Do something uncharacteristic with 200 kroner
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Solo
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Creative
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Single brief
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Task brief
The task brief is received in the plastic dome, where Mark is sat at a small table covered with a red and white checked tablecloth. The brief for the task is as follows:
Spend 200 kroner on something uncharacteristic.
The 200 kroner spent on the most uncharacteristic thing wins.
You have eight weeks.
Your time starts now.
Task notes
- Inside the task brief, all of the contestants except for Martin find a 200 kroner note (equivalent to c£23).
- Martin is instead given two bags full of aluminium cans and PET bottles to return, to collect his 200 kroner.
Task stats
Points
15
Disquals
0
Attempts
Here's a description of the contestants' attempts. Someone's probably working on collecting some images to add later!
- Simon Talbot says he was only just given Simon Jul's submission for the task, which is a basket filled with cans of tuna. He notes that he has not spoken to Simon Jul about his reasoning, but argues that buying canned tuna would be very much out of character for him, since he is such a foodie. Lasse awards him third place.
- When given the task, Martin initially suggests that he could buy 200 kroner's worth of coriander. However, he instead brings in a bottle of Chianti Classico wine, which he bought only because he found an online review of it where it was described as 'uncharacteristic'. Lasse tastes the wine, in the studio, and agrees that it is uncharacteristic for a Chianti, but awards Martin fourth place.
- Julie buys a ticket to watch Mark's new stand-up show, which she says in uncharacteristic for her. Lasse, however, observes that Julie and Mark are obviously very fond of one another, and so he is not surprised that she would find another way to spend more time around him. He therefore awards her last place.
- When given the task, Sebastian initially suggests that he could buy 200 kroner's worth of lingerie. However, he instead decides to donate the money to a range of unscientific charity organisations, giving 50 kroner to The Paranormal Association, 50 kroner to The Astrological Association, and 50 kroner to The Clairvoyance Association. He splits the remaining 50 kroner between the five major world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Lasse awards him second place for his uncharacteristic behaviour.
- Eva suggests that spending any money on herself is uncharacteristic, since she always puts others first. She then reveals that she has spent 200 kroner on a boyfriend, and a series of photos are then shown of her spending time with a man made out of cardboard, including their holiday planning, her meeting his family, and then her giving birth to his many cardboard children. Her story then takes a turn for the worse, as she reveals that her cardboard boyfriend has drinking and self-harm problems. She tries to leverage her sob story to gain five points from Lasse, and is successful.
(Source credit: Karl Craven)
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