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Filmed tasks
Tasks filmed before the studio record, mostly at the Taskmaster house or out on location.
Series 1
Eat as much watermelon as possible
In the lab, there is a watermelon. Eat as much watermelon as possible. You have one minute. Your time starts when you open the door to the…
Paint the best picture of a horse whilst riding a horse
Completely empty this bathtub
Completely empty this bathtub. Fastest time wins. You must not remove the plug, tip or damage the bath. Your time starts now.
Find Alex
Find Alex. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
High-five a 55 year-old
High-five a 55 year-old. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
Identify the contents of these pies
Identify the contents of these pies. You may touch the pies, but may not breach their pastry. Your time starts now.
Do something that will look impressive in reverse
Do something that will look impressive in reverse. The Taskmaster will see whatever act you perform played backwards. You must therefore do…
Throw a teabag into a mug from the farthest distance
Throw a teabag into a mug from the farthest distance. You have exactly 1 hour. Your time starts now.
Using this device to track your route, create the best image for the Taskmaster
Using this device to track your route, create the best image for the Taskmaster. You have 1 hour. Your time starts when you take your first…
Buy a gift for the Taskmaster
Buy the best present for the Taskmaster. Here is £20. You have 10 weeks. Your time starts now.
Get this egg as high as possible
Using only the items currently on this table, get this egg as high as possible. Highest wins. The egg must not break. You have 20 minutes.…
Make this ice block disappear as fast as possible
Make this ice block disappear as fast as possible. You have one hour. Your time starts now.
Get to 11 points as fast as possible
Get to 11 points as fast as possible. Your time starts now.
Fill an egg cup with as many tears as possible
Fill an egg cup with as many tears as possible. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
Count the beans in the baked bean tin
Count the beans in this baked bean tin. Your time starts now. Part 2: Count the hoops in this tin of spaghetti hoops. Your time starts now.…
Get this boulder as far from this place as possible
Get this boulder as far from this place as possible. You have one hour. Your time starts now.
Grow the longest nail
Grow the longest nail. You have 10 weeks. Your time starts now.
Make this bed to a hotel standard whilst holding hands
Make this bed to a hotel standard whilst holding hands. You time ends when you get in the bed. Fastest wins. Hold hands now. Your time…
Make this Swedish person blush
Make this Swedish person blush as deeply as possible. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts now.
Get the lowest golf score using eggs
Get the lowest golf score using eggs. You must complete the 5 holes using chicken eggs. You score will be calculated as follows: Shots x…
Stage a realistic blooper from a home movie
Stage a realistic blooper from a home movie. The Taskmaster will give points to the best film-makers. You have 1 hour. Your time starts now.
Make the best meal for the Taskmaster using ingredients beginning with every letter of the alphabet
Make the best meal for the Taskmaster using ingredients beginning with every letter of the alphabet. You have a total of 2 hours. Your time…
Series 2
Place these three exercise balls on the yoga mat on the top of that hill
Place these three exercise balls on the yoga mat on the top of that hill. The task is complete when all three balls sit fully inflated and…
Get this potato into the golf hole
Get this potato into the golf hole. You may not touch the red green. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
Find out the following information from this Swedish person
Find out the following information from this Swedish person: DATE OF BIRTH FATHER'S JOB GREATEST FEAR HOW HE WOULD DESCRIBE YOU FAVORITE…
Eat me
Eat me. Fastest wins.
Make the best music video for a nursery rhyme
Make the best music video for a nursery rhyme. You have one hour. Your time starts now.
Using this camera, take a picture of an inanimate object that looks like you
Using this camera, take a picture of an inanimate object that looks like you. Closest resemblance wins. You have twenty weeks. Your time…
Order the following pizza for the Taskmaster
Order the following pizza for the Taskmaster: Extra large vegetarian pizza with pepperoni and bacon, and without tomato and cheese. You may…
Impress this mayor
Impress this mayor. You have a maximum of 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
Make the most unexpected silhouette on this screen
Make the most unexpected silhouette on this screen. You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now.
Buy a gift for the Taskmaster
Buy the best present for the Taskmaster. Here is £20. You have 10 weeks. Your time starts now.
Get a potato
Put on this blindfold, then instruct only the person closest to you to open their task. Part 2: Put the earplugs in your ears and the ear…
Rescue the cat (Series 2)
MISSING Rescue the cat. Best rescue wins. Your time starts now. Answers to the name Patatas.
Conceal this pineapple on your person
Conceal this pineapple on your person. No part of the pineapple may be thrown away. You have 20 minutes, after which Alex will inspect you.…
Set a fun task
Set a fun task. Your task must take no more than one minute. You have ten minutes. Your time starts now. Part 2: Prove how strong you are.…
Construct the best thing for the Taskmaster
Using only the items on the rug, construct the best thing for the Taskmaster. You have thirty minutes. Your time starts now.
Get all this shopping into the shopping trolley
Get all this shopping into the shopping trolley. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
Make the best stop-motion film starring this potato
Make the best stop-motion film starring this potato. You have one hour. Your time starts now.
Make a bridge over the river using only items on this table
Make a bridge over the river using only items on this table. Highest self-supporting bridge wins. The bridge alone must support the potato.…
Series 3
Get to the microwave in as few steps as possible
Get to the microwave in as few steps as possible and open the door before the microwave dings. There's five minutes on the clock. The…
Propel this pea the furthest distance
Propel this pea the furthest distance. Your pea must land and remain on the red carpet.
Make the best snowman
Make the best snowman. You have one hour. Your time starts now.
Surprise Alex when he emerges from the shed
Surprise Alex when he emerges from the shed in one hour. Your time starts now.
Release Alex
Release Alex. Fastest wins. [Printed in invisible ink] Your time starts now. Part 2: Look on the phone. [Printed in invisible ink]
Create the best upside-down self portrait using only the materials supplied
Create the best upside-down self portrait using only the materials supplied [sauces and condiments, onto a brick wall]. The Taskmaster will…
Pop the balloons
Pop the balloons. Fastest wins. Your time starts when you pop the next balloon.
Fill this egg cup with your own sweat
Fill this egg cup with your own sweat. Most sweat wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now. Bonus: You must complete the whole task…