Make a paper aeroplane and throw it towards the audience

Task types:

Solo

Live

Physical

Objective

Single brief

Adapted

Mastertasks:

Make and throw paper aeroplanes

Mastertask notes:

In this Christmas version of the task, the contestants must first select how much wrapping paper they want, from five rolls held by the Taskmaster’s assistant. They then have one minute to make a single paper aeroplane using all of the paper they have selected. Their paper aeroplanes are then thrown towards the audience, with the person whose plan travels the furthest winning the task.

Locations:

Drammen's Theatre

Task briefs

The actual text of the task briefs is not known. The text below is paraphrased based on information disclosed in the episode:

Choose an amount of wrapping paper.

You have one minute to fold, or build, a functioning paper aeroplane.

The paper aeroplanes will then be thrown towards the audience, and the one whose plane gets the furthest wins.

Your plane must resemble a plane, and you must use all of your paper.

Task notes

The contestants are lined up side-by-side on stage, each behind a table. Olli is stood by another table at stage-left, upon which there are five rolls of Christmas wrapping paper, and a pair of scissors which the contestants may use to cut paper from a roll.