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Work out what happens when you flick this switch on was a task featured on Series 7 of Taskmaster, as the second task in OLLIE. The task was won by James Acaster.

Setup[]

Location Taskmaster House
Equipment Switch, Ollie the Knight, tap, fan, floodlight, sprinkler, hoover, lamps
Measurement Fastest wins

Summary[]

The task was presented on the switch in the lab. The contestants had to work out what the switch did, which was prompt Alex to turn Ollie around.

Performance[]

James Acaster: James checked what was on around the house, and caught Alex turning Ollie around, running to and from the switch to catch Alex again. He worked out what the switch did in 5 minutes and 35 seconds, receiving 5 points.

Jessica Knappett: Jessica ended up running around the house, trying to work out what the switch did, before realising that Ollie had moved. She worked out what the switch did in 11 minutes and 49 seconds, receiving 2 points.

Kerry Godliman: Kerry ended up running around the house, trying to work out what the switch did, before realising that Ollie had moved. She worked out what the switch did in 9 minutes and 26 seconds, receiving 4 points.

Phil Wang: Phil ended up running around the house, trying to work out what the switch did, before realising that Ollie had moved. He worked out what the switch did in 10 minutes and 50 seconds, receiving 3 points.

Rhod Gilbert: Rhod turned off another switch connected to the main switch, claiming nothing would happen when he turned on the switch, not realising that something could be happening outside of the lab. Although he completed the task in 3 minutes and 37 seconds, he received 1 point.

Other Appearances[]

Stormester[]

This task was featured on Season 2 of Stormester.

Bäst i Test[]

This task was featured on Season 4 of Bäst i Test.

Kongen befaler[]

This task was featured on Season 3 of Kongen befaler.

Videos[]

Find_Out_What_the_Switch_Does_-_Full_Task_-_Taskmaster