Street Champion and The Man Who Always Returns tie for first

'Street Champion' and 'The Man Who Always Returns' became the first joint winners in 'Ten Million Masters Show' history after both teams secured 365 points to qualify for the Grand Championship during the Season 3 conclusion on the 3rd.

TV CHOSUN's 'Ten Million Masters Show' produced its first-ever joint winners during its sixth episode. The broadcast on the 3rd recorded a nationwide rating of 2.8% and a peak rating of 3.1% according to Nielsen Korea, marking its second consecutive week as the top Tuesday variety program across all channels, including terrestrial broadcasters, in its timeslot. Season 3 contestants competed for the first-place position to advance to the Grand Championship, with 'Street Champion' and 'The Man Who Always Returns' ultimately tying for the win with a total of 365 points each after partnering with different collaborators.

Season 3 Final Results Featuring Joint Winners

In the sixth episode of 'Ten Million Masters Show,' Season 3 contestants fought for the top spot to qualify for the Grand Championship. Rankings were determined by combining "extraordinary scores" and "star scores." Ultimately, 'Street Champion' from street workouts and the Diablo extraordinary 'The Man Who Always Returns' received 195 and 193 points respectively. When combined with their partners, Namgung Jin and Choi Jae-myeong, both teams reached a total of 365 points, marking the first joint victory in the program's history. Both the 'Street Champion' and Namgung Jin team, along with 'The Man Who Always Returns' and the Choi Jae-myeong team, will advance to the Grand Championship.

The results were decided after a series of dramatic shifts until the very end. The broadcast showcased the various disciplines and stages of the Season 3 contestants before revealing the final combined scores. The two joint winning teams were awarded the advancement rights to the Grand Championship.

Performances Beginning with Acro Yoga

The first stage was performed by first-generation yoga masters Yeo Dong-gu and Lee Jeong-eun, a married couple. Appearing under the title 'I Will Make Love Come True,' they presented "Acro Yoga," a combination of yoga and acrobatics. The pair completed aerial stunts, moving from handstands to mid-air lotus poses while relying entirely on each other's arms and legs. Emphasizing that trust is the most important element in couple yoga, they concluded the scene with serene expressions, receiving 171 points.

Following them, Chun-gil and Jang Hye-ri appeared as disciples of "couple yoga." Although they drew a line by stating they were performing couple yoga "strictly for business," reports emerged that they had locked the practice room door to train; Chun-gil explained this was "to ensure thorough security." While they noted a lack of trust in each other during early practice led to collapsed poses, they successfully completed high-difficulty couple yoga on the main stage while singing 'Breakup Story.' The performance drew cheers and served as a major pillar of the Season 3 competition.

Wushu, Swordsmanship, and Song Combined

Next, Cho Seung-jae, a silver medalist in Wushu at the 2018 Asian Games, took the stage. Cho revealed that although he had stepped away from sports five years ago, he lost 5kg in a short period specifically for the 'Ten Million Masters Show' stage. His performance featured Taoist magic using twin swords in both hands and staff techniques, swinging a long pole. Following the performance, which displayed both agility and intensity, reactions likened it to watching a martial arts film, and the national judging panel awarded him 175 points.

Ahn Sung-hoon, who was linked to Cho Seung-jae, introduced himself as a 3rd-dan black belt in Kendo and stated, "Now, the only place left to go is first place." While singing 'Stigma,' he performed flying kicks, side flips, and high-altitude swordsmanship while also handling high notes. Cho Seung-jae remarked, "Wushu is physically demanding, but to perform it while singing... he did even better and more impressively than me." Ahn Sung-hoon had previously been noted as having placed 4th in magic and 2nd in a feat performance in earlier stages.

LED Performance and Magic Combined

In the 'Special Extraordinary Corner,' the LED performance team Saengdonggam Crew appeared. Utilizing five-colored LED lights in the darkness, they illuminated the stage like goblin fires. They performed movements ranging from "teleportation" to "cloning" to the rhythm of exciting traditional Korean music, delivering the quality of K-performance. The stage was presented in the format of the Special Extraordinary Corner, and the team was introduced as one that has enhanced national prestige.

Magician Choi Hyun-woo returned to the stage with the title 'I Know What You Did This Summer.' He introduced himself as "a man who desperately wants to take first place, a man who has won awards at the World Olympics but cannot take first place only here." He also amused the venue by saying, "You aren't pressing [the vote] because you want to see me every week." Choi Hyun-woo paired with profiler Pyo Chang-won, describing it as "a combination that does not exist in the world: the fusion of magic and profiling." Using a murder mystery concept, he posed questions to the national judging panel, wrote their answers on a board, and then performed a magic trick where the answers were found inside a box floating in mid-air, earning 169 points.

Pyo Chang-won's Stage and the Two-Week Consecutive No. 1 Trend

Pyo Chang-won took the stage with Choi Hyun-woo to perform both singing and a performance. He revealed that singing on stage had been his dream since childhood, and while singing 'Love Twist,' he also performed card magic with help from Jang Hye-ri. Immediately after the stage, he stated, "I have no regrets because I have fulfilled my lifelong dream." This stage captured both the composition of the performance and the participant's remarks.

The program continued its upward trend in viewership with its sixth episode. The broadcast on the 3rd recorded a nationwide rating of 2.8% and a peak of 3.1%. Previously, the 2nd episode recorded 3.1% nationwide and 3.6% peak; the 4th episode recorded 3.1% nationwide and 3.5% peak; the 1st episode recorded 3.8% nationwide and 4.2% peak; and the 3rd episode recorded 2.4% nationwide and 2.7% peak. As the 6th episode maintained its position as the No. 1 Tuesday variety program for two consecutive weeks, the momentum following Season 3 is expected to continue in the next episode. TV CHOSUN's 'Ten Million Masters Show' airs every Tuesday at 10 PM.

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