--- title: Stephen Curry and Stephen Colbert Shooting Contest description: Stephen Curry and Stephen Colbert compete in a sock shoot-off. canonical: https://time.com/4044341/stephen-curry-stephen-shooting-challenge/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-22T16:23:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:25:03.228Z og:title: Watch Stephen Curry and Stephen Colbert's Shooting Challenge og:description: NBA MVP vs. Late Show host extraordinaire og:url: https://time.com/4044341/stephen-curry-stephen-shooting-challenge/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Stephen Curry and Stephen Colbert's Shooting Challenge twitter:description: NBA MVP vs. Late Show host extraordinaire twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Stephen Colbert Face Off with Stephen Curry In Sock-Shooting Challenge > Sponsored content. 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Colbert explained that he has been fighting to rise in the “Stephen” search rankings for years. “The problem is that when you type in S-t-e-p-h-e-n into Google search, the number one answer is not me,” he said. “The number one answer is you. It used to go you, Stephen Hawking and then me. I was sucking his exhaust for years. But now I’ve bumped up to number two and I need us to settle who is the Stephen of Stephens here.” The two faced off in a competition to see who could shoot the most rolled-up socks into a laundry basket in 30 seconds. The score was tied at the end of the time limit so the game went to sudden-death, where both made their only shot. 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