Times Contestants Found Loopholes | Taskmaster

[@2nd3rd1st]

Finding loopholes to the rules was the core essence and greatest joy of the show for me, until this tactic was discouraged or simply forgotten by the contestants.

[@AsbestosMuffins]

there's a bit of playing things up for the camera, if everybody did things straight forward it wouldn't be funny, same with always ignoring the challenge

[@starlinguk]

There are definitely contestants finding loopholes in season 13

[@maartendetemmerman393]

i think the loopholes wasn't really a core mechanic untill the yoga balls. then all other seasons realized that loopholes are a great way to win and make good content but the taskmaster also had to make it hard enough so they need to put enough rules in the task. but its still possible i think. it all depends on how much contestants can think outside the box in the limited time they are given

[@Mephisto-jp7de]

@@maartendetemmerman393 yeah some people are limited to what they can think of especially in a given time, also it is clear some contestants have never seen the show and so just see the tasks for what they are, rather than realising there is probably an alternative way

[@sothathappened8236]

Meanwhile constructors in f1: heh

[@cheeseisgreat24]

My favorite tasks to see are either ones where someone just randomly has so much skill at doing whatever it is, or when they find a brilliant loophole to the task.

[@jobansand]

What're the skill ones?

[@cheeseisgreat24]

@@jobansand the potato hole in one for instance

[@londongirl2768]

@@jobansand or Victoria coren Mitchell nailing the riddle task without doing half the hints they were supposed to do

[@bryansmyth4237]

@@jobansand Russell Howard’s cricket bowl

[@StraightEdgeZap]

@@bryansmyth4237 you beat me to it, thats the #1 skillful display on the show

[@bduddy55555]

Imagine how smug the contestants feel sitting and watching everyone else do a task they know they knocked out of the park

[@PonmonofNuggetor]

And then imagine they broke one little rule and are disqualified.

[@nickmahr3354]

@@PonmonofNuggetor shooting the potato into the golf hole springs to mind

[@iliketrains3495]

@@nickmahr3354nd Lee Mack’s loo roll fail

[@HaydenLau.]

Like Joe Wilkinson and the potato😂😂

[@xjcrossx]

@@HaydenLau. I was going to say the same thing. He was clapping for everyone's attempt and was so excited the whole show you could just tell he was waiting for his moment only for it not to count lol

[@TAP7a]

Rhod tying up Alex is the most obviously genius move, but getting Ben Fogle to shout the charades words is even more genius imo

[@gi0nbecell]

My first instinct on hearing the task was: Just call them. They probably know each other, or maybe have at least Alex' number. Just take out your phone and call. Not as hilarious, but still technically valid, isn't it?

[@lunabelletheinsane]

@@gi0nbecell They take their phones away for some tasks. Since we don't see them take their phones out - we can assume they don't have them. In a lot of tasks, the have to use Alex's phone when they decide to use a phone.

[@chypredust]

And even if they did have their phones, how are they supposed to use them with foam hands on?

[@AnthonyHoul]

@@gi0nbecell they know eachother "WHATS YOUR NAME??????"

[@piperformerlycassette]

@@chypredust nose

[@brawler8839]

I remember somebody once said they wouldn't be suprised if Rhod tried to weld the door to the van shut during a game of hide n seek to ensure alex couldn't escape.

[@adeliojorgedepinamarquesfr1497]

that would be a rhod move to do and he would build a doom around it to make it sure

[@simonforsell99]

One contestant did that in the Swedish version of the show

[@karimalramlawi7228]

Wait, what?😮 ​@svf99escfan

[@circeus]

@@simonforsell99 wait WHAT XD

[@_n_d_]

These are all genius but Rhod tying up Alex is my absolute favourite. Not in this video, but I also liked when Joe Lycett opened the jar before reading the task (probably not a loophole but still genius).

[@kurtsudheim825]

Ya, but on another task doing subverting before reading could screw things up or even dq you in a way

[@JacobGrippenMusic]

@@kurtsudheim825 right, but Joe knew the risk he was taking even asked Alex about it before deciding to go ahead before reading the task.

[@SayonR]

@@kurtsudheim825 Yeah, I don't remember who but somebody ate a chocolate before reading the task and the task that you'd be dqed automatically if you are it 😂

[@hellospringlake]

@@SayonR also Joe, and technically given 5 minus points and not DQd

[@Fartacus44]

Rhod tying up Alex *is* in this video

[@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.]

Ben Fogle being willing to shout things out across a river was surprisingly pleasing.

[@Bennie58able]

"Something sharp" is one of the whittiest things I've heard on the show. Well done, Alex Horn!

[@andyrooiam]

I was hoping Rhod would bring him a slice of lemon

[@ald6424]

@@andyrooiam or some sharp cheddar

[@FrankLichtenheld]

This joke would have worked better in German, where we use the same word to mean "sharp" and "spicy".

