The BEST episodes of Taskmaster (PT)
Every episode of Taskmaster (PT) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Taskmaster (PT)!
Five public figures are challenged by “Taskmaster” Vasco Palmeirim and his assistant Nuno Markl to overcome a series of fun tests with a small dose of madness. Over the course of 8 programs, guests put personal assets at stake and face challenges that put their physical dexterity, creativity and especially their dignity in check. In each program, there is only one objective: to achieve the best performance in the tasks to accumulate the maximum points, which will allow each guest to recover their precious asset, in case they are considered the winner, after the scrutiny of Taskmaster Vasco Palmeirim and the precious help from his assistant, Nuno Markl.
#1 - Pillows everywhere
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/23/2024
In this episode, the contestants must: bring in the best keepsake; neatly hang a mannequin’s clothes on a rail; follow some clues and do what they spell; catch some tennis balls; bring Markl his lunch on one foot; inflate, tie, and pop the most balloons; and play a game of ‘story-time chairs’. The guest contestant in this episode is Pedro Fernandes.
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#2 - A mix of psychologist and torture
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/20/2024
In this episode, the contestants must: bring in the worst thing to bring to Taskmaster; sit on the red chair in the secret room; complete the wheelie bin obstacle course; wait a while (or guess how long Madalena waited); raise the water level to the top of a fish tank; repeatedly snort, raspberry, and whistle; and play a game of ice bath bluff. The guest contestant in this episode is Rita Marrafa de Carvalho.
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#3 - There is life inside
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/4/2024
In this episode, the contestants must bring in the best thing to put in your mouth, play a game of task bingo, build a tower of cans in the lab while blindfolded, make the best noise, complete a bicycle obstacle course as slowly as possible, completely colour a whiteboard, and shake hands with the Taskmaster without revealing their identity. The guest contestant in this episode is José Condessa.
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#4 - These are
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2023
In this episode, the contestants must bring in the best thing the same size as a cat, identify which shoe Markl is thinking of, paint a flattering picture of the Taskmaster while lying on their backs, get some toilet paper as far away as possible, quickly eat an egg, get a ball into something in a spectacular way, and draw the third biggest duck. The guest contestant in this episode is Patricia Tavares.
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#5 - They think it's easy to be Judas
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/2023
In this episode, the contestants must: bring in the best thing with loads of holes; eat one item, balance one item, and throw one item; put the most sand in the shopping trolley (or sabotage their team); draw a blind portrait; pop 99 red balloons; have a conversation in Mandarin Chinese; and unshackle themselves from a bench and sprint one metre. The guest contestant in this episode is Aurea.
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#6 - The hump gave birth to a Toy
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/13/2024
In this episode, the contestants must bring in something from home that they wish did not exist, quietly make a cocktail, complete some tasks as one person, hold two detergent bottles above two microwaves, fill a glass up to a line, work out the length of a piece of string, and then pop up a tent and pop on a onesie. The guest contestant in this episode is Nelson Évora.
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#7 - Linked forever
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/8/2023
In this episode, the contestants must bring in the best sheep-related item, pass items through a pipe and pass the pipe through the same items, feed watermelon to their team-mate(s), make something spin for the longest, find and put the most rings on a stick, make and be seduced by a ventriloquist dummy, and place the lowest unique number of doughnuts on a stick. The guest contestant in this episode is Marisa Liz.
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#8 - The gate of pleasure
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2025
In this episode, Chef Kiko joins the group for a series of incredibly important and hilarious tasks devised by Taskmaster! Players must solve a puzzle as a team, transfer water from one bottle to another, make multiple things happen simultaneously, deliver a green ball to Markl, and hit the mysterious Jorge in the face with a pie.
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#9 - Think like a funnel
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2023
In this episode, the contestants must bring in the thing that would feel the best if sat on while in a suitcase, get a ball into a basket in the most bounces, measure the perimeter of the caravan in beans, keep their tongue out for as long as possible, lead a group of ducklings to their lake, and catch as many socks as possible. The guest contestant in this episode is Gisela João.
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#10 - For a drop you gain, for a drop you lose
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/30/2024
In this episode, the contestants must bring in the most thought-provoking thing, move the most water from one barrel to another, hit Markl with a frisbee, catch some potatoes in a potato hat, be the third person to high-five Markl, exit the caravan after exactly 20 minutes, and throw their items into a bucket. The guest contestant in this episode is Beatriz Godinho.
