I won a ballot to go onto Taskmaster The Live Experience - but there's a catch (2024)

Taskmaster fans entered the ballot to play the games inspired by the show (Image: Channel 4 )

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Channel 4 fans have been left "fuming" after successful applicants of the Taskmaster Live Experience were stunned at the ticket prices. More than 600,000 fans of the popular show had signed up to a ballot to take part in games inspired by the programme.

I was one of the many viewers who had entered my name into the ballot. On Wednesday 19 June, I was sent an advanced box office link in an email which informed me that I had been successful.

However, like the rest of the fortunate applicants, I was shocked to discover how steep the ticket prices were. The 65-minute live experience was charging up to £100 per person.

Creater Alex Horne also announced a few hours later that a second ballot had been released. But judging by the reaction on social media, many successful applicants who won the ballot decided not to go ahead with purchasing tickets.

One person moaned on X: "£100 for 65 minutes for the #Taskmaster Live experience… LOVE and support the show and wish them the best, but in the midst of a cost of living crisis it’s a no from me."

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Greg Davies and Alex Horne co-present Taskmaster (Image: Getty)

A second person commented: "won the ticket ballot thing for the taskmaster live experience but £100 per ticket????? absolutely insane and completely inaccessible."

A third viewer also typed: "i won the taskmaster live experience ballot but why are weekend tickets £100 thats a bats*** amount of money."

A fourth fan of the show wrote: "The #Taskmaster live thing seems a bit of a cluster f***, why not mention the ticket prices are £100 before you get people to enter a ballot? Cos seems a lot of people who did 'win' the ballot can't afford to get tickets anyway."

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The long-running Channel 4 programme was initially created by Alex Horne as a live show. It was later rehomed on Channel 4, presented by comedian Greg Davies with Horne has his side-kick.

The show's premise focuses on inviting a series of celebrities and putting them against wacky and ludicrous tasks. It has proven to gain a popular fanbase over the years, according to Time Out.

The Taskmaster Live Experience is a live version of the programme where members of the public would be able to enjoy gameplay challenges.

Express.co.uk have contacted Channel 4 for comment.

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