101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow

Not to be confused with 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show.

101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow
Genre	Comedy
Directed by	Petrina Good
Presented by	Steve Jones
Starring	Nemone
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Andy Rowe
Production locations	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Initial
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	10 July (2010-07-10) – 28 August 2010 (2010-08-28)
Related
Total Wipeout

101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow is a British game show produced by Initial (a subsidiary of Endemol UK) for the BBC, it is hosted by Steve Jones and Nemone. The show sees eight contestants compete to be the winner of the £10,000 prize by picking the correct answers to general knowledge questions. Competitors who pick incorrect answers are eliminated from the show in a variety of different ways, usually involving a large drop into the pool of water at the base of the tower. The show made its debut on BBC One on 10 July 2010 and ended on 28 August 2010. An American version, hosted by Jeff Sutphen, premiered on 21 June 2011.

Format

The show's production company, Endemol, describes the show as "the play-along fun of a glitzy, Saturday night quiz with the full-on adrenaline rush of an extreme stunt show." Each episode features eight contestants, with a mix of sexes, ages and backgrounds, competing to be the winner of the £10,000 prize in the UK version ($50,000 in the US version). Contestants are reduced one by one in the first four rounds, attempting to guess the correct answers to a selection of multiple-choice questions. The contestant who chooses the wrong answer will leave the show in spectacular fashion, in one of the 101 Ways To Leave A Gameshow. At any time during the first four rounds, a buzzer could sound, which announces the start of the Emergency Exit round. In this round, contestants are asked a series of questions at random, with the first contestant to give a wrong answer being eliminated. The Emergency Exit round is not used in the US and Italian versions. In the final round, only three contestants remain (four contestants in the US version), who have to answer one last question in an attempt to win the jackpot prize.

Production

The show was created jointly by Endemol USA and Endemol UK. It was first produced by the UK division of Endemol for the BBC. Like its Saturday night stablemate, Total Wipeout, the show is filmed entirely at Endemol's filming facility in Benavídez, 35 km south of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Generally, most of the programme is recorded outside, however, studio segments are recorded in a monolithic purpose-built 100 feet (30 m) tall tower, located above the 'exits'. Studio segments are generally filmed on three different levels, with the '101 Ways To Leave' segments recorded on the Tower's exterior. Some exits from the show are recorded on a dis-used airfield runaway located adjacent to the tower. Most of the exits culminate in the contestant ending up in a large pool of water directly in front of the tower.

The United States version was filmed at Agua Dulce, California, which is a popular filming location in Northern Los Angeles County. The site does have an active general aviation air field that was closed down during filming.

Gameplay

In the first four rounds, the game begins by Nemone revealing the exit for the losing contestant. This is one of the exits numbered between 1 and 101. The round then continues into the selection phase, in which contestants must pick one of several correct answers to a statement given. The contestants then reveal which answer they have picked, before being prepared for the exit in question. In the event that more than one contestant has picked the same answer, a tie-break question will be asked, with the first contestant to give a correct answer earning the answer they originally picked. The remaining contestants must then pick one of the remaining answers. The selection phase continues until all the contestants have their own answer (In the U.S. version, the players answer a numerical question to determine the order in which they select their answers, with the closest player getting first choice of answer, and the player who is the furthest out being stuck with the last remaining answer). Once all the contestants are prepared for the exit, Steve reveals the correct answers before the contestant holding the wrong answer is ejected from the show. During any of the first four rounds, a buzzer can be heard, indicating the start of the 'Emergency Exit' round (see the 'Ways To Leave' section). In the final round, the gameplay changes slightly, with the remaining contestants having to identify the one correct answer. The final round always uses Exit 101, The Trap Door.

