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Genre | Game show |
Created by | Jim Cannon Andy Culpin Sam Pollard David Young |
Presented by | Nick Knowles |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 10 |
No. of episodes | 96 (as of 14 July 2018) |
Production | |
Production location(s) | dock10, MediaCityUK |
Running time | 50 minutes (2007–17) 40 minutes (2017–present) |
Production company(s) | 12 Yard |
Distributor | ITV Studios |
Release | |
Original network | BBC One |
Picture format | 16:9 |
Original release | 17 November 2007 – present |
Chronology | |
Related shows | The National Lottery Draws |
Who Dares Wins is a BBC game show broadcast on BBC One which began on 17 November 2007. The programme is hosted by Nick Knowles. It was a BBC National Lottery game show until 21 January 2017.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters are at Broadcasting House in Westminster, London, and it is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees. It employs over 20,950 staff in total, 16,672 of whom are in public sector broadcasting. The total number of staff is 35,402 when part-time, flexible, and fixed-contract staff are included.
BBC One is the first and principal television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960, using this name until the launch of the second BBC channel BBC2 in 1964, whereupon the BBC TV channel became known as BBC1, with the current spelling adopted in 1997.
Nicholas Simon Augustine Knowles is an English television presenter, writer and musical artist. He is best known for his presenting roles on the BBC, including game shows Who Dares Wins (2007–present), Break the Safe (2013–2014) and 5-Star Family Reunion (2015–2016). Knowles presents the DIY series DIY SOS (1999–present) for BBC One and co-presented the daytime series Real Rescues (2007–2013).
Two teams of strangers are paired up. Both teams sit in soundproof pods. When the pods are blue they can hear what is happening. When the pod is red they cannot hear what is happening.
The list subject is read out and then the host turns one pod red. The other team then make a bid on how many right answers they can give. Their pod turns red and their opponents can either increase the bid or dare them to play. This process continues until one team is dared.
If the bidders make their bid then they win the list. If they make a mistake then their opponents win the list. The first team to win two lists play for the money.
If both teams win a list then a penalty shootout tiebreaker is played. The sound remains on in the pods. The host reads out the subject for the round. The first team gives an answer and if it is on the list then the opponents have to answer correctly or they lose. If the first team give a wrong answer then their opponents will win with a correct response.
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal from a specified spot, the only defender being the goalkeeper. Teams take turns, with the one with the largest number of successful goals after a specified number of attempts being the winner. If the result is still tied, the shootout usually continues on a "goal-for-goal" basis, with the teams taking shots alternately, and the one that scores a goal unmatched by the other team is declared the winner. This may continue until every player has taken a shot, after which players may take extra shots, until the tie is broken, and is also known as "sudden death".
The winning team is given another list subject. The money that can be won is as follows:
After each level is reached the contestants can quit with the money won because if they make an error they lose all money won on the list.
If a team quits or wins £50,000 the money won is banked and cannot be lost. This is shared equally between the two team members.
There are no limits on the amount of money a team can win or the number of games a team can win.
3 teams didn't return as champions. The following games had two teams of challengers.
The most games won by a team is 12 by Chrissy from Blackrod and Joe from Canterbury.
Trish McGowan and Seamus Hussein have won the most money (£170,000). They won 8 times.
Chrissy and Joe are second in terms of winnings, with £165,000 in 12 games, while Nat Moitt and Euan Fleming are third in terms of winnings, with £155,000 in 7 games; they also held the record for the most answers given on a single list, with 40 (for Chemical Elements), until series 7 episode 5 where Hayley and Ranjit managed to name a 52 word list (the words in Bohemian Rhapsody).
"Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by Freddie Mercury for the band's 1975 album A Night at the Opera. It is a six-minute suite, consisting of several sections without a chorus: an intro, a ballad segment, an operatic passage, a hard rock part and a reflective coda. The song is a more accessible take on the 1970s progressive rock genre.
Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
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1 | 17 November 2007 | 29 December 2007 | 7 |
2 | 13 September 2008 | 1 November 2008 | 8 |
