The contestants are Dunked

“Are you ready?” Holly shouted up to them, “Then 3…2….1…DROP”

Both contestants were submerged in the glass tank. The audience cheers muted by the water, despite the studio audience having nearly as good a view as the tv audience. David having braced himself for the coldness was surprised that it was quite warm, He quite enjoyed the feeling of being in the water fully clothed. The most clothes he’d ever worn in a swimming pool before now was a t-shirt after his back got sunburnt on Holiday, so this was a new experience. Anne wasn’t having such a good time, taking Holly’s comment to heart she clasped her arms across her chest as she went under, rather than taking a last breath. She did not enjoy the feeling of wet clothing at all, as the water’s movement was making her top & skirt move and rub against her, distracting her as she was trying to keep calm and not breath. Anna pressed her buzzer and was immediately raised out of the tank, she opened her eyes and to her dismay David was still under water. It felt like an eternity to her before David was finally raised up.

“Great first round guys,” Holly called up, “Anna managed a great 45 seconds but David is in the lead with 92 seconds.”

The tank was taken off stage replaced with another similar tank, except this has a layer of foam on top. David was rather enjoying the feeling of the wet clothes against his skin as he sat on the swing, although he could have done without the heights aspect. Anna was not only keeping her arms tightly folded to cover her breasts in the translucent top, but had the knees crossed to stop anyone being able to see up her skirt from below. The feeling of the sodden clothes against her skin was doing nothing for her except making her feel like she needed a proper shower and a change of clothes.

“You handled the warm water beautifully”, Holly called up, “But to really wash your clothes you need to add some soap. Ready? 3…2…1…DROP”

Anna was better prepared this time, taking a deep breath before submersion. David wasn’t quite so lucky and got some of the soapy water in his mouth as he went under. He couldn’t spit it out and he couldn’t swallow it. After a disappointingly short while, he pressed the buzzer and was raised out of the tank. He looked down and saw Anna still in the water. The seconds seemed to take ages before Anna was finally raised, picking up a layer of foam on her way up. She saw that David had emerged first and was a lot happier, although she was still tightly gripping her chest.

“Quite a switch around that time” Holly called up, “David, you only managed a measly 26 seconds, whereas Anna you got an impressive 63 seconds.”

As the tank was replaced with the third and final tank, this time filled with clear water, Holly totted up the scores, “David you’re still in the lead with 118 seconds but Anna, you’re not far behind with 108. Only 10 seconds between you. So it’s all to play for in our final dunk. Which is of course into ice cold water. One of you will win that brand new Washer/Dryer, and one of you will have gone through all this for nothing, but both of you get to enjoy the rest of the show back in our audience soaking wet. Aren’t you lucky?”

The contestants though they were anything but lucky as Holly counted down the final drop. “Ready? 3…2…1…drop!”

Both contestants hit the water at the same time, the cold immediately hitting them. David had no problem holding his breath but he couldn’t stand the cold for very long. After what seemed like an incredibly short time he pressed his buzzer to be raised up. To his relief when he opened his eyes once clear of the water he saw that Anna had lasted even less than he had and was sat there looking unhappy and cold.

“Bring them down” Holly called out, “Well we don’t need to check the timing for that one, David you have won a new Washer/Dryer, how do you feel?”

“Wet and Cold” David replied

“And Anna, you at least look lovely soaked through, Holly tried to buck up Anna’s confidence, “You need to own it girl and let our audience see your body”

Anna just shook her head and kept her arms tightly folded as the stage-hands uncoupled the contestants from the swings.