This article contains contestant information and episode summaries from Season 1 of the Estonian competitive science television series Rakett69. Season 1 aired starting on January 15, 2011 and concluded on May 7, 2011.
Contents
The show was divided into 16 episodes, each about 27 minutes long. Parallel to the TV show, 10 minute long internet show also aired on The official homepage
Contestants
The 12 contestants, who got through the talent show, were initially divided into the White team, the Gray team and the Blue team.
Episodes
Each episode consisted of a 3 challenges and with 3 exceptions, a contestant had to leave each episode.
Episode 1
Episode 2
The second challenge was to build a scale, to weigh exactly 15,6 kg of potatoes.
The third challenge was to build a clock, to measure exactly 1 minute.
Episode 3
The Blue team started the third episode one man down, because Henri had to sing in a choir.
The second challenge was to measure the length of a wooden beam that was hanging from the ceiling, from a distance.
The third challenge was cutting a wooden beam. Two teams had to take turns in cutting the beam and the team, who got the last cut, won. each cut had to be 10 to 50 cm long.
Episode 4
The second challenge was to shine 4 coins (2 new ones and 2 old ones), so they look alike.
The third challenge was to extinguish candles from a distance, using only 100g of water.
Episode 5
At the start of the episode, the White team were given a silent helper, because there were only 2 of them. The helper couldn't speak to the team, but he did what the team told him to do.
The second challenge was to align cups of liquids, by their PH. They were given vinegar, baking soda and red cabbage, which is a natural pH indicator.
The third challenge was to align 4 cups of chilly pepper powders, by their hotness.