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Keep It or Dump It (with Matthew, who is lovely but not internet famous)

Tom Scott | January 5, 2026



The final episode in this run of the Game Garage gives us a Proper Quiz: complete with all-or-nothing questions and a prize of FIVE THOUSAND PENCE. That’s pence. It’s £50. We didn’t have that big a budget.

Edited by Elliot Gough
Audio mix by Graham Haerther
Directed by Grant Stevens
Produced by David Bodycombe and Tom Scott

A Pad 26 / Labyrinth Games production

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Written by Tom Scott

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  4. @HG_Budde

    January 5, 2026 at 12:08 pm

    Crazy.. I did not know that John Oliver and Phil Wang had a kid.. and for it to be so old already.. 🤔
    Thinking about it, that's probably all the proof we needed for suspecting that John came out of his mother in suit and glasses as a 40yo man. Can't deny it, but that's a wonder-snatch if ever I've seen one.. 👀

  16. @mikec4390

    January 5, 2026 at 12:08 pm

    I didn't know sodium and potassium were considered metallic. When I hear those terms I think of salt and bananas respectively because where else are most people going to encounter those outside of food?

  28. @ejasmith

    January 5, 2026 at 12:08 pm

    Having finally got round to watching this, I can easily see this being a good quiz format. I would make two changes- firstly start with 30 items such that the game has more questions.

    Secondly, when you pick a category to start, you should have two questions and then after that the questions get harder and harder, but you get when to dump the category and start a new one (with two easier ones to start) and so on. Keeps the dump/keep it consistent and adds more depth to the game

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