Officially Amazing - Season 5

Season 5
Episodes

Episode 1
Ben Shires, Al Jackson and Haruka Kuroda witness record attempts from around the world. The team kick-off with a spectacular hoverboard world-record attempt. They meet a very clever canine and the Officially Competitive competitors battle it out to become the best in the world at manoeuvring jelly babies with chopsticks.

Episode 2
Ben Shires, Al Jackson and Haruka Kuroda witness record attempts from around the world. Members of the England handball team aim to claim an exhilarating record on Lowestoft beach. Also, our Officially Competitive contestants - Sizzling Steve, US Ray and Mr Cherry - feed jelly to Al, Haruka and Ben using a spoon held by their feet.

Episode 3
Ben Shires, Al Jackson and Haruka Kuroda witness record attempts from around the world. A synchronised swimming trio attempt a spinning record in the pool. Two renowned strong men take turns ferrying kitchen appliances around a studio in Italy. And our Officially Competitive heroes attempt to hula and run at the same time.

Episode 4
Ben Shires, Al Jackson and Haruka Kuroda witness record attempts from around the world. Featuring some world-class blowing out of candles and a man dangling from a helicopter by a bowl suctioned to his stomach. Also with Johnny Strange, who obliterates eggs with his two-metre-long bullwhip.

Episode 5
Ben Shires, Al Jackson and Haruka Kuroda witness record attempts from around the world. Mr Cherry, Sizzling Steve and US Ray build pyramids made of dice. There's an astonishing truck stunt from China and street basketball star Tom Connors shoots hoops - backwards.

Episode 7
Ben Shires, Al Jackson and Haruka Kuroda witness record attempts from around the world. Gymnast and stuntman Alex Jerram attempts a twisting vault record. The team meet a German woman who can skip while sitting down, and the Officially Competitive challengers attempt the world record for jumping into pants.

Episode 8
Ben Shires, Al Jackson and Haruka Kuroda witness record attempts from around the world. Acrobatic couple Donovan and Rebecca return with an astounding - and musical - endurance record. The presenters join in with a very messy foam pie-throwing record. And we witness a ferocious washing machine-throwing competition.

Episode 9
Ben Shires, Al Jackson and Haruka Kuroda witness record attempts from around the world. Two horsemen attempt an extremely risky stunt. A Korean pizza chef gets dizzy with his dough. And Mr Cherry, US Ray and Sizzling Steve compete in a bum-walking race.

Episode 10
Ben Shires, Al Jackson and Haruka Kuroda witness record attempts from around the world. Two of the world's top freestyle unicyclists go head to head in a speed-hurdling record. Also, Chinese fire fighter Ding blows us all away with his incredible lung capacity, and Sizzling Steve, US Ray and Mr Cherry go to dizzying heights in a record involving spinning chairs.

Episode 11
Ben Shires, Al Jackson and Haruka Kuroda witness record attempts from around the world. Incredible contortionist Claudia Hughes is on the show, attempting a record involving eggs and her feet. Two men go tyre flipping in China, and the Officially Competitive contestants play badminton with chopsticks.

Episode 12
Ben Shires, Al Jackson and Haruka Kuroda witness record attempts from around the world. The team are joined by a pair of football freestylers hoping to score themselves a record, water balloons make a welcome return to Officially Competitive, and we travel to China to witness a treacherous balancing acrobatic record.

Episode 13
Ben Shires, Al Jackson and Haruka Kuroda witness record attempts from around the world. Tension reigns in the Officially Competitive bunker as the competitors take on a dicey challenge. Colossuses Big Z and Thor are back for another test of strength. And one member of the remarkable Ramos family will be attempting a soaring basketball record.

Episode 14
Ben Shires, Al Jackson and Haruka Kuroda witness record attempts from around the world. Two jet skiers attempt a record for backflips. The Officially Competitive contenders all vie for one of Sizzling Steve's records, and there's an acrobatic human jenga record from China.

Episode 15
Ben Shires, Al Jackson and Haruka Kuroda witness record attempts from around the world. In the last episode of the series, Space Cowboy returns with another awe-inspiring record involving a chainsaw. There's a bubblier, gentler record from China, and Sizzling Steve, Mr Cherry and US Ray do battle once last time - while wearing colourful wigs.
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