"Bäst i test" continues! It will never be over for me, and that's how I see it. [The intro lines are all song titles by Swedish pop artist Håkan Hellström]
The panel always only two steps from paradise is: [The intro lines are all song titles by Swedish pop artist Håkan Hellström]
Feel no sadness for me, Gina Dirawi!
Your time will come, Alfred Svensson!
-Falling, Olle Sarri! -Hello, hello, hello.
A midsummer night's dream, Christine Meltzer!
And a friend with a car, Jan Rippe!
Tonight you will, among other things, see this...
-Ouch! -You're so mean.
-You're kidding! -My butt.
-No. -NO!
-It's running into my underwear! -Hello, hello, handsome judge!
WAIT!
Yes.
Yes indeed! Hey there, panel.
We are only one episode away from the season finale.
So I'm curious, what have your highlights been so far?
-Let's start with Gina. -When I gave David Sundin life.
-Yes? -I birthed you.
We remember. Christine, can you pick out a highlight?
Yes I can, and it's not about me. It's something there's been way too little talk about.
And it actually involves you, Alfred.
It was when you had to do something spectacular-
- and there were smoke rings coming out of your mouth.
-That was my highlight. -Should I do it again?
-He's doing it. -This is insane.
-Wow! -Yes, it's completely insane.
-You can't tell very well from the back. -Yes, very impressive.
And here beside me, since he has no personal life at all...
-... is as usual David Sundin. -Wow. Thank you, thank you. Wow.
This is so much fun for me, Babben. I even sleep under my little desk.
I have made a small scrap book with nice memories from this season.
We could check out some nice memories.
What would be even more fun would be you kicking off the first task of the evening.
Okay, we can do that instead.
Here comes tonight's first task. Let me be the first to say: cuppy, cuppy.
Oh! Christ, what a shock. Hey there.
-Hello! -This is for you. -Thanks!
-How cozy this is. -Very cozy.
-But there's something missing. -Something's missing?
-"Treat the ladies to coffee." -That's what's missing.
"You may not break the rope." The coffee rope? [A gathering of ladies having coffee and seven types of cookies]
-"You may not let go of the coffee cup." -"You have ten minutes."
"Your time starts now."
-Milk? Sugar? -No, thank you.
-Just black? -Black coffee.
I think I have to follow the rope.
I had invited my lady friends Lena and Kerstin-
-to a small coffee rope, but the actual coffee was missing.
It was up to the contestants to serve the coffee as quickly as possible.
The couldn't let go of the cup or break the coffee rope while going back and forth around the yard.
Whose coffee rope will we see first?
First out of the gates tonight is the lively trio of Gina Dirawi, Olle Sarri, and Jan Rippe.
What? Okay.
-Hey, bring your cups and come with me for some coffee. -We would rather sit and wait here.
-I guess I have to get around the whole thing. -Yes... We are off.
-We are very expectant. -Yes!
Coffee grinder?
-Could prove useful... -Could prove useful?
-Should I sort of grind and brew? -I don't know how you prepare coffee.
Well, that's what I do. I grind and brew.
No, I have to go all the way back with the coffee?
Here he comes, Rippe. He is past the ladder. Now the bicycle.
-It's so clever. -Coffee?
-You're not letting go of the cup, are you? -No, no, no. Never.
It would ruin the task if you let go of the cup.
You're so mean.
You've already brewed the coffee. It's in that one. You're not answering me.
It's a little like slalom.
-We are finally there. -Is it here?
-It's only water. -Oh!
-Where is the coffee, then? -I saw some beans in the caravan.
-And then you know your way back. -Yes.
-Here we go with the coffee beans. -I hope you like it weak.
-As long as it's coffee. -I usually say that, too.
-You'll be here any second. -With coffee? Yes.
-Are there beans here? -There's the coffee, yes. Exactly.
Can you feel the coffee beans?
-Do I need a grindy thing now? -A grindy thing?
-Olle, would you believe me if... -Hang on.
...I told you there's only 1.5 minutes left?
-There's the grindy thing. -Grindy thing has been found.
-And then it's just the last part. -No, it's running into my underwear!
It looks very tasty.
Kerstin and Lena, soon there will be coffee.
-No! -Now, ladies.
-I can't spill any now. -That's right.
-Oh, oh, oh! -There it is.
You know what? I can brew some more. When I have a little more time.
Gosh, how cozy. This is nice, don't you think?
-And this is coffee? -It's coffee beans.
-Half ground, half whole beans. -Yes, for the ambience.
Okay.
It looks a little weak.
-There are some threads in here. -I'll get them out.
-Could it be grass straws? -Yes, it's from nature.
-But it does remind me of coffee. -Yes, it smells a little of coffee. Absolutely.
Cuppy, cuppy!
And that was just as nice as you might imagine.
-Coffee is served. Good job. -Thank you. Have fun.
-Good job. -Yes, nice.
Yes, along the coffee rope, you could find a coffee grinder down here.
In the caravan there were coffee beans. We had filters in the shed.
On the stairs there was hot water. So it wasn't entirely impossible.
