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Team tasks
Tasks done in teams rather than alone.
Season 1
Catch a grape with this tuba from the furtherest distance
Catch a grape with this tube from the furtherest distance. You may not throw the grape. Your distanced will be measured from the first…
Create a 90-second long one-shot film
Create a 90-second long one-short film. All of you must appear in it. One of you must hold the camera at all times. Your film must include…
Transfer as much soup as you can from the blue vat to the yellow vat
Gather your tools and bring them to your area. You have two minutes. Your time starts now. Part 2: Transfer as much soup as you can from…
Create the most amusing amusement park ride
Create the most amusing amusement park ride. Paul must be able to ride. Most amusing amusement park ride wins. You have forty minutes, Your…
Do the most press-ups and/or find the most words in this word find
Do the most press-up and/or find the most words in this word find. Each found word is equal in value to 2 press-ups. You'll be scored on…
Handcuff yourselves together at the wrist, then score 10 points
Handcuff yourselves together at the wrist, then score 10 points. Fastest to 10 points wins. Your time starts now.
Season 2
Build a castle out of wheat biscuits
Build a castle out of wheat biscuits. You may not leave the room. For every dry wheat biscuit you eat, you'll be given 15/7 additonal wheat…
Make the loudest noise
Make the loudest noise. You may not use your voice either during your noise or during your preparation. You must salute Paul for 5 seconds…
Create a diss track about the members of the other team
Create a diss track about the members of the other team. Best diss track wins. You have 45 minutes. Your time starts now.
Pack Paul's car with inflated objects from the caravan
Pack Paul's car with inflated objects from the caravan. Most inflated objects in Paul's car wins. You have seven minutes. Your time starts…
Steal the Taskmaster's portrait
Steal the Taskmaster's portrait. Most elaborate art heist wins. You have 45 minutes to plan and execute your heist. Your time starts now.
Recreate famous scenes from NZ history for the Taskmaster
In your teams, recreate famous scenes from NZ history for the Taskmaster. Once the Taskmaster has correctly guessed your famous scene, you…
Perform an educational puppet show
Perform an educational puppet show. You must make the puppets. Most educational puppet show wins. Curtains up in 45 minutes. Your time…
Season 3
Transport the milk to the dock
Transport the milk to the dock, cheers the cow, and then return the milk to its starting plinth. One player must travel inside the zorb,…
Drive 11 complete laps without leaving the cart
Drive 11 complete laps without leaving the cart. Every lap, a rule will be added. Rule 1: The cart must remain in motion and below 8Km per…
Enchant the forest
Enchant the forest. Most enchanted forest wins. You have sixty minutes. Your time starts now.
Win the great debate
Win the great debate. Each round, you will be given a moot that your team must argue either for or against. Your argument must consist of…
Defeat the other team at human war boats
Defeat the other team at human war boats. Remaining in your field at all times, project your ballistic cushion over the wall to hit the…
Make an electrifying new game show
Make an electrifying new game show. Your game show must be sponsored by the product in your selected box. The best game show that…
Season 4
Make the most impressive windmill
Make the most impressive windmill. You have until there isn't a piece of toast pushed down in the toaster. You cannot change the toaster…
Perform a play based on the historical event written on your scroll
Select a scroll. Part 2: Perform a play based on the historical event written on your scroll. No research allowed. Best and most…
Control a blindfolded teammate through the maze without touching the rope
Control a blindfolded teammate through the maze without touching the rope. You may not repeat any words in your directions. Only the…
Deliver the Taskmaster three compliments
In your teams, deliver the Taskmaster three compliments. Standing at your plinth, one at a time, write an original compliment on an egg and…
Start a podcast about your topic
Choose a topic that vaguely interests your whole team the exact same amount. Write it on this piece of paper, then go to the study. You…
Paint a painting on the canvas in front of you
Paint a painting on the canvas in front of you. You must paint with the hand that is attached to your team's pole. One member of each team…
Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?
Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar? You may make one accusation against one suspect. Your accusation begins when you say the word…
Season 5
Be the most excited to meet your teammates (part 1)
Be the most excited to meet your teammates. They can't know about this task. One person on the other team has received this task. If you…
Make a leaning tower of dry pasta (part 2)
Make a leaning tower of dry pasta. If you break one of the three secret rules, you must step away from the tower and Paul will trigger a…
Take turns to each roll an office chair towards the edge of the stage
In your teams, take turns to each roll an office chair towards the edge of the stage. You must roll your chair from behind the line. The…
Build the tallest skyscraper out of the boxes without leaving your designated areas
Build the tallest skyscraper out of the boxes without leaving your designated areas. One person will build, the other (two) will supply…
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.
Pick a subject from Paul's board then have a cohesive conversation about it
Pick a subject from Paul's board then have a cohesive conversation about it. Each conversation must last 30 seconds and all participating…
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…
Season 6
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Season 7
Build the longest successful domino run whilst keeping the balloons aloft
Build the longest successful domino run whilst keeping the balloon(s). You may not touch the same balloon twice in a row. You must…
Identify what you've drawn
Identify what you've drawn. Each round, one teammate will pull the name of a thing from the hat. On Paul's whistle, they will direct their…
Interrogate Paul and deduce his secret
Interrogate Paul and deduce his secret. You must take turns to enter the lab and ask him one yes-or-no question. Only one person of the…
Present the news
Present the news. Best presenting wins. Each team will write an autocue for the other team. Your news must include a weather event,…
Dub over this Scandinavian film in English
Write and shoot a Scandinavian noir film. Your film must be in a Scandinavian language and heavily feature this strykebrett. The script for…
Open a five-star restaurant
Open a five-star restaurant. Your restaurant's menu must include entrees, mains, desserts and drinks.
Fool the Taskmaster
Fool the Taskmaster. Deliver one of the kettlebells from the bath to the bin. One kettlebell is heavy and the other kettlebell is light.…
Get the hacky sack from the mat into the caravan
Get the hacky sack from the mat into the caravan. If the hacky sack touches the ground, you must start again. You may not use your hands,…