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Garden tasks
Tasks in the Taskmaster house garden.
Series 15
Bash the big bell with the bowling ball
Bash the big bell with the bowling ball. Fastest gets five points. Slowest gets four points. Nobody else gets any points. You are to stay…
Make these things the same colour as those things
Make these things the same colour as those things. People and bottles must stay on their spots at all times. you may perform ten bottle…
Fill the glass up to the line from the furthest distance
Fill the glass up to the line from the furthest distance. If you use a hose and someone else uses a hose, both hose users are disqualified.…
Series 16
Cross the finish line with all connections still connected
Connect the most individual parts of one person to individual parts of another person. All members of your team must be connected. You have…
Pull the sword from the stone
Pull the sword from the stone. You may not force the sword or break the stone The champion is the one who releases the sword the fastest.…
Burst this balloon from the furthest distance
Burst this balloon from the furthest distance. You must not be looking at the balloon when you burst the balloon. You have 15 minutes. Your…
Pie Wayne in the face
Pie Wayne in the face. Wayne is outside the front door. You may not touch Wayne nor step on the Red Green. If you miss Wayne with the pie,…
Complete the fortune trail
Complete the fortune trail. Fastest wins. Your time starts now. Part 2: Walk under the ladder, or put the ladder back in the shed. Part 3:…
Feed the clown the most cards
Feed the clown the most cards. No part of you must cross the threshold of the stage. You have ten minutes. Your time starts now.
Series 17
Complete the jobstacle course
Complete the jobstacle course. Each job must be completed to a satisfactory-quality level. The baby must remain in the baby carrier at all…
Work out who you are shaking hands with
Work out who you are shaking hands with. You must only shake hands with the hands and you may not handle the hands in any other way. You…
Be the most impressive load bearer
Be the most impressive load bearer. In 15 minutes time, you must stand on the doormat, wave with one hand above your head and give a nice…
Flick, flip and flap a flip-flop, flan and flapjack
Flick, flip and flap a flip-flop, flan and flapjack. You may only flick, flip and flap once. Furthest flicked, flipped and flapped…
Peg a sock, bin a sock, then don a sock on an appendage
Peg a bastard sock, bin an arsehole sock, then pissing well don a shitting sock on a sodding appendage. Each single fucking action must…
Present the best new short-form shiny floor American gameshow
Present the best new short-form shiny floor American gameshow. Alex will be the contestant, one of you must be his rival and somebody must…
Series 18
Capture the most remarkable footage on this doorbell camera
Capture the most remarkable footage on this doorbell camera. You have thirty minutes. Your time starts now.
Walk exactly one furlong in exactly 10 minutes
Walk exactly one furlong in exactly 10 minutes. You may not make use of technology except to make three 5 second phone calls. Also, you may…
NYT 2025
Transfer the most water from the bucket to the bottle
Transfer the most water from the bucket to the bottle using only the contents of one of these bins. You may open one bin every minute, but…
Series 19
Give Alex exactly 100 marbles on a plate and an eggcup full of tepid water
Give Alex exactly 100 marbles on a plate and an eggcup full of tepid water. One of you must always be sitting down, one of you must always…
Put the most wetsuits on mannequins
Put the most wetsuits on mannequins. The mannequins must be wearing their wetsuits properly. Also, you must tiptoe throughout and put your…
Convince the other team that the following things are the opposite of what they are
Convince the other team that the following things are the opposite of what they are. The liquid in the cup is very hot or very cold. The…
Draw the monster
Draw the monster. You must not turn around or leave the car. If you fail to honk your horn when you see a lollipop lady, you must surrender…
Work out what Alex has on the very top of his head
Work out what Alex has on the very top of his head. The very top of your head must never be more than five foot six inches from the ground.…
Put at least six litres of water in the vase
Put at least six litres of water in the vase. You must either use bucket A and route A or bucket B and route B. If you choose A, you must…
Fail the next task in the most heartbreakingly spectacular way
Knock over all 10 skittles in 10 minutes. The final skittle should fall exactly when the whistle sounds. If any skittle is left standing…
Paint your memorable scene so that your teammates can guess your three words
Each person must write down three words to describe a memorable scene. You must be silent throughout and your teammates must not see what…
Series 20
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…
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…
Series 21
Find a worm
Find a worm. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
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…
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…
Make the most socks stand up
Make the most socks stand up. You have fifteen minutes. Your time starts now.
Write down a forfeit for a contestant who does not complete the flip-flop task
Write down a forfeit for a contestant who does not complete the flip-flop task. The forfeit that pleases the Taskmaster the most wins. Part…
Have the most exhilarating near-miss with this paint balloon
Have the most exhilarating near-miss with this paint balloon. You have twenty minutes. Your time starts now.
Series 22
Do either the buggy, bounce or beans task
Pick a three-digit number, then do either the buggy, bounce or beans task. The person who picks and then achieved the highest number wins.…