Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts Questions
Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts is the Late Late Show segment where you answer an awkward question honestly or eat the unpleasant thing that has been put in front of you, and these 53 questions are for playing it at home. The first group works at any table, and the rest are sorted by who is playing: Friends, Couples, Family and Teens, each starting mild and ending on the one to pair with the worst dish. All of them are clean, and the guide after the list covers the rules, which foods are safe to use and what to do when an answer stings.
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The questions
Each question, and why to ask it
Any table
What does the last text you sent say, word for word?
Why ask it
Nobody remembers their last text exactly, so the player is betting blind against the food. They read it from the phone and may keep the recipient's name to themselves.
What was your screen time yesterday, and which app took the most of it?
Why ask it
Checkable on the spot, since the figure is sitting in the phone's settings. Have them guess first and then look, because the gap between the guess and the real number is the better story.
What did you last buy that you would not want this table to know the price of?
Why ask it
The item comes easily and the number is where people reach for the spoon. Decide before the game whether naming the thing without the price counts, because someone will try it.
Who here is the worst driver, and what did you see from the passenger seat?
Why ask it
A name plus evidence is the shape of most good questions in this game. Drop it when someone present has just had a fender bender, since by then it is no longer a tease.
What is the most embarrassing photo on your phone right now? Describe it, do not show it.
Why ask it
Describing is the rule because a camera roll has other people in it. If the description is suspiciously tame, the asker may request the date it was taken and nothing more.
Which object in this room would you never have paid for?
Why ask it
The host is listening, which is the whole difficulty when the answer turns out to be the lamp they are proud of. In a rental or a restaurant it costs nothing to answer, so keep it for somebody's own living room.
Who at this table would you think twice about lending fifty dollars to?
Why ask it
The sum is small enough to be a joke and still a verdict on how someone handles money. The person named gets one sentence in their own defense, and it is often a reminder of something the player still owes them.
What compliment have you paid someone here that you did not mean?
Why ask it
Hard twice over: it names a person and it takes back something nice. Keep the follow-up short, and let the person named say whether they believed it at the time.
What is the last thing you said about someone at this table when they were not here?
Why ask it
Most players remember something and would sooner eat than repeat it, so set down a dish you can stand to watch disappear. A kind remark counts as a full answer, and the person it was about asks no follow-up.
Put everyone at this table in order, from best to worst at keeping a secret.
Why ask it
Rankings are a staple of the TV version, and the name at the bottom is what the player is eating to avoid saying. With more than five people, ask for the top name and the bottom name only.
Friends
Which of our inside jokes do you still not understand?
Why ask it
The mildest question in the group, and still awkward for anyone who has been laughing along for years. Whoever started the joke has to explain it, and the joke rarely survives the explaining.
Who at this table tells a story you have heard at least five times, and which story is it?
Why ask it
The storyteller generally knows and tells it anyway. Their comeback is to tell it one more time, and the table is allowed to recite the ending along with them.
Is our group chat on mute on your phone? Show the screen.
Why ask it
A yes or no that the phone settles in three seconds, so there is no shading the answer. Muted since last week is forgivable, and muted since the day the chat was made needs explaining.
Which message from someone at this table have you left unanswered the longest?
Why ask it
Phones out makes it provable. The sender gets to read the message aloud, and the player owes a reply before their next turn comes around.
Whose recommendation did you say you loved when you never got past the first episode or chapter?
Why ask it
A small betrayal that the recommender takes personally for about a minute. The fair penalty is one honest sentence on why they stopped.
What plan with this group did you get out of with an excuse that was not true?
Why ask it
Ask for the excuse and for what they did with the evening instead. A night on the couch is forgivable; a different party is the answer people will swallow a sardine to protect.
Which of us did you like least when we first met, and what changed your mind?
Why ask it
The second half is the safety rail: it can only be answered about someone the player has come around to. Save it for a group with some years behind it, where the old first impressions are already a running joke.
Who here would you not travel with for a week, and what would go wrong by day three?
