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Balance Alex

**Balance Alex** was a task featured on Series 5 of *Taskmaster*, as the second task in Spoony Neeson. The task was won by Nish Kumar.

## Setup

 Timing
 Measurement

## Summary

The task was presented on a giant scales, with one end containing a box and the other a seat for Alex to sit on. The contestants had to balance Alex, but could not use humans to balance him. Alex refused to sit on the other end of the scales, so the contestants had to work out how much he weighed (14 stone/89kg) and out enough heavy items on the other side.

## Performance

**Aisling Bea:** Aisling attached Alex's car, weighing 220 stone to the scale with a piece of rope. She received 3 points.

**Bob Mortimer:** Bob moved the box on the scales further away from the middle before putting a pillar in it weighing 32kg. He received 2 points.

**Mark Watson:** Mark put a microwave, vacuum cleaner and a fruit bowl on his end of the scales, weighing a total of 3 stone. He received 1 point.

**Nish Kumar:** Nish put several heavy objects on his end of the scales including a roller and a bag of sand, weighing a total of 10 stone. He received 5 points.

**Sally Phillips:** Sally put a roller, a tyre, a plastic lemon, a plastic banana and a fire extinguisher on her end of the scales, weighing a total of 8 stone. She received 4 points.

## Other Appearances

### *Bäst i Test*

The task was featured on Season 3 of *Bäst i Test*.

### *Suurmestari*

The task was featured on Season 1 of *Suurmestari*.

### *Stormester*

The task was featured on Season 3 of *Stormester*.
Best thing you can operate with your hand

**Best thing you can operate with your hand** was a prize task featured on Series 11 of *Taskmaster*, as the first task in Slap and tong. The task was won by Jamali Maddix.

## Summary

The contestants had to bring in a prize that best fit the task category of the best thing you can operate with your hand. The winner of the episode would be able to take home all of the prizes.

## Performance

**Charlotte Ritchie** Charlotte brought in her drill. She received 1 point.

**Jamali Maddix:** Jamali brought in a hand-made tattoo gun. He received 5 points.

**Lee Mack:** Lee brought in a Swanee whistle which he demonstrated in studio, explaining it made any awkward situation more light-hearted. He received 4 points.

**Mike Wozniak:** Mike brought in a fake thumb sheath. He received 3 points.

**Sarah Kendall**: Sarah brought in her bass guitar. She received 2 points.
Another spoon.

## Another spoon.

### Winner

Jo Brand

***Another spoon.*** is the fifth episode of Series 9 of *Taskmaster* and was first broadcast on Dave on 2 October 2019. The episode was won by Jo Brand.

## Episode breakdown

Spoilers!This section contains spoilers.

**Notes**

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 These points were attributed to Katy but won by Kerry Godliman, who replaced her for the studio segments of this episode.

## External links

* *Another spoon.* on Taskmaster website
* *Another spoon.* on All 4
Barnes Hockey Club Pitch

**Barnes Hockey Club Pitch**, is a filming location for pre-recorded tasks in Series 13. It is located in Chiswick, London.

## Tasks

* The episode *Birdy hand finger.* (Series 13, Episode 2) featured a team task where the contestants had to score three goals with exercise balls whilst riding on a buggy controlled by their own personal set of wheels. The task was won by Ardal O'Hanlon and Chris Ramsey.
* The episode *Having a little chuckle.* (Series 13, Episode 5) featured a task where the contestants had to be the third fastest high-fiver to high-five Alex, but they were only aware of what their teammates did during the task. The task was won by Sophie Duker.
A documentary about a despot.

## A documentary about a despot.

### Winner

Katherine Parkinson

***A documentary about a despot.*** is the second episode of Series 10 of *Taskmaster* and was first broadcast on Channel 4 on 22 October 2020. The episode was won by Katherine Parkinson.

## External links

* *A documentary about a despot.* on Taskmaster website
* *A documentary about a despot.* on All 4
Aaron Chen

**Aaron Chen** is an Australian comedian, known for his stand-up and for playing assistant and receptionist George in Kitty Flanagan's ABC sitcom about a law firm, *Fisk*.

In 2024, Chen appeared in Season 2 of *Taskmaster Australia*.

## External links

IMDb has information about:
***Aaron Chen***

Wikipedia has an article about:
***Aaron Chen***
Best Greg Davies merchandise that isn't on the market but should be on the market

**Best Greg Davies merchandise that isn't on the market but should be on the market** was a prize task featured on Series 15 of *Taskmaster*, as the first task in A yardstick for failure. The task was won by Mae Martin.

## Summary

The contestants had to bring in a prize that best fit the task category of the best Greg Davies merchandise that isn't on the market but should be on the market. The winner of the episode would be able to take home all of the prizes.

## Performance

**Frankie Boyle:** Frankie brought in concept art for a Greg Davies euthaniser bean bag. He received 1 point.

**Ivo Graham:** Ivo brought in a Greg Davies slingshot with a bowl of cheeseballs, inspired by Greg's 2010 Edinburgh Fringe show "Firing Cheeseballs At A Dog". He received 4 points.

**Jenny Eclair:** Jenny brought in a Greg Davies coffee stencil. She received 3 points.

**Kiell Smith-Bynoe:** Kiell brought in a Greg Davies morph suit. He received 2 points.

**Mae Martin:** Mae brought in a Greg Davies ventriloquist puppet that their Dad made, that can say "I'm so full of hate" (a quote from This is Trevor.). They received 5 points.
Choose a new nickname based on something you do

**Choose a new nickname based on something you do in the next 20 minutes** was a task featured on Series 16 of *Taskmaster*, as the fourth task in Languidly. The task was won by Sam Campbell.