Truly not. Gina, you wandered about.
Yes, but that is my personality, apparently.
-But I still completed the task. -Yes, indeed!
Olle, I'm curious. Why did you choose the watering can?
Because you had to bring as much coffee as possible, I think.
And also it made it tasty. It did.
Okay. Rippe, it looked a little unfiltered, what you served.
I do it like tough northerners. They don't care about filters. [Northern Swedeners are known for boiling their coffee in a pot without a filter and just letting the sludge sink to the bottom.]
It's beans and hot water. [Northern Swedeners are known for boiling their coffee in a pot without a filter and just letting the sludge sink to the bottom.]
Okay then, we are officially off to the races. How are the other two getting on?
Let's watch the sensible southerner and the filly from Järfälla. [Stockholm]
Alfred Svensson and Christine Meltzer.
"Your time starts now." Sorry. Okay?
Here we go! I'll be back. There. I'm not letting go of it.
Nooo? Oh, oh, oh. You're kidding. What did I do now? There, yes.
-So where is the coffee? Do I know? -Coffee, coffee.
-There's the coffee. The coffee is there! -I'm not letting go of it.
There's just water in this. There's just water in it.
I've never let go of it.
But this one? I don't even need to fucking bring it.
Wait here now. We'll put this there.
Read the task, you idiot!
-I have to investigate. -What couldn't you do? -What?
-Break the rope. -Yes, that's right.
-Coffee, coffee, coffee. -I don't want to watch this.
-What are you looking for? -Coffee.
-It's in the caravan. -Does this go in there?
Coffee! I see it!
-Are these coffee beans? -These are two major coffee beans. [A "bean" is also old-timey slang for a pretty girl.]
-Yes, sure. But here too. -Good.
I'm going to ground coffee.
-I need something to grind with. -One of these.
-So where is the grinder? -Eh...
But I'm just smashing. I don't need a grinder.
Ah! NO!
Yes, I just have to... No, wait. I have to give the ladies coffee.
Is that what I have to do?
I knew you had something. No! No, no.
No, no. But it's fine.
I need something to pour into. There.
-Now we have all the components. -I have to get back.
-With the coffee, yes. -This is the definition of coffee.
I'm not myself in the morning until I've had a hatful of coffee, I always say.
-I got some sludge in there. -Yes, you did.
-I'll be right up with the coffee! -There we are, ladies.
-I'm going to filter it again. -Oh! Double filtration?
Yes, exactly. Fine folks should have fine coffee.
-But this is single filtered. -Here it's single filtered. Some more?
-It tastes like coffee. -Oh, yes.
-I have to try it. -Yes, be my guest.
-Was it...? -Really good.
1 minute, 20 seconds.
Unless you get stuck to the lamppost, you won't have any problems.
-No! -30 seconds left.
Are you kidding me?! This can't happen now.
There we go. There.
-Three, two, one, zero. -You can share.
-We usually share. -How lovely.
-Was it good? -It was very nice. -Thank you!
-I ground it myself. -Yes, you have actually.
Thank you very much. Have a pleasant fika. Good bye! [Fika: Coffee/tea and a snack with friends or colleagues]
Alfred, is it possible you let go of the important cup?
We were talking about highlights before. This is the low point.
It's painful to watch this shit when you know there is nothing to fight for.
It's sad.
How quickly did the ladies get coffee in their cups?
Yes, let's see. Alfred let go of the cup.
We don't need to repeat that, but I will anyway.
-Alfred let go of the cup. -Thank you.
That gets him 0 points. 1 point for Christine.
She didn't manage to serve the coffee within the time limit.
What? I went into overtime? Oh! So much work for so little.
Think about him. He let go of the cup.
-I think you should be humble about your 1 point. -And then it's very close in the top.
One of you served the coffee after 9 minutes and 33 seconds.
One at 9 minutes and 29 seconds.
And the winner clocked in at 9 minutes and 25 seconds.
It's amazingly close. Let me reveal it's 3 points for Gina, 4 for Olle.
And Rippe gets the first 5 points of the evening!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Let's put the fika away and move on to the next task.
-Do you have something in my honour? -Do I ever. This is a personal favorite.
We all rememember where we were when we saw the first Babben-race last year. [S08E03]
It's finally time for this year's traditional Babben-race.
-Hello, David! -Hello! Hi there.
-How nice you have it. -Really.
-Hey there. -Hey there.
-Hey there! -Hello.
-How's it going? -I'm fine.
Thanks for asking, me too.
"Run the Babben-race."
"If you violate a rule, David will blow his whistle, and you have to start over from the beginning."
"Fastest over the finish line wins. Your time starts at David's signal."
So here is the Babben-race. We have the starting line over there.
The finish line is there. We have also marked a line here.
You have to conserve your energy.
A question. Jacket on or off? What would you do?
I proably would have taken it off at this point.
-Tie on, I'm thinking? -That could look nice.
They had to get over the finish line.
But our contestants didn't really know the rules for how to win, or even finish the race.
But if they broke a rule, I blew my whistle and they had to start over from the beginning.