[@DemstarAus]

I think you mean "Whell done, Alex Whorn"

[@Bennie58able]

@@DemstarAus I've searched some on the internet and I've come up with nothing useful or relatable about the word "'Whell". In conclusion: I know darn well when and how I use my words. Enjoy your day!

[@freddywaller1713]

Weighing in of Ed Gamble's closed bin: if you go to a shop and they are loading things in through the back entrance, but the front door is locked then the shop is closed. Same for bins

[@CDNCtiezalbo]

closed to the public yes, not closed all together

[@klaxoncow]

Who'd have thought that bin opening / closing etiquette was so deep and sophisticated?

[@firesong7825]

Would you call a box that has its top closed, but side and/or bottom open, a closed box?

[@itrickyalove]

@@firesong7825 no, I'd call it broken.

[@freddywaller1713]

@@firesong7825 a box isn’t a bin. This is about what the function of the item is. If I couldn’t put something in the black bag of a bin because it’s upside down then it’s closed. If a side of a box was open then it’s open.

[@nimbusrex8404]

The unexpected rivalry between David Baddiel and Ed Gamble as well as Rhod Gilbert and James Acaster was brilliant to watch, they all slowly became more and more unhinged and chaotic as their series’ went on

[@williebauld1007]

I love the crack between the contestants in the studio, the last series with Ardal et al was hilarious

[@EdgyShooter]

David and Ed with the drawing has to be the best

[@lucaspeters-murphy2770]

Series*

[@crustyremorse6839]

Watching contestants slowly lose their minds over the course of the season is truly one of the best parts of taskmaster

[@nimbusrex8404]

@@lucaspeters-murphy2770 dear lord, what a sad, pathetic life Jane

[@markstamp3937]

the Katherine Parkinson one makes me wonder about all the tasks where there was a loophole planned by the production team but not found

[@IngaFox]

I've always wondered the opposite, like did production go buy coconut water for the fridge after she suggested it because it was so funny?

[@ilz_y]

There was the time they wrote “8” on the caravan for the satsuma task and when they put the goosebumps books in the caravan for the “get goosebumps” task

[@jeanlafayette7152]

@@IngaFox The Taskmaster logo on the carton of coconut water suggests that it was planned.

[@dogmas2011]

@@jeanlafayette7152 the sticker is there to hide the name

[@sparo_splat]

I remember watching an extra bit on the Dave channel (now region locked) about the bread slicing task of series 4, no one found it but it was revealed later that there was a blade embedded in a sausage in the pan.

[@jinja-ninga97c21]

I'd love to see Susie Dent on this for the simple reason she could argue about the wording of a task which could go either way of helping her win the season ir hinder herself or other contents during the task

[@leflyxdvd]

would love to see it but i doubt she'll do it she isnt that much a foreground lady mainly witty background

[@KuroroSama42]

I don't think there are than many cases where the wording REALLY leaves room for a loophole to make the task easier... and others don't try loopholes enough for wording to matter in trying to prevent that.

[@jinja-ninga97c21]

@@KuroroSama42 I was thinking more how the task may be worded and then interpreted, in the same way Richard Osman put 3balls on the yoga matt on the top of that hill

[@asianpanda888]

I mean she already helped Richard Osmon win that task so Ill enjoy watching her argue with Alex and Greg and an unhinged member of the cast

[@Dollface595]

Susie Dent and Rachel Riley are in my dream cast for this show 😊 Would love to see their approaches.

[@rossprocter-learnenglishes1077]

Katherine Parkinson working out that there could be coconut water in the fridge is even funnier knowing that she couldnt work out the spider was outside and putting the shoes on the table

[@Bob-nc5hz]

Indeed, that moment of absolute brilliance was made even better by the absolute mess that Katherine was throughout the rest of the series.

[@elbruces]

I swear, people compose the funniest sentences when talking about this show.

[@bcaye]

@@elbruces, true. My eyes are circles.

[@TheLobstersoup]

@@bcaye No, no, I think Bruce meant the statement about putting shoes on the table, instead of the spider. Talking about this show creates some of the most nonsensical descriptions. Like when James Acaster threw a cardboard box at a tree to build the highest tower.

[@mrquirky3626]

"Am I the spider?" Still one of the best lines ever in Taskmaster.

[@shannoncain8377]

i have (finally) worked out another way to win the tie yourself up task. Tie up your hands, and then once Alex comes to untie you just keep running away from him

[@phigis3179]

My first idea! Put things in the middle on the grass, turn around the things like in a cartoon.

