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Live tasks

Tasks done in the studio in front of the audience, usually at the end of an episode.

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  1. Season 1

    Throw a throw, boot a boot, bowl a bowl, flick a flick or propel a propeller

    Whilst standing beside your table, throw a throw, boot a boot, bowl a bowl, flick a flick or propel a propeller the closest to the edge of…

    Episode 1
  2. Wearing your chopstick gloves, de-pineapple the pizzas

    Wearing your chopstick gloves, de-pineapple the pizzas and put the pineapple in your bowls. If you want a new pizza, you may request one…

    Episode 2
  3. Convince the Taskmaster that you deserve 5 points

    Convince the Taskmaster that you deserve 5 points. You must use a method from one of the paddles. When you are finished convincing, place…

    Episode 3
  4. Recreate famous scenes from history for the Taskmaster

    In your teams, recreate famous scenes from history for the Taskmaster. Once the Taskmaster has correctly guessed your famous scene, you may…

    Episode 4
  5. As a team, use your own shadows to spell Taskmaster

    As a team, use your own shadows to spell Taskmaster. You must spell one letter at a time. A letter will be captured every 10 seconds. Every…

    Episode 5
  6. Make your monster meaner

    Make your monster meaner. You have 30 seconds. Your time starts on Tom's whistle. The least mean monster will be eliminated. Part 2: Make…

    Episode 6
  7. Dunk and undunk your biscuit in your tea when you hear the whistle

    Pick a biscuit. Part 2: In time with the music, dunk and undunk your biscuit in your tea and coffee when you hear the whistle. At any…

    Episode 7
  8. Open your suitcase and use the contents to transform your face into an Australian icon

    Open your suitcase and use the contents to transform your face into an Australian icon. The case must stay up until you are asked to reveal…

    Episode 8
  9. Bounce or don't bounce on your tramp or on your step

    Bounce or don't bounce on your tramp or bounce or don't bounce on your step. If you trick the Taskmaster into thinking you are on the tramp…

    Episode 9
  10. Stick a pickle to the bullseye

    From your spot, stick a pickle to the bullseye. If your pickle lands in the 1, you must read an apology from the apology jar before…

    Episode 10
  11. Season 2

    Dance in the silent disco

    Dance in the silent disco. If the Taskmaster correctly guesses that you are dancing to no music, you are eliminated. Last person still…

    Episode 1
  12. Paint something with a chosen object which rhymes with that object

    Paint a painting of a thing that rhymes with your thing, using only your thing. Best painting wins. However, if the Taskmaster cannot tell…

    Episode 2
  13. Describe words to your team-mates (AU)

    Select a book from the top two shelves of the bookshelf, then describe the word within it to your team-mates. Your team-mates will get a…

    Episode 3
  14. Share a beautiful childhood memory into the auto-tuned microphone

    Share a beautiful childhood memory into this auto-tuned microphone. If the Taskmaster correctly guesses the childhood memory sharer, you…

    Episode 4
  15. Reveal the thing on your drum that doesn't make a sound and make the sound it should make

    Reveal the thing on your drum that doesn’t make a sound, and make the sound it should make. Least like the sound it should make will be…

    Episode 5
  16. While holding your jars of hundreds and thousands, have a party

    While holding your jars of hundreds and thousands, walk through the door, then put your party hat on, then pull on your fun pants, then…

    Episode 6
  17. Perform a 30-second scene that communicates to the Taskmaster what time the clock says

    Perform a 30 second scene that communicates to the Taskmaster what time the clock says. You may only say one word per team member and that…

    Episode 7
  18. Blow bubbles and fan them through the hoop

    Taking turns in your teams, blow bubbles, then fan them through the hoop. On an attacking turn, one team-mate must blow bubbles, using one…

    Episode 8
  19. Toss the most thongs with the tongs onto your barbecue

    Toss the most thongs with the tongs onto your barbecue. If at any point a golden thong is tossed with tongs on to another barbecue, all the…

    Episode 9
  20. Build a marshmallow tower using the remaining marshmallows in the jar from your green room

    Build a marshmallow tower using the remaining marshmallows in the jar you've had in your green room since the start of the studio record.…

    Episode 10
  21. How much does the Taskmaster trophy weigh?

