Series 1 / Episode 3
The poet and the egg.
1 · Prize task
Most meaningful item
2
Throw a teabag into a mug from the farthest distance
Throw a teabag into a mug from the farthest distance. You have exactly 1 hour. Your time starts now.
3
Using this device to track your route, create the best image for the Taskmaster
Using this device to track your route, create the best image for the Taskmaster. You have 1 hour. Your time starts when you take your first…
4
Buy a gift for the Taskmaster
Buy the best present for the Taskmaster. Here is £20. You have 10 weeks. Your time starts now.
5
Get this egg as high as possible
Using only the items currently on this table, get this egg as high as possible. Highest wins. The egg must not break. You have 20 minutes.…
6 · Live task
Stand up after 100 seconds
Tiebreak · Live task
What is Frank Skinner's age in minutes?
Play this episode at home
All 7 tasks can be played at home, about 1 hour 25 minutes of play, plus a challenge that runs over days.
You’ll need
- anything from around the house
- tea bags
- mug
- phone with a running or GPS-tracking app
- small budget, e.g. pocket money
- eggs
- table of random items
- timer
- paper
- pen
Prepare beforehand
- Get this egg as high as possible: Lay out a table of random items: string, tape, boxes, cups, a broom.
Changes for playing at home
- Throw a teabag into a mug from the farthest distance: Cut the hour to 20 minutes.
- Using this device to track your route, create the best image for the Taskmaster: Walk a 30-minute route in a park with a phone app tracking it, then show the drawing; children go with an adult.
- Buy a gift for the Taskmaster: Give each player a small budget and a week to buy or make the best present for the judge.
- Get this egg as high as possible: No climbing: the egg goes up by building or throwing, never by standing on things.
- What is Frank Skinner's age in minutes?: Use the age of someone in the room; no calculators.