Repurpose an umbrella
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Solo
Filmed
Creative
Subjective
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Task brief
The task brief is found wedged into the hoop of a wooden barrel full of assorted umbrellas, in the garden of the Taskmaster house. The brief for the task is as follows:
Repurpose this umbrella and demonstrate its new purpose.
Most inventive repurposing of an umbrella wins.
You have 20 minutes.
Your time starts now.
Task notes
- Before the contestants read the task brief, Alex instructs them to choose one of the umbrellas.
- This task is somewhat similar to the 'Use a cement mixer' task, in that the contestants are find a novel use for an object, but is counted as being an original task here.
- On episode 131 of Taskmaster The Podcast, show director Andy Devonshire revealed that this task had been tried before in series 6, but didn't make the cut because Liza Tarbuck had no ideas, and so didn't complete the task.
Task stats
Points
15
Disquals
0
Attempts
Here's a brief description of the contestants' attempts. Someone's probably working on writing up some additional detail, though!
- Frankie transformed his umbrella into a skirt and fascinator. He received 3 points.
- Ivo transformed his umbrella into a cocktail shaker. He received 1 point.
- Jenny transformed the fabric from her umbrella into a cagoule, with the frame kept as a weapon. She received 2 points.
- Kiell transformed his umbrella into a trap for a Scottish duck, after it had been tricked by a photo of bread. He received 5 points.
- Mae transformed their umbrella into a toy dog called Bosco. At one point, Mae exclaims "100% Bosco", thus coining the episode's title. They received 4 points.
(Source credit: Taskmaster Wiki contributors)
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