Wow in the World - Two Whats?! And A Wow! - Choco Challenge

Release Date: September 5, 2025
Hosts: Mindy Thomas & Guy Raz
Theme: Chocolate Science & Surprising Facts

Episode Overview

This lively episode of "Two Whats?! And A Wow!" centers around the delicious world of chocolate. Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz challenge their young audience to distinguish surprising truths from silly fictions in a special chocolate-themed edition of their signature science game show. Through three fun rounds, they drop fascinating chocolate facts, silly jokes, and memorable physical challenges, all while keeping their trademark kid-friendly, humorous tone.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

Game Show Format Introduction (01:55)

• Contest Structure:
  • Each round, Mindy and Guy present three statements about chocolate.
  • Only one is a true "Wow" fact; the other two are made-up "Whats."
  • Correct guesses earn points; wrong guesses result in a funny physical challenge.

"You know it, Wowzers. In each of our three rounds today...only one of those statements will be a true wow. The other two, just a couple of made up what?"
— Mindy Thomas (02:12)

Round One: Dark Chocolate & Heart Health (02:51 - 04:44)

• Choices:
  • A) Dark chocolate can prevent heart attacks.
  • B) One serving of milk chocolate contains your daily protein.
  • C) Eating 10 pounds of white chocolate gives you X-ray vision.
• Winner:
  • Nico from New York confirms choice A is the true wow.

"Scientists say that chocolate is good for your health because they say that dark chocolate can help prevent heart attacks."
— Nico, Contestant (03:53)

• Science Behind the Wow:
  • Dark chocolate has cocoa solids rich in flavanols, which lower heart disease risk, prevent blood clots, and lower cholesterol.

"Research suggests that the flavanols in dark chocolate can help lower your risk of heart disease, prevent blood clots, and lower cholesterol—all of which reduce the risk of having a heart attack."
— Guy Raz (04:32)

• Physical Challenge (for wrong guess):
  • Stop, drop, and drink a spinach smoothie!

Round Two: The Legendary “Chicken Dinner” Bar (05:00 - 06:57)

• Choices:
  • A) "Chicken Dinner" is the name of a famous chocolate bar.
  • B) Hershey was run only by women.
  • C) Cocoa is not related to chocolate.
• Winner:
  • Cody and Tommy from North Carolina verify A is the true wow.

"In America, a chocolate bar named Chicken Dairy used to be sold."
— Cody & Tommy, Contestants (05:52)

• Backstory:
  • The “Chicken Dinner” bar was created in 1923, containing no chicken, but chocolate and nuts.
  • Famous for chicken-themed marketing; sold for 5 cents.
  • Discontinued in the 1960s.

"They even put a picture of a chicken on the label and bought billboards and created a fleet of trucks that were made to look like chickens...they really went hog wild or chicken crazy on these ones."
— Mindy Thomas (06:23)

• Physical Challenge (for wrong guess):

  • Eat a chocolate-covered chicken nugget.

• Fun Fact Segment:

  • International Chocolate Day is September 13th (Milton Hershey's birthday).

Round Three: The World's Largest Chocolate Bar (08:06 - 10:13)

• Choices:
  • A) Chocolate lava cake was made with real lava.
  • B) Scotland has a castle made of chocolate.
  • C) The world's largest chocolate bar weighed about 12,770 pounds.
• Winner:
  • Yenny from Illinois confirms C is the scientific wow.

"Hi. My wow in the world is that the world's largest chocolate bar was created in 2011 and weighed 12,770 pounds."
— Yenny, Contestant (09:16)

• Fun Details:
  • Weighed over 6 tons, measured ~13 ft per side.
  • Took over 50 people 10 hours to pour, 3 days to cool.
  • Bar broke apart with axes so people could eat it.

"The world's largest chocolate bar by weight was over 6 tons of solid milk chocolate...It took over 50 people 10 hours to pour liquid chocolate into a mold and then three days for the chocolate bar to cool. And the finished bar had to be chopped up with axes so people could eat it."
— Guy Raz (09:45 - 09:58)

• Physical Challenge (for wrong guess):
  • Dip yourself in chocolate (silly, not literal!).

Memorable Quotes & Moments

• Mindy’s Celebration Slogans:

  • "Winner, winner, dark chocolate for dinner." (04:04)
  • "Winner, winner, chocolate chicken for dinner." (06:02)
  • "Winner, winner, colossal candy bars for dinner." (09:27)

• Physical Challenges:

  • Humorous and over-the-top dares like "Drink a spinach smoothie," "Eat a chocolate covered chicken nugget," and "Dip yourself in chocolate," keep the energy goofy and interactive.

• Grand Prize:

  • "All of our winning wowzers will all receive their very own lifetime supply of Malted Milk balls. Reggie, cue the prize cannon. Malted Milk Balls for you. And for you. Watch out. Don’t let them hit you in the face."
    — Mindy Thomas (10:30)

Key Segment Timestamps

• [01:55] — Game show rules and chocolate theme reveal
• [02:51] — Round one: Chocolate & health
• [04:44] — Flavanols in dark chocolate explained
• [05:00] — Round two: The "Chicken Dinner" bar
• [06:23] — Marketing behind the Chicken Dinner bar
• [08:06] — Round three: Largest chocolate bar
• [09:45] — The making of the colossal chocolate bar
• [10:30] — Prize announcement: Malted Milk Balls

Episode Wrap-Up

The Choco Challenge episode delivers kid-centric, science-backed wow moments about chocolate, follows a fast-moving and interactive game show format, and fills the show with silly humor, memorable challenges, and fascinating food facts. Mindy and Guy blend fun and learning, ensuring every listener leaves with both a smile and a surprising new fact to share.

Want to play along or submit your own Wow? Visit Tinkercast.com or call their hotline. New "Wow in the World" every Monday, and more "Two Whats?! And A Wow!" every Friday!

Signature sign-off:

"Until then, keep on wowing."
— Mindy Thomas & Guy Raz