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Build a bridge for the potato

Task types:
Solo
Filmed
Mental
Physical
Objective
Single brief
Original

Task brief

The brief for the task is as follows:

Make a bridge over the river using only the items on this table.

Highest self-supporting bridge wins.

The bridge alone must support the potato.

You must not touch the Taskmaster's house.

You have 20 minutes.

Your time starts now.

Task notes

It looks like there are no notes yet for this task. Someone's probably working on it, though!

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!

  • Doc made a bridge with the playing cards, toy animals and chewing gum. His bridge was 10cm high, so he received 4 points.
  • Joe created arch shapes with the playing cards and elastic bands to create his bridge. His bridge was 9cm high, so he received 3 points.
  • Jon made a bridge out of straws, toy animals and playing cards, sticking matchsticks into the potato to get it higher. His bridge was 11.4cm high, so he received 5 points.
  • Katherine made a bridge by connecting two pyramids she had made from straws with some elastic bands. Her bridge was 1mm high, so she received 1 point.
  • Richard made a bridge by stacking straws onto the toy animals. His bridge was 8cm high, so he received 2 points.

(Source credit: Taskmaster Wiki contributors)