Scrapheap Challenge is an engineering game show produced by RDF Media and broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK. In the show, teams of contestants have 10 hours in which to build a working machine that can do a specific task, using materials available in a scrapheap.
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| Episode | Challenge name | Competing teams | Winning team | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siege Headquarters | Yellow Team Orange Team |
Orange Team | |
| 2 | Power Puller | Yellow Team Orange Team |
Yellow Team | |
| 3 | Sub Aqua | Yellow Team Orange Team |
Yellow Team | |
| 4 | Offroad Challenge | Yellow Team Orange Team |
Yellow Team | |
| 5 | Power Boat | Yellow Team Orange Team |
Orange Team | |
| 6 | Rockets | Yellow Team Orange Team |
Orange Team | Series tied 3 - 3 |
| Episode | Challenge name | Competing teams | Winning team | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flying Machine | Brainy Bunch In A Spin |
In A Spin | |
| 2 | Cannon | Chemical Brothers Brothers in Arms |
Chemical Brothers | |
| 3 | Amphibious Car | Bodgers Navy Blues |
Bodgers | |
| 4 | Land Yacht | Megalomaniacs Driller Thrillers |
Megalomaniacs | |
| 5 | Mileage Marathon | In A Spin Bodgers |
Bodgers | Semi-final |
| 6 | Marine Salvage | Chemical Brothers Megalomaniacs |
Megalomaniacs | Semi-final |
| 7 | Walking Machine | Megalomaniacs Bodgers |
Megalomaniacs | Series final |
| Episode | Challenge name | Competing teams | Winning team | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demolition | Chaos Crew Beach Boys |
Beach Boys | Spectacular failure of Chaos Crew's hydraulics |
| 2 | Aerial bomber | Three Revs a Minute Mothers of Invention |
Mothers of Invention | |
| 3 | Mini-sub | Dipsticks NERDS |
NERDS | |
| 4 | Windmill | Techno Teachers Manic Mechanics |
Techno Teachers | |
| 5 | Missile launcher | Beach Boys Filth |
Beach Boys | |
| 6 | Bridging machine | Brothers in Arms Mothers of Invention wit |
Brothers in Arms | |
| 7 | Steam car | Beach Boys NERDS |
NERDS | |
| 8 | Giant mower | Brothers in Arms Techno Teachers |
Brothers in Arms | |
| 9 | Fireboat | Brothers in Arms NERDS |
Brothers in Arms | Series final |
| 10 | Dragster | Brothers in Arms Megalomaniacs |
Megalomaniacs | Grand Final. First recorded dragster race in reverse |
| 11 | Car crusher | Megalomaniacs (UK) Long Brothers (USA) |
Long Brothers | Trans-Atlantic Christmas Special |
| Episode | Challenge name | Competing teams | Winning team | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egg Shooter | Storm Force Dirty Dancers |
Storm Force | |
| 2 | Monster Truck | Mulewrights Abominable Snowmen |
Mulewrights | |
| 3 | Torpedo | Top Guns Chairmen |
Chairmen | |
| 4 | Street Cleaner | Chaos Crew Cat-alysts |
Cat-alysts | |
| 5 | White Water Rider | X-tinguishers Body Snatchers |
X-tinguishers | |
| 6 | Snowmobile | Ellivators McCarknow Clan |
McCarknow Clan | |
| 7 | Mobile Crane | Chairmen Cat-alysts |
Cat-alysts | |
| 8 | Minesweeper | Mulewrights Storm Force |
Mulewrights | |
| 9 | Hill Climber | Mulewrights McCarknow Clan |
Mulewrights | |
| 10 | Tunneller | X-tinguishers Cat-alysts |
Cat-alysts | |
| 11 | Hydrofoil | Cat-alysts Mulewirghts |
Cat-alysts | Series Final |
| 12 | Car Jousting | Cat-alysts Megalomaniacs |
Cat-alysts | Grand Final Controversial win |
| 13 | All-terrain Marathon | Russian Bears British Bulldogs American Raptors |
American Raptors | Mega Challenge |
| Episode | Challenge name | Competing teams | Winning team | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mud Monster | Munch Bunch Barley Pickers |
Barley Pickers | |
| 2 | Hovercraft | Krazy Karters Martial Mechanics |
Martial Mechanics | |