[@jmurray1110]

Climb a tree and then like him with a spear like object when he comes close

[@Norinia]

Tie your hands like he did, go back inside, lock the doors and bolt the windows, and just go about living your life for the next 24 hours xD

[@kanabis134]

Had the same idea the moment he started tieing him

[@TheSokrates1]

​@@Noriniaalex has knocked down the door before, so that wouldn't help

[@tylerryan713]

For the charades game, you can get around the rule 'you are not allowed to raise your voice' by just shouting as soon as the time starts. If you start off shouting and keep shouting, you aren't raising your voice relative to when you started.

[@michaelreid322]

Ooh, that's clever. Is that you, Rhod?

[@wizardstumpt4467]

@@michaelreid322 he sounds more like tv presenter Richard osman

[@sws212]

Yeah but your voice fluctuates, not raising your voice assumes a constant decibel range and yelling nonstop would eventually drop your tone and you would have to raise it when it goes down.

[@wellthen8953]

@@sws212 yea but they wouldn't be paying that much attention to it would they?

[@Buglin_Burger7878]

Nope, because your voice is still raised compared to normal. You'd have to shout your entire life up to that point.

[@DanTheMan2150AD]

Always my favourite bit when they hold these off after everyone else has done it and you can’t help but scream “I should have done that” at the TV.

[@stone5against1]

Definitely. Seeing the others' reactions at how they crushed the task is always so good haha

[@OP-1000]

8:18 “ There was no need to put a bucket on his head, was there?” always cracks me up 😂

[@markstamp3937]

or a hat on the bucket

[@davela79]

@@markstamp3937 no, once the bucket was put on his head it would've been a crime if the hat didn't follow

[@nottersxi]

That was beyond the pail

[@sureindubitably3771]

@@nottersxi That one wasn't very a-pail-ling

[@dillonmoore9810]

Wouldn't be able to nick all of his belongings otherwise

[@CGISpiderLegs]

I think Rhod definitely wins the “most ingenious workaround” award for his task. That’s some pretty impressive brain thinking there.

[@GNVS300]

Although it's been featured in many compilations before I would have picked Hugh pulling the plug from the treadmill instead of the sandwich delivery task because in this one he still didn't win (Noel did) but I believe Hugh's victory in the treadmill task is the biggest landslide victory throughout the show given the ball stayed on there for 4 months

[@anikaru547]

everything hugh did was either completely genius or the least practical thing possible

[@kylefarrell849]

I did not expect you to be here

[@bugbear2357]

@@anikaru547 my favourite thing is when a contestant finds the loophole and still manages to be utterly shit. like Mark and the rainbow or Hugh and the fat, bald, white man

[@MouthyMxrc]

Personally, I'd say Rhod tying Alex up was the biggest landslide victory of a task because Alex was physically unable to finish his end of it meaning, technically, Rhod has still not been untied by Alex to this day

[@caterinadc5567]

I always assumed the "4 months" thing was an off-the-cuff joke by Alex. I just doubt the team actually left functional electrical equipment (a treadmill) out on the driveway under all weather conditions, especially considering they don't 'own' that building and other people would need to use that driveway even if that Task of Hugh's was the last one TM filmed that season. Not to mention that strong winds and rain (and cats) would have probably dislodged the ball at some point. Agree though that Hugh's move was genius here! And deserves to be featured in a video like this.

[@pinoyguy75]

Ed Gamble shouting "Dedication, Dave!!!", will always make me laugh

[@Chaos_in_a_nutshel]

@dsoui woi lol true

[@umbra9472]

I saw this comment right as they were saying that. XD

[@sarahprice659]

I think I might have worked out a slightly easier and less labor intensive solution. I would have to recheck the wording, but I think if you were to juggle (toss up and catch continuously) the thing, then you could just start doing that before opening the bin, open the bin and toss the thing in, and then repeat 😊

[@lukebarnes8097]

Yeah I'd probably end up shouting if I had to put up with David Baddiel having sly digs at me as well to be fair.

[@samanthawoods8000]

It's criminal that Noel's attempt at the course was left out of this montage. He also found a loophole (lifting up the ropes and ducking under them) -- and he even beat Hugh's time. That's why he looks so nonchalant after Hugh's attempt.

[@GNVS300]

I wouldn't consider Noel's a loophole, he just happened to be really good at the task, but yeah since he was quicker they should have used a different clip for Hugh

[@Electroporcupine]

I do love that they clearly placed the coconut water in the fridge specifically so that people would find it for that task. Very cheeky.

[@feha92]

Yeah, when I saw the task my first thought was "huh, coconut water. Is that something specific (like how coconut milk is the milky liquid found in coconuts), or just water that touched a coconut?", and the second being to try and spot any water on the table. Then when I saw there was none, I went "huh, isn't this task impossible?", not remembering they had a kitchen nearby. Still, going for the pre-packaged water in the fridge over a glass of tap water still threw me for a loop. She must have anticipated the planner to have been cheeky like that, alongside suspecting it of being an actual product.

[@tylisirn]

@@feha92 You don't find coconut milk just sitting inside coconuts, that's the coconut water. Coconut milk requires processing and it is extracted by pressing the white pulp of the coconut after it's been grated.

