Second Place

Second Place is the first episode of the sixth season of the comedy game show Game Changer. It premiered on February 12, 2024 exclusively on the streaming service Dropout. The contestants featured in the episode were Ally Beardsley, Brennan Lee Mulligan, and Oscar Montoya. Like all other Game Changer episodes, it was hosted by Sam Reich.

"Second Place"
Game Changer episode
Episode no.	Season 6 Episode 1
Hosted by	Sam Reich
Contestants	Ally Beardsley Brennan Lee Mulligan Oscar Montoya
Winner	Brennan Lee Mulligan
Guests	Katie Marovitch Hayley Marie Norman The Evil Joker
Directed by	Sam Geer
Written by	Ryan Creamer
Synopsis	Ally, Brennan, and Oscar battle it out to see who is the most mid.
Original release date	February 12, 2024
Episode chronology

Conceit

Sam challenges all three contestants to complete various prompts, and only the contestant who achieves second place for each prompt receives points.

Prompts

The winner of each challenge is shown in bold.

Prompt	Contestant	Response	Notes
Who can make the loudest sound on a gong?	Oscar	Rings the gong.
	Brennan	Attaches the mallet to a broom using tape. Rings the gong.	This response has a teaser video on YouTube.
	Ally	Rings the gong lightly.	"I'd like to answer the question: Brennan." (before ringing the gong as their entry)
Who can eat the most pie in one minute?	Ally	Uses their fingertips to dip and taste. Ate 91 grams.
	Brennan	Puts the entire pie tin up to his mouth and drinks it all. Ate 286 grams.	"Winning makes you feel really sad."
	Oscar	Uses his fingertips to eat the pie. Ate 95 grams.
Who will Venmo Katie the most money?	Brennan	"Katie, does $25 sound good?" Katie: "I would like a little bit more." "I'll send $50."Sent $50.	"I just sent $40 [more] with the heading 'I am ashamed'."
	Oscar	"This isn't about the game. I'm giving Katie $100." Sent $100.
	Ally	"I'm gonna send Katie $95 because that's how much I can get reimbursed for a COVID test for this shoot." Sent $95.
Who got Sam the best gift? Contestants were instructed before the shoot to purchase a gift for Sam, and then given a brief moment to change them before presenting them.	Oscar	A dance lesson in any style with Amy Hessler, presented via video.
	Brennan	An 'antique' model car from the 1950's, in a bag labeled "I was compelled to give this gift against my will".
	Ally	A Bryce Canyon poster, a banana peel, and an annual pass to the American National Parks.
Who will forfeit the most points? (the contestant who wins the challenge will not lose those points)	Oscar	Wagered three points.	Lost three points as a result.
	Ally	Wagered zero points.
	Brennan	"You can have my points when you pry them from my cold, dead hands. I would no sooner surrender my points than I would surrender my life, my heart, my sacred memory of all that came before. My points tell the story of who I am, where I've come from, and what I've done. You shall! Not! Have! My! Points! Negative infinity."	This was disqualified.

Minigames

To break up the regular prompts, four minigames are included in this episode. Each of them are based on classic American game shows.

The Price is Not Quite

Based on The Price is Right, contestants have to guess the price of a second edition Lord of the Rings books box set. The contestant with the second closest guess wins the prize.

Contestant	Guess
Ally	$583
Brennan	$240
Oscar	$519

The actual retail price was $282, meaning Oscar was second closest. He won the point.

Family Two'd

Based on Family Feud, the contestants must guess the second item on the list out of 100 survey responses to the question "What is your second favorite fast food?"

The answer was fried chicken with 25 responses. Oscar won the point.

The Evil Joker's Game

The Evil Joker showed up and posed her eternal question.

Oscar won the point.

Deux or No Deux

Based on Deal or No Deal, the contestants must compete against each other to obtain the briefcase with the middle amount of money between all three of them. Hayley Marie Norman, a former spokesmodel on Deal or No Deal, guest presents the cases.

All contestants continue to play until there are only three cases remaining.

Contestant	Final amount
Oscar	$75
Ally	$10
Brennan	$500

Oscar won the point.

Ending

The scores at the end of the game:

Contestant	Score
Ally	15
Oscar	15
Brennan	12

Ally and Oscar both earned first place, meaning Brennan earned second place, and won the episode, to his chagrin.

Trivia

• The original conceit of the episode as conceived by Ryan Creamer was similar to Taskmaster, where segments would be pre-filmed off-site, but it was simplified to be done in-studio instead.
• Brennan references his appearance on the episode As a Cucumber when he mentions the roseate spoonbill, a segment designed specifically to enrage him.
• In an interview, Sam Reich claimed that the appearance of The Evil Joker was unplanned, but due to their prestige he "felt it would be doing a disservice" not to include her in the episode once he showed up.