Biscuit Dunking, Backflip Burpees, Jet Board 360s, Officially Amazing Officially Amazing

-This is the world of records. Officially... Biggest.

-Shoe!

-Weirdest.

-Face!

-Fastest.

-Loo!

-Tightest.

-Space!

-Longest.

-Snake!

-Smallest.

-Van!

-Heaviest.

-Cake!

-Tallest.

-Man!

-Longest ears on a dog.

-Aw!

Most poisonous frog!

-And a woman with a beard.

-What?!

Officially, officially, officially... Amazing!

Hello and welcome to Officially Amazing Goes Bunkers!

Coming up...

Some bombastic back flipping.

Some supersonic, jet-powered surfing.

And we open some bottles...

with a helicopter!

As usual, these excited Bunkerites will be trying to predict the result

of every Guinness World Records title attempt,

in the hope of gunging a living legend at the end of the show.

And our champions are here.

One, two, three, four!

As the house band welcomes the Superman from Japan, Mr Cherry.

# Brace yourselves, it's the man from Japan

# The four-time competitive champion

# Do Ray and Steve even have a chance

# Of beating the man with the spangly pants?

# Who can break records like nobody else can?

# Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Cherry-san! #

I'd say he's ready.

But so is my little leaper, US Ray.

# Good things come in small packages, they say

# But they don't come much smaller than US Ray

# Can the pocket rocket break a record today?

# Everybody loves the USA! It's USA...

# Ray! #

Oh! Ray slipped on the Ramp of Glory.

Is he OK?

Of course he is.

My man is invincible.

And finally,

it's the record-breaking kitten from Great Britain,

Sizzling Steve.

# In Sizzling Steve

# In Sizzling Steve

# We do believe

# We do believe

# What mundane skill

# What mundane skill

# Has he got up his sleeve?

# Has he got up his sleeve?

BOTH: # Well, you can send him any test

# And he will yearn to be the best

# Cos he's a record-breaking legend, Sizzling Steve. #

Brand-new Union Jack slacks!

Lovely!

OK, Steve, that's enough.

Before we divulge today's epic challenge,

Haruka and I have a Herculean helicopter record from China.

Indeed we do, Ben.

Zhao Yin and Dou Xiao Chao will compete against each other

to break the world record for...

The record to beat is four, and has stood for almost eight years!

The Bunker bunch are making their first predictions of the show and,

perhaps unsurprisingly, just 38% reckon we'll see a new record.

But what do you think?

Dou Xiao Chao's up, up and away first.

There's a bottle opener attached to that landing ski.

This looks almost impossible.

But that's one!

What precision!

The pilot skilfully lines up the bottle opener before nudging the

helicopter forward to remove the cap.

And that's two!

Three!

A complicated but effective way of getting a drink.

Four!

That was beautifully done.

And that's five.

-KLAXON BLOWS

-Time's up.

It looks like a new record.

But any damaged bottles won't count and, look,

the glass has been chipped there.

It's been disallowed.

But Chao's still equalled the record.

Zhao is up next.

Can he go one better?

That's one.

But he's taking a long time to get to two.

There it is!

Three! He's on a run now.

Four! Amazing!

Five!

Come on, Zhao!

Six! He's done it!

But are they all undamaged, Ben?

Yes! Six unharmed bottles.

Helicop-tastic.

But now we must return to the ground-based record-breaking warfare

that is Officially Competitive: The Bunker Games.

Previously on Officially Competitive...

The Sizzler dominated the domino topple...

Not domi-no, domi-yes.

..so he tops the leaderboard with Cherry.

With just two events left, it's all to play for.

But maybe Ray can salvage some pride

in today's delicious challenge

that you can try at home.

Combining nerve, bravery and a tasty snack, it's...

That's right. It's the dunk in the bunk...er.

Let's get some rules.

Biscuits must be commercially available,

they must be dunked into a drink of at least 70 degrees Centigrade.

And to at least half their length.

As marked here by a official adjudicator Shantha

in official icing.

