Sam Reich Brings Dropout's Game Changer 10 Best Episodes Into Season 8
Dropout’s Game Changer gets a fresh spotlight before season 8 premieres Monday May 18, with a new ranking of the show’s 10 best episodes. The timing works because the flagship series has already reached 71 episodes, so the list lands as a guide for viewers who want the quickest route into the catalog.
Season 8 and 71 episodes
The season 8 trailer suggests the new batch could be the biggest and most chaotic yet, which is a useful sales pitch for a series built on surprise. Sam Reich, the host and Dropout CEO, has turned that setup into a durable format: contestants walk in expecting a game and usually leave with something stranger, funnier, or both.
That scale matters here because the ranking is not built from a tiny sample. With 71 episodes available, the list has to separate the standout half-hours from the merely good ones, and it does so by leaning on episodes that mixed format, emotional payoff, and hard jokes in equal measure.
Wysocki, Ross, and O'Brien
One of the season 7 standouts was “Who Wants to Be Jacob Wysocki?,” where the comedian’s friends came together to celebrate him. Another favorite, “Whodunnit,” turned episode 4 into a murder mystery and paired Rekha Shankar with Grant O’Brien as comedic detectives.
“Like My Coffee” pushed Grant O’Brien, Jess Ross, and former Um, Actually host Mike Trapp into an innuendo competition, while “Second Place” rewarded whoever was the most “mid.” The ranking also had to leave out season 2’s “Yes or No,” a sign of how deep the show’s bench has become.
Jess Ross and Bob The Drag Queen
“Don’t Cry” landed with a different kind of weight because it was designed to uplift Jess Ross after her wedding was postponed and she had spent six months on bed rest after surgery. The episode ended with a fake wedding ceremony for Ross and her fiancé performed by Bob the Drag Queen, which gives the ranking more than one reason to keep it near the top.
“One Year Later” kept the scale moving by picking up a year after “Sam Says 3” and sending Vic Michaelis, Lou Wilson, and Brennan Lee Mulligan through 15 assignments. Mulligan later donated almost $3,000 from one of those wins to Rainbow Services, the nonprofit that aids survivors of domestic violence.
For viewers deciding whether to jump in now or wait for season 8, the ranking is the better option: start with the list, then use Monday May 18 as the deadline to catch up. A show with 71 episodes does not need hype; it needs a roadmap, and this one gives it.
