Episode 10: A kaleidoscope times a million

Episode synopsis

In this season finale, the contestants must bring in the best thing for a person that is actually meant for an animal, count all the dots while completing some other distracting tasks, say as many unique words without an ‘S’ as possible within 60 seconds, knock over a fleet of rubber ducks without leaving a carpet, complete seven mini-tasks in any order, put the most spaghetti in an orange, and win a high-stakes game of egg and spoon throw. The guest contestant is Margarida Corceiro.

Title context

Gabriela Barros describes the goggles the contestants are made to wear as “a kaleidoscope times a million” during studio discussion of the ‘Count all the dots’ task.

Taskmaster Intro

Good evening. Welcome to the final kilometer of this marathon of infamy and foolery that, along these last couple of weeks, made these Carlos Lopes’ and Rosa Mota’s of disgrace give it their all – not for a gold medal, but for a lil’ golden head! My head. [Markl: Will a past winner of this show be able to pull off a back-to-back win, therefore achieving a moment of happiness only equaled by the birth of her daughter?] Could the third time really be the charm, for someone who’s already won over the hearts of the Portuguese people, but who’s never won the beautiful golden noggin of this Portuguese person in particular? [Markl: Or will one of the newbies of this fifth season be able to achieve the feat of getting it right on their debut? Not unlike Mourinho at Chelsea, or the fearsome, fearsome Ismael at the Vendas Novas Bifana-Eating Tournament.] Today is the day we settle it all. That’ll do, Pig. That’ll do. Welcome to the last episode of the fifth season of Taskmaster!

Note: Carlos Lopes and Rosa Mota are legendary former Olympic marathon athletes. A bifana is a type of pork sandwich. Vendas Novas is a village in the southeast of Portugal. It is known as the bifana capital, and hosted a 10 minute eating contest in 2024, where a 15-metre wide bifana was also cooked.

Assistant Intro

Next to me, a man who confessed to me that if the Taskmaster trophy were a part of his body, he wouldn’t want it to be the head, because he thinks there’s other, much prettier parts.

Taskmaster's Sign-off

At the end of each season, we thank thee,
For being with us and not TVI or SIC.
A comedian, an influencer, an actor, an actress,
People who messed up a bunch, but also made us boisterous.
For us to be part of this, we need crazy people like you,
Who work with their heads, their feet… and their mouths, too!
We’ll close this chapter for now, but we’ll come back soon after.
We’ll be here for more Taskmaster!