Rules
Competitors race either individually or in teams in the manner of a relay race. If the egg falls from the spoon then competitors may be required to stop, retrieve, and reposition their egg; or to start again; or may even be disqualified. Due to the lesser penalty imposed for dropping the egg, and consequent encouragement of greater risk-taking, the first penalty scenario may result in a race that is faster overall. It is generally regarded as cheating to stick the egg to the spoon or to hold on to it with one's finger. For an extra challenge, contestants might carry the spoon with both hands, in their mouths, or have their hands tied behind their backs. Squabbles are to be avoided in the eventuality of fumbling one's egg.
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