until they had stepped into the indicated zone on the mat. If any part of the contender or the ball touched the floor, the ball become invalid and could not be used to score. Before continuing, the contender was required to get a ball from the other container. If a Gladiator deliberately moved a scoring basket or blocked the opening, the affected player would be awarded the lost points after the game. This event became one of the most played events during Gladiators. From 1998 onwards, the rules were changed: there were only two Gladiators and each one targeted a specific contender. In series 9 and 10, the centre basket was worth 5 points. The signature tune for the female Gladiators was "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge and later "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" by Eurythmics. The song used for the male Gladiators was "The Boys Are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzy and later "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble" by PJ & Duncan. "Bad Boys" by Inner Circle was used when Wolf and Vulcan played together. Pursuit First appearance: series 3, 1994 – heat 7 Last appearance: series 10, 2009 – semi-final 2 Two contenders raced against each other over an obstacle course, chased by two Gladiators. The course comprised a snake beam, wire bridge, hand ladder, two web traps, a high and low wall and a sprint finish. The course was rearranged for series 4 onwards and the rules were tightened up with penalty points being introduced for stepping off the beam or missing rungs on the hand ladder. Gladiators could catch the contenders by removing a tag from their back before the contender reached the finish line. Gladiators were expected to run the obstacles in exactly the same way that the contenders did. If they tagged a contender without doing this, the Gladiator would be disqualified and the contender awarded five points. Contenders scored 10 points for finishing the course first, 5 points for finishing second. Pyramid First appearance: series 3, 1994 – heat 2 Last appearance: series 10, 2009 Two contenders would race up a giant black-and-white pyramid. Both contenders would have a Gladiator assigned to them who would try to prevent them from reaching the summit. The Gladiator was not permitted to touch the contender until they had passed the second step. While the contenders started on different sides of the pyramid, they