History Recap / TaskmasterSeriesFourteen

Seasons: [[Recap/TaskmasterAustraliaSeasonOne One]] -]]]]]

Series: [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesOne One]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesTwo Two]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesThree Three]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesFour Four]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesFive Five]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesSix Six]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesSeven Seven]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesEight Eight]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesNine Nine]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesTen Ten]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesEleven Eleven]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesTwelve Twelve]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesThirteen Thirteen]] | '''Fourteen''' | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesFifteen Fifteen]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesSixteen Sixteen]]\\

** Fern - a pizza oven[[note]]She doesn't actually own a pizza oven. The one shown on screen was a very expensive model personally ownded by a member of staff and it was returned after some ObliviousGuiltSlinging backstage. The episode's winner received a baking stone to take home instead[[/note]] (1 point)

** Fern - a pizza oven (1 point)

* '''Taskmaster's Assistant:''' Alex Horne

* '''Taskmaster''': Greg Davies
* '''Taskmaster's Assistant''': Alex Horne
* '''Contestants''': Creator/DaraOBriain, Fern Brady, John Kearns, [[Music/UnknownP Munya Chawawa]] and Sarah Millican
* '''Teams''':

Series: [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesOne One]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesTwo Two]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesThree Three]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesFour Four]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesFive Five]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesSix Six]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesSeven Seven]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesEight Eight]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesNine Nine]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesTen Ten]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesEleven Eleven]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesTwelve Twelve]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesThirteen Thirteen]] | '''Fourteen''' | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesFifteen Fifteen]]\\

Seasons: [[Recap/TaskmasterNZSeasonOne One]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterNZSeasonTwo Two]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterNZSeasonThree Three]]\\

* '''Contestants''': Creator/DaraOBriain, Fern Brady, John Kearns, Munya Chawawa and Sarah Millican

* Dara Ó Briain: 21 tasks (1 prize task, 11 video tasks (1 tied with Munya, 1 tied with Fern), 2 video team tasks, 6 live tasks (1 tied with John, 1 tied with Fern, Munya, and Sarah), 2 live team tasks (1 tied with the other team))
* Fern Brady: 11 tasks (2 prize tasks, 4 video tasks (1 tied with John and Sarah), 2 video team tasks, 1 live task (ties with Dara, Munya, and Sarah), 2 live team tasks (1 tied with the other team))
* John Kearns: 13 tasks (2 prize tasks, 4 video tasks (1 tied with Fern and Sarah), 2 video team tasks, 1 trick task, 1 live task (tied with Dara), 2 live team tasks (1 tied with the other team))
* Munya Chawawa: 12 tasks (5 video tasks (1 tied with Dara, 1 tied with Sarah), 4 video team tasks, 1 live task (tied with Dara, Fern, and Sarah), 2 live team tasks (1 tied with the other team))
* Sarah Millican: 19 tasks (3 prize tasks, 7 video tasks (1 tied with Fern and John, 1 tied with Munya), 4 video team tasks, 2 live tasks (1 tied with Dara, Fern, and Munya), 2 live team tasks (1 tied with the other team)) [[/folder]]

A breakdown of the tasks as won by the contestants is as follows (through episode 5):

* Dara Ó Briain: 13 tasks (1 prize task, 7 video tasks (1 tied with Munya), 1 video team task, 2 live tasks (1 tied with John), 2 live team tasks (1 tied with the other team))
* Fern Brady: 5 tasks (1 prize task, 1 video task, 1 video team task, 2 live team tasks (1 tied with the other team))
* John Kearns: 8 tasks (2 prize tasks, 1 video task, 1 video team task, 1 trick task, 1 live task (tied with Dara), 2 live team tasks (1 tied with the other team))
* Munya Chawawa: 5 tasks (2 video tasks (1 tied with Dara), 2 video team tasks, 1 live team task (tied with the other team))
* Sarah Millican: 8 tasks (1 prize task, 3 video tasks, 2 video team tasks, 1 live task, 1 live team task (tied with the other team)) [[/folder]]

** John - 20 min 20 sec (1 point)[[note]]cut the string with the still-locked scissors, completed the rest of the room the "standard" way but didn't notice the grapes outside for some time, instead thinking there must be a grape in the chickpea tin which had been present with the receipt as a RedHerring. He eventually noticed the plinth[[/note]]

Dara Ó Briain becomes the first main series contestant sitting in the first chair to win the series. He also becomes the highest-scoring main series champion. This is also the first season in which technically there is no official last place contestant, Fern Brady and John Kearns sharing joint fourth place ("So in a way we have ''two'' losers.").

