Hard Quiz | |
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Presented by | Tom Gleeson |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 9 |
No. of episodes | 239 |
Production | |
Production locations | Melbourne, Victoria |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Thinkative Television |
Original release | |
Network | ABC TV |
Release | 19 October 2016 – present |
Related | |
Hard Quiz Kids |
Hard Quiz is an Australian television comedy quiz show which premiered on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on 19 October 2016. [1] [2] Hosted by Tom Gleeson, the show is a spin-off of his "Hard Chat" segment on the satirical television news program The Weekly with Charlie Pickering . It is filmed at the ABC Melbourne studios in Southbank in front of a studio audience.
It is routine for Gleeson to mock the contestants or their subject and contestants will often make jokes at Gleeson's expense, all of which is accepted and appears to be encouraged. [3] [4] [5]
Gleeson has claimed he was surprised by the success of the program, saying he had given up hope of being a star. [6]
On 24 May 2019, Gleeson announced he was stepping down as host and quitting the program via a media release. [7] On 26 May 2019, Gleeson was announced as a nominee for the Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television. He later tweeted that he would "un-axe" the show if he wins the Gold Logie. [8] Gleeson subsequently won the Gold Logie and the show was announced to be returning on 31 July 2019.
It was announced by Gleeson on 31 July 2019, in a radio interview with Triple M, that the show's return in 2020 for its fifth series would see it expand to 40 new episodes. [9]
Each episode of Hard Quiz features four contestants, each of whom has selected a specialist subject area. No subject area (including those selected in "Tom's Round") may be used more than once. Each correct answer is worth 5 points, while each wrong answer costs 5 points.
The contestants, in turn, each receive five questions regarding their specialist subject areas. They must buzz in to respond and are locked out of a question if they got it wrong or took too long to give an answer, giving the other players a chance to answer. A contestant may attempt to answer a question from another contestant's subject area. This is known as "The Steal". If a Steal is successful, the contestant receives 10 points but will only lose 5 points for an incorrect Steal attempt (in series 1, a failed Steal resulted in the contestant losing 10 points).
The contestants, using their monitors, lock in their answers to each of the five multiple-choice questions from a subject Gleeson has chosen in advance. A selected response must be locked in by pressing the red buzzer. Each question has 4 options except for the last question, which has 6 options and is played for double points (10 points for a right answer). The lowest scorer at the end of this round is out of the game, with their podium now displaying the words "Too Soft".
In this round, general knowledge questions are given out for a rather vague time limit (between 35 and over 90 seconds, depending on the episode). The contestants, again, buzz in to respond. The lowest scorer when time expires is also eliminated.
In the event of a tie for lowest scorer when an elimination is required, the tie is broken with a "hard-off", where Gleeson presents two options for a given question (often pertaining to the relative difficulty of two given tasks or physical hardness of two materials), which the first contestant to buzz in then answers. If the answering contestant chooses correctly, the other contestant is eliminated and vice versa if the answer given is incorrect.
When more than two contestants play a hard-off, multiple questions can be played. If a contestant answers correctly, they are safe from elimination and the hard-off continues until only one contestant is not safe. If a contestant answers incorrectly, they are eliminated and all other contestants in the hard-off become safe.
The final two contestants alternate answering questions regarding their chosen subject area in a best of five penalty shootout-style format with the winner receiving a trophy – the limited-edition big brass mug, or in the case of the "Battle of The Duds" episodes, the aforementioned big brass mug with a hole in the bottom. The contestant also gets to sign off the show with the catchphrase "Thanks for playing, hard".
If the final two contestants have got the same amount of correct answers after five questions, an extra question will be asked to each contestant on their specialty subject.
After the extra questions and if the players are still tied, one numerical question will be asked on Tom's specialty subject of the day. Each contestant will be required to guess the correct answer, starting with the player that got the first question during the final round, and the closer of the two wins the show.
Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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First released | Last released | |||
1 | 10 | 19 October 2016 | 21 December 2016 | |
2 | 18 | 2 August 2017 | 29 November 2017 | |
3 | 22 | 21 February 2018 | 30 January 2019 | |
4 | 20 + 1 Special | 6 February 2019 | 2 October 2019 | |
5 | 40 + 1 Special [9] | 5 February 2020 | 10 February 2021 | |
6 | 35 + 1 Special | 17 February 2021 | 22 December 2021 | |
7 | 24 + 1 Special | 2 February 2022 | 21 December 2022 | |
8 | 30 + 1 Special | 8 February 2023 | 20 December 2023 | |
9 | 34 + 1 Special | 7 February 2024 | 18 December 2024 | |
10 | TBA | 29 January 2025 | TBA |
Names in Bold are the winners
No. | Title | Original release date | Australian viewers | |
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1 | "Episode 1" | 19 October 2016 | 681,000 [10] | |
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2 | "Episode 2" | 26 October 2016 | 532,000 [11] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Greek alphabet Note: This episode features the first ever "hard-off" and the first ever 3-way "hard-off". | ||||
3 | "Episode 3" | 2 November 2016 | 595,000 [12] | |
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4 | "Episode 4" | 9 November 2016 | 634,000 [13] | |
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5 | "Episode 5" | 16 November 2016 | 572,000 [14] | |
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6 | "Episode 6" | 23 November 2016 | 593,000 [15] | |
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7 | "Episode 7" | 30 November 2016 | 592,000 [16] | |
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8 | "Episode 8" | 7 December 2016 | 543,000 [17] | |
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9 | "Episode 9" | 14 December 2016 | 632,000 [18] | |
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10 | "Episode 10" | 21 December 2016 | 553,000 [19] | |
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No. | Title | Original release date | Australian viewers | |
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11 | "Episode 1" | 2 August 2017 | 643,000 [20] | |
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12 | "Episode 2" | 9 August 2017 | 631,000 [21] | |
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13 | "Episode 3" | 16 August 2017 | 646,000 [22] | |
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14 | "Episode 4" | 23 August 2017 | 683,000 [23] | |
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15 | "Episode 5" | 30 August 2017 | 668,000 [24] | |
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16 | "Episode 6" | 6 September 2017 | 641,000 [25] | |
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17 | "Episode 7" | 13 September 2017 | 667,000 [26] | |
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18 | "Episode 8" | 20 September 2017 | 630,000 [27] | |
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19 | "Episode 9" | 27 September 2017 | 616,000 [28] | |
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20 | "Episode 10" | 4 October 2017 | 697,000 [29] | |
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21 | "Episode 11" | 11 October 2017 | 653,000 [30] | |
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22 | "Episode 12" | 18 October 2017 | 591,000 [31] | |
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23 | "Episode 13" | 25 October 2017 | 665,000 [32] | |
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24 | "Episode 14" | 1 November 2017 | 659,000 [33] | |
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25 | "Episode 15" | 8 November 2017 | 678,000 [34] | |
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26 | "Episode 16" | 15 November 2017 | 598,000 [35] | |
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27 | "Episode 17" | 22 November 2017 | 664,000 [36] | |
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28 | "Episode 18" | 29 November 2017 | 639,000 [37] | |
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No. | Title | Original release date | Australian viewers | |
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29 | "Episode 1" | 21 February 2018 | 550,000 [38] | |
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30 | "Episode 2" | 28 February 2018 | 526,000 [39] | |
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31 | "Episode 3" | 7 March 2018 | 534,000 [40] | |
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32 | "Episode 4" | 14 March 2018 | 630,000 [41] | |
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33 | "Episode 5" | 21 March 2018 | 608,000 [42] | |
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34 | "Episode 6" | 28 March 2018 | 672,000 [43] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Umpires Note: Contestant Mark is the partner of Renae, who appeared in episode 2 of Series 1. | ||||
35 | "Episode 7" | 11 April 2018 | 570,000 [44] | |
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36 | "Episode 8" | 18 April 2018 | 557,000 [45] | |
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37 | "Episode 9" | 25 April 2018 | 567,000 [46] | |
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38 | "Episode 10" | 19 September 2018 | 672,000 [47] | |
