Minute to Win it Games to Play at Home

Minute to Win it is the hot NBC TV game show, hosted by Guy Fieri, that is currently running on its second season. 67 episodes have been aired so far, and the popularity of this game is just rising and rising. The idea of the game is to perform several tasks with simple items that are found around the house, and these tasks need to be completed in 60 seconds or less. The ease of the games means that there are just so many simple games to play at home that just about anyone can play.

On the show, the contestant earns a certain amount of money for each task that they complete. The contestants are given 3 lives, which means that they can fail a total of 3 times during the course of the entire game. There are a number of popular videos on YouTube now that show people from all over the world trying their hand at some of these games, and this is the beauty of this competition.

The tasks are not dangerous and are so much fun that anyone can complete them with a little bit of practice. Here we will give you some suggestions about some of the games that you can try on your own, and at family gatherings as well.

Minute to Win it Games to Play at Home for Kids

Having your kids try out some of these Minute to Win it games for kids will be a very good idea. If the person playing these games is really good, you can even upload the video online and you can even consider sending him/her to the show, by sending them the video.

Caddy Stack
This is a simple game that will require around 3 golf balls. The contestant has to simply stack up the 3 golf balls on top of each other, and ensure that they stay in place for about 3 seconds.

This Blows
15 paper cups are placed next to each other on a table. The contestant needs to then blow up a balloon and then use the air from the balloon to knock all the cups off the table. The balloon can be refilled as many times as possible.

Bubble Challenge
This task sounds very easy but it is not since it is very hard to blow a bubble that is big enough to do this. Once such a bubble has been formed, the contestant has to blow it from point A to point B, and even through a large ring of some size to make it more challenging.

Toilet Roll
This is one of the most simple and amusing Minute to Win it games. Two stacks of toilet paper are placed on the ground, and both are an arms distance away from the contestant. He must now use both his arms simultaneously and unwind both the rolls completely. All these games make excellent birthday party games as well.

Dicey
This is a very simple task that will require immaculate balance. The contestant needs to hold out a spoon or a popsicle with one end in his/her mouth. Now 6 dice must be balanced on this by stacking them on top of each other.

Minute to Win it Games to Play at Home for Adults

Here are some Minute to Win it games that make great party games as well, that adults can also try out.

Bottoms Up
This amusing game requires the contestant to knock off 6 cups off 6 different tables with a yo-yo. The catch is that the yo-yo is hooked on to the belt of the person at his back, so he must use his body's momentum to swing the yo-yo and do the knocking off.

Kick Off
This is another great game that is very easy to emulate at home. All you need is a large empty bucket and 3 - 5 empty cans. The contestant has to simply kick the cans into the bucket from a suitable distance.

Go the Distance
Three ping-pong balls need to be put inside an empty glass, using a measuring tape as a ramp. This is not as easy as it sounds, and this is definitely one of the tougher Minute to Win it games around.

Hanky Panky
This game is just as much fun as it sounds. Tissue boxes contain around 160 tissues inside, and the objective of the game is to simply remove all of these within 60 seconds. The catch is that the contestant can only use one hand.

Eye of the Needle
Putting a thread through a needle is never an easy task, and when you have to do it 10 times in a minute, it becomes all the more harder. This task should be kept for people who really like taking challenges head on.

There are lots more such games to play at home that you can explore as well. Each new episode of the show comes up with some new ideas, and some shows also go back to some classic Minute to Win it games. Use your imagination and you can even come up with your own games soon. But remember, you have a minute.... to win it.