Tonight on the Brightest Light:
You'll see how Sven de Ridder messes around with a raw egg.
How Guga transports a potato through the garden... -Guga you donkey!
And how Staf Coppens and myself eat a cake in reverse.
And all of that to please this man:
Hello, I am Gert Verhulst and this is the Brightest Light.
In this program I force five famous Flemish to fulfill foppish feats.
Why?
Because I can, I'm a great and mighty man.
Behold me.
Thank you.
My contestants don't know how they each performed.
But they'll find out soon, as will I.
I'll judge them and appoint a winner...
And he or she will be The Brightest Light for one whole week.
With highly muted enthusiasm I'd like to introduce my contestants.
The first is a woman with so much experience...
That even by bleaching her hair blonde she's unable to hide it:
Frieda van Wijck! (presenter)
The second one is so adorable That even I want to hug him occasionally:
Sven de Ridder! (Actor)
The third one is a woman who was born with a silver showbiz spoon in her mouth...
Which they only managed to remove last year:
Olga Leyers! (Actress/Presenter)
And the fourth is a man of many talents,
But he does have to borrow them from others:
Guga Baúl! (Impressionist/actor/comic)
And each week there's someone else on our fifth and final chair...
A rotating guest who will fire up the others.
And tonight it's a great one. He's my favorite Coppens...
Right after Mathias, Dieter, Raf, Rik, and Pico Coppens.
The one and only Staf Coppens! (Actor/Presenter)
And as it behooves a mighty leader...
I also employ a willing slave...
It's a highly intelligent woman with enormous...
Sense of humor.
Too bad she rarely uses it, Your applause please..
For my assistant Ruth Beeckmans!
Let's get started right away Ruth. What was the first task again?
Something to do with prizes? Indeed Gert.
The first task is the prize task.
All contestants brought their own object from their homes.
And that object will be the winner's prize at the end.
Could they bring whatever they wanted? -No, of course not.
Each week the prize has to fit certain criteria, and this week...
They all had to bring Their most meaningful object.
And you'll be judging that. -Judging which one is most valuable.
Whose best fulfills those criteria.
That's what I just said. -You were very clear, Ruth.
Frieda, let's take a look at what you've brought. It appears to be rather small.
The key to my front door.
The front door of your house, I presume?
Why- -It's most meaningful to me.
I've moved around a lot, and now I've finally found a good spot.
So you feel attached to your house?
Yes. You probably don't, You've got 25 of them.
That's true, it makes it harder. That's true.
Is it a big place? -No, it's just an ordinary...
I think we've got two bedrooms and a guest room.
I see. So a shack, basically.
Sven, what did you bring? An emotional object?
I have many emotional objects, but I had to choose one.
The most emotional. -The most emotional, you know...
I've got a...
Champagne cork.
Yes, clearly very emotional.
But it's not just any champagne cork. -I hope so, Sven.
In this cork there's a 5 Franc coin.
5 Belgian Francs. -Amazing.
Yes, it's ancient. It's a tradition...
That actors get after their first big performance.
And you received it for? -Vijgen na Kerstmis. (Figs after Christmas)
Ah yes, that theater.
A play by the Echt Antwaarps Teater.
And you were playing... the Christmas tree?
Almost right Gert. I had to deliver the tree.
In that play. I was basically the delivery boy.
That was your first big role? -Yes, and Jan van Dyke was the lead.
And he gave me this cork With the 5 Franc in it.
And we emptied the bottle together.
I can tell it would hurt if you lost that. -It would be horrible.
So I'm going to win tonight. -That's what we want.
Olga, what did you bring?
My necklace, which says Olga.
But it's not just any necklace that says Olga...
Then tell us.
For Christmas, a couple of years ago,
My dad had my name wroten.. Wroten...
Written...
After you learn reading, you learn writing.
She's still too young. -I don't know where that came from.
I'll try again.
So I've got an Olga-necklace. Not just any Olga-necklace.
So my dad wrote my name...
On a piece of paper, which he took to the jeweller.
And they fashioned it after his handwriting.
Was he afraid he would forget your name?
No, no, but it's... -After your father's handwriting.
That's my dad's handwriting.
It's very nice. -So that's how Jan had wroten it?
Yes.
Why did I make such a stupid mistake?