## Setup

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## Summary

The task was presented on the table in the caravan. The contestants had to do something in the next 20 minutes which would give them a new nickname.

## Performance

**Julian Clary:** Julian banged his fists on the table, breaking the table, claiming to have the nickname of "Butch". He received 1 point.

**Lucy Beaumont:** Lucy found a pile of wigs, put them all on and started playing the guitar to rock music, sticking her head out of the caravan and shouting "Anarchy!", as well as biting a tree. Alex then called her "Lucyfer the Rock God". She received 4 points.

**Sam Campbell:** Sam went outside the Taskmaster House and asked passers-by to give him a nickname. He persuaded a cyclist to call him "Doctor Cigarettes" and he received 5 points.

**Sue Perkins:** Sue shot cans off the fence and Alex's head with a wooden gun, then threw a hula hoop lasso around the cow's neck, giving her the nickname "Lassue Perkins". She received 3 points.

**Susan Wokoma:** Susan blindfolded Alex, tied him up in the lab with metal chains and then tickled his face with feathers. She then asked Alex to call her the nickname "Chain Bastard". She received 2 points.
Collect 1 of something, 2 of something else... and 20 of something else (Taskmaster AU)

**Collect 1 of something, 2 of something else... and 20 of something else** was a task featured on Season 1 of *Taskmaster Australia*, as the fourth task in Sorry for your loss. The task was won by Jimmy Rees.

## Summary

The task was presented on stacked buckets. The contestants had to collect 1 of something, 2 of something else, 3 of something else, 4 of something else, 5 of something else, 6 of something else, 7 of something else, 8 of something else, 9 of something else, 10 of something else, 11 of something else, 12 of something else, 14 of something else, 15 of something else, 16 of something else, 16 of something else, 18 of something else, 19 of something else, and 20 of something else; 197 of things in total. They did not have to collect 13 of something, although there was a 13 bucket. Afterwards, they were given the task of returning all of their items.

## Performance

**Danielle Walker:** Danielle collected items included: 1 go pro, 2 dogs, and 20 buckets as well as various items of food. She initially struggled to get everything back but got most of the things back in their original location. She spent 26 minutes and 27 seconds, receiving 3 points.

**Jimmy Rees:** Jimmy collected items included: 1 hand, 3 dogs, 10 knives and 20 books, as well as various items located in the living room like paper, hats, pens and wigs. He initially struggled to get everything back but got most of the things back in their original location. He took 18 minutes and 52 seconds, receiving 5 points.

**Julia Morris:** Julia collected items included: 3 cups of orange juice, 11 bits of spit and 16 personal items, as well as various items from around the room like books and cash. Julia committed to returning everything back to their original location including licking her own spit. She spent 32 minutes and 9 seconds, receiving 1 point.

**Luke McGregor:** Luke ignored the numbers on the buckets and that he didn't need to collect 13 things. His collected items included: 1 task, 9 drops of water, 13 compliments, 15 blown kisses into a bucket and 17 cracked peppers, as well as various items from around the room. Luke struggled to return some of his things, deciding 13 insults would cancel out the 13 compliments. He spent 25 minutes and 31 seconds, receiving 4 points.

**Nina Oyama:** Nina collected items included: 2 hands, 19 "something else"s as well as various food items. She initially struggled to get everything back but got most of the things back in their original location. She spent 32 minutes and 8 seconds, receiving 2 points.
Complete these tasks, then put the tubs back on your heads

**Complete these tasks, then put the tubs back on your heads** was a team task featured on Series 16 of *Taskmaster*, as the third task in Dynamite chicks. The task was won by Julian Clary, Lucy Beaumont & Sam Campbell.

## Summary

Before the task, the contestants were instructed to wear the bucket tubs on their heads so that Alex could place 12 tasks on their velcro suits.

The first task was presented on the whiteboard. The contestants had to complete the 12 tasks. One contestant had to look at their teammates throughout the task; one contestant had to shout throughout the task; and one had to shake their head whilst smiling throughout the task. Once they completed all 12 tasks, they had to put their bucket tubs back on again to signify they had finished the task.

## Performance

**Julian Clary, Lucy Beaumont & Sam Campbell:** Sam chose to shake his head and smile, Lucy chose to shout throughout, and Julian chose to look at Lucy throughout the task. They completed the tasks in the following order:

* Lucy sniffed the front door.
* Julian and Lucy named five biscuits.
* The three shook hands
* Lucy made the buckets look like their faces.
* Sam ate a bowl of cereal.
* Julian and Lucy completed a total of 27 squats.
* The three shook hands
* The three shared their regrets.
* The three shook hands
* The three shook hands
* Sam wrote "Fly forever, my angels!" on the whiteboard
* The three shook hands

The team of three completed all 12 tasks in 6 minutes and 48 seconds, receiving 5 points each.

**Sue Perkins & Susan Wokoma:** Susan chose to shake her head and smile whilst looking at Sue, whilst Sue chose to shout throughout.

They completed the tasks in the following order:

* The two shared their regrets.
* The two made the buckets look like their faces.
* Sue wrote "Less is less (sometimes)." on the whiteboard
* The two shook hands
* Sue sniffed the front door.
* The two shook hands
* The two shook hands
* The two completed a total of 40 squats.
* The two both ate a bowl of cereal each.
* The two shook hands
* Sue and Susan named six biscuits.

Unfortunately, they put their buckets on their heads before finding the final handshake task on Susan's leg. Despite completing 11 tasks in 7 minutes and 54 seconds, Sam was able to persuade Greg to give the team of two 2 points each.

