[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by erinp5

Day 6: How did the housemates get on the in the Time Is Money shopping task finale?

The fate of the housemates' hungry bellies was put in the hands of Mario and Carol this evening, as they took part in the ... Read more

The fate of the housemates' hungry bellies was put in the hands of Mario and Carol this evening, as they took part in the grand finale of this week's shopping task, Time Is Money.

As we explained earlier, Big Brother had concocted a confusing and controversial game called Test Of Time, where that all-important luxury budget was lying in wait inside a safe. All Mario and Carol had to do was work out the 'he said/she said' quotes ('A said this about B'), match their selected housemates to the hands of the clock and open the lock lying before them. Sounds simple, no? Not under the added pressure of the five and a half minute time limit the housemates had amassed over the last two days.

So if that was the confusing bit, then what was the controversial part?

Well that's where the quotes came in. Mario correctly guessed that Carol had said that Sophie "looks like a trout", while Carol remembered Charlotte's outburst that Vicky "is a bit of a stupid cow". And of course, the rest of the House were watching all of this unfold live on the living room screen.

But the grumpy few couldn't stay in a mood for long, because guess what... they passed the task!

"You guys kicked ass!" proclaimed Dustin, as the pair emerged triumphantly from the task room, luxury shopping list in hand.

"I want a chocolate egg, that's all I want," added Mario. We reckon he deserves a few of them after today's success

Well done, Mario and Carol!