Start over from the beginning, something this gang is so good at dealing with!
When will we know the rules?
Sooner or later we will, but first let's treat ourselves to a break.
You at home will get a little task.
Everyone in your household has to guess the combined age of everyone watching.
Whoever answers correct first wins, your time starts now.
You are watching "Bäst i test", where we are just about to kick off this year's Babben-race.
A classic race where the contestants don't know how to win.
Ready at the starting line is none other than Alfred Svensson.
Ready, steady, go.
-Here is the Babben-race. -So I have to figure it out or something?
Your time starts now.
Okay, I'll just begin. Come on, blow it.
There, yes. But you didn't blow until I was here.
It's something to do with half way.
But how am I supposed to get past that?
I'm sorry. You can have it back. I'm desperate, David.
-Yes, I can understand that. -I'll try a proper sprint.
You think you ran too slow? It could be that simple.
This is so stupid. If I leave a part of me here, so to speak?
Oh...?
I'm about to give up, truly.
-You can, at any time. -No, give me a few more.
But I did finish.
I guess you have to try a few different things. I'll step on the rope.
Fuck that, then.
I can tell you one thing. There's only one rule.
-And I'm very strict about it. -Oh! I don't even want to hear it.
-If I give up, I just want to leave. -Do you want to do that now?
No, not yet. But later, when I give up.
Then I don't want to talk about it. I never want to talk about this shit again.
-Ouch! -It's been 17 minutes, Alfred.
-One rule! -That's it. There is one rule.
One rule?
No, I thought I had something.
It was a very nice try, Alfred.
Everything is about that line. What if you can't see the line?
-Why are you watching the clock? -I'll have to stop it.
Christ, there's someone up there. Check it out.
-How long was that? -34 minutes and 20 seconds.
I have no idea what I did right.
-You said: "I definitely don't want to know." -Well, now I definitely want to know.
Oh come on! Say the rule. Or I'll drown myself.
-Good job. -You're not going to tell me?
-Be happy instead. -Of course I'm happy, but... This is torture.
-Good bye. -Bye. Bye, bye.
-Oh, Alfred! Alfred. -Terrible.
Yes, Alfred. First you didn't want to know. Then you did. What is the status now?
I really want to know.
-What do you think, David? Should we let him know? -No, not quite yet.
Let's watch two more runners, and we may get some answers.
Ready in the starting blocks are Rippe and Christine.
-I'm really strict about the rules. -So what are the rules?
Oh? I can't know them? No, how fun!
Hold on to that feeling, Christine. Your time starts now.
-What? -You broke a rule.
-And what rule was it? -Maybe like this.
-No. -Here he comes.
Hey, you.
No!
Why complicate things! Something happens here.
-No! No. -Hello, hello, handsome judge!
-It wasn't that either. -She is stone silent.
-My mouth was closed. -Yes.
Yes!
-You're kidding me?! -Good job.
-I don't quite get it. -I won the Babben-race!
-Maybe. -Yes, I did! And I did it all by myself!
-Thank you, David! I must have won that. -We don't know.
Christine, I have to commend you. You are always keeping your chin up.
Even in the most patience-enduring tasks. I don't know how you do it.
I only want to move forwards, so I don't waste energy on stupid.
But I still don't know. We didn't do the same thing.
No. Because, Rippe, do you now know what it takes to pass the middle?
-No, I don't. -Everyone did different things.
-It's some stupid shit. -You have to lift your hands above your head.
David, can you reveal the rule?
The rule was, you couldn't pass the half way point-
-with your hands below your ears.
A very obvious and good rule. Nothing to fight about.
Shall we see the last two runners in this staggered sprint?
Let's. Despite starting last, they may finish first of everyone.
Here is Gina and Olle!
-Your time starts now. -Oh.
-Go again? -We go again.
I can reach it! Okay, maybe it was yelling.
-Are you supposed to do something here? -What could it be?
I'm reading this again.
Maybe new information has appeared on the task.
What if I just run really fast?
I might not have the fastest time, but I think I can do it.
Strength!
This is gonna be fucking great.
Yes!
Hang on.
What happens here, then?
Suddenly you will pass it, and it will be groovy.
It has to be something obvious.
Have I gotten close?
Barely. Okay.
Here she comes.
Noo! No.
Was that it?
"You can't pass the halfway point with your hands below your ears."
That's the rule. Very clear. You didn't. Very good.
-Good job! -Thank you.
I wonder if it was good. But I did do the job.
-Christ, how lame. -That's the way it is sometimes.
Gina, you came close when you jumped, but you put your hands down just before.
-I couldn't approve it. -But wow, how I strained.
Right? There has to be a point for that.
-Explosive Gina! -Truly.
How about seeing all the finishes again with the scores?
Yes, let's get back to the starting line and see how they placed.
First there is Christine, who crossed the finish line at 2:55.
-Oh! Oh my god. -Was that what happened?
Rippe. 8 minutes and 8 seconds.
In third place, bronze medal for Olle Sarri. 12 minutes and 14 seconds.
