Hide three aubergines from Mark (and then guide him to them)
Task types:
Solo
Filmed
Mental
Social
Objective
Multiple brief
OriginalTask briefs
The contestants find the first task brief and three aubergines on a table in a park. Mark presents them with the second task brief after they have hidden the aubergines. The briefs for the task are as follows:
Hide these three aubergines from Mark.
You have five minutes.
You must return to the mark before time runs out.
Your time starts now.
Get Mark to find the three aubergines you just hid.
You may not leave or move the marker.
You may not speak Danish or English.
Fastest wins.
Your time starts now.
Task notes
- The task takes place in a park, and there is initially no sign of Mark.
- Mark turns up, blindfolded, after the contestants have hidden their aubergines.
- Although this task has elements in common with the 'Hide three fruits or vegetables from the Taskmaster's assistant' task, the subsequent twist in which the contestants themselves must guide a blindfolded Mark to the aubergines means that it is categorised as original here.
- The added element of not being able to communicate with Mark in Danish or English complicates things further, and might well have been inspired by the rule imposed in the Wheelie bin obstacle course task.
Task stats
Points
14
Disquals
1
Attempts
Here's a description of the contestants' attempts. Someone's probably working on collecting some images to add later!
- Julie hides one aubergine in the long grass at the base of a tree, balances one on the branch of a tree, in a more wooded area, and hides one at the base of a hedge. Giving Mark his instructions in a mixture of German, Swedish and Norwegian, she manages to direct him to retrieve all of the aubergines in 11 minutes and 5 seconds. She earns second place for her effort.
- Eva balances one aubergine on one of the camermen's heads, and one on top of one of the cameras. She then breaks the third up, throwing some into the crook of a tree, some into a hedge, some into the long grass at the base of a sapling, and puts the rest down her own trousers. Unable to speak in Danish or English, she has to fall back on her rusty German. She manages to direct Mark to retrieve all of the whole and pieces of aubergine, and then gives clear on-camera consent for him to retrieve the final piece from inside her trousers. She completes the task in 22 minutes and 7 seconds, earning fourth place.
- Simon hides one of his aubergines in the long grass at the base of a tree, one in the undergrowth at the foot of a hedge, and sticks the third one inside his shorts. When told that he cannot speak in Danish or English, he switches to using Norwegian. He manages to direct Mark to retrieve all of the aubergines, including the one in his shorts, in 11 minutes and 10 seconds, securing third place.
- Sebastian suspects that there is something fishy going on with the task, so hides all of his aubergines together in one spot at the base of a tree, in the wooded area. He speaks to Mark in Swedish and, spotting that the blindfold is not mentioned in the task brief, asks Mark to remove it. He is then able to quite easily guide Mark to the location of the aubergines in just 3 minutes and seven seconds, earning first place.
- Martin immediately decides to start breaking the aubergines up into as many pieces as possible, and scatters them all around the park, flinging many pieces over the hedge into the wood. As Mark turns up in a blindfold, he appears to realise his mistake. He does at least realise that he can ask Mark to remove the blindfold, though. He then instructs Mark through a language formed entirely of whistles and gestures. Mark is able to find a few pieces of the aubergines, but Martin eventually throws in the towel, realising there is no way that most of it can be found. He receives no points for his effort, as he did not complete the task.
(Source credit: Karl Craven)
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Date:
30/03/2024