| 3 | Golfball Gatling Gun | Clean Sweeps Boat Buoys |
Boat Buoys | |
| 4 | Blind Navigation | Academics Hammerlock |
Hammerlock | |
| 5 | Rail/Road Racer | Tunnel Ratz Pit Stop Crew |
Tunnel Ratz | |
| 6 | Clockwork Car | Jailbreakers Young Ones |
Young Ones | |
| 7 | Smooth Rider | Young Ones Barley Pickers |
Barley Pickers | |
| 8 | Monowheel | Tunnel Ratz Hammerlock |
Hammerlock | |
| 9 | Tugboat | Martial Mechanics Boat Buoys |
Boat Buoys | The Martial Mechanics, Archimedes Screw design, worked perfectly on both their 1st and 2nd runs, up until the last 10-20m and then both times, veered to the left due to a broken driveshaft on one side, and hit a small concrete object. |
| 10 | Digger | Hammerlock Barley Pickers |
Barley Pickers | |
| 11 | Destroyer | Barley Pickers Boat Buoys |
Barley Pickers | Series final |
| 12 | Car Flinger | Barley Pickers Cat-alysts |
Cat-alysts | Grand final The most spectacular failure of a machine so far- the Barley Pickers' trebuchet jammed and completely destroyed itself. |
| 13 | Best of Scrapheap Challenge | Best of Series 5 | ||
| Episode | Challenge name | Competing teams | Winning team | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheelie Car | The Squadron Destroyers |
Destroyers | |
| 2 | Bomb Disposal | Cops and Bodgers Men in White |
Cops and Bodgers | |
| 3 | Backpack Car | Ging Gang Goolies Muck Spreaders |
Ging Gang Goolies | |
| 4 | Amphi Bike | Rockin' Rabble Double Deckers |
Rockin' Rabble | |
| 5 | Ice Racer | Hot Property Jet Pack |
Hot Property | |
| 6 | Giant Darts | Iron Maidens Jousters |
Jousters | |
| 7 | Jet Car | Destroyers Ging Gang Goolies |
Destroyers | |
| 8 | Speedboat | Cops and Bodgers Jousters |
Cops and Bodgers | |
| 9 | Fire Engine | Hot Property Rockin' Rabble |
Hot Property | |
| 10 | Car Curler | Destroyers Cops and Bodgers |
Destroyers | |
| 11 | Tanks | Destroyers Hot Property |
Destroyers | Series final Hot Property's tank never worked |
| 12 | Grand Prix racing cars | Destroyers Cat-alysts |
Cat-alysts | Grand final |
| Episode | Challenge name | Competing teams | Winning team | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunebuggy | The Anoraks The Hoselliers |
The Anoraks | The Anoraks avoided the 'no four-wheel-drive' rule by instead building a six-wheel-drive machine. |
| 2 | Dam Buster | Irn Cru Maximus |
Maximus | Famous for the accidental firing of their device, by a Scrapheap Challenge Official |
| 3 | Bowling Banger | REME Rebels Up 'n Atoms |
Up 'n Atoms | |
| 4 | Off Road Rescue | Rough Riders Bakewell Puddings |
Bakewell Puddings | |
| 5 | Jet Boat | Hairy Hogs Team Ragbo |
Hairy Hogs | |
| 6 | Propeller Car | The Fireblades The Thirsty Knights |
The Thirsty Knight | |
| 7 | Power Rower | The Anoraks Maximus |
The Anoraks | |
| 8 | Spy Car | Bakewell Puddings Up 'n Atoms |
Up 'n Atoms | |
| 9 | Landing Craft | Hairy Hogs The Thirsty Knight |
Hairy Hogs | Famous for The Thirsty Knight's rescuing of their expert for the island, but once reaching the lake banks, accidentally setting him adrift, on their craft. |
| 10 | Flame Flingers | The Anoraks Up 'n Atoms |
The Anoraks | |
| 11 | Roman Motor-Chariot | The Anoraks Hairy Hogs |
The Anoraks | Series final |
| 12 | Juggernaut | The Anoraks Cat-alysts |
The Anoraks | Grand Final |
| Episode | Challenge name | Competing teams | Winning team | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Underwater Cars | Apache Warriors The Powerlifters |
The Powerlifters | |
| 2 | Kung Fu Cars | Lumbering Jacks The Haggis Bashers |
Lumbering Jacks | |
| 3 | Sharp Shooters | Stage Crew The Big Dippers |
The Big Dippers | |
| 4 | AC-DC Dairy Dash | Beasts of Bodmin The 7s |
Beasts of Bodmin | |
| 5 | Drag Boats | The Skids Rally Renegades |
The Skids | |
