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Filmed tasks
Tasks filmed before the studio record, mostly at the Taskmaster house or out on location.
Series 10
Silently, make the tastiest and prettiest cocktail with the coolest name
Silently, make the tastiest and prettiest cocktail with the coolest name. If you make any noise over 60 dB, you must pour anything you've…
Draw the animal that is watching you
Draw the animal that is watching you. The animal is wearing a hat. You may not leave this room and you must look in the mirror at all…
Get the most water from butt A into butt B
Get the most water from butt A into butt B. You may not move a butt in the first five minutes. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts now.
Get to that finish line clutching chicken number 2
Get to that finish line clutching chicken number 2. Get chicken number 1 across this start line aboard radio-controlled [contestant's…
Tell your team mates what is in this safe
Tell your team mate what is in this safe. You may speak into this microphone and they will hear your message played backwards. You have ten…
Make the best marble run
Make the best marble run. The marble that rolls for the longest time wins. After releasing your marble, you may not touch your marble, nor…
Work out how many sheets there are on a loo roll
Work out how many sheets there are on a loo roll. You have 30 seconds. Closest wins. Your time starts now.
Fill this cup so that it overfloweth
Fill this cup so that it overfloweth. The cup must remain atop the cup pole at all times. Only liquids may touch the red green. Fastest…
Learn your lines
Learn your lines. You have ten minutes to prepare for each of your parts then one take to pull it off. Best performance wins. Your first…
Drink one full tablespoon of coconut water
Drink one full tablespoon of coconut water. If you use the same coconut water extraction method as another contestant, you will be…
Make the biggest beer mat house on this table
Make the biggest beer mat house on this table. While making your biggest beer mat house, you must ring the doorbell after exactly one…
Complete the most tasks
Complete the most tasks. There is one task behind each door. You may choose the order to open the doors. You may only move when the doors…
Work out how many balls are in the basket
Work out how many balls are in the basket. Every ball must be in the basket when you make your guess. Closest to the correct answer wins.…
Put these wellies on the spider's feet
Put these wellies on the spider's feet. You must carry a welly at all times, but you must never carry more than three wellies. You must not…
Perform this song
Perform this song. You have 20 minutes to prepare for your performance. Best all-round performance wins. Your time starts now.
Neatly hang all of Bernard's clothes on that coat rail
Neatly hang all of Bernard's clothes on that coat rail. You must stay behind the line at all times. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
NYT 2021
Get the biggest thing through the doughnut
Get the biggest thing through the doughnut without breaking the doughnut. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
Sculpt the scene on the other side of this wall
Sculpt the scene on the other side of this wall. Most accurate sculpture wins. You have 15 minutes. Your time starts now.
Build the lightest tower
Build the lightest tower on this set of scales. You may not move the scales or tape anything to them, and you may not tamper with or block…
Series 11
Do the most impressive thing under the table with one hand
Do the most impressive thing under the table with one hand. You must be looking at the camera and waving with your other hand throughout…
Catch the rat
Catch the rat. Most ingenious catching of the rat wins. You must be at least three metres from the rat when you catch it. The rat will run…
Deliver all the plates to Alex
Deliver all the plates to Alex. When carrying the plates you must be traveling by scooter, or bicycle or hoverboard. For every plate fallen…
Make the balloon hover untethered for 20 seconds
Make that balloon hover untethered for 20 seconds. During the hovering the top of the balloon must not be higher than your chin and the…
Have an argument
Have an argument. You must take it in turns to angrily make a point using no more than 10 words, and you must always end your point with a…
Make the house haunted
Make the house haunted. Most haunted house wins. You have an hour. Your time starts now.
Make the sauna stones hiss
Make the sauna stones hiss. You must be standing behind the rope when the sauna stones hiss. You may not move the sauna stones or this…
Create the best new way to remember how many days each of the months has
Create the best new way to remember how many days each of the months has. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
Get all of your luggage through security
Get all of your luggage through security. You must stay inside of the maze until your luggage has been through the x-ray machine. You may…
Get all of this banana in the bottle
Get all of this banana in the bottle. You may not break the bottle. The bottle may not leave the lab. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
Put the bag of salt on that table over there
Put the bag of salt on that table over there. No one may move whilst holding the bag of salt. If the bag of salt touches the ground at any…
Get this sheet of loo roll as far from here as possible
Get this sheet of loo roll as far from here as possible. Only this sheet of loo roll may touch the ground. The loo roll must not break at…
Put on the captain's hat
Cover your lower half in biodegradable clingfilm and gaffer tape so that no part of your lower half isn't covered in biodegradable cling…
Make the best uniform for this bee
Make the best uniform for this bee. You must wear your beekeeping outfit throughout the task. You have five minutes to order five items,…
Arrange the seven objects in a line on the table in order of how many sides they have
Arrange the seven objects in a line on the table in order of how many sides they have. Fewest sides on your left, most sides on your right.…
Fart
Fart. Fartest winds. Your time starts now.
Make the best portrait of the Taskmaster on this door only using your feet
Make the best portrait of the Taskmaster on this door only using your feet. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts now.
Vandalise this wall
Vandalise this wall. Most creative vandalism wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
Identify the contents of the battered items
Identify the contents of the battered items in this fish and chips order. You may lick and sniff all of the items. You may bite into two.…
Fire as many rubber bands as possible into Alex's bum bag
Fire as many rubber bands as possible into Alex's bum bag. You have two minutes. Your time starts now.
Complete these tasks
Complete these tasks. Most tasks wins. You may not step beyond this line. You had ten minutes from when the fuse was lit. Attack the…
Make the best babushka meal
Make the best babushka meal. Each course must be presented inside the previous course. Best babushka meal wins. You have five minutes to…
Get out of the front gate setting off the alarm the fewest times
Get out of the front gate setting off the alarm the fewest times. Every time the alarm goes off, you must start again. You must only step…
Say the word "metronome" between every tick of this metronome
Say the word "metronome" between every tick of this metronome. You may not touch or stop the metronome. Also, you must blow up and tie a…
Draw the best picture of a British animal
Draw the best picture of a British animal. Each person must fill in one section at a time and may not look at any other section during that…
Record the greatest aircraft safety announcement then perform the greatest aircraft safety demonstration
Record the greatest aircraft safety announcement then perform the greatest aircraft safety demonstration. Your announcement must be in an…
Make the most impressive and realistic weather for Taskmaster island
Make the most impressive and realistic weather for Taskmaster island. You have 30 minutes and your weather must last for no more than a…
Build a tower, then topple your tower so that yoghurt lands in a numbered square
Build a tower, then topple your tower so that yoghurt lands in a numbered square. You have one yoghurt and one toppling attempt. Highest…
Look the most different in four different photos taken by the camera
Look the most different in four different photos taken by the camera. The camera will spin round three times and take a picture every time…