## Trivia

### Behind the Scenes

* While persuading Greg to give Sue and Susan points, Sam referred to them as "Dynamite chicks," the episode's name.
Complete the course as slowly as possible

**Complete the course as slowly as possible** was a task featured on Series 12 of *Taskmaster*, as the second task in The customised inhaler. The task was won by Desiree Burch.

## Summary

The task was presented on the steps in front of the course. The contestants had to complete the course on the bike as slowly as possible, constantly moving forward. Every time they put their foot on the floor, missed an instruction or left the course, their time was paused and their final time was halved.

The contestants had to: burst a red water balloon into the bucket; take the hat from the mannequin and put it on the other mannequin's head; and read and post a letter saying 'I am a speedy cyclist' into the mailbox.

## Performance

**Alan Davies:** Alan managed to stay on the course but struggled to post the letter. He completed the course in 72 seconds and made 5 mistakes, so his final time was 2.5 seconds, receiving 4 points.

**Desiree Burch:** Desiree struggled to pick up the things on the course but did manage to stay on the course. She completed the course in 84 seconds and made 5 mistakes, so her final time was 2.625 seconds, receiving 5 points.

**Guz Khan:** Guz seemed to complete the tasks effortlessly but kept putting his foot down as he tried to post the letter whilst pedalling on one side only. He completed the task in 64 seconds and made 7 mistakes, so his final time was 0.5 seconds, receiving 3 points.

**Morgana Robinson:** Morgana put the wrong coloured water balloon into the bucket and kept putting her foot on the floor, thinking Alex couldn't see. She completed the course in 68 seconds and made 9 mistakes, so her final time was 1/16th of a second, receiving 1 point.

**Victoria Coren Mitchell:** Victoria did not know how to ride a bike so ended up learning during the task. She managed to ride the bike and complete the course, but had to put her foot down to stop as she never learnt how to use the breaks. She completed the course in 95 seconds and made 8 mistakes, so her final time was 0.124 seconds, receiving 2 points.
Buy Atle a Christmas present (Kongen Befaler)

**Buy Atle a Christmas present** was a task featured on Season 1 of *Kongen Befaler*, as the third task in Åja, Sudan ligger der? The task was won by Calle Hellevang-Larsen.

## Summary

The contestants had to buy the best Christmas gift for Atle Antonsen. Their gifts were presented in the studio.

## Performance

**Vegard Ylvisåker:** Vegard bought Atle a 99 kr plane ticket to Katowice, because he thought he was only allowed to spend 100 kr. He received 1 point.

**Maria Stavang:** Maria had a t-shirt made with a photo of her and Atle, with the caption: *Maria Stavang went to Kongen Befaler and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.* She received 3 points.

**Bård Ylvisåker:** Bård had a star named after Atle, registering the name on Atle's birthday. He received 2 points.

**Siri Kristiansen:** Siri bought Atle a new microwave, having broken one in a previous task. She received 4 points.

**Calle Hellevang-Larsen:** Calle gave Atle a pair of scissors and asked him to cut his bangs off, giving Atle the pleasure of making someone else uncomfortable. He received 5 points.

## Other Appearances

### *Taskmaster*

*|Click here for a full task breakdown*

A version of this task was featured on Series 1, Series 2 and Series 3 of *Taskmaster*.
Build the highest tower

**Build the highest tower** was a task featured on Series 7 of *Taskmaster*, as the third task in The mean bean. The task was won by Rhod Gilbert.

## Setup

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## Summary

The task was presented written inside of a cardboard box. The contestants had to build the highest tower using the cardboard boxes. After they assembled their first box, they would only have 5 minutes left.

## Performance

**James Acaster:** James attached a roll of tape to a cardboard box and tried to hoist it up a tree, but failed to get the tape over a branch to use as a rope. He built a 1 box-tall tower, receiving 1 point.

**Jessica Knappett:** Jessica initially made a tower from flattened boxes, but it fell over, leading to her making boxes and stacking them in the last 4 minutes. She built a tower less than 3 metres tall (the actual height was not specified), receiving 3 points.

**Kerry Godliman:** Kerry assembled boxes and stacked them on top of each other, not realising there was tape. She built a 3 metre tall tower, receiving 4 points.

**Phil Wang:** Phil tried to claim that the boxes he had made were not boxes as they were open on one side, taping the boxes together before raising it up to form a tower. As Greg decided an open box was a box, Phil's tower was measured after 5 minutes, making his tower 75cm tall (a box with the flaps open), receiving 2 points.

**Rhod Gilbert:** Rhod taped flattened boxes together before raising it up to form a tower that was supported by a nearby tree. He built a 4.28 metre tall tower, receiving 5 points.

## Other Appearances

### *Bast i Test*

The task was featured on Season 2 of *Bäst i Test*.

### *Stormester*

The task was featured on Season 3 of *Stormester*.

The task said to "make" a tower, which in Danish can also mean "fix." It was won by Heino Hansen, who plastered up a crack in Copenhagen's Round Tower.

### *Kongen Befaler*

The task was featured on Season 3 of *Kongen Befaler*.

### *Le maître du jeu*

The task was featured on Season 2 of *Le maître du jeu*.
Biggest bargain (Taskmaster NZ)

**Biggest bargain** was a prize task featured on Season 2 of *Taskmaster NZ*, as the first task in Completing the Set. The task was won by Laura Daniel.

## Summary

The contestants had to bring in a prize that best fit the task category of the biggest bargain. The winner of the episode would be able to take home all of the prizes.

