The Rich List is a TV ONE New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 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...

, which debuted on 23 June 2007 and screens at 8:30PM. The show is hosted by Jason Gunn

Jason Gunn

Jason Gunn is a New Zealand television personality. He is now best known as the main host of the hit New Zealand entertainment television show, Dancing with the Stars, Wheel of Fortune, and The Rich List.- Early career :...

  and is produced by Imagination Television.
A second season has screened and a third season screened in November 2008.

How the game works

Two teams containing two players, who are unknown to each other, play from inside sound proof pods. Then they can discuss and deliberate over answers and tactics with their team mate, without their opponents hearing what their game strategy may be, or how many answers they actually know.

The two teams bid upwards against each other while predicting how many examples of a particular subject they will be able to list. If a team fails to list as many answers as they predicted, the other team wins the round.

The winners of the best of three lists move on to play The Rich List, a new game of list-making where increasing amounts of money are up for grabs, like this:

Right Answers	Winnings
3	$5,000
6	$10,000
9	$15,000
12	$25,000
15	$50,000

However a wrong answer at any stage means all money for that rich-list is lost.

Regardless of whether they win $50,000 or nothing at all, as the reigning champions they will return to face new opponents.

International versions include Who Dares Wins

Who Dares Wins (UK game show)

Who Dares Wins is a BBC National Lottery game show broadcast on BBC One since 17 November 2007. The programme is hosted by Nick Knowles.-Format:...

 presented by Nick Knowles

Nick Knowles

Nicholas Simon Augustine Knowles is an English television presenter. He is best known for presenting DIY SOS on the BBC. He has also presented Mission Africa, UK's Worst, City Hospital, Coast to Coast, Five's Company, Departure Lounge and Real Rescues.-Early years:Knowles was born in Southall,...

 in the UK. Contestants can win up to £50,000+.

