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Get all of the water into the vase

On the lab table, there's a vase of roses, a plate of red liquid, a sealed task brief and a piece of paper with a box of matches and a tea light on top of it.

Task types:

Solo

Filmed

Mental

Physical

Objective

Single brief

Original

Mastertasks:

Get all of the water into the vase

Locations:

Taskmaster House (UK)

Spaces:

The Lab (Taskmaster UK)

Task brief

The task brief is laid on the table in the lab. The brief for the task is as follows:

Get all the water in the vase.

If you spill any water from the plate, you are disqualified.

You may not leave the lab.

Fastest wins.

Your time starts now.

A tea light and a box of matches rest on a small piece of white blank paper on the lab table.

Task notes

Also on the table, there is a box of matches, an apparently blank sheet of A4 paper, a large tealight candle, a white plate full of red water (stuck to the table with three pieces of some kind of gum), and a cylindrical glass vase holding a bouquet of roses (one of which has a drinking straw attached to its stem).
The most effective solution to the task is a well-known science-based trick, which had previously been used by Katherine Ryan as one of her ‘miracles’ during the first Champion of Champions special.
Inside the match box, there is a diagram showing that the vase should be placed on the centre of the plate, with the lit candle inside.
Written on the apparently blank sheet of paper in invisible ink (which may be revealed by holding the paper over a flame) are the messages ‘Candle on plate’ and ‘Vase on candle’.
Notably, after the contestants enter the lab, Alex asks them whether they have found any secret tasks – something he has previously only done in the living room, so far this season.