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Living room tasks
Tasks in the Taskmaster house living room, under the Taskmaster’s portrait.
Series 2
Order the following pizza for the Taskmaster
Order the following pizza for the Taskmaster: Extra large vegetarian pizza with pepperoni and bacon, and without tomato and cheese. You may…
Construct the best thing for the Taskmaster
Using only the items on the rug, construct the best thing for the Taskmaster. You have thirty minutes. Your time starts now.
Series 3
Release Alex
Release Alex. Fastest wins. [Printed in invisible ink] Your time starts now. Part 2: Look on the phone. [Printed in invisible ink]
Series 4
Create a portrait of a celebrity using loo roll
Create a portrait of a celebrity using loo roll. There is a camera above your head. The mat beneath your feet is your canvas. Best portrait…
Put on the wetsuit, flippers, face mask and snorkel
Maintaining constant eye contact and making continuous small talk with this Swedish person, put on the wetsuit, flippers, face mask and…
Work out what's in the sleeping bag
Work out what's in the sleeping bag. You may not look inside the sleeping bag. You may not take items out of the sleeping bag. You have 5…
Make the most exotic sandwich
Make the most exotic sandwich. You have 10 minutes to plan your exotic sandwich, then 10 minutes to construct it. Your time starts now.…
Series 5
Sneeze
Sneeze. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
Back throw a Swede
Back throw a Swede. Fewest attempts wins. Back-throw a picture of a Swede into a bin, while looking at a picture of the Taskmaster.
Put the biggest thing inside this balloon
Put the biggest thing inside this balloon. The balloon must then be successfully inflated, tied, and bigger than your head. You have 10…
Make a funny little flick-book film
Make a funny little flick-book film. The mat beneath your feet is the paper. The camera above your head will take photos of your paper. The…
COC
Blow something substantial off this table
Blow something substantial off this table. Most substantial thing blown off this table wins. You have 5 minutes to select the item you…
Make a mask that tastes delicious and looks great
Make a mask that tastes delicious and looks great. Your mask must be entirely edible and entirely wearable. You have 10 minutes to plan…
Series 6
Make the best snow globe
Make the best snow globe. You have 10 minutes to order your elements, then 20 minutes to make your snow globe. Your time starts now.
Write down as many obscure animals as possible
Write down as many obscure animals as possible. You have three minutes. Your time starts now. Part 2: Guess the animals your teammate has…
Put something genuinely surprising inside this chocolate egg
Put something genuinely surprising inside this chocolate egg. You have one hour, after which Alex will open your chocolate egg. Your time…
Wearing these high heels, create the best dot-to-dot picture on this canvas
Wearing these high heels, create the best dot-to-dot picture on this canvas. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts now.
Receive a text message as fast as possible
Make the biggest bubble and burst it with your nose
Make the biggest bubble and burst it with your nose. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts now.
Series 7
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".…
Compose the best 30 second piece of music
Compose the best 30 second piece of music. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
Put the most money in the small bowl
Put the most money in the small bowl. You may not touch the small bowl. The small bowl must not sink. Also, you must say your own name at…
Series 8
Get this rice into the bottle in the living room
Get this rice into the bottle in the living room. You may only use the shopping basket and its contents to transport and deliver the rice.…
Tell your teammates what is in this chest
Tell your teammates what is in this chest. Your teammates must not see what is in the chest. After reading the task out, you may not speak…
Apologise to Alex for something you've done
Alex is in the living room. In 20 minutes from now, you must apologise to Alex for something you've done in that time. Best apology for the…
Make the best thing to engage a toddler
Make the best thing to engage a toddler. The toddler will have 5 minutes with your thing. Most engaged toddler wins. You have 30 minutes.…
Tell Alex the order that the cards are currently in
In five minutes, you must return this pack of cards to Alex in the lab and tell Alex the order that the cards are currently in. You may not…
Devise the most delicious dust
Devise the most delicious dust. You have 5 minutes to choose your ingredients, then 10 minutes to make your delicious dust and serve it in…
Make yourselves look like one person
Make yourselves look like one person. The team that looks and moves most like one person wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts when…
Series 9
Hide three aubergines in this room
Hide three aubergines in this room. Longest time for Alex to find them wins. You have 9 minutes, after which Alex will start searching for…
Break something into the most pieces and completely fix it
Break something into the most pieces and completely fix it. You have five minutes to select your item, three minutes to break it, and seven…
Get to know this person
Get to know this person. You will be tested on your knowledge of this person in ten minutes' time. You may not write anything down or leave…
Supply the sound for this film
Supply the sound for this film. You will have one chance to perform all the sounds in time with the film in exactly 20 minutes from now.…
Series 10
Select a wind-up toy dinosaur and release it from the starter mark
Select a wind-up toy dinosaur and release it from the starter mark. You have 30 seconds to select your toy dinosaur before letting it do…
Work out how many sheets there are on a loo roll
Work out how many sheets there are on a loo roll. You have 30 seconds. Closest wins. Your time starts now.
Make the biggest beer mat house on this table
Make the biggest beer mat house on this table. While making your biggest beer mat house, you must ring the doorbell after exactly one…
Perform this song
Perform this song. You have 20 minutes to prepare for your performance. Best all-round performance wins. Your time starts now.
NYT 2021
Get the biggest thing through the doughnut
Get the biggest thing through the doughnut without breaking the doughnut. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
Series 11
Do the most impressive thing under the table with one hand
Do the most impressive thing under the table with one hand. You must be looking at the camera and waving with your other hand throughout…
Create the best new way to remember how many days each of the months has
Create the best new way to remember how many days each of the months has. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
Make the best uniform for this bee
Make the best uniform for this bee. You must wear your beekeeping outfit throughout the task. You have five minutes to order five items,…
Fire as many rubber bands as possible into Alex's bum bag
Fire as many rubber bands as possible into Alex's bum bag. You have two minutes. Your time starts now.
Say the word "metronome" between every tick of this metronome
Say the word "metronome" between every tick of this metronome. You may not touch or stop the metronome. Also, you must blow up and tie a…
Series 12
Make a cute toy for a cute dog
Make a cute toy for a cute dog. The dog will have 5 minutes with your cute toy. Most engaged dog wins. You have twenty minutes. Your time…
Blow a feather across the table as fast as possible
Blow a feather across the table as fast as possible. You may only blow it with your nose. Your time starts now.
Have the longest telephone conversation without the other person knowing you are trying to have a long telephone conversation
Have the longest telephone conversation without the other person knowing you are trying to have a long telephone conversation. During the…
NYT 2022
Drink all the vinegar
Drink all the vinegar. Fastest wins. Your time starts now and ends when you shout "I've drunk all the vinegar".
Series 13
Create the best picture of the Taskmaster using only lipstick on your lips
Create the best picture of the Taskmaster using only lipstick on your lips. You have ten minutes and your picture must fill most of the…