Running Man: Yoo Jae-suk Catches Yang Se-chan in Correct Deduction of Lowest Payer

Yang Se-chan failed to escape Yoo Jae-suk's sharp deductions.

On the August 16 broadcast of SBS's "Running Man," the "Scratc-ation (Scratch Vacation) in the Heat" race took place.

On this day, the members experienced a cave tour, body-nourishing meals at a valley, a horror escape room, and an ice cafe experience to beat the summer heat.

The members split and paid the expenses incurred during their vacation. The final course totaled 307,000 won. Yoo Jae-suk, who was assigned the last payment turn after the order was set, began deducing who might have paid the lowest amount.

As the payments proceeded in order, the production team revealed that the lowest payment amount was 0 won and that two people had paid the lowest amount.

In response, Yoo Jae-suk welcomed the news, saying, "The probability has actually increased. This works out well." He then placed each person on his suspect list and used a process of elimination to deduce who paid the lowest amount.

First, Yoo Jae-suk suspected Jee Seok-jin. However, he quickly ruled Jee out, reasoning that Jee, who had already taken the sole burden earlier, had no reason to take another risk.

Yoo then suspected Ji Ye-eun. Ji protested her innocence by saying, "Why would I do that? I don't have the nerve for it," and Yoo found her explanation convincing.

Next, Yoo began to gaze intently at Yang Se-chan. Yang protested his innocence, crying out, "Why is it always me whenever anything happens?" However, despite his complaints, he looked flustered, with his face and even his knees turning red.

Yoo also suspected Kim Ji-eun. Kim, who had actually paid the lowest amount, acted brazenly to fake her innocence, causing Yoo to drop his suspicions.

Ahead of his final decision, Yoo locked eyes with Yang Se-chan. Convinced, Yoo declared, "I saw it. The look in his eyes just now as he avoided mine. That look came out when Se-chan got caught by me," remaining certain that Yang was the one who paid the lowest amount.

His prediction hit the mark. Regretting the outcome, Yang Se-chan said, "I'm never doing this again when this hyung is around."

Watching this, Kim Jong-kook expressed regret, asking why Yang bothered with such meaningless actions. Yang then elicited laughter by reflecting, "I wanted to overcome this—to keep Jae-suk hyung from finding me. But I couldn't overcome it, and I'm not doing it anymore."

After all missions concluded, the penalty targets were selected. Despite having the most penalty balls, Jee Seok-jin avoided the penalty, while Jung Eun-ji was selected against low odds despite placing third, drawing sympathy.

Yang Se-chan, who receives penalties every week, was inevitably chosen as a penalty recipient once again. His penalty mate Ji Ye-eun was also selected, and the two received the penalty of foot-bathing in ice water while writing a thousand-character reflection essay.

(Photo courtesy of SBS Entertainment News, edited by Kim Hyo-jung)
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