated 48th
on 10 May 2025
Nancy Pearce43Travel consultant5thTransfer a ping-pong ball on a hairdryer through an obstacle courseEliminated 49th
on 10 May 2025
Joan Pons Laplana49Senior nurse4thFlip a traffic cone and land it onto anotherEliminated 50th
on 10 May 2025
Jason Howard42Chef3rdPerform a three-point-turn in a golf buggyThird place
on 10 May 2025
William Joel22Student2ndKnock down 12 tin cans with a swinging ballRunner-up
on 10 May 2025
Caitlin Lawlor25Financial crime associate1stWinner
on 10 May 2025


Results

Episode 1

  1. Game 1: Sit on an exercise ball
    1. (Last three contestants: Charlie H vs Edward vs Paul S)
    2. (Last two contestants: Charlie H vs Edward)
  2. Game 2: Slinky on your forehead
    1. (Last three contestants: Dilan vs Janet vs Louis)
    2. (Last two contestants: Dilan vs Janet)
  3. Game 3: Balance a drinks can at a 45-degree angle
    1. (Last two contestants: Calvin vs Freddie)
  4. Game 4: Ping-pong ball on a spoon in your mouth
    1. (First to drop their ball: Caroline)
  5. Game 5: Drainpipe bowling [a]
    1. (First four teams):
      1. (Last four teams: Blue Team #1 vs Orange Team #1 vs Purple Team #1 vs Pink Team #1)
      2. (Last three teams: Blue Team #1 vs Orange Team #1 vs Purple Team #1)
      3. (Last two teams: Orange Team #1 vs Purple Team #1)
    2. (Second four teams):
      1. (Last four teams: Blue Team #2 vs Orange Team #2 vs Purple Team #2 vs Pink Team #2)
      2. (Last three teams: Orange Team #2 vs Purple Team #2 vs Pink Team #2)
      3. (Last two teams: Orange Team #2 vs Pink Team #2)
    3. (Elimination head-to-head):
      1. (Last two teams: Pink Team vs Purple Team) [d]
  6. Game 6: Defrost a frozen T-shirt
    1. (Last four contestants: Bianca vs Janet vs Les vs Louis)
    2. (Last three contestants: Bianca vs Janet vs Les)
    3. (Last two contestants: Bianca vs Les)
    4. (Contestant withdrew: Lisa [b] )
  7. Game 7: Extract a £2 coin from a piggy bank
    1. (Last three contestants: Poonam vs Stephen vs Yae)
    2. (Last two contestants: Stephen vs Yae)
    3. (Contestants withdrew: Jodie and Michael [c] )

Episode 2

  1. Game 8: Guess the weight of a llama
    1. (Last two contestants: Freddie vs Janet)
  2. Game 9: Fit sticky tape into a lunchbox
    1. (Last three contestants: Amy vs Finlay vs Tony)
    2. (Last two contestants: Finlay vs Tony)
  3. Game 10: Retract a measuring tape between two lines
    1. (Last three contestants: Mike vs Paul M vs Surabhi)
    2. (Last two contestants: Paul M vs Surabhi)
  4. Game 11: Loop six penne pasta pieces onto spaghetti in your mouth
    1. (Last three contestants: Derek vs Lewis vs Paul S)
    2. (Last two contestants: Lewis vs Paul S)
  5. Game 12: Domino rally [a]
    1. (Last six teams: Pink Team vs Red Team vs Purple Team vs Yellow Team vs Blue Team vs Orange Team)
    2. (Last five teams: Red Team vs Purple Team vs Yellow Team vs Blue Team vs Orange Team)
    3. (Last four teams: Purple Team vs Yellow Team vs Blue Team vs Orange Team)
    4. (Last three teams: Purple Team vs Yellow Team vs Blue Team)
    5. (Last two teams: Purple Team vs Yellow Team)
  6. Game 13: Hold a flower in secateurs at shoulder height
    1. (First to cut their flower: Paul O)
  7. Game 14: Giant volleyball match
    1. (First round):
      1. (Last two teams: Red Team vs Blue Team)
    2. (Second round):
      1. (Last two teams: Red Team vs Blue Team)
    3. (Third round):
      1. (Last two teams: Red Team vs Blue Team)
    4. (Fourth round):
      1. (Last two teams: Red Team vs Blue Team)
    5. (Fifth round):
      1. (Last two teams: Red Team vs Blue Team)
    6. (Final round)
      1. (Last two contestants: Katy vs Stephen)

