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A Couple of Ethels
Series 12 / Episode 8
This week, Desiree draws on her face, Guz endures a ball to the groin and Alan loses an eye.
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Prize: Best thing you use for something other than its actual purpose.
Make and wear a popcorn necklace with at least five pieces of popcorn and then do the opposite of the following: You must under no circumstances not avoid not making the bell not ring. The task is over when you have either rung the bell or not rung the bell and said "I did the right thing" three times. Fastest to not do the wrong thing wins. If you don't do the right thing, you lose five points.
Team: Play the most brilliant minute of socially-distanced sport. / Provide the most iconic and memorable commentary for this brilliant one minute of socially-distanced sport. One of you must commentate on the action, another must provide analysis. Best commentary on the most brilliant socially-distanced sport wins.
Make your face look like another face when your face is turned upside-down. Most expressive and radically different upside-down face wins.
Live: Pop up before the object, but only just. You are only allowed to pop up once. Closest to the pop before the pop wins the round. If you pop up after the object, you get no points that round.
Tie-break: Blow the feather across the table using only your nose.
Show scores
Victoria
Coren Mitchell
9
Desiree
Burch
9
Morgana
Robinson
19
Guz
Khan
21
Alan
Davies
21
