Do the riskiest thing involving this egg without breaking this egg was a task featured on Series 17 of Taskmaster, as the second task in Grappling with my life. The task was won by John Robins.
Setup[]
| Location | Taskmaster House |
|---|---|
| Equipment | Egg with googly eyes. |
| Timing | 20 minutes |
| Measurement | Greatest danger |
Summary[]
The task was presented with the egg on the table. The contestants had to do something with an egg without it breaking at any point. The riskiest thing done to the egg within the 20 minutes would receive 5 points.
Performance[]
Joanne McNally: Joanne wrapped up the egg in bubble wrap and whacked it multiple times with tennis racquets. Despite it being the least riskiest attempt, she received 4 points.
John Robins: John put the egg on the drivers seat of his self-driving car and drove down the driveway, avoiding another egg on Linda the Cow and crashing into a wall of foam bricks by doing so. He received 5 points.
Nick Mohammed: Nick hard boiled the egg, placed it on a target and threw bricks towards it. One brick hit the egg and it broke, before it was eaten by a crow. As he broke the egg, he was disqualified from the task.
Sophie Willan: Sophie attempted to balance the egg on her head before doing a lunge, but it fell off her head and cracked on the table. As she broke the egg, she was disqualified from the task.
Steve Pemberton: Steve created a short film about a town called Yolkstone where the egg was chased by poachers, avoided a train and drove over a small hill. However, as soon as he finished the task, he knocked the egg off the coach with the door and cracked it, so he was disqualified from the task.
Other Appearances[]
Kongen Befaler[]
The task was featured on Season 10 of Kongen Befaler.
Bäst i Test[]
This task was featured on Season 10 of Bäst i Test.
Trivia[]
- In order for John to do his attempt, he had to undergo a 2 hour meeting with the production team.
- The trolley labelled "No. 9" was left in the room for Steve Pemberton's attempt deliberately by the production team.
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