Round 3
This round had 1 member of each team riding on a rodeo style item (called the Grunderhunter) as used on the fairground while answering questions to score points for their teams.
In series 2 this was relegated to Round 4, as in that series a new round was introduced where the teams had to identify a famous person or landmark in a distorted image which revealed a small piece every 5 seconds. After 15 seconds, the host would read a clue to the teams.
The scoring was if a team guessed correctly in 5 seconds they would score 20 points, 15 points after 10 seconds, 10 points after 15 seconds and finally 5 points if the whole image was revealed.
Trivia
In Series 2 the presenters entered the studio through a laserlight tunnel which you see in nightclubs and also in that series the scores were shown using a laserlight.
There were not any prizes as such on the show but the teams did take home a Starstrider goody bag, including a pin badge, a sweatshirt and a mug.
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