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The Mummified Hand of the Egyptian King
Mummified Hand of the Egyptian King
The hand on a shelf on the middle gold door.

Production Number

3-30 (110)

Airdate

September 7, 1995

Team

Blue Barracudas

Contestants

Maggie & Josh

Artifact Location

The Dark Forest

Pendants of Life

Temple Layout

XV

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​The Mummified Hand of the Egyptian King​ is the 110th episode of Legends of the Hidden Temple​. It was the 114th episode to be aired.

Moat Crossing

Mummified Hand of the Egyptian King Moat Crossing

For this Moat, both players from each team crossed the water simultaneously on a large lily pad and using vines strung from above for guidance, while not falling in the water, missing a vine, or touching the lily pad with their knees.

Moat Results
Finish Team Time
1st Orange Iguanas 0:13
2nd Blue Barracudas 0:30
3rd Green Monkeys 0:45
4th Silver Snakes 1:31

Steps of Knowledge

One of the most powerful rulers of Ancient Egypt was Pharaoh Khufu. Around 2500 B.C., he built the Great Pyramid at Giza. But legend has it, he didn't like its color, and, with a wave of his hand, he dismissed his Master Builder. As they took him away, the master builder uttered a secret curse.


"May your hand drop from your body and may you never rest till you find it."


Centuries later, Achmed, the grave robber and his clumsy brother, Nachmed, broke into the tomb.


"Achmed, look at this. It's a priceless ceramic vase. Oops!"


"Nachmed, let me do the grave robbing; just stand by a sculpture and don't touch nothing!"


But the sculpture was actually the mummy case of the Great King Khufu. And when Nachmed leaned against it...


"Oops. I'm so sorry, sir! Here, let me give you a hand up."

But the hand of the mummy came off in his own.

"You're no man, you're a mummy! ACHMED!!!"

And, still carrying the dried hand, the terrified twosome ran from the tomb. Some say the ancient curse came true, and the mummy of King Khufu still searches for his lost hand here in the Temple.

Steps of Knowledge Results
Question Choices Response
Is the Egyptian word for king...?
  • Vizier
  • Monarch
  • Pharaoh
​Green Monkeys (Correct - 2 steps left)
Did Khufu build his pyramid in...?
  • Alexandria
  • Giza
  • Cairo
​Blue Barracudas ​(Correct - 2 steps left)
How long did it take to build Khufu's pyramid?
  • 26 years
​Green Monkeys (Correct - 1 step left)
The pharoahs built pyramids to be...?
  • Houses
  • Theaters
  • Tombs
​Green Monkeys ​(Correct - Advance to the Temple Games)
What didn't Khufu like about his pyramid?
  • Color
​Blue Barracudas (Correct - 1 step left)
Who did Khufu banish over the color of his pyramid?
  • ​Master builder
  • Painter
​Blue Barracudas (Correct - Advance to the Temple Games)

Temple Games

The Blue Barracudas are Maggie, who plays basketball and enjoys music, and Josh, who enjoys studying drama and is an Orlando Magic fan. The Green Monkeys are Alexandra, who enjoys track and wants to be a veterinarian, and C.J., who is a right-wing halfback in soccer and travels to Guyana.

Falling Mummies (Rolling Foam Boulders)[]

Achmed and Nachmed knocked over Khufu's mummy, and now it's C.J. and Josh's turn to do so; between the boys are two boulders with four mummies behind them. When Kirk gave the signal, each boy would shove the boulders towards the mummies, while staying in their designated zones, and whoever got all four down within 60 seconds would win. Josh knocked down one early on in the game, but C.J. never scored, awarding the Blue Barracudas a half pendant.

Booby Trapped Gold (Swinging Foam Boulders)[]

To ward off graverobbers going after the Pharaoh's treasures, the Egyptians booby-trapped all the tombs; when Kirk gave the signal, Alexandra and Maggie would grab a golden artifact without being hit by the booby trap. Whoever got all four golden artifacts within 60 seconds would win; Alexandra just beat out Maggie with 10 seconds remaining, tying the score with a half Pendant apiece.  

Build a Pyramid (Boulders and Chutes)[]

The Egyptians required 26 years to build the Great Pyramids at Giza; however, the teams got one minute. When Kirk gave the signal, C.J. and Maggie would toss a boulder onto the overhead chute, and when it rolled off the other side, Alexandra and Josh would catch it in order to place it in the bin. The team with the most boulders passed in 60 seconds would win; the Blue Barracudas won 4-2, sending them to Olmec's Temple with 1½ pendants.

