The Biggest Game in Town (game show)
| The Biggest Game in Town | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 10 September – 21 December 2001 |
| Related | |
| Bob's Full House One to Win Lucky Numbers | |
The Biggest Game in Town is the fourth incarnation of the Bob's Full House format. The series was 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 causes 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 3 episodes on 15 and 16 November. The show aired 6 episodes a week from Mondays to Fridays with 1 episode airing from Mondays to Thursdays and 2 episodes airing on Fridays. The Mondays to Fridays lunchtime episodes aired at 1:40pm (later 12:00pm from 12 November to 21 December) while the Friday teatime episodes aired at 5:30pm.[2]
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 caused a player to be frozen out of the next question, but that's only in the final round; the first two rounds gave opposing player a chance to answer the same 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
The series produced two shows on a Friday.
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2001 | 21 December 2001 | 90 |
NOTES:
- Daytime Episodes were broadcast at 13:40 until 9 November 2001. From 12 November, episodes were broadcast at midday.[3]
- Early Primetime Episodes were broadcast once at week on Fridays at 17:30.