Work out how many days old Alex will be on Christmas Day 2024 was a tiebreaker task featured on Series 18 of Taskmaster, as the tiebreaker to decide the winner of Big stupid things. The task was won by Emma Sidi.
Setup[]
| Location | Taskmaster House |
|---|---|
| Measurement | Closest to the correct answer |
Summary[]
The contestants had to work out how many days old Alex would be on Christmas Day 2024, whilst making eye contact with him throughout the task. He was born in 10 September 1978, but Alex claimed that the answer was 17,538 days old.
Performance[]
Emma Sidi: Emma thought Alex was born on Christmas Day and guessed he would be 17,223 days old (293 days out), winning the episode.
Jack Dee: Jack got exasperated to figuring out the day Alex was born, not being able to use a calculator and making eye contact whilst trying to write down his calculations. Eventually he gave up, losing the task.
Trivia[]
- The answer given in the episode of 17,538 days is incorrect - the correct total is 16,908 days. Emma's guess is exactly in between these two numbers, so this mistake may have arisen from someone noting that Emma was 315 days off (and not 293 as stated) without noting in what direction.