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39 | "Episode 11" | 26 September 2018 | 649,000 [48] | |
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40 | "Episode 12" | 3 October 2018 | 646,000 [49] | |
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41 | "Episode 13" | 10 October 2018 | 686,000 [50] | |
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42 | "Episode 14" | 17 October 2018 | 704,000 [51] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Play School Note: The final credits acknowledged that contestant Liv Watts died prior to the broadcast of the episode. | ||||
43 | "Episode 15" | 31 October 2018 | 679,000 [52] | |
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44 | "Episode 16" | 7 November 2018 | 776,000 [53] | |
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45 | "Episode 17" | 14 November 2018 | 710,000 [54] | |
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46 | "Episode 18" | 21 November 2018 | 741,000 [55] | |
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47 | "Episode 19" | 28 November 2018 | 742,000 [56] | |
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48 | "Episode 20" | 5 December 2018 | 646,000 [57] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Delta Goodrem Note: The final credits acknowledged that contestant Geoff Ogden-Browne died in July 2018, [58] prior to the broadcast of the episode. | ||||
49 | "Episode 21" | 12 December 2018 | 623,000 [59] | |
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50 | "Episode 22" | 30 January 2019 | 600,000 [60] | |
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No. | Title | Original release date | Australia viewers | |
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51 | "Episode 1" | 6 February 2019 | 572,000 [61] | |
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52 | "Episode 2" | 13 February 2019 | 607,000 [62] | |
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53 | "Episode 3" | 20 February 2019 | 610,000 [63] | |
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54 | "Episode 4" | 27 February 2019 | 662,000 [64] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Predators Note: The winner of this episode performed the final sign off in AUSLAN | ||||
55 | "Episode 5" | 6 March 2019 | 694,000 [65] | |
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56 | "Episode 6" | 13 March 2019 | 627,000 [66] | |
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57 | "Episode 7" | 20 March 2019 | 697,000 [67] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Duds Note: The episode featured contestants who had lost previous episodes of Hard Quiz, and was titled Battle of the Duds. | ||||
58 | "Episode 8" | 27 March 2019 | 657,000 [68] | |
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59 | "Episode 9" | 3 April 2019 | 728,000 [69] | |
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60 | "Episode 10" | 10 April 2019 | 728,000 [70] | |
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61 | "Episode 11" | 31 July 2019 | 667,000 [71] | |
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62 | "Episode 12" | 7 August 2019 | 590,000 [72] | |
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63 | "Episode 13" | 14 August 2019 | 619,000 [73] | |
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64 | "Episode 14" | 21 August 2019 | 641,000 [74] | |
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65 | "Episode 15" | 28 August 2019 | 616,000 [75] | |
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66 | "Episode 16" | 4 September 2019 | 517,000 [76] | |
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67 | "Episode 17" | 11 September 2019 | 605,000 [77] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Losers Note: The episode featured contestants who had lost previous episodes of Hard Quiz, and was titled Battle of the Duds. | ||||
68 | "Episode 18" | 18 September 2019 | 570,000 [78] | |
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69 | "Episode 19" | 25 September 2019 | 630,000 [79] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Handkerchiefs Note: In this episode, the winner Lyn was the first ever to get all five of her questions correct in the final round. | ||||
70 | "Episode 20" | 2 October 2019 | 670,000 [80] | |
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No. | Title | Original release date | Australia viewers | |
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72 | "Episode 1" | 5 February 2020 | 550,000 [81] | |
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73 | "Episode 2" | 12 February 2020 | 597,000 [82] | |
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74 | "Episode 3" | 19 February 2020 | 588,000 [83] | |
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75 | "Episode 4" | 26 February 2020 | 610,000 [84] | |
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76 | "Episode 5" | 4 March 2020 | 598,000 [85] | |
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77 | "Episode 6" | 11 March 2020 | 573,000 [86] | |
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78 | "Episode 7" | 18 March 2020 | 753,000 [87] | |
