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Make an electrifying new game show was a team task featured on Season 3 of Taskmaster NZ, as the second task in Wet Ass Cutlery. The task was won by Josh Thomson, Justine Smith and Kura Forrester.

Setup[]

Location Taskmaster Ranch
Equipment Colour wheel, Coloured boxes containing grass sod and bookmarks
Timing 1 hour
Measurement Fastest wins

Summary[]

The task was presented to the contestants on a table with coloured boxes. The contestants had to make a game show sponsored by the object in the box they chose with a colour wheel. Within the show, they had to promote their sponsor.

Performance[]

Chris Parker & Paul Ego: Chris and Paul created a gameshow called "Bookmarks", where a contestant (Paul) had to find the $5 bookmark he had put in a book once he had been blindfolded and disorientated as the book was hidden. If Paul found the bookmark, he would win $5. If he lost, he would be waterboarded. They received 3 points each.

Josh Thomson, Justine Smith & Kura Forrester: Josh, Justine and Kura made a game show called "For The love Of Sod", where the contestants had to answer "Lawn Trivia" and throw a ball at grass spinning on a wheel. They received 4 points each.

Other Appearances[]

Bäst i Test[]

This task was featured on Season 8 of Bäst i Test.

Taskmaster[]

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A similar task was featured on Series 17 of Taskmaster, as the fourth task in Ambience and information.. The contestants were tasked with presenting a new gameshow, but they did not have to base it on a specific object. The task was won by Joanne McNally, John Robins and Sophie Willan.