Gina Dirawi accepts the cheers from the crowd in 15:22.
And then there is that guy, Alfred Svensson.
34 minutes and 20 seconds.
Lovely. It was a little fun towards the end, though?
-No. -No? Okay.
You get 1 point, 2 for Gina, 3 for Olle and 4 for Rippe.
And the 5 points go to the winner, Christine Meltzer!
This means that after two tasks we have the following total scores:
Gina is at 5 points. Christine is at 6 points.
Olle has 7. In the lead is Rippe with 9 points!
And Alfred... Yes, exactly.
Alfred is also here, and struggling with his single point.
What are we competing for tonight?
Tonight's winner will go home with the trophy from the Babben-race-
-with their name and position engraved.
-Wow! -Okay.
Can someone else go home with the trophy even though Christine won it?
Yes, the rules in the Babben-race are inscrutable.
As we know, since you set them.
Moving on. What task are we seeing on the horizon?
Babben, this is a task you're guaranteed to set. ["gillra" sounds like the word for "like", but means "set", as in "set a trap"]
Okay, okay! Here we go again. A new task.
"Get the ball from the caravan."
"You have one minute. Your time starts now."
Where's the ball?
There should be a ball here.
[18 Hours Earlier]
Yes, I'm thinking like this.
-What have you found? -A child.
And then it involves you being inside the caravan, shouting.
No, it's supposed to be like this... No, wait.
Let's test drive it.
"Get the ball from the caravan."
I will wait here.
"Set a trap for one of your fellow contestants in Babben's office."
"Best trap wins. You have 45 minutes. Your time starts now."
A trap? Oh, my god. I'm still in shock.
There's no ball in there, anyway.
In this task, they had to set a trap for a fellow contestant.
As we could see Olle had done for Rippe.
-And best trap wins. -Precisely.
After the break, we will see them both set and be caught in traps.
This is not something you'll want to miss. We'll see you on the other side.
Welcome back to "Bäst i test". Before the break, we got to see Rippe get caught in Olle's trap.
And now I guess we'll see someone get caught in Rippe's trap.
You have as much foresight as you are adorable, Babben. Here is Rippe's trap.
The person will be on the other side. And they'll open and enter here.
So I've put a stick here with a water balloon.
There's a stick with a nail on it. The nail hits the balloon. Splash!
-It's great that you're whispering. -Right?
-Yes, thanks. -Yes.
Christ, how unnecessary.
I already hate this room.
"Set a trap for one of your fellow contestants in the lab."
-Aha! This will be fun. -What a quick turnaround.
-And this is? -Flour.
-And it's going? -Up there.
And then...
Yes, this is genius. No one will see it.
Okay. I'll put an arrow here.
"A present."
Yes, I'm happy. Let's sneak out.
-Hello. -Whoops! Hey there.
How sweet! A present.
Gina, it's more fun to set than to get caught in traps, isn't it?
Yes, really!
Were you impressed by the water trap?
It was nicely constructed, after all. I like Rippe. Thumbs up to you.
Good. So, Rippe? Was it as you intended?
Nope!
No? Okay. But now I want to see how Christine got on in the lab.
Christine in the lab. Pronto!
-Hello. -Whoops! Hey there.
How sweet! A present.
No! Ughhh!
What a reaction I had! DId you see how fast I was?
-Did you see how fast I was? There's nothing on me! -Nice.
Set a trap for one of your fellow contestants?
This was one!
-I'm finished, David. -Yup.
The trap is that the person arriving will think it's a regular task.
-But it's a fake task. -Okay, okay, okay.
There.
-Christine, some good reflexes there. -Yes.
But I think maybe it went a bit to the side, or is it just me?
-Fine, I'll eat that one. -Gina, flip or flop?
No! I needed this point. I'm sloshing about at the bottom every time.
Now I'm curious about who will get caught in Christine's trap.
-Does it ring a bell with anyone? -I haven't been in it yet.
So it's got to be me.
Who will get caught in Christine's task trap? We will see right now.
-Hey there. -This was really unpleasant.
Oh, this is going to be so much fun.
"Prank-call Babben. Best prank call wins."
Oh, no!
That isn't connected.
-Okay. Wait. I can't...? -It is what it is. -Right.
"Best prank call wins"? Okay.
-I've done some prank calls with Klas [Erikkson]. -So this won't be a problem. [his Leif & Billy costar]
Maybe I should just do one of those. The most successful one that we did.
Christ, I'm so nervous. Yuck!
Hello, unknown number.
-Hey there, Babben. It's Jan from FreeShipping here. -Okay?
-We have a refrigerator delivery for you. -No.
-We're outside right now, you see. -You aren't here at all.
But what's your address, then?
-Well, you should know, if you're outside. -Can't you just give me your address?
I have to deliver this fridge pretty fast.
-I haven't ordered it. -Right, but I'm just doing my job.
-Like, what do you want from me? -But you're not doing it.
You're outside a house that's not mine, with a fridge I haven't ordered.
But can't I just get your address so I can deliver it?
I'll get fired! Don't you get it? I've got fucking kids!