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79 | "Episode 8" | 25 March 2020 | 809,000 [88] | |
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80 | "Episode 9" | 1 April 2020 | 821,000 [89] | |
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81 | "Episode 10" | 8 April 2020 | 778,000 [90] | |
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82 | "Episode 11" | 15 April 2020 | 733,000 [91] | |
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83 | "Episode 12" | 22 April 2020 | 723,000 [92] | |
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84 | "Episode 13" | 29 April 2020 | 711,000 [93] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Rejects Note: The episode featured contestants who had lost previous episodes of Hard Quiz, and was titled Battle of the Duds. | ||||
85 | "Episode 14" | 6 May 2020 | 708,000 [94] | |
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86 | "Episode 15" | 13 May 2020 | 760,000 [95] | |
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87 | "Episode 16" | 15 July 2020 | 707,000 [96] | |
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88 | "Episode 17" | 22 July 2020 | 724,000 [97] | |
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89 | "Episode 18" | 29 July 2020 | 705,000 [98] | |
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90 | "Episode 19" | 5 August 2020 | 746,000 [99] | |
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91 | "Episode 20" | 12 August 2020 | 733,000 [100] | |
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92 | "Episode 21" | 19 August 2020 | 737,000 [101] | |
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93 | "Episode 22" | 26 August 2020 | 698,000 [102] | |
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94 | "Episode 23" | 2 September 2020 | 672,000 [103] | |
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95 | "Episode 24" | 9 September 2020 | 682,000 [104] | |
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96 | "Episode 25" | 16 September 2020 | 696,000 [105] | |
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97 | "Episode 26" | 23 September 2020 | 729,000 [106] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Flops Note: This episode featured contestants who had lost previous episodes of Hard Quiz, and was titled Battle of the Duds. | ||||
98 | "Episode 27" | 30 September 2020 | 705,000 [107] | |
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99 | "Episode 28" | 7 October 2020 | 643,000 [108] | |
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100 | "Episode 29" | 14 October 2020 | 756,000 [109] | |
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101 | "Episode 30" | 21 October 2020 | 671,000 [110] | |
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102 | "Episode 31" | 28 October 2020 | 688,000 [111] | |
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103 | "Episode 32" | 4 November 2020 | 596,000 [112] | |
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104 | "Episode 33" | 11 November 2020 | 610,000 [113] | |
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105 | "Episode 34" | 18 November 2020 | 586,000 [114] | |
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106 | "Episode 35" | 25 November 2020 | 670,000 [115] | |
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107 | "Episode 36" | 2 December 2020 | 639,000 [116] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Failures Note: This episode featured contestants who had lost previous episodes of Hard Quiz, and was titled Battle of the Duds. | ||||
108 | "Episode 37" | 9 December 2020 | 618,000 [117] | |
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109 | "Episode 38" | 16 December 2020 | 623,000 [118] | |
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111 | "Episode 39" | 3 February 2021 | 622,000 [119] | |
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112 | "Episode 40" | 10 February 2021 | 598,000 [120] | |
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No. | Title | Original release date | Australia viewers | |
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113 | "Episode 1" | 17 February 2021 | 684,000 [121] | |
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114 | "Episode 2" | 24 February 2021 | 584,000 [122] | |
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115 | "Episode 3" | 3 March 2021 | 579,000 [123] | |
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116 | "Episode 4" | 10 March 2021 | 629,000 [124] | |
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117 | "Episode 5" | 17 March 2021 | 621,000 [125] | |
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118 | "Episode 6" | 24 March 2021 | 640,000 [126] | |
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119 | "Episode 7" | 31 March 2021 | 740,000 [127] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Nuclear Bombs Note: This episode featured no correct answers during the Head-to-Head for the first time, with the winner being decided in Tom's Tie Breaker. | ||||
120 | "Episode 8" | 7 April 2021 | 653,000 [128] | |
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121 | "Episode 9" | 14 April 2021 | 683,000 [129] | |
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122 | "Episode 10" | 21 April 2021 | 653,000 [130] | |
