Episode 9: It might be wind

Episode synopsis

In this episode the contestants must bring in the best object with a handle, have the most surprising thing delivered to the Taskmaster house, make the longest cup snake, poke a body part out from behind a shower curtain, and predict how many cans they can fit in a bag.

Title context

'It might be wind' was something that Ardal O'Hanlon said about his wind-operated owl, in the 'Get the most surprising thing delivered' task.

Alternate Titles

• On Finland's MTV Katsomo streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Voi se olla vedettäväkin', which translates as 'It might be wind-up'. [Translator credit: zador]
• On Sweden's SVT Play streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Den längsta kopparormen', which translates as 'The longest cup snake'. This is a reference to the 'Make the longest cup snake' task. [Source credit: DANI]
• On Norway's Discovery+ Norge streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Kanskje det er opptrekk', which translates as 'It might be updraft'. Note: this Norwegian translation of the title only appears in the subtitles for the episode, whereas the episode title listed on the platform is the original English title. [Translator credit: Jan Harald]

Taskmaster Intro

Hello. And a big old welcome to Taskmaster. The bad news is this is the penultimate episode. The good news is none of the tasks involve our contestants' tongues, or the horrific rivers of flob you witnessed last week. Four of the contestants have won two episodes each, and one of them has won no episodes. But that's the joy of Taskmaster. Someone can leave without a single win to their name, become a national embarrassment, letting down their family and their friends, and still have fun. It doesn't even matter who that person is.

Assistant Intro

And next to me, a man who told me, in a private moment, that having a woman pilot an aeroplane is like putting a squirrel in charge of a peanut farm. It's little Alex Horne!

Taskmaster's Sign-off

So what have we learnt today? We've learnt a lot. We've learnt that Judi Love thinks she looks like a fish. We've learnt that Chris Ramsey can tell you how many cups there are in a room with just one glance. But what we haven't learnt, and what we might never learn, is what Ardal O'Hanlon was doing with a wooden spoon and some yoghurt in a shower for 15 minutes. Just one show left, and one big round of applause left for tonight's winner, Chris Ramsey.