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Season 2
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Second Chances
January 26

MARK STANIEC (45, San Luis Obispo, CA) was on the very first episode of Minute to Win It. He left the 60-Second Circle empty handed. Not many people get a second chance at a big payoff, but that's what Mark is going to get tonight.

LEVEL 1: HANKY PANKY: Using only one hand, a contestant must empty an entire box of 160 tissues.

As always, "failure to complete this task in 60 seconds may result in ELIMINATION."

First attempt: COMPLETE (:27, $1000)

LEVEL 2: NOODLING AROUND. Using only one uncooked strand of spaghetti in their mouth, a contestant must pick up SIX pieces of penne pasta from the table. Any use of hands is a foul, resulting in an automatic loss of life. Break the spaghetti strand, and you must start over.

First attempt: COMPLETE (:07, $2500)

BLUEPRINT BONUS LEVEL 3: BOTTOMS UP (extra 10 seconds): Using a yo-yo attached to their backside, a player must knock down six soda cans.

First attempt: COMPLETE (:22, $5000). The extra time is now in play.

LEVEL 4: JOHNNY APPLESTACK: The contestant must stack five red delicious apples in a free standing apple stack. If the tower falls, it can be restacked.

First attempt: FAIL (TIME OUT, TWO lives remaining)

Second attempt: COMPLETE (:10, $10,000)

BLUEPRINT BONUS LEVEL 5: SPOON TUNE (extra life): The contestant must arrange 10 water glasses so that when tapped with a spoon, they play the first 10 notes of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat".

First attempt... COMPLETE (:17, $50,000). A far cry from nothing, and now he has extra time AND an extra life.

LEVEL 6: STICKER PICKER UPPER: Using an inverted platter, a contestant must roll an egg toward four stickers, picking them up. If they crack under the pressure, they will lose a life.

First attempt: COMPLETE (:14, $75,000).

LEVEL 7: WHAT A RACQUET: The contestants must guide a gumball to the center square of a tennis racquet using only his hips.

First attempt: FAIL (TIME OUT, TWO lives remaining)

Second attempt: FAIL (TIME OUT, ONE life remaining)

EXTRA TIME ACTIVATED!

Final attempt: COMPLETE (1:03, $125,000)

LEVEL 8: MAG-NUTSTACKER: It's the classic MTWI game turned on its head, as the contestant must now assemble the six-story nutstack using magnets to create a chain.

Mark decides.... NOT to attempt the stunt, walking with $125,000.

Normally, once they see the stunt, it's game on, but... oh well. Good on ya, Mark. More tricks you can try at home next time.

For more information on the games, to see this episode in its entirety, and to find out how to become a contestant, go to nbc.com/minutetowinit.