Maria's stack of cups

Maria begins by holding the stack of green cups on top of her head, and almost puts one of the pieces of cutlery in as well. She then flips the stack so that the cups are upside-down and tries to balance some bowls on top of the cups. She stops adding to her tower at that point, and holds it in place for the remainder of the time.

As the time runs out, Maria releases her hands, and everything falls to the floor, except for one cup which she catches and quickly puts back on her head.

In spite of the disaster, Maria still gets some points, as the photo-finish is taken in the middle of her tower's collapse. Her tower at that moment looks similar to Siri’s, but Maria is awarded third place because her tower had begun to collapse.

(Written by Nic Greyson and proofread by Karl Craven)

(Illustrations collected by Nic Greyson and adjusted by David Fuller)