## Performance

**David Correos:** David brought in $50 that he would give to someone for 50 cents. He received 3 points.

**Guy Montgomery:** Guy brought in a $120 bottle opener shaped like a man's face that didn't work properly. He received 1 point.

**Laura Daniel:** Laura brought in $50 billion Zimbabwean dollars that cost $20 New Zealand dollars. She received 5 points.

**Matt Heath:** Matt brought in 200 copies of his unsuccessful Deja Vodoo album, *The Shape of Grunge to Come.* He received 2 points.

**Urzila Carlson:** Urzila brought in a Briscoes discount card. She received 4 points.
Catch the most socks and put them in your laundry basket

**Catch the most socks and put them in your laundry basket** was a task featured on Series 6 of *Taskmaster*, as the fifth task in One warm prawn. The task was won by Russell Howard.

## Summary

The contestants had to catch socks, avoiding any pants, and put them in the laundry basket. They could only catch with their hands or their forearms, not their legs. If a sock landed on the floor, the contestants couldn't pick any up. For every pair of pants touched, the contestants lost a sock.

## Performance

**Alice Levine:** Alice caught 1 sock and touched 4 pants, giving her a score of -3. She received 1 point.

**Asim Chaudhry:** Asim caught the same amount of socks and pants, scoring 0. He received 4 points.

**Liza Tarbuck:** Liza caught the same amount of socks and pants, scoring 0. She received 4 points.

**Russell Howard:** Russell got a member of the audience to nod whenever a sock was about to drop and shake their head if it was pants. He caught 2 socks, receiving 5 points.

**Tim Vine:** Tim caught the same amount of socks and pants, scoring 0. He received 4 points.
Ryan's Chaos Zone

Ryan's Chaos Zone as of October 2020

Ryan's Chaos Zone is a highly dangerous territory located just west of Spawn. The settlement shares the continent of Rikeo with Port Threemast. Ryan's Chaos Zone was perpetrated by TheWolfSlayer61. Only aerial images of Ryan's Chaos Zone exist, as players are too afraid to get close enough to take screenshots.

Little to nothing is known about Ryan's Chaos Zone except that it is dangerous and slowly spreading. The threat of this area has led some of the world leaders to consider building a containment wall around the area. Fear of Ryan's Chaos Zone caused the Griton Federation to issue a travel ban to the area for all citizens.

In June 2020, the chaos zone spread directly north of its original location. The new area is located on the north coast of the Rikeo peninsula as well as the ocean. This prompted world leaders to reestablish rhetoric on the construction of a containment wall. At this time, there are no plans for any containment measures.
A pea in a haystack.

## A pea in a haystack.

### Winner

Al Murray

***A pea in a haystack.*** is the first episode of Series 3 of *Taskmaster* and was first broadcast on Dave on 4 October 2016. The episode was won by Al Murray.

## Video

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## External links

* *A pea in a haystack.* on Taskmaster website
* *A pea in a haystack.* on All 4
* *A pea in a haystack.* on Supermax+
Catch the potatoes in the potato hat

**Catch the potatoes in the potato hat** was a task featured on Series 15 of *Taskmaster*, as the third task in I love to squander promise. The task was won by Mae Martin.

## Setup

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## Summary

The task was presented on a conveyor belt. The contestants had to catch the potatoes in their potato hat whilst sat on the catching stool under the conveyor belt. They were not allowed to touch anything and had 3 minutes to prepare. From the catching stool, the contestants would have been able to see coasters around the walls, arranged according to the order of the objects on the belt, with coasters with Greg's face representing a potato and red ones representing a non-potato.

## Performance

**Frankie Boyle:** Frankie wrote down the order of the items on the conveyor belt but got confused by the pattern repeating and just let anything drop into his hat. He caught 21 potatoes and 23 animals, giving him a potatotal of -2, so he received 1 point.

**Ivo Graham:** Ivo tried to memorise the pattern but then saw the coaster pattern on the wall from the catching stool, which he struggled to keep up with. He caught 11 potatoes and 10 animals, giving him a potatotal of 1, so he received 2 points.

**Jenny Eclair:** Jenny wrote down the order of the items on the conveyor belt but had so much fun doing the task that she gave up looking at her list. She caught 10 potatoes and 6 animals, giving her a potatotal of 4, so she received 4 points.

**Kiell Smith-Bynoe:** Kiell tried to create a song called "Not, pot, pot" to memorise the order of the items on the conveyor belt, but got confused by the pattern repeating. He caught 22 potatoes and 19 animals, giving him a potatotal of 3, so he received 3 points.

**Mae Martin:** Mae tried to memorise the pattern, but then saw the coaster pattern on the wall from the catching stool and managed to follow it closely. They caught 22 potatoes and 7 animals, giving them a potatotal of 15, so they received 5 points.

## Trivia

### Behind the Scenes

* After Greg noted Ivo showed promise after finding the beer mat pattern, Ivo exclaimed "I love to squander promise", the episode's name.
Butt heavy.

***Butt heavy.*** is the seventh episode of Season 3 of *Taskmaster NZ* and was first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 17 August 2022. The episode was won by Chris Parker.

## Episode breakdown

Spoilers!This section contains spoilers.

**Notes**

1. ↑ Each contestant was told how to start and end their scene, with the end of each scene becoming the start of the next.
Completely colour this whiteboard (Taskmaster NZ)

**Completely colour this whiteboard** was a task featured on Season 1 of *Taskmaster NZ*, as the second task in Astro blasters. The task was won by Angella Dravid.

