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Crack the code, unshackle yourself and sprint 1 metre was a studio task featured on Series 1 of Taskmaster, as the fifth task in The pie whisperer. The task was won by Roisin Conaty.

Setup[]

Location Clapham Grand
Measurement Fastest wins

Summary[]

The contestants were shackled to a bench on front of a finish line. They had to work out the code, sprint one metre, and cross the finish line in the fastest time. Clues were given to help crack the code, with the first 2 digits being Alex's weight in stone and the second 2 digits being Greg's weight in stone. Alex's weight was 13 stone, whilst Greg's weight was more than 20 stone.

Performance[]

Frank Skinner: Frank unshackled himself last, as he didn't know Greg weighed more than 20 stone, receiving 1 point.

Josh Widdicombe: Josh looked at Roisin's padlock and unshackled himself third, receiving 3 points.

Roisin Conaty: Roisin unshackled herself first, receiving 5 points.

Romesh Ranganathan: Romesh looked at Roisin's padlock and unshackled himself second, receiving 4 points.

Tim Key: Tim looked at Romesh's padlock and unshackled himself fourth, receiving 2 points.

Other Appearances[]

Het Grootste Licht[]

The task was featured on Season 1 of Het Grootste Licht.

Bäst i Test[]

A version of this task was featured on Season 5 of Bäst i Test. The contestants had to eat a cake after unshackling themselves.

Le maître du jeu[]

Taskmaster (Portugal)[]

This task was featured on Season 3 of Taskmaster (Portugal).

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