Balance items on the table

Task notes

• The contestants are lined up side-by-side along the back of the stage.
• In front of them, there is a small table.
• To the left of the stage, a pile of various objects has been provided for the contestants to choose from. Many of these objects have featured in previous tasks during the show’s history. The objects in the pile include:
  • an inflatable palm tree
  • a flipper (previously seen in the ‘Put five fish in the fishbowl’ task)
  • an exercise ball
  • an umbrella
  • a boxing glove (previously seen in the ‘Service bell helmet tag’ task)
  • a metal briefcase
  • an oversized die (previously seen in the ‘Roll a spectacular six’ task)
  • a bowling pin
  • a hobby horse
  • a small tyre
  • a large plastic apple (previously seen in the ‘Remove the apple from David’s head’ task)
  • a child’s doll
  • a goblet
  • a monkey figurine
  • a plastic donkey (of the same design as the one Sarah Kendall brought as a prize for the ‘Most shocking cat- to pig-sized thing’ task in series 11 of Taskmaster UK, and which appeared in the Bäst i Test studio set the following season)
  • a set of panpipes
  • a set of bagpipes
  • a single maraca
  • a tambourine
  • a broken hula hoop
  • a novelty-sized pencil
  • a watering can
  • a hard hat
  • a bow (previously seen in the ‘Pop the balloons with weapons from David’s arsenal’ task)
  • a top hat (previously seen in Alfred’s attempt at the ‘Serve coffee to the ladies’ task)
  • a child’s pedal kart (previously seen in the ‘Blindly reach and press the red button’ task)
  • a sombrero
  • a Spanish hat with ball fringe
  • an oversized teddy bear (previously seen in the ‘Will it fit through the hole?’ task)