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123 | "Episode 11" | 28 April 2021 | 623,000 [131] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Toms Note: This episode featured contestants who had lost previous episodes of Hard Quiz, and was titled Battle of the Duds. | ||||
124 | "Episode 12" | 5 May 2021 | 663,000 [132] | |
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125 | "Episode 13" | 12 May 2021 | 636,000 [133] | |
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126 | "Episode 14" | 19 May 2021 | 620,000 [134] | |
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127 | "Episode 15" | 26 May 2021 | 672,000 [135] | |
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128 | "Episode 16" | 2 June 2021 | 661,000 [136] | |
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129 | "Episode 17" | 16 June 2021 | 662,000 [137] | |
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130 | "Episode 18" | 18 August 2021 | 679,000 [138] | |
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131 | "Episode 19" | 25 August 2021 | 568,000 [139] | |
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132 | "Episode 20" | 1 September 2021 | 592,000 [140] | |
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133 | "Episode 21" | 8 September 2021 | 591,000 [141] | |
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134 | "Episode 22" | 15 September 2021 | 601,000 [142] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Recycling Note 1: This episode featured contestants who had lost previous episodes of Hard Quiz, and was titled Battle of the Duds. Note 2: The final credits acknowledged that contestant Maria died prior to the broadcast of the episode. | ||||
135 | "Episode 23" | 22 September 2021 | 630,000 [143] | |
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136 | "Episode 24" | 29 September 2021 | 577,000 [144] | |
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137 | "Episode 25" | 6 October 2021 | 623,000 [145] | |
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138 | "Episode 26" | 13 October 2021 | 552,000 [146] | |
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139 | "Episode 27" | 20 October 2021 | 595,000 [147] | |
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140 | "Episode 28" | 27 October 2021 | 549,000 [148] | |
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141 | "Episode 29" | 3 November 2021 | 646,000 [149] | |
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142 | "Episode 30" | 10 November 2021 | 647,000 [150] | |
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143 | "Episode 31" | 17 November 2021 | 617,000 [151] | |
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144 | "Episode 32" | 24 November 2021 | 522,000 [152] | |
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145 | "Episode 33" | 1 December 2021 | 574,000 [153] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Defeat Note: This episode featured contestants who had lost previous episodes of Hard Quiz, and was titled Battle of the Duds. | ||||
146 | "Episode 34" | 8 December 2021 | 501,000 [154] | |
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147 | "Episode 35" | 15 December 2021 | 537,000 [155] | |
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No. | Title | Original release date | Australia viewers | |
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149 | "Episode 1" | 2 February 2022 | 562,000 [156] | |
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150 | "Episode 2" | 9 February 2022 | 534,000 [157] | |
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151 | "Episode 3" | 16 February 2022 | 550,000 [158] | |
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152 | "Episode 4" | 23 February 2022 | 589,000 [159] | |
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153 | "Episode 5" | 2 March 2022 | 637,000 [160] | |
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154 | "Episode 6" | 9 March 2022 | 571,000 [161] | |
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155 | "Episode 7" | 16 March 2022 | 453,000 [162] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Frauds Note: This episode featured contestants who had lost previous episodes of Hard Quiz, and was titled Battle of the Duds. | ||||
156 | "Episode 8" | 23 March 2022 | 477,000 [163] | |
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157 | "Episode 9" | 30 March 2022 | 422,000 [164] | |
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158 | "Episode 10" | 6 April 2022 | 569,000 [165] | |
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159 | "Episode 11" | 13 April 2022 | 563,000 [166] | |
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160 | "Episode 12" | 20 April 2022 | 497,000 [167] | |
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161 | "Episode 13" | 27 April 2022 | 533,000 [168] | |
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162 | "Episode 14" | 4 May 2022 | 505,000 [169] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Logie Awards Note: This episode featured contestants who had lost previous episodes of Hard Quiz, and was titled Battle of the Duds. | ||||
163 | "Episode 15" | 25 May 2022 | 544,000 [170] | |
