Suck It Up Minute to Win It Game originated from the Minute to Win It Television game show.
The Minute to Win It games are great fun for parties, social and corporate events as well as team building and youth activities.
The objective in the Minute to Win it games is to complete the various games as laid out in the blueprints within 60 seconds.
As time goes by the pressure mounts. There are various formats in which the games can be played. For further info check out Minute to Win It.
The goal of Suck It Up is to carry candy-coated chocolate candies using only a straw and your own personal vacuum power and place them atop four other straws. These four straws are standing without any support on a table, so it’s ridiculously easy to knock them over. As I said, it’s tough.
The Goal of Suck It Up Minute to Win It Game
Carry candy coated chocolates by sucking them with a straw and place them on four other straws
Equipment Needed for Suck It Up Minute to Win It Game
- Lots of candy-coated chocolate candies per person or team
- A bowl to hold the candies in per person or team
- Two tables—they don’t have to be large ones per person or team
- Five flexible drinking straws per person or team
- A one-minute timer or stop watch per person or team
How to Play the Suck It Up Minute to Win It Game
Begin the game by standing at the table holding the bowl of candy. When the timer begins, pick up the short end of the bent straw with your mouth and use it to collect one of the candies at the end of the straw. Keep hold of it by sucking in on the straw, and carry it to the other table. Once there, place the candy on top of one of the four straws without knocking it over or dropping the candy. Return to the first table and repeat this process for all four straws. You must end up with all four straws topped with a candy, in one minute or less, in order to win.
The Rules of Suck It Up Minute to Win It Game
- You may not use your hands to pick up, carry, or place the candies
- If a candy falls off a straw, it is out of play
- You may pick up a straw and stand it back up if it falls over, but you can't catch it as it tips, nor can you replace a candy in this manner
- If you drop a candy, turn around and return to the table to try again
Some useful tips
Work on your suction power and your steadiness. Practice, practice! That's really the only way to get used to this game and earn some confidence in playing. It’s a very difficult one to win.
Incorporating Suck It Up Minute to Win It Game into other activities
Suck It Up Minute to Win It Game can be included as one of the games as part of a Minute to Win It themed event, or it can be incorporated into other games for school camps, birthday parties, office parties or other social events.
To use Suck It Up Minute to Win It Game as part of a team building or group activity, the rules can be adapted to get individuals to compete against each other to win points for their team.
Another popular option is to run Suck It Up Minute to Win It Game in a relay format with each team member needing to complete the activity before the next team member starts.
In addition, Suck It Up Minute to Win It Game can also be used as part of a challenge to be completed in a Scavenger Hunt or Amazing Race Themed Event.
Suck It Up Minute to Win It Game can also be included as part of an indoor team building or fun group event program.