[@feha92]

@@tylisirn I disagree. Any media (particularly donald duck) about ppl stranded on deserted island have had them drink coconut milk by drilling a hole and usually inserting a straw and one of those tiny parasols.

[@feha92]

@@tylisirn And I told you I disagree, and gave you a source where anecdotally I have seen the term milk had been used for what you consider water (which by the nature of languages being how ppl use them, makes it applicable in that context).

[@macyfisher5209]

​@@feha92 What you're arguing doesn't matter in the slightest, because according to the official definitions coconut water is understood to be the liquid inside a coconut and coconut milk is what tylisirn said above. Sure the definitions could be misunderstood by some people, but when it comes down to brass tacks the official definitions take precedence. Having said that, in what world are you presented with tools to open a coconut alongside a coconut, asked to extract coconut water, and immediately assume the solution is to get a glass of tap water and have it touch the coconut? Pretty sure even someone who doesn't know what coconut water is could have put two and two together and reasoned that the prompt wanted them to extract and drink the liquid within the coconut.

[@zoeeangelaa]

The delightful surprise Rhod shows when he gets praise from the others for tying Alex up is just so lovely. ☺

[@JudyCZ]

I love how Phil sums it up for everyone and they just keep nodding. "We'd love to hate that but that was fuc*ing great."

[@ollieelastname674]

Out of context, that is the wildest sentence I’ve ever read, but in context I totally agree!!

[@circeus]

I think the main reason aside from it being brilliant, is that every competitor on the show has wanted to do something like that to Alex XD

[@pechaa]

This is probably the third time I’ve seen the tying-up stunt with Rhod and Alex. I only just now got the “something sharp” joke, when Alex requested such for lunch.

[@John-Adams]

I don't get it

[@thegeorgiemoore]

@@John-Adams something sharp as in a knife so he can get himself out 😊 i didn’t get it at first either haha

[@riddlydiddlyimawantedmanin4442]

@@thegeorgiemoore what else could "something sharp" mean?

[@jeffreyrehm8320]

@@riddlydiddlyimawantedmanin4442 Sharp can be used to describe food, especially cheese. It means that the food has a strong, pungent, sometimes bitter flavor

[@jmurray1110]

Sour like a sharp lemon Typically something so sour it hurts like a blade

[@HazySkies]

Don't know what's more concerning: - Being tied thoroughly up in a chair and left there with little means of escape. - A maniac hopping towards you with sharp scissors pointed in your direction.

[@steveglover6411]

I loved how he “tied himself up” with a different task (tying the other guy up) then actually tied himself up. Genius

[@thomasshinnick2802]

The absolute brilliance of Katherine parkinson finding coconut water in the fridge and yet she couldn't find the spider to put the boots on it.

[@Dilmahkana]

But she was still the slowest at drinking the coconut water lol

[@FluffyDragon]

@@Dilmahkana Yeah, I don't like her winning, cause it was meant to be based on speed. She had a great idea, but was last, not first

[@Dilmahkana]

@@FluffyDragon (except Hugh's dance one haha) I don't really care about the scores. Neither does the show overall I think. Hence why Davies' temperamental mood and inconsistent scoring is great and allowed. It's a device for the show.

[@lhfirex]

@@FluffyDragon She was first because everyone else messed it up according to the rules, though.

[@themug406]

You said things but added nothing

[@NoBloons]

The idea of some people just chilling by a lakeside and then some dude in giant foam hands tells the guy to scream titles from media across the lake. And the dude just rolled with it. Amazing.

[@michakiri]

can i just say props to the editors. they made those transitions soo smooth it seems like ur just watching one episode of something instead of clips

[@iliketrains3495]

How about times contestants found loopholes and still screwed up? I.e. Roisin making Alex eat the pies but then looking away, Hugh and Mark's epic disasterpieces and in the most recent series, Bridget removing the basket but breaking the rules for carrying multiple ducks at once

[@Yashirmare]

Not sure if it counts as a loophole but Mark Watson and his "rainbow"

[@iliketrains3495]

@@Yashirmare That's what I meant with his 'epic disasterpiece'. Although I feel like that task was designed so somebody would find the light switch, unlike the other examples I listed

[@Yashirmare]

@@iliketrains3495 Ohh right, I wasn't entirely sure what you meant by that as I all could think of was Hugh and the mirror haha.

[@mindicity3874]

Or Katherine Ryan figuring out she could move the red green for the potato throw, but not moving it enough to just walk up to the hole. Similarly, Rose Matafeo figuring out she could move the lasso line, but not moving it too much.

[@rachelstechman5959]

'Disasterpiece' is a fantastic word

[@bcaye]

Alex Horne is an underestimated comedy wizard.

[@jacobwatkins9309]

But is he a tree wizard?

