In It To Win It

Infobox Television
show_name = In It To Win It


caption =
format = Game Show
picture_format = 16:9
runtime = 45 minutes
creator =
starring = Dale Winton
channel = BBC1
first_aired = 18 May 2002
last_aired = present
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num_episodes =
country = UK
producer =
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imdb_id = 0320898

"In It To Win It" is a television programme in the UK. It is presented by Dale Winton, and it first started in 2002. It is one of the many quiz shows to support the National Lottery televised draws, broadcast on Saturdays on BBC1. It is currently the most successful lottery format, gaining a peak of 7.8m during its most recent run of 4 episodes in February 2008.

Format

Five contestants wait on the right side of the studio, hoping to be randomly picked to play by joining ‘winners row’. When in ‘winners row’ players are given multiple choice questions to answer. £5000 is added to the prize fund if a question is answered correctly. However in the event of the player getting the question wrong they are sent to the ‘red area’, situated in the middle of the studio.

At this point another player is randomly selected to join ‘winners row’. However before they are asked a question, the player in the red area is given one more chance to be on ‘winners row’ by answering a non-multiple choice question correctly. If they fail to answer correctly they go back to the beginning row of contestants.

After 20 questions a klaxon sounds, signaling the end for anyone not on ‘winners row’. At this point each player on ‘winners row’ has to answer one multiple choice question to gain an equal share of the prize fund. Players who get their question wrong push up the winnings of those who have answered correctly. In the event of no-one getting their final questions right, no-one goes home with the money.

The maximum prize fund is £100,000 (twenty £5000 questions answered correctly), although every time a player gets their question wrong, they effectively decrease the maximum possible total by £5000. The top prize was finally won single-handedly by Eleri Owen, on the 29th July 2006, who answered all twenty questions and her final question correctly, to walk away with the top prize of £100,000.

John McGivern from Bangor, Northern Ireland remains the youngest winner in the programmes history, winning £50,000 - at 18 years old, broadcast on 4 September 2004.

References

* [http://www.12yard.com/in-it-to-win-it/ 12 Yard website: In It to Win It]
* [http://www.ukgameshows.com/page/index.php/In_It_to_Win_It UK Game Shows, In It to Win It]
* [http://www.globalcitizen.co.uk/quizshows/inittowinit/index.html A contestant's experience of being on the show]