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produced by
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that ran on
BBC One
in the
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from 12 June, 1999 to 16 October, 2004. It was originally hosted by
Simon MayoSimon Andrew Hicks Mayo is an English radio presenter, who has worked for BBC Radio since 1981. Mayo has been presenter of a BBC Radio Five Live weekday afternoon programme since May 2001....
for the first 2 series then
Phillip SchofieldPhillip Schofield is a British television presenter.-Early life and career:Schofield was born in the Lancashire town of Oldham. He grew up and was educated in Newquay, Cornwall. When he was 15, his first foray into media was a Sunday show on Hospital Radio Plymouth...
took over to host the show from Series 3 to 6.
Round One
49 contestants took part in this round, but only six would move on to round two. The host reads a question that can be answered by a number from 1 to 49. Anyone who thinks that their own number is the answer buzzes in. If the owner of that number buzzed, he or she moves on to round two. Anyone who buzzed but was wrong is eliminated. If the owner didn't buzz, but should have, s/he is out. This process repeats until 6 people qualify for the second round.
The last digit from each of the winner's numbers are shown at the end of the show. If all 6 numbers match the last 6 digits of your phone number in any order then you can call in to try and appear on the next show.
In series two onwards, this changed to the host asking the 49 contestants a question with a number for an answer. The contestants use keypads to enter their answers, and whoever is correct in the fastest time moves on to the second round. Contestants do not have to play a question and wrong answers eliminates all those who give them. This continues until six have qualified for the next round. All of the remaining contestants are eliminated.
Round Two - Looking After Number One
Each contestant carries their number from round one with them to round two. Schofield (or Mayo) asks questions that can be answered by one of the six numbers in play. Contestants buzz in to answer the question. A right answer means that the owner of that number is eliminated, unless the person who buzzed in had the number; in that case no one is eliminated. If the contestant is wrong, he or she is eliminated. This goes on until one contestant is remaining. The winner plays the Wonderwall for a grand prize trip.
Wonderwall
The champion is asked as many questions as possible in three minutes, the answers to which appear on three projection screens. Each answer wins a better trip as follows, and twenty correct answers wins a three-week-long around the world holiday. During Schofield's run, the winner of the grand prize would then play the Wonderwall again. This time, right answers were worth £200, with a possible £4,000 at stake. There were no pit stops (the regular bonus round had two, though).
| Correct Answers |
Prize |
| 20 |
Around the World |
| 19 |
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
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| 18 |
BarbadosBarbados , situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent West Indian Continental Island-nation in the western Atlantic Ocean. For over three centuries Barbados was a colony and protectorate of the United Kingdom; and still currently maintains Queen Elizabeth II as head of state...
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| 17 |
HawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states, and is the only state made up entirely of islands. It is located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia. The state was admitted to the Union on August...
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| 16 |
TexasTexas is the second-largest U.S. state in both area and population, and the largest state in the contiguous United States.The name had wide usage among native Americans, meaning "friends" or "allies"...
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| 15 |
Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area. With a billion people in 61 territories, it accounts for about 14.8% of the...
n SafariA safari is an overland journey, usually a trip by tourists to Africa, traditionally for a big-game hunt; today the term often refers to a trip taken not for the purposes of hunting, but to observe and photograph big game and other wildlife...
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| 14 |
Caribbean The Caribbean is a region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands , and the surrounding coasts...
CruiseCruise may refer to:*Cruise , a distinct stage of an aircraft's flight*Cruising , living on a ship or a boat and traveling for extended periods of time*Cruise , a gathering of modified cars...
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| 13 |
MauritiusMauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation off the coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar. In addition to the island of Mauritius, the Republic includes the islands of Cargados Carajos, Rodrigues and the Agalega Islands...
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| 12 |
USA |
| 11 |
Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
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| 10 |
New YorkNew York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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| 9 |
ItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...
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| 8 |
Majorca |
| 7 |
Monte CarloMonte Carlo is one of Monaco's administrative areas, sometimes erroneously believed to be a town or the country's capital, just as Monaco-Ville...
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| 6 |
ParisParis is the capital of France and the country's most populous city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
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| 5 |
AmsterdamAmsterdam is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country...
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| 4 |
IrelandIreland is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain...
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| 3 |
Scottish castle |
| 2 |
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
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Spaghetti Junction Gravelly Hill Interchange, better known by its nickname Spaghetti Junction, is junction 6 of the M6 motorway where it meets the A38 Aston Expressway in Birmingham, United Kingdom....