And do you know if it's worth anything?
Yes... to me it's worth a lot. -I'm talking about real money here.
Not your kind of money. -He always does this.
Is it gold or silver? I want to know if there's any value to it.
It's gilded gold. So you have to get it gilded occasionally.
It's not solid gold. -Gilded gold?
So it's a worthless necklace. -But come on, it does!
It's nothing. Let's move on to Guga.
What did you bring?
Right now you're thinking: 'He just brought a cap.'
But it's not just any cap.
My biggest sporting hero is Roger Federer...
He wroten something on there?
Yes. Handwroten, even.
Guga, how did you acquire it?
Through some connections. I got it for my 30th birthday..
From my sweet Tineke.
And she managed to get it through Kim Clijsters.
And Kim took it to Roger Federer, so he signed it.
And with a different pen he wrote:
'To Laurent' -My real name-
"Happy 30th. -Roger Federer."
Did he ever- Wait a moment. Hold up.
Did he ever wear that cap? -Yes.
Not when playing. -And you saw this?
No, I didn't. -You didn't see. So you're not sure.
Have you seen him sign the cap? -Did someone take a picture during?
Anybody could have written that. -That's true.
So basically- -I assume people don't deceive me.
Oh you poor boy.
So you basically brought an ordinary cap.
No, no, no. It's very meaningful to me.
Okay. We're very impressed.
It can only go downhill from here.
Staf? -I've got...
It's got a big emotional value. -Tell us.
These ice skates. Ten years ago...
I participated in Dancing on Ice.
We all remember vividly. -Seriously?
Of course. -I skated back then-
Skoted. -Skoted, sorry.
I skoted on Ice...
And I was paired up with a professional figure skater.
Who's my wife now, we've got two children together.
So these are what brought us together. So they're very important to me.
So I'd rather not lose them.
But we want you to be motivated, And how could you not be...
With such beautiful prizes!
A feast for the eyes!
Shall we score them? -You can score them.
I'll start judging. -Who's in last place?
Last place seems obvious to me.
If you've got a cap and you're not sure who wore it..
And not sure who actually signed it... -You poor thing.
1 point to Guga. You can be glad with 1.
Then second to last least valuable object...
Has to be Olga's. What was it? Painted gold, or something?
Gilded gold. This is silver...
They submerge it in gold-
So it's gilded silver. But never mind.
My dear Olga, be glad you get 2 points.
Sven, 3 points to... -I'm satisfied with that.
You didn't expect that when you came into the studio.
And then it gets hard to decide. Two very emotional objects.
The ice skates in second. So 4 points.
Because they completely changed his life.
And I'll give the key 5 points...
But that's mainly out of pity.
Which puts Frieda in pole position...
In order to win a champagne cork later.
But there's still a boundless journey ahead of us.
Now it's time for the first 'real' task.
which will be a so-called house task. And why?
It took place... -In a house.
Yes, in my house. -Yes, your house.
Thanks. Ruth. What was that first house task..
For our contestants?
I thought it was important -as did you- for our contestants...
To start off with a decent breakfast.
Yes. -And that's why this happened:
Knock, knock.
Ah, voilà. Hello. - Hey.
'Eat me. Fastest wins.'
That's all?
And we're off. - Is it boiled?
How, what?
Oh, Scheisse.
I thought it was a boiled one.
I already read the task. Wait, wait, really?
I didn't see that coming.
Didn't see that coming.
Voilà. A gross but simple task.
You obviously didn't know it was a raw egg.
No. It didn't say so.
No, but you could have expected it. There's also a simple trick...
To see if... -Ah yes, spinning it.
Yes, so why didn't you?
It's already in an egg cup, so you assume it's hard-boiled.
You don't know what I'm like yet.
Let's look at what happened to the first two...
Who's up first? -Let's watch Olga and Sven first.
Wait. A pan...
What are you looking for? - Ketchup.
Who doesn't have ketchup at home?
Salt and pepper.
I thought It was a hard-boiled egg.
Salt and pepper.
Shit.
Salt, salt... -You're breaking everything!
Come on, Gert.
I can't... I'll just move it like this.
No...
Wait, wait. Okay.
Calm down. - No, who's fastest.
Quick, quick. - I just need a pepper mill...