[@archerelms]

His devotion to the bit when Rhod completely demolished the tying up task was fantastic

[@klaxoncow]

I don't know. I think he's more of a mage, than a wizard, due to the lack of a pointy hat and long beard.

[@sjmac1518]

Absolutely. Creating the show and then knowing he has to be the whipping boy also. Brilliant.

[@CrysJaL]

Not underestimated, the guy is absolutely minted.

[@chocokupo3182]

For the mat one, they didn't read the last part "the task is complete when the tree balls sits fully inflated and stationary on the mat." Never said anything about the hill, so it count

[@mayuribhattacharya5352]

Thank you for explaining.. I was so confused about how that task was completed.

[@ninjaguyYT]

> tree balls Acorns. You're thinking of acorns.

[@jordanpoulsen9095]

You should do a compilation of Hugh Dennis using a blade in his tasks

[@rossplendent]

Scissors please 😈

[@Thaolax]

“Scissors, please.”

[@panfull]

Loop holes where THE BEST part of the show. Loved to see their creativity

[@narniadici1976]

This random guy shouting titles across the river was very funny

[@bendent4416]

Wait you don't know Ben Fogle?

[@Zhiperser]

My favorite ever version of this is the stuffed camel through the smallest gap and it ends up being a Baby Gap .

[@bestaround3323]

That was a good one

[@rwolfheart6580]

I'm always thinking about the wording of the task and how I could be pedantic and get around the restrictions, so it's nice to see that it works out sometimes.

[@FirstNameLastName-gh9iw]

Katherine figuring out it’s in the fridge is insane, I mean she can’t find a pan in front of her

[@immaleaf4964]

I would've loved if Hugh and Rhod could have been in the same series. I get why they didn't, or timing or whatever, but instead of a Champions or New Years special, I'd love to see an absolute mad man psychopath special

[@surajajayduvadi3583]

And put them in the same team. And it's the worst day for Alex ever. Just pure chaos. They might not even win. Just chaos.

[@immaleaf4964]

@@surajajayduvadi3583 haha, that and have the two teams compete at the same time and just watch everyone switch teams and try to ruin the game and then it just ends up with Alex losing all control

[@GrandWagJeep]

Add Sally, James, and Liza for the most unhinged special possible 😂

[@themug406]

As a grammar nerd (or perhaps unreasonable autistic) I think Richard's hill ball win is what makes(/made?) this show great, grammar is actually fun, people. Finding different meanings within whats basically a puzzle sentence, intended or not, is so fucking fun

[@Danspy501st]

Im not a grammar nerd, but I know I can end up finding an other meaning in a same sentance then someone else. My brain just works different. Like, I had an arguement with one of my classmates once about the wording in a math question. We both came to different understand of it (Basically an either/or math question) to the point that the substitute teacher had to come and "explain" which in the end sided with what classmate. I still didnt understand what she explained, as I still understood the question differently

[@Astfgl]

It’s interesting to watch the first two seasons and seeing people argue over whether loopholes and clever interpretations of the wording should be allowed, knowing that that’s a very important part of Taskmaster’s identity now.

[@christianboehlefeld5168]

@@Danspy501st I want to know what the math question was because it sounds like it was poorly worded. A proper math question, at least through secondary school, should be unambiguous in meaning.

[@Danspy501st]

@@christianboehlefeld5168 I sadly cant remember precise what the math question was. It was when I were in 8th or 9th grade, aka, in the (I think it is called) high school. It was basically at the last year of public school in Denmark before we would need to go to exams and able to choose what further education we want

[@akirabartram6094]

Its a pain when a gcse English question is accidentally really vague

[@Langodan]

I don't watch this show much, but i vividly remember an episode where they had to get rid of a giant block of ice. The wording was something like 'make it disappear'. While others tried to break it apart or melt it with hot water in the shower, someone threw it in a river.

[@christianboehlefeld5168]

And came last because Alex could still see it in the river for quite a while. That was from series one and the specific contestant was Tim Key who has for every subsequent series been listed in the credits as a "Task Consultant."

[@briondalion]

to disappear is to make something vanish from sight quickly or gradually.. A simple "can you see it?" yes, and then dropping a crate upside down on it would suffice "can you still see it" no. It vanishes from sight, but something that has disappeared from view to the observer can still be there.

[@CinereoTheRogue]

I love how Susie Dent is the leading television authority on all word and language disputes. XD Purple People represent!

[@hypernova9704]

6:20 For those who haven't watched the full episode. There was a task earlier to that to put on the boiler suit and lie on the ground the alarm sounds. The idea was that the contestants would have tied themselves and then have to untie themselves, do the boiler suit task and then tie themselves again. But Rhod being Rhod just casually did the task with no panic.

