Jack and Rosie drop a load of balls
Rosie immediately suggests that they lie Linda the cow down on the ground, so Jack tips her over while she supervises. They then enlist Alex’s help in carrying her closer to the dome, before balancing the gutter across her side and face.
Jack then suggests they get some tongs from the kitchen, and heads inside, but reappears moments later to share that the kitchen door is padlocked.
The pair then head to the shed to look for something useful, and decide to use a short, curved piece of drainpipe to collect and carry the balls. Jack also places something suspiciously floppy-looking at the end of the gutter that’s resting on Linda’s face, to prevent the balls from rolling out.
Jack then starts collecting tennis balls using a pair of large spoons which he’d presumably also found in the shed, and placing them into the curved piece of drainpipe, which is held by Rosie. He manages to drop the fifth ball on the floor, incurring their first 10-minute penalty, and then trying to blame Rosie for dropping it.
Having filled their pipe with balls, Rosie then carries it out of the dome, before Jack gently pours the five balls it contains into the gutter. The (floppy) item that they’d chosen to use as an obstacle at the lower end of the gutter fails to stop the first ball from rolling out and hitting the ground, meaning they incur another 10-minute penalty.
Returning to the dome, Rosie advises that they do it more slowly next time, prompting Jack to again try to shift the blame to her by asking if she’d tipped them into the gutter too quickly. As he’s saying this, he drops a ball into the pipe she is holding, and it pops straight out of the other end and lands on the floor, leading to another 10-minute penalty.
After loading another five balls into the pipe, they head back outside and Jack gently tips them out into the gutter without any hitting the ground.
They manage to drop three further balls on the floor of the dome while refilling their pipe again, but eventually manage to collect all of the balls and add them to the gutter. As they head back into the house, it’s apparent that there are a couple of balls on the ground, but presumably those had dropped out after the task was officially over.
In the studio, Greg points out that their team dynamic had been “quite bickery”, but Rosie argues that they “get shit done”. When Greg asks whether it was Rosie dropping the balls, Jack admits that both of them were at fault, but does it in such a way that it sounds like he’s being a gracious team member by sharing the blame. This prompts an outraged Emma to point out that they were definitely both responsible, noting “Sorry, the way you were putting balls into that curly pipe…”, and prompting Jack to try to calm her down by saying “Alright, mate, alright!”.
Greg likens watching Jack and Rosie’s partnership over the series to watching a couple who’ve been married for 50 years, noting that there’s a lot of noise from Rosie, and a lot of groaning and sighing from Jack. Rosie insists that “the love is still there”, and holds Jack’s hand, prompting him to agree with her. When Greg asks Jack if he really means that, he just sighs loudly.
Alex reveals that the team of two had dropped six balls on the floor in total, incurring a total penalty of one hour on top of their time of 19 minutes and 16 seconds. After Greg asks Alex to repeat both teams’ final times again, Alex makes a point to note that the team of three had “six good arms”, prompting Babatunde to interject to question the phrasing, which, in turn, prompts Rosie to yell “Baba! I’ve got fucking cerebral palsy!”. Emma’s quick to point out, though, that the team of two had also “picked a curly pipe” as their ball receptacle.
Greg awards the team of two 3 points.
(Written by Karl Craven and proofread by M3 / Andres Sanchez)
(Illustrations collected and adjusted by: David Fuller)
