Postcode Challenge
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Postcode Challenge is a Scottish
television game show
presented originally by Carol Smillie
and currently by Angus Purden
, produced by STV Productions for broadcast on STV.
There are 3 rounds in Postcode Challenge in total, with two knock-out rounds before the big cash final. In round one, two teams will go out. In round three, the two remaining teams go head to head, with the Team Captains taking each other on to see which will go through to the final round. But the neighbours play an important part too, as the size of the final cash prize depends on the answers they give in round three.
At the end of the show, one lucky team has the chance to win up to £25,000 in cash in the Cash Ladder final. Half the money goes to the Team Captain, and the rest of it is divided equally between the other five team members.
The format changed for the Angus Purden era, with teams of four and each player having to pull their weight on the 90-minute general knowledge round. The questions stick with each player till they get one right and there are minus points for wrong answers.
A team of health professionals from Edinburgh, playing as EH5 3EL, started off the General Knowledge round with 8 points and ended up on zero after their team captain got all 12 questions wrong and no one else got a chance to answer.
A team from nearby St Serfs tennis club, playing as EH5 3AP, set a record score of 40. Team captain Brian Pendreigh had previously been a winner on Mastermind. The others were Ewen Pendreigh, Mark Gaffney and Max Thomson. The losers' score of 25 would have won virtually any other programme.
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Scotland
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television game show
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
presented originally by Carol Smillie
Carol Smillie
Carol Patricia Smillie is a Scottish television personality, model and actress. Smillie is well-known for presenting the award winning BBC series Changing Rooms, which won her a National Television Award for Most Popular Factual Programme in 1998.She became the hostess of the British version of...
and currently by Angus Purden
Angus Purden
Angus Purden is a Scottish television presenter. A teenage Mr. Scotland and model, he wrote for a local evening newspaper and is now best known for presenting do-it-yourself and Scottish lottery shows...
, produced by STV Productions for broadcast on STV.
Format
Each team is made up of six individuals from the same postcode, with one the designated Team Captain. Whilst the Team Captain interacts with the presenter, the five participating neighbours lend support and answer questions by way of an electronic keypad.There are 3 rounds in Postcode Challenge in total, with two knock-out rounds before the big cash final. In round one, two teams will go out. In round three, the two remaining teams go head to head, with the Team Captains taking each other on to see which will go through to the final round. But the neighbours play an important part too, as the size of the final cash prize depends on the answers they give in round three.
At the end of the show, one lucky team has the chance to win up to £25,000 in cash in the Cash Ladder final. Half the money goes to the Team Captain, and the rest of it is divided equally between the other five team members.
The format changed for the Angus Purden era, with teams of four and each player having to pull their weight on the 90-minute general knowledge round. The questions stick with each player till they get one right and there are minus points for wrong answers.
A team of health professionals from Edinburgh, playing as EH5 3EL, started off the General Knowledge round with 8 points and ended up on zero after their team captain got all 12 questions wrong and no one else got a chance to answer.
A team from nearby St Serfs tennis club, playing as EH5 3AP, set a record score of 40. Team captain Brian Pendreigh had previously been a winner on Mastermind. The others were Ewen Pendreigh, Mark Gaffney and Max Thomson. The losers' score of 25 would have won virtually any other programme.
Set
Despite being produced and broadcast by STV, Postcode Challenge is recorded at BBC Pacific Quay next door to STV's headquarters.Sponsor
The show is sponsored by The People's Postcode Lottery, a new lottery that was set up in Scotland in 2007. To enter, you sign up for tickets, usually paid for by direct debit. Each week a draw is made and if your postcode and other numbers match the winning code, cash or other prizes are given out.External links
(STV PlayerSTV Player
The STV Player is a website based video on demand service accessible though the main STV website and separately in the distinct domain name stvplayer.tv. Current programmes are available for 30 days after transmission on the main STV channel, with archive programming available longer-term...
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