Episode
Squid Game: The Challenge: Ups & Downs
Overview
After a contender overplays their hand, nobody wants to be the odd player out. Who will climb ahead in the next game — and who will slide to elimination?
Details
- Series
- Squid Game: The Challenge
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2025-11-11
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Ups & Downs is Episode 6 in Season 2 of Squid Game: The Challenge. It aired on 2025-11-11. The runtime is 43 min.
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