The clock stops when the competitor finishes dunking the biscuit,

but for the attempt to count,

they must then walk one metre before eating it.

And if any part of the biscuit falls off before it's eaten,

the attempt is over.

The target for a new record is a minimum dunk time

of at least 30 seconds.

But before the Bunker crew make their predictions,

let's get some inside info in the team talks.

Talk me through this seemingly underwhelming, I would say,

in many ways, biscuit.

Well, this biscuit comes all the way from Poland.

Ooh! OK.

So I've done my research, and this is the best biscuit.

Steve, this seems a record that you are quite confident about.

Do you think your chances are good?

Yes, I've been dunking biscuits all my life. This is my record.

Biscuity bravado from Steve.

It's almost a shame he's going to get slam dunked by US Ray.

How long do you dare to dunk your cookie?

-Let's say one minute.

-That's a long time.

-That is a long time.

-Well, this is a little bit clunky.

I think it's time to get dunky.

-Hey!

-Let's get down to business.

US Ray all day.

Wise words.

Now for Cherry and his director of dunking, Chikki.

So which biscuit have you chosen?

-TRANSLATION:

-I tried Japanese biccies, but they were no good.

So I tested British ones until I found this chocolaty delight.

BISCUIT POWER!

It'll do t'job.

So who do you think will experience the sweet taste of victory,

and biscuit, in this one?

The Bunker bunch have weighed things up,

and 44% of them have

predicted glory for the Sizzler.

Ray's up first.

He's gone for the classic Rich Tea biscuit,

and he'll be dunking in a mug of caramel spiced apple tea.

Herbally heroic.

Time starts when Ray dunks.

And that is a deep dunk.

It only has to go in halfway!

My man has total confidence in the strength of that cookie.

-You mean biscuit.

-Sorry, biscuit.

Shantha's eyes are fixed on the biscuit,

scouring it for any breakage.

And, from here,

it does look like some particles are eroding from the biscuit mainland.

Never mind that, look!

It's visibly warping!

Save it, Ray!

Save it before it's too late!

Is he ready to de-dunk?

Yes, the second stage begins.

But if that's a bit of broken biccy, Ray might be in trouble.

Ah! The clock has stopped.

What a wobble.

It's like a biscuit sponge.

Can the biscuit remain intact for the one-metre walk?

A biscuity flannel.

Great eating!

You deserved a biscuit for that performance, Ray.

Yes, incredible stuff as he kept things together

before expertly folding that waterlogged biccy

into his grateful mouth.

But Shantha's checking the teacup.

Yes, as feared,

her eagle eyes have identified what looks like Ray's biscuity leftovers.

Could his attempt be invalid?

Now the Sizz. And as these exclusive images show,

Steve has road-tested numerous biscuits

in laboratory-like conditions,

finally selecting a Polish biccy

he believes can set a huge record.

Therefore, Steve, seated comfortably with stopwatch in hand,

will be dunking for some time.

So here are the highlights.

He's still dunking after over three minutes.

The Bunker is spellbound.

For years, we'll all remember the day we watched

a man dunking a biscuit in almost total silence

for what feels like hours.

He wants to set a record that could stand for years.

If he succeeds and Cherry can't top it,

he will have a crucial lead going into the final event.

And here he goes.

HEART BEATS

No!

Steve devours his Polish treat

and we must wait for Shantha's final word,

but that also looked invalid.

Remember, it's not a valid dunk if your biscuit goes ker-plunk.

Nearly four minutes of dunking ends in probable disaster,

so Cherry has a clear run.

As long as his biscuit stays intact and he eats it,

he will win and take a giant step towards a fifth competitive title.

Go!

That oaty biscuit has a one-sided chocolate covering,

and is now immersed in an authentic British tea.

Cherry knows Britain is the home of dunking.

He could take it out now and claim that competitive point.

And that's why he's such a great champion - he wants the points,

but he yearns for the record too.

He even has Chikki updating him on his time.

SHE SPEAKS JAPANESE

Look at this fierce concentration.