Do you eat straight from the pan at home too? This is no time for table manners.
It's always time for table manners, Olga.
I need a spoon.
Jesus.
I'll clean it up later.
Shit. I'll use paprika instead.
That whisk is exactly your size. - Unbelievable!
Burned yourself? -Yes.
Stop.
Voilà. - I think...
That's real cayenne pepper, because... - It might be.
Wait, I've got to sneeze.
Done? - Yes, okay.
Thank you. - You're welcome.
Olga, sneezing in my kitchen without a hankie isn't very respectful.
I've been told you even slipped on the wet floor afterwards.
Yes, I assume it was mucus, but... -At least she sneezes like a man.
Most women sneeze like this. I don't even know how that's possible.
That's very unhealthy. -It's not healthy to keep it in.
At least you let it all out. -I let it all out.
But the reason that I sneeze five times instead of one..
Is to spread the force of the sneeze. Instead of one big one, five small ones.
Yes. -The force of the sneeze.
That's something for Mythbusters.
So not "ACHOO!" But just 'achoo. achoo.'
Yes. Thanks for this... Interesting explanation, Olga.
The times? -Yes, the times.
Olga took 7 minutes and 39 seconds.
But she lost a lot of time, Olga,
Because her omelet was too hot.
Sven was much faster, he needed 1 minute and 55 seconds.
But he also lost a lot of time because of the seasoning.
You could have been quicker, Sven. Who's up next?
Now we can all look at the beautiful Frieda.
She had some gastronomic demands...
But the main thing you'll notice, Gert..
Is her blazing fast pace.
You almost can't keep up. -Turbo Frieda.
Can I fry it?
Let's add some tomato.
Ah, there's bacon too.
I'll give you half.
It doesn't say who has to do the eating. It just says 'eat me.'
That smells great.
I don't really like it gooey, do you? -Gooey?
There.
You've got to do it with style. And this is our omelet.
You knew it was against the clock, or... - Yes, yes, but you know...
Because you also did the dishes. - Yes, I put everything back as well.
Bon appetit. - Bon appetit!
Done.
Do I still have to swallow?
Voilà.
Frieda, that was a royal breakfast, But did you not know it was timed, or...?
I don't like eating too quickly. that's not good for you.
You were having a good time. -It was delicious as well.
And drinking wine at work, Do you think that's normal, Ruth?
I am allowed to have some fun, Gert.
By the way, you're more attractive to me when I've been drinking.
How long did Frieda need for the whole affair?
Frieda only took 12 minutes and 1 second.
That time is hard to beat, I think.
It's going to be tough.
But we might have two candidates who were ever so slightly faster.
Let's look at Staf and Guga.
'Eat me. Fastest wins.'
That's all?
No way? Already? No, how... Is it...? What kind of egg is it?
For me to find out, or what? Yes, eat me, fastest wins...
Done.
No way. - Yes way.
That as well, or what?
Like this? Push it.
It's gone, right?
What, oh? - You dirty boy.
What do you mean, dirty boy? It's just an egg.
You're joking?
There, voilà. - Good job.
Anything else? - No.
No problem. Bye now!
It doesn't taste great, but... If you have to eat it, then eat it.
And the egg white too.
I would never do it, just swallowing some fatty goo.
I tried to make it edible, at least.
But it- Respect for your efforts, honestly. Staf, congratulations. Guga, Congratulations.
And you weren't afraid of salmonella poisoning?
No, I assumed those were fresh eggs.
He doesn't live there, you know. They were just standing there...
They were lightning fast..
But now we're wondering who was quickest.
Both of them were very, very fast.
But Guga, you hesitated slightly longer than Staf.
And spilled a bit more, so you ended up at 41 seconds.
But Staf went all out, and he achieved..
An amazing time of 17 seconds!
What does that mean for our scores? If I'm getting it right..
Then that's 5 points to you, Staf. 4 points to Guga.
3 to Sven, 2 to the sneezing princess.
And 1 to Frieda. Am I correct?
You're right.
And that gives us these standings. -Did you already work it out?
Already worked it out. -You're so fast.
Dangling in last place is our smallest- or rather our youngest:
Sorry Sven. And in first place, in the lead: Stafke Coppens!
Voilà, this was part one of The Brightest Light.