## Summary

The task was presented on a whiteboard. The contestants had to completely colour a whiteboard, using anything they had access to in the house.

## Performance

**Angella Dravid:** Angella found paint and smeared it over the whiteboard. She coloured the whiteboard in 2 minutes and 14 seconds, receiving 5 points.

**Brynley Stent:** Brynley found coloured paper and stuck it to the whiteboard. She coloured the whiteboard in 2 minutes and 30 seconds, receiving 4 points.

**Guy Williams:** Guy used the whiteboard pens to colour part of the whiteboard badly. Despite claiming to have coloured the whiteboard in 49 seconds, he was disqualified from the task.

**Leigh Hart:** Leigh put the whiteboard on the floor and covered it in cereal and pasta. He coloured the whiteboard in 5 minutes and 39 seconds, receiving 3 points.

**Madeleine Sami:** Madeleine used the whiteboard pens to colour most of the whiteboard, breaking open the pen to try and spread the ink. She coloured the whiteboard in 10 minutes and 55 seconds, receiving 2 points.

## Other Appearances

### *Suurmestari*

This task was featured on Season 4 of *Suurmestari*.
Be as unhealthy as possible (Taskmaster NZ)

**Be as unhealthy as possible** was a task featured on Season 1 of *Taskmaster NZ*, as the third task in Unhealth must be dead. The task was won by Brynley Stent.

## Summary

The task was presented in the mailbox. The contestants had to be as unhealthy as possible for 10 seconds.

## Performance

**Angella Dravid:** Angella lay in a coffin eating fried chicken whilst Paul read a eulogy out for her. She received 4 points.

**Brynley Stent:** Brynley had an unhealthy relationship with herself, whilst calling her ex, eating a doughnut and smoking a cigarette. She received 2 points.

**Guy Williams:** Guy attempted to smoke a pack of cigarettes, get a bad sunburn, eat a whole burger and fried and scroll through social media, but only managed to smoke the cigarettes in the 10 seconds. He received 1 point.

**Leigh Hart:** Leigh blended pizza, chocolate, alcohol and nachos to make a smoothie which he drank sat next to an exercise bike. He received 3 points.

**Madeleine Sami:** Madeleine smoked 30 cigarettes whilst drinking a beer and having members of the crew cough on her and nearly started a bushfire, having to specify it was recorded before the Covid-19 pandemic. She received 5 points.

## Trivia

### Behind the Scenes

* As Angella was preparing, she said "Unhealth must be dead", the episode's name.
Complete these tasks

**Complete these tasks** was a task featured on Series 11 of *Taskmaster*, as the second task in You've got no chutzpah. The task was won by Mike Wozniak.

## Setup

 Timing
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## Summary

The task was presented under a garden arch on large paper before being set on fire as the contestants started to read it. The contestants had to complete the most tasks listed, but they had to remember what they had to do after speed reading. The most that they could do is that they have to remember the system that the *first letter* is a *verb* to the *item present on the board* as the *next letter*. (ex. **A**ttack the **B**iscuit, **C**huck the **D**og, etc.)

## Performance

**Charlotte Ritchie:** Charlotte panicked after knocking the lemon into the Ribena. This caused her to embrace the fish for a very long time after chucking the dog, before talking to Alex about attacking the biscuit and eventually doing it. She completed 3 tasks, receiving 2 points.

**Jamali Maddix :** Jamali remembered a fair amount of tasks, but refused to drink the Ribena as it had tap water in it, which he thought the government had put chemicals in, but he would have drank it else. He completed 6 of the tasks, including attacking the biscuit, chucking the dog, embracing the fish, kicking the lemon and quaffing the Ribena, receiving 4 points.

**Lee Mack:** Lee couldn't remember what he had to do so attacked everything and quaffed the Ribena, inadvertently whacking the xylophone and yanking the zebra. He completed 4 tasks, receiving 3 points.

**Mike Wozniak:** Mike remembered quite a lot of the tasks, including undermine the vole, quaff the Ribena, attack the biscuit, kick the lemon, open the plum, whack the xylophone and yank the zebra. He completed 7 of the tasks, receiving 5 points.

**Sarah Kendall:** Sarah got confused by thinking she had to lick something but worked out the alphabetical system of the task. She eventually kicked a lemon and quaffed the Ribena before yelling at a zebra and washing a xylophone. She completed 2 tasks, receiving 1 point.

## Other Appearances

### *Le maître du jeu*

The task was featured on Season 2 of *Le maître du jeu*.

### *Stormester*

This task was featured on the first Champion of Champions season of *Stormester*.

## Trivia

### Behind the Scenes

* Whilst undermining the vole, Mike told it "You've got no chutzpah", the episode's name.
* Although he stated that he thought that the government put chemicals in tap water, Jamali later revealed on *Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable* that it was just a joke that was taken seriously.

## References

1. ↑ *Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable* - Series 2, Episode 1 on Dave
Best thing to bring to a party

**Best thing to bring to a party** was a prize task featured on the Taskmaster's New Year Treat special of *Taskmaster*, as the first task in The fastest duck. The task was won by Shirley Ballas.

## Summary

The contestants had to bring in a prize that best fit the task category of the best thing to bring to a party. The winner of the episode would be able to take home all of the prizes.

## Performance

**John Hannah:** John brought in a Bop-It toy, after seeing one at his sister's birthday party. He received 1 point.

**Krishnan Guru-Murthy:** Krishnan brought in a disco light that was worth £15.99. He received 2 points.

**Nicola Coughlan:** Nicola brought in a real human skeleton with a bottle of tequila, claiming it would be a good talking point at a party. She received 4 points.