[@piperformerlycassette]

I mean he did stare at the boiler suits for 3 hours after receiving the task intially

[@LiamJR24]

This whole video could have just been Rhod Gilbert doing pretty much any task from series 7.

[@pia91]

Trying to find loopholes in tasks is my absolute favourite!😍

[@tracy9610]

I’ve been watching the international versions lately and this is what’s missing.

[@genghiscan2918]

"All the information's on the task"

[@samihukka4490]

Rhod & Hugh are both scary geniuses.

[@theendofthestart8179]

Or just funny comedians?

[@tombstonerforever9374]

I am still impressed by Richard Osman's one. The yoga mat on the top of the hill is a genius interpretation.

[@williebauld1007]

That’s the best thing about TM is a contestant finding the loophole in a task……

[@nesleehan5]

I am a big fan of Hugh and I was so happy that he was one of the clever contestants! Amazing stuff. Love him.

[@whyteowl4407]

love the genius idea of bringing the mat to the balls. good lesson in listening carefully and thinking before you act. amazing.

[@GreenHouseM13]

Even though the task is to place the balls on the yoga mat on top of the hill. Its specifying "on the top of the hill", so I don't see that as a loophole, it's just not doing what the instructions say.

[@3xceIIent]

@@GreenHouseM13 It is definitely ambiguous enough. It depends on how it was written I suppose. It reminds me of the example of why people use the oxford comma. Let's eat grandma! or Let's eat, grandma! In one your eating grandma and the other your not. Is the description saying the yoga mat has to be on top of the hill or is it simply stating that the yoga mat is on top of the hill right now?

[@GreenHouseM13]

@@3xceIIent Still, you know that the intention of the text is for you to move the balls to the top of the hill, so it shouldn't entirely be ambiguous.

[@3xceIIent]

@@GreenHouseM13 The only time the hill was mentioned was when it said "the yoga mat is on top of that hill". It didn't say place the balls on top of the hill. It said place them on the yoga mat. Why is this any less of a loophole than the other things?

[@immikeurnot]

@@GreenHouseM13 The yoga mat was on top of the hill. The breakdown given in the show is correct: In English, the way the task was written could mean either to have the balls on top of the yoga mat and the yoga mat on top of the hill, OR it could mean "the yoga mat on top of the hill" as an identifier of which yoga mat to use. What a fun language. You're ASSUMING that we know the intention. That's not how rules work. It's definitely not how laws work. You never assume intention behind the rule, you only go by what is IN the rule or supporting documents such as from the rulemaking/lawmaking process.

[@The93Vector]

“Throw something into this pedal bin from the furthest distance.” The task doesn’t say the thing you throw must land *inside* the bin. If you chuck something and it smashes into the side of the bin, you can say “I’ve thrown something into the bin.” The same way you might say, “my car crashed into another car.” Doesn’t mean your car ends up *inside* the other car.

[@vladimirimp]

I’ve never watched any Taskmaster until this clip and suspect I’ve seen the very best of it now.

[@PabloSanchez-qu6ib]

No, you haven't.

[@vladimirimp]

@@PabloSanchez-qu6ib I’ll take that as advice and watch the show some time then.

[@genericname2747]

You haven't seen a man violently smash a watermelon onto the floor and eat it like a starved beast (season 1 episode 1, first task)

[@anikaru547]

rhod tying up alex is one of the best things I’ve ever seen

[@archerelms]

The one legged delivery task loophole was great but it's still a miracle to me that his foot never touched the ground. If I did that, my foot might have touched the ground LESS but it still would have lol

[@Tyfu39944]

What’s more impressive is the entire drink survived the trip 😂 just saying that’s the more difficult task

[@archerelms]

@@Tyfu39944 that's also a very great point 😂 but at least part of the time he wasn't holding it

[@jmurray1110]

My face certainly would have

[@mildlymarvelous]

Rhod going “💡🤨☝️ ahaha!” was so funny to me for whatever reason

[@TheMewtata]

Lesson: if on taskmaster, first solution to think of should always be to ask someone else for help.

[@theendofthestart8179]

well, really what these guys do is try to make the show entertaining above all else.

[@No-uc6fg]

My first thought with the coconut water one was to just put the coconut inside a pot with water, boil it for a few seconds then drink the "coconut water".

[@CGISpiderLegs]

I always enjoy when “Moneybags” Murray shows up. He’s always got a devilish grin on his face.

[@TeacupKitty13]

I've not watched this show before, but I was expecting Hugh to put his foot down then not lift it back up and just drag it along so he only had to eat 1 slice and could speed run the rest of the course.

[@svanirreads4448]

that would have been my method too hahaha "every time my foot touches the ground?" Once it is then!

[@mr._2994]

My instant thought was just walking normally, cause it's your shoe touching the ground, not your foot.

[@ystacalden]

I'd have put the tray on the ground and then pushed it while crawling with the one foot kept in the air

[@phigis3179]

My first tought was just to walk on 2 knees and one hand, go below the ropes, ended the challenge in 30 seconds.