Episodes

Episode #	Air Date	Lists
1	12 June 2007	All Black test captains Feature films that Tom Cruise Tom Cruise filmography -Filmography:-Filmography:-Filmography:: All salaries are reported by IMDb.: All gross reported by and are worldwide totals except as noted . Figures are subject to minor adjustments when studios release revised official figures, which sometimes occurs years after first release.: These figures do...  has appeared in Prime Ministers of New Zealand since 1900 (Rich List) Streets and stations in classic Monopoly Celebrities that have appeared on New Zealand Dancing with the Stars Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand TV series) Dancing with the Stars is a New Zealand television series based on the British series Strictly Come Dancing. The show introduces eight local celebrities paired with professional ballroom danceers who each week compete against each other in a competition to impress a panel of judges and the viewing... Gifts given in the The Twelve Days of Christmas The Twelve Days of Christmas (song) "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol that enumerates a series of increasingly grand gifts given on each of the twelve days of Christmas. Although first published in England in 1780, textual evidence may indicate the song is French in origin...  (Tie breaker) ABBA singles ABBA discography The discography of Swedish pop music group ABBA consists of eight studio albums, one live album, seven compilation albums, three box sets, four video albums, seventy-three singles, and thirty-three music videos...  that have reached top 40 in New Zealand, Australia or United Kingdom (Rich List)
2	19 June 2007	NZ Towns and Cities that Air New Zealand Air New Zealand Air New Zealand Limited is the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 26 domestic destinations and 24 international destinations in 15 countries across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania, and is...  flies to Titles of James Bond feature films National parks of New Zealand National parks of New Zealand The national parks of New Zealand are 14 protected areas administered by the Department of Conservation "for the benefit, use, and enjoyment of the public". These are popular tourist destinations, with three-tenths of tourists visiting at least one national park during their stay in New Zealand...  (Tie breaker) Celebrities who have presented an episode of the television series Intrepid Journeys Intrepid Journeys Intrepid Journeys is a New Zealand television series, which screens on TV ONE. Making its debut in 2003, the show focuses on New Zealand "celebrities" who travel over to exotic countries to see the country's history, culture and people.... (Rich List) Songs written and released by Crowded House Novels written by Charles Dickens Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic... Animal characters that appear in the 'Hairy Maclary Hairy Maclary Hairy Maclary is a fictional dog, the hero of a series of children's X-Rated picture books created by the New Zealand author Lynley Dodd, and making his first appearance in 1983 with the publication of Hairy Maclary From Donaldson’s Dairy.... ' series (Rich List)
3	26 June 2007	Feature films that Julia Roberts has appeared in Teams that competed in the 2007 Wellington Sevens Wellington Sevens The Wellington Sevens or the New Zealand International Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held in Wellington, New Zealand. The tournament, the third on the IRB Sevens World Series circuit, is played at Wellington's Westpac Stadium in early February and includes teams from 16 countries... States of the United States of America United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...  ending in the letter 'A' (Rich List) Dave Dobbyn Dave Dobbyn Dave Dobbyn, ONZM is an award-winning New Zealand musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. In his early career he was a member of the rock group Th' Dudes and was the main creative force in pop band DD Smash... /DD Smash DD Smash DD Smash was a New Zealand pop/rock band formed by Dave Dobbyn after the breakup of Th'Dudes.-Members:Members included Dave Dobbyn , Peter Warren , Rob Guy , both formerly of Lip Service , and Lisle Kinney , formerly of Hello Sailor.-Origin:Originally formed in New Zealand, the band was resident...  singles that have reached Top 50 New Zealand singles chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... Capital cities Member State of the European Union A member state of the European Union is a state that is party to treaties of the European Union and has thereby undertaken the privileges and obligations that EU membership entails. Unlike membership of an international organisation, being an EU member state places a country under binding laws in...  in the European Union European Union The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958... Feature films that Russell Crowe has appeared in (Rich List)
4	3 July 2007	Cities which have hosted the Olympic Games Murder weapons, rooms, and characters in the game Cluedo Cluedo Cluedo is a popular murder/mystery-themed deduction board game originally published by Waddingtons in Leeds, England in 1949. It was devised by Anthony E. Pratt, a solicitor's clerk from Birmingham, England. It is now published by the United States game and toy company Hasbro, which acquired its U.S... Characters in The Rocky Horror Picture Show The Rocky Horror Picture Show The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the 1975 film adaptation of the British rock musical stageplay, The Rocky Horror Show, written by Richard O'Brien. The film is a parody of B-movie, science fiction and horror films of the late 1940s through early 1970s. Director Jim Sharman collaborated on the...  (Tie breaker) First five-eighth All Blacks since 1980 (Rich List) Beatles singles The Beatles discography In their native United Kingdom during 1962–1970, The Beatles released 12 studio albums, 13 EPs, and 22 singles. However, the band's international discography is complicated, due to different versions of their albums sometimes being released in other countries, particularly during their early years...  which made the Top 40 charts Plays written (and co-written) by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"... Rivers in New Zealand longer than 150 km (Rich List)