Episodes

Episode 1

• Viewers (in millions): 4.02
• Original air date: 10 July 2010 (2010-07-10)
• Contestant (Age): Morris (34) - Vanda (51) - Rachael (27) - Russ (46) - Craig (26) - Louise (35) - Amy (23) - Matt (22)
• Round 1 - Free Fall (#Way 12): The contestant is perched 80 feet in the air attached to a piece of elastic and is standing on a rectangular platform which collapses. The platform will collapse if the contestant picks the wrong answer. Morris was eliminated.
• Round 2 - Saddle Sore (#Way 17): The contestant is attached to a piece of elastic and is sitting on a bicycle which is perched on top of a ramp aiming towards the pool of water beneath. The contestant that picks the wrong answer is released sending them and the bicycle down the ramp and into the pool. Vanda was eliminated.
• Bonus Round - Emergency Exit (#WayEE): The contestants are each strapped into a seat, and rotated around on a pulley. Steve asks each contestant a question, and the first person to give an incorrect answer is lowered down the shaft, getting covered in goo and foodstuffs on the way down. Craig was eliminated.
• Round 3 - Big, Giant, Colossal Hammers (#Way 61): The contestant is perched on the edge of a platform and a blow-up hammer, which is aiming from the contestant from behind, is released and boots the contestant into the pool of water beneath. Rachael was eliminated.
• Round 4 - Balls of Doom (#Way 1): The contestant is strapped into a steel ball and is perched on top of a ramp overlooking the pool of water. If the contestant picks the wrong answer, their ball is pushed down the ramp and into the pool. Russ was eliminated.
• The Final - Trap Door (#Way101): Each contestant must stand on his or her own perspex trap door above the pool of water. For the losing contestants, the trap door opens and sends them vertically downwards into the pool. Louise came third, Amy came second with Matt winning £10,000.

Episode 2

• Viewers (in millions): 3.9
• Original air date: 17 July 2010 (2010-07-17)
• Contestant (Age): Nicos (36) - Sabrina (26) - Sudhir (29) - Katy (32) - Chris (49) - Dan (20) - Barry (43) - Lucy (20)
• Round 1 - Rip Off (#Way 36): The contestant is stuck to a board, and will fall off the now-tilted board if they have chosen the incorrect answer. Nicos was eliminated.
• Round 2 - Supermarket Smash (#Way 19): The contestant is sat in a trolley, which rides down a slope, releasing the contestant into the pool if they have chosen the incorrect answer. Sabrina was eliminated.
• Round 3 - Armchair Armageddon (#Way 97): The contestant is sat in an armchair, which flips back, releasing the contestant into the pool if they have chosen the incorrect answer. Sudhir was eliminated.
• Bonus Round - Emergency Exit (#WayEE): The contestants are each strapped into a seat, and rotated around on a pulley. Steve asks each contestant a question, and the first person to give an incorrect answer is lowered down the shaft, getting covered in goo and foodstuffs on the way down. Chris was eliminated.
• Round 4 - Concrete Boots (#Way 52): The contestant is attached to a concrete block, the block falling down into the pool bringing the contestant along with it if they have chosen the incorrect answer. The contestant has to then un-attach themselves under the water. Katy was eliminated.
• The Final - Trap Door (#Way101): Each contestant must stand on his or her own perspex trap door above the pool of water. For the losing contestants, the trap door opens and sends them vertically downwards into the pool. Dan came third, Barry came second with Lucy winning £10,000.

Episode 3

• Viewers (in millions): 3.93
• Original air date: 24 July 2010 (2010-07-24)
• Contestant (Age): Adam (29) - John (38) - Ben (20) - James (34) - Becci (19) - Sonja (49) - Claire (32) - Sally (24)
• Round 1 - Glued to your Seat (#Way 42): The contestants are sitting 100 feet in the air on a set of suspended seats. The contestant with the incorrect answer is then slowly tilted forward and plummets to the water beneath. Adam was eliminated.
• Round 2 - Rubbish Dump (#Way 15): The contestants are sitting in wheelie bins at the top of the ramp aiming towards the pool beneath. The contestant that picks the wrong answer will roll down the ramp in the wheelie bin, into the pool. John was eliminated.
• Round 3 - Evil Anvil (#Way 33): The contestants are all attached to anvils, which is perched above each contestant. The anvil attached to the contestant who chose the wrong answer is then released with the contestant following closely behind. Ben was eliminated.
• Bonus Round - Emergency Exit (#WayEE): The contestants are each strapped into a seat, and rotated around on a pulley. Steve asks each contestant a question, and the first person to give an incorrect answer is lowered down the shaft, getting covered in goo and foodstuffs on the way down. Becci was eliminated.
• Round 4 - The Drag (#Way 90): The contestants are in metal cages lying horizontally on the floor. The cage with the contestant who chose the incorrect answer is attached to a racecar. The racecar then accelerates dragging the contestant along behind. James was eliminated.
• The Final - Trap Door (#Way101): Each contestant must stand on his or her own perspex trap door above the pool of water. For the losing contestants, the trap door opens and sends them vertically downwards into the pool. Sonja came third, Claire came second with Sally winning £10,000.

