The Rich List (Australian game show)

For the US version of the show, please see The Rich List (US game show).

The Rich List
Genre	Game show
Created by	12 Yard
Starring	Host Andrew O'Keefe
Country of origin	Australia
No. of episodes	17 (As of May 21, 2007)
Production
Production location	HSV-7 in South Melbourne, Victoria
Running time	60 minutes (Including commercials)
Original release
Network	Channel Seven
Release	January 29, 2007

The Rich List is an Australian game show which is based on the format initially created for transmission in the United Kingdom created by 12 Yard. The game consists of two teams who name as many items relating to a topic as they can while competing against each other for a no-limit cash prize. It is normally shown Monday Nights at 7:30pm on the Seven Network.

The show premiered in its regular Monday timeslot on January 29, 2007 at 7:30pm and continued with a special episode on January 30 to give people a chance to watch the show who opted to watch Steve Irwin's last documentary Ocean's Deadliest which went up against The Rich List on Monday the 29^th on the rival station, the Nine Network. The show is recorded at the South Melbourne HSV-7 studios. This version follows the basic rules of other versions of the show.

The program is hosted by the Deal or No Deal host Andrew O'Keefe. The pilot episode was taped on October 18, 2006. The show began taping episodes for air on December 11, 2006 and auditions for contestants for the show continue.

Gameplay

The Gameplay is similar to the format used in the United Kingdom (although, despite the fact that an entire series was filmed with Eamonn Holmes as host, it has never been aired). It consists of two rounds. A best of three no money amount lists followed by "The Rich List" where a team can win $250,000 for completing each list with 15 answers. There is no limit to how many "Rich Lists" a team can partially or fully complete and therefore, teams are capable of winning an unlimited amount of money.

Best of three lists

Two teams of two players which have never met before are presented to the audience and then the teams are placed in separate soundproof isolation booths, with audio that could be turned on or off by the host. He would announce the category for the list, such as "Wimbledon Mens Singles champions" or "Squares from a Monopoly board" and the teams would take turns bidding on how many they think they could name.

The host switches the audio on and off between the booths as the bidding continues, then turn them both on when one team challenged the other to fulfill the bid. The challenged team would then need to come up with that many correct answers in a row in order to win the list. One mistake would award it to their opponents.

The first team to win two lists has won the best of three and goes on to play "The Rich List".

Tiebreaker

If each team wins one list apiece, a sudden death tiebreaker is played. The host gives the category, both booths are switched on, and the teams alternate their answers. In order to win the list and the best of three, one team would have to give an incorrect answer while the other team gives a correct answer.

The Rich List

$250,000 14 13 $150,000 11 10 $75,000 8 7 $25,000 5 4 $10,000 2 1

The winning team moves on to play "The Rich List" where Andrew gives the team a new category and the chance to supply up to 15 correct answers. Winnings increase after every third correct answer is given, according to the chart to the right.

If a wrong answer is given at any time, the team loses all accumulated money they won from that "Rich List", but all winnings from previous "Rich Lists" that the team may have completed are safe. After every third answer, they can choose to stop playing, winning all the money accumulated from the current "Rich List" or play on, until the team lists all fifteen answers, therefore winning $250,000. Regardless of the outcome, the team then returns to the isolated soundproof booths to play the game again against a new pair of opponents. Only a loss when playing "The Best of three lists" can eliminate teams from the show.

Ratings

The show's premiere on January 29 placed fourth in ratings. Ocean's Deadliest on Nine Network, which aired at the same time as The Rich List, attracted about 250,000 more. However, the show performed better in the next episode. Despite attracting less viewers than 1 vs. 100 in the first few weeks, the show attracted 40,000 more viewers on March 5.
The ratings for each episode are as follows:

