PENDULUM
OBJECTIVE
A huge Pendulum is covered with a cargo net and is suspended 40 feet above the arena floor. The Gladiator and Contender are situated on opposite sides of the five metre wide Pendulum. On the whistle the Pendulum is released and swings to and fro. The Gladiator has the task of chasing and grabbing a flag which is situated on the Contender's back. The Contender has to evade the Gladiator and score points by pressing 4 evenly spaced buttons and if that wasn't enough they have to keep a firm grip on the Pendulum!
FACTS
In 1998 (Series 7), the rules changed in that there were four octagons that the contender had to touch; 3 round the main hemisphere worth 2 points and 1 at the bottom worth 4. The previous version was just a straight hide and seek race between the Gladiator and Contender.
Pendulum has 6 final appearances, 3 of them being International finals.
