Taskmaster

Little Alex Horne has spent his Christmas feverishly polishing Greg Davies' coveted golden eyebrows trophy in preparation for the annual Taskmaster's New Year Treat. The five brave bunnies who are battling to win that trophy, by donning gloves, regretting things and moving water, are David James, Hannah Fry, Martin Lewis, Melanie Blatt and Sue Johnston.

Prize task: The source of the greatest pride.

- David James: A painting he did of the Taskmaster house, featuring Alex and the portrait of Greg. - 5
- Sue Johnston: A photo of herself, her late mother and a late friend meeting Paul McCartney. - 5
- Hannah Fry: African lion ovaries. - 4
- Melanie Blatt: A MasterChef apron. - 2
- Martin Lewis: A Richard Osman's House Of Games deck chair. - 1

Task 1, Part 1: Don as many gloves as possible. You have five minutes. Your time starts now. (Back of the task: This is not the task.) Part 2: Remove all your gloves and put them back in the glove box. You may not put the glasses down. Fastest wins. For every gram of sand spilled, a second will be added to your time. Your time starts now.

- Hannah: 1:46 - 5
- Sue: 2:39 - 4
- Martin: 5:05 - 3
- David: 8:28 - 2
- Melanie: 10:06, and she didn't put all the gloves in the glove box. - 1

Task 2: Do something you regret. Biggest regret wins. Your have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.

- Sue: Shows her feet on TV. - 5
- Martin: Walks around without wearing his fitness tracker. - 4
- Hannah: Eats what remains of Alex's birthday cake, which she decorates with radishes and hot sauce. - 3
- Melanie: Kisses Alex. - 2
- David: Smashes a stuffed egret. - 1

Task 3: Transfer the most water from the bucket to the bottle using only the contents of one of these bins. You may open one bin every minute, but you must use the contents of the bin you open last. You may not touch or move the bucket or the bottle. Most water in the bottle after five minutes wins. Your time starts now.

- Melanie: 480ml - 5
- Sue: 478ml - 4
- Martin: 314ml - 3
- David and Hannah: Disqualified for moving the bottle. - 0

Live task: Draw the most accurate picture of the contents of the box. If you answer Greg's question correctly, you may look at the box for 0.1 seconds. If you answer Greg's question incorrectly, you must start your picture again. You may only answer Greg's question if you are the first to shout your surname. You have until 20 seconds after Greg runs out of questions.

- David - 5
- Hannah - 4
- Martin - 3
- Melanie - 2
- Sue - 1

Final scores

- Sue - 19
- Hannah - 16
- Martin - 14
- David - 13
- Melanie - 12