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Live tasks
Tasks done in the studio in front of the audience, usually at the end of an episode.
Series 11
Shove your fish onto the target using your mop
Shove your fish onto the target using your mop. You must shove your fish within 10 seconds of Alex laying down your fish. Furthest from the…
Keeping your head still at all times, correctly don your special outfit
Keeping your head still at all times, correctly don your special outfit. For every second your face is out of the frame, 10 seconds will be…
Series 12
Strike a pose to represent your cool hobby, fun animal, and your famous person
Write down a cool hobby, a fun animal, and a famous person. You have 30 seconds. Part 2: Strike a pose to represent first, your cool hobby,…
Put on the medallion
Put on the medallion. You must not take off your jacket or break the box. Fastest wins.
Correctly guess your teammate's object
Correctly guess your teammate's object. Your teammate will represent their object through the medium of shadows on the screen. Fastest…
Get the most forks in your bucket
Get the most forks in your bucket. You may only throw a fork after a full spin on your chair. You must stay sat in your chair at all times…
Pop the most balloons
Pop the most balloons. You may pop between one and ten balloons each turn. If you pop one of the bad balloons, you are disqualified. The…
Make paper aeroplanes
Choose the number of sheets you want for the second part of the task. Each sheet will reduce your points total by five. You have thirty…
Each person must direct their fellow contestants to draw an image
Each person must direct their fellow contestants to draw an image. The drawing director may only use the following words: LINE, CIRCLE,…
Pop up before the object, but only just
Pop up before the obect, but only just. You are only allowed to pop up once. Closest to the pop before the pop wins the round. If you pop…
Get the highest score by sliding the ducks
Get the highest score by sliding the ducks. Each team will slide a pair of ducks three times. The duck slider must smirk at the Taskmaster…
Make a noise without the Taskmaster identifying you
One at a time, make a noise without the Taskmaster identifying you. The person who makes the most unidentified noises wins.
NYT 2022
Turn your ball into a head
Choose a ball. You have a 30 seconds. Part 2: Turn your ball into a head. Your new head must be the head of one of your fellow contestants.…
Series 13
Count to 13 as a group
Count to 13 as a group, each player taking it in turns to say a number. Every time you say an odd number, you must also squat. Every time…
Identify the object under your table and draw it on the canvas on the underside of your table
Identify the object under your table and draw it on the canvas on the underside of your table. You must also write down three words to…
As a team, put one of your faces and one of your legs through the hole
As a team, put one of your faces and one of your legs through the hole. The Taskmaster will guess whether the leg belongs to the face of…
Roll a tyre down the Knappett
Taking it in turns, roll a tyre down the Knappett. You must roll from the stage. If your tyre does not pass the line, you may not roll any…
Pop three red balls out of your hole
Pop three red balls out of your hole. You may only pop out one ball at a time. If you pop out a black ball, you must stop popping out balls…
Correctly guess this person's first name
Correctly guess this person's first name. You must ask a yes or no question on your turn. If you take more than 10 seconds to ask your…
Build the tallest tower of toilet rolls
Build the tallest tower of toilet rolls in front of your spot. You have 100 seconds. After 100 seconds, you will throw both of your shoes…
Write down 5 things that fit the category given by the Taskmaster
Write down 5 things that fit the category given by the Taskmaster. Your team will receive a point if both players write down the same…
Write down how many tin cans you think you can fit in your bag
Write down how many tin cans you can fit in your bag. The highest predicted-number fitted in a zipped-up bag within one minute wins. If you…
Draw a life-size self-portrait
Draw a life-size self-portrait. Your nose must be poking through your nose hole at all times. Most accurate self-portrait wins. You have…
COC2
Pack either 5 bricks or 5 balloons in your bag
Pack either 5 bricks or 5 balloons in your bag. One at a time, you must then walk across the stage and place your bag on the circle near…
Series 14
Get the most weight on the seesaw without popping the balloon
Get the most weight on the seesaw without popping the balloon. Taking it in turns, you must place a single item of your additional clothing…
Make the Taskmaster say your words
Make the Taskmaster say your words. Each team will ask one question at a time and each question must be made up of exactly six words. Also,…
Predict whether an item will create a higher or lower number of decibels than the previous item
Predict whether an item will create a higher or lower number of decibels that the previous item. If you are wrong, you are out. Last player…
Throw your egg and your spoon the same distance
Throw your egg and your spoon the same distance. Both egg and spoon must cross the qualifying line. If either your egg or spoon fall off…
Communicate the other team's animals to your team members
One member of your team must write down ten animals in two minutes. Part 2: Communicate the other team's animals to your team members by…
Paint a picture of a unicorn using your head brush
Paint a picture of a horse using your head brush. You may not handle your head brush at any point. You have two minutes. [The head brush is…
Blow an item the furthest on the Knappett
Blow an item the furthest on the Knappett. If your item falls from the Knappett, you are disqualified. The person who blows something the…
Guess the fully-extended length of the extendible objects
Guess the fully-extended lengths of the extendible objects. Closest to the fully-extended length wins.
Get your towel completely in your bucket
Tie your towel as tightly as possible around your body. You have thirty seconds. Part 2: Place your hands on your head and keep them there…
Land a balloon nearest the Taskmaster
Land a balloon nearest the Taskmaster. You must stay on your spots at all times. The closest balloon to the Taskmaster wins, but if you…
NYT 2023
Obey Greg's instructions
Obey Greg's instructions. You must only obey the instructions which start with "Greg says". Greg says the person who obeys Greg's…
Series 15
Throw your items into your bucket
Throw your items into your bucket. You must select one item when Alex blows his whistle. You must then throw that item when Alex blows his…
Create a recognisable picture of an animal on the back of your t-shirt
Create a recognisable picture of an animal on the back of your t-shirt using the equipment provided. You must stay on your spot and you…
Know the most facts about sausages
Know the most facts about sausages. You have 100 seconds to learn some facts about sausages. Best score in the sausage exam wins.
Pour your sand into the other bottle
Pour your sand into the other bottle. Slowest to pour their sand into the other bottle wins. You must pour your sand from at least a foot…
Stuff all these things in your teammate's outfit
Stuff all these things in your teammate's outfit. If your wearing a special outfit, you must stay on your spot with your hands on your head…
Walk around the chairs listening to Greg's story
Walk around the chairs listening to Greg's story, then sit on a chair when you hear a word containing two letter Ls. If you stop walking or…
Say the word given to you by the Taskmaster in the accent on the card you choose
Say the word given to you by the Taskmaster in the accent on the card you choose. The Taskmaster will guess what accent you're doing.…
Remove as many balls from your suit as possible
Using only the scratching posts, remove as many balls from your suit as possible. Your teammates may throw balls from the throwing spots…
Combine two of your things to equal the height of the thing said by Greg
Combine two of your things to equal the height of the thing said by Greg. You may not use any of your things twice. Worst guess each round…
Convince the Taskmaster that your feet are not in ice when they are in ice or vice versa
Convince the Taskmaster that your feet are not in ice when they are in ice or that your feet are in ice when they aren't in ice. You must…
Series 16
Say if the next item is heavier or lighter than the previous item
Say whether you think the next item is heavier or lighter than the previous item. If you are wrong, you are eliminated. Last person…
Draw your like and dislike at the same time
Write down one thing you like and one thing you don't like. You have 30 seconds. Part 2: Draw your two things at the same time. You must be…
Land your cushion in each of the three sleep squares
One member of your team must lie on three of the squares and go to sleep. After they have taken their position, they must not move until…