Why ask it
Riskiest when a trip with the person named is already booked, which is exactly when the asker will reach for it. The reason should be a habit, like a 6 a.m. itinerary or two hours to get ready, and not a verdict on the person.
Which ex of anyone here were you most relieved to see go?
Why ask it
Friends sit on this opinion for years. Skip it when the breakup is recent or the ex might return, because the answer will be remembered if they do.
What is your honest opinion of this group that you have never said out loud?
Why ask it
Open enough that the player chooses how brave to be: 'we cannot pick a restaurant in under an hour' counts. If something sharper comes out, hear it and do not hold a trial in the middle of the game.
Who here would you tell last if you had big news, and why last?
Why ask it
Close to the bone, since the usual reasons are that the person would pass it on or make it about themselves. Pair it with the worst dish on the table so that eating is a respectable way out.
Couples
What show have you watched ahead of me and then watched again as if it were new?
Why ask it
A light opener for two people, and the acting is the real confession. Have them repeat the fake gasp they did at the twist.
What were you really doing the last time you told me you were five minutes away?
Why ask it
Almost always still at home, so the detail to press for is which stage of leaving they had reached. Shoes on counts for something.
What do I talk about that you stopped really listening to a while ago?
Why ask it
Fantasy football, a coworker's long-running feud and sourdough hydration are typical answers. Have the player name the last detail they remember, which dates the moment they tuned out.
Which piece of my clothing would you donate if I would not notice?
Why ask it
The owner defends the item every time, and it is usually a shirt older than the relationship. When another couple is playing, let them cast the deciding vote.
Which meal of mine do you eat out of politeness?
Why ask it
Tough to say to the person who is cooking tomorrow. Ask what would fix it, because 'less cumin' is easier to hear than 'never again'.
Which present from me have you never used, worn or displayed?
Why ask it
The giver often knows and has been waiting to hear it said. Agree that the answer earns an exchange and not an argument, and make a note for the next birthday.
What was your honest first impression of me, before I had said anything charming?
Why ask it
Answers like 'loud' or 'trying too hard' sting less the longer two people have been together. A couple of three months can leave this one on the list and lose nothing.
What habit of mine was sweet in the first month and is not anymore?
Why ask it
The habit has not changed, only the patience for it, and admitting that is the hard part. One habit only, and the person asking should not offer one back until their own turn.
In our last argument, what percentage of it was your fault?
Why ask it
A number commits them in a way that 'partly' never does. Anything under thirty will restart the argument, so choose a mild food if you would like them to refuse and keep the peace.
Which of my friends would you see less of if the choice were yours?
Why ask it
Name the friend and one reason, and then it is finished, with no rebuttal at the table. Leave it out when that friend is half of the couple sitting opposite.
Which of my relatives is hardest for you to spend a full day with?
Why ask it
The hardest question in the group, because the relative is permanent. Whatever is said stays between the two of you, and a partner who eats without hesitating has told you something too.
Family
What family dish do you wish would stop turning up at the holidays?
Why ask it
The cook is probably in the room, which is all the difficulty this needs. If the dish collects a few more votes once it is named, the family has learned something worth the awkward minute.
Which grown-up's saying or voice do you imitate when they leave the room?
Why ask it
Answering means performing it in front of its subject. The person imitated rates the accuracy out of ten, which usually takes the sting out.
What did you break, lose or spill in this house and let someone else take the blame for?
Why ask it
Some of these cases are decades old and the wrongly accused is still annoyed. Once the truth is out, that person is owed an apology on the spot, however old the lamp.
Kids, what food have you hidden, thrown out or fed to the dog so you would not have to eat it?
Why ask it
A fitting question for a game about eating things you do not want. Parents should promise amnesty first, or every child at the table will choose the spoon.
Parents, what did you tell us when we were small that was simply not true?
Why ask it
An ice cream truck that only plays music when it has sold out is the kind of answer to hope for. Ask how long the story held and which child saw through it first.
Which house rule did you break most often, and how did you avoid getting caught?
