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Lose the Babben-race

Task types:

Solo

Filmed

Creative

Mental

Physical

Objective

Single brief

Original

Task brief

The task brief is held by David, near the starting line of the Babben-race. The brief for the task is as follows:

Run the Babben-race.

You must be wearing a pair of shoes from the shoe rack.

If you take the same shoes as anyone else, you’re disqualified.

Fastest wins.

Your time starts on David’s signal.

Read this silently:

You’re the mole.

If you place last in the Babben-race, you get five points.

Task notes

The task takes place on an area of grassed common land, near to the Bäst i Test house.
Each contestant arrives at the task location with a unique runner number pinned to their chests.
A very short, straight running track has been marked out on the grass with stakes and caution tape, leading to a finish line with a banner.
Next to the starting line of the course, there is a small shoe rack with nine different pairs of shoes on it, including high heels, flats, sandals, high-top trainers, and wooden clogs.
In the studio, after the secret addendum to the task brief is revealed, Babben clarifies that the slowest contestants earn the most points (i.e. ‘Fastest wins’ becomes ‘Slowest wins’).
The fact that everyone is trying to sabotage their own attempts is somewhat reminiscent of the ‘Perform a synchronised dance / Sabotage your dance’ team task from season 6.