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| Grappling with my life. • Jumungo. • Some impropriety? • Apropos of Apoppo. • Snooker cue umbrella chin. • A three ring man. • Dream date territory. • The umbrella wink. • Assistantbury. • Ambience and information. | ||||||
The umbrella wink. is the eighth episode of Series 17 of Taskmaster and was broadcast on Channel 4 on 16 May 2024. The episode was won by John Robins.
Episode breakdown[]
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| Task | Description | Joanne McNally | John Robins | Nick Mohammed | Sophie Willan | Steve Pemberton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prize: The thing of yours Greg would most like to squeeze in his mighty hands. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Flick, flip and flap a flip-flop, flan and flapjack. You may only flick, flip and flap once. | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | In the next task, you must say the word "umbrella" five times. If you say the word "umbrella" five times and no-one else says the word "umbrella", you get two bonus points. Your teammates must hear you say your umbrellas and you must not mention the concept of a bonus task. If you fail, you lose two points. | - | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| In the next task, you must lie on the floor for 30 seconds. If you lie on the floor for 30 seconds without anyone questioning why you're lying on the floor, you get two bonus points. If you fail, you lose two points. | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| In the next task, you must get something from the caravan, the shed, the hutch and the toilet before the task is finished. If you get something from all those places without anyone questioning why you're getting something from all those places, you get two bonus points. If you fail, you lose two points. | - | 2 | - | - | - | |
| Team: Put the watermelon on this table. The table may not be moved. Once you leave this room, you may not re-enter this room. Also, you may not step on the stage and the watermelon may not touch the stage, floor or ground. Finally, you must speak into your hand-held microphones at all times. | 5 | 5 | DQ | 5 | DQ | |
| 4 | Make this mannequin come alive. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Live: Write down a letter of the alphabet. | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Live: Every time Greg asks you a question, you must write down an answer. Last correct answer placed on the board is eliminated. | ||||||
| Total | 17 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 17 | |