5	10 July 2007	Nations of the world beginning with 'M' Characters from the Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated film based on Snow White, a German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. It was the first full-length cel-animated feature in motion picture history, as well as the first animated feature film produced in America, the first produced in full... Stage musicals composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...  (Rich List) Feature films Robin Williams Robin Williams Robin McLaurin Williams is an American actor and comedian. Rising to fame with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork and Mindy, and later stand-up comedy work, Williams has performed in many feature films since 1980. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance...  has appeared in Rugby league teams competing in the 2007 NRL competition National Rugby League season 2007 The 2007 NRL season was the one hundredth season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the tenth run by the National Rugby League... Grape varieties grown commercially in New Zealand (Tie breaker) Hosts of the Academy Awards since 1978 (Rich List)
6	17 July 2007	Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....  Billboard top 40 hits Traditional wedding anniversary Wedding anniversary -Official recognition:In the Commonwealth realms, one can receive a message from the monarch for 60th, 65th, and 70th wedding anniversaries, and any wedding anniversary after that...  gifts Teams competing in the 2007 America's Cup 2007 America's Cup The 2007 America's Cup was the thirty-second challenge for the America's Cup and was won by Alinghi in the 7th race. The Cup is the most famous and most prestigious regatta and Match Race in the sport of sailing....  (Tie breaker) Subjects of the New Zealand This Is Your Life This Is Your Life This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards from 1952 to 1961. In the show, the host surprises a guest, and proceeds to take them through their life in front of an audience including friends and family.Edwards... television show (Rich List) Books of the New Testament New Testament The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament.... Films that have won the Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Picture The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to artists working in the motion picture industry. The Best Picture category is the only category in which every member of the Academy is eligible not only...  between 1970 and 2007 International airlines whose planes land in New Zealand (Rich List)
7	24 July 2007	Feature films that Brad Pitt Brad Pitt William Bradley "Brad" Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...  has appeared in New Zealand batsmen who have scored over 1000 runs in test cricket Test cricket Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days... New Zealand lakes over 20 square kilometres (Rich List) New Zealand celebrities that have appeared on Treasure Island Treasure Island (show) Treasure Island is a popular reality television game show produced in New Zealand by Eyeworks Touchdown as well as in Ireland and Australia. In the show, contestants are isolated on a remote Fijian island and compete for a cash prize... Songs recorded by Split Enz Split Enz Split Enz were a New Zealand band of the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. They achieved chart success in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada during the early 1980s ‒ most notably with the single "I Got You", and built a cult following elsewhere... New Zealand ministers of the Crown New Zealand Cabinet The Cabinet of New Zealand functions as the policy and decision-making body of the executive branch within the New Zealand government system...  (Rich List)
8	31 July 2007	Actors who have won the 'Best Actor' Academy Award for Best Actor Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...  Oscar since 1970 New Zealand daily newspapers Letters in the British game of Scrabble Scrabble letter distributions Many editions of the word board game Scrabble vary in the letter distribution of the tiles, because the frequency of each letter of the alphabet is different for every language...  worth one point (Tie breaker) The top 15 new car makes in New Zealand in 2006 (Rich List) Countries ending in the letter 'A' Wimbledon men's and women's singles champions since 1970 Feature films that Tom Hanks has appeared in (Rich List)
9	7 August 2007	Current member states of the Commonwealth of Nations Elements on the periodic table Periodic table The periodic table of the chemical elements is a tabular display of the 118 known chemical elements organized by selected properties of their atomic structures. Elements are presented by increasing atomic number, the number of protons in an atom's atomic nucleus... Maria's favourite things from the song in The Sound of Music The Sound of Music (film) Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music is a 1965 American musical film directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. The film is based on the Broadway musical The Sound of Music, with songs written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, and with the musical... (Tie breaker) Members of Split Enz Split Enz Split Enz were a New Zealand band of the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. They achieved chart success in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada during the early 1980s ‒ most notably with the single "I Got You", and built a cult following elsewhere...  (Rich List) Feature films directed by Steven Spielberg Countries that played in the 2007 Cricket World Cup 2007 Cricket World Cup The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was the ninth edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sport's One Day International format... Novels written by John Grisham John Grisham John Ray Grisham, Jr. is an American lawyer and author, best known for his popular legal thrillers.John Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University before attending the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981 and practiced criminal law for about a decade...  (Rich List)
