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Live tasks
Tasks done in the studio in front of the audience, usually at the end of an episode.
Series 7
Write down a ten-word fact
Write down a ten-word fact. You have 100 seconds. There is a bonus point for the best fact. Part 2: Mouth your fact to the Taskmaster…
Correctly don the most items of clothing
Correctly don the most items of clothing. You have 100 seconds. Most new items of clothing correctly donned wins.
Dangle one of these items on the hanger
Taking it in turn, each team must dangle one of these items on the hanger. A different member of the team must dangle each time. Once…
Get your doughnut as high as possible
Get your doughnut as high as possible. You must be holding hands with the people on either side of you at all times. Highest doughnut after…
Walk over and hit that drum in exactly 9.58 seconds
Walk over and hit that drum in exactly 9.58 seconds. Also there are 2 bonus points for the person with the most magnificent walk.
Bob when you hear the surname of a famous Bob
Bob when you hear the surname of a famous Bob. Pat when you hear the surname of a famous Pat. Kneel when you hear the surname of a famous…
Write your name and draw a picture of a happy horse
Write your name and draw a happy horse on on your overhead projector acetate upside down. You must not rotate or manipulate acetate. You…
Prod the person in front of you with either a finger or a sausage
Prod the person in front of you with either a finger or a sausage. If the prodded person guesses incorrectly whether they were prodded by a…
Series 8
Get the greatest weight of doughnuts in your bucket
Get the greatest weight of doughnuts in your bucket. You must have your hands on your hips at all times. You have 100 seconds.
Say a species of bird, eat a grape, then shout a competitor's name
Say a species of bird, eat a grape, then shout a competitor's name within five seconds of hearing your own name. If you fail to say a…
Get into two sleeping bags then skip once
Get into one sleeping bag with your arms through the arm-holes, the zip zipped up and the hood on your head. Then stand to attention and…
Throw a frying pan into a hoop
Choose a hoop that you think you can throw a frying pan into. Choose a distance from which you can throw a frying pan into that hoop. If…
Recreate the scene in the box
Recreate the scene in the box. You will parade past it once, and must be touching the person in front of you throughout the parade. Most…
Roll your loo roll beyond the second line
Standing behind the first line, roll your loo roll beyond the second line. If your loo roll fails to cross the second line or falls from…
Do not release the green egg
Do not release the green egg. Each team will be asked a question in turn. If you pull the string with the correct answer you will not…
Complete the five-syllable word started by the Taskmaster
Complete the five-syllable word started by the Taskmaster. Honk your horn if you think you know what word the Taskmaster is going to say.…
Stack the most bowls and plates on your head
Stack the most bowls and plates on your head. You must stack them one at a time. Also, you must stand upright when you stack. Also, you may…
Retrieve your duck
Correctly wearing these goggles [that make everything appear upside down], and with your eyes open at all times, retrieve your duck. You…
Series 9
Draw the second longest snake
Draw the second longest snake. Your snake must be at least half an inch wide at all points. Your snake must be neatly curled up again after…
Make a lovely little ball arrangement
Make a lovely little ball arrangement. You have 100 seconds. Part 2: Flatten all of the yellow balls, throw all the red balls into the…
Fill a pint glass with water
Wearing your blindfold correctly at all times, fill a pint glass with water. If you make a big mess, you are disqualified. Closest to a…
Throw your things far but not too far
Throw your things far but not too far. Taking it in turns, you must select a thing and throw it beyond the line but not off the runway. If…
Build the highest tower of bricks on the table behind you
Looking at your mirrors and facing forward at all times, build the highest tower of bricks on the table behind you. You must stay on your…
Slide a drink to the Taskmaster
Slide a drink to the Taskmaster. The worst slider each round must leave the bar. The last person at the bar wins.
Read the Taskmaster's mind
Read the Taskmaster's mind. The Taskmaster will choose a card. You must state if that card features a horse or a laminator. You will…
Draw your own face on the front of your welder's mask
Without adjusting your welder's mask at any point, draw your own face on the front of your welder's mask. Your face should be the same size…
Standing in a queue, draw the most accurate pictures
Standing in a queue, draw the most accurate pictures. Alex will show the person at the back of the queue a picture. The person at the back…
Pull the short breadstick
Pull the short breadstick. Taking it in turns, you must pull a breadstick out of the apron of the person next to you. Before each pull, the…
Series 10
Get the most balls in your bucket
Get the most balls in your bucket. At the end of the task, all the balls in your bucket must be the same colour as each other. You will…
Guess the things that are making the noise
Guess the things that are making the noise. You will receive one one point for every correct answer. Most accurate guesser wins.
Draw a picture of the object on your card
Draw a picture of the object on your card. You may not speak or communicate with your team mates in any way. You must stay on your spots…
Roll an edible sphere across the finish line
Roll an edible sphere across the finish line. The person whose edible sphere crosses the finish line first, each round, is eliminated. If…
Say the most different words without hesitating
Say the most different words without hesitating for more than two seconds. Any words already said will not count. The person who says the…
Draw the animal named on your card
Draw the animal named on your card. Each artist may draw three straight lines in their turn. The artist's teammates may have one guess…
Communicate to the Taskmaster the item on your card
Communicate to the Taskmaster the item on your card. You may only make noises. You may not use any actions or anything that sounds like a…
Stare at your opponent without blinking
Stare at your opponent without blinking. You must both be pulling the face that the Taskmaster chooses. First person to blink, look away or…
Draw this monster the Taskmaster is going to describe
Draw this monster the Taskmaster is going to describe. Most accurate drawing wins. You have 2 minutes from when the Taskmaster starts…
Balance either all the mints or all the biscuits on a spaghetti bridge
Wearing mittens at all times, balance either all the mints or all the biscuits on a spaghetti bridge. The mints or biscuits must only touch…
How many green eggs are under the Taskmaster's chair?
NYT 2021
Strike the most balls into the bath with your object
Without your fellow contestants seeing, select one object from your box. If you select the same object as one of your fellow contestants,…
Series 11
Stack your buckets so that they are taller than you
Stack your buckets so that they are taller than you, then put one beanbag on top of the buckets. You may not leave your spot at any point.…
Correctly guess your standing in the group
Correctly guess your standing in the group. The Taskmaster will read out a category. Then you must hold the number that reflects your…
Act out a nursery rhyme for the Taskmaster to guess
Act out a nursery rhyme for the Taskmaster to guess. Each team has three minutes to act out their nursery rhymes. Most nursery rhymes…
Write down what five things are in the bowl under the table
Write down what five things are in the bowl under the table and how many of each thing there are. You must look at the Taskmaster…
Grab the marshmallow with your tongs
Grab the marshmallow with your tongs. When the Taskmaster says "play", you have 10 seconds to grab the marshmallow. Once your tongs are…
Tie the very ends of the string to the arms of the glasses
Tie the very ends of the string to the arms of the glasses, then put the glasses on. Fastest wins.
Make your rubber gloves and wellies as heavy as possible whilst wearing them
Make your rubber gloves and wellies as heavy as possible whilst wearing your rubber gloves and wellies. You have 90 seconds. You must only…
Stand on either one leg or both legs
Stand on either one leg or both legs. You must do so, one at a time, behind this curtain, with your hands on your head. The Taskmaster will…