Why ask it
Adult children answer happily; anyone still living under the rule is giving away a working method. Offer that second group a gentler food so the choice is fair.
What grade, note or phone call from school never made it home?
Why ask it
Asked of an adult, it is a funny story with the statute of limitations long expired. Asked of a current student it is a trap, so aim it at the grown-ups.
Which family tradition would you vote to end if the ballot were secret?
Why ask it
The matching pajamas and the long group photo are easy to name. The answer that takes nerve is the tradition a grandparent started, and it can be said kindly: ask what they would put in its place.
Who do you avoid being on a team with on family game night, and what do they do?
Why ask it
Everyone knows who argues with the rule book, so the name is less a shock than a relief. As compensation, the person named picks the teams next time.
Brothers and sisters, who is the favorite child, and what is your proof?
Why ask it
The classic of the family table. Parents may not answer or object until the evidence has been heard, and 'you got a later curfew' is admissible.
Parents, which of us was the hardest to raise, and which year was the worst?
Why ask it
Kinder than asking for a favorite, because a difficult year is a story and not a ranking of love. The child named gets a right of reply, and it is usually a fair one.
Teens
What is the most embarrassing username or email address you have ever had?
Why ask it
An easy first round for a sleepover, since most people made one at eleven and regret it. Ask whether the account still exists, because sometimes it is still the login for something.
Which subject would you fail if the test were tomorrow morning?
Why ask it
It costs little unless a parent is within earshot, so check who is in the kitchen. Classmates can confirm or deny, and that is where the laughing comes from.
What is the name of a group chat you are in that nobody else here is in?
Why ask it
The name alone tends to start the questions, and the player owes no more than the name. Reading it off the phone stops anyone from inventing a harmless one.
What did you post and then delete within the hour?
Why ask it
Find out what made them take it down: no likes, a typo or a second thought. Nobody is allowed to announce that they screenshotted it, even if they did.
Which trend did you go all in on that you now act as if never happened?
Why ask it
Photos exist, and friends of long standing will say so. The person answering decides whether those photos come out, and the group has to accept a no.
What is the worst excuse you have given a teacher, and did it work?
Why ask it
The excuses that worked get told with more pride than they deserve. Keep it to classes that are over, so nobody admits to something a teacher could still follow up.
What happened at school this year that you are hoping everyone has forgotten?
Why ask it
If the table was there and remembers, answering costs nothing extra and the group can agree to retire the story. If nobody knew, the player is weighing a brand-new story against a spoonful of cold oatmeal.
Whose notes here would you borrow before a test, and whose would you hand straight back?
Why ask it
The first name is flattery and the second starts an argument about handwriting. It only works among classmates, so leave it out when the table goes to different schools.
Which of your friends here do your parents like best, and which one makes them nervous?
Why ask it
Two names, and the second is the one worth a spoonful of mustard. The friend who worries the parents usually wears it as a badge, but let them hear the reason.
What is the first initial of the person you like right now?
Why ask it
The eat-it question of any teen game: one letter narrows the field more than it sounds. Guessing afterward is off limits, and 'nobody' is a real answer that does not require the food.
How to play Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts at home
Practical guidance for the conversation itself
How a round works
The setup
Put five or six small dishes of unpleasant food in the middle of the table, on a lazy Susan if you own one, since the TV version is played around a table that turns. Give every player a spoon, a glass of water and a napkin, and have the questions ready on a phone or on slips of paper.
One turn
The asker chooses a dish for the player across from them and sets it down in front of that player. Then the asker reads a question. The player answers it truthfully or eats what is in front of them, and the next person becomes the asker.
Food first, question second
Naming the food before the question is what makes the game work. The player knows what refusing costs before they hear what honesty costs, and the asker has to decide how badly they want an answer: a mild dish invites a refusal, a foul one squeezes the truth out.
There are no passes, because the food is the pass
Most truth games give out free skips and this one does not. That is fair only when every dish on the table is something every player agreed to beforehand, so settle the menu before the first question is read.
