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Catch the most monsters in your boxes was a studio task featured on Series 17 of Taskmaster, as the fifth task in Some impropriety? The task was won by John Robins.

Setup[]

Location Pinewood Studios
Equipment Tables, monster toys, containers
Measurement Most monsters caught

Summary[]

The contestants had to catch as many jumping monster toys in various containers attached to their bodies. Different containers multiplied their score differently, ordered by the least scoring, on their right elbow(x1), hat(x2), left knee(x3), bucket on their back(x4) and left shoulder(x5).

Performance[]

Joanne McNally: Joanne only had one monster on her hat, for a total of 2 monsters. She received 1 point.

John Robins: John had one monster on his hat and two on his back, for a total of 10 monsters. He received 5 points.

Nick Mohammed: Nick has six monsters on his elbow, for a total of 6 monsters. However he secretly picked up one monster and placed it in his elbow container, so one monster was deducted from his score, making his final total 5. He received 2 points.

Sophie Willan: Sophie accidently spilled her monsters and use the stage as the table, which Greg allowed. She had three monsters on her knee, for a total of 6 monsters. She received 3 points.

Steve Pemberton: Steve had one monster on his hat and two on his back, for a total of 10 monsters. However one monster was caught in his hat after the whistle was blown, so two monsters were deducted from his score, making his total 8. He received 4 points.

Other Appearances[]

Bäst i Test[]

This task was featured on Season 10 of Bäst i Test.

Trivia[]

  • After it was revealed that some contestants had cheated, Greg took off his glasses and said "Some impropriety?", the episode's title.
  • Sophie Willan and Nick Mohammed were positioned out of order in this task.