Could he be forcing the biscuit to stay strong using mind power?

BISCUIT POWER!

Well, possibly.

It looks solid.

The competitive point must be his.

GROANS

Oh, no!

What happened?!

Did he trip?

Was he shocked by the heat of the sodden biscuit?

Whatever it was, that biccy is in bits on the floor,

not digesting in his body,

meaning that attempt may also be invalid.

But only one person can tell us for sure, Shantha.

Having failed to dunk and eat a biscuit properly,

I had to disqualify all competitors.

And there we have it,

all any of our competitors had to do was this

and the competitive point, if not a record, would have been theirs.

Instead, Steve and Cherry remain tied with just one event left.

This is going down to the wire.

Will Cherry win for a fifth time?

Will Steve finally fulfil his dream?

Will Ray, er...?

Let's move on. Still to come...

One lucky Bunker brain will choose which two of our heroes

will attempt another Guinness World Records title.

And which one will be sentenced to a stay in the Gunge Tank Of Doom.

But now for some fantastic gymnastics with Ben and Haruka.

This tricky record features backflip burpees.

Well, you say tricky, Haruka,

but you'll find that I'm something of an expert

at least at one half of this record. Observe.

HE BURPS

That's not...

That's burping.

We're talking about burpees.

Forget it.

Honestly, Ben. This is a burpee.

This is a backflip.

And this is Hayden Weisman.

Accountant by day, master of gymnastic tricking by night.

And also sometimes by day.

We first met Hayden in series four,

when he came within one jump of a twisted moon kick record.

Oh!

Agonisingly close, Hayden.

But now Hayden's bouncing and twisting and flipping back

to attempt the record for...

Let's see how he's feeling about this one.

Hayden, welcome back to Officially Amazing.

Now, last time we had you on the show,

you came ever so close to getting that record

for the twisted moon kick. Let's just set the record straight.

You do now hold the twisted moon kick record, don't you?

Yeah, that's right. After last time, I went home,

had a go in the gym on camera and got it official.

Fantastic. So you didn't let it beat you?

-No.

-And you've come back today to attempt another record?

Yeah, a different record this time.

Is it harder or is it easier than twisted moon kicks?

It's easier technically because a backflip is easier than the

twisted moon kick. However, you have to do more in a minute,

so it's harder on your stamina.

So the record to beat is 25 in a minute.

-Yeah, that's right.

-How confident are you?

It's been going well. In training, there's not so much pressure,

so if it does get really difficult when you get to 20 or so,

it's easier to just stop and think, "Right, I know I can do five more

"but I'll rest it there because I don't want to be sick."

But when I try today, obviously, I just need to go all-out to the end.

-Yeah!

-No matter what. So there is a danger I could be sick after the

-record.

-That is a vomit warning.

So while we find the Officially Amazing mop and bucket,

here are the rules.

During each burpee,

the legs must jump forward a distance of at least half the height

of the competitor.

Each backflip should be landed with both feet on the ground.

And the record to beat is a dizzying 25 backflip burpees in one minute.

Because this is such a physically demanding record,

Hayden can only manage one attempt.

So the pressure is on.

Do you think he can pull this off?

A massive 80% of our Bunker brains have predicted that he will.

Let's find out.

Three, two, one, go!

Yes, come on!

That's one. Brilliant.

Two. He's off at a tremendous pace.

And solid landings every time.

Full extensions on every burpee too.

This is a great start, really strong.

Just wants to keep going.

Oh, he's turned. Even with a turn,

Hayden's keeping a perfect rhythm.

So important in a challenge like this.

Doing one of these is incredibly difficult.

And Hayden's just keeping on going at the moment.

Incredible!

-Go on, Hayden, come on! You can do it, come on!

-Come on, come on!

Each jump is taking a monumental effort, and Hayden's getting tired.

-Come on, you've got this.

-Come on, you can do it, you can do it.

Yes!

He's pushing his body to its absolute limit.

This is why he gave us that vomit warning earlier.