3 | 6 March 2010 | 1 May 2010 | 8 |
4 | 23 April 2011 | 18 June 2011 | 8 |
5 | 7 January 2012 | 3 March 2012 | 8 |
6 | 23 March 2013 | 11 May 2013 | 8 |
7 | 4 January 2014 | 15 March 2014 | 9 |
8 | 23 May 2015 | 18 July 2015 | 8 |
9 | 22 October 2016 | 8 April 2017 | 13 |
10 | 15 April 2017 | 16 September 2017 | 10 |
11 | 24 March 2018 | 28 July 2018 | 10 |
12 | 4 May 2019 | 2019 | 10 |
Episode viewing figures sourced from BARB. [1]
Episode no. | Airdate | Viewers (millions) | BBC One weekly ranking |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 17 November 2007 | 5.70 | 15 |
2 | 24 November 2007 | 5.95 | 12 |
3 | 1 December 2007 | 6.25 | 11 |
4 | 8 December 2007 | 4.92 | 21 |
5 | 15 December 2007 | N/A | N/A |
6 | 22 December 2007 | 5.35 | 17 |
7 | 29 December 2007 | 5.80 | 25 |
Episode no. | Airdate | Viewers (millions) | BBC One weekly ranking |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 13 September 2008 | 4.03 | 28 |
2 | 20 September 2008 | 4.90 | 16 |
3 | 27 September 2008 | 5.01 | 16 |
4 | 4 October 2008 | 5.35 | 16 |
5 | 11 October 2008 | 4.50 | 28 |
6 | 18 October 2008 | 5.27 | 15 |
7 | 25 October 2008 | 5.10 | 19 |
8 | 1 November 2008 | N/A | N/A |
Episode no. | Airdate | Viewers (millions) | BBC One weekly ranking |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 March 2010 | 6.04 | 16 |
2 | 13 March 2010 | 6.27 | 9 |
3 | 27 March 2010 | 6.12 | 8 |
4 | 3 April 2010 | 5.40 | 12 |
5 | 10 April 2010 | 6.09 | 9 |
6 | 17 April 2010 | 4.19 | 27 |
7 | 24 April 2010 | N/A | N/A |
8 | 1 May 2010 | N/A | N/A |
Episode no. | Airdate | Viewers (millions) | BBC One weekly ranking |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 23 April 2011 | 3.69 | 30 |
2 | 30 April 2011 | N/A | N/A |
3 | 7 May 2011 | 4.21 | 27 |
4 | 21 May 2011 | N/A | N/A |
5 | 28 May 2011 | N/A | N/A |
6 | 4 June 2011 | N/A | N/A |
7 | 11 June 2011 | 4.75 | 14 |
8 | 18 June 2011 | 4.98 | 13 |
Episode no. | Airdate | Viewers (millions) | BBC One weekly ranking |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 January 2012 | 5.88 | 10 |
2 | 14 January 2012 | 5.83 | 12 |
3 | 21 January 2012 | 5.92 | 10 |
4 | 28 January 2012 | 5.26 | 12 |
5 | 11 February 2012 | 5.63 | 14 |
6 | 18 February 2012 | 5.34 | 15 |
7 | 25 February 2012 | 5.31 | 16 |
8 | 3 March 2012 | 5.36 | 11 |
Episode no. | Airdate | Viewers (millions) | BBC One weekly ranking |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 23 March 2013 | 5.55 | 10 |
2 | 30 March 2013 | 5.34 | 13 |
3 | 6 April 2013 | 5.53 | 15 |
4 | 13 April 2013 | 5.14 | 14 |
5 | 20 April 2013 | N/A | N/A |
6 | 27 April 2013 | N/A | N/A |
7 | 4 May 2013 | N/A | N/A |
8 | 11 May 2013 | N/A | N/A |
Episode no. | Airdate | Viewers (millions) | BBC One weekly ranking |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 January 2014 | 4.89 | 30 |
2 | 11 January 2014 | 5.86 | 17 |
3 | 18 January 2014 | 5.19 | 19 |
4 | 25 January 2014 | 5.11 | 18 |
5 | 1 February 2014 | 5.95 | 16 |
6 | 8 February 2014 | 5.46 | 21 |
7 | 15 February 2014 | 5.60 | 19 |
8 | 22 February 2014 | 5.35 | 14 |
9 | 15 March 2014 | 4.84 | 22 |
Episode no. | Airdate | Viewers (millions) | BBC One weekly ranking |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 23 May 2015 | N/A | N/A |
2 | 30 May 2015 | 4.13 | 18 |
3 | 6 June 2015 | N/A | N/A |
4 | 13 June 2015 | 3.95 | 18 |
5 | 20 June 2015 | 3.67 | 25 |
6 | 27 June 2015 | 3.58 | 28 |
7 | 11 July 2015 | 3.65 | 26 |
8 | 18 July 2015 | 3.40 | 27 |
Episode no. | Airdate | Viewers (millions) | BBC One weekly ranking |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 22 October 2016 | 4.17 | 28 |
2 | 29 October 2016 | 4.22 | 26 |
3 | 5 November 2016 | N/A | N/A |
4 | 12 November 2016 | 4.21 | 28 |
5 | 21 January 2017 | N/A | N/A |
6 | 28 January 2017 | N/A | N/A |
7 | 18 February 2017 | N/A | N/A |
8 | 4 March 2017 | N/A | N/A |
9 | 11 March 2017 | N/A | N/A |
10 | 18 March 2017 | N/A | N/A |
11 | 25 March 2017 | N/A | N/A |
12 | 1 April 2017 | N/A | N/A |
13 | 8 April 2017 | N/A | N/A |
Episode no. | Airdate | Viewers (millions) | BBC One weekly ranking |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 15 April 2017 | N/A | N/A |
2 | 29 April 2017 | N/A | N/A |
3 | 6 May 2017 | N/A | N/A |
4 | 13 May 2017 | N/A | N/A |
5 | 20 May 2017 | N/A | N/A |
6 | 27 May 2017 | N/A | N/A |
7 | 10 June 2017 | N/A | N/A |
8 | 29 July 2017 | 3.59 | 23 |
9 | 26 August 2017 | N/A | N/A |
10 | 16 September 2017 | N/A | N/A |
Episode no. | Airdate | Viewers (millions) | BBC One weekly ranking |
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1 | 24 March 2018 | ||
2 | 31 March 2018 | ||
3 | 7 April 2018 | ||
4 | 14 April 2018 | ||
5 | 28 April 2018 | ||
6 | 5 May 2018 | ||
7 | 26 May 2018 | ||
8 | 30 June 2018 | ||
9 | 14 July 2018 | ||
10 | 28 July 2018 |
Episode no. | Airdate | Viewers (millions) | BBC One weekly ranking |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 May 2019 | ||
2 | 11 May 2019 | ||
3 | 2019 | ||
4 | 2019 | ||
5 | 2019 | ||
6 | 2019 | ||
7 | 2019 | ||
8 | 2019 | ||
9 | 2019 | ||
10 | 2019 |
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