2,490 pairs have been buried by the Undertaker and 47% climbed back out. The fastest did it in 27:54.
In short: The Buried Alive leaderboard lists the fastest pairs out of the coffins at Northbridge and Sydney CBD, with escape rates and how Buried Alive ranks among every room at each venue, from live Escape This game records.
Times are how long the team took to escape out of 60 minutes. Ties are broken by fewest clues.
| # | Venue | Escape time | Time to spare | Clues | Players | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney CBD | 27:54 | 32:06 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | Northbridge | 30:00 | 30:00 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | Sydney CBD | 33:00 | 27:00 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Northbridge | 35:00 | 25:00 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Sydney CBD | 36:00 | 24:00 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Northbridge | 36:00 | 24:00 | 6 | 2 | |
| 7 | Northbridge | 37:00 | 23:00 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | Northbridge | 38:32 | 21:28 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Northbridge | 38:57 | 21:03 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 | Northbridge | 39:00 | 21:00 | 0 | 2 |
Leaderboard from Escape This’s ER-OS operations system, updated 26 October 2026.
Buried Alive sits 4 of 9 at Escape This Northbridge, counting from the room fewest teams escape.
| # | Room | Escape rate | This year | Games | Avg escape | Avg clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cannibal | 33% | 43% | 2,186 | 55:39 | 6.6 |
| 2 | The Possession | 35% | 49% | 2,210 | 55:28 | 6.8 |
| 3 | Zombie Apocalypse | 36% | 44% | 2,354 | 48:50 | 3 |
| 4 | Buried Alive | 38% | 42% | 1,403 | 55:16 | 5.9 |
| 5 | Dracula | 43% | 57% | 1,285 | 54:19 | 5 |
| 6 | Asylum | 47% | 55% | 2,753 | 53:50 | 4 |
| 7 | Frankenstein Resurrection | 48% | 53% | 1,321 | 53:58 | 4.6 |
| 8 | The Haunting | 51% | 57% | 1,875 | 53:13 | 7 |
| 9 | Pirate Island: Northbridge | 55% | 64% | 1,543 | 52:02 | 6 |
Ranked by all-time escape rate across rooms with at least 100 recorded games. Figures from Escape This’s ER-OS operations system, updated 26 October 2026.
| # | Escape time | Time to spare | Clues | Players | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30:00 | 30:00 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | 35:00 | 25:00 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 36:00 | 24:00 | 6 | 2 | |
| 4 | 37:00 | 23:00 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | 38:32 | 21:28 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 38:57 | 21:03 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | 39:00 | 21:00 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | 39:00 | 21:00 | 3 | 2 | |
| 9 | 40:00 | 20:00 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | 40:00 | 20:00 | 0 | 2 |
| # | Escape time | Time to spare | Clues | Players | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38:32 | 21:28 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | 38:57 | 21:03 | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 40:40 | 19:20 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 42:13 | 17:47 | 2 | 2 | |
| 5 | 42:38 | 17:22 | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | 42:51 | 17:09 | 11 | 2 | |
| 7 | 43:34 | 16:26 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | 43:42 | 16:18 | 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | 44:18 | 15:42 | 8 | 2 | |
| 10 | 44:54 | 15:06 | 4 | 2 |
| # | Escape time | Time to spare | Clues | Players | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42:13 | 17:47 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 42:38 | 17:22 | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 44:54 | 15:06 | 4 | 2 | |
| 4 | 48:01 | 11:59 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 49:06 | 10:54 | 6 | 2 | |
| 6 | 50:45 | 9:15 | 8 | 2 | |
| 7 | 50:48 | 9:12 | 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | 51:06 | 8:54 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 | 51:58 | 8:02 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | 52:40 | 7:20 | 3 | 2 |
Buried Alive sits 2 of 9 at Escape This Sydney CBD, counting from the room fewest teams escape.
| # | Room | Escape rate | This year | Games | Avg escape | Avg clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cannibal | 49% | 52% | 2,559 | 56:24 | 3.7 |
| 2 | Buried Alive | 60% | 66% | 1,087 | 56:20 | 4.1 |
| 3 | Zombie Apocalypse | 68% | 67% | 905 | 51:48 | 3.3 |
| 4 | The Possession | 69% | 72% | 2,713 | 54:16 | 4.9 |
| 5 | Asylum | 72% | 72% | 1,730 | 51:20 | 8.4 |
| 6 | Kraken: Nemo's Revenge | 77% | 86% | 2,185 | 55:10 | 4.7 |
| 7 | Frankenstein Resurrection | 80% | 79% | 875 | 53:48 | 4.4 |
| 8 | Wizard's Chamber | 84% | 84% | 3,021 | 51:32 | 5.1 |
| 9 | Pirates | 87% | 87% | 2,549 | 52:55 | 5.1 |
Ranked by all-time escape rate across rooms with at least 100 recorded games. Figures from Escape This’s ER-OS operations system, updated 26 October 2026.
| # | Escape time | Time to spare | Clues | Players | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27:54 | 32:06 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 33:00 | 27:00 | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 36:00 | 24:00 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 39:07 | 20:53 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | 41:27 | 18:33 | 3 | 2 | |
| 6 | 42:25 | 17:35 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | 42:47 | 17:13 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | 43:00 | 17:00 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | 43:00 | 17:00 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | 43:00 | 17:00 | 2 | 2 |
| # | Escape time | Time to spare | Clues | Players | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27:54 | 32:06 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 41:27 | 18:33 | 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 42:47 | 17:13 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | 43:00 | 17:00 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 43:34 | 16:26 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 44:37 | 15:23 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | 45:25 | 14:35 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | 45:50 | 14:10 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 | 46:38 | 13:22 | 7 | 2 | |
| 10 | 46:47 | 13:13 | 11 | 2 |
| # | Escape time | Time to spare | Clues | Players | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42:47 | 17:13 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 48:07 | 11:53 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 48:36 | 11:24 | 4 | 2 | |
| 4 | 49:33 | 10:27 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | 51:29 | 8:31 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 51:44 | 8:16 | 10 | 2 | |
| 7 | 53:01 | 6:59 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | 53:36 | 6:24 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | 54:00 | 6:00 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | 54:07 | 5:53 | 3 | 2 |
Buried Alive is rated 8 out of 10, among the hardest grades Escape This uses. The puzzles are complex in their own right, and working them lying down, in the dark and apart from your partner adds pressure. The gamesmaster still sends hints whenever you ask.
Northbridge, going by the records. 38% of pairs dig out of Buried Alive at Escape This Northbridge, compared with 60% at Escape This Sydney CBD. The coffins and the Undertaker’s game are the same; the results are not.
47% of the 2,490 pairs who have been buried in Buried Alive made it out inside the hour. By venue: 38% at Northbridge and 60% at Sydney CBD.
A team of 2 holds the Buried Alive record: out of the coffins at Escape This Sydney CBD in 27:54, using 0 clues, with 32:06 of air to spare.
Close to it. Measured by escape rate (fewest pairs getting out), at Escape This Northbridge it has the 4th-lowest escape rate of 9 rooms (38%), and at Escape This Sydney CBD it has the 2nd-lowest escape rate of 9 rooms (60%).
Escape quickly, with as few clues as you can. Each venue ranks Buried Alive pairs by escape time, fewer clues breaks a tie, and a photo appears only if both of you agreed to it at the venue.
Book Buried Alive at Northbridge or Sydney CBD. Exactly two players, both 18 or over.
