On the TV show "Friends", what method did Rachel and Monica use to decide who got the condom?

On the TV show "Friends," Rachel and Monica used rock, paper, scissors to decide who got the condom.

The scene appears in Season 2, Episode 18, "The One Where Dr. Ramoray Dies." Rachel is with Ross, while Monica is with Richard, and both couples discover that only one condom remains in the apartment. Rather than choosing based on who arrived first, the roommates settle the dispute with the familiar hand game.

Rachel wins the round and takes the condom, allowing her and Ross to continue their evening. Monica and Richard have to wait, creating one of the episode’s comic storylines. The episode also emphasizes safer-sex messaging: the characters agree that whoever does not have the condom should not have sex.

A common mix-up is remembering that the scene involved a card game or a simple argument. It was specifically rock, paper, scissors, and Rachel—not Monica—won the contest.