99 to Beat (English game show)

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99 to Beat
Genre Reality game show
Based on Homo Universalis
by VRT, Primitives TV and De Chinezen  [ nl ]
Presented by Adam and Ryan Thomas
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Production location Shinfield Studios
Running time60 minutes
Production company Initial
Original release
Network ITV1
Release22 March 2025 (2025-03-22) 
present

99 to Beat is a British game show where 100 contestants are reduced each round until one person wins the cash prize. [1] [2]

Contents

The show is hosted by Adam and Ryan Thomas. The first series was premiered on ITV on 22 March 2025. [2] [3]

Format

99 to Beat is based on the Belgian TV format Homo Universalis , where 100 contestants compete over the course of an entire season, going head-to-head in a series of ability challenges, with the rule that the person that comes last in the challenge is out of the game show.

At the end of the challenge, the player that loses has to leave the competition, counting down from 100 to just 1.

The last contestant remaining wins the prize.

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesPremiereFinale
1822 March 202510 May 2025

See also

References

  1. "ITV 99 to Beat viewers instantly recognise 'famous' contestant". Yahoo News. March 22, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Breen, Nadia (May 12, 2025). "'It feels like a dream': NI woman crowned first winner of new ITV game show". Belfast Live. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  3. Iqbal, Hamaiz (March 22, 2025). "Everything you need to know about ITV's latest game show 99 to Beat". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved May 14, 2025.