**Rylan Clark-Neal:** Rylan brought in a robot vacuum so the host didn't have to worry about tidying up afterwards. He received 3 points.

**Shirley Ballas:** Shirley brought in a drinks trolley with a record player. She received 5 points.
Carina Berg (episode)

***Carina Berg*** is the third episode of Season 7 of *Bäst i Test* and was first broadcast on SVT1 on 10 March 2023. The episode featured Swedish radio and television host Carina Berg as guest the participant. The episode was won by Marko Lehtosalo.

The "prize" of the episode was a copy of the best painting from the "Paint a picture and make the colors dry" task.
Control a blindfolded teammate through the maze without touching the rope (Taskmaster NZ)

**Control a blindfolded teammate through the maze without touching the rope** was a team task featured on Season 4 of *Taskmaster NZ*, as the third task in There had to be blood. The task was won by Melanie Bracewell & Ray O'Leary.

## Summary

The task was presented on top of a cob of corn. The contestants had to guide a blindfolded teammate through the maze without touching the rope. If they touched the rope or repeated a word, the blindfolded teammate had to return to the start.

## Performance

**Bubbah, Dai Henwood & Karen O'Leary:** Bubbah, Dai and Karen initially tried to guide Dai with F-words meaning Forward, R-words meaning Right, L-words meaning left and S-words meaning Slow, but Karen kept repeating words. They attempted other methods including using food and drink for directions, sport words meaning close to the rope, but Karen continually repeated words. They then swapped to Karen being blindfolded and got her to army crawl on the floor under the ropes, following the sound of Dai's voice or Bubbah's voice when they spoke. They restarted 16 times and managed to get someone through the maze in 40 minutes and 9 seconds, receiving 2 points each.

**Melanie Bracewell & Ray O'Leary:** Mel guided a blindfolded Ray by getting him to walk towards the sound of her voice whilst she said words really slowly. They managed to get someone through the maze in 10 minutes and 40 seconds, receiving 5 points each.
Adrian Chiles

* Taskmaster's New Year Treat II

**Adrian Chiles** is a British television and radio presenter, and writer. He is best known as a host of BBC One show *The One Show*, BBC Two shows *Working Lunch* and *The Money Programme*, and ITV show *Daybreak*. He has also hosted sports programmes *Match of the Day 2* and *ITV Football*. He currently hosts *Chiles on Friday* on BBC Radio 5 Live.

In 2022, Chiles appeared as a contestant on Taskmaster's New Year Treat II, finishing first with 22 points. He was the guest on episodes 61 of Taskmaster The Podcast.

## Performance

 1 | **Prize:** Most beguiling, unwieldy, shiny thing.
 2 | Put the egg in the eggcup in the most daring way. If the egg breaks, you are disqualified.
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## Trivia

* Adrian Chiles is the first contestant sitting in the leftmost seat to win a Taskmaster trophy, with Dara Ó Briain being the first to win a regular series.

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Forget

**Forget** is an unnamed Memory-Make Spell.

## Description

After memorizing a spell cast by an opponent, the user "forgets" it, effectively nullifying the casting. Doing so can neutralize defenses created by the opponent, and make useless any memorized spell. It is unknown if this spell can be used against offensive techniques.

## References

1. ↑ Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 306, Pages 10-11
Choose a length for this pole then guide it through the course

**Choose a length for this pole then guide it through the course** was a task featured on the Taskmaster's New Year Treat special of *Taskmaster*, as the fourth task in Basic recipe 28. The task was won by Adrian Chiles.

## Setup

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## Summary

The task was presented in the hands of The Taskmaster Statue holding a pole. The contestants had to choose the length of a pole, then carry it through a course. The course consisted of: Going through the front door, through the living room and out the patio doors, through the Phone Box, under Linda the Cow, through two tyres, through a mailbox, and into a wheel on a podium. Every time the pole touched something other than the contestant's hands, 10cm were taken from their total height.

## Performance

**Adrian Chiles:** Adrian chose a 302cm pole and carefully took it through the course, only striking it four times. His final pole height was 262cm, so he received 5 points.

**Claudia Winkleman:** Claudia choose a 420cm pole and bundled through the house, touching things 41 times. Her final pole height was 10cm, so she received 1 point.

**Jonnie Peacock:** Jonnie chose a 700cm pole, deciding to use one continuous touch as much as he could, completing the course with 1 second to spare and by touching things 48 times. His final pole height was 220cm, so he received 4 points.

**Lady Leshurr:** Leshurr chose a 360cm pole and charged through the course, immediately knocking into the front door, touching things 15 times. Her final pole height was 210cm, so she received 3 points.

**Sayeeda Warsi:** Sayeeda chose a 237cm pole and carefully took it through the course, only striking it three times. Her final pole height was 207cm, so she received 2 points.

## Other Appearances

### *Bäst i Test*

A version of this task was featured on Season 7 of *Bäst i Test*. Instead of a pole, the contestants had to pass a plank of wood through a course and every time they touched an object, they had to saw off 10cm of wood.

### *Stormester*

This task was featured on the first Champion of Champions season of *Stormester*.
Best drinking vessel

**Best drinking vessel** was a task featured on Series 11 of *Taskmaster*, as the first task in The Lure of the Treacle Puppies. The task was won by Charlotte Ritchie.

## Summary

The contestants had to bring in a prize that best fit the task category of the best drinking vessel. The winner of the episode would be able to take home all of the prizes.

## Performance

**Charlotte Ritchie:** Charlotte brought a tankard with a glass bottom that belonged to her grandfather. She received 5 points.