[@feha92]

I expected him to put it down, take a step, lift it, put it down, take a step, and so on. Since he had a shoe on the foot.

[@hypochondriac4491]

I figured they would have someone else step on the pedal to open the bin right after they threw the object

[@hafsaz4513]

That's what Jo Brand did

[@brbtexting6595]

Rhod is legitimately the protagonist of the taskmaster universe. I feel like everything before it led to him, and everything after it was just the wake he left. Not to disrespect anyone else that's participated in the show, because I genuinely think that they are all great.

[@Mistform]

Interesting, I feel like Rhod is the worst thing to ever happen to taskmaster. Though I do respect the tying up Alex!

[@hunbi1875]

@@Mistform the worst? i mean I get that alot of people after him tried way too hard to replicate his magic but thats not really his fault. Its like saying noel was bad for the show because he started the trend of people wearing costumes which got old.

[@Mistform]

@@hunbi1875 "his magic" lol. I get it, you love him. To me he seemed like a prick who thought he was better than all this but got away with stuff because he was friends with Greg. Reminded me of a high-school bully.

[@iliketrains3495]

@@hunbi1875I’m glad it’s not just me who thinks the costume gimmick got old, I think it totally jumped the shark with Katy Wix’s builder outfit. Although I did really like Lee Mack and especially Bridget Christie’s

[@christianboehlefeld5168]

@@Mistform Interesting, Rhod has admitted to not having seen the show before going on it. He said he didn't understand that the points would actually matter, that Greg would actually score the tasks and that the prize task would be so important overall to the final result. Rhod's behaviour in team tasks often lead him to failure as the tasks didn't work without proper cooperation between members. If you recall the first team task was painting at the pavillion with one team member blindfolded doing the painting. Rhod was well behaved and focused and the boys did well. In the build an extension task Rhod wondered off and the boys did poorly. As for his treatment of Alex, Greg has continued to delight in people mistreating Alex generally or in the execution of specific tasks, which goes back to the final task of series 1 the Alphabet meal when Tim Key fed Alex dog food raviolli. If anything, Rhod highlighted that another way to win over Greg is to bully or demean Alex in some way, not that Rhod scored particullarly well with his quick change task from the first episode of the series. This comes with the understanding that Alex, as the creator of the show and the majority of the tasks, sets himself up to be the target of the contestants ire.

[@shuichisaihara180]

Ed's bin was closed. It was just a broken bin

[@samanthacorder7848]

Judi Love taking the basket of Alex’s bike should be in this. One of my absolute favourite moments of the series!

[@iliketrains3495]

She still got disqualified though

[@bloodysloths]

"Something sharp" makes me laugh so much! I wish my countries Taskmaster was this hilarious

[@aleisterlavey9716]

Wasabi on toast

[@superhero6785]

As soon as they read to drink a tbsp of coconut water I immediately thought "There's probably some in the fridge" LOL

[@NuncNuncNuncNunc]

I love that they went to Susie Dent. Fridge coconut water is a prisoner's dilemma. It is obvious, but you don't score if anyone else does it.

[@John_Smith.]

Nah, just pierce the bottle instead of opening the top. It's the extraction method, not the place you get it from.

[@LeeJ2512]

I feel the tasks recently are worded too specifically to ensure people don't find loopholes, which I find limits their creativity. They should have a very simple task, maybe one line, and let everyone come up with their own solutions like they did in the earlier seasons.

[@julianakarasawa315]

I'd say that the specific wording sometimes HELPS finding loopholes - you just look for something that is NOT mentioned 😂

[@Chris.Cook.]

I genuinely thought this was just going to be a Rhod compilation. 😅

[@Laughlin83]

At any time if you're arguing against a loophole and you start your argument with "yes but", you've already lost.

[@MichaelBranson6]

REALLY surprised there was no bonus point for Rhod for tying up Alex so well lol

[@iliketrains3495]

He got nine points in total from that task when factoring in the boilersuit (only Phil beat him) so a bonus point wasn’t even necessary

[@spiralphoenix9839]

I feel like loopholes is the whole goal of this show and it’s annoying that some contestants get annoyed when people think smarter

[@fifou2291]

Rod's task is legendary

[@postminchoppa]

I do belive the Richard Osmonds effort changed the entire show from that moment

[@Ninako_maid]

This is the reason why bank rules take hours to fully read

[@liamnehren1054]

my reaction to the guy tying up the person who is supposed to untie him and then putting a bucket on his head: I see someone has played Skyrim as a thief.

[@ajorngjdonaydbr]

Hugh Dennis

[@WCGamesOfficial]

For the lunch carrying task, I would have just dragged the lifted foot along the ground. It only touched once, therefore, only one small piece is missing

[@bjornnn4611]

or just walk i have shoes on

[@Robot-Overlord]

I think I've seen enough of these compilations to say I've binged the whole show several times over out of order.