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164 | "Episode 16" | 1 June 2022 | 547,000 [171] | |
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165 | "Episode 17" | 28 September 2022 | 543,000 [172] | |
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166 | "Episode 18" | 5 October 2022 | 549,000 [173] | |
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167 | "Episode 19" | 12 October 2022 | 471,000 [174] | |
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168 | "Episode 20" | 19 October 2022 | 528,000 [175] | |
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169 | "Episode 21" | 26 October 2022 | 515,000 [176] | |
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170 | "Episode 22" | 2 November 2022 | 520,000 [177] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Leftovers Note: This episode featured contestants who had lost previous episodes of Hard Quiz, and was titled Battle of the Duds. | ||||
171 | "Episode 23" | 9 November 2022 | 541,000 [178] | |
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172 | "Episode 24" | 16 November 2022 | 478,000 [179] | |
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174 | "Episode 1" | 8 February 2023 | 492,000 [180] | |
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175 | "Episode 2" | 15 February 2023 | 476,000 [181] | |
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176 | "Episode 3" | 22 February 2023 | 468,000 [182] | |
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177 | "Episode 4" | 1 March 2023 | 480,000 [183] | |
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178 | "Episode 5" | 8 March 2023 | 515,000 [184] | |
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179 | "Episode 6" | 15 March 2023 | 513,000 [185] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Hoaxes Note: This episode featured contestants who had lost previous episodes of Hard Quiz, and was titled Battle of the Duds. | ||||
180 | "Episode 7" | 22 March 2023 | 499,000 [186] | |
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181 | "Episode 8" | 29 March 2023 | 542,000 [187] | |
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182 | "Episode 9" | 5 April 2023 | 554,000 [188] | |
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183 | "Episode 10" | 12 April 2023 | 472,000 [189] | |
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184 | "Episode 11" | 19 April 2023 | 416,000 [190] | |
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185 | "Episode 12" | 26 April 2023 | 484,000 [191] | |
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186 | "Episode 13" | 3 May 2023 | 482,000 [192] | |
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187 | "Episode 14" | 10 May 2023 | 461,000 [193] | |
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188 | "Episode 15" | 17 May 2023 | 430,000 [194] | |
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189 | "Episode 16" | 24 May 2023 | 472,000 [195] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Mistakes Note: This episode featured contestants who had lost previous episodes of Hard Quiz, and was titled Battle of the Duds. | ||||
190 | "Episode 17" | 31 May 2023 | 408,000 [196] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Ashes Note: All four contestants featured in this episode were ex-pat Brits, and was titled The Ashes: Tom vs The Poms. | ||||
191 | "Episode 18" | 2 August 2023 | 461,000 [197] | |
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192 | "Episode 19" | 9 August 2023 | 478,000 [198] | |
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193 | "Episode 20" | 16 August 2023 | 193,000 [199] | |
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194 | "Episode 21" | 23 August 2023 | 497,000 [200] | |
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195 | "Episode 22" | 30 August 2023 | 450,000 [201] | |
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196 | "Episode 23" | 6 September 2023 | 434,000 [202] | |
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197 | "Episode 24" | 13 September 2023 | 402,000 [203] | |
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198 | "Episode 25" | 20 September 2023 | 400,000 [204] | |
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199 | "Episode 26" | 27 September 2023 | 477,000 [205] | |
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200 | "Episode 27" | 4 October 2023 | 470,000 [206] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Hard Quiz Note: This episode featured contestants who had lost previous episodes of Hard Quiz, and was titled Battle of the Duds. | ||||
201 | "Episode 28" | 11 October 2023 | 464,000 [207] | |
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202 | "Episode 29" | 18 October 2023 | 421,000 [208] | |
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203 | "Episode 30" | 25 October 2023 | 421,000 [209] | |
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No. | Title | Original release date | Australia viewers (National) [a] | |
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205 | "Episode 1" | 7 February 2024 | 724,000 [210] | |
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206 | "Episode 2" | 14 February 2024 | 692,000 [211] | |
