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'''''Scrapheap Challenge''''' is an engineering [[game show]] produced by [[RDF Media]] and broadcast on [[Channel 4]] in the [[United Kingdom|UK]]. In the show, teams of contestants have 10 hours, in which to build a working machine that can do a specific task, using materials available in a [[scrapheap]]. The format has been exported to the [[United States]], where it is known as '''''Junkyard Wars''''', presumably because while American TV audiences do not like to be challenged, they are nevertheless quite fond of wars. (The US show is also produced by RDF Media, and is shown on [[The Learning Channel]].)

A typical episode will feature a competition between two 4-person teams, each consisting of three regular members, plus an expert in that field. The judge for each episode will typically be a specialist in (non-scrap) versions of the machine being constructed.