* '''Live Task''': ''Paint A Picture Of A Unicorn Using Your Head Brush[[note]]contestants were asked to specify "feet" or "inches" prior to going on stage, which determined the length of their head brush. Dara and Sarah selected inches, Fern, John and Munya selected feet[[/note]] You May Not Handle Your Head Brush At Any Point. You Have Two Minutes''

* '''Task 1''': ''Choose A Room And A Weapon[[note]]the rooms were the rooms of the Taskmaster House, laid out as a TabletopGame/{{Cluedo}} board. The weapons were: a frying pan, a belt, a high-heeled shoe, a staple gun and a cactus[[/note]]. Then Await Further Instructions, Which Were: Pop 99 Balloons. You Must Use Your Chosen Weapon. Shout "Stop It!" When You Think You've Popped Precisely 99 Balloons. Fastest Wins''

* '''Task 3''': ''Make An Exercise Ball Touch "Bernard".[[note]]A mannequin on an office chair placed down a slope and around a corner from the line.[[/note]] Bernard Cannot Move. You May Launch An Exercise Balloon From Behind The Line, And May Not Touch Any Balls After Each Launch. Most Balls Actively Involved In A Successful Launch Wins. Your Task Ends When A Ball Touches Bernard Or After Fifteen Minutes Have Elapsed''

*** John - a fridge magnet of Jet from ''Series/{{Gladiators}}'' (3 points)
*** Dara - cufflinks made of meteorite, to represent an asteroid named for him[[note]]4901 Ó Briain, an object currently in the asteroid belt outside Mars[[/note]] (2 points)

** John - 7 signs (1 points)

* '''Task 3''': ''Sort The Ducks And Socks. Ducks Go In The Front Bucket, Socks Go In The Back Bucket. All Ducks And Socks Must Travel Along Both Treadmills Then Fall Into The Correct Bucket. If A Duck Or Sock Lands On The Floor You May Not Retrieve It. Most Ducks And Socks In Correct Buckets Wins. There Is A Pair Of Bonus Points For Most Correctly Paired Socks. You Have Fifteen Minutes[[note]]the socks contained small ducks within them[[/note]]''

** John - 9 ducks + 1 sock = 10 correctly sorted items (1 points)[[note]]the only contestant to realize the task didn't preclude slowing the treadmills down; however he only realized this after most of his items were on the floor[[/note]]

** '''Winner: Dara, Fern and John - 3 correct guesses [[note]] Word 1 - Worm (correctly guessed after 1 question: "What wriggles in Greg's muddy garden?"). Word 2 - Massive (correctly guessed after 1 question: "How would you describe enormous hugeness?") Word 3 - Helicopter (correctly guessed -- somehow -- after two questions: "I wish not to ascend vertically?" "What aircraft crashes more into mountains?")[[/note]] (3 points)'''
** Munya and Sarah - 2 correct guesses [[note]]Word 1 - Sausage (correctly guessed after 1 question: "What breakfast is long and meaty?") Word 2 - Floppy (Not guessed: "Can you lessen erection until it's?") Word 3 - Dungarees (correctly guessed after 2 questions: "What trousers do farmers wear now?" "Not overalls so it must be?")[[/note]] (2 points)

* '''Task 2''': ''Get This Tarpaulin Completely In One Of The Containers[[note]]a wheel-bin, a suitcase, a bin-bag, a pedal bin, a bread box, a laundry basket, a sleeping bag, a barrel[[/note]]. You Have A Maximum Of Five Minutes And You Must Select Your Container Before Touching The Tarpaulin. Also, You Must Tidy Everything Up Within Those Five Minutes[[note]]a snake was hidden underneath the tarpaulin[[/note]]. Smallest Container Filled With The Tarpaulin Wins. Your Time Starts When You Select Your Container, And You Must Select Your Container Within Thirty Seconds''

