Buy a gift for the Taskmaster was a task featured on Series 1, Series 2 and Series 3 of Taskmaster, as the fourth task in The poet and the egg., the fourth task in A pistachio eclair. and the fourth task in Little polythene grief cave.
Series 1[]
Setup[]
| Location | Taskmaster House |
|---|---|
| Equipment | £20 note |
| Timing | 10 weeks |
| Measurement | Best present |
Summary[]
The contestants were given £20 to buy the best present for the Taskmaster.
Performance[]
Frank Skinner: Frank bought Greg sunglasses with mirrors that could allow him to see things behind him. He received 3 points.
Josh Widdicombe: Josh bought a tattoo of Greg's name on his foot to remember Greg. He received 5 points.
Roisin Conaty: Roisin bought Greg a £17 pet mouse called Greg, which Greg said he wanted when he was drunk, and three scratchcards. She received 4 points.
Romesh Ranganathan: Romesh bought Greg a commissioned painting depicting Greg as an angel with duck feet, which showed that he was all-terrain. Despite this, Greg didn't like the duck feet. He received 2 points.
Tim Key: Tim bought Greg £16 worth of National Book Tokens and a £4 greeting card. He received 1 point.
Series 2[]
Setup[]
| Location | Taskmaster House |
|---|---|
| Equipment | £20 note |
| Timing | 20 weeks |
| Measurement | Best gift |
Summary[]
The contestants were given £20 to buy the best gift for the Taskmaster.
Performance[]
Doc Brown: Doc bought Greg a helmet and cricket bat, the equipment used in his childhood game 'Mad Helmet Murderer' which he revealed in an interview, where his 11-year-old sister would put on the helmet and he and Mark Andrews would jump out with cricket bats and smack her over the head.. He received 3 points, because he made him think he cared.
Joe Wilkinson: Joe bought Greg a pair of wooden water-skis. He received 2 points.
Jon Richardson: Jon suggested that he might buy him a diary, since he had forgotten to meet up with Jon to watch darts together in January due to a work commitment, something that Greg wrote to Jon apologising for, to which Jon gave no further reply to. Instead, he bought Greg a cookbook of recipes, called The Geeky Chef Cook Book, costing £12.99, for food from famous films, such as the Big Kahuna burger from Reservoir Dogs, lembas bread from Lord of the Rings, and butterbeer from Harry Potter, as well as 701 penny sweets. He received 1 point.
Katherine Ryan: Katherine bought Greg a piece of land in Hougun Manor Estate in Cumbria that entitled Greg to a Lordship, thus changing his name to Lord Greg Davies. She received 4 points.
Richard Osman: Richard bet his £20 on the PDC Premier League Darts and got £250, which he used to make a donation in the Taskmaster's name to the charity Child's i Foundation, buying 3 months of childcare for abandoned children on the streets of Kampala, who sent him a video message from Harriet, a foster carer in Uganda, caring for a child called Annabelle, thanking the Taskmaster for the gift. He received 5 points, since it would make him look terrible if he wasn't in first place.
Series 3[]
Setup[]
| Location | Taskmaster House |
|---|---|
| Equipment | £20 note |
| Timing | 20 weeks |
| Measurement | Best gift |
Summary[]
The contestants were given £20 to buy the best gift for the Taskmaster.
Performance[]
Al Murray: Al bought Greg £20's worth of the last rolo. He received 3 points.
Dave Gorman: Dave bought Greg a selection of gifts inspired by Wem, Greg's hometown. He received 5 points.
Paul Chowdhry: Paul bought Greg a game of Twister. He received 2 point.
Rob Beckett: Rob bought Greg a footstool for his throne in the studio. He received 4 points.
Sara Pascoe: Sara wrote Greg one single script page of his sitcom Man Down. She received 1 point.
Other Appearances[]
Bäst i Test[]
The task was featured on Season 1 of Bäst i Test.
Stormester[]
The task was featured on Season 1 of Stormester. A version of this task was also featured on the 2022 Christmas Special of Stormester, where the contestants had to give the Taskmaster a surprising gift that would fit in a large cardboard box wrapped like a Christmas present.
Kongen Befaler[]
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This task was featured on Seasons 1 and 4 of Kongen Befaler.
Direktor Svemira[]
The task was featured on Season 1 of Direktor Svemira.
Suurmestari[]
This task was featured on Season 3 of Suurmestari.
Le Maître du jeu[]
The task was featured on Season 1 of Le Maître du jeu.
Trivia[]
Behind the Scenes[]
- This is the first and only task to have been repeated across several different series of Taskmaster.
Video[]
