Scrapheap Challenge last minute when one team couldn't travel due to a livestock epidemic. Both US teams made it to the final round. Series 9 was shown in two halves. The first eight episodes aired between 15 April and 3 June, and the remaining episodes between 4 November and 23 December 2007. Series 11 saw Dick Strawbridge (formerly a competitor from series 1-3) return as an expert and judge, replacing Robert Llewellyn. The show was now produced by RDF Bristol and Exec. producer Jane Lomas and series producer John Macnish had to deliver the new series on a fraction of the budget
Cinnamon challenge "A League of Their Own" (S9 ep1), and "Criminal Minds" actor Matthew Gray Gubler was recorded taking the challenge unsuccessfully. The challenge is also featured on Fox's "Family Guy"s 14th-season opener, "Pilling Them Softly", in which Peter Griffin makes numerous attempts. Cinnamon challenge The cinnamon challenge was a viral internet food challenge. The objective of the challenge is to film oneself eating a spoonful of ground cinnamon in under 60 seconds without drinking anything, then upload the video to the Internet. The challenge is difficult and carries substantial health risks because the cinnamon coats and dries the mouth and throat,