Donuts. Wow. I can't quite take all this in. Quite literally,
as far as the eye can see in every direction--
options for food. But what actually is
the Iowa State Fair? I don't know much
about US state fairs. Things on sticks. A sensory overload of
farming, food, lights, rides. I'm expecting a
culinary experience. I'm not sure which
way it's going to go, but I'm expecting an experience. I've been to a county
show in the UK. It'll be like that merged
with the Vegas Strip. The internationally
acclaimed Iowa State Fair is the single largest
event in the state of Iowa and every year attracts
more than a million people from all over the world. It celebrates the state's
best in agriculture, food, entertainment,
and achievement, and we were told it's the
true heartbeat of the Midwest. It is nuts. It's massive, and
on any given day, there are over 100,000
people visiting. In true Sorted style,
we love a competition, so we turned this
into a scavenger hunt. We're going to pair off,
and everything on that list has points attributed to it. I'm sending you the list now. Eat a hot dog like
Lady and the Tramp. Are you serious? Oh, what? Kiss a horse. Hold a snake. Dress up like an American dad. Done. Right. We need to talk strategy
because I'm out to win. Tactics. We've got to nail
the big pointers. This is what Iowa's famous for. That is the freshest
corn I've ever had. Chewy, charred to
perfection, very buttery. That is even more refreshing
than a light beer. 35-degree heat. That's what you need. Sip a beer, sip a lemonade. We've hit the gold mine. This one stand
does two staples-- elephant ears and funnel cakes. That's delicious. I don't need a whole elephant
ear to myself, but it's great. It's deep-fried
strips of cake batter covered in powdered sugar. Crispy, golden, and sweet. I'm going to have to use all my
horse whispering skills to get one of those horses over here. Pucker up. Nailed it. You got it. Got it. Yeah! Yeah! It smells piggy in here. Oh, wow. Got it. I've milked a cow. A butter cow. That was the same amount
of points for that as it was for actually
milking a cow. Milking a cow was more fun. We've heard a rumor that every
president has had a pork chop flip, or a pork flip. For several years
now, yes, they have. I'm nowhere near
presidential material, but I'd love to
flip a pork chop. You certainly may. Hey. Three flips. Where did they come from? I turn around, and
you've got that. There is no doubt that Iowa
is all about corn and pork. Corn feeds the pork, the
pork feeds the humans. It's very cyclical. They sell 60,000 of these at
the fair every single year, and this our one. Beautifully tender meat. No flavors are added--
anything like that. Just perfectly seasoned. Jay. This looks like something high. Right, let's go. Two balls, two plates. Baz, you need to play the next
game because that was rubbish. That was awful. Next might be [INAUDIBLE]. Yes. One. Yes, Ebbers! Three. You're walking. Aww, this kid here needs it. I want to give you this. It's all yours. Say thank you. Let's find a cold beer. I mean, yeah. If you want to stick your
thermometer in there, go ahead. I asked if I could
probe her beer. Minus half a degree. I'll take a beer. Thank you. How cold did you think
that cold beer is? There is only one
way to find out. Yeah, good idea. What do you think of that? 3.7. That's cold. Oh, mate, what have you done? Mike came back with
a pork tenderloin sandwich and a hot dog for
us to Lady and the Tramp. Well done, lads. I think that's a two
points or a three-pointer. It's a tender loin. Have a egg roll. Bacon-wrapped rib on a
stick with barbecue sauce. I just remembered
something fantastic. What? Our deal was that I kissed a
horse and you hold the snake. Oh, no. Look who we bumped into. I don't know. Honestly, I don't know if I can. Baz, you don't have to do it. Just by myself. Is that an Australian accent? Yes. A first? Our [INAUDIBLE] is London. I'm sorry to disappoint. 1, 2, 3, cheese. Not yet. We can [INAUDIBLE] this guy now. [BLEEP] the bed. All right. It's not. It's in my hand. [BLEEP] [BLEEP] All right, ready? No. Just take a deep breath. There you go. Movie star. I feel like I
embarrassed myself. It's for the points, eh? So let's get a hot
beef sundae, which won the state fair in 2006. This is ultimate comfort food. It's like beef stew, mashed
potato, grated cheese. I would rather not be
eating it in 30-degree heat, but on a cold winter's night,
this is exactly what I want. Fuck yeah, cookies. Fuck yeah, cookies. I got a couple
cookies, but I also thought it might
be worth asking her how many cookies they
go through a day. 100,000. They are warm, and soft,
and really tasty cookies. There's one thing that I
really, really, really want to take off our list. I really want to ride
