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| 9 x 7. • Cows are made of milk. • Thompson. • Hey mate. • Bats, bats, hang up. • Is that number got curves? • Drier than you think, chalk. • Am I an idiom? • A 1970s camping kettle. • Supping from the fountain. | ||||||
A 1970s camping kettle. is the ninth episode of Series 20 of Taskmaster and was broadcast on Channel 4 on 6 November 2025. The episode was won by Phil Ellis.
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| “ | The stakes are high and the scores are tight, with all five competitors still in with a chance of winning Greg Davies' glittering bonce. Efficient assistant Alex Horne shows off his jockey silks in the weighing room, while Maisie Adam makes sexy use of a feather boa and shin pads. Ania Magliano and Phil Ellis cause calamity with a tower of bricks, Sanjeev Bhaskar watches a croissant float by, and Reece Shearsmith pays homage to the dawn of cinema. | ” |
| - British Comedy Guide | ||
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| Task | Description | Ania Magliano | Maisie Adam | Phil Ellis | Reece Shearsmith | Sanjeev Bhaskar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prize: Most respected item that retains its credibility when you talk about it in a high-pitched voice. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Build a tower of bricks on this trolley, then push it down the slope. You may not touch the trolley after it passes the start line. As well as bricks, all the contents of one of these bins must be part of your tower, but nothing else. You may only look inside the bins once, and only for as long as you can scream. You must replace each lid before looking in the next bin. You have three attempts, during which you must also scream. | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Make your jockey weigh almost exactly the same as Alex. If your jockey weighs more than Alex, you are disqualified. You may only get two readings from the scales. | 4 | 3 | 5 | DQ | 1 |
| Bonus: Sexiest jockey. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | Make the most fantastic 15-second film featuring your face in full frame. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Live: Become the person the Taskmaster shouts. You will have one minute to draw yourself a new bottom of your face and body. Also, you must bob up and down throughout your attempt. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Total | 16 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 15 | |