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Transmissions
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|
| 1 |
12 June 1999 |
4 September 1999 |
13 |
| 2 |
15 April 2000 |
22 July 2000 |
13 |
| 3 |
9 June 2001 |
24 November 2001 |
22 |
| 4 |
3 August 2002 |
2 November 2002 |
14 |
| 5 |
19 July 2003 |
18 October 2003 |
13 |
| 6 |
11 September 2004 |
16 October 2004 |
6 |
Series 1
| Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | BBC One Weekly Ranking |
|---|
| 1 |
12 June 1999 |
8,460,000 |
#9 |
| 2 |
19 June 1999 |
7,490,000 |
#13 |
| 3 |
26 June 1999 |
7,000,000 |
#12 |
| 4 |
3 July 1999 |
7,770,000 |
#8 |
| 5 |
10 July 1999 |
6,560,000 |
#13 |
| 6 |
17 July 1999 |
7,760,000 |
#8 |
| 7 |
24 July 1999 |
6,860,000 |
#12 |
| 8 |
31 July 1999 |
6,340,000 |
#12 |
| 9 |
7 August 1999 |
8,490,000 |
#6 |
| 10 |
14 August 1999 |
8,240,000 |
#10 |
| 11 |
21 August 1999 |
7,350,000 |
#12 |
| 12 |
28 August 1999 |
5,790,000 |
#21 |
| 13 |
4 September 1999 |
N/A (Under 5,310,000) |
N/A (Outside Top 30) |
Series 2
| Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | BBC One Weekly Ranking |
|---|
| 1 |
15 April 2000 |
6,940,000 |
#19 |
| 2 |
22 April 2000 |
5,910,000 |
#29 |
| 3 |
29 April 2000 |
5,520,000 |
#30 |
| 4 |
6 May 2000 |
5,560,000 |
#27 |
| 5 |
13 May 2000 |
5,290,000 |
#28 |
| 6 |
20 May 2000 |
5,560,000 |
#25 |
| 7 |
27 May 2000 |
7,090,000 |
#17 |
| 8 |
3 June 2000 |
7,420,000 |
#11 |
| 9 |
10 June 2000 |
5,990,000 |
#17 |
| 10 |
1 July 2000 |
5,190,000 |
#22 |
| 11 |
8 July 2000 |
6,280,000 |
#14 |
| 12 |
15 July 2000 |
6,380,000 |
#14 |
| 13 |
22 July 2000 |
5,990,000 |
#16 |
Series 3
| Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | BBC One Weekly Ranking |
|---|
| 1 |
9 June 2001 |
5,650,000 |
#24 |
| 2 |
16 June 2001 |
6,220,000 |
#16 |
| 3 |
23 June 2001 |
5,850,000 |
#19 |
| 4 |
30 June 2001 |
5,660,000 |
#12 |
| 5 |
7 July 2001 |
5,790,000 |
#12 |
| 6 |
14 July 2001 |
5,820,000 |
#17 |
| 7 |
21 July 2001 |
5,730,000 |
#20 |
| 8 |
28 July 2001 |
4,990,000 |
#18 |
| 9 |
4 August 2001 |
5,010,000 |
#16 |
| 10 |
11 August 2001 |
6,290,000 |
#12 |
| 11 |
18 August 2001 |
7,630,000 |
#6 |
| 12 |
25 August 2001 |
7,290,000 |
#6 |
| 13 |
8 September 2001 |
7,370,000 |
#9 |
| 14 |
15 September 2001 |
7,760,000 |
#12 |
| 15 |
22 September 2001 |
7,680,000 |
#11 |
| 16 |
29 September 2001 |
7,360,000 |
#13 |
| 17 |
6 October 2001 |
7,900,000 |
#10 |
| 18 |
13 October 2001 |
8,310,000 |
#11 |
| 19 |
27 October 2001 |
7,820,000 |
#10 |
| 20 |
3 November 2001 |
8,200,000 |
#10 |
| 21 |
17 November 2001 |
7,180,000 |
#18 |
| 22 |
24 November 2001 |
7,000,000 |
#18 |
Series 4
| Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | BBC One Weekly Ranking |
|---|
| 1 |
3 August 2002 |
4,910,000 |
#15 |
| 2 |
10 August 2002 |
5,830,000 |
#12 |
| 3 |
17 August 2002 |
4,840,000 |
#21 |
| 4 |
24 August 2002 |
5,910,000 |
#12 |
| 5 |
31 August 2002 |
4,950,000 |
#21 |
| 6 |
7 September 2002 |
5,010,000 |
#21 |
| 7 |
14 September 2002 |
5,270,000 |
#21 |
| 8 |
21 September 2002 |
5,310,000 |
#17 |
| 9 |
28 September 2002 |
5,840,000 |
#19 |
| 10 |
5 October 2002 |
6,810,000 |
#14 |
| 11 |
12 October 2002 |
6,120,000 |
#17 |
| 12 |
19 October 2002 |
5,960,000 |
#17 |
| 13 |
26 October 2002 |
6,380,000 |
#16 |
| 14 |
2 November 2002 |
6,400,000 |
#15 |
Series 5
| Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | BBC One Weekly Ranking |
|---|
| 1 |
19 July 2003 |
?? |
?? |
| 2 |
26 July 2003 |
5,570,000 |
#11 |
| 3 |
2 August 2003 |
4,470,000 |
#23 |
| 4 |
9 August 2003 |
3,940,000 |
#26 |
| 5 |
16 August 2003 |
N/A (Under 3,970,000) |
N/A (Outside Top 30) |
| 6 |
23 August 2003 |
5,100,000 |
#19 |
| 7 |
30 August 2003 |
4,380,000 |
#23 |
| 8 |
13 September 2003 |
5,330,000 |
#14 |
| 9 |
20 September 2003 |
5,600,000 |
#17 |
| 10 |
27 September 2003 |
5,720,000 |
#16 |
| 11 |
4 October 2003 |
6,410,000 |
#14 |
| 12 |
11 October 2003 |
4,910,000 |
#27 |
| 13 |
18 October 2003 |
5,600,000 |
#20 |
Series 6
| Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | BBC One Weekly Ranking |
|---|
| 1 |
11 September 2004 |
5,600,000 |
#12 |
| 2 |
18 September 2004 |
5,560,000 |
#14 |
| 3 |
25 September 2004 |
6,260,000 |
#10 |
| 4 |
2 October 2004 |
5,640,000 |
#14 |
| 5 |
9 October 2004 |
5,490,000 |
#14 |
| 6 |
16 October 2004 |
5,410,000 |
#17 |
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