Episode 4

• Viewers (in millions): 3.41
• Original air date: 31 July 2010 (2010-07-31)
• Contestant (Age): Ruth (29) - Simon (39) - James (35) - Deepak (39) - Alison (36) - Nicky (49) - Katie (30) - Nathan (19)
• Round 1 - Deadly Dangle (#Way 51): The contestants are lying horizontally on a platform. The platform with the contestant who has selected the wrong answer then collapses and the contestant is sent down a zip-wire into the pool upside down. Ruth was eliminated.
• Bonus Round - Emergency Exit (#WayEE): The contestants are each strapped into a seat, and rotated around on a pulley. Steve asks each contestant a question, and the first person to give an incorrect answer is lowered down the shaft, getting covered in goo and foodstuffs on the way down. Alison was eliminated.
• Round 2 - Human Wrecking Ball (#Way 26): The contestants are standing behind a 'No Exit' sign which is perched over the top of the building. The contestant who picks the wrong answer is then pulled backwards at a high speed, smashing through the sign. The contestant is then lowered into the pool. Simon was eliminated.
• Round 3 - Ejector Seat (#Way 94): The contestants are strapped into seats which are attached to a 'runway'. The chair with the contestant who has chosen the wrong answer is then released, hurtling up the runway and sending the contestant into the pool. In the United States version, the chair is released up into the air via the explosives. James was eliminated.
• Round 4 - Flipping Wreck (#Way 46): The contestants are seated in cars. The car with the contestant who has chosen the wrong answer then accelerates down a runway, rides up a ramp and flips over. In the United States version, the flip is triggered by an explosion. Deepak was eliminated.
• The Final - Trap Door (#Way101): Each contestant must stand on his or her own perspex trap door above the pool of water. For the losing contestants, the trap door opens and sends them vertically downwards into the pool. Nicky came third, Katie came second with Nathan winning £10,000.

Episode 5

• Viewers (in millions): 3.54
• Original air date: 7 August 2010 (2010-08-07)
• Contestant (Age): Liz (38) - Liam (21) - Rachael (24) - Robert (41) - Bill (56) - Lucy (28) - Tom (28) - Charmaine (35)
• Round 1 - The Hang (#Way 9): The contestants are lying flat on boards. When Steve is about to reveal the wrong answer, the remaining two contestants' boards will tip up, leaving them dangling upside down. If they have chosen the wrong answer, the 101 staff will let go of their rope, sending them plummeting headfirst into the water. Liz was eliminated.
• Round 2 - Punch Dunk (#Way 3): The contestants are standing with their back to the water. If the contestant picks the wrong answer, a professional boxer will punch them into the pool below. Liam was eliminated.
• Bonus Round - Emergency Exit (#WayEE): The contestants are each strapped into a seat, and rotated around on a pulley. Steve asks each contestant a question, and the first person to give an incorrect answer is lowered down the shaft, getting covered in goo and foodstuffs on the way down. Bill was eliminated.
• Round 3 - Rocket Sledge (#Way 73): The contestants are straddling rockets which are attached to a 'runway'. If they have chosen the incorrect answer, their rocket will shoot forward, sending the contestant to infinity – and the pool. Rachael was eliminated.
• Round 4 - Total Carnage (#Way 84): The contestants are standing on top of cars suspended over the pool. If they have chosen the incorrect answer, their car will drop into the water, with them following closely behind. Robert was eliminated.
• The Final - Trap Door (#Way101): Each contestant must stand on his or her own perspex trap door above the pool of water. For the losing contestants, the trap door opens and sends them vertically downwards into the pool. Lucy came third, Tom came second with Charmaine winning £10,000.

