Martin finds and refinds the thread

Here's a description of the contestant's attempt. Someone's probably working on collecting some images to illustrate it.

Martin leaves the lab and returns with a garden fork, which he uses to move the hay around. He then climbs into the middle of the haystack and rummages around manually. He eventually finds the thread, and follows it to what he thinks is the needle, but turns out to be a loose end of the broken filament. He refinds the thread, however, and is able to follow it to the actual needle. He completes the task in 35 minutes, and earns last place.

(Written by Karl Craven)