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Filmed tasks
Tasks filmed before the studio record, mostly at the Taskmaster house or out on location.
Series 20
Discover the name of the person in the lab
Discover the name of the person in the lab. You must take it in turns to ask one question and the person may only say 'yes' or 'no'. The…
Win Snakes and Steps
Create your own Snakes and Steps board. You must add one snake and one set of steps. You must also add one mystery box. The instructions…
What number has Alex written down?
What number has Alex written down? You may ask no more than 20 questions. Alex may only say yes or no, and you must be increasingly…
Make a love heart using your body, the body of your teammates and any other items of your choosing
Make a love heart using your body, the body of your teammates and any other items of your choosing. You must make up half [Ania and…
Win the horse race
Win the horse race. You must do one of the following things: Eat something without looking at the food, spin the wheel at least 720…
Remove your shower cap by inflating the balloon
Remove your shower cap by inflating the balloon. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
Pull something from that red green onto this red green using this string
Pull something from that red green onto this red green using this string. Throughout your pull, you must remain on this red green. Your…
Make things genuinely awkward
Make things genuinely awkward. Most genuine awkwardness wins. You have twenty minutes. Your time starts now.
Do the most accurate finger painting of the person on the other end of the phone
Do the most accurate finger painting of the person on the other end of the phone. You may only use four-letter words when speaking to them…
Cut a single string to cause the greatest effect
Cut a single string to cause the greatest effect. You have twenty minutes. Your time starts now.
Communicate your story to the Taskmaster
Write an autobiographical 10-word story. You have two minutes. Your time starts now. Part 2: Communicate your story to the Taskmaster. You…
Wear the flippers correctly
Wear the flippers correctly. Slowest wins. Your time started when you entered the room. Part 2: Every time you say "flipper", "flippers" or…
Steal the statue of Archimedes
Steal the statue of Archimedes. You have 15 minutes of observation and preparation in the van. Then 15 minutes to carry out your heist.…
Dribble a technicolour picture of your hero
Dribble a Technicolour picture of your hero. Your Technicolour picture must only be made from things that have travelled directly from your…
Get exactly 63 points by bopping Alex on the head
Get exactly 63 points by bopping Alex on the head. You must shout a different type of food on each bop to register the bop. If you bop…
Go and sit in the entrance lobby on Alex's horn and return on Alex's whistle
Go and sit in the entrance lobby on Alex's horn and return on Alex's whistle. Every time you return, you must answer Alex's question within…
Paint the best picture of one animal sitting on top of another animal
Paint the best picture of one animal sitting on top of another animal. You must paint on the paper below. You must not leave the balcony.…
Say the most five-letter words
You must read each of these instructions out and do them immediately. Stand on one leg and keep standing on one leg. Put one finger in your…
Build a tower of bricks on this trolley, then push it down the slope
Build a tower of bricks on this trolley, then push it down the slope. You may not touch the trolley after it passes the start line. The…
Make your jockey weigh almost exactly the same as Alex
Make your jockey weigh almost exactly the same as Alex. If your jockey weighs more than Alex, you are disqualified. You may only get two…
Make the most fantastic 15-second film featuring your face in full frame
Make the most fantastic fifteen-second film featuring your face in full frame. You have fifteen minutes to film your fantastic…
Make exactly the same-looking drinks as your teammate's drinks
Make exactly the same-looking drinks as your teammate's drinks. [Kitchen Task] Your teammate must make exactly the same-looking drinks as…
Drink almost all the apple juice
Drink almost all the apple juice. You must not touch the cup and the cup must not move. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
Make water squirt out of you in a surprising way
Make water squirt out of you in a surprising way. In fifteen minutes, Alex will guess whence the water will squirt. For every incorrect…
COC4
Write, memorise and perform the most powerful poem about being a champion
Write, memorise and perform the most powerful poem about being a champion. You must perform the entirety of your poem sat on the special…
Win the two-metre race
Win the two-metre race. First to break the tape wins. You must start the race after the starter's bang and behind the starting line. If any…
Be brilliant for a minute
Be brilliant for a minute. Most brilliant minute wins. You have a total of twenty minutes. Your time starts now.
NYT 2026
Prod the bear
Prod the bear. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
Throw one or more dice to get a number, then clap, cough, nod and blink that number of times before the next flash
Throw one or more dice to get a number, then clap, cough, nod and blink that number of times before the next flash. If you do not complete…
Do a something-athon for a full 20 minutes
Do a something-athon for a full 20 minutes. Most inspiring something-athon successfully accomplished wins. You have five minutes to choose…
Split something in half in a really exciting way
Split something in half in a really exciting way. Most exiting half split wins. You have half of half an hour. Your time starts now.
Paint two identical and flattering self-portraits
Hold a number of yellow balls in your hand. You have one minute. Your time starts now. Part 2: Paint two identical and flattering…
Do the opposite of those instructions in the opposite order
Complete the most instructions in the order they are presented. You have five minutes. Your time starts when you open the instruction…
Series 21
Protect this egg
Protect this egg. You must have this egg with you, unseen for every task and every episode in the studio. You must hand Alex your wholly…
Find a worm
Find a worm. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
Give Greg five foods correctly
Give Greg five foods correctly. When the buzzer buzzes, give Greg one food. If you give Greg the wrong food, you must start again. If your…
Put the most T-shirts on Alex
Put the most T-shirts on Alex. Alex will only wear T-shirts launched from the T-shirt launcher and onto a target according to the T-shirt…
Get the bowling ball in the bucket
Choose how much of Alex's bowling outfit to wear throughout part two. If you choose Alex's bowling overalls, your final time will be…
Do exactly what your reflection does
Do exactly what your reflection does. You must decide what Alex does, then mirror him. Most ambitious but also accurate mirroring wins. You…
Achieve the most things on this list before the balloon pops
Achieve the most things on this list before the balloon pops. If you do the special thing, the balloon will stop inflating for ten seconds.…
Put on the headphones, obey the instructions, and build the tower
Put on the headphones, obey the instructions, and build the tower. When you think you have built the correct tower, you must clap three…
Paint the best painting of the painting while hugging
Paint the best painting of the painting while hugging. One person must always look at the original painting and hug the others with both…
Get to the top of the staircase
Get to the top of the staircase. You must take one step at a time. On each step, you must discard a letter and say at least one word. You…
Make something boring exciting
Make something boring exciting. . Most exciting boring thing wins. You have twenty minutes. Your time starts now.
Work out what food is under the cloche
Work out what food is under the cloche. When you have done that, and only when you have done that, you must remove the cloche and eat the…
Complete all three tasks
Complete all three tasks. Fastest wins. You must end every sentence with the word 'Mate' [Amy only]/inflect your voice at the end of every…
Write down a prediction for an unlikely situation to occur in exactly 15 minutes' time
Write down a prediction for an unlikely situation to occur in exactly 15 minutes' time, then make that unlikely situation occur. Most…
Win sardines
Win sardines. Split up and search for Alex. You must not be within sight of each other while searching, except for two of you who must hold…