The Ground topped its third winner on Wednesday night time, and with it got here an uproar. The ultimate class instantly associated to the contestant’s job, and he wound up profitable.
Steven Havens solely had three items of the ground and hid within the nook for many of the sport. Nonetheless, when it got here all the way down to the ultimate three, he couldn’t disguise anymore. After 19-time Jeopardy! champion, David Madden, took down one other Jeopardy! champion and lots of others, he dominated with essentially the most items of the ground. Mark Talukdar was additionally a fan-favorite to win along with his class of Fortune 500, however he cracked below the stress and misplaced his duel.
However, then it got here time to select who Madden needed to take into the finals. Andrew Edwards had Endangered Animals and Havens had Boy Bands. David was left with Cosplay. These have been all inherited classes, so that they didn’t have a lot time to check. After Edwards defeated Madden in Endangered Animals, it was Edwards versus Havens.
The boys needed to face off in a best-out-of-three duel. They’d Cosplay and Boy Bands left. If it got here all the way down to a tie, which it did, they needed to face off in one other class that wasn’t on the board.
Host Rob Lowe instructed them that it was a class that had by no means been performed on The Ground earlier than — “Worldwide Meals.” Lowe knowledgeable the viewers that the sport present contestants have been instructed about this forward of time, so they may examine the class in the event that they needed to. Havens guessed each meals within the class count on for one. He gained the duel with 24 seconds left on the clock and gained the entire sport and $250,000.
Nonetheless, Havens mentioned throughout his first duel that he’s a chef. Some followers thought this was unfair to Edwards, as Havens may know extra meals than him. However, they each had the identical period of time to check the class.
“Isn’t it BS to have the ultimate ‘random’ duel be Worldwide Meals when certainly one of them is a chef?” a Reddit person requested.
“I don’t care if ‘by no means performed’ or ‘unlucky’ or act of God – BOGUS BS,” one other wrote.
“It felt like a letdown after the entire drama within the present. I actually want it had been a extra evenly matched battle, however I’m additionally glad the ending was not predictable. It was definitely stunning when all my favs went out one after the opposite,” added a 3rd.
One Reddit person provided a suggestion for future seasons. “Sooner or later, what they need to do is put together 3 tiebreaker classes. Then if a tiebreaker is critical, the 2 gamers vote on what they’d just like the class to be. In the event that they each vote for a similar class, that’s the class that will get performed. In the event that they every vote for a special class, each of these classes are thrown out and the class neither participant chosen is the one they must play,” they wrote.
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THIS SHOW IS SHADY THAT CATEGORY WAS NOT FAIR LOL #thefloor pic.twitter.com/KB9bCi9p5H
— 𝔩𝔶𝔫𝔡𝔷𝔦𝔢 🗡️ (@lessptheticwine) April 24, 2025
The chef gained the grand prize within the meals class #TheFloor pic.twitter.com/DCvauF43Eh
— Wilmer (@W1lmerSarmiento) April 24, 2025
I used to be blissful for Steven till I noticed that he was a chef and was given the simplest class for him… #TheFloor pic.twitter.com/RCt1JilhGY
— Jackie! (@ManglednTangled) April 24, 2025
Why would they use worldwide meals as a last class when one of many finalists is a chef 😭 #TheFloor
— J ツ (@posey_obriens) April 24, 2025
How was this final duel truthful on #TheFloor ? ?? Steven’s a chef and the final class was “Worldwide meals”… ummm.. @FOXTV pic.twitter.com/CXXjhf4wTj
— HOLLYWOOD JUNKET (@HollywoodJunket) April 24, 2025
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