Episode 3

  1. Game 15: Knock off a balloon with rubber bands
    1. (Last four contestants: Dexter vs Freddie vs Jess vs Nicola)
    2. (Last three contestants: Dexter vs Freddie vs Jess)
    3. (Last two contestants: Dexter vs Freddie)
  2. Game 16: Stack eleven loose nails on top of another nail
    1. (Last four contestants: Ali vs Lewis vs Nicola vs Shane)
    2. (Last three contestants: Ali vs Lewis vs Nicola)
    3. (Last two contestants: Ali vs Lewis)
  3. Game 17: Make and throw a paper plane
    1. (Shortest distance: Jeff)
  4. Game 18: Flip pancakes down the line [a]
    1. (Last five teams: Blue Team vs Orange Team vs Yellow Team vs Red Team vs Purple Team)
    2. (Last four teams: Blue Team vs Orange Team vs Yellow Team vs Red Team)
    3. (Last three teams: Blue Team vs Orange Team vs Red Team)
    4. (Last two teams: Blue Team vs Orange Team)
  5. Game 19: Guess the number of peas
    1. (Last two contestants: Ashton vs Bianca)
  6. Game 20: Light three tealight candles and transfer them to tealight holders
    1. (Last four contestants: Courtney vs Duval vs Joan vs Lewis)
    2. (Last three contestants: Duval vs Joan vs Lewis)
    3. (Last two contestants: Duval vs Lewis)

Episode 4

  1. Game 21: Find the T-shirt with your name on it
    1. (Last four contestants: Amy vs Duval vs Nikki vs Will M)
    2. (Last three contestants: Duval vs Nikki vs Will M)
    3. (Last two contestants: Nikki vs Will M)
  2. Game 22: Find your teammates with the same instruments whilst blindfolded [a]
    1. (Last four teams: Team Cowbells vs Team Harmonicas vs Team Rubber Chickens vs Team Tambourines)
    2. (Last three teams: Team Cowbells vs Team Harmonicas vs Team Rubber Chickens)
    3. (Last two teams: Team Cowbells vs Team Harmonicas)
  3. Game 23: Peel a potato to produce as long a peel as possible
    1. (Last two contestants: Amy vs Mia)
  4. Game 24: Push off a scooter without stepping off
    1. (Loser of first heat: Duval)
    2. (Loser of second heat: Joan)
    3. (Loser of third heat: Amir)
    4. (Last three contestants: Amir vs Duval vs Joan)
    5. (Last two contestants: Amir vs Duval)
  5. Game 25: Bounce a pencil into a pot
    1. (Last four contestants: Charlie J vs Kieran L vs Lydia vs Mia)
    2. (Last three contestants: Charlie J vs Kieran L vs Mia)
    3. (Last two contestants: Kieran L vs Mia)
  6. Game 26: Fire a champagne cork
    1. (Shortest distance: Dexter)

Episode 5

  1. Game 27: Guess the decade of pop songs
    1. (Last four contestants: Jake vs Kieran L vs Poonam vs Robin)
  2. Game 28: Balance an egg on a drinks tray with only your index finger [a]
    1. (First team to drop their egg: Purple Team)
  3. Game 29: Knock down an inflatable skittle with a wheelie bin
    1. (Last four contestants: Huseyin vs Lydia vs Sarah vs William)
    2. (Last two contestants: Lydia vs Sarah)
  4. Game 30: Cut a rope at 13.7 metres
    1. (Last two contestants: Charlie J vs Kieran L)
  5. Game 31: Thread a drawstring through a pair of shorts and put them on
    1. (Last four contestants: Ashton vs Duval vs Jay vs Poonam)
    2. (Last three contestants: Ashton vs Duval vs Jay)
    3. (Last two contestants: Duval vs Jay)
  6. Game 32: Pop two balloons with a cactus
    1. (Last four contestants: Derek vs Nikki vs Poonam vs Sarah)
    2. (Last three contestants: Derek vs Poonam vs Sarah)
    3. (Last two contestants: Derek vs Poonam)

