Everyone gets clean hands while fully understanding the game
Unlike in the disastrous showing of this task which took place on Stormester, all of the contestants in this episode fully understand the game, and no-one makes a mistake, meaning that at no point does Pilvi have to knock over anyone’s tower.
Jaakko begins by asking Pilvi what sound a cow makes, and Pilvi moos in response. Jaakko then asks Pirjo what sound an elephant makes, and Pirjo moos. When Jaakko asks Joonas about the noise chickens make, Joonas toots like an elephant while using his arm as a trunk. Jaakko then asks Pamela about pigs, and Pamela clucks in response. Jaakko then asks Niko about the sound made by monkeys, and Niko snorts and squeals. When Jaakko asks Eero about the sound of a creaking door, Eero ‘hoo’s like a monkey.
Returning to the start of the line, Jaakko asks Pirjo about the sound made by a snake, and Pirjo makes loud creaking noises in response. Jaakko then asks Joonas about the noise of a rooster, and Joonas hisses. When Jaakko asks Pamela about the sound of an owl, Pamela crows like a rooster greeting the dawn. When Jaakko asks Niko about the noise of a fire alarm, Niko makes an odd moaning noise, but this is apparently close enough to the sound of an owl that his tower remains unharmed. Jaakko then asks Eero about the sound of a train, and Eero makes loud beeping noises.
Returning again to the start of the line, Jaakko asks Pirjo about the sound of a frog, and she chugs like a train. Jaakko then asks Joonas about the sound of a lion, and Joonas croaks in response. When Jaakko asks Pamela about the sound made by a fly, Pamela growls and roars. Jaakko then asks Niko about the noise of a motorbike, and Niko makes buzzing noises. When Jaakko then asks Eero about the sound of a phone, Eero imitates a revving engine.
Returning once more to the start of the line, Jaakko asks Pirjo about the sound of an electric guitar, and Pirjo imitates a ringing phone. When Jaakko asks Joonas about the sound of a shower, Joonas improvises a guitar lick. Jaakko then asks Pamela about the sound of a motorbike (which is actually a repeat from the previous round) and Pamela imitates the sound of rushing water. When Jaakko asks Niko about the sound of an aeroplane, Niko imitates a motorbike speeding by. Jaakko then asks Eero about the sound made by the Taskmaster, Eero imitates the sound of a plane taking off, while miming the same with his hands.
Jaakko returns again to the start of the line and is about to prompt Pirjo about the sound of something, but Pilvi calls time before he can finish. Pirjo, however, still provides an answer, imitating the sound she’d like to hear from Jaakko by yelling out “Five points for Pirjo!”.
In terms of tower construction, Eero builds a fairly sturdy soap tower, opting to use two bars of soap per storey to help keep everything balanced, and making each storey as level as he can by turning bars around when necessary. Niko takes the more risky strategy of using single-bar storeys, but uses the curves in the soap bars to his advantage. Pamela, Joonas, and Pirjo all opt for more of a pyramid structure, with various levels of success. Pirjo had sneakily continued to build after time was called, but is not called out on this, presumably due to the large disparity of height between the towers which are taller and shorter than hers. Unfortunately for Pamela, her tower falls apart just after time is called, effectively leaving her with just a pile of soap.
Eero and Niko, despite their different strategies, manage to build towers of equal height (21cm), and earn joint first place. Pirjo’s tower is measured at 19cm, and she earns second place. Joonas’ tower is measured at 11cm, and he earns third place. Pamela’s pile of soap is measured at just 5cm, and she earns fourth place.
(Written by Jenny R and proofread by Karl Craven)
(Illustrations collected by Jenny R and adjusted by Karl Craven)