What counts as an answer
Decide early that half an answer earns half a bite. A name without the reason, or a purchase without its price, is a dodge, and the table votes on whether it gets through.
Keeping score, if you want to
A living room game does not need a winner. If your group likes points, count bites: the fewest after three trips around the table wins, which rewards the honest and not the iron-stomached.
Choosing the food
Ask before you pour
Before anything goes into a dish, ask every player about allergies and about anything they do not eat for religious, ethical or health reasons, and build the menu around what you hear. A player who cannot safely eat a dish is never handed it, however good the question.
Unpleasant by combination, not by cuisine
The best dishes are ordinary things in the wrong company: a marshmallow dipped in mustard, cold canned spinach, a spoonful of plain mayonnaise, pickle juice in an egg cup, unsweetened baking chocolate, strained peas from a baby food jar, a sardine on a cracker with jam. Do not put a food on the table only because nobody present grew up eating it. Somebody's family dinner is not a punishment, and a dish chosen that way makes the joke about people instead of about the game.
Teaspoons, not platefuls
One teaspoon or one bite per refusal is plenty. The dread is in the waiting, and small portions mean a player who eats four times in a row is uncomfortable for a moment and not for the night.
What stays off the table
Leave out anything raw, past its date, alcoholic or painfully spicy, and skip the items sold as eating challenges. The dishes should be gross to think about and harmless to swallow. If you are not sure something is fine for everyone at the table, do not serve it.
A range from mild to dreadful
Set out at least one dish that is only mildly unpleasant and one that the whole table fears. The asker needs both: the mild one for a question they do not mind losing, and the dreaded one for the answer they are really after.
For younger players
With kids or younger teens, let each player veto one dish before the game starts, and keep to sour, salty and odd textures. A lemon wedge, a spoonful of cold plain oatmeal and a rice cake dipped in vinegar are bad enough for anyone under fourteen.
Picking the right question
Aim for a coin toss
A good question is one the player thinks about for five seconds with the spoon already in their hand. If the whole table would answer at once it was too easy, and if nobody would ever answer it was not a question, only a way of making someone eat.
Open with the Any table group
Go once around with questions from the first group so that everyone has either answered one or eaten once and survived. After that, move to the group that matches who is playing.
Ask about the player, not about people who are absent
Every question on this page costs the answerer something of their own: an opinion, a number, a confession. A question that pulls out a third person's secret makes someone pay for a game they are not playing, so rewrite those or leave them out.
Use what can be checked
Questions with a phone, a receipt or a witness behind them are stronger, because the player cannot soften the answer. Screen time, the last text, the muted group chat and the unanswered message all work this way.
Match the question to the company
The Couples questions are written for two people who can talk it over on the way home, and they play very differently in front of in-laws. The Teens group stays away from anything a parent in the next room would have to act on. Move between groups freely, but read each question to yourself first and picture the faces.
Writing your own
Four formats do most of the work: a ranking of the people present, a name plus a reason, a number, and a 'what did you really think'. Fill one of those with something only your group knows and it will beat anything from a list.
When the game wobbles
A player who never answers
Whoever reaches for the spoon on every turn is either enjoying the mustard or afraid of the questions. Ease off with two from the Any table group, and if the spoon still wins, make them the asker for a round.
A player who never eats
A fearless answerer makes the food pointless. Give them the last question in their group, the one saved for the worst dish, and let the asker pick from the dreadful end of the table.
An answer hurts
This game draws out honest opinions about people who are sitting right there. When one lands badly, stop the round, let the person who answered say what they meant, and do not ask the hurt person to laugh it off. Play two light ones before anything else that has a name in it.
A stomach objects
If anyone feels unwell, their eating is over for the night, and they answer or sit out with no penalty. Nobody is talked into a bite, and 'I would rather stop' ends the game for that player without a debate.
Ending it
Stop while the table is still laughing, which tends to be after three or four trips around. Clear the dishes straight away and bring out something people would choose to eat.