The Biggest Game in Town (game show)
The Biggest Game in Town is a daily interactive quiz show, where three contestants competed to fill in their Bingo-style card, by correctly answering questions covered up a number but incorrect answers cause players to freeze out of the next question, later, a ball being removed from their board. The show was presented by Steve Le Fevre for most of the episodes, Bobby Davro stood in as host for three episodes. The show aired six episodes a week from Mondays to Fridays with one episode airing on Mondays to Thursdays and two episodes airing on Fridays.
The Biggest Game in Town | |
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Genre | Game show |
Presented by | Steve Le Fevre Bobby Davro (stand-in) |
Starring | Ted Robbins |
Voices of | Richard Easter |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 90[1] |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
Production company | Granada Television |
Distributor | ITV Studios |
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Original network | ITV |
Original release | 10 September – 21 December 2001 |
Gameplay
Main Game
Each contestant had a 15 square board (no numbers like the three others). The object of the game was to cover up all 15 squares of their boards. They did that by answering a series of questions correctly. Unlike the other versions, all the questions were based on what was in the news for the past 24 hours. Correct answers placed a ball in a square, while incorrect answers allowed either opponent to buzz in and answer. In the final round, however, a wrong answer caused a player to be frozen out of the next question. Later shows took a ball off the board. Each correct answer also revealed a number for the home viewers playing at home. A leaderboard was used and updated to keep track of progress.
Round 1
In the first round, the contestants tried to cover all four corners of their cards. The first player to do that won £250.
Round 2
In the second round, contestants race to complete the entire center line. The first player to do that won £500.
Round 3
In the third & final round, all three players competed to complete their boards and get a Full House or cover up as many squares as they can.
The winner of the main rounds went forward to win the daily jackpot prize of £5,550.
Bonus Round
In the bonus round, the winning contestant faced another game board but with pound signs at the beginning. The object of the bonus was to clear all three rows in 45 seconds or less by answering questions correctly. Each row was worth money and requires a contract to be completed and numbers were put up whenever a question was answered. The first row required two correct answers and was worth £50. The center row needed three answers to be completed and was worth £500. And the third and final row asked for four correct answer and was worth and additional £5000. So winning this round was worth £5550.
Transmissions
Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
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10 September 2001 | 21 December 2001 | 90 | |