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#11 - A whole career looking for that
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2023
In this episode, the contestants must bring in the least appropriate wedding accessory, sort some ducks and socks, make a popcorn necklace and do the right thing, knock down three rubber ducks, put five grapes in a bowl, do something that seems extraordinary when sped up or slowed down, and place stickers on the correct body parts. The guest contestant in this episode is Joaquim Nicolau.
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#12 - The Carcavelos Market
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/1/2023
In this episode, the contestants must bring in the best thing they have invented themselves, make a coconut-flinging machine, spread their clothes as far and wide as possible, surprise Markl, work out the contents of five mystery bags of food, fell a coconut and move some drinks, and silently mouth a ten word fact to Vasco. The guest contestant in this episode is Rui Melo.
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#13 - There are means that are justified by the ends
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/27/2024
In this episode, the contestants must bring in the best gift for someone they don’t like, copy what Markl does, perform a slow-motion fight scene, land an iron on an ironing board, spin around and score a goal, perform a touching domestic scene with an imaginary friend, and put potatoes into a basket with big sticks. The guest contestant in this episode is Helena Caldeira.
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#14 - The worm effect
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/3/2025
In this episode, the contestants must bring in the best thing for all five senses, complete the most tasks, get someone to repeat a chosen word as many times as possible during a phone call, fill a cup until it overflows, stick something heavy onto a board, get Fish the fish back home, and shove fish across the stage. The guest contestant is Hugo Van der Ding.
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#15 - Lynx eyes
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/29/2023
In this episode, the contestants must bring in the weirdest object to take home, completely erase an eraser, make some sauna stones steam, make a series of things happen at the same time, have the most fun before immediately recreating the fun as accurately as possible, hide three aubergines from Markl, and communicate things to Vasco using only sounds. The guest contestant in this episode is Diogo Valsassina.
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#17 - The elbows of the fingers
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/6/2024
In this episode, the contestants must bring in something that does not get the respect it deserves, make a key difficult to retrieve, hide from Markl, place the most weight in a hammock, place a ball of yarn on a cushion, answer Markl’s phone call, efficiently shell an egg, and squat for 100 seconds. The guest contestant in this episode is Isabel Silva.
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#18 - Protect your ladybird
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/16/2024
In this episode, the contestants must bring in the best headwear that isn’t a hat, pop a balloon using items they’ve bought with time, recall the order of a deck of cards, direct their team-mate to salvage the most spoons, fly, find and complete the real task, and cover themselves in sticky notes. The guest contestant in this episode is Catarina Furtado.
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#19 - Did you see the rainbow?
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/18/2023
In this episode, the contestants must bring in the thing they most want to get rid of, prevent Markl from scoring a goal, sort a collection of objects with their faces, have the longest telephone conversation, have an argument, strike an item the farthest, and blindly fill a glass with water. The guest contestant in this episode is Cândido Costa.
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#20 - Silence is scary
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2023
In this episode, the contestants must bring in the most superb sound, cover their legs in cling film and gaffer tape before putting on a cowboy hat, place a bag of salt on a table, write and perform lyrics for the Taskmaster theme tune, find all 10 ducks in the lab, work out how many balls are in a basket, and build the tallest tower using toilet rolls. The guest contestant in this episode is Madalena Almeida.
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#21 - Single, but staffed
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/19/2022
In this first episode of the show, the contestants must bring in the most embarrassing thing, fell all the ducks, extract a ping-pong ball from a tube, name birds while chewing on gummy candies, retrace a blindfolded walk as accurately as possible, score a basket without using their hands, make a weighing scale read out a particular weight, and guess the five syllable words being enunciated by the Taskmaster.
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#23 - And they lived happily ever after...
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/7/2022
In this season finale, the contestants must bring in something life-changing, work out what Markl is wearing, sneeze the fastest, get into two sleeping bags, make a mess and then clean it up, draw a portrait of the Taskmaster across a flipchart, record some incredible PoV footage, and then slide drinks to the Taskmaster. The guest contestant is Inês Castel-Branco.
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#24 - Tons of vehemence
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2023
In this season opener, the contestants must bring in the best gift for a doctor, break something and put it back together, high-five a 55-year-old, transfer rice to a bottle, create an alarm clock to wake up Markl, balance Markl on a see-saw, and list words of a certain length without hesitating. The guest contestant in this episode is António Raminhos.
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