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Garden tasks
Tasks in the Taskmaster house garden.
Series 1
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.
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 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…
Series 2
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.
Rescue the cat (Series 2)
MISSING Rescue the cat. Best rescue wins. Your time starts now. Answers to the name Patatas.
Series 3
Propel this pea the furthest distance
Propel this pea the furthest distance. Your pea must land and remain on the red carpet.
Surprise Alex when he emerges from the shed
Surprise Alex when he emerges from the shed in one hour. Your time starts now.
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.
Have the most fun on this bouncy castle
Have the most fun on this bouncy castle. You have 1 hour. Your time starts now.
Series 4
Fell all the rubber ducks
Fell all the rubber ducks. Fastest wins. Your time starts when the first rubber duck falls.
Keep the basketball on the running machine for as long as possible
Keep the basketball on the running machine for as long as possible. You may not touch the basketball or the running machine. The running…
Paint the best picture of the Taskmaster
Paint the best picture of the Taskmaster. Only the paint, and brush may touch the mat, easel and canvas. You have 10 minutes. Your time…
Transfer the water from fishbowl A to fishbowl B
Without moving the fishbowls, transfer the water from fishbowl A to fishbowl B. You may only use the items on this table. Most water moved…
Decant the wine into another bottle from atop an umpire's chair
Decant the wine into another bottle from atop an umpire's chair. Most wine in the lower bottle wins. You have 1 minute. Your time starts…
Do the most incredible thing with this pommel horse
Do the most incredible thing with this pommel horse. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts when you next blink.
Put as many different things in the bathtub/Seal the top of this bathtub with cling film
Please whisper this task to Alex.Put as many different things in the bathtub as possible. Most different things in the bathtub wins. You…
Bring Alex his dinner
Stand on one leg then continue reading. Your raised foot must not touch the ground until the task is complete. Bring Alex his dinner. Every…
Get this wheelie bin across the finish line
Get this wheelie bin across the finish line. One of you must be in the bin at all times. The other person must be blindfolded at all times.…
Series 5
Get the basketball through the hoop
Get the basketball through the hoop. You may not touch the basketball with your hands. You may not wear gloves or anything that could…
Make the best coconut-flinging machine
Make the best coconut-flinging machine. You have 20 minutes and one attempt. Furthest coconut fling wins. Your time starts now.
Spot the difference
Wearing this blindfold, blow up this balloon so that its circumference is the same as the length of a standard cucumber. You have 1 minute.…
Balance Alex
Balance Alex. You have 10 minutes to place your counterweight on your end. You may not use humans to balance Alex. The most balanced Alex…
Get the most yoghurt near the middle of the target with one kick
Muster the biggest coconut bobsleigh team
Muster the biggest coconut bobsleigh team. Most coconut bobsleigh team members still on board when their bobsleigh comes to a halt wins.…
Series 6
Perform the best stunt, using this wheelbarrow
Perform the best stunt, using this wheelbarrow. You have one hour. Your time starts now.
Spin around as many times as possible before kicking a football at the caravan
Spin around as many times as possible before kicking the ball at the caravan. Most spins wins. If you miss the caravan, you are…
Keep Alex dry
Keep Alex dry. Driest Alex wins. You may not touch Alex at any point. You may not be within the compass when the shower is on. The shower…
Have the most fun
Have the most fun. You have 3 minutes, at the end of which you must return to the caravan and await your second task. Team: Exactly…
Pull off the most elaborate trick shot
Pull off the most elaborate trick shot. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
Knock over as many ducks as possible
Knock over as many ducks as possible. You must all remain on the red carpet throughout the task. You have 5 minutes Your time starts now.
Knock the bails off the stumps
Knock the bails off the stumps. You've got a maximum of one over. You must make your attempts from behind this stump. No stumps may be…
Make this plastic bag as heavy as possible
Make this plastic bag as heavy as possible. You have 10 minutes, then it must hang unassisted for one further minute. Heaviest bag at the…
Knock over the fewest skittles
Knock over the fewest skittles. You may place one item on each of the three ramp sections, or you may place two items on one of the ramp…
Series 7
Get this ball in that hole in as few strokes as possible
Get this ball in that hole in as few strokes as possible. The ball must only be struck. The ball must never be carried. You have a maximum…
Make as many white circles on the target as possible
Make as many white circles on the target as possible. You must not step beyond this rope. You must not move the rope or the target. You…
Make yourselves look as little or big as possible
Make yourselves look as little or big as possible. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
Put exactly 50 different things in this bin
Put exactly 50 different things in this bin. Fastest wins. Your time stops when you say "I've put exactly 50 different things in this bin".…
Write and perform the most suspenseful soap opera cliff-hanger
Write and perform the most suspenseful soap opera cliff-hanger. Your scene may last no more than one minute. You have 30 minutes. Your time…
Throw something into the bin on the other side of this fence
Throw something into the bin on the other side of this fence. You may not use ladders, you may not touch the fence and you must stay this…
Make the best extension to the Taskmaster House
Make the best extension to the Taskmaster House. You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now.
Hula
Hula. You have one minute. Your time starts now. Part 2: Improve your hulaing Greatest improvement wins. You have until the studio shows.…
Find the sock with a satsuma inside
Find the sock with a satsuma inside. You may not look inside any of the socks. You may squeeze 5 socks, strike 10 socks and sniff 20 socks.…
Achieve a rally of exactly 24 shots
Achieve a rally of exactly 24 shots. You must each take the same amount of shots. You must be stood at least 6 foot 8 inches apart from one…
Tie yourself up as securely as possible (part 2)
Tie yourself up as securely as possible. (Siren sounds) You have ten minutes. [Also, five minutes into the task the siren rings out.]
Series 8
Get this loo roll through the toilet seat
Get this loo roll through the toilet seat. You must not lower the toilet seat. The fastest wins. Your time starts now. Bonus: For getting…
Put the most weight in the hammock
Put the most weight in the hammock without anything falling out of the hammock. If anything falls out of the hammock, you are disqualified.…
Completely conceal yourself inside this phone box
Completely conceal yourself in this phone box. No part of you or your clothing may be visible from outside the phone box. Fastest wins. The…