In part two you'll get to see how a blindfolded Guga..
Crawls through my garden on his knees.
But before we get to that, I think I've earned a break.
As have our viewers, see you soon!
Voila, I'm back in action. Time for part two of The Brightest Light.
In which a handful of famous Flemish fight for a necklace with the name Olga on it.
And with all her sneezing it very well might be covered with snot.
Ruth. The next task. -Yes?
Okay. They next task is very hard, highly complicated, all of that.
It will be team task. I've put Frieda, Olga and Guga together..
Because I figured it'd be a nice mix. -Why's that?
Well, you've got ancient wisdom, naive enthusiasm, and...
Brutish clumsiness? -Raw muscle strength.
Wow. -And I put Sven and Staf together, because...
Well, they're both baldies.
We've got team 1 and team 2, which team will start us off?
Uh... Team 1. -How do you decide these things?
-Logic, no? -Amazing.
It took some thinking. -True.
Team task!
We're ready. - The three of you?
Do you like your team? - Fantastic.
I'm glad to be with Frieda and Zuhal Demir*. (*Politician. Guess they look alike)
Okay, it's gonna be a special one, you'll each get your own envelope.
And your own place to stand. And Guga, I'll start with you.
Let's go.
We might take a while.
You've got mail. - I've got mail.
'Wear this blindfold and tell Frieda to open her envelope.'
Open your envelope! - Who? Me?
Who? - Frieda.
'Place the earplugs in your ears and put on your headphones.
Remain in the pool house. Tell Olga to open her envelope.
Putting on headphones...
Olga, open your envelope! - Okay!
'Don't speak.'
Hey...
Shush.
It said 'Don't speak.'.
Gonna be hard for Olga.
Shush.
You're not allowed to say anything, Olga.
Now, to be clear, and so we all know: what did Olga's note say?
'Don't speak. Remain behind the hedge.
Get the potato from Guga's basket over to yourself.'
Guga was on the terrace...
Frieda was at the pool house, Olga was behind the hedge.
And that's where the potato had to end up.
It had to reach Olga. -A brilliant task, basically.
It seems easy enough-
Especially because Olga wasn't allowed to speak.
Yes, that was a big advantage.
I think it's a historic moment in TV history. -That's right.
Guga has to do what?
Guga has to eat something.
What?
Something to do with eating, but I'm not sure what.
I have no clue what this is supposed to mean.
Apple?
Orange?
That awful K3 is blasting in my ears, it can drive a person mad.
(TN: K3 is a girl group aimed at kids managed by Gert)
Apples. - Apple ground, apple shit, apple...
The apple is taking a shit? What' the hell? - Earth apple! (TN: Potato)
Find the potato!
And he has to eat it? No? - Find the potato.
He has to bring it to you.
Guga, you have to find the potato and bring it to Olga, behind the hedge.
Are you for real?
Is that the only task?
No, that's the cabbage!
No, that's not what I'm saying. Is that the only task?
Guga, I can't hear you. I've got earplugs and I'm wearing a headphone.
A bell pepper, a pineapple...
Broccoli. - I know, I can feel them, you know.
No. Let me look, hold it up in the air.
I think that's a potato. Let me have a look.
No, that's an onion, sorry. - That feels like an onion, yeah.
Is there anything left? - I think this is the potato.
Huh? - That's the potato.
Now what? - You have to take it to Olga.
It would help if I knew where she is. -Stand up and take two steps forward.
One more.
And another two. -Two steps to where?
Forward?
Yes. Okay.
Okay, now go left. Take a left turn, and you'll end up on the grass.
Go left. Guga, Go left!
No, Guga, that's going right. Guga, you donkey, go left!
Okay, so those two are reversed in your mind. -Yes, left.
Go further right. - So that's left.
Go right, you donkey. - What...?
How did that change suddenly? Stick to a system.
It's like I'm in Guantanamo.
Two more steps forward. Two big steps forward.
Now a sharp left turn.
You're only one meter away from Olga. -Am I?
Congratulations. - Bravo.
We're done, that was it. Bring the potato to me.
Your left-right system seemed odd, Frieda.
You try thinking straight with K3 in your ears.
That was chaotic, Frieda.
Yeah, that was my bad. -You think?
I put- -She put some brown stuff on the pylon.
