by Skampilot
Electric shock causes issues with things like breathing and heart rate. As described, they'd both be dead.
Holding an electric wire in each hand, the body would complete the circuit, which would then arc across the heart, stopping the natural electrical impulses of the heart. In other words, killing. Also, electric shock causes the muscles to seize, so while playing the "game," participants wouldn't be able to voluntarily release the wire. Any current suffient to cause the reactions described would kill the participants.