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Episode 8: David Batra guests

Image of David Batra, the guest contestant on the episode.
Air date:
16/04/2021
Original title:
David Batra gästar

Episode synopsis

In this episode the contestants must break an egg over David's head, light a torch, read a sign, draw the longest snake, extinguish a torch, give David a package with unexpected contents, and get the most balls onto the target.

Alternate Titles

  • On Finland's MTV Katsomo streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Soihtu ja yllätyslahja', which translates as 'A torch and a surprise gift'. This is a reference to the 'Light the torch' and 'Extinguish the torch' tasks, and the 'Give David a package with unexpected contents' task. [Translator credit: zador]

    Taskmaster Intro

    Welcome to Bäst i Test, the prime-time show where we find out how famous people handle racing against the clock to solve silly tasks. For that, you need a quartet ready to take risks, and here they come.

    Assistant Intro

    And, as usual, by my side, my pocket-sized assistant, David Sundin!

    Episode prize

    Image of the prize up for grabs in this episode: Morgan's mystery package from the 'Give David a package with unexpected contents' task.

    The prize in this episode was Morgan's mystery package from the 'Give David a package with unexpected contents' task.

    Episode stats

    Official Points
    117
    Observed Points
    103
    Disquals
    2
    Assignment Type
    Solo
    7
    100%
    Team
    0
    0%
    Special
    0
    0%
    Split
    0
    0%
    Tie-Break
    0
    0%
    Task Format
    Prize
    0
    0%
    Filmed
    5
    71%
    Homework
    0
    0%
    Live
    2
    29%
    Judgment Type
    Objective
    6
    86%
    Subjective
    1
    14%
    Combination
    0
    0%
    Unjudged
    0
    0%
    No. of Task Briefs
    Single
    7
    100%
    Multiple
    0
    0%
    Task Originality
    Original
    6
    86%
    Adapted
    1
    14%

    Episode scores

    There are some discrepancies between the official total scores for this episode and the points seen to be awarded during the episode. Both sets of scores, and the discrepancies between them, are displayed below.

    Official score:
    15
    Observed score:
    12
    Difference:
    -3
    Official score:
    27
    Observed score:
    24
    Difference:
    -3
    Official score:
    23
    Observed score:
    18
    Difference:
    -5
    Official score:
    28
    Observed score:
    26
    Difference:
    -2
    Official score:
    24
    Observed score:
    23
    Difference:
    -1

    Notes on discrepancies

    • Discrepancies in the scoreboard shown after the sixth task in the episode seem to suggest that an additional, unaired task may have taken place at some point between the fourth and sixth tasks.
    • However, there are further discrepancies in the final scoreboard, even when this potential unaired task is taken into account, which cannot be explained.
    • Fortunately, the discrepancies did not affect who was named as the winner of the episode or the series.

    Subtitles

    The following episode subtitle files are available for download.