Slap and tong
Task types:
Team
Live
Physical
Social
Objective
Single brief
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Task briefs
The briefs for the task are as follows:
To player 1:
Grab the marshmallow with the tongs.
After the Taskmaster's cue, you have 10 seconds to grab the marshmallow.
To player 2:
Slap the marshmallow away.
Your hands must not be above the table before the tongs.
Task notes
- In the original Danish, they actually refer to the game as 'smaek eller tang' [smack or tongs].
- Rounds are played until one of the teams has won three times.
Task stats
Points
10
Disquals
3
Attempts
Here's a description of the contestants' attempts. Someone's probably working on collecting some images to add later!
- In the first round, Simon (holding the tongs) fakes Jonas out, and Jonas slaps away the marshmallow. Because Simon never had the tongs over the table, Jonas loses the point, and the score is 0-1. In the second round, Linda (holding the tongs) asks if Tobias is allowed to use both hands to smack the marshmallow, and uses the distraction of the audience’s laughter to grab the marshmallow, winning the point, and bringing the score to 1-1. In the third round, Jonas uses the tongs to hit the bottom of the table, to try to fake out Sofie. She catches herself and does not slap the marshmallow. Jonas tries to grab the marshmallow, but misses, and Sofie slaps the marshmallow off of the table, winning the point, and bringing the score to 1-2. In the fourth round, Simon (holding the tongs) tries to grab the marshmallow, but misses, and Linda slaps the marshmallow off of the table, taking the point, and bringing the score to 2-2. In the fifth round, Jonas is holding the tongs, but Tobias immediately tips the table, to make the marshmallow fall off. Lasse acknowledges Tobias' thinking, but declares it against the rules. The point and task victory therefore go to Jonas and Linda, with a score of 3-2.
(Source credit: Jenny R)
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