I find that very worrying!
Can you please just give me your address, so I can make the delivery?
-Slottsbacken 1, in Old Town. -Okay, I'll be right there. [Address of the Royal Castle]
-That was one of the most successful ones? -...Yeah.
"Set a trap for one of your fellow contestants in the kitchen."
Oh? So now we're doing this all of a sudden.
There will be a trip wire here pulling on a bucket of icy water.
It's going to be cold, very funny and wet.
I'll make a small hole in the bucket.
Ow, fuck!
Ow! Fuck!
Ow!
Ow, fuck.
Building the trap is hurting me more than the person getting caught in it.
Oh, oh, oh. This is good. This is damn good.
Alfred, you didn't seem to understand that the prank call task was a trap.
-No, ugh, it didn't even turn out well. -Right! Yes.
But Christine, Alfred bought it, hook, line, and sinker. You have to be pleased.
Yes. I'm sorry! I know how horrible you think it is to make phone calls, and I do too...
It was a really good trap. I felt terrible.
-Yes, exactly! Exactly. Sorry. -That was the plan.
According to my calculations, Olle will be entering the kitchen-
-and closing this circle of traps.
Yes, we will see.
Yes, that's true. It's Olle.
Tricksy.
There, yes! That was a lot.
"Set a trap for one of your fellow contestants in the caravan."
And this trap... Yes, it was a good one, but...
Only my back is wet.
-To the caravan. -Yes. Right.
Oh! Ice. Can we have a drink?
Olle, we've seen all the traps now. Which one did you think was the best?
-As a prank, yours was amazing. -Um, hello? Stop right there.
-I'm in last place, Olle. -We shall see...
...if we are in agreement, since I will be judging.
I will consider the fallout from the trap. If it went off according to plan.
There were only two traps that went off according to plan.
It was Olle frightening Rippe. He was scared shitless.
And Christine's prank call. Alfred walked right into the trap.
The other three traps ended up a little beside, behind, and right next to.
It's 2 points for Alfred, Gina, and Rippe.
And 5 points each for Christine and Olle.
-A double fiver! -Wow!
I can see your hateful glare, Alfred, but this is a judgment sport.
Hang on though. It did hit him. It hit him from here and over his back.
Everyone watching at home can see the water hit him. Unfair.
Next task. What will it be?
We are at the favorite point of the show, for a lot of people.
-That is, the actual middle part. -You keep saying that.
-Is it really many people's favorite? -Yes.
Which is very fun for us, that it is. Of course.
So let's go! Are you ready?
-Do you have any friends? -Hopefully.
-Do you give them a call now and then? -We're not going to ring anyone, right?
-What do you usually talk about? -How are you doing?
-Check. -Do you have any money?
How fun, that you are so interested in this thing about ringing and friends.
Because it's time to play: "Ring a friend!"
Yes, we are going to play "Ring a friend."
-Christine, can you read the task? -Love to.
"Throw and cover a team member with swim rings."
"Whoever is covered has to stand on the marking with their arms straight up."
"Whoever is covered may not turn around or catch the swim rings."
"Those throwing may never leave the stage."
"The team that first covers their team member entirely with swim rings wins!"
That's the way it is. To even out the odds, we will round out Rippe and Alfred's team
-with their third team member, the very Ellen Bergström!
Yes, welcome! Welcome!
-Oh, how great! -You're here? Amazing! Thank god.
Who of you wants to stand up front? Ellen is ready.
There you go. On this team?
-Who have you chosen? -We've chosen Gina.
-You choose Gina? -Thank you, Gina.
-Okay. Are you ready? -Yes.
Your time starts...
And they're off.
-That's good. That one was good, right. -Touch. Oh, it's a touch!
-No! -Ow!
-Good, Rippe! -We have a hit!
-For Rippe and Alfred. -Well done.
-Yes, indeed! -Two in a row. Nice, Janne. [nickname]
-Oh, that's good. -One on Gina.
-No! NO! -Yes!
This is like being on Robinson and just standing. [Swedish Survivor]
-Can you breathe when they're all up? -Oh! One more on Ellen.
-Oh, shit! -We're out of donuts!
I can't take anymore!
-Ellen, your hair is static. -I can feel that.
-More rings, David! -You can fetch them yourself, right?
-I can't hear anything. -Oh!
Good. Good.
Yes!
I can't see Ellen Bergström!
So the winners are Rippe, Alfred, and Ellen.
Many thanks to Ellen Bergström. And that's how we play "Ring a friend!"
Yes, after this exciting conclusion-
-we can give 3 points to Alfred, Rippe, and Ellen.
That means we now have a total score where Alfred has 6 points.
Gina has 7 points.
Christine at 11, Olle at 12, and Rippe at 14 points!
-Woopsi-daisy! -Wow, wow, wow.
Now we will go for a short break, but everything points to-
-more tasks when we return. See you after the break.
Welcome back to "Bäst i test". We are just about to kick off a brand new task.