10	14 August 2007	Present day countries with a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant... Varieties of pasta All Blacks All Blacks The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....  who have played 50 tests or more (Rich List) Animated Disney feature films (including Pixar) Current ranks in the New Zealand army New Zealand military ranks New Zealand military ranks are largely based on those of the United Kingdom. The three forces have their own rank structure, with a rank equivalency that allows seamless interoperability between the services... Sovereign states with flags that are red, white and blue (Rich List)
11	21 August 2007	Characters from the original Star Wars Star Wars Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...  trilogy Countries in which New Zealand has diplomatic representation The first twelve people in the line of succession to the throne Line of succession to the British Throne The line of succession to the British throne is the ordered sequence of those people eligible to succeed to the throne of the United Kingdom and the other 15 Commonwealth realms. By the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701, the succession is limited to the descendants of the Electress Sophia of...  (Tie breaker) Finalists from New Zealand Idol New Zealand Idol NZ Idol, more commonly known as New Zealand Idol, was the New Zealand version of the Idol series originated as the hit British TV series Pop Idol. New Zealand first saw the Idol format when TV2 aired American Idol 2, which garned impressive ratings... (Rich List) Songs by Elton John Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...  that have made the Billboard Top 40 Billboard charts The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine... Mr. Men Mr. Men Mr. Men is a series of 49 children's books by Roger Hargreaves commencing in 1971. Two of these books were not published in English. The series features characters with names such as Mr. Tickle and Mr. Happy who have personalities based on their names...  characters from the children's book by Roger Hargreaves Roger Hargreaves Charles Roger Hargreaves was an English author and illustrator of children's books, notably the Mr. Men and Little Miss series, intended for very young readers... The top 20 grossing movies of all time (Rich List)
12	28 August 2007	Feature films that Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood filmography Clint Eastwood is an American film actor, director, producer, and composer. After beginning his acting career primarily with small uncredited film roles and television appearances, his career has spanned more than 50 years. Eastwood has acted in several television series, most notably starring...  has appeared in New Zealand bowlers who have taken 50 wickets or more in Test cricket North Island train stations on the main trunk line that the Overlander stops at (Tie breaker) Countries with the letter 'Z' in their name (Rich List) Flavours of chocolate blocks currently made by Cadbury plc Principal villains from the Batmanmovies and the '60's TV series Tracks on the original Saturday Night Fever Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack) Original Vinyl ReleaseSide A:#"Stayin' Alive" performed by Bee Gees, produced by Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson – 4:45#"How Deep Is Your Love" performed by Bee Gees, produced by Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson – 4:05... soundtrack (Tie breaker) The top 20 Whitcoulls Whitcoulls Whitcoulls is a major national bookstore chain in New Zealand, formerly known as Whitcombe & Tombs. It has 62 stores nationally. Whitcombe & Tombs was founded in 1888, and Coulls Somerville Wilkie in 1871. The companies merged in 1971 to form Whitcoulls...  best books as voted by New Zealanders (Rich List)
13	4 September 2007	30 countries of the world with the largest land mass Winners for best actress Academy Award for Best Actress Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...  in a leading role at the Academy Awards between 1970 and 2007 Characters in the Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale is a 1986 New Zealand animated film, based on cartoonist Murray Ball's popular comic strip, Footrot Flats. It was New Zealand's first feature-length animated film.-Plot:Wal Footrot and Cooch Windgrass are shearing sheep on Wal's farm... movie (Tie breaker) Cities that have hosted a Commonwealth Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....  or Empire games (Rich List) Michael Jackson Michael Jackson singles discography This article page lists the Michael Jackson singles discography, with a partial list of singles released physically and other singles...  hits that made the Billboard Top 10 Feature films that Kevin Costner Kevin Costner Kevin Michael Costner is an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and businessman. He has been nominated for three BAFTA Awards, won two Academy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Costner's roles include Lt. John J...  has appeared in Individuals or teams that have won the Halberg Award Halberg awards The Westpac Halberg awards recognise New Zealand's top sporting achievements.The annual award was started in 1949 by NZ Sportsman magazine founder Jack Fairburn...  since 1980 (Tie breaker) Top 18 largest urban centres in Australia by population (Rich List)

Controversy

The episode which aired on Tuesday 8 July 2008 contained an error in the final Rich List which caused the winners to lose the list. The list was "Polygons up to 20 sides". The list excluded all quadrilaterals, although triangles were included.

Winners

This is a list of all contestants who have won the preliminary round and have played the Rich List. This also includes any contestants who failed to win any prize money from the Rich List.

Number	Contestants	Appearance	Total winnings	No. of Rich Lists played

Total prize money given away: $315,000