1 vs. 100 (British game show)

1 vs. 100
Genre	Game show
Presented by	Dermot O'Leary (2006–07) Ben Shephard (2008–09)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	32
Production
Running time	45 minutes (2006) 50 minutes (2007–09)
Production company	Initial
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	30 September 2006 (2006-09-30) – 23 May 2009 (2009-05-23)
Related
The National Lottery Draws

1 vs. 100 is a BBC National Lottery game show which was broadcast on BBC One from 30 September 2006 to 23 May 2009. It was originally hosted by Dermot O'Leary and then by Ben Shephard.

Format

One player is selected to play the game as The One from 101 people, collectively known as The Mob. To win the game outright, the One must eliminate all 100 remaining members of the Mob by answering questions correctly.

After having the opportunity to select one of two categories, a multiple-choice question with three options is revealed. The Mob is given 6 seconds to lock in their answers before the One is given the opportunity to answer the question. If the One is correct, all Mob members that answered the question incorrectly are eliminated from further play, bringing the lone contestant closer to winning the game. The amount of money in the contestant's bank also increases by £1,000 multiplied by the number of mob members eliminated in that question. If the contestant eliminates all 100 mob members, he or she claims all the money in the bank. However, if the One incorrectly answers a question, the game ends and he or she leaves with nothing. Unlike other editions like the American version with the same name, if the One lost the game, the remaining players in the Mob won't share the money accumulated by the One. Also, the One cannot walk away with the cash he or she has accumulated in the game until the Mob is defeated.

The One has three dodges, where he or she is exempt from having to answer the question, but must forfeit half of the bank. In addition, after the first question, the One can also use one doubler to earn £2,000 multiplied by the number of mob members eliminated if the One answers the question correctly. The maximum amount of money a contestant can win is £200,000 if all 100 people are eliminated on a question and the doubler is used.

Transmissions

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	30 September 2006	18 November 2006	8
2	13 January 2007	25 August 2007	8
3	19 April 2008	28 June 2008	8
4	28 March 2009	23 May 2009	8

Ratings

Episode Viewing figures from BARB.

Series 1

Episode no.	Airdate	Viewers (millions)	BBC One weekly ranking
1	30 September 2006	4.96	17
2	7 October 2006	6.20	10
3	14 October 2006	6.81	7
4	21 October 2006	5.70	14
5	28 October 2006	6.63	8
6	4 November 2006	5.78	12
7	11 November 2006	6.36	10
8	18 November 2006	6.60	11

Series 2

Episode no.	Airdate	Viewers (millions)	BBC One weekly ranking
1	13 January 2007	6.35	10
2	20 January 2007	4.95	22
3	27 January 2007	5.44	19
4	3 February 2007	6.35	12
5	10 February 2007	5.20	19
6	17 February 2007	5.82	11
7	18 August 2007	3.48	30
8	25 August 2007	3.47	26

Series 3

Episode no.	Airdate	Viewers (millions)	BBC One weekly ranking
1	19 April 2008	4.84	24
2	26 April 2008	4.55	25
3	3 May 2008	4.72	26
4	10 May 2008	5.16	16
5	17 May 2008	6.34	12
6	7 June 2008	5.16	11
7	14 June 2008	5.69	9
8	28 June 2008	4.66	16

Series 4

Episode no.	Airdate	Viewers (millions)	BBC One weekly ranking
1	28 March 2009	6.15	8
2	4 April 2009	5.84	11
3	11 April 2009	—	—
4	18 April 2009	—	—
5	25 April 2009	—	—
6	2 May 2009	4.22	28
7	9 May 2009	4.41	22
8	23 May 2009	—	—

External links

• 1 vs. 100 at BBC Online
• 1 vs. 100 at UKGameshows.com