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Filmed tasks
Tasks filmed before the studio record, mostly at the Taskmaster house or out on location.
Season 5
Teach Paul a lesson
Teach Paul a Lesson. Best Lesson wins. You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now.
Move Paul
Move Paul. Most moved Paul wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
Live life to the fullest with this frisbee
Live life to the fullest with this frisbee. You have 1 hour. Your time starts now.
Protect the egg
Protect the egg. The egg will be launched from Paul's catapult in exactly 18 minutes. Least damaged egg wins. Your time starts now.
Complete your New Year's resolution
Ring in the New Year in style. Your New Year celebration must have a dance, a kiss, a drink and a resolution. You have 45 seconds to ring…
Match accessories with Paul
Match accessories with Paul. Paul will emerge every minute with a new accessory until you match him. You may only don one accessory at a…
Create a short biopic based on the life of your twentieth public figure
Write down the 20 public figures you know the most about. You have 7 minutes. Your time starts now. Part 2: Create a short biopic based on…
Cover one I and turn U into a pirate
Cover one I and turn U into a pirate. Cross the 7 Cs and circle where X marks the spot. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
Do the most incredible thing 10 times
Do the most incredible thing 10 times. Most incredible thing done 10 times wins. You have 45 minutes. Your time starts now.
Follow Paul's instructions
Follow Paul's instructions. You may tell him to stop or ask him to start again.
Make soap
Make soap. Best soap wins. You have 29 seconds to order your ingredients and 20 minutes to make the soap. Your time starts now.
Say the magic phrase while rubbing the lamp
Say the magic phrase while rubbing the lamp. You may not leave the study. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
Create and run a corporate retreat
Create and run a corporate retreat. You have 1 hour. Your attendees arrive in 30 minutes. Best corporate retreat wins. Your time starts now.
Create the audio for your silent film
Star in a 30 second silent film. Most high-stakes film wins. You have 40 minutes. Your time starts now. Part 2: Create the audio for your…
Get a hole-in-one from the furthest distance
Get a hole-in-one from the furthest distance. The ball can be any ball The hole can be any hole. Furthest distance wins. You have 20…
Bring a classic artwork to life
Bring a classic artwork to life. Best living artwork wins. You have 30 minutes to prepare your artwork. It must be alive for at least 30…
Scare Paul at bedtime
Scare Paul at bedtime. Scariest bedtime wins. Paul will arrive to go to bed in 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
During the studio record, complete your secret task
During the studio record, passionately promote a fictional product. [Abby] During the studio record, give the contestant seated to your…
Text the stranger and guess their age
Text the stranger and guess their age. You cannot use numbers in your questions, and they cannot use numbers in their answers. You may not…
Invent a new country
Invent a new country. You must create a detailed and informative tourism video promoting your country, Best new country wins You have 45…
Write and perform a rap advocating why your food group is the best
Pick a food group Part 2: Write and perform a rap advocating for why your food group is the best.
Season 6
With one roll, bounce this ball off the walls as many times as possible before knocking over the toilet paper tower
With one roll, bounce this ball off the walls as many times as possible before knocking over the toilet paper tower. You may not touch the…
Film an origin story for your favourite idiom
Film an origin story for your favourite idiom. You have 40 minutes. Your time starts now.
Get this balloon through the hole and into the jar
Get this balloon through the hole and into the jar. You may not touch the balloon in any way other than popping it with the pin. You may…
Out-alpha the rest of your team and assert yourself as the dominant member (part 1)
Out-alpha the rest of your team and assert yourself as the dominant member. Don't let the rest of the team know or you'll receive zero…
Draw a portrait that depicts the Taskmaster playing ping pong (part 2)
Draw a portrait that depicts the Taskmaster playing ping pong. You must have at least one ball bouncing at all times. If no balls are…
Find your cake and eat it too
Find your cake and eat it too. Fastest to eat some of the cake wins. The cake is in this room [The study]. Your time starts now.
Re-enact the moment the other team met for their first team task
Re-enact the moment the other team met for their first team task. Most accurate re-enactment wins. Paul may play the third team member.…
Drop an egg from the rollercoaster and hit the bullseye
Drop an egg from the rollercoaster and hit the bullseye. You have one ride of the rollercoaster and one egg. Paul can ride on the…
Recreate an uncomfortable teenage moment with a different outcome
Recreate an uncomfortable teenage moment with a different outcome. Biggest reversal of fortune wins. You have 40 minutes. Your time starts…
Collect the most coins
Collect the most coins. You can gain a coin by successfully accusing an item of concealing one. To accuse an item, point at it and yell…
Bust out of this prison
Bust out of this prison. Fastest to get outside wins. You may not leave the lab until you've found the blue key. You cannot leave the house…
Film an extremely climatic scene
Film an extremely climatic scene. Most climatic scene wins. You must use this prop. You have 40 minutes. Your time starts now.
Complete these tasks within 40 seconds
During the next task, you will hear a countdown from 40. The vase will fall from the shelf. With 29 seconds left, ping pong balls will fall…
Take the most mind-blowing photo on the camera on the tripod (part 1)
Take the most mind-blowing photo on the camera on the tripod. The camera will take one photo exactly five minutes after Paul says the…
Kick the ball into the caravan (part 2)
Kick the ball into the caravan. You may attempt this as many times as you want. However, if you start again, all prior attempts are wiped.…
Improve our National Anthem
Improve our National Anthem. Biggest improvement wins. You have 40 minutes. Your time starts now.
Get a ball into a clown's mouth
Get a ball into a clown's mouth. If attempting from the closest spot, you may use the spoon. If attempting from the furthest spot, the…
Deliver this burger to the caravan
Deliver this burger to the caravan. Fastest wins. You may not throw or disrespect the burger. Every time you wish to take a step with the…
Demonstrate exceptional aim
Demonstrate exceptional aim. Best demonstration of aim wins. You may choose which attempt to submit. You have 30 minutes. Your time starts…
Get the gist of this book and then adapt it for the screen
Get the gist of this book and then adapt it for the screen. You have 2 minutes to get the gist and 1 hour to film your adaptation. Most…
Get the ball in the hole
Get the ball in the hole. For every handbag that you are wearing when you get the ball in the hole, 30 seconds will be deducted from your…
Dazzle these senior citizens
Dazzle these senior citizens. Most dazzled senior citizens wins. You have 30 minutes to prepare and 1 minute to dazzle. Your time starts…
Knock over the domino in the lab
Knock over the domino in the lab. You must be on this spot when you begin your attempt. You may only touch one thing during your attempt.…
Create new numbers (part 1)
Create new numbers. Your new numbers must replace the numbers zero through to nine and must have both a symbol and a written name.
Score 43 points playing the duck toss (part 2)
Score 43 points playing the duck toss. You must throw from the spot and you cannot move the spot or the duck receptacle.
Perform a party trick
Perform a party trick. Most impressive party trick wins. Your party trick cannot last more than 30 seconds. You have until the studio…
Build the tallest toilet paper tower in the middle of this trampoline
Build the tallest toilet paper tower in the middle of this trampoline. Tallest toilet paper tower wins. You have 10 minutes. Your time…