[@christianboehlefeld5168]

As someone who has seen every episode, no, no you haven't. Only a very limited number of prize tasks have ever been put into a compilation and while not all are deserving of such exalted status, all are worthy of being seen. The same can be said of most of the live tasks at the end of an episode.

[@TheSciFiDogLady]

Richard Osman's loophole can also be a Reduced Adjective Clause. "The mat THAT IS on top of the hill" can be reduced when a phrase that describes the subject (the mat) is connected with "THAT"/"WHO"/"WHICH" and immediately followed by the verb "to be" (in this case, "IS"). To reduce the clause, we eliminate the connector and the verb "to be" "THAT IS". The reduced sentence would be "The mat on top of the hill".

[@joshberry4301]

Rhod really should have come back with a block of cheese, and as he set it on Alex's lap just said, "Sharp Cheddar".

[@jmurray1110]

Or you know a lemon

[@rabid_si]

We don't use the terminology "sharp" to describe cheese in the UK.

[@degrassi420]

shoutout to alex for his ability to weave the jokes the players make into his preplanned presentation. “butch boy” really cracked me up

[@Dhor16]

The other four contestants being just unanimously impressed and borderline aroused by Rhod 😆

[@hjt091]

I maintain that Rhod nearly flubbing the boiler suit task by forgetting about it is the funniest thing about his attempt at that task(s)

[@carveylover]

Hugh had so many great moments followed up by shit moments. The dinner tray task, the treadmill, and getting the bag across a football pitch were all great moments. Just true lateral thinking.

[@poeter14]

I watched a show similar to Fear Factor in which occasionally the host would do the challenges. Every time he did he showed they could have done it completely smarter For example: they had to hold on to a horizontal pole that would get progressively higher. So he climbed up and hung with his arms and legs instead of just his hands.

[@paulgoodwin81]

I love it how in every programme that Greg is in. He always protects Susie Dent. Something to tell us Greg? ❤️

[@Snaakie83]

Never fuck with dictionary corner!

[@paulgoodwin81]

@@Snaakie83 Or someone’s going to get fu@@@ng hurt. 🤪🤪🤣🤣

[@agilemind6241]

It's the unbroachable alliance between the school teachers and librarians.

[@al201103]

@@paulgoodwin81 cap ref gif

[@ifandafydd7432]

If placing balls on top of the hill was imperative to the comlpetion of the task, the card should have read something among the lines of "place all three balls on top of the till, on the yoga mat." - i.e. mention the hill before the mat. As Richard points it out, in mentioning the mat first and hill second, Alex was basically just helping the contestant find the mat.

[@tactical1981]

The one time Rhod’s ‘out of the box’ thinking actually paid off.

[@Fyreflier]

for his entire series, Ed Gamble woke up and chose violence

[@PeopleHEY]

"Finding loopholes is TIGHT!"- Pitch Meeting Guy

[@BrokenxRosesx]

There's something quite magical about watching Ben Fogle yell 'Winnie the Pooh' over a river

[@cucumberbarfi9229]

Jimmy Carr would be good at this; he’s got some experience with making use of loopholes 😂

[@koboldwizard]

everytime i watch this show, i always look for the loopholes, i always listen to the task carefully and find a way to break it. real fun

[@andrewaaberg482]

Oh dang I didn't know Taskmaster used some of the regulars from Eight out of Ten Cats! That dude in the beginning who tied up the host is absolutely hilarious, gotta watch this show now

[@theangrymob8231]

18:10 SCISSORS PLEASE

[@kaiserhhaie841]

I had the exact same Idea about the bin. The wording was so vague about "closed" that I immediately thought "just remove the bottom lol"

[@joseph.westbury]

The Rhod Gilbert clip is actually amazing

[@Fiyeroification]

Alex's sense of comic timing is impeccable

[@jan_Sanku]

for the standing on one leg one, i would've assumed no contestant could manage without a single mistake and just put my foot down. as long as i don't raise it again, ie just drag it on the floor, it counts as a single mistake. in hindsight i would've been beaten by scissors guy, but that's at least 2nd place and also far more reliable (i wouldn't have managed not touching the ground once even with scissors)

[@MrsLana92]

For the last one I was expecting someone to put a barrier between their shoe and the ground, like wrapping it in a bag or putting it on a tray of some kind

[@NORA-gw5oc]

Or they could’ve sit down and crawled, pushing the dinner tray on the ground and making sure to keep that foot raised

[@aaroneousak2146]

Nothing said their shoe couldn't touch the ground.

[@MrsLana92]

@@aaroneousak2146 Another good point!

[@gearsie_]

The first guy sounds like he'd be a spectator in a posh fight and say "Come on, Monty! He's dishonoured you!"