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Taskmaster viewers solve task before contestants using one small clue

Digital Spy (UK) 07/10/2021 Matilda Davies

Taskmaster's Greg Davies set tasks for Alan Davies, Desiree Burch, Guz Khan, Morgana Robinson and Victoria Coren Mitchell but it was the fans who worked it out.

Taskmaster viewers managed to spot the answer to a seemingly impossible challenge before any of the contestants tonight (October 8).

Greg Davies, as usual, set tasks for Alan Davies, Desiree Burch, Guz Khan, Morgana Robinson and Victoria Coren Mitchell to test their wits.

One challenge saw contestants supplied with a toy farm, and asked to build a bridge over the river only using the materials in the room.

With only sand, a toy barn and a cow figurine, the contestants struggled to build anything resembling a bridge, instead creating dams or mounds of sand. The first four – Desiree, Alan, Guz and Victoria – all failed to build any real structure.

Fans, however, masterminded the challenge in record time. Naturally, they took to Twitter to explain that this actually wasn't the first time this game has been played on Taskmaster.

It actually already appeared in the show's second season, where the secret answer was to look under the table, where additional tools and materials were hidden.

Ohhhh it's the farm thing again from another season where they had to build the best bridge.
LOOK UNDER THE TABLE. #Taskmaster
— Craig ⒸⓉ (@CtTweets08) October 7, 2021

Quick! Everyone look under the table! #Taskmaster
— James Shelton🌹🌹 (@jaymess24) October 7, 2021

LOOK UNDER THE TABLE!!! #Taskmaster
— J🇬🇧🇳🇬🦁❤ (@MissLionHeart) October 7, 2021

If none of them look under the table, I will be so disappointed. #Taskmaster
— RJ 🏳️🌈 (@Tellers_Alpaca) October 7, 2021

Haven’t they made a bridge over that river before? There were extra building materials under the table. All a bit samey this now……. #taskmaster
— LouiseW (@Cogs39) October 7, 2021

Alright, kids, where should we look? #Taskmaster pic.twitter.com/3ByIB4l3ay
— Steve Lowe (@SenorApple2014) October 7, 2021

LOOK UNDER THE TABLE, AROUND THE TABLE, ABOVE YOU & BELOW YOU IN THIS TASK. #TaskmasterFarm #TaskmasterEgg #SandBridge #Taskmaster
— 🐾Alyssa Taylor 🐝🌻🐾 (@MovieMarauder4) October 7, 2021

With this sand bridge stuff on #taskmaster, I'm itching for someone to look under the table and find building equipment underneath
— David Edwards (@davedpg) October 7, 2021

I'm getting flashbacks during this task#Taskmaster pic.twitter.com/agHyLOZnwD
— Eoin Donovan (@eoin_donovan_) October 7, 2021

If they would just look under the table they'll find steel beams, quick-dry cement and a team of 145 scaffolders from Huddersfield. So frustrating. #Taskmaster
— Jamie Bellinger (@jmblgr) October 7, 2021

Morgana Robinson's attempt was shown last. She was the only contestant that spotted the clue written on the underside of a crow figurine.

The clue said: "Troy." After some pushing by co-host Alex Horne, Morgana figured out it was a reference to the Trojan horse from Greek mythology, where troops stowed under a fake horse to storm an enemy castle.

Sure enough, stowed under the table were additional building materials.

Even some fans who hadn't seen the earlier series managed to spot the clue and work it out.

#taskmaster the bottom of the crow/raven definitely said Troy, didn't it?
— Clare 💜 (@BmGDA) October 7, 2021

There's something written on the underside of that crow that I can't quite make out but I'm sure is relevant to the task... #Taskmaster
— David Burns (@DavidBurnsBusks) October 7, 2021

With the additional materials, Morgana managed to make the tallest structure of all of the contestants.

But it was Alan Davies who took home the top score for the round for his creative decision to use an egg to tunnel under his mound of sand and create a bridge. Nicely played.