Yes. If I say the words "för" and "segla", most people will think of a boat. ["för" = ship's bow / "segla" = to sail]
But you are all wrong, because now we will seal. ["försegla" = to seal something]
-Here we go. Or there you go. -David's not here?
-Nope. -Let's see here.
"Seal this task so it's difficult, but not impossible, to open."
"The team that prevents David from reading the task"-
-"for the longest time wins."
"You may not destroy the task, and the text must be fully legible."
"In 20 minutes, David will attempt to open and read the task"-
-"during the subsequent 20 minutes."
"Your time starts now."
Okay, we have to make it difficult to open the task.
But not impossible, right?
Let's tie him up.
They had to seal the task and make it virtually impossible for me to open.
The teams had 20 minutes to seal the task, and then I had 20 minutes to open the task.
If the opening itself took longer than 20 minutes, they're disqualified.
Crystal clear. Again, Ellen Bergström will strengthen team Rippe and Alfred.
-Which team will we see first? -Here comes all the sealers at the same time.
I know. Let's do a whole bunch of the same, so he won't know which is the right one.
My first thought is duct tape.
-I'm sorry. You can protest. -Yes, I got it.
It will be terribly difficult.
-Should I look for more paper? -Yes, the same kind.
-Hey you guys, can we make this move? -What do you mean, move?
-If we seal this, and I get on the bike. -And we'll just have fika. Great!
-This is the real one. -Here's one.
Ellen, we're doing a ton of these.
I'm not really following what's going on, it's going too fast.
-Can we tell which one's the real one? -No, I hadn't thought about that.
-Is that the real one? -Just cut it up.
Exactly, open it. Fuck!
It is, isn't it? Tell me. Yes, it is!
I'm taping now.
-"Olle, what do you have there?" we'll say. -Yes, that's good.
And we'll be here with a clock and know when we can begin...
Have this behind your back. He'll never check there.
Three, two, one, zero.
-Hello, David! -I'll get going here, then.
-See you. -No, he's leaving with the task!
David, he left!
Oh, no. Really, David...
-But how good was that? How good? -20 minutes, David!
-Oh, no. -A trick.
"Check the screwdriver drawer." Okay.
"Wrong. Look somewhere else."
No! No, so close. No.
-You can look anywhere you want. -Should we have fika in the meantime?
Poor David.
-Sweaty. In a suit. -Oh, oh!
How will we know the time?
Should I get my phone?
-"Keep looking." -Keep looking.
Oh! Oh, how close. Wow. So close. No, so close!
You're really close, David.
-Do you want a clue? -I think so.
I'm starting to think the clues might not even be very good.
Why are you looking behind my back? Look behind someone else's back.
But where is he?
You can come back with David, because the time will be up soon.
-Come here with David. -With David.
-He's back here now. -Where is my phone?
-Did I take it? -We lost track of the time.
Someone has it. Did you take it?
We have to give it to him now.
He's getting close again now. No, no, no.
-Let's ask him about the time. -Is the time up?
Don't know. We'll ask him. David!
What's the time? It's done, right? Do you have the time?
Why can't you tell us what the time is, David? What's the time? Tell us the time!
-What do you want? -A really good clue.
My butt.
Ooh! A little higher. A little higher, please. Oops!
-Oh. -It's a bit fancier than the others.
-It's still warm. -Yes. Open and read.
"Seal this task so it's difficult, but not impossible, to open."
-Nicely done! Good. -Good job.
Here we go. You can read the task.
-Has it been 20 minutes? -How was it?
Should I check and see if there's an old task somewhere?
-So he'll think it's the one. -Here it is.
How was it? Should 20 minutes have passed?
Before 20? Come on, think!
We had 20 minutes to do this.
Then we had 20 minutes to stop him from reading.
Everything is in the task.
We had 20 minutes. Then he had 20 minutes.
-Is this my 20 or your 20? -This is your 20!
He has to say if it's been 20. In 20 minutes, you have to take the task.
-So where is it? -Give him the task, Gina.
Are you sure? It's here.
"In 20 minutes, David will attempt to open and read the task during the subsequent 20 minutes."
-Yes... so, what? -Good job, possibly.
-Well then, high five, possibly. -You know what? We had a nice time.
But check it again. Does it say he has to read it?
It's interesting to see that both teams hid the task on people.
You just started taping straight away.
Despite horrific teamwork, I have to say, we seem to have pulled it off.
Gina and Christine, you didn't exhaust yourselves.
It was genius to make Olle do the whole thing.
You had one job. It was to keep track of the time. How did that go?
I'm so angry now. Did we fuck this up, too?
When Gina finally pulled the task out, it was past the 20 minutes.
So it's 0 points for Christine, Olle, and Gina.
And 3 points for Rippe and Alfred! Good job.
-Yeah! -We still had a nice time.
David, it's time for a new task.
Allow me to lift the cloche and serve a delicious one.
Okay, calm down.
-Hello there! -Hello there.
-Oh. I didn't see that coming. -Me neither, to be honest.
For me? Who else?
Yes, we read the following:
"Complete the three tasks under the three cloches."
-Cloches? -Cloche.
