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| An imbalance in the poppability. • Oatmeal and death. • The end of the franchise. • The customised inhaler. • Croissants is croissants. • A chair in a sweet. • The integrity of the product. • A couple of Ethels. • Nothing matters. • Caring Uncle Minpict. | ||||||
Croissants is croissants. was the fifth episode of Series 12 of Taskmaster and was first broadcast on Channel 4 on 21 October 2021. The episode was won by Guz Khan.
Episode breakdown[]
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| Task | Description | Alan Davies | Desiree Burch | Guz Khan | Morgana Robinson | Victoria Coren Mitchell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prize: Most elegant thing beginning with G. | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Sit on a cake. Fastest wins. | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Bonus: Best cake. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 3 | Team: Get the most balls in the net. Everyone must stay on their spots at all times. If anyone other than the task reader touches or handles a ball, you lose five balls from your ball total. Also, the person on the middle spot must sit for ten seconds and then stand up straight for ten seconds on repeat. Any balls remaining between the task reader and the middle person will be deducted from your ball total. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Prevent Alex from scoring a goal. The ball and goalpost must be on their spots when Alex attempts to score a goal. You must be 12 yards from the ball when Alex attempts to score. Slowest goal scored by Alex wins. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Live: Pop the most balloons. You may pop between one and ten balloons each turn. If you pop one of the five bad balloons, you are disqualified. The eventual winner gets ten actual points. | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 10 | |
Trivia[]
- The visual shown by Alex Horne in the opening banter shows his three favourite episodes being episode 43, 46, and, 93, which correlate to The Bubble Brothers., My eyes are circles., and An orderly species.