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Live tasks
Tasks done in the studio in front of the audience, usually at the end of an episode.
Series 1
Pop on a onesie in the tent
Pop up a tent. Get in a tent. Zip up the tent. Pop on a onesie in the tent. And emerge from the tent wearing the onesie. Your time starts…
Crack the code, unshackle yourself and sprint 1 metre
Crack the code, unshackle yourself and sprint 1 metre Fastest wins.
Stand up after 100 seconds
What is Frank Skinner's age in minutes?
Memorise the names of an Australian rules football team
Memorise the names of an Australian rules football team. Most accurate wins.
Blow up the biggest balloon whilst blindfolded
Blow up the biggest balloon whilst blindfolded. You have 100 seconds and 1 balloon.
Wearing boxing gloves, put the blue sweets in the empty bowl
Wearing boxing gloves, put the blue sweets in the empty bowl. Most blue sweets wins. Non-blue sweets will be subtracted from your total.…
Series 2
Pack for your holiday
Pack for your holiday. All items must either be packed in your hand luggage or worn on your body. Fastest wins.
Using these big chopsticks, get these potatoes into your basket
Using these big chopsticks, get these potatoes into your basket. You must only hold the big chopsticks on the grips provided. The big…
Throw the rabbits into your hat
Throw the rabbits into your hat. The person with the most rabbits in their hat after 100 seconds wins. The belts must stay tied around the…
Create the highest tower using only these potato-based items
Create the highest tower using only these potato-based items. Your potato tower must be self-standing. Your potato tower must be built on…
Clap as many times as possible
Put on a pair of food handling gloves, eat a whole banana correctly, put on a tie, and clap as many times as possible. All tasks must be…
Series 3
Balance your swedes on your Swede
Balance your swedes on your Swede. Your Swede must remain standing at all times. Your swedes may only balance on the exterior of your…
Unravel a whole roll of sticky tape
Unravel a whole roll of sticky tape. Put the unraveled sticky tape in your lunchbox. Close your lunchbox. Fastest wins.
Anchor these balloons using only bread
Anchor these balloons using only bread. The person with the most fully inflated balloons resting on their mat and held down by bread alone…
Wearing a blindfold, cover yourself in sticky notes
Wearing a blindfold, cover yourself in sticky notes. Sticky notes must be applied individually. The person with the most sticky notes still…
Place one or more doughnuts on your stick
Place one or more doughnuts on your stick. You have 100 seconds, after which the person with the lowest unique whole number of doughnuts on…
Series 4
Make the most juice
Make the most juice. You must pick one fruit and one tool. If you pick the same tool as someone else, you must juice blindfolded. If you…
Attach as many balloons together as possible
Looking at the Taskmaster at all times and with your arms always beneath your hairdressing smock, attach as many balloons together as…
Take it in turns to say a 5-letter word whenever the music stops
Take it in turns to say a 5-letter word whenever the music stops. You may not say a word that has been previously said. If you fail to say…
Make the highest tower using these tubes
Make the highest tower using these tubes. You have 100 seconds.
Make the longest continuous noise
Make the longest continuous noise. There will also be a bonus point for the best noise.
Hold all your items in one hand
Prepare these items for the second part of the task: an egg, an orange, grapes, three rubber ducks, a bottle, clingfilm, glue, a stapler…
Make the best and biggest all-round banana
Make the best and biggest all-round banana out of these bananas. You have 100 seconds, after which the Taskmaster will judge your bananas.
Draw the median duck
Draw the median duck. The median duck alone wins. You have 100 seconds. There will also be a bonus point for best duck picture.
Series 5
Get one item of fruit into the fishbowl
Get one item of fruit into the fishbowl. You may not leave or move your chair. You may not throw your fruit. Fastest wins.
Paint the most recognisable animal, vegetable, or mineral
With your face placed firmly in your hole at all times, paint the most recognisable animal, vegetable or mineral. You must incorporate your…
Play table tennis with words
Play table tennis with words. When the ball is within striking distance, you must say a word while pretending to hit the ball with your…
Stand on one leg for the longest
Stand on one leg for the longest whilst playing a game of Greg says, Alex says [do any command beginning with "Greg says", and ignore any…
Find the Finns
Find the Finns. You may each ask one question to one person. You must then write down which number you think is a Finn. The most accurate…
Make yourself monotone
Make yourself monotone. Most monotone after 100 seconds wins.
Send the most things to the Taskmaster
Send the most things to the Taskmaster. Items must travel via zipline and land on your segment of the Taskmaster's table. You may not move…
Throw the egg through the hoop and catch it as many times as possible
Throw the egg through the hoop and catch it as many times as possible. You may not touch the net or post. Most successful hoop-catch combo…
COC
Write down a word beginning with T every time Alex blows his whistle
Write down a word beginning with T every time Alex blows his whistle. The person with the second longest word takes a step down. Whoever…
Record the highest total of steps on your pedometer
Record the highest total of steps on your pedometer. You may not touch your blindfold. You have 100 seconds.
Series 6
Sort the objects under the table in order of size
Sort the objects under the table in order of size. You must keep your elbows on the table top and your head in your hands at all times. The…
Put your grape in either your mouth or your hand
When instructed, put your grape in either your mouth or your hand whilst staring at the Taskmaster. You must then answer the Taskmaster's…
Catch the most socks and put them in your laundry basket
Catch the most socks and put them in your laundry basket. You must stare straightforward throughout the task. You must not touch any pants.…
Shake hands with the Taskmaster without revealing your identities
When tapped on the shoulder, shake hands with the Taskmaster without revealing your identities. You may not speak during the task. Everyone…
Throw as many eggs onto the shelves as possible
Throw as many eggs onto the shelves as possible. You must lie flat on your bed at all times. Most eggs on the shelves wins. You have 100…
Predict how many answers you will give
You will each be given a category. You will each have 10 seconds to say things in that fall into that category. First, you must each…
Get an egg as close to the centre of the target as possible
Get an egg as close to the centre of the target as possible. You must stand on the spot when taking your turn. You must ROLL two of the…
Stick a plaster to the correct body part
Stick a plaster to the correct body part. Alex will say the names of three body parts. You must stick a plaster to the body part that comes…
Pick up as many points as possible
Pick up as many points as possible. The person holding the most points at the end of 100 seconds wins.
Display a number
Display a number. You get one rosette if your number is higher than the person's on your right and one if its lower than the person's on…
Series 7
Make the best fruit display hat
Make the best fruit display hat. You may not touch or tamper with your hat. Only the fruit picker-uppers may touch the fruit. You may only…
Make the highest tower of cans within your hoop
Make the highest tower of cans within your hoop. You have 100 seconds, during which you must also be within your hoop. If you step out of…
What number is written on Alex's left forearm?