Eat as much watermelon as possible was a task featured on Series 1 of Taskmaster, as the second task in Melon buffet. The task was won by Romesh Ranganathan with 301g.
Setup[]
| Location | Taskmaster House |
|---|---|
| Equipment | Boiler suit, goggles, watermelon |
| Timing | 1 minute |
| Measurement | Most watermelon eaten |
Summary[]
The task is presented alongside a boiler suit and a pair of goggles that the contestants had to wear. The contestants had to eat as much watermelon as possible in a minute after entering the lab, but could prepare beforehand.
Performance[]
Frank Skinner: Frank broke the watermelon open on the corner of the table before using his hands to eat it, eating 179g. Later, Greg claimed that Frank looked 12 years old in the white boiler suit provided. He received 2 points.
Josh Widdicombe: Josh brought a knife into the lab with him, which he used to cut open the watermelon, before spoon feeding the melon into his mouth, eating 218g. Greg said that there didn't seem to be any sense of urgency, with Josh then claiming that the footage was slowed down. He received 3 points.
Roisin Conaty: Roisin entered the room expecting to see the watermelon sliced up. She then left the room to find a knife, cut the watermelon after 54 seconds and took a nibble out of it after 57 seconds, eating only 9g. She received 1 point.
Romesh Ranganathan: Romesh smashed the watermelon on the floor, perceiving it to be harder than it actually was, before shoving it into his mouth, almost choking on the watermelon at one point and vomiting after the whistle blows, which was weighed along with the remaining melon. Later, Romesh admits that he thought he was going to die as his throat was full of watermelon. He ate 301g, winning the task and receiving 5 points.
Tim Key: Tim smashed the watermelon onto the table before shoving it in his mouth distressingly, in what he called the "grandmother" technique. After the time finished, he ate one more piece of watermelon before winking to the camera. Counting the bit Tim ate, he ate 302g in total. However, because Tim poorly winked at the camera before leaving, Greg decided to take 9g off of Tim's total, taking it to 293g. He received 4 points.
Other Appearances[]
Stormester[]
The task was featured on Season 4 of Stormester.
Bäst i Test[]
A version of this task was featured on Season 5 of Bäst i Test. The contestants were given 5 minutes to eat a frozen watermelon.
Suurmestari[]
The task was featured on Season 2 of Suurmestari.
Direktor Svemira[]
The task was featured on Season 1 of Direktor Svemira.
Taskmaster (PT)[]
The task featured on Season 1 of Taskmaster (PT).
Le maître du jeu[]
The task was featured on Season 1 of Le maître du jeu.
Trivia[]
Behind the Scenes[]
- When justifying her attempt, Roisin explained that she believed the watermelon would be prepared like a "Melon Buffet", the episode name.
- Romesh recorded this task on his first day, as the last task of the day.[1]
- This was one of the tasks tested by Phil Wang in his role as Task Tester, where he smashed the melon up with a baseball bat.[2]
- The task was made homage to in the Series 10 task "Eat the most watermelon".
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