Episode 6

• Viewers (in millions): 3.39
• Original air date: 14 August 2010 (2010-08-14)
• Contestant (Age): Stacey (35) - Aoife (25) - Nadia (30) - Andy (29) - Steve (22) - Jonathan (44) - Yemi (29) - Juley (55)
• Round 1 - Dunk and Disorderly (#Way 4): The contestants are lying on platforms over the pool. If the contestant picks the wrong answer, they will fall headfirst into the pool. Stacey was eliminated.
• Round 2 - Scoot Shoot (#Way 38): The contestants are standing on scooters, on a ramp overlooking the pool. The scooter (and their respective contestant) attached to the incorrect answer will go down the ramp into the water. Aoife was eliminated.
• Bonus Round - Emergency Exit (#WayEE): The contestants are each strapped into a seat, and rotated around on a pulley. Steve asks each contestant a question, and the first person to give an incorrect answer is lowered down the shaft, getting covered in goo and foodstuffs on the way down. Steve was eliminated.
• Round 3 - Mace Off (#Way 77): The contestant is perched on the edge of a platform and if their answer is wrong, a medieval mace, which is aiming from the contestant from behind, is released and smashes the contestant into the pool of water beneath. Nadia was eliminated.
• Round 4 - The Cracker (#Way 65): The contestants are seated in cars, at the top of a ramp overlooking the pool. The car holding the contestant that picks the wrong answer will go down the ramp, and into the pool. Andy was eliminated.
• The Final - Trap Door (#Way101): Each contestant must stand on his or her own perspex trap door above the pool of water. For the losing contestants, the trap door opens and sends them vertically downwards into the pool. Jonathan came third, Yemi came second with Juley winning £10,000.

Episode 7

• Viewers (in millions): 2.82
• Original air date: 21 August 2010 (2010-08-21)
• Contestant (Age): Rich (31) - Dal (24) - Ryan (27) - Laura (38) - Kat (21) - Jenni (41) - Bob (52) - John (20)
• Round 1 - Take the Plunge (#Way 7): The contestants are lying flat on boards. When Steve is about to reveal the wrong answer, the remaining two contestants' boards will tip up, leaving them dangling with their feet over the pool. If they have chosen the wrong answer, the 101 staff will let go of their rope, sending them plummeting into the water. Rich was eliminated.
• Round 2 - Steve's Big Boot (#Way 99): The contestants are standing at the edge of the platform. If a contestant has chosen a wrong answer, Steve, wearing a giant boot, will kick them off. Dal was eliminated.
• Bonus Round - Emergency Exit (#WayEE): The contestants are each strapped into a seat, and rotated around on a pulley. Steve asks each contestant a question, and the first person to give an incorrect answer is lowered down the shaft, getting covered in goo and foodstuffs on the way down. Kat was eliminated.
• Round 3 - Human Fling (#Way 56): The contestants are sitting in chairs fixed on the end of a catapult. The catapult attached to the wrong answer will fire, sending the contestant in its seat into the pool. Ryan was eliminated.
• Round 4 - 4-Wheel Dive (#Way 70): The contestants are sitting in cars. The car attached to the incorrect answer will be pulled by a cable along a track, over a ramp, and into the drink. Laura was eliminated.
• The Final - Trap Door (#Way101): Each contestant must stand on his or her own perspex trap door above the pool of water. For the losing contestants, the trap door opens and sends them vertically downwards into the pool. Jenni came third, Bob came second with John winning £10,000.

