Series 21 / Episode 9
Maybe someone else wrote Veep?
1 · Prize task
The thing you would most enjoy winching up from a well in a bucket
2 · Puzzle task
Work out what powers the bulb in the lab
Work out what powers the bulb in the lab. You may only give one answer and you may only enter the lab once. Fastest correct answer wins.…
3
Leave the most pink balls on the other side of the court
Leave the most pink balls on the other side of the court at the end of the task You may only touch balls with rackets. You will lose one…
4
Write down a forfeit for a contestant who does not complete the flip-flop task
Write down a forfeit for a contestant who does not complete the flip-flop task. The forfeit that pleases the Taskmaster the most wins. Part…
5 · Live task
Put the correct sock on an appendage and poke it out of the correct hole first
Put the correct sock on an appendage and poke it out of the correct hole first. The fastest each time goes through to the next round and…
Play this episode at home
4 of 5 tasks can be played at home, about 30 minutes of play.
You’ll need
- anything from around the house
- rackets
- two colours of balls
- rope
- pan
- flip-flops
- paper
- pens
- old sheet
- coloured socks
Prepare beforehand
- Leave the most pink balls on the other side of the court: Mark a court with a rope net; hang a pan as the gong.
- Put the correct sock on an appendage and poke it out of the correct hole first: An adult cuts numbered holes in an old sheet; hang it up; lay out coloured socks.
Changes for playing at home
- Leave the most pink balls on the other side of the court: A grown-up defends and freezes when the pan-gong is hit.
- Write down a forfeit for a contestant who does not complete the flip-flop task: A helper flings flip-flops by hand.