*** Munya[[note]]words: loquacious, jovial, sex, emphatic, euphoria. Music: Piano Sonata No. 11"[[/note]]

* '''Task 1''': ''What Ten Films Are You In? You Have Fifteen Minutes. Most Correct Films Named Wins[[note]]the contestants enter the room wearing cardboard boxes with over-sized representations of their faces on their heads. In front of them is a table with various items on it, each alluding to a particular film, which they have to identify. The films are: 1. "Rambo" (represented by a stuffed ram and a bow); 2. "The Wizard of Oz" (represented by a wizard's hat and a boomerang); 3. "Jaws" (represented by three jars); 4. "The Breakfast Club" (represented by a golf club with cornflakes glued to it); 5. "Frozen" (represented by frozen peas); 6. "A Clockwork Orange" (represented by an orange with a gearkey inserted into it); 7. "Rocky" (represented by two rocks); 8. "Gone With The Wind" (represented by a fan and a water gun); 9. "The Karate Kid" (represented by the Taskmaster Assistant, dressed as a carrot, holding some carrots, a tea bag, and a model goat); 10. "[=Se7en=]" (represented by the box the contestant was wearing)[[/note]]''

* '''Task 3''': ''Find The Back Of Your Hand. Fewest Wrong Guesses Wins. You Have A Maximum Of Twenty Minutes And Your Time Starts When The Taskmaster's Assistant Does A Hand Pun''
** '''Winner: Munya and Sarah - 1 guess (5 points)'''[[note]]Munya found a laser pointer and mirror that would reflect a beam into the correct photograph. Sarah remembered the position she held her hand in for the photograph and found the one picture of a hand in that position.[[/note]]
** Fern - 504 guesses (4 points)[[note]]Fern found a hidden instruction allowing players to "spend" 100 guesses to rule out entire sets of photographs.[[/note]]

Seasons: [[Recap/TaskmasterNZSeasonOne One]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterNZSeasonTwo Two]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterNZSeasonThree Three]] -]]]]]

** Munya Chawawa and Sarah Millican

Series: [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesOne One]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesTwo Two]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesThree Three]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesFour Four]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesFive Five]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesSix Six]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesSeven Seven]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesEight Eight]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesNine Nine]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesTen Ten]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesEleven Eleven]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesTwelve Twelve]] | [[Recap/TaskmasterSeriesThirteen Thirteen]] | '''Fourteen'''\\

* '''Task 2''': ''Eat The Grape. You Must Not Damage The Caravan Or Climb Out The Window. Fastest Wins''[[note]]This task was effectively an escape room, with contestants being locked inside the caravan upon finishing reading the task. There was a key attached to a painting which could unlock the grip of a pair of scissors. These could be used to cut some string, opening a box of darts. Contestants could then throw the darts at a dartboard placed on the ground outside an open window. Scoring 50 points or more would get them a prize: a box with Alex's library receipt for ''Literature/TheGrapesOfWrath'', hinting to open the copy of that book in the caravan. This was actually a BookSafe containing a key and, under a false bottom, a grape. The key could be used to unlock the door, and contestants could then walk to a plinth with several fake grapes and one real one on it. According to the Taskmaster's Assistant, there were several more grapes hidden around the caravan. Additionally, there was nothing stopping contestants from skipping steps.[[/note]]

* '''Task 1''': ''Snort, Then Blow A Raspberry, Then Whistle, Then Repeat That Sequence For One Minute. The Most Completed Sequences Wins''

** Sarah, performing ''The Power of Silence'' by Munya (3 points)[[note]]"Pretentious nonsense." ~ The Taskmaster[[/note]]

*** Fern - "magical" tarot cards (X points)
*** Munya - a mould of his own face (X point)

Dara Ó Briain becomes the fourth series champion to also win the series finale.

[[folder: Episode 10 - Did I Meet These Potatoes Before?]]

** Munya - 11 min 5 sec (2 points)[[note]]cut the string with his teeth, won the darts prize by dangling them from a string onto the target, completed the rest of the room the "standard" way[[/note]]

** Fern - pens, "some sort of taxidermy" and a bag of potatoes
** John - a double cheeseburger, a baseball cap and a "magic" lamp

* '''Task 1b''': ''1 - Throw One Of The Objects Chosen In Task 1a Over The Caravan. 2 - Completely Cover One Of Your Items With One Of Your Other Items. 3. Put The Covered Item On The Wooden Barrel Without Touching It With Your Hands. Fastest Wins''

* '''Task 2''': ''Eat The Grape. You Must Not Damage The Caravan Or Climb Out The Window. Fastest Wins''
** '''Winner: Dara - 4 min 36 sec (5 points)'''
** Sarah - 6 min 10 sec (4 points)
** Fern - 10 min 44 sec (3 points)
** Munya - 11 min 5 sec (2 points)
** John - 20 min 20 sec (1 point)