The Big Brother 2014 housemates have been given their latest shopping task.

And quite frankly, on the face of it, it sounds truly dull.

This week the BB house has had a scientific make over as Big Brother attempts pioneering study, investigating the old adage that great minds – or housemates – think alike

For the next two days, Big Brother will be testing just how alike all housemates’ minds really are.

Housemates need to prove they are all similar in order to win a luxury shopping budget.

Over the next two days, BB will summon housemates three at a time to the Mind Lab where the trio will be isolated in booths. Each housemate will get a Yes or No question. If all housemates say Yes to the question they’ll win 10 points. If they all answer no than 5 points. If all housemates do not answer the same they will not win any points.

What housemates do yet realise however is that the questions will be in the from of dares (hence why saying Yes carries more points than a no).

If all three housemates answer Yes, they must follow through and complete the dare.

But in a twist, if any housemate says Yes, even if the others say no, they must also complete the dare.

In the living room is a locked Brain Box that contains the amount of points needed in order to pass the task.

At the end of the two days, the box will be unlocked and if housemates have exceeded the amount of points on the card inside they will have passed the shopping task and won a luxury budget.

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The Big Brother housemates are set to some newspaper headlines as part of this week’s shopping task.

This week the housemates are being tested on their similarity.

In groups of three they will be called to the ‘Mind Lab’ where they will be isolated and each asked the same dare question that will test their nerves, bottle and stupidity.

If ALL three agree and say yes, they receive 10 points. If they ALL agree and say no, they take 5 points. However, if they disagree (e.g. 1 says yes, 2 say no) then they score ZERO points. Points may increase during the task.

The caveat is that whoever says yes must perform the dare, even if not all three housemates said yes as well.

The dares will include…

Twerking 9 to 5 Housemates must perform a twerking marathon. In the garden there is a Notting Hill carnival-style stage, with three marked positions. The Housemates are given twerking outfits and have to twerk when they hear a trigger.

Dirty Laundry If they agree, BB will show newspaper headlines about the three housemates on the big screen. (e.g. Danielle’s sordid past)

Karaoke Serenade Housemates will serenade the housemate of their choice. BB will play a classic karaoke track onto a plasma and the housemates will take a portion of the song each and sing to a housemate of their choice

Noms Housemates will agree to have nominations of them played into the house.

Clown Party Ashleigh (scared of clowns) Helen (scared of balloons) and Mark will stick it out in a scary clown party. The small task room is dressed like a circus tent. They have to sit on chairs on a podium in the middle, we then introduce a scary clown, armed with balloons. They have to remain there and fight their fear.

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3.16pm: "Lies have come out of people's mouths." Helen is questioning the honesty of people in the House  I wonder if she has seen something .

Good on Mark!!

While most of the nominations were no real surprise and were brushed with “I knew it” or “It’s cool”, Jale’s nomination of Ash proved quite controversial.

He claimed Jale was “chatting s**t” before telling: “F**k off you maggot.”

“Wow that’s a bit of a strong reaction,” Jale replied.

“Why are you saying that I hate loads of people and slagging them off?” Ash claimed.

Mark then interrupted to defend Jale, saying: “That’s not nice that you know, you don’t need to say things like that to people.

“Calling people maggots, what the f**k?”

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What an obnoxious, arrogant git Ash is! Well done to Mark for speaking up and telling him he was totally out of order calling Jale a maggot.

Please let Ash be evicted on Friday!

I think this is all a ploy by C5 ....editing to keep Toyah in ......and I think we will all regret it when we have to put up with her until the finals  

She will be nommed again next week, Baz, whereas we could be stuck with arrogant Ash until the final.

I want Ash's name to be called out on Friday. I want another Maxwell/Sezer moment.

I don't think she will be nomm'd again Yogi ....she's getting too many of them onside ....and even if she is , the tide seems to have turned , at least on FB ...she is applauded for * standing up * to HeLen , and is now seen as entertaining ..... 

I'd still prefer Ash to go.

Well  memba I told you  

 Okay Alex, will do.

4.46pm: There's karaoke going on in the House. #BBUKLive pic.twitter.com/0wPTEWhrJs

4.55pm: At least Ash seems to like it. #BBUKLive http://twitter.com/BBUKLive/status/481465349221941248/photo/1pic.twitter.com/AAHF8SpKix

I agree with Yogi's comments about Ash. Maybe he thought he'd sail through on his looks, which may appeal to some but not me. Personality over looks for me.

I'd give anything for that, Yogi.... i really think we're missing a great opportunity to get rid of Ash and shock Helen and Co to the core. 

As usual it's the women who are being evicted, I don't disagree with Tamara and Pauline going but there are some obnoxious men in there, about time some of them left

I agree with everything you said YR 

It's one of those obnoxious men who should go now, Ash would be a nice start 

and if BB balance it, then Helen's headlines should raise some eyebrows .

If it's mainly women/young girls who vote I hope they get past his looks, if that's what they like about him, and focus on his awful attitude to women

7.56pm: A klaxon has sounded in the House. Three housemates are being summoned. #BBUKLive 

8.08pm: Will Helen, Mark and Ashleigh agree to go to a children's party? Sounds harmless right...? #BBUKLive pic.twitter.com/hnUWcFEnlG

8.22pm: Helen, Mark and Ashleigh probably won't be sending Big Brother a thank you card for this party. #BBUKLive pic.twitter.com/KoTZbbIWvl

Today’s hits will include…

Brilliant Breakfast Housemates are woken up to an unusual breakfast in the small task room. A disgusting omelette containing century egg, surstromming and several other ‘delicacies’. They have to eat a portion of the omelette to pass the hit.

Final Agreement In a twist, housemates have a tablet each with the housemates’ faces on. They are asked various questions to which a housemate is the answer.

The first half of the task will air on tonight’s highlights show on Channel 5 from 10PM.

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what is century egg?

Preserved egg that's all blue mould looking .You sometimes see them on IACGMOH in the eating task.

Sounds vile!

He really doesn't get the irony, does he?

Would love that 

Toya is bonkers - at least she stirs things up.

He's just nasty, full of himself and seems to be Helen's best mate in there. Which says it all.

3.16pm: Decisions, decisions #BBUKLive pic.twitter.com/VExhSjb4gX

Good, they are on basic rations at last.