a mobility scooter. Let's do that. OK. You're more likely to
get this than I am. Why? Do we just go in and be honest? Reversing, reversing, reversing. What's your accent? Australia. We're from London. Oh, man. Causes so many people confusion. If you want sugar
and nuts, that's it. On a stick? Why don't you take that
stick put it in that, and that's beer on a stick? Beer on a stick. Beer on a stick. That's pretty weird. Ice cream bar on a stick. Ice cream cookie
sandwich on a stick. New York cheesecake on a stick. I think we found our winner. Having stood in line for five
minutes, also seen on the menu the cookie dough
spaghetti, which is one of the best new foods
here at the State Fair 2018. Done. Done. Mate, beat that. New York cheesecake on a stick. The one thing I am
surprised about-- there's no base. It's such a weird thing
to be eaten on a stick. It's so dense. It's absolutely delicious. It's a really good
cheesecake, believe it or not. So this is one of the fair's
newest foods this year. I'm not going to
lie-- it isn't great. But cookie dough spaghetti
with a Ferrero Rocher on top. Strawberry sauce
or cherry sauce? One of them. Strawberry or cherry sauce,
depending on what you choose. Here we go. Is it worth it? It's great. That's dressed like
cowboys, right? That is a dad's t-shirt. That's a dad's t-shirt. Strut that. White sport socks pulled
up, and a baseball cap. I've completed our
dad outfits for us. You'll be home by 10
o'clock, young lady. No, no. 10 points, right? Surely. Um-- Look at our socks. Oh, well played. I'll give you that. Keeping the socks with you. Well done. We got beer on a stick. Seal in your scores right now. We'll count them up. Then we'll reveal
the winners, I guess. But our day didn't end there. We had one final surprise left. My t-shirt says something
about hot air balloons, yes? We're going to take a ride. We're all going to go up today. I cannot wait for this. Oh, yeah. In Des Moines, they host the
National Balloon Classic, so I thought, what
better way to experience a bit of Des Moines and
Iowa hot air ballooning-- Nice. --than going ourselves? This is amazing. It's like a military operation. Everyone has a role, and this
balloon has just appeared out of the back of a truck. I've never seen a family
so well organized also who get on this well. Not been one single bicker. They told us that this
is the biggest registered hot air balloon in Iowa state. It is 150,000 cubic feet. And when we looked
at her blankly, she explained in
real terms, that's the size of 150,000 basketballs. Jamie's holding on tight. I'm excited, but
I'm bricking it. I'm going to be honest with you. We've just released tether. We're going. We're going. Bye. Bye. Now we're up. It's quite calm. How are you, mate? I'm-- mm-hmm. Oh, mate, [INAUDIBLE]. Still concerned about
the lack of seat belts. This is insane. We've all gone very stiff. You know, all YouTubers these
days are doing drone shots, so I thought-- I know. Get with the times, man. Well, you know me. Mate, there's the state fair. Get your drone shot now. I'm still holding off. Are you enjoying it at all? I'm loving it, but
I'm holding on. It's so calm up here, and
it's not at all windy. You're going with the wind,
and then you look down, and you see the
scale of the fair that we were at earlier on. And the scale of everything. So you can see such a distance. And it's the haze
that stops you seeing, rather than the horizon. To be this high up without an
engine, and nothing but a gas burner, is actually magical. Remind me. I've just got over that. It's amazing. Absolutely breathtaking. I am very happy. I've let go. I'm feeling good. It is ridiculous up here. It is really calming. That feeling did not last long. We're staying low now
because any point, Tim might drop the balloon
down to a safe landing space. How you feeling, Baz? I'm seriously on edge. Well, we're trying to
decide whether to land this side of the state or
the other side of the state. But not in the middle, then. So we're coming into land. Use the trees to brake. [SCREAMING] [BLEEP] We did it. Well done, everyone. We're going to get people
in the neighborhood to come on over
and see a balloon. Yeah. That was awesome. Mate, this is all
local recommendations. This is what happens if you
don't just Google stuff. Thank you, Des Moines. Well, why don't we do it now. So we planned it. Let's ask people
what we should do. I believe we have no
idea where we are now. No. Tim and his team were amazing. They put on some food and drinks
for us at the end of the trip and even dropped us
back to our hotel. It's safe to say
we'd remember Iowa, the food, the people, and all
those local recommendations forever. That is a game changer.
