Get better at something

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Points

15

Disquals

0

• Anders declares that he’s good at drinking, but has always wanted to actually learn about and know about wine. Lasse arranges a blind taste test of three different drinks in the studio and tells Anders that he will need to identify the land of origin, the grape, the vintage, and taste notes. Anders correctly identifies the first glass as a pinot noir. He is unable to identify the second glass – he guesses Syrah, but it is actually a Nebbiolo. Finally, Anders correctly identifies that the third glass is Ribena [a soft drink]. Anders is awarded third place.
• There is either a translation error here, or Neel’s task was slightly changed but not remarked on in the studio; Neel wants to learn how to somersault dive, but it appears that she just wants to learn how to dive. Neel smartly realises that the best thing about the task was that it dictated that the biggest improvement wins, and she started the task not knowing how to dive. She brings in footage of her baseline attempt at diving, as well as footage of her learning and improving slightly, before finally presenting footage of her successfully diving into a pool from a standing start. Neel wins the task.
• Annika declares that she wants to get better at everything [“alt”]. After leaving the initial task exasperated that she needs to get better at absolutely everything, she arrives to the studio claiming to be certified in A.L.T. - a form of cosmetic facial massage that ostensibly makes someone look younger without the need for Botox or surgery. She “proves” that she’s gotten better by submitting before and after pictures of her sessions – including transforming an old Mark into a baby-faced Mark, transforming her friend into a chimpanzee (“I made her look six million years younger”), and massaging a wool sweater back into a lamb. Annika is awarded fourth place.
• Mahamad declares that he wants to learn how to sing. He sings a bit after being given the task, and by his own admittance, he is awful. In the studio, he says that he hired a vocal coach, who told him that she could not help. Still, Mahamad stands up and sings the same song he presented when he read the task; he has not improved. Although Lasse respects and admires Mahamad’s bravery to stand up and fail at singing in front of a live studio audience, he still awards Mahamad last place.
• Jakob declares that he wanted to be an athlete – specifically, professional badminton. In the studio, an appropriately-dressed Jakob reveals that he has started to play badminton again, twice weekly. He provides proof via obviously-staged glamour shots as well as a picture of himself nude in the gym shower. Lasse declares that it is difficult to judge Jakob’s progress from still images, so a badminton net is set up on the stage. Jakob’s opponent is professional badminton player Peter Gade, and Lasse gives Jakob five rounds to score a point to prove that he has improved his badminton game. Jakob manages to score a point on the final round. Jakob is awarded second place.