    Episode 10
  22. Season 3

    Entirely change your bed without leaving the bed, then lie in it

    Entirely change your bed without leaving the bed, then lie in it. If you or your linen touches the floor during the making of your bed, you…

    Episode 1
  23. Be humble as pie about your pie

    Be humble as pie about your pie. Each contestant will have 15 seconds to be humble about their pie. Least humble about their pie will be…

    Episode 2
  24. Play in the first annual Touchball tournament

    Play in the first annual Touchball tournament. Each contestant will get to play both as ball-toucher and as ball-wanter. As per…

    Episode 3
  25. Explain the graph on your new easel

    Draw either a line graph about lines or a bar graph about bars or a column graph about columns or a pie graph about pies or a bubble graph…

    Episode 4
  26. Rebound your tennis balls off a ramp and stick them to your suits

    Rebound your tennis balls off a ramp and stick them to your suits. A tennis ball stuck to a limb or body gets one point. A tennis ball…

    Episode 5
  27. Win more debates than the other team

    Win more debates than the other team. Each team will get 45 seconds to deliver their arguments on each moot. Each team member may only say…

    Episode 6
  28. Select a pose, then step into this box and strike it

    Select a pose, then step into this box and strike it. One of the doors will open to reveal part of your pose to the Taskmaster. The door…

    Episode 7
  29. Toss your duck into the bath

    Toss your duck into the bath. All contestants must be blindfolded whilst others throw. If your duck misses, you are eliminated. If no-one's…

    Episode 8
  30. Communicate to the Taskmaster the scene you're seeing

    In teams, whilst wearing your VR headsets, communicate to the Taskmaster the scene you're seeing. One team member may only mime actions…

    Episode 9
  31. Pour the most sand in your receptacle

    Pour the most sand in your receptacle. There will be 90 seconds for initial pouring. There will be an additional round in which you may…

    Episode 10
  32. How many business cards are in Tom's A-tier business card collection?

    Episode 10
  33. Season 4

    Hang the hangers on your rack

    Hang the hangers on your rack. Before you toss a hanger you must be wearing it's t-shirt in the traditional way. You must remain on your…

    Episode 1
  34. Do some acting

    Do some acting. In turns, choose a scene from a trophy then act it out. The two most brilliant actors and the two most terrible actors will…

    Episode 2
  35. Choose an item to place in the vessel to raise the water level

    Choose an item to place in the vessel to raise the water level. Once an item has been touched it must go in the jar. If you cause the jar…

    Episode 3
  36. Land a sandbag on the scoreboard, then say a word with the number of letters equal to your landed score

    Land a sandbag on the scoreboard, then say a word with the number of letters equal to your landed score. Your word must begin with your…

    Episode 4
  37. Ride for exactly 111 metres while sketching a sketchy sketch

    Ride for exactly 111 metres while sketching a sketchy sketch. One of your teammates must be riding. All others must be sketching. You may…

    Episode 5
  38. Pat the dog

    Pat the dog. You must be wearing your blindfold and cannot step off or move your mat. Fastest wins. Your time starts when Tom releases the…

    Episode 6
  39. In teams, feed your stick thingy through your helmet thingy

    In teams, feed your stick thingy through your helmet thingy. Your stick thingy may not touch the sides of your helmet thingy. The teammate…

    Episode 7
  40. Turn your exercise ball into a world globe with your selected item

    Turn your exercise ball into a world globe with your selected item. You must be wearing your boxing gloves throughout. Most geographically…

    Episode 8
  41. Lip sync to your original love song

    Sing an original love song to the Taskmaster over your 30-second melody. A bonus point will be given for the best lyrics. Live: Lip sync to…

    Episode 9
  42. Fly a paper plane through this bladeless fan

    Fly a paper plane through this bladeless fan. Each paper plane you make must have a name and you must say it when it commences flight. You…

    Episode 10
  43. Season 5

    Pose for a photo at the median height with the median amount of naughtiness

    Pose for a photo at the median height with the median amount of naughtiness. Your photos will be compared and the contestant at the median…

    Episode 1
  44. Paint your face in a silly way, then share a serious story

    Episode 2
  45. Blow one of your beach balls into the goal

    Blow one of your beach balls into the goal. You must only blow a beach ball and must never touch it deliberately. You must remain behind…

    Episode 3
  46. Either grate an entire block of cheese, eat a quarter of it, or hit Tom with half of it

    Either grate an entire block of cheese, eat a quarter of it, or hit Tom with half of it. If you throw it at Tom, you must throw underarm.…

    Episode 4
  47. Sketch a self-portrait on your volleyball

    Sketch a self-portrait on your volleyball. You may only sketch after successfully shooting a hoop. You must shoot again after 20 seconds.…

    Episode 5
  48. Whilst wearing your goggles, toss your pikelet onto the stage closest to your teammate's pikelet

    Whilst wearing your goggles, toss your pikelet onto the stage closest to your teammate's pikelet. Your tosses must be in response to a…

    Episode 6