-Carry on, carry on, keep going, keep going!

-Push it!

Come on, Hayden!

Oh, was that one long enough?

I'm not sure, Haruka, it might not count.

You can do it, you can do it.

-Ten seconds.

-Ten seconds.

Last ten, Hayden. Big push now, come on!

Come on!

Oh, no, that burpee looked short too.

Has he got anything left?

Come on, Hayden!

Time!

Well done, well done, well done, Hayden.

Whoa!

What a magnificent performance

of strength, skill and determination.

But was it a world record?

Hayden, you needed a minimum of 25 backflip burpees in order to break

the record today. Now, in total,

you performed 26 backflip burpees.

But, unfortunately, three of them were disqualified.

Ah, no. OK.

-That's disappointing.

-So 23 valid.

-Yeah.

-So close, Hayden.

-Yeah.

-So, so close.

-I know I can do it.

Devastation again for Hayden.

He did enough to break the record,

but the sheer exhaustion stopped him from fully extending

for those last few burpees.

But it was still an awesome display,

and I'm sure we'll see him again.

The Bunker is in shock.

Only 20% correctly predicted failure.

And there's only one more prediction to make.

Everybody, set your forecasting dial to jet powered.

Meet Louis Allen and Paul Desmond,

two of the country's top jet boarders.

They're both going to attempt the record for...

Not an easy task, as tight turns on a surfboard are notoriously tough.

First off, how difficult is a 360 on a jet board?

Yeah, it can be hard.

Because you've got your own wake that you're in and, after a while,

it gets a bit choppy out there.

It's like putting yourself in a washing machine, put it that way.

-Spin cycle?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

Let's talk about training. How has it been going?

Have you been breaking the world record in your own time?

Are you feeling confident about getting it today?

I've not quite got there timewise,

but the conditions are better today so hopefully I'll get there.

I must admit, I have been practising the 360s quite a bit recently.

So I'm feeling quietly confident.

The trick is to not throw up.

Unprecedented scenes!

Our second vomit warning of the episode.

Here are the rules.

The rotations can be of any diameter,

but only full 360 degrees rotations will count.

And if the rider falls from the board, the attempt is over.

If Louis or Paul perform 15 rotations or more in a minute,

they'll get the record.

Back in the Bunker, 74% predict one of them will do it.

What do you reckon?

Louis rides first.

Time starts when he signals to Mark and begins the first rotation.

His signal of choice is the humble thumbs-up.

And there it is.

Looking good.

He's keeping his circles really tight.

The tighter the circle,

the more rotations Louis can perform in a minute.

But there's no time for the wake to subside,

so he's riding through choppy waters

with a far greater chance of wipe-out.

Louis holds a throttle

which powers the engine and controls the speed.

This is a battle,

how fast do you go and how much do you want to stay on the board?

Because the more throttle you put on,

the less control you have.

Whoa, just like that.

More than halfway through and dizziness will be setting in.

Plus the strength needed to maintain control of the board is immense.

Louis's actually just made his circles just that bit wider and that

might help him with the weight here.

Louis's slowing down now.

Can he last the full minute?

Come on, Louis.

-Time!

-That's it.

Well done, well done.

A masterful minute of motor surfing from Louis.

What can Paul do?

Here we go.

He is creating a mini whirlpool out there at the moment. Very choppy.

Notice how Paul is riding right foot forward,

in contrast to Louis, who led with his left.

This means that Paul's body faces into the circles,

whereas Louis's faced outwards.

So this is a battle of strength, balance and technique.

Very, very tight circles from Paul.

Really fighting against his own weight.

Looks like it's paying off, though.

His left hand is almost skimming the surface of the water as he goes.

Paul's riding low and fast to keep the circles tight,

but it makes the board incredibly difficult to control.

Oh. He's almost out there.

He did so well to save himself.

Come on, Paul.

You can see it's just a struggle to stay up.

Oh, oh, oh and he's gone!

Oh. Oh, that is unfortunate. Well done, Paul.