That was earth. -I didn't see what it was from my spot.
I do think you had the hardest part to play. -I think so to.
It was quite funny, because I couldn't see that Guga was blindfolded.
So all I heard was Frieda telling Guga: "No, no, that's broccoli, that's not a potato!"
"No, no, that's a pineapple!"
I honestly thought you didn't know what they were.
Now Sven and Staf. -There were only two of them..
Our little baldies.
How did we solve that?
I managed to summon another helping gnome from the caravan.
Have a look! -Oh my, Plopperdeplop!
You're aware this is a team task. -Yes, that's why there's two of us, right?
Now don't think that I imagine you're not manly enough.
But we need a bit more man for this task. Just a bit more.
So here is the one and only Dimitri Leue! (Actor/writer)
Great. You could even tighten it more. That's how I like it.
Can you see anything? -I can't. I'm blindfolded.
Hello. Can you hear me?
You asked: can you hear me? That's lip reading.
'Be silent.'
'Remain behind the hedge and...
Get the potato from Staf's basket over to yourself.'
A pen. A pen...
Crayons. Crayons. Crayons?
Even louder than he usually is. - Are crayons any good?
You'll send me a paper airplane...
Staf... - Yes?
I can't hear. I'm wearing headphones. - Okay.
Okay? - Yes.
Dimitri can hear us, but he can't speak.
Hello? - Okay?
Wait, can you come over? - I can't hear you. Thumbs up if you do.
Ah, you can see me? - I can't hear, you can't see
And he can't speak. Hear, see, and speak.
Those three monkeys. Got it.
Staf... You've got...
You've got a potato. - What? I've got a potato?
Kneel down for a bit. That's it, is there a potato there?
I'll have a look. There's probably a potato somewhere in here.
That's... Is that a potato? I think it's an onion.
What do you need it for? - Do you have a potato?
I've got a carrot, I've got a melon. - Thumbs up if you've found it.
What was that? Sorry? -Got a potato?
Yes... -A po-ta-to.
Yeah, I'm searching. - Sven can't hear you, you know.
I know, but it's worth a shot. - I can't hear you.
I know. I could sign it... - Why don't you try...
Sign language. - Wait. I've got to wait.
I'll have a look... - You, with two eyes, can't see.
I'll have a look... -You're going to look for the potato.
That's a... let me have a look? That's a potato. Okay.
Staf, calm down. Now we've got... -Now listen here, I am calm.
You've got to bring that potato over here. -I'm taking it to you.
But I don't know where you are. - I'll guide you.
Straight ahead.
Left slightly. Left slightly. -You know there's a pond here, right?
Sorry, go right. Go right. That's right, steady as she goes.
Further, further, a bit more. And now just... turn around. Turn around.
Can't I just throw it? - No, just come over here.
You've almost made it to me. You're here. We made it.
Very good. - Thanks.
Now what?
It had to come here, right?
Oh no, it had to go there.
Everyone take off your handicaps.
I'm curious. Do you think you did better than the other team, Sven?
I think it's a close call. We'll be neck and neck.
That's right. They were very close.
Team Sven and Staf took 10 minutes and 21 seconds.
But team Frieda-Olga-Guga did slightly better, with..
9 minutes and 53 seconds!
Which means the members of the winning team all get 5 points.
What? -And the members of the losing team..
Still get 3 points, Sven. -They get 5?
Okay. That gives us the following standings, Gert.
Guga leapfrogs Sven, -which isn't too hard-
And Staf is still in first. -Congratulations Staf. Good job.
Ruth, then we're all looking forward to the next task.
Yes, okay. The next task? -The next one. We just did the previous task.
Hi, beautiful. - Hi, Ruth.
Post. - 'Come up with and do...
something that looks impressive in reverse.
'Gert will give the highest score to the movie that most impresses him.'
'You've got one hour. Start.'
And? -How am I supposed to film it?
We brought some cameras. - Ah, okay.
What impresses you?
I can't play that in reverse. It's impossible.
So I've got to say something in reverse... - Or do something.
Doing something... Doing something.
If I just jumped off the stairs, then in reverse it'd look like
I'm jumping up. -Yes, but do you think that's smart?
Are you wearing the right hips for it?
Okay, Olga, just have a calm think about it.
