Taskmaster

The headline news from this episode is that Greg Davies almost gags after opening a large jar - and the competition remains as close as ever. It's certainly is time for Andy Zaltzman to make a robot sing, and for a newly blond Jack Dee to discuss hedgehogs.

Prize task: The thing that is best when you add liquid to it.

- Emma Sidi: A portrait of Greg drawn with watercolour pencils, done by her brother when drunk. - 5
- Andy Zaltzman: A powdered trampoline. - 4
- Jack Dee: A swimming pool. - 3
- Rosie Jones: A balloon. - 2
- Babatunde Aleshe: Jelly powder. - 1

Task 1: Direct the robot to its charging station and plug it in. You must give the robot an instruction every ten seconds. The robot will ignore any instructions that contains the letters O or E. You may not touch the robot. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.

- Emma: 6:56 - 5
- Babatunde: 7:39 - 4
- Jack: 9:03 - 3
- Rosie: 16:40 - 2
- Andy: 21 minutes - 1

Task 2: Make the strongest smell. You must seal your smell in this jar, and the Taskmaster will open it in the studio. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now. [Hidden rule: You must smell your smell in the studio before the Taskmaster smells your smell. If you refuse to smell your smell, the Taskmaster will not smell your smell and you will receive zero points.]

- Jack: An automatic air freshener. - 5
- Babatunde: Coffee and Marmite. - 4
- Andy: Mouthwash, de-icer, oven cleaner, raspberry bath pearls, stain remover, malt vinegar, cider vinegar, moisturising cream, vague alcohol liquid, grated wellies, hair wax, eight dishwasher tablets, flowers, a brain candle, sardines and a goblin fart. - 3
- Emma: Perfume, tea and fruit. - 2
- Rosie: Cheese, eggs, yoghurt and milk. - 1

Task 3 (Team Task): Present the most heart-warming final story for a local news programme. You have a half an hour, and your story must last no more than two minutes. Your time starts now.

- Andy, Babatunde and Emma: A pensioner, who may have been taking drugs, wins the Tour de France. - 4
- Jack and Rosie: Harold the lonely hedgehog finds friendship. - 3

Live task: Land your skydiver closest to the seal. You must catapult your skydiver with the catapult. Furthest from the target each round is eliminated. Last player standing wins.

- Jack: 5
- Rosie: 4
- Emma: 3
- Babatunde: 2
- Andy: 1

Final score

- Emma and Jack: 19
- Babatunde: 15
- Andy: 13
- Rosie: 12

Tie-break task: Calculate how old Alex will be on Christmas Day 2024 in days. You must maintain eye contact with Alex at all times. Closest guess wins.

- Emma: 17,223 (correct answer is 17,538) - Winner
- Jack: Gives up.