| 6 | Car Fishing | Nuzzling Badgers Flying Scotsmen |
Nuzzling Badgers | |
| 7 | Polar Pinball | Lumbering Jacks The Powerlifters |
The Powerlifters | |
| 8 | Caber Tossers | The Skids The Big Dippers |
The Big Dippers | |
| 9 | Steeplechase | Nuzzling Badgers Beasts of Bodmin |
Beasts of Bodmin | |
| 10 | Monster Drag | The Powerlifters The Big Dippers |
The Powerlifters | |
| 11 | Rock Crawler | Beasts of Bodmin The Powerlifters |
The Powerlifters | Series final |
| 12 | Flying Machines | The Powerlifters The Anoraks |
The Powerlifters | Grand final |
| 13 | Best of Scrapheap Challenge | Best of Series 8 | ||
| 14 | Warships | Scrapheap Mega Challenge Screened 18 December 2005 |
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| 15 | Tomato Throwing | Screened 7th Jan 2006 | ||
| 16 | Punkin Chunkin' | Scrapheap All-Stars The entire USA |
All-Stars came second in their class | Standard pumpkin-throwing competition Screened 15th Jan 2006 |
| Episode | Challenge name | Competing teams | Winning team | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Human Cannonball | Beach Bums Vikings |
Beach Bums | |
| 2 | Monster Trikes | Eggheads Diggers |
Diggers | |
| 3 | Muscle Trains | Super Subs Sweet Chariots |
Super Subs | |
| 4 | Snowmobiles | Cement Mixers Turbo Taxis |
Turbo Taxis | |
| 5 | Giant Skateboards | Extinguishers Steaming Scots |
Extinguishers | |
| 6 | Mechanical Mortars | Woof Justice Bus Boys |
Woof Justice | |
| 7 | Airboats | Diggers Beach Bums |
Beach Bums | |
| 8 | Skid Pan Sumo | Super Subs Turbo Taxis |
Turbo Taxis | |
| 9 | Earth Movers | Extinguishers Beach Bums |
Beach Bums | |
| 10 | Drag Sleds | Turbo Taxis Woof Justice |
Woof Justice | |
| 11 | Swamp Racers | Woof Justice Beach Bums |
Woof Justice | Series 9 final |
| 12 | Dozers | Woof Justice Powerlifters |
Woof Justice | Series 9 Grand Final |
| 13 | Paddle Boats | Clagsters (UK) NERDS (USA) |
NERDS | Special |
| 14 | Sofa Speedway | Scrapheap All-Stars Everyone else |
King Sized Coopers (Everyone else) | Special |
| 15 | Welly Wanging | Scrapheap All-Stars Everyone else |
Nuzzling Badgers (Everyone else) | Special |
| 16 | Best of Scrapheap Challenge | Best of Series 9 | ||
| Episode | Challenge name | Competing teams | Winning team | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scrap Speed Record | Rocketeers Brum Brums |
Brum Brums | |
| 2 | Scooter Shooters | Aquarium Crew Balloonatics |
Aquarium Crew | |
| 3 | Superbikes | Supermodels Rescuers |
Supermodels | |
| 4 | Decoration Dash | Cyborgs Crash Bang Clan |
Crash Bang Clan | |
| 5 | Dune Bashers | Happy Campers Dark Riders |
Dark Riders | First time a vehicle caught air |
| 6 | Powerboats | Somerset Scramblers Rusty Regiment |
Rusty Regiment | First speedboat to get on the plane |
| 7 | Rocket Railway | Aquarium Crew Brum Brums |
Aquarium Crew | |
| 8 | Fire Fighters | Supermodels Crash Bang Clan |
Supermodels | |
| 9 | Snow Shifters | Aquarium Crew Dark Riders |
Dark Riders | |
| 10 | Deep Sea Treasure | Supermodels Rusty Regiment |
Rusty Regiment | |
| 11 | Land Tugs - | Rusty Regiment Dark Riders |
Rusty Regiment | Series final |
| 12 | Manphibious Machines | Rusty Regiment Woof Justice |
Woof Justice | Grand Final |
| 13 | Hovercraft | Bright Sparks Grunts |
Grunts | A 10 year anniversary celebration of Scrapheap Challenge. Hand-picked teams |
| 14 | Juice Free Dragsters | Scrapheap All-Stars Everyone else |
Three Fallers (Everyone else) | Scrapheap Challenge Roadshow at 2007 Wroughton Classic show |
| 15 | Giant Archery | Scrapheap All-Stars Everyone else |
Scrapheap All-Stars | Scrapheap Challenge Roadshow at 2007 Bodelwyddan Medieval Festival |
| 16 | The BIG ONE | a clip show of celebration highlights for ten years of Scrapheap Challenge | ||