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Living room tasks
Tasks in the Taskmaster house living room, under the Taskmaster’s portrait.
Series 13
Turn over the most beer mats
Turn over the most beer mats. Most beer mats overturned on this table after 30 seconds wins. Your time starts now.
Make the water level rise to the top of the big fish tank
Make the water level rise to the top of the big fish tank. You have fifteen minutes to gather six things, then you must put all six things…
Sing "I've won" in a low voice and "this tiebreak" in a high voice
Sing "I've won" in a low voice and "this tiebreak" in a high voice. Greatest vocal range wins Your time starts now.
Sculpt the most beautiful sculpture
Sculpt the most beautiful sculpture. Your sculpture must weigh exactly 150g and be entirely edible. You have five minutes to order your…
Learn Swedish
Learn Swedish. You will have a 5 minute conversation with a Swedish person in 15 minutes time. The phrase book and tablet must remain in…
Series 14
What ten films are you in?
What ten films are you in? You have 15 minutes. Most correct films named wins. Your time starts now. (Each contestant is wearing a…
Write a classic song
Write down five wonderful words. You have one minute. Your time starts now. Part 2: Write a classic song. You must write lyrics for a piece…
Pop 99 red balloons
Choose a room and a weapon, then await further instructions. Part 2: Pop 99 red balloons. You must use your weapon to pop your 99 red…
Come up with a secret language that doesn't use words
Come up with a secret language that doesn't contain words. You have ten minutes, after which, one of you must go to the lab. Your time…
Snort, then blow a raspberry, then whistle
Snort, then blow a raspberry, then whistle, then repeat that sequence for one minute. The most completed sequences wins. Your time starts…
Paint a self-portrait using your brush or sausage
Choose one item from each plinth and bring them into the lab. You have one minute. Your time starts now. Part 2: Paint a self-portrait…
Sculpt your team
Sculpt your team. Best sculpture wins. Only one person may look at the clay and that person may not touch the clay. You have a maximum of…
NYT 2023
Count all the dots on this card
Count all the dots on this card. You may not touch or mark the card. You must give an answer in ten minutes and must answer the door and…
Series 15
Put a neat ball of string on the cushion
Completely unwind this ball of string. Your time started when you said Alex's name. Part 2: Back: Put a neat ball of string on the cushion.…
Make the fastest egg boat
Make the fastest egg boat. Your egg boat must look like a boat and transport an egg. If your egg boat sinks or loses its egg, you are…
Scream the loudest with your mouth closed
Series 16
Learn pi to the most decimal places
Learn pi to the most decimal places. You have two minutes.
Recreate a well-known piece of art on these memo squares
Recreate a well-known piece of art on these memo squares. You must draw on every memo square, but you may only look at one memo square at a…
Do whatever you like with these switches
Do whatever you like with these switches for five minutes. You will then do a task in the lab for five minutes. The conditions in the lab…
NYT 2024
Draw a picture of yourself eating some fruit on this tablet
Draw a picture of yourself eating some fruit on this tablet. You may not touch the touchscreen with any part of your hands. You have as…
Series 17
Which chess piece is not in the peas chest?
Which chess piece is not in the peas chest? Fastest correct answer wins. Your time starts now.
Perform a recognisable piece of classical music without using any musical instrument
Perform a recognisable piece of classical music without using any musical instrument. You may not hum, sing, whistle, or that sort of…
Series 18
Say a word beginning with Q
DO NOT SAY ANY OF THIS OUT LOUD. CARRY OUT EACH INSTRUCTION BEFORE READING THE TASK. YOU MUST REMAIN SILENT UNTIL YOU'VE COMPLETED ALL FOUR…
Identify these 10 fine people (part 1)
Remember these 10 fine people.
Identify these 10 fine people (part 2)
Identify these 10 fine people.
Win the pub quiz by cheating
Win the pub quiz by cheating. The team that wins by cheating in at least five different ways wins. If the quizmaster notices you cheating,…
Work out how many days old Alex will be on Christmas Day 2024
Work out how many days old Alex will be on Christmas Day 2024. You have to make eye contact to Alex during the task and you may only give…
Work out what is in the box
Work out what is in the box. You must not look, feel or inspect the box in any way. Your teammate must not show you the contents of the…
NYT 2025
Do something you regret
Do something you regret. Biggest regret wins. You have twenty minutes. Your time starts now.
Series 19
Do your cool thing backwards
Do something really cool. You have a maximum of ten minutes. Your time starts now. Part 2: Do your cool thing backwards. The cool thing…
Tell Alex why the light bulb turns on
Tell Alex why the light bulb turns on. You may not touch or tamper with the light bulb. Fastest correct answer wins. Your time starts now.
Make as many holes in this sheet of paper as possible
Make as many holes in this sheet of paper as possible. You may only use the hole punch once. Most holes wins. Your time starts now.
Series 20
Identify Alex's five things
Identify Alex's five things. You may only use one sense. If you choose hearing, you get five points per item; Smell, four points; Taste,…
Remove the most flour from the tray without touching flour with your hands
Write a superpower on the little clipboard. You have two minutes. Your time starts now. Part 2: Each team member must hook a duck, silently…
What number has Alex written down?
What number has Alex written down? You may ask no more than 20 questions. Alex may only say yes or no, and you must be increasingly…
Go and sit in the entrance lobby on Alex's horn and return on Alex's whistle
Go and sit in the entrance lobby on Alex's horn and return on Alex's whistle. Every time you return, you must answer Alex's question within…
Make exactly the same-looking drinks as your teammate's drinks
Make exactly the same-looking drinks as your teammate's drinks. [Kitchen Task] Your teammate must make exactly the same-looking drinks as…
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…
NYT 2026
Do the opposite of those instructions in the opposite order
Complete the most instructions in the order they are presented. You have five minutes. Your time starts when you open the instruction…
Series 21
Turn on the telly
Turn on the telly. You may not touch the telly. Fewest button presses wins. Your time starts now. Part 2: You must now also find and eat a…
Series 22
Win a game of Noughts and Crosses against your old self
Win a game of Noughts and Crosses against your old self. Your old self will choose squares according to the form they filled in earlier. If…