Episode 6

  1. Game 33: Find a dummy from a jelly whilst blindfolded
    1. (Last four contestants: Derek vs Karl vs Libby vs Sarah)
    2. (Last three contestants: Derek vs Karl vs Sarah)
    3. (Last two contestants: Karl vs Sarah)
  2. Game 34: Untangle yourself from your teammates [a]
    1. (Last five teams: Orange Team vs Blue Team vs Red Team vs Yellow Team vs Pink Team)
    2. (Last four teams: Orange Team vs Blue Team vs Red Team vs Pink Team)
    3. (Last three teams: Blue Team vs Red Team vs Pink Team)
    4. (Last two teams: Blue Team vs Red Team)
  3. Game 35: Roll a can using a ball in a pouch
    1. (Last four contestants: Clinton vs Finlay vs Robin vs Sarah)
    2. (Last three contestants: Clinton vs Finlay vs Robin)
    3. (Last two contestants: Finlay vs Robin) [e]
  4. Game 36: Extinguish a candle flame using a syringe of water
    1. (Last four contestants: Ashton vs Nikki vs Ryan vs William)
    2. (Last three contestants: Ashton vs Nikki vs Ryan)
    3. (Last two contestants: Ashton vs Ryan)
  5. Game 37: Catch a potato on a fork
    1. (Last four pairs: Courtney and David vs Dani B and Nancy vs Jason and Sarah vs Nicola and Nikki)
    2. (Last three pairs: Courtney and David vs Dani B and Nancy vs Nicola and Nikki)
    3. (Last two pairs: Dani B and Nancy vs Nicola and Nikki)
    4. (Last two contestants: Dani B vs Nancy) [f]
  6. Game 38: Melt ice and blow a whistle
    1. (Last three contestants: David vs Nicola vs Robin)
    2. (Last two contestants: Nicola vs Robin)

Episode 7

  1. Game 39: Balance a seesaw
    1. (First round):
      1. (Last two teams: Blue Team vs Orange Team)
    2. (Second round):
      1. (Last two teams: Blue Team vs Orange Team)
    3. (Third round):
      1. (Last two teams: Blue Team vs Orange Team)
    4. (Final round):
      1. (Last two contestants: Nancy vs Nikki)
  2. Game 40: Lick a gobstopper and fit it into a bottle
    1. (Last four contestants: Courtney vs Jason vs Sarah vs William)
    2. (Last three contestants: Courtney vs Jason vs Sarah)
    3. (Last two contestants: Courtney vs Jason)
  3. Game 41: Sleeping bag race across the studio floor
    1. (Last two contestants: Nicola vs Sarah)
  4. Game 42: Cut an onion into 42 rings and place them into a grid
    1. (Last five contestants: Charlie J vs Clinton vs David vs Libby vs Nicola)
    2. (Last four contestants: Charlie J vs Clinton vs David vs Libby)
    3. (Last three contestants: Charlie J vs Clinton vs Libby)
    4. (Last two contestants: Charlie J vs Clinton)
  5. Game 43: Transfer 50 metres of rope from one partner to the other [a]
    1. (Last six pairs: Caitlin and David vs Charlie J vs Huseyin vs Grant and Nancy vs Jason and Joan vs Libby and William vs Nicola and Ryan)
    2. (Last five pairs: Caitlin and David vs Charlie J and Huseyin vs Grant and Nancy vs Libby and William vs Nicola and Ryan)
    3. (Last four pairs: Caitlin and David vs Charlie J and Huseyin vs Libby and William vs Nicola and Ryan)
    4. (Last three pairs: Caitlin and David vs Libby and William vs Nicola and Ryan)
    5. (Last two pairs: Libby and William vs Nicola and Ryan)
  6. Game 44: Fold and pack up a collapsible tent
    1. (Last four contestants: Charlie J vs Grant vs Huseyin vs Nancy)
    2. (Last three contestants: Charlie J vs Huseyin vs Nancy)
    3. (Last two contestants: Huseyin vs Nancy)
  7. Game 45: Push a vacuum cleaner onto a target
    1. (Last nine contestants: Caitlin vs Charlie J vs David vs Grant vs Jason vs Joan vs Libby vs Nancy vs William)
    2. (Last eight contestants: Caitlin vs Charlie J vs David vs Grant vs Jason vs Joan vs Libby vs Nancy)
    3. (Last seven contestants: Caitlin vs Charlie J vs David vs Grant vs Jason vs Libby vs Nancy)
    4. (Last six contestants: Caitlin vs Charlie J vs Grant vs Jason vs Libby vs Nancy)
    5. (Last five contestants: Caitlin vs Charlie J vs Jason vs Libby vs Nancy)
    6. (Last four contestants: Caitlin vs Charlie J vs Jason vs Libby)
    7. (Last three contestants: Charlie J vs Jason vs Libby)
    8. (Last two contestants: Charlie J vs Libby)