-I just learned something new. Cloches! -You do practically every day.
"For every task you don't complete, one minute is added to your final time."
-"You are done when you leave the lab." -"Shortest final time wins."
"Your time starts now". So my time, that is.
They had to complete three tasks as fast as possible.
Every task was hidden under one of these cloches.
If they fail to complete a task, they had one minute added to their time.
That sounds like something you don't want.
You don't. And the two to do some three-fold problem solving first are Gina and Olle.
Check it, I'll start with this cloche.
Okay. "Untangle..." No!
"Untangle the headphones and hang them around David's shoulders."
-What a tangle. -Yes.
This is my life. I always walk around with these.
-I wouldn't keep them like this. -They do that in your pocket. Poof!
No, not like this.
"Hang them around David's shoulders." There.
"Eat two bananas and show David that your mouth is empty."
Oops!
-We don't have to maintain eye contact. -No, no.
-Mmm, how tasty. -Tell me when I can look.
-That sound. -I'm sorry?
-Yuck! -There, yes.
"Solve the equation and tell David the answer."
Oh. You're doing it like that?
1,121.
1,121? If that's correct, that's insane.
-Why? -You just said it immediately.
Oh, but no. What did I say?
-Everyone has different methods. -Don't talk. I'm missing the whole thing.
221 and then we deduct... 23.
And what did I say before?
-1,000... No. 1,000... -I probably didn't say 1,107 before.
-But I'm saying it now. -That should be it. 1,107.
1,107?
WAIT!
Yes. 1,107.
-Thank you very much. -Annoying if it's wrong.
-It's been 8 minutes. -A lot of time.
-It's funny, really. -You think?
-How exactly does that happen in your pocket? -You said it did. I don't believe it.
It's like there's a little troll in there tying double-knots.
And that's not the case. That can't be true.
-How do you want them? -A little relaxed. Very nice.
Time's up, right? Ended?
Or...? What?
Oh. When I leave the lab.
I want to see you put them in your pocket now.
I'll do it as carefully I can. I'm folding gently.
-But... -They hardly have time to land in there.
I take them out, and it's the same shit all over again.
-Good job. -Thank you.
See you.
Olle, how can you be so calm when it's being timed?
I know it's being timed, but...
Stressing out won't make me go any faster.
-But that tangle, really. -It was very tangled.
No, tangles aren't fun. Or what do you say, David?
As little fun as it is going for a break, but we'll see each other again soon.
Welcome back. Here we are solving three everyday tasks as quickly as possible.
If you skip a task, you get one minute added to your time.
We have seen Gina and Olle untangle headphones-
-eat a banana, and solve a simple equation.
Gina clocked in at 5 minutes and 20 seconds.
Olle? You were at it for more than double that time.
This can be done so much better.
If you are stuck on something difficult, you can choose that penalty minute instead.
-So stupid! -Yes, sure. A little late, Olle.
It's better to just skip it. Let's see Alfred and Christine.
"Your time starts now."
-Can I lift it? -You have to lift it to...
I have to solve this? No, how dreary.
There. "Untangle the headphones and hang them around David's shoulders."
I'll lift the next one.
-No! I don't want to eat two bananas! -Then 1 minute is added to your time. -I'm okay with that.
"Untangle the headphones..."
Sorry!
Shut up, you bastard. No! Quiet.
-Hang on, now. -But wait a minute.
-"Every task you don't complete..." -There's 1 minute added.
Eat up, solve the equation. I could never do this. I'm leaving.
-Noooooo! -Thank you, Alfred.
I'm done.
-Just leave, then. Get out! -Stay! Stay!
I'm finished. Did you stop the clock?
"When you leave the lab." Okay! This was clever.
There you go, Christine. You get better at twisting and turning those phrases.
Yes, but I forgot about this task. I kept thinking, "Did I eat those bananas"?
No, I didn't. That's why I didn't rememember it.
-What results are we writing down? -Alfred left the lab after 50 seconds.
He didn't solve any of the tasks, and gets 3 minutes penalty time added.
He ends up at 3 minutes and 50 seconds.
Christine also cracked it, but after a slightly longer time period.
With the penalty, she ends up at 4 minutes and 25 seconds.
-But we have one good ole boy left! -Yes, here's the goodest of them all.
It's Alfred's time of 3:50 you have to beat. Here's Jan Rippe.
What does it say? "Solve the equation and tell David the answer."
132. No! Times nine.
-1,107. -1,107?
How silly.
-Okay! -Right.
-We have the number. -Yes.
-The bananas. -In the belly.
-And those are untangled. -Yes, I hope so.
-No. Yes. -The equation.
There, yes. Good job.
That looked fast, but was it faster than Alfred's 3 minutes and 50 seconds?
Nah.
Rippe simply sped through all three tasks straight up-
-and he did it in 3 minutes and 40 seconds.
What?! Nice!
And so it's 1 point for Olle, 2 for Gina, 3 for Christine-
-4 for Alfred, and 5 points to quick Rippe!
-Oh, thank you! -It's not just bragging rights we're playing for tonight.