Episode 8

• Viewers (in millions): 2.44
• Original air date: 28 August 2010 (2010-08-28)
• Contestant (Age): Shaun (25) - Hyacinth (59) - Max (34) - Jo (23) - Clara (27) - Sharron (39) - Mark (52) - Chris (28)
• Round 1 - The Big Zipper (#Way 69): The contestants are standing on the tower, facing away from the pool. They are attached to a zip wire, and the wire attached to the wrong contestant will take the unlucky individual backwards down off from the tower. Shawn was eliminated.
• Bonus Round - Emergency Exit (#WayEE): The contestants are each strapped into a seat, and rotated around on a pulley. Steve asks each contestant a question, and the first person to give an incorrect answer is lowered down the shaft, getting covered in goo and foodstuffs on the way down. Clara was eliminated.
• Round 2 - Bang on Target (#Way 22): The contestants are kneeling on boards, and if they chose the incorrect answer, then they will be bright upwards through a wall with a target symbol on. Hyacinth was eliminated.
• Round 3 - The Human Cannon (#Way87): Each contestant lies stomach-down in a cannon. The contestant with the incorrect answer will be shot out into the pool! Max was eliminated.
• Round 4 - Chopper Pull (#Way 23): The incorrect contestant is attached to a helicopter, and taken on a high ride into the sunset of Buenos Aires – literally! Jo was eliminated. A variation of the challenge in the United States version involves the contestant being attached to the top of a biplane and taken on a high ride into the mountains.
• The Final - Trap Door (#Way101): Each contestant must stand on his or her own perspex trap door above the pool of water. For the losing contestants, the trap door opens and sends them vertically downwards into the pool. Sharron came third, Mark came second with Chris winning £10,000.

Exits

Way number	Name	Episode number	Round number
1	Balls of Doom	1	4
3	Punch Dunk	5	2
4	Dunk and Disorderly	6	1
7	Take the Plunge	7	1
9	The Hang	5	1
12	Free Fall	1	1
15	Rubbish Dump	3	2
17	Saddle Sore	1	2
19	Supermarket Smash	2	2
22	Bang on Target	8	2
23	Chopper Pull	8	4
26	Human Wrecking Ball	4	2
33	Evil Anvil	3	3
36	Rip Off	2	1
38	Scoot Shoot	6	2
42	Glued to your Seat	3	1
46	Flipping Wreck	4	4
51	Deadly Dangle	4	1
52	Concrete Boots	2	4
56	Human Fling	7	3
61	Big, Giant, Colossal Hammers	1	3
65	The Cracker	6	4
69	The Big Zipper	8	1
70	4-Wheel Dive	7	4
73	Rocket Sledge	5	3
77	Mace Off	6	3
84	Total Carnage	5	4
87	The Human Cannon	8	3
90	The Drag	3	4
94	Ejector Seat	4	3
97	Armchair Armageddon	2	3
99	Steve's Big Boot	7	2
101	The Trap Door The Drop of Doom	All 8	5 (The Final)
N/A	Emergency Exit	All 8	Bonus Round

International versions

Country	Name	Host	Network	Date premiered	Prize
Argentina	Alto juego	Guido Kaczka	Telefe	9 September 2010 – 30 October 2010	New car
China	心跳阿根廷 Xin Tiao A Gen Ting	Zuo Yan (Season 1 only) Chen Huan	Zhejiang Television	7 January 2012 – 14 September 2012	Airline tickets to London during 2012 Summer Olympics or 10,000 RMB yuan in cash
Germany	101 Wege aus der Härtesten Show der Welt	Daniel Hartwich	RTL	4 September 2010	25,000 Euro
Israel	‏101 דרכים לעוף משעשועון‏ 101 Drakhim Lauf MeShashuon	Ofer Shechter	Channel 2 (Reshet)	10 May 2011	60,000 Shekel
Italy	101 Modi di perdere un Game Show	Francesco Facchinetti	Rai Due	7 July 2011	No prizes
Mexico	Sale en 101 Juegos	Sherlyn Gonzalez	Televisa	3 August 2013	MX$ 250,000
Sweden	101 sätt att åka ur en gamehow	Mårten Andersson	TV3	4 March 2011	50,000 SEK
Turkey	101	Bay J	Fox Türkiye	28 August 2010	Unknown
United States	101 Ways to Leave a Game Show	Jeff Sutphen	ABC	21 June 2011	$50,000

External links

• 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow at BBC Online
• 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow at UKGameshows.com
• 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow at Endemoluk.com
• 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow at IMDb
• 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow at ABC