Disaster! Paul crashed out with ten seconds left on the clock.

Could he have done enough to beat Louis?

And did either of them reach that 15 rotation target?

Over to official adjudicator, Mark.

Paul, you managed just ten.

Well off record pace.

That early wipe-out cost him.

Louis, you achieved...

..15, which is a brand-new Guinness World Record title!

Two radical rotators,

but Louis comes out on top.

Just like the top ten predictors in the Bunker today.

Kate, Sandra,

Nell, Nathan, Rhona,

Poppy, Julie, Bea,

Matilda and Dom.

Those are our top Bunkerites

with the most prodigious predicting powers,

but only one has been chosen by our supercomputer at random

to take part in today's final record-breaking challenge.

And that one...

..is my man, Dom.

So, who is this predictive powerhouse?

Well, the record he'd most like to break

is most biscuit eaten in one minute.

Follow your biscuity dream, Dom.

The animal he'd most like to be is a brown bear.

No problem.

I'm not sure that's right.

And his favourite sound is the hoot of an owl.

-OWL HOOTS

-I believe that was the tawny owl.

A personal favourite.

Dom's here with his children, Alistair and Gemma,

but it's his decision alone to choose which two of our legends

will team up to attempt the record for...

Now, Dom, which of our competitors are going to be sticking around

to play the endgame and...

And which one of our competitors is going to go into

the Gunge Tank of Doom?

Oi, that's my line.

Well, I never get a clap for mine.

Ben, I do it so much better, baby.

Now, Dom, are you going to be making the decision as to who will be going

into the Gunge Tank of Doom,

or are you going to be letting fate decide?

-I'm going to have to let fate decide.

-Oh!

Once more, the velveteen bag of fate is thrust before us

containing symbols of our three heroes.

Whoever Dom fishes from its dark abyss will be sent to a

dark abyss. Filled with gunge.

Who could it be? It's the Sizzle man.

A sixth trip of the series to the gunge tank for the Sizzy Rascal.

Leaving Cherry and Ray to form the pairing we shall call...

Can they rescue Steve from a soggy fate by producing a world record?

Here are the rules.

The event must take place on a ten-metre long course.

Cherry must travel with the balloon on his face for ten metres

before passing it to Ray for the second leg.

The balloon must remain on the face at all times.

If it falls to the floor, the attempt will be disqualified.

And the target for a new world record is to complete the relay

in under 20 seconds.

Over to official adjudicator Shantha and her helper, Dom.

-BOTH:

-Three, two, one.

Go!

Cherry's using his head here.

Literally.

Beautiful balloon balance.

And if it starts to drift, his noble nose stops it falling any further.

Great work.

But now comes the trickiest part.

The balloon handover.

No hands are allowed.

Just face.

Oh, pinpoint precision.

And look at Ray.

Expertly controlling it with his head.

He's like Lee Chapman in his pomp from the great Leeds side of '92.

Ask your parents.

If they supported Leeds in '92.

Whatever. Just look at Ray go.

What concentration!

Yes, Ray. Yes, Ray.

Yes, Ray. Yes, Ray.

Yes!

That was some seriously quick balloon ballet.

But did US Cherryay dip under 20 seconds to save Sizzling Steve?

Today, you managed...

..21.5.

GROANS

Oh, no!

Just 1.5 seconds away from the record.

Agonisingly close.

So it's slime time for Sizz

and surely Dom will let his kids now press the Button of Doom.

Apparently not.

Gunge! Gunge!

Gunge! Gunge! Gunge!

Gunge!

Three, two, one...

Gunge him, Dom!

And it's a spectacularly sumptuous Sizzy sludging.

See you next time, bye!

# Well, Hayden did his very best at the burpee test

# So he still gets our applause

# And Paul had a fall

# But Louis gave his all

# And broke a record on his board

# Zhao Yin's piloting

# Was Officially Amazing

# Biscuit dunking is an art

# And everyone's fell apart

# And Ray and Cherry caused a balloon-related gunging.

# We've reached the end of Officially Amazing. #