As the series nears the halfway point, the five comic contestants grow ever more eager to lay their hands on the coveted Taskmaster trophy. Asim Chaudhry has fun with drain pipes, Tim Vine gets stuck in a tunnel and, dissatisfied with his charge's performance, Greg Davies gives Alex Horne a sharp telling off in front of everyone.

Prize task: The sturdiest thing.

* Liza Tarbuck: A donkey. - 5
* Alice Levine: Her mother's polytunnel. - 4
* Russell Howard: His brother's calves. - 3
* Tim Vine: A small plastic St. Bernard. - 2
* Asim Chaudhry: An egg. - 1

Task 1: Without leaving the caravan, work out on long this piece of string is. You have five minutes. Most accurate answer wins. Your time starts now.

* Tim: 308ft [Correct answer: 318ft] - 5
* Asim: 500ft - 4
* Russell: 31m (102ft) - 3
* Alice: 5'7" - 2
* Liza: 4 miles - 1

Task 2: Pull this tablecloth off this table. Most eggs left unbroken on the table wins. You have one attempt and may not tamper with the table, tablecloth or eggs. Your time starts now.

* Everyone manages to avoid breaking any eggs. - 5

Task 3 (Team Task): Find the link and then do it exactly 100 times. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.

* Asim, Liza and Tim: 8:34 - 5
* Team Funk: 11:18 - 3

Task 4: Pull off the most elaborate trick shot. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.

* Tim - 5
* Liza - 4
* Russell - 3
* Asim - 2
* Alice - 1

Live task: Throw as many eggs onto the shelf as possible. You must lie flat on your bed at all times. Most eggs on the shelf wins. You have 100 seconds.

* Liza: 6 - 5
* Russell and Tim: 5 - 4
* Asim: 3 - 2
* Alice: 2 - 1

Final scores

* Tim - 26
* Liza - 25
* Russell - 21
* Asim - 19
* Alice - 16