Temple Games Results
Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Pendants Won
Blue Barracudas Won Lost Won 1½ Pendants
Green Monkeys Lost Won Lost ½ Pendant

Temple Run

Maggie went into the temple first, moving at a fast pace. She decided to start off by heading into The Crypt, where she got lucky, as the first book that she pulled just so happen to open the door to The Pit of the Pendulum. Quickly grabbing onto the rope swing, Maggie knocks down the column and tries to get back onto the platform. However, she couldn't get the momentum to swing back, nor grab the ropes. After several unsuccessful tries, Maggie decides to slide off the rope swing and instead climb up using The Wall Climb. But while doing so, Maggie's pendant of life slipped off her wrists! Unfortunately, she did not take notice of this as she was making her way back up to the platforms. And when Maggie couldn't get the right grip while climbing, she decided to instead change her path and head into The Tomb of the Headless Kings in order to save time. Upon entering the room, Maggie encounters the first temple guard as she was running around the room. (Not taking notice of the guard initially). Maggie then goes over to the guard to give up her pendant, but that's when she took notice that her pendant of life was missing. And because Maggie didn't have anything to give to the guard, the temple guard ends up taking her out of the temple with 2:29 left. Leaving her completely shocked and confused over what just happened.

Maggie discovering that her pendant of life is missing.

Maggie discovering that her pendant of life is missing.

Because of Maggie's pre-mature end, Josh quickly heads into the temple to retrace her footsteps. At first, Josh was hesitant and stopped several times as he wasn't sure if it was his time to go. But once Kirk confirmed that Maggie was taken out, Josh immediately speeds off into the temple and finds the lost pendant within The Pit of the Pendulum. (The producers placed the pendant in between some of the columns near the entrance to The Tomb of the Headless Kings.
Josh recovering Maggie's lost pendant

Josh recovering Maggie's lost pendant

Now armoring a pendant and a half on him and being very powerful, Josh can now move forward to the next room of his choice. While most contestants would follow their partner's direct path to the point of their departure, Josh decided not to head into The Tomb of the Headless Kings and instead climb up The Wall Climb so he can head into The King's Storeroom. Unbeknownst to Josh, the other half of his pendant was down below him within The Chamber of the Sacred Markers. Still moving at a great pace and with plenty of time, Josh smashes the pots and finds the key within the third pot he smashes. But it ultimately took all three pedestals to open up the door to The Room of the Ancient Warriors. Once there, Josh decides to try the middle armor first, and while it did successfully open up the door to The Shrine of the Silver Monkey, Josh was also awarded by getting caught by the second temple guard. After giving up the full pendant of life, (being the only time the second temple guard has ever received one), Josh then moves on and gets started on assembling the silver monkey within the shrine. In there, Josh makes a smart move by grabbing all three pieces at once and assembled the statue within a short time. However, it took a bit for the doors to open even after Josh finished the statue. But once they did, Josh makes his way into The Room of the Secret Password and is now two rooms away from the mummified hand. Still with plenty of time, Josh can definitely grab the hand on time if he gets lucky in the next two rooms.
Josh is caught by the final temple guard

Josh is caught by the final temple guard

Unfortunately, he wasn't lucky at all, because before Josh could do anything, the third and final temple guard captures him with 51 seconds left. Thus, ending the run with a triple seizure. Clearly showing that no temple guard likes grave robbers/contestants trying to obtain a priceless artifact from the temple and running away with it.


It was unfortunate that Maggie and Josh were unable to get to the mummified hand on time, as both of them were fast and smart contestants. Ultimately, both good and bad luck was on their side the entire time with the bad luck mostly outweighing the good luck. And while the two of them did a great job with their time in the temple and made several smart moves. (Like Josh decided to obtain Maggie's lost pendant after being pre-maturely taken out). But had Josh decided to stick with Maggie's initial path, he would have been able to get to The Chamber of the Sacred Markers and grab the other half of his pendant and that way, he had two extra lives. But fans have also pointed out that had Maggie decided not to change her initial path and instead head up into The King's Storeroom, only two of the temple guards would have been encountered and they would have a better chance on getting to the mummified hand on time and have a potential win. And while a triple seizure is always a bad end towards the temple runs, the events that led to the triple seizure and the notable moments that occurred during the run ultimately makes this an interesting temple run.

Temple Run Results
Victory No
Grabbed the Artifact No
Reached the Artifact's Room No
Method of Loss Triple Seizure (0:51 left)
Temple Guard Locations The Tomb of the Headless Kings (Blue Mask)
The Room of the Ancient Warriors (Gold Mask)
The Room of the Secret Password (Black Mask)
Half Pendant Location The Chamber of the Sacred Markers

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