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Find all ten ducks was a task featured on Series 13 of Taskmaster, as the second task in The noise that blue makes. The task was won by Chris Ramsey.

Setup[]

Location Taskmaster House
Equipment Ducks, Ultraviolet torch, Puzzle box
Timing 20 minutes
Measurement Fastest wins/Most ducks found

Summary[]

The task was presented above the lab doorframe. The contestants had to find all ten ducks hidden around the room. As all the contestants failed to find all ten ducks, the task was measured on how many ducks were found. The ducks were:

  • On the outside of a puzzle box under a sticker saying "No duck"
  • Inside the table leg
  • A duck noise inside of a hen
  • A duck shaped light
  • In a disguised box on the wall covered by paper
  • The word canard (French for duck) written on the ceiling
  • A duck revealed with a ultraviolet light on the task
  • On the bottom of the contestants' boots
  • In Alex's cup of tea
  • Under the floor
  • A stray duck on the wall revealed by the ultraviolet torch, left behind from a different series.

Performance[]

Ardal O'Hanlon: Ardal found the puzzle box but not the duck under the sticker, before sliding behind the plastic in the lab and bringing in hens. He eventually found two ducks, the one in the table leg and the one in the hen, receiving 1 point.

Bridget Christie: Bridget found the duck on the puzzle box; the duck hidden inside the disguised box on wall; the canard on the ceiling; and the duck on the task with the ultraviolet torch. She found 4 ducks, receiving 3 points.

Chris Ramsey: Chris found the duck on the puzzle box before finding the task above the doorway. He then found a picture of a Red Richard Herring in the puzzle box, before finding: the duck on his shoes; the duck in the cup of tea; the ultraviolet duck on the task; the duck inside the hen; the duck inside the disguised box on the wall; and the duck under the floor. He found 7 ducks, receiving 5 points.

Judi Love: Judi found the duck in the hen; the duck-shaped light; the duck in the cup of tea; the duck on the puzzle box; and a stray ultraviolet duck. She found 6 ducks, receiving 4 points.

Sophie Duker: Sophie found the the duck-shaped light; the duck inside the hen; the duck on the puzzle box; and the duck on the task with the ultraviolet torch. Despite climbing on Alex's shoulders to inspect the ceiling, she only found 4 ducks, receiving 3 points.

Other Appearances[]

Bäst i Test[]

A version of this task was featured on Season 8 of Bäst i Test. The contestants had to find ten socks in the lab and wear the matching socks.

Taskmaster (Portugal)[]

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

Trivia[]

  • After Ardal puts the second hen on the table and "concedes they are not ducks", the hen in the foreground winks.

Behind the Scenes[]

  • This task was originally used for Champion of Champions II where the contestants had to find as many ducks as possible in the lab in a specified time, but it didn't work and was reworked into this task. The stray duck Judi found was likely from the early version of the task attempted for Champion of Champions II.[1]
  • The puzzle box is a reference to Phil Wang's prize for the Series 7 task "Most confusing thing".
  • Inside the puzzle box was a picture of Richard Herring tinted red. A "red herring."

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