Jan. 5, 2026

Marbles or Chess?

Marbles or Chess?

Today's categories: Childhood games, TV characters, Shoe brands. Can you spot which item doesn't belong? Three quick puzzles to challenge your thinking!

Episode from January 05, 2026.

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Calarogus, Shark Media.

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Hello, I'm Mark Ellison. This is odd one Out. Happy Monday.

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Hope your week is off to a great start. Each round,

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I'll read four things, three share something in common. Your

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challenge is to find the odd one out. Round one

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category childhood games Marbles, Chess, Tech, hide and Seek Again, Marbles, Chess, Tag,

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hide and Seek. The odd one out is Chess. Marbles,

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hide and Seek, and Tag are mostly outdoor games for children,

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while Chess is a board game typically played indoors.

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Round two category TV characters.

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Homer Simpson, Sheldon Cooper, Walter White, Tony Stark Again. Homer Simpson,

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Sheldon Cooper, Walter White, Tony Stark. The odd one out

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is Tony Stark. Homer Simpson, Walter White, and Sheldon Cooper

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are all characters from TV shows, while Tony Stark is

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a character from movies. Round three category shoe brands Nike, Adidas, Puma.

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Ferrari.

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Again Nike, Adidas, Puma, Ferrari. The odd one out is Ferrari. Nike, Adidas,

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and Puma are all brands that primarily produce athletic footwear,

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while Ferrari is a luxury car manufacturer.

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And that's today's game. Thanks so much for playing along.

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