

The timer on shows like this is generally treated as a recommendation for pacing/narrative purposes. Contestants are generally allowed to go over time by a small amount. Usually the only time you’ll see somebody actually be penalized for “not finishing in time” on these shows is if the thing they’re trying to finish is somehow ruined or otherwise made worse by their attempt to go past the time limit, in which case they’ll use that failure for content. Otherwise, they stitch it all to look a lot more frantic than it actually is on-set and show everybody panicked and finishing right at the last second. The dramatic background music also does a lot of heavy lifting in the edit.











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