And we'll see the end result in the studio. Okay?
Byeeee!
Do you get it?
Let's just have a look Ruth. That's probably the easiest way.
Who was the first victim? -Our first victim was
The beautiful Olga.
The origin of a new K3-girl.
That's great! -It's not that hard.
Making a new K3-member, that's how easy it can be.
Olga, I'm impressed. Good job. But...
If I understand correctly she just burned a K3 uniform.
Is that what happened, Olga? -The ones in the house were out.
So we drove to studio 100 and they still had one.
So you... you torched one of my dresses. (Studio 100 is Gert's production company)
Did you have any specials memories of that dress, Gert?
(TN: Gert dated 2 members of K3)
Did you happen to notice how well it burned?
Ruth, who's our next movie maker?
The next director is Frieda, and she'll...
She's not dancing around in a K3 dress, hopefully.
No, but she also has a nice outfit. She's in search of treasure
That was lost earlier this year due to an evil accountant.
"The lost treasure of Studio 100"
Magic Witch Frieda on the case. "ABRACADABRA"
Oh dear, a fish!
"Another miss! That's Gert's former lover!"
"Cha-ching! That treasure worth 4 million is mine!"
You are not pleased?
So, Frieda, you were inspired by my misery, basically.
I got you your money back.
Yes. I need some time to recover from this, emotionally.
So I think we'd better...
Watch the next video. -Okay.
The angler without a rod.
There you have it, Gert. That's how I fish. - -
What do you say to that, Buddy? - -
Finally someone who put some effort into his task.
Yes, and who is just as impressive in reverse.
So if I understood correctly you spoke backwards.
Ejtaam is buddy. Buddy, ejtaam.
Let's test it. Let's record him and play it properly.
Ejtaam, navraad ej kned taW. nessiv ki gnav oz, treG aloiV.
Okay, Let's listen.
Voilà Gert, that's how I fish. What do you say to that, buddy?
That's honestly great, bravo.
Yes, I still need some time to recover. So I think it's time for a commercial break.
See you soon!
Voilà. We're back for part three of The Brightest Light.
We had a slight scare during the break when Frieda showed no signs of life.
But she had just fallen asleep.
Thank god. We were watching some...
Movies? -Yes, but not just any movies.
Heroic movies. -Yes.
And they had to look impressive when played in reverse too.
Let's have a look at Sven.
I do have to warn our sensitive viewers, as well as children.
Because it's a horror movie.
The following images may be shocking. -There's nudity, or what?
Wasn't it scary? -Yes.
I love it. I love it. Really.
It looked nice. -You mean grotesque.
It started with a climax and ended with... something.
That was the spell! The spell was the-
What's with the spell? -It was a demonic spell.
A demonic spell? -A demonic spell.
Which has allowed a daemon to escape from the book.
Gert, should I reveal what he was actually saying?
Please do.
'Flying squirrels,
A subfamily of the Sciuridae
contains 37 species...
spread mainly across South and South-east Asia.
Hold up. Hold up.
So if I understand correctly Guga practiced for days to speak backwards
While you're just reading from an encyclopedia. -Yes, that's true.
But now there's a demon on the loose in Kontich.
You didn't run into it yet? -No, I thought he came here today.
Ruth! -There's one more movie left, Gert.
And that's Staf's movie. Let's have a look? -Let's!
A cheeky cake.
I loved doing that.
You had never really met before the taping.
It was a very nice introduction. -And you immediately molested Ruth.
It was in reverse, remember. So I basically had to..
cram a piece of cake into her mouth.
That's what happened. -But I think when it comes to Ruth...
It just slides in.
That was not the case. -It wasn't?
No, it felt more like making foie gras.
And I don't mean anything by it, but it was just... weird.
It was very odd- -So you're basically calling me a fat goose.
No! Not at all!
Ruth, I've been told the recording was hilarious. -It was.
We laughed a lot, and we've got some footage.
No way. -We do.
Can we delete the footage?
This will haunt us forever, right Ruth? -It will.
Let's just go to the scores now. -Let's hand out some scores.
1 point to Frieda. For making fun of my mountain of debt.
And especially- It's more like an abyss of debt, actually.
And especially for polluting my pond with all sorts of stuff.
1 points.
