Search for rugelach gets sticky
and came away with a bargain batch, later returning to the scene to see if the baker had a mate with a spare Spurs scarf they could buy as one of the other gifts. Naturally, the baker knew a guy.
In a task that tested not only the candidates’ negotiation skills but their ability to navigate London’s geography, neither team shone. Graphene, under Joanna’s leadership and now with James on board, managed to acquire all the items, which included scarlet doeskin (in honour of the esteemed peer’s service in the House of Lords) and a retractable aerial, but were fined for returning too late.
Sajan’s boys (plus Michaela and Sarah) were back promptly but — in a turn of events reminiscent of any man put in sole charge of the weekly Tesco shop — they returned missing several of their gifts.
The items on Lord Sugar’s list included an Amstrad computer (apparently there are a few still knocking about). It proved Vitality’s undoing; in a twist of fate surely manufactured by the producers to rack up the rivalry, both teams came across the same seller. Alas for the boys, it was a harsh lesson in London traffic and they were pipped at the post, leading to a showdown in the boardroom (and some tears of joy from the victorious Joanna, which I doubt did much to endear her to Lord Sugar).
Sajan hauled in Ross, who spent much of the task moaning that everyone was doing everything wrong but failing to make any constructive suggestions.
It was obvious Ross was a goner from the moment he opened his mouth to explain he was a certified genius. Lord “left school at 16” Sugar rather likes to be the smartest person in the room and has little time for brainy types. “Statistically you’ve not performed,” he sneered, sending Ross on his way.
Chutzpah of the week: Spurs scarfowning Simcha, who proved he’d be a much better business partner for Lord Sugar than any of those up for the job by negotiating an eye-watering price for his football-themed neckwear. STACEY WATCH