Rhys drops a bag full of coffee

Rhys reaches into the bucket to assess the temperature of the coffee, and is disgusted to discover that it is warm.

They ask whether the coffee must remain within the bucket, and whether tipping it into another vessel would count as a spill. Since Tom Cashman is unwilling to provide specific guidance, Rhys decides that a spill has to be accidental, so any intentional pouring out of the coffee does not count as such.

Rhys suddenly remember that it’s a timed task and screams “We have 10 minutes!”, but is immediately corrected by Tom, who calmly points out that there are actually only 7 minutes and 30 seconds remaining.

Rhys decides to fill a plastic food bag with coffee and drop that, instead of the bucket. As they dip a bag into the warm coffee, they declare “This is really nice”. They then realise that the bags do not seal, and blames the budget of the show.

Laughing as they head up onto the balcony of the house with their bag full of coffee, Rhys states “I want you to know I know this isn’t good.” They then drop the bag from the balcony, and it splits open upon hitting the concrete below, spilling most of the coffee. Rhys then claims to have “Nailed it.”

In the studio, before Tom Gleeson can comment, Rhys reminds him of their rationale that “A spill is only an accident” pointing out that dropping the bag was a deliberate distribution of coffee.

Tom Cashman notes that only a tiny amount of the coffee – 16ml – had remained inside the bag. When multiplied by the 5.1 metre height from which Rhys had dropped it, this is calculated to work out as 0.816 metre-litres, which earns them 3 points.

(Written by JoGo and proofread by Karl Craven)

(Illustrations collected by JoGo and adjusted by David Fuller)