Episode #	Air Date	Total Viewers (rounded off to the nearest 10,000)
1	January 29, 2007	1,410,000
2	January 30, 2007	1,560,000
3	February 5, 2007	1,400,000
4	February 12, 2007	1,170,000
5	February 19, 2007	1,160,000
6	February 26, 2007	1,190,000
7	March 5, 2007	1,270,000
8	March 12, 2007	1,230,000
9	March 19, 2007	1,160,000
10	March 26, 2007	1,380,000
11	April 2, 2007	1,340,000
12	April 16, 2007	1,350,000
13	April 23, 2007	1,160,000
14	April 30, 2007	1,220,000
15	May 7, 2007	1,270,000
16	May 14, 2007	1,240,000

Past Lists

Episode #	Air Date	Lists
1	January 29, 2007	Countries with coastlines bordering the Mediterranean Sea Animated Disney Flims 1980-2006 (including Pixar films) Events in a decathlon Sudden Death Wimbeldon Gentlemen's Singles champions The Rich List Celebrities that have appeared on the Australian Dancing with the Stars Squares which appear on the UK Monopoly board The 50 most populous cities in the United States The Rich List
2	January 30, 2007	Australian prime ministers Top 50 Test match cricket wicket takers Gifts from "The Twelve Days of Christmas" Sudden Death Elton John's hit singles, reaching Top 40 in Billboard Hot 100 The Rich List The top 50 breeds of dog in Australia Tom Cruise movies Summer Olympic host cities The Rich List
3	February 5, 2007	Recurring characters on The Muppet Show 50 most popular boys names Films that won Best Oscar Picture 1970-2006 The Rich List Countries starting with "B" Beatles top hits Bryce Courtenay novels (including novels co-authored) The Rich List
4	February 12, 2007	Mel Gibson movies 50 most popular Irish surnames 50 top earning Australian sportstars of 2006 The Rich List Recurring characters from M*A*S*H Elvis Presley songs reaching the Australian Top 10 singles list Songs from The Sound of Music soundtrack Sudden Death The 30 most populous countries The Rich List
5	February 19, 2007	Nicole Kidman movies Countries of the World ending in "ia" (present day countries only) Australian Open Men's Singles champions The Rich List Commonwealth or Empire games host cities Queen songs from the stage musical We Will Rock You American TV shows that became films (excluding cartoons) The Rich List
6	February 26, 2007	Countries starting with "S" 30 highest scoring Test cricket batsmen Eric Bana movies Sudden Death Cities served by the worlds 30 busiest airports for passenger traffic The Rich List Australian of the Year recipients (1960-2006) Words ending in "Berry" Names used in the NATO phonetic alphabet Sudden Death John Grisham novels The Rich List
7	March 5, 2007	The Top 25 countries visited by tourists Robin Williams movies Names of Popes since 1000 AD The Rich List National capitals beginning with the letters A, B or C The Rolling Stones top 40 UK singles Actors who have played the television Doctor Who Sudden Death Number one ranked men's singles players (1973-2006) The Rich List
8	March 12, 2007	Countries starting with "A" Brad Pitt movies Musicals composed by Andrew Lloyd-Webber Sudden Death Neil Diamond Top 20 songs in the Billboard Hot 100 The Rich List Recurring characters in Happy Days Countries that qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Famous people mentioned in Madonna's song "Vogue" Sudden Death Presidents of the United States The Rich List
9	March 19, 2007	Characters featured in the Mr. Men series of books by Roger Hargreaves Instruments in a standard Symphony Orchestra Independent countries that were former Soviet Republics. The Rich List Breeds of dog starting with "B" Tom Hanks movies William Shakespeare plays The Rich List
10	March 26, 2007	Varieties of Pasta U.S. states ending in the letter "A" ARIA Hall of Fame inductees The Rich List Books of the New Testament Featured films directed by Alfred Hitchcock Letters with a point value of 1 in Scrabble Sudden Death 1 Maria's favorite things from The Sound of Music Second Sudden Death Sovereign states whose flags are Red, White and Blue The Rich List
11	April 2, 2007	Current Deal or No Deal case values Countries without an ocean coastline The 12 top earning deceased celebrities of 2006 Sudden Death Australian swimmers who have won individual gold medals at the Olympic Games The Rich List The 30 top richest Australians in 2006 Wilbur Smith novels Current Ranks in the Australian Army The Rich List
12	April 16, 2007	Top 40 Cat names in Australia Academy Award for Best Actor winners since 1970 Named characters from the original Star Wars Trilogy The Rich List Universities in Australia Actors who have voiced characters in Shrek and Shrek 2 Countries which drive on the left hand side The Rich List
13	April 23, 2007	Theatrically released Elvis Presley movies Australian Open Women's Singles champions from 1970 Tom Clancy novels Sudden Death The 20 highest selling passenger and 4WD vehicles in Australia for 2006 The Rich List Characters from the Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Individuals who have been named Time Magazine's Person of the Year Countries where French is an official language The Rich List
14	April 30, 2007	Top 50 most popular girls' names in Australia of 2006 Stevie Wonder singles reaching the Top 10 in the UK and the US Countries part of the European Union The Rich List Theatrically released Julia Roberts movies U.S. states with a saltwater coastline Top 30 top earning Australian entertainers of 2006 The Rich List
15	May 7, 2007	Actresses who have played Bond girls in the James Bond films Island countries Characters from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Sudden Death 2 Performers as billed at the 1969 Woodstock Festival Second Sudden Death Characters from Lewis Carroll's novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland The Rich List Capital cities of Europe Kylie Minogue singles Actors and actress who have won more than one Academy Award for Best Actor or Actress The Rich List
16	May 14, 2007	Theatrically released films based on Stephen King novels Cities which have hosted the Winter Olympic Games Past and present staff members at Hogwarts School from the Harry Potter books Sudden Death The top 20 largest countries by area The Rich List The top 40 Dog names Members of the Commonwealth of Nations Villians from the Batman movies and 60's TV shows Sudden Death List of the 30 highest-grossing films of all time The Rich List
17	May 21, 2007	People who made the "Most Foolish American" list Current OPEC member countries Types of Mushrooms Sudden Death The top 40 most expensive cities to live in worldwide The Rich List Elements of the Periodic table Jerry Bruckheimer produced theatrically released films Current teams of the Australian Soccer A-League Sudden Death Members of the Young Talent Time team The Rich List