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207 | "Episode 3" | 21 February 2024 | 677,000 [212] | |
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208 | "Episode 4" | 28 February 2024 | 623,000 [213] | |
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209 | "Episode 5" | 6 March 2024 | 661,000 [214] | |
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210 | "Episode 6" | 13 March 2024 | 673,000 [215] | |
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211 | "Episode 7" | 20 March 2024 | 710,000 [216] | |
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212 | "Episode 8" | 27 March 2024 | 701,000 [217] | |
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213 | "Episode 9" | 3 April 2024 | 721,000 [218] | |
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214 | "Episode 10" | 10 April 2024 | 679,000 [219] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Garbage Note: This episode featured contestants who had lost previous episodes of Hard Quiz, and was titled Battle of the Duds. | ||||
215 | "Episode 11" | 17 April 2024 | 706,000 [220] | |
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216 | "Episode 12" | 24 April 2024 | 597,000 [221] | |
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217 | "Episode 13" | 1 May 2024 | 702,000 [222] | |
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218 | "Episode 14" | 8 May 2024 | 656,000 [223] | |
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219 | "Episode 15" | 15 May 2024 | 708,000 [224] | |
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220 | "Episode 16" | 22 May 2024 | 692,000 [225] | |
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221 | "Episode 17" | 29 May 2024 | 673,000 [226] | |
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222 | "Episode 18" | 5 June 2024 | 583,000 [227] | |
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223 | "Episode 19" | 12 June 2024 | 691,000 [228] | |
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224 | "Episode 20" | 19 June 2024 | 693,000 [229] | |
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225 | "Episode 21" | 26 June 2024 | 567,000 [230] | |
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226 | "Episode 22" | 3 July 2024 | 658,000 [231] | |
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227 | "Episode 23" | 10 July 2024 | 689,000 [232] | |
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228 | "Episode 24" | 17 July 2024 | 540,000 [233] | |
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229 | "Episode 25" | 9 October 2024 | 540,000 [234] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Afterthoughts Note: This episode featured contestants had lost previous episodes of Hard Quiz, and was titled Battle of the Duds. | ||||
230 | "Episode 26" | 16 October 2024 | 522,000 [235] | |
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231 | "Episode 27" | 23 October 2024 | 617,000 [236] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Panic Note: In this episode, Patsy holds the record high score of 120 after The People's Round. | ||||
232 | "Episode 28" | 30 October 2024 | 546,000 [237] | |
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233 | "Episode 29" | 6 November 2024 | 560,000 [238] | |
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234 | "Episode 30" | 13 November 2024 | 574,000 [239] | |
Contestants: Tom's round: Tom's subject – Sequels Note: This episode featured contestants had lost previous episodes of Hard Quiz, and was titled Battle of the Duds. | ||||
235 | "Episode 31" | 20 November 2024 | 652,000 [240] | |
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236 | "Episode 32" | 27 November 2024 | 581,000 [241] | |
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237 | "Episode 33" | 4 December 2024 | 637,000 [242] | |
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238 | "Episode 34" | 11 December 2024 | 644,000 [243] | |
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Names in Bold are the winners
No. | Title | Original release date | Australia viewers (National) [a] | |
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240 | "Episode 1" | 29 January 2025 | TBD | |
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241 | "Episode 2" | 5 February 2025 | TBD | |
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Names in Bold are the winners
No. | Title | Original release date | Australian viewers | |
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71 | "Celebrity Hard Quiz" | 18 December 2019 | 613,000 [244] | |
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110 | "Hard Quiz Kids Special" | 23 December 2020 | 575,000 [245] | |
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148 | "Hard Quiz: Has Beens" | 22 December 2021 | 431,000 [246] | |
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173 | "Mad As Hell Does Hard Quiz" | 21 December 2022 | 458,000 [247] | |
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204 | "Hard Quiz: Influencers" | 20 December 2023 | 441,000 [248] | |
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239 | "Neighbours Does Hard Quiz" | 18 December 2024 | 574,000 [249] | |
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