Blow up the biggest balloon whilst blindfolded was a studio task featured on Series 1 of Taskmaster, as the sixth task in Little denim shorts. The task was won by Roisin Conaty.
Setup[]
| Location | Clapham Grand |
|---|---|
| Equipment | Balloon with contestants' faces on them, blindfold |
| Timing | 100 seconds |
| Measurement | Biggest balloon |
Summary[]
The contestants were tasked with blowing up the biggest balloon whilst blindfolded. They only had one balloon and had to tie the balloon during the 100 seconds. Whilst the 100 seconds were ongoing, Alex himself blew up a balloon and popped it next to Josh to distract everyone.
Performance[]
Frank Skinner: Frank blew up the third largest balloon, but was bumped up to second after Tim's disqualification, receiving 4 points.
Josh Widdicombe: Josh stated he was terrified of balloons popping, so he blew up the smallest balloon, but was bumped up to fourth after Tim's disqualification, receiving 2 points.
Roisin Conaty: With one minute remaining, Romesh stroked Roisin's face, trying to feel what was to his left. Roisin blew up the largest balloon so received 5 points.
Romesh Ranganathan: With one minute remaining, Romesh stroked Roisin's face, trying to feel what was to his left. With 25 seconds left, Romesh and Tim attempted to fight blindfolded with Alex politely asking them to stop. Romesh blew up the fourth largest balloon, but was bumped up to third after Tim's disqualification, receiving 3 points.
Tim Key: With 25 seconds left, Romesh and Tim attempted to fight blindfolded with Alex politely asking them to stop. Although Tim blew up the second largest balloon, he did not tie up the balloon in the 100 seconds, so was disqualified.
Other appearances[]
| Title | Show | Broadcast Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blow up the biggest balloon whilst blindfolded | Taskmaster | 25 August 2015 | In this original version of the task, the contestants had just one balloon, and 100 seconds. |
| Inflate the largest balloon while blindfolded | Het Grootste Licht | 12 October 2016 | In this version, the contestants had just one balloon, and 60 seconds. |
| Inflate the largest balloon while blindfolded | Dicho y hecho | 13 April 2018 | In this version, the contestants had 120 seconds. |
| Inflate the largest balloon while blindfolded | Taskmaster (US) | 18 May 2018 | In this version, the contestants had just one balloon, and 100 seconds. |
| Inflate the largest balloon while blindfolded | Stormester | 25 August 2018 | In this version, the contestants had just one balloon, and 100 seconds. |
| Blow the biggest balloon | Kongen Befaler | 31 October 2019 | In this version, the contestants had access to additional balloons if needed, but only 30 seconds. |
| Inflate the largest balloon while blindfolded | Direktor Svemira | 2 December 2021 | In this version, the contestants had just one balloon, and 100 seconds, but remained seated for the task. |
| Inflate the largest balloon while blindfolded | Bäst i Test | 11 March 2022 | In this version, the contestants had just one balloon, and 60 seconds, but remained seated for the task, and were also required to wear ear defenders. |
| Inflate the largest balloon while blindfolded | Taskmaster (Portugal) | 16 April 2022 | In this version, the contestants had just one balloon, and 100 seconds. |
| Inflate the largest balloon while blindfolded | Le maître du jeu | 6 October 2022 | In this version, the contestants had just one balloon, and 100 seconds. |
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