Taskmaster

The answers to a great many questions will be answered in this episode. Will Steve Pemberton's no-vowels gamble pay off? Why does Sophie Willan love to balance items on her head? Can John Robins make formula milk? What does Nick Mohammed think is going to happen to those eggs? And, most intriguingly, why is Joanne McNally sniffing Little Alex Horne's beard?

Prize task: The best thing for a person that is meant for an animal.

- John Robins: An elephant chair (howdah). - 5
- Joanne McNally: A trough. - 4
- Sophie Willan: A timed pet feeder. - 3
- Steve Pemberton: A scratching post. - 2
- Nick Mohammed: An anti-scratch cone, to wear on the wrist. - 1

Task 1: Work out who is following you. You must stare at the duck at all times and take an average-length step towards the duck every time it quacks. If the person following you agrees with you, they will say the name of a mammal. If the person following you disagrees with you, they will say the name of a bird. If the person following you doesn't know if they agree or disagree with you, they will say the name of an amphibian. The correct answer furthest from the duck wins. Your time starts when the duck quacks.

- Joanne: 26 paces away from discovering it was Mr Blobby. - 5
- John: 19 paces away. - 4
- Steve: 15 paces away. - 3
- Nick: 0 paces away. - 2
- Sophie: Disqualified for looking at Mr Blobby. - 0

Task 2: Complete the jobstacle course. Each job must be completed to a satisfactory-quality level. The baby [container full of water] must remain in the baby carrier at all times except during nappy change. You must complete the jobstacle course within eight minutes. The least baby spilled wins. You time starts when Alex blows his whistle. Jobstacle course tasks: I. Do the dishes. II. Hang the laundry. III: Dust the carpet. IV: Prepare the milk. V: Clean Greg's shoes. VI: Change the nappy.

- John: None of the baby spilt, as he took off the carrier before doing the course. - 5
- Steve: 7% of the bay spilt. - 4
- Joanne: A sixth of the baby spilt. - 3
- Sophie: A fifth of the baby spilt. - 2
- Nick: A quarter of the baby spilt. - 1

Task 3: Create tension. Most tension created wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.

- Joanne: Gets physically close to Alex and embarrasses him. - 5
- Nick: Attempts a trick where he tries to hit cardboard tubes to drop some eggs into glasses. - 4
- Steve: Has a duel with Alex, playing hangman. - 4
- John: Causes physical tension using a rope, and throws a marble into a fishing net. - 3
- Sophie: Stands on one leg, on top of a chair, with a cup on head, and hisses. - 1

Live task: Catch the most monsters in your boxes. The monsters must propel themselves from the table. Most monsters in the boxes after two minutes wins.

- John: 10 - 5
- Steve: 8 - 4
- Sophie: 6 - 3
- Nick: 5 - 2
- Joanne: 2 - 1

Final scores

- John - 22
- Joanne - 18
- Steve - 17
- Nick - 10
- Sophie - 9