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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

July 14, 1995

Team

Blue Barracudas

Contestants

Maggie & Josh

Artifact Location

The Dark Forest

Pendants of Life

Temple Layout

XV

Previous Episode

The Metal Beard of the Egyptian Queen (Production Order)
The Mysterious Manuscript of Mary Shelley (Broadcast Order)

Next Episode

The Lost Taj Mahal Turban of Aurangzeb (Production Order)
The Royal Torque of Queen Boadicea (Broadcast Order)

​The Mummified Hand of the Egyptian King​ is the 110th episode of Legends of the Hidden Temple​. It was the 90th episode to be aired.

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 started the Temple Run in the Crypt and entered the Pit of the Pendulum after the completing the former room's objective. After she knocked down the stone column, Maggie was forced to drop into the pit as she lacked the momentum to return to the platform. Maggie initially tried to climb the wall but changed her mind and headed into the Tomb of the Headless Kings. Maggie was greeted by a Temple Guard with 2:23 remaining. However, Maggie was shocked and confused when she looked down and there was no Pendant of Life around either of her wrists or in either of her pockets.

Josh soon ran up the steps of the Temple and Kirk confirmed Maggie was removed from the Temple. Aside from a brief hesitation, Josh moved at a swift pace. Josh jumped into the pit and quickly found the Pendant that Maggie dropped. Josh then opted to follow Maggie's original initiative and climbed the wall to enter the King's Storeroom. Moving along the top floor and passing up the Chamber of the Sacred Markers (where the other half of his pendant was), Josh met the second Temple Guard with 1:21 when placed himself in the middle armor in the Room of the Ancient Warriors as he prepared to pull down the levers. After a slight delay from the doors not opening immediately when he assembled the Silver Monkey, Josh entered the Room of the Secret Password. The third Temple Guard emerged with 51 seconds remaining and promptly removed Josh from the temple.

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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Notes

  • This was the second episode where the contestants have to retrieve a severed hand. The first one was The Shriveled Hand of Efoua. Coincidentally, both runs were losses that ended two rooms away from the artifact and the four teams that crossed the moat were the Blue Barracudas, Green Monkeys, Orange Iguanas, and Silver Snakes.
  • This was the last episode where contestants attempted to retrieve an artifact placed in the Golden Doors Room.
    • This is also the final episode of the original series where the artifact is hidden in the Dark Forest.
  • This was the last episode where a team of Blue Barracudas advanced to Olmec's Temple after winning 1½ Pendants in the Temple Games, and the only episode outside of Season 1 where this happens.
  • This was the only episode in season 3 where a team of Blue Barracudas competed in the Temple Run with less than two full Pendants.
  • This was the third and final episodes where a team of Blue Barracudas attempted to retrieve an artifact placed in the Golden Doors Room. The first two episodes were John Sutter and the Map to the Lost Gold Mine and The Mysterious Manuscript of Mary Shelley
  • This was the third of three episodes where the frontrunner loses their Pendant during the temple run. The first two episodes was The Lucky Medallion of Atocha and The Broken Trident of Poseidon.
  • As a result of Maggie dropping her pendant, This episode's run marked the first time in the franchise that:
    • The first contestant accidentally drops a pendant
    • The first contestant gets taken out by the first Temple Guard instead of the second.
    • The second contestant had more than one pendant.
  • This is the only time in Legends history where a second Temple Guard is given a pendant.
  • This is the second of two episodes where a team of Blue Barracudas lost the Temple Run as a result of a Triple Seizure. The first was The Lost Logbooks of Magellan. Coincidentally, both runs ended in the top corner room.
  • This was the last episode where a Temple Guard was encountered in the top corner room.
  • Josh was the last male player to be caught by a third Temple Guard.
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