**Jamali Maddix :** Jamali brought a plastic cup. He received 1 point.

**Lee Mack:** Lee brought in a cup that belonged to Simon Cowell from Britain's Got Talent. He received 2 points.

**Mike Wozniak:** Mike made a cup out of wood that he had whittled into a lovespoon. He received 4 points.

**Sarah Kendall:** Sarah brought in a cup her daughter made at pottery class in school. She received 3 points.
Best battery-operated item

**Best battery-operate item** was a prize task featured on Series 3 of *Taskmaster*, as the first task in Little polythene grief cave. The task was won by Rob Beckett.

## Summary

The contestants had to bring in a prize that best fit the task category of the best battery-operated item. The winner of the episode would be able to take home all of the prizes.

## Performance

**Al Murray:** Al brought in Wall-E toy. He received 2 points.

**Dave Gorman:** Dave brought in Ewan the Dream sheep that plays white noise. He received 1 point.

**Paul Chowdhry:** Paul brought in a hairband with dreadlocks on it that could light up. He received 4 points.

**Rob Beckett:** Rob brought in light for inside a toilet. He received 5 points.

**Sara Pascoe:** Sara brought in her ipod which she used to check her emails. She received 3 points.

## Other Appearances

### *Suurmestari*

The task was featured on Season 1 of *Suurmestari*.

### *Taskmaster (PT)*

The task was featured on Season 1 of *Taskmaster (PT)*.

### *Le maître du jeu*

* The task was featured on Season 1 of *Le maître du jeu*.
40 things that are all the same and can all fit on a towel

**40 things that are all the same and can all fit on a towel** was a prize task featured on Series 12 of *Taskmaster*, as the first task in Nothing matters. The task was won by Alan Davies.

## Summary

The contestants had to bring in a prize that best fit the task category of 40 things that are all the same and can all fit on a towel. The winner of the episode would be able to take home all of the prizes.

## Performance

**Alan Davies** Alan brought in 40 tiny glasses of Fizzy blue nun on a commeromative towel from Wem, Greg's hometown. He received 5 points.

**Desiree Burch:** Desiree brought in 40 tiny trophies on a towel, each containing a £1 coin. She received 4 points.

**Guz Khan:** Guz brought in 40 tennis balls on a massive towel. He received 3 points.

**Morgana Robinson:** Morgana brought in 40 french fries on a towel. She received 1 point.

**Victoria Coren Mitchell**: Victoria brought in 40 cherry liquors on a towel. She received 2 points.
Best thing to hang on a wall that you wouldn't normally hang on a wall

**Best thing to hang on a wall that you wouldn't normally hang on a wall** was a prize task featured on Series 11 of *Taskmaster*, as the first task in You've got no chutzpah. The task was won by Lee Mack.

## Summary

The contestants had to bring in a prize that best fit the task category of the best thing to hang on a wall that you wouldn't normally hang on a wall. The winner of the episode would be able to take home all of the prizes.

## Performance

**Charlotte Ritchie** Charlotte brought in a book stand so you could read a book whilst on the toilet. She received 4 points.

**Jamali Maddix:** Jamali brought in a mini fridge. He received 2 points.

**Lee Mack:** Lee brought in a wall bed. He received 5 points.

**Mike Wozniak:** Mike brought in a welcome mat. He received 1 point.

**Sarah Kendall**: Sarah brought in two bad drawings of herself that her friend drew. She received 4 points.
Communicate to the Taskmaster the item on your card

**Communicate to the Taskmaster the item on your card** was a studio task featured on Series 10 of *Taskmaster*, as the fifth task in Legit glass. The task was won by Daisy May Cooper.

## Summary

The contestants had to communicate the item on their card using only noises. They were not allowed to say any words or actions, having to hold umbrellas in front of them to prevent them from gesturing. The topic in order is: Animals, Machines, Food Types, and finally Musical Instrument.

## Performance

**Daisy May Cooper:** Daisy managed to make an elephant, fax machine, frying sausage and a harp noise in 17 seconds. She was the last contestant standing, receiving 5 points.

**Johnny Vegas:** Johnny managed to make a fox noise in 58 seconds, a sprinkler sounding helicopter, and gesturing a spaghetti with his head. But because he the slowest to make a tambourine noise by 23 seconds, he was eliminated fourth, receiving 4 points.

**Katherine Parkinson:** Katherine spent 2 minutes and 5 seconds trying to make a dolphin noise, being eliminated first and receiving 1 point.

**Mawaan Rizwan:** Mawaan makes a bad cricket, microwave in 23 seconds, but was the slowest to beatboxing a cornflakes noise, so he was eliminated third, receiving 3 points.

**Richard Herring:** Richard make an easy chicken voice, but was the slowest to make a stapler noise in 1 minutes and 5 seconds, so he was eliminated seconds, receiving 2 points.

## Other Appearances

### *Bäst i Test*

The task was featured on Season 5 of *Bäst i Test*.

### *Direktor Svemira*

The task was featured on Season 1 of *Direktor Svemira*.

### *Suurmestari*

A version of this task was featured on Season 3 of *Suurmestari*. The contestants had to communicate as many animals as possible.

### *Le maître du jeu*

This task was featured on Season 2 of *Le maître du jeu*.

## Trivia

### Behind the Scenes

* The umbrellas used in this task can be seen in the hallway at the Taskmaster House in Series 12.
Best thing you've ever received in the post

**Best thing you've ever received in the post** was a prize task featured on Series 14 of *Taskmaster*, as the first task in Long-legged lobster. The task was won by Sarah Millican.

