Physical 100 winners: Quest results for Netflix series

The South Korean reality show has taken Netflix by storm – here are all the quests we’ve seen so far.

By Lauren Morris

Published: Tuesday, 14 February 2023 at 12:00 am

Physical 100, the latest reality show to come out of South Korea, has quickly risen up Netflix’s Top 10 ranks since debuting at the end of January and thanks to its weekly release schedule, the competition isn’t over just yet.

Hailed a real-life version of 2021’s Squid Game, Physical 100 sees 100 contestants face a number of intense challenges in a bid to win win 300 million Won (£199,000), whether that’s building a sand-filled bridge as a team or facing off another player for the possession of a ball.

Special forces soldiers, athletes, fitness influencers and others in top physical condition are fighting for a place in the exciting finale, which will drop on Netflix next week, but with just five places available, who will make it through to the last round of the competition?

If you need a refresher on who is still in the competition and who has been eliminated before next week’s final, then read on for all the results of the Physical 100 quests.

Quest 0

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Quest 0 wasn’t technically a task, with no one being eliminated at the end of it.

The contestants were challenged with hanging from a metal frame by their arms for as long as they could, with those that last the longest winning a “privilege” in the first quest of the show.

Kim Min-cheol and Kim Kyeong-bae emerged as the champions for this task – however, it was Kim Min-cheol who hung on for the longest, winning an advantage for Quest 1.

Quest 1

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The first quest of the competition paired off contestants as they went head-to-head in a fight for possession of a ball. Whoever had the ball when the time ran out was the winner, and contestants had a choice of two different arenas: an obstacle-filled playground or a sandy pool.

Contestants had a 50 per cent rate of making it through to the next round and those who were eliminated then had to smash the white moulds of their torsos with a hammer.

Winners:

Eliminated: 

Quest 2

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Quest 2
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The second quest of Physical 100 saw the remaining contestants be placed in teams of five and race to build a bridge. Two teams competed against each other at a time and the team that manage to fill the tube and bridge with as much sand as possible within the time limit won.

Winners:

  • Jang Eun-sil
  • Seo Ha-yan
  • Yang Hak-seon
  • Miho
  • Park Hyung-geun
  • Ma Sun-Ho
  • Kim Kang-min
  • Jeong Han-saem
  • Miracle
  • Song A-reum
  • Yun Sung-bin
  • Son Hee-dong
  • Cha Hyun-seung
  • Seol Ki-kwan
  • Kim Sik
  • Choo Sung-hoon
  • Shin Bo Mi-rae
  • Woo Jin-yong
  • Kim Min-cheol
  • Nippert
  • Jo Jin-hyeong
  • Jung Hae-min
  • Park Jin-yong
  • Cho Jung-myung
  • Kim Da-young

Eliminated:

  • Nam Kyung-jin
  • Park Ji Su
  • Son Hee-chan
  • Jjang Jae
  • Hwang Bit Yeo UI
  • Kim Sang-wook
  • Ovan
  • Joo Dong-jo
  • An Da-jeong
  • Bang Ji-hoon
  • Jang Seong-min
  • Kim Ye-hyun
  • Seong Chi-hyun
  • Choi Sung-hyuk
  • Lee Guk-young
  • Tarzan
  • Shim Eu-ddeum
  • DBO
  • Im Jeong-yun
  • Bang Seong-hyeok
  • Kwak Myung-sik
  • Park Jong-hyeok
  • Kang Han
  • Lee Jun-myeong
  • Lee Min U

Quest 2.5

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This surprise quest was for the contestants who’d been eliminated in Quest 2, giving them a chance to re-enter the competition.

The eliminated entered a room where they found their torso moulds hanging from the ceiling. They were tasked with holding onto the rope to stop their torso from falling and the last five who could do it for the longest were given the chance to return to the competition.

Winners:

  • Seong Chi-hyun
  • Choi Sung-hyuk
  • Shim Eu-ddeum
  • Kim Sang-wook
  • Lee Jung-myeong

Quest 3

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After the five eliminated contestants rejoined the competition, which now had 30 remaining survivors, the third quest was announced, with the six teams needing to merge to become three. The teams had to pick another group that they thought would help in the next challenge.

Once three teams of 10 were formed, the contestants were challenged with dragging a ship weighing 1.5 tonnes from one destination to another. The team that did it in the least amount of time won.

Winners: 

Team 1

  • Choo Sung-hoon
  • Dustin Nippert
  • Jo Jin-hyeong
  • Jung Hae-min
  • Park Jin-yong
  • Cho Jung-myung
  • Kim Da-young
  • Shin Bo Mi-rae
  • Kim Min-cheol
  • Woo Jin-yong

Team 2

  • Jeong Han-saem
  • Kim Kang-min
  • Cha Hyun-seung
  • Kim Sik
  • Ma Sun-ho
  • Miracle
  • Seol Ki-kwan
  • Son Hee-dong
  • Song A-reum
  • Yun Sung-bin

Eliminated:

Team 3

  • Jang Eun-sil
  • Choi Sung-hyuk
  • Kim Sang-wook
  • Lee Jun-myeong
  • Miho
  • Park Hyung-geun
  • Seo Ha-yan
  • Seong Chi-hyun
  • Shim Eu-ddeum
  • Yang Hak-seon

Quest 4

The fourth quest of the season saw the remaining 20 contestants split into four teams, and compete in five different games, with each one based on ancient mythology.

The winner of each game would make it the final, which had space for just five contestants, and each team selected one of their group to compete in the games.

Game 1 – The Punishment of Atlas 

In the first game, each delegate had to hold up a large rock. The last person standing would win the challenge.

Winner:

  • Jo Jin-hyeong

Eliminated:

  • Kim Kang-min
  • Shin Bo Mi-irae
  • Kim Sik

Game 2 – The Fire of Prometheus

The second game challenged the contestants with running through an obstacle course in order to grab a torch. The person holding the last torch would win the game.

Winner:

  • Park Jin-yong

Eliminations:

  • Dustin Nippert
  • Seol Ki-kwan
  • Miracle

Game 3 – The Wings of Icarus

Game 3 required the contestants to climb a rope repeatedly until there was just one person left climbing.

Winner:

  • Kim Min-cheol

Eliminations:

  • Son Hee-dong
  • Song A-reum
  • Kim Da-young

Game 4 – The Tail of Ouroboros

For the fourth challenge of the competition, the contestants played a game of tag, chasing one another around an arena until only one person remains on the track.

Winner: 

  • Woo Jin-yong

Eliminations:

  • Jeong Han-saem
  • Cho Jung-myung
  • Cha Hyun-seung

Game 5 – The Punishment of Sisyphys

In the final game, the contestants had to push a 100kg boulder up a hill, with the winner being the final one remaining.

While Choo Sung-hoon, Ma Sun-ho, Yun Sung-bin and Jung Hae-min are taking part in this game, we’ll have to wait until episode 9 of Physical 100 arrives on Netflix to find out the result of this round.

Physical: 100 is available to watch on Netflix now.  Sign up for Netflix from £6.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream.

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