Make this phone ring was a task featured on Series 10 of Taskmaster, as the second task in Toshwash. The task was won by Richard Herring.
Setup[]
| Location | London Printworks |
|---|---|
| Equipment | Mobile phone, lockers, keys, walkie talkie, chickens |
| Measurement | Fastest wins |
Summary[]
The task was presented in a locker alongside a mobile phone. The contestants had to make the phone ring by finding the phone number, 07845229563. Parts of the phone number were hidden in various lockers:
- The first three numbers, 784, were written on a piece of paper in the first locker.
- The next three numbers, 522, were written on a piece of paper located in a locker detailed on a key found in locker 076 with a walkie talkie.
- The next three numbers, 956, were told to the contestants via walkie talkie after they turned it to Channel 4, revealed in the next locker (the previous one plus 188).
- The final number was revealed by 3 French hens in the first locker after the contestants were informed the last locker was the first locker.
Performance[]
Daisy May Cooper: Daisy immediately started solving the clues, and ended up guessing the final number instead of working out where the last locker was. She made the phone ring in 11 minutes and 20 seconds.
Johnny Vegas: Johnny struggled with the task, failing to understand what the person on the walkie talkie was saying and having no signal on his phone. He made the phone ring in 29 minutes, receiving 1 point.
Katherine Parkinson: Katherine immediately started solving the clues, getting scared by the walkie talkie and the chickens. She made the phone ring in 20 minutes and 46 seconds.
Mawaan Rizwan: Mawaan initially tried to get the mobile to ring his phone so he could get the mobile number before following the clues. He made the phone ring in 17 minutes and 7 seconds, receiving 3 points.
Richard Herring: Richard immediately set about solving the clues. He made the phone ring in 10 minutes, receiving 5 points.
Trivia[]
Behind the Scenes[]
- When you ring the mobile number from the task, 07845229563, there is an answer phone message left by Alex.
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