Episode 8

  1. Game 46: Catch a paper butterfly in a net
    1. (Last eight contestants: Caitlin vs David vs Grant vs Jason vs Joan vs Libby vs Nancy vs William)
    2. (Last seven contestants: David vs Grant vs Jason vs Joan vs Libby vs Nancy vs William)
    3. (Last six contestants: David vs Grant vs Jason vs Libby vs Nancy vs William)
    4. (Last five contestants: David vs Grant vs Jason vs Nancy vs William)
    5. (Last four contestants: David vs Grant vs Nancy vs William)
    6. (Last three contestants: David vs Grant vs Nancy)
    7. (Last two contestants: David vs Nancy)
  2. Game 47: Stack boxes
    1. (Last seven contestants: Caitlin vs Grant vs Jason vs Joan vs Libby vs Nancy vs William)
    2. (Last four contestants: Joan vs Libby vs Nancy vs William)
  3. Game 48: Sharpen two bicolour pencils
    1. (Last six contestants: Caitlin vs Grant vs Jason vs Joan vs Nancy vs William)
    2. (Last five contestants: Grant vs Jason vs Joan vs Nancy vs William)
    3. (Last four contestants: Grant vs Joan vs Nancy vs William)
    4. (Last three contestants: Grant vs Nancy vs William)
    5. (Last two contestants: Grant vs William)
  4. Game 49: Transfer a ping-pong ball on a hairdryer through an obstacle course
    1. (Last five contestants: Caitlin vs Jason vs Joan vs Nancy vs William)
    2. (Last four contestants: Caitlin vs Joan vs Nancy vs William)
    3. (Last three contestants: Caitlin vs Joan vs Nancy)
    4. (Last two contestants: Joan vs Nancy)
  5. Game 50: Flip a traffic cone and land it onto another
    1. (Last four contestants: Caitlin vs Jason vs Joan vs William)
    2. (Last three contestants: Caitlin vs Joan vs William)
    3. (Last two contestants: Joan vs William)
  6. Game 51: Perform a three-point turn in a golf buggy
    1. (Last three contestants: Caitlin vs Jason vs William)
    2. (Last two contestants: Caitlin vs Jason)
  7. Game 52: Knock down 12 cans with a swinging ball
    1. (Last two contestants: Caitlin vs William)
      1. (Final score: Caitlin 12-9 William)

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesPremiereFinale
1822 March 202510 May 2025


Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Team elimination game
  2. 1 2 3 Lisa withdrew from the competition after suffering an ankle injury in the previous game. She was replaced by Ali.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Jodie and Michael both left the competition after the first episode and did not return for the second episode. They were replaced by Frankie and Lewis.
  4. ↑ The team colours were switched.
  5. ↑ Finlay initially finished ahead of Robin, but as he broke the rules of the game (he kicked his can with his knee, which was not allowed), he was sent back to the starting line, while Robin restarted the game from his position when Finlay committed the rule break. Finlay would kick his can again on the restart.
  6. ↑ Dani B chose Huseyin, while Nancy chose Grant for the final.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ITV 99 to Beat viewers instantly recognise 'famous' contestant". Yahoo News. March 22, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Breen, Nadia (May 12, 2025). "'It feels like a dream': NI woman crowned first winner of new ITV game show". Belfast Live. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ Iqbal, Hamaiz (March 22, 2025). "Everything you need to know about ITV's latest game show 99 to Beat". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
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