result. The scale started at 30 points and increased by 5 for every five seconds a contender stayed in the bout. Draws were worth 75 points and a victory was worth 100. Beginning in the second half of season one and continuing across the remainder of the original and revival series, the object became to knock the opponent off of a pedestal onto a crash pad (original series) or into a pool (revival). Ten points were awarded for a win, with five for a draw. Several things could result in a disqualification, such as: dropping the pugil stick failing to keep both hands on one's own stick (initial half-season only) actively grabbing the opponent's stick out of their hands touching the opponent's pedestal with any part of the body failure to mount an offensive effort both knees touching the pedestal (2008 revival only) losing one's protective helmet In the second half of season three, the contenders and Gladiators began wearing gloves while Jousting. This rule was instituted after contender Marek Wilczynski had to have the tip of one of his fingers amputated when it got jammed against his pugil stick. Internationally this event is known as Duel. The Maze Years active: 1991–93 A giant maze was constructed across the entire length of the arena floor, and the contenders were given 45 seconds to negotiate their way through it. Inside were four Gladiators, armed with blocking pads to impede their path. To aid the contenders each Gladiator was restricted to a particular area in the maze and could not chase the contenders past it. In each playing of The Maze, there were only two correct paths to take, and with movable partitions inside the maze those two paths were different each time. The first contender to escape in time earned 10 points. If both contenders made it out before time expired, the second contender was awarded five points. In order to receive points, a contender had to be outside of the structure with both feet on the floor before the clock hit zero. Powerball Years active: 1989–96, 2008 Regarded as a signature event of the whole series, Powerball was an event where the contenders attempted to score by depositing red and blue colored balls (originally rubber play balls, then soccer balls and finally much smaller Nerf balls) into a series of upright plastic cylinders while trying to evade three Gladiators who