Welcome to the ultimate test of team coordination, emotional stability, and watermelon-based survival. In The Gator Egg Relay Race™, each team is handed a watermelon — lovingly referred to as “the egg” — representing a high-priority, highly breakable workplace project that your department probably already mishandled six weeks ago.

Your task? Carry this sacred orb through a swampy, obstacle-laden course while being actively pursued by Deborah — a deeply confused, emotionally volatile alligator with profound abandonment issues and no regard for your Q4 goals.

She’s not angry. She’s disappointed. And she’s gaining.

As your team navigates mud pits, rope tunnels, and the crushing weight of shared accountability, you’ll need to delegate, communicate, and scream things like “I DON’T EVEN LIKE WATERMELON” while Deborah single-mindedly pursues whoever’s wearing the most confidence.

She can smell it. She hates it.

Why Managers Love It:

• Teaches teams how to move fast and lie believably under pressure

• Watching people run in business casual while screaming, “I HAVE THE EGG” builds morale

• Encourages real-time problem solving, yelling, and light sacrificial behavior

📚 What It Teaches:

• Watermelons are heavier than trust and twice as fragile

• Team communication falls apart instantly when a gator is involved

• Some people are naturally egg-carriers, others are natural liabilities

• If your team hands you the egg, it means they love you. Or they don’t. It’s unclear.

• Screaming is a valid leadership style

• If you panic, you’re probably Marketing

Some teams make it through. Some crack under pressure. One group tried to distract Deborah with trail mix. She ate the intern instead. HR said it was a "learning moment."

🧠 Bonus Feature: The egg may be swapped mid-race for a decoy containing glitter, expired office keys, or the original draft of your strategic plan. You won’t know until it’s too late.

⚠️ Warning: Participants most likely to be targeted include:

• People who say “Circle back” while jogging

• Anyone who’s “not really a team player, but really good under pressure”

• Bright colors, loud personalities, and the one guy who says “we got this” a little too confidently

• Chad (he tried to juggle the eggs — Deborah handled it)