¹ This list was not broadcast due to the list ending up in a tie. ² This list was not broadcast due to Andrew O'Keefe claiming he had accidentally mentioned one of the characters on the list which was later submitted by Paula and Michael.

Champions and their winnings

This is a list of all contestants who have won the preliminary round and have played the Rich List. This also includes any contestants who failed to win any prize money from the Rich List.

Number Contestants Appearance Total winnings No. of Rich Lists played 1 David and Chanelle January 29 $75,000 1 2 Michael and Joel January 29 to February 5 $400,000 3 3 Mark and Jane February 5 to February 12 $250,000 2 4 Guy and Brant February 12 $75,000 1 5 Brett and Di February 12 to February 19 $0 1 6 Shane and Ingrid February 19 to February 26 $150,000 2 7 Steve and Geoff February 26 $75,000 1 8 Tony and Melinda February 26 to March 5 $25,000 1 9 Des and Bridie March 5 to March 12 $85,000 2 10 Steve and Lucy March 12 to April 2 $575,000 7 11 Peter and John April 2 to April 23 2 $300,000 3 12 Grace and Craig April 23 to April 30 $25,000 3 13 Paula and Michael April 30 to May 7 $0 1 14 Emily and Evan May 7 to May 14 $25,000 2 15 Morelle and Peter May 14 $150,000 1 16 John and Bronwyn May 14 to May 21 $0 1 17 Amy and Kate May 21 $25,000 1 18 Bianca and Chris 1 May 21 to May 28 $85,000 2

¹ Indicates the contestants are still playing, therefore, the total winnings and number of rich lists may change.

² There was no April 9 episode due to the Easter long weekend.

Total prize money given away: $2,170,000

External links

• Official Website