Complete an objective while trying to avoid being spotted by the Taskmaster's assistant
- In this task the contestants have to achieve a goal while trying to avoid being seen by the Taskmaster's assistant, who alternatively surveys the scene and looks away, on a predictable schedule.
- In some cases, this is mechanically controlled (e.g. buy having the assistant sit in a hunting blind which is on a turntable).
- In other cases, the assistant must avert their gaze on a set schedule, and a sound cue is used to let the contestant know when it is safe to move.
- In most versions, the contestant's attempt ends as soon as the assistant spots them.
- However, there has now been one instance where they instead must return to a given starting point, and try again.
Original version
Sneak up on Alex
In this version of the task the contestants have to traverse a railway yard and sneak up on Alex, who is standing on a bridge wearing a helmet covered in torches, and pops up and down behind the bridge railing periodically.
Adapted versions
In this version of the task the contestants have to collect as many balloons as possible from the Taskmaster house garden without being seen by David, who intermittently observes the scene from the doorway of the shed.
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12/11/2020
In this version of the task, the contestants have to smuggle items off the Taskmaster's property without being spotted by Olli, who is in a rotating hunter's blind on top of the garage roof.
In this version of the task the contestants have to smuggle items from the shed to a transparent dome, without being seen by Mark, who is stationed inside a rotating hunting blind on the patio.
In this version of the task, the contestants must try to sneak up on Paul and pat him on the back, while he tries to film them on his video camera. Every eight seconds, Paul must film his feet for four seconds. The contestants' attempts are not over if Paul manages to film them. Instead, they must return to the mat from which they began, and try again. The winner is the person who manages to Pat him on the back the fastest.