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The Cube

Crack open that quality container, we got an excellent one for you today. The Cube, which originally ran in the UK from 2009 to 2015, got to make a comeback in 2020. While the original did get a pretty big selection of international versions, it was a little different for the reboot. The countries that ended up getting this delight of a show ended up being the USA, Australia... and the Netherlands.

So here we are then. Gordon Heuckeroth (artist name: Gordon) got called up to host this, which is incredibly funny considering the fact he already hosted the Cube's major clone, Minute to Win It, 10 years prior in 2011. And he did excellently! I've always found him one of the more amicable hosts myself, growing up on him being a jury member on various song competitions and therefore holding a strong history with *me* at least.

The show itself, I mean, it's just more of the Cube. Can't complain there. It's directly based on the UK version, down to the point where I do believe they called contestants over rather than create a whole new set. There's one major change, and that's that the money ladder is rather drastically different.

I prefer it like this over the UK version, honestly. I think it makes more sense to follow this scale rather than the stop-start-ish UK ladder with the jump from £2,000 to £10,000. Otherwise, no major changes are to be found here. Pairs competing in 7 games, with 9 lives, the lifelines to swap contestants and simplify the game, all of that is still here.

Let's check and see how they did, then. It's worth mentioning that every run was edited to fit in half an hour, with episodes 1-3 being a full hour (2 runs) and 4-7 being 45 minutes (1.5 runs) each, presumably to fit a scheduling gap.

Available stats

  • The games the pairs had to play, and how many lives they had at the end of each game. Any perfect round gets underlined Contestants who quit have their winnings marked.
  • The game names also had Dutch translations, so sure, i'll throw those in too. There really isn't much to write about (thankfully).

    • Contestant guide

    Ep 1: Niels & Robert

  • €1.000 - Calculate (Optelsom) - 9 lives left
  • €2.500 - Synchronicity (Synchroon) - 8 lives left
  • €5.000 - Duplicate (Spiegelbeeld) - 6 lives left
  • €10.000 - Pin Point (Ringsteken) - 4 lives left
  • €25.000 - Bounce Back (Stuiterbal) - 3 lives left, used Simplify
  • €50.000 - Tilt (Draaicirkel) - Quit with €25.000

    • Ep 1: Shirley & Milou

  • €1.000 - Invert (Ondersteboven) - 8 lives left
  • €2.500 - Revolve (Stapelen) - 6 lives left
  • €5.000 - Perimeter (Stopknop) - 5 lives left
  • €10.000 - Orbit (Tussen de lijnen) - GAME OVER, used both lifelines

    • Ep 2: Bas & Lianne

  • €1.000 - Downfall (Vrije val) - 6 lives left
  • €2.500 - Circumvent (Navigeren) - 4 lives left
  • €5.000 - Contain (Blikvanger) - 4 lives left
  • €10.000 - Quad Reflex (Vangbal) - 2 lives left, used Simplify
  • €25.000 - Tilt (Draaicirkel) - Quit with €10.000

    • Ep 2:Wesley & Davey

  • €1.000 - Expulsion (Tsunami) - 9 lives left
  • €2.500 - Interchange (Gelijk oversteken) - 9 lives left
  • €5.000 - Barrier (Hindernis) - 7 lives left
  • €10.000 - Multisphere 2.0 (Hamsteren) - 6 lives left
  • €25.000 - Time Freeze (Stopwatch) - 6 lives left
  • €50.000 - Duplicate (Spiegelbeeld) - 6 lives left, used Simplify
  • €100.000 - Barrier (Hindernis) - GAME OVER

    • Ep 3: Gian & Jasper

  • €1.000 - Avalanche (Lawine) - 9 lives left
  • €2.500 - Crossed Paths (Kruispunt) - 9 lives left
  • €5.000 - Pathfinder (Spoorzoeker) - 9 lives left
  • €10.000 - Dual Extraction (Dubbelspel) - 7 lives left
  • €25.000 - Dual Stop (Blikveld) - 4 lives left, used Simplify
  • €50.000 - Contain (Blikvanger) - 4 lives left
  • €100.000 - Dual Extraction (Dubbelspel) - Quit with €50.000

    • Ep 3: Mario & Mustafa

  • €1.000 - Barrier (Hindernis) - 8 lives left
  • €2.500 - Replicate (Kopiëren) - 7 lives left
  • €5.000 - Invert (Ondersteboven) - 6 lives left, used Simplify
  • €10.000 - Pin Point (Ringsteken) - 1 life left
  • €25.000 - Interchange (Gelijk oversteken) - Quit with €10.000

    • Ep 4: Petra & Ronald

  • €1.000 - Perimeter (Stopknop) - 5 lives left, used Simplify
  • €2.500 - Transpose (Evenwichtig) - 4 lives left
  • €5.000 - Cascade (Waterval) - 1 life left, used Swap
  • €10.000 - Blind-Shot (Blinde muur) - Quit with €5.000

    • Ep 4-5: Lieve & Veronique

  • €1.000 - Attract (Magnetisch) - 9 lives left
  • €2.500 - Centroid (Middelpunt) - 9 lives left
  • €5.000 - Selection (Balgevoel) - 7 lives left
  • €10.000 - Loop (Looping) - 6 lives left
  • €25.000 - Block Swap (Doorgeefluik) - 4 lives left, used Simplify
  • €50.000 - Calculate (Optelsom) - 2 lives left, used Swap
  • €100.000 - Attract (Magnetisch) - Quit with €50.000

    • Ep 5: Joey & Patty

  • €1.000 - Downfall (Vrije val) - 8 lives left
  • €2.500 - Revolve (Stapelen) - 5 lives left
  • €5.000 - Duplicate (Spiegelbeeld) - 5 lives left
  • €10.000 - Replicate (Kopiëren) - 4 lives left
  • €25.000 - Selection (Balgevoel) - 2 lives left, used Simplify
  • €50.000 - Orbit (Tussen de lijnen) - Quit with €25.000

    • Ep 6: Mandy & Marc

  • €1.000 - Time Freeze (Stopwatch) - 7 lives left
  • €2.500 - Blind-Shot (Blinde muur) - 6 lives left
  • €5.000 - Identical (Identiek) - 6 lives left
  • €10.000 - Barrier (Hindernis) - 4 lives left, used Simplify
  • €25.000 - Bounce Back (Stuiterbal) - 3 lives left
  • €50.000 - Tilt (Draaicirkel) - Quit with €25.000

    • Ep 6-7: Farid & Hamid

  • €1.000 - Blind-Shot (Blinde muur) - 7 lives left
  • €2.500 - Reposition 2.0 (Contra actie) - 6 lives left
  • €5.000 - Avalanche (Lawine) - 6 lives left
  • €10.000 - Multisphere 2.0 (Hamsteren) - 4 lives left, used Simplify
  • €25.000 - Tilt (Draaicirkel) - 3 lives left
  • €50.000 - Calculate (Optelsom) - Quit with €25.000

    • Ep 7: Mike & Romy

  • €1.000 - Cascade (Waterval) - 9 lives left
  • €2.500 - Transpose (Evenwichtig) - 9 lives left
  • €5.000 - Reveal (Onthulling) - 9 lives left
  • €10.000 - Pathfinder (Spoorzoeker) - 5 lives left, used Simplify
  • €25.000 - Quad Reflex (Vangbal) - 5 lives left
  • €50.000 - Calculate (Optelsom) - 3 lives left
  • €100.000 - Reveal (Onthulling) - Quit with €50.000