Play in the first annual Touchball tournament was a studio task featured on Season 3 of Taskmaster Australia, as the fifth task in Mop and bucket situation. The task was won by Rhys Nicholson.
Setup[]
| Location | NEP Studios |
|---|---|
| Equipment | Exercise ball, mannequin leg, blindfold |
| Measurement | Best Touchball player |
Summary[]
Contestants had to play Touchball, a sport invented by Rhys in a previous task. Each contestant would have a turn both as the ball-toucher and as the ball-wanter in randomly selected pairings. The ball-toucher had to place an exercise ball somewhere in the arena, while the blindfolded ball-wanter would have to touch the ball with a mannequin leg as fast as possible. Whoever had the best average performance between both roles would be the winner.
Performance[]
Aaron Chen: Aaron wildly flung the mannequin leg around the stage during his time as ball-wanter, then helped Rhys during their time as ball-toucher. He had the fourth highest aggregate score across both roles. Aaron received 2 points.
Concetta Caristo: Concetta tried to employ mind-games against Pete as ball-toucher, and was deemed the best ball-wanter with a time of 10.44 seconds. She had the second highest aggregate score across both roles. Concetta received 4 points.
Mel Buttle: Mel tried to psyche Concetta out during her time as ball-toucher, then crawled on the floor as ball-wanter. She had the lowest aggregate score across both roles. Mel received 1 point.
Peter Helliar: Pete accidentally threw the mannequin leg off the stage during his time as ball-wanter. He had the third highest aggregate score across both roles. Pete received 3 points.
Rhys Nicholson: Rhys employed Aaron to keep the ball away from Mel during their time as ball-toucher. They were deemed the best ball-toucher and also had the highest aggregate score across both roles. Rhys received 5 points.