The panel is also competing for the trophy from this year's Babben-race.
Very desirable. And remember, now: Everything can happen, and everything can turn.
Because now it's the finale.
It's time for the finale, quite simply.
Gosh, how exciting. Please go ahead, Alfred.
Read the task for your fellow competitors.
And for those at home and the studio audience?
-And me. -You can listen as well.
"Choose an object and a blowing tool."
"Then blow your chosen object to gather points on the playing field."
"You may only use the same tool and the same object once."
You will step up here. Put your chosen ball on this table.
Then choose one of the blowing things.
And then start blowing. Things might happen.
You can get 1 point. You can get -3 points. You can double your points.
You can switch points with another contestant.
You can go back to 0.
You can get 7 points. You can get 100 SEK in cash.
If you leave the playing field on the sides or over the edge?
Then you get -9 points.
I find this to be very obvious and crystal clear.
-Really. -That's where we should be.
I will call up Rippe with one of his balls.
Pick a blowing tool.
He chooses the indoor bandy ball. [Floorball]
And the hose. Interesting.
Okay...
Can I get a drumroll?
-And there he goes. -Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
No! Oooh!
Rippe is back on zero points. Christine, pick a ball.
Okay, we have a very similar combination again.
-Go a little bit further for 7 points. -I'll just go.
Minus 3 points for Christine.
-Heck, that's so bad! -Olle.
-I'll pick the green ping pong ball. -Ping pong ball. ["pingis": slang term ]
-Balloon, maybe? -That is indeed a balloon.
-But I wanted to check it out anyway. -He places his ping pong ball.
-Okay. -We want to see your attempt now.
-Meh. -Wow!
1 point for Olle. Please and thank you!
-Alfred, pick a ball. -Ping pong ball and flute.
-And what will you be playing? -Yes, play a little diddle now.
-No! -Gina, pick one of your balls.
Ooh! The beach ball is in play.
But if that one is bad, I'll pick this one.
The hose.
Focus! For Sweden, now.
Wait... Clap for me!
Oh! Yes! Yes! Yes!
No! Yes! No!
Yes, 7 points!
7 points! 7 points!
We are starting round two. Final round. How exciting.
Rippe, choose one of your balls. And choose a blowing tool.
-Is that a ball of the golfing type? -A red golf ball.
-He places the golf ball. -There's gonna be some action.
That is allowed.
And he's off.
3 secure points in the bag for Rippe.
Christine, pick a ball and a blowing tool.
-The ping pong ball! -Yes.
-She places it. -No one has used this one, right? -No.
-My wish is to get the point switch. -That's right.
If you fly off the field? Then it's -9 points. Please go ahead.
-Is there that much power in this? -We don't know. I haven't tried it.
No, there can't be. It's confetti. Okay, I'm going.
-No! -Christine gets -9 points. Moving on to Olle!
This may not be very funny, but I want to try it as well.
-Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow! -We are calling upon Alfred.
Pick a ball. There are three balls left. He also chooses the golf ball.
I'm doing a copy/paste again here from Rippe and Sarri.
So it could be -3 points or 3 points, from the looks of it.
Oh! No!
Switch points...!
-Yes! -Noooooo!
-I'm switching with you. -Gina, you get Alfred's points.
-What were your points? -Minus three.
NO! I don't want your points!
Gina steps in. Final round. She has the chance to switch back.
But there's only shit left. I'll go with this one.
We've got ping pong ball and flute. No one will leave empty-handed.
For Sweden, Sundsvall, West Northland, Medelpad, etc.
What the fuck!
-It went backwards! -Urgh!
-That means Gina gets 0 points. -I'm so sick of this programme!
Come back to the sofas, and we'll see who wins tonight's show.
What an exciting and thrilling finale, and what twists and turns. Fun to watch.
Cool. Some points to go with this, then.
-Christine, it's 1 point to you. -Thank you.
-Gina, 2 for you. -Oh! I got 2 at least.
-Olle, 3 points for you. -Thanks, thanks.
4 for Rippe. And Alfred, thanks to stealing Gina's points from her-
-that she fought so hard for, the 5 points go to Alfred Svensson!
And we will add that to the other scores from this evening.
We find in fifth place with 11 points, Gina Dirawi!
In fourth place and 15 points, Christine Meltzer!
Thanks, thanks.
In third place on 16 points, Olle Sarri!
Thanks, thanks.
In second place with 18 points, Alfred!
But...
In the lead with a massive 26 points in total!
It's Jan Rippe doing his signature victory dance!
And he's stepping up. What have we here then?
-The trophy from the Babben-race! -What? It's mine?!
So what have we learned tonight?
Well, sometimes it's best to give up, unless your name is Jan Rippe.
To make coffee, you need a grindy thing.
And the Babben-race has only one rule.
If you can't wait one more week? "Bäst i test" is available on TV4 Play.
Thank you for tonight! Come, let's congratulate Rippe.
Original Swedish Text: Johanna Svensson, Iyuno Translation by: u/Tulip-O-Hare Proofreading by: u/Chequedummy