One Hundred and Eighty
| One Hundred and Eighty | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Darts game show |
| Presented by | Davina McCall Freddie Flintoff |
| Starring | Russ Bray (Referee) |
| Voices of | Rod Studd |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1[1] |
| No. of episodes | 8[1] |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company | ITV Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sky 1 |
| Release | 15 September – 22 October 2015 |
| Related | |
| Bullseye | |
One Hundred and Eighty is a British darts game show that aired on Sky 1 from 15 September to 22 October 2015 and was hosted by Davina McCall and Freddie Flintoff with Russ Bray as the role of the referee and Rod Studd as commentator.
Background
The show aired on Sky 1 and is hosted by Davina McCall with commentary from Freddie Flintoff and Rod Studd. It was filmed at Winter Gardens, Blackpool.[2]
Format
At the start of each episode, two pro dart players are introduced and throw darts on the dartboard in numerical order. They have 90 seconds to make as much progress as possible, taking turns to throw three darts each; while one dart player retrieves their darts from the board, the other one throws. For each target hit, £1,000 is added to the prize pool (for a maximum prize of £20,000). Each pro player then teams up with an amateur player and two of their friends. The teams then go head-to-head, winning ten points towards the Doubles Decider for each round they win.
The Race
Each team has their own staggered columns of small circular targets on the board. The host asks quick-fire questions for 45 seconds on the buzzer, with correct answers moving teams up a space. After 45 seconds, each contestant has 45 seconds to throw darts at each successive target starting from where they stopped. The team further along their side of the board at the end wins.[3]
The Zone
Each team must count down from 180 to 0 by hitting designated scoring zones on the dartboard. The first question is on the buzzer, with a correct answer giving that team control of the board. They can then choose to take a question or to throw; questions move that team upwards a level, with levels being 30, 50, 80 and 100 points. At any level, they can choose to throw, having three attempts to hit the highest zone attained. If a team gives an incorrect answer, control moves to the other team. The first to get to zero wins.[3]
Stop the Clock
One team answers a series of questions for up to 60 seconds until five questions are answered correctly. The opposing team then has that amount of time to get as far as they can around a board of 12 targets. The teams then switch roles; whichever team is furthest along on the board wins.[3]
Pro Legs
After each of the first three rounds, the professional dart players face each other in a standard game of darts: first to 501 from 0 wins, and players must close out with a double. Any 180s award that team an automatic £500; nine-dart legs award the player £1,000.[3]
Doubles Decider
The contestants play with their professional player in a round of doubles darts. The points they have accrued in the previous rounds are deducted from their starting 501. Whichever team gets to zero first wins and goes on to play The Final Throw.[3]
The Final Throw
The winning contestant now works with their pro partner to win as much money as possible in two minutes. The board is arranged into eight sections with inner and outer rings. Starting with the section right of 12 o'clock, the pro player must hit each consecutively smaller section to "unlock" a larger percentage of the possible jackpot determined in the first part of the show. This continues until the pro player has either hit all eight sections of the outer ring or the contestant decides to stop this part of the round. The contestant then has the remaining time to earn the amounts that the pro player has unlocked in consecutive order by hitting the larger inner sections of the board. When time expires, the contestant takes home the largest amount on the board they hit.[3]
| Sections Hit | % of Jackpot |
| 1 | 2.5% |
| 2 | 5% |
| 3 | 10% |
| 4 | 20% |
| 5 | 30% |
| 6 | 40% |
| 7 | 50% |
| 8 | 100% |
References
- ^ a b "ITV Studios – One Hundred and Eighty". ITV Studios. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "One Hundred And Eighty episode 1 review". Den of Geek.
- ^ a b c d e f One Hundred and Eighty (Television broadcast). 15 September 2015. Sky 1.