Floor Is Lava host has never actually run the show's course

The A.V. Club

"No, I did not run the courses for a couple of reasons: One is, I had no team, and without a team, there’s almost no chance you’d make it," says host Rutledge Wood. "But, mostly, I only brought one outfit to do the whole show. So I couldn’t fall in. They did take me out to the spinning bed on a canoe. And what I can tell you is, this lava is crazy because it’s also the most slippery substance I’ve ever felt in my life."