Sven. -What?
2 points for messing up my encyclopedia.
It's covered in dirt. The movie was nice, but still.
Olga, 3 points. Because you torched a beautiful dress. My last one.
Was a nice movie as well. Now it's between Staf and Guga.
Staf, 4 points to you, because you...
Allowed Ruth to do what she does best, acting and eating cake.
I'm glad. -And Guga, a great achievement.
Good job, and you even learned speaking backwards.
5 points go to you. Congratulations!
Ruth, I can see you tapping away there, what does this mean for our standings?
It means the following, Gert.
There's some leapfrogging happening. -One of them is getting agitated.
Come on! -That's Sven-
I just took 1 take, he took 8 takes. I could only set fire to the dress once.
We just had 1 cake.
Anyway... Staf, you're still in the lead. Congratulations!
Well spotted. Thank you.
Voilà, that means we can start our final task.
Which will be live in the studio.
We'll soon find out who will win Guga's cap
- Which has a small chance of being signed by Roger Federer -
And take it home. Get ready.
Ruth, I'm very curious what our final task will be. Please read it out.
I won't be doing that myself today, I'll leave it up to Staf.
Reading the task? -Yes.
Okay, okay. -Go ahead and read it.
Do it again.
Using these snooker cues as chopsticks,
put as many potatoes as possible in your basket.
You're only allowed to hold the cues in between the white tape.
And you can only touch the potatoes with the cues.
Whosoever has the most potatoes in his basket after 100 seconds wins.
I'd say: Amaze us.
Three... two... one...
This isn't easy. Not easy at all.
Damn, it's fallen over.
Frieda has developed a special tactic.
Are you sure that will count? -It's in the basket.
-It better be.
I think that- -That's underneath the basket. Gert?
That's in the basket. -Under the basket!
No, that's untrue. -I can't do it.
Where did your potatoes go?
I don't know. I thought I only received three.
Then how come Guga has so many potatoes?
Guga, why do you have so many potatoes?
Come on! -Four...
Three... -Sorry!
Two...
One...
Bravo!
Ruth will be tabulating the results, soon we'll know who has won this task.
Ruth, you kept a close watch to see... -Indeed.
Who had the most potatoes in his or her basket.
Well, we could argue if certain potatoes were under or inside the basket.
They were inside the basket. -I propose we let our contestants vote.
Who thinks it was a correct interpretation by Sven?
We can only answer that when we know what the consequences will be...
Then he'll win this task. -He'll win it all?
No, just this task. -Then it doesn't matter.
It doesn't matter in the end. -I'm in last!
So who's in favor? -He can have it.
So Sven, we'll declare you to be the winner of this task!
It's hard to say it, but it was brilliant.
How about the rest of the points, Ruth?
Frieda wasn't able to handle her sticks after all...
So she only had 2 potatoes in her cage, her basket.
So that's 1 point. Olga got 3. So that's 2 points.
Guga had 7, so 4 points.
And Staf had 4, so he receives 3 points!
That sounds logical, doesn't it? -That's how it is.
What are the standings, or rather the final score?
These are our final scores.
What now?
We've got a tie between Staf and Guga.
Which means we'll ask them a question, and whoever is closest will be the winner.
Here's the question:
How many- It's a potato-based question.
How many kilograms of potatoes does an average Belgian eat yearly?
Guga, you're up first. Yeah, let's say...
Fifty. -Fries and such also count.
I think a person eats their body weight worth of potatoes.
So I think it's 70 kilos. -70 kilos. Which means...
That Staf is closest, because we eat 84 kilograms of potatoes per year.
Bravo, Staf.
That also means you'll soon receive all these beautiful prizes.
Congratulations! Bravo!
But I'm not just thanking you tonight, I'll also thank our other contestants:
Frieda van Wijck!
Sven de Ridder!
Olga Leyers!
And Guga Baúl!
As well as my fantastic and lovely assistant:
Ruth Beeckmans!
Thanks.
That's all for this episode of The Brightest Light.
Staf, come and take your prizes.
I'd like to thank you at home for watching. -Hey there Staf.
And I'd like to impart a life lesson as well: sneezing once is enough.
Goodnight!
English Subtitles by /u/Sulimonstrum
Series unearthed by /u/Taskmastermaster