Series 9 / Episode 5
Another spoon.
1 · Prize task
Best defunct thing
2
Lasso Alex
Lasso Alex. You must stand behind this line at all times. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
3
Make the most accurate and inventive egg timer
Make the most accurate and inventive egg timer. You have 10 minutes to plan your egg timer and then 20 minutes to make your egg timer.…
4 · Team task
Get to know this person
Get to know this person. You will be tested on your knowledge of this person in ten minutes' time. You may not write anything down or leave…
5 · Live task
Build the highest tower of bricks on the table behind you
Looking at your mirrors and facing forward at all times, build the highest tower of bricks on the table behind you. You must stay on your…
Play this episode at home
All 5 tasks can be played at home, about 1 hour 15 minutes of play.
You’ll need
- anything from around the house
- rope with a loop
- post, chair or traffic cone
- household things
- eggs
- hand mirror
- kitchen tongs or litter grabber
- building blocks
Prepare beforehand
- Get to know this person: The host prepares a ten-question quiz about a willing guest.
Changes for playing at home
- Lasso Alex: Lasso a post, chair or cone instead of a person.
- Make the most accurate and inventive egg timer: An adult boils the egg for as long as each timer runs.
- Get to know this person: A guest the team doesn't know well answers in truth, lie, brag order; skip the tongue trick.
- Build the highest tower of bricks on the table behind you: Use a hand mirror and kitchen tongs.