## Summary

The contestants had to bring in a prize that best fit the task category of the best thing you've ever received in the post. The winner of the episode would be able to take home all of the prizes.

## Performance

**Dara Ó Briain:** Dara brought in a whole turkey that his cousins would send to his Mum for Christmas. He received 2 points.

**Fern Brady:** Fern brought in some ugly pants her mum had sent her. She received 1 point.

**John Kearns:** John brought in his Dennis the Menace Fan Club membership and badges . He received 3 points.

**Munya Chawawa:** Munya brought in the "Suckertron 3000" hoover. He received 4 points.

**Sarah Millican:** Sarah brought in a photo of herself surrounded by Phillip Schofield posters which she had sent to Phillip and he had returned it to her autographed. She received 5 points.
Communicate to your teammates the names of these films, books or TV programmes

**Communicate to your teammates the names of these films, books or TV programmes** was a team task featured on Series 3 of *Taskmaster*, as the third task in The F.I.P. The task was won by Al Murray, Dave Gorman & Paul Chowdhry.

## Setup

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## Summary

The task was presented next to a pair of foam hands. One teammate had to mime the names of different films, TV programmes and books across the river to their teammates, similar to the game of charades.

## Performance

**Al Murray, Dave Gorman & Paul Chowdhry:** Dave saw Ben Fogle having a photoshoot nearby so got him to shout the answers across to Al and Paul. They got 19/20 correct, receiving 5 points each.

**Rob Beckett & Sara Pascoe:** Despite Rob getting frustrated at a passing airplane making too much noise for him to hear Sara's guess, and Sara getting distracted by a dog, they still got 7/20 correct. They received 0 points each.
Best thing that has five things on it

**Best thing that has five things on it** was a prize task featured on Series 16 of *Taskmaster*, as the first task in Skateboard Division. The task was won by Susan Wokoma.

## Summary

The contestants had to bring in a prize that best fit the task category of the best thing that has five things on it. The winner of the episode would be able to take home all of the prizes.

## Performance

**Julian Clary:** Julian brought in a miniature nudist beach with 5 people on it. He received 4 points.

**Lucy Beaumont:** Lucy brought in a Yorkshire Melon, a melon with 5 yorkshire puddings on top of it and five "Things" attached to it. She received 2 points.

**Sam Campbell:** Sam brought in a Plucka Duck toy that had $5 Australian dollars on it. He received 1 point.

**Sue Perkins:** Sue brought in a toy triceratops that she bought for her niece but her dog tore it up. She tried to fix it but accidentally got a cat noise instead of a dinosaur squeaker. She received 3 points.

**Susan Wokoma:** Susan brought in an advent calendar she had made featuring: 1) An IOU for a footrub from Susan; 2) A cute baby picture of Susan; 3) £10; 4) A $100 charity donation of Greg's choice; and 5) A poem about Greg. She received 5 points.
Construct the tallest soap skyscraper (Taskmaster NZ)

**Construct the tallest soap skyscraper** was a task featured on Season 3 of *Taskmaster NZ*, as the fifth task in F\*\*k Golf. The task was won by Josh Thomson.

## Setup

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## Summary

The contestants had to construct the tallest soap skyscraper. They also had to make the noise Paul asked the person before them enthusiastically. If they failed to do so, Paul would knock over their tower.

## Performance

**Chris Parker:** Chris managed to make the correct noises and constructed a 21.5cm soap skyscraper, receiving 4 points.

**Josh Thomson:** Josh managed to make the correct noises and constructed a 25cm soap skyscraper, receiving 5 points.

**Justine Smith:** Justine managed to make the correct noises and constructed a 17cm soap skyscraper, receiving 3 points.

**Kura Forrester:** Kura managed to make the correct noises and constructed a 12.8cm soap skyscraper, receiving 1 point.

**Paul Ego:** Paul kept making the wrong noise so his soap skyscraper kept getting knocked over by Paul. He constructed a 13cm soap skyscraper, receiving 2 points.

## Other Appearances

### *Bäst i Test*

This tas was featured on Season 7 of *Bäst i Test*.

### *Kongen Befaler*

This task was featured in Season 8 of *Kongen Befaler*.
Build the tallest tower of toilet rolls (Taskmaster NZ)

**Build the tallest tower of toilet rolls** was a studio task featured on Season 2 of *Taskmaster NZ*, as the fifth task in Flight Of Fantasy. The task was won by Matt Heath.

## Setup

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## Summary

The contestants had to build a toilet roll tower. After 100 seconds, each contestant was allowed to through a shoe from the lower stage at one of their competitors towers.

## Performance

**David Correos:** David built the shortest toilet roll tower by unraveling the toilet roll to make it stable if shoes were thrown at it. Although it was not destroyed by any shoes, he only received 1 point.

**Guy Montgomery:** Guy built the third-highest toilet roll tower, which was not destroyed by any shoes, receiving 3 points.

**Laura Daniel:** Laura built the second-highest toilet roll tower, which was not destroyed by any shoes, receiving 4 points.

**Matt Heath:** Matt built the highest toilet roll tower, which was not destroyed by any shoes, receiving 5 points.

**Urzila Carlson:** Urzila built the fourth-highest toilet roll tower, which was not destroyed by any shoes, receiving 2 points.

## Other appearances

### *Taskmaster*

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A similar task was featured on Series 13 of *Taskmaster*, as the fifth task in Heg.. The contestants were allowed to throw two shoes, instead of one.

The task was won by Sophie Duker.

### *Bäst i Test*

This task was featured on Season 6 of *Bäst i Test*.

### *Stormester*

This task was featured on Season 6 of *Stormester*.