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''Richard Osman's House of Games'' is a British quiz show produced by
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), a branch of Remarkable Television for the
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. The show is hosted by
Richard Osman Richard Thomas Osman (born 28 November 1970) is an English television presenter, producer, novelist and comedian. He is the creator and former co-presenter of the BBC One television quiz show ''Pointless''. He has presented the BBC Two quiz sho ...
. It is played on a weekly basis, with four "celebrities" playing on five consecutive days to win daily prizes, and the weekly prize of being crowned as "House of Games" champion. Points are accrued depending on where each celebrity finishes on each day and the points are doubled on Friday's show. During filming for series 6, Richard celebrated his (and the show's) 500th episode.


Format

Osman sits on a chair to the left of the screen, while the four celebrities sit on adjoining chairs. Osman hits a button on his table, activating a round generator, which is displayed on a big screen. He then explains what the round is about and in what format it will take place. For instance, whether it is a
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round, a pairs round or one where the players require use of their
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s. Five rounds are played each day, with the second round being played in pairs, and the final round always being "Answer Smash". In most games, a point is awarded for each correct answer, but in "Answer Smash", points are also deducted for incorrect answers. At the end of each day, the scores are announced and the winner wins a daily prize, which is usually a normal everyday object of some description with the "House of Games" logo imprinted on it (the logo being a
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-blue background with a depiction of Osman's hair, eyebrows and glasses). The points are then converted to four points for the winner, three for second place, two for third place and one for fourth place onto the weekly leader board with the points doubling to 8, 6, 4 and 2 for Friday's "Double Points Friday" edition. The weekly winner receives the "House of Games" trophy (a silver cup with the Osman depiction on it) from Osman. If there are 2 players tied for first place at the end of the week, both players are declared joint-winners and win a trophy each. Starting in Series 3, special "House of Champions" episodes aired featuring players who had previously won a daily or weekly edition of the show coming back for another week to fight for the Gold Champions Trophy. There were also daily prizes, which were similar to the prizes on the regular version of the show, however, they were mainly gold, rather than the turquoise-blue colour. In Series 6, there were also special "Redemption" weeks with four previous losing contestants who had never won a day prize. Each day, a week's worth of shows are recorded, so the celebrities are booked for only one day, changing outfits between shows.


Games


Buzzer games

Rhyme Time (''first played on Series 1, Episode 1''): The players are shown two statements whose answers rhyme. They then buzz in with the correct answers. On some questions, one of the statements is replaced with either a picture or a song (in which the title of the song is the rhyming answer they require). This is usually the first round of the week to ease the contestants into the format. Broken Karaoke (''first played on Series 1, Episode 1''): The "House of Games" fictional karaoke machine is broken and can only show the first letters of each word of a particular song. The players must buzz in when they know the answer. The only clues that the players get are the year that the song was released or the genre of the song (''first seen in Series 4'') and that the letters come up in time with the tune of the song. From Series 2 onward, if the song has not been correctly guessed by the time the letters are filled in, the initial letters of each word of the title are also provided as an additional clue. What's in a Name? (changed to It's All In The Name in Series 2) (''first played on Series 1, Episode 2''): The players are given statements, the answer to which can be made using the letters from the full name of a particular player. Each player has two answers come from their name and a point is given for a correct answer, but if the player gets a correct answer from their own name, they get two points. This Round Is in Code (''first played on Series 1, Episode 3''): The players are given a category, and answers are shown in alpha-numeric code (1=A, 2=B, 3=C, etc.). The players have to unscramble the codes to get a point. Z–A (''first played on Series 1, Episode 4''): The players are shown three blanked out words with the letters filled in reverse alphabetical order (Z, then Y, then X, etc.). The players have to buzz in when they know what connects all three words. Games House Of (''first played on Series 2, Episode 3''): The players are given questions, but instead of answering them normally, they have to give the answer with the words in alphabetical order. For example, Sacha Baron Cohen stars alongside Pamela Anderson as the title character in what 2006 comedy film? The answer is '' Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan''. However, in this round, they would give the answer as "America Benefit Borat: Cultural for Glorious Kazakhstan Learnings Make Nation of of". The Elephant in the Room (''first played on Series 2, Episode 4''): The players are given a word, and are then given questions to answer, but instead of answering them normally, they have to give the answer with the given word removed from the answer. For example, if the given word was "ham" and the answer to the question was
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, the player would have to say "mersmith" as the answer. Roonerspisms (''first played on Series 2, Episode 5''): The players are shown two statements, the answers to which are
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s of each other. They have to buzz in with both answers to get a point. On some questions, one of the statements is replaced with either a picture or a song (in which the title of the song is the spooneristic answer they require). For example, a statement could say "Surname of Richie Rich's minder, portrayed by
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" and the other one say "Hat referred to in
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as a bunnet", then the answers would be "
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" and "
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". The Backwards Round (''first played on Series 2, Episode 6''): The players are given questions, but the words are in reverse order (buzzers on fingers). As with the questions, the players must give their answers in reverse. As an example for "Duo mouse and cat which created Barbera Joseph and Hanna William?", the answer would be Jerry and Tom (with the correct way round being "William Hanna and Joseph Barbera created which cat and mouse duo?" Tom and Jerry). Some questions involve the identification of songs played backwards (often with Richard asking "Song this of title the is what?"). Opposites Attract (''first played on Series 2, Episode 14''): The players are given a category and a clue, and they have to work out what the answer relating to the category is, which is the opposite of the clue that they have just been given. Some opposites may be more cryptic than others. For example, if the category were rock bands, and the clue were "Green Cold China Georges", then the answer would be
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, as red is in the opposite side of the colour wheel from green, hot is the opposite of cold,
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is on the opposite side of the world from
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and George is the brother of Peppa in the show ''
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''. King of the Jumble (''first played on Series 3, Episode 9''): The players are shown two clues to answers that are anagrams of each other. They buzz in with the correct answers. On some questions, one of the statements is replaced with either a picture or a song (in which the title of the song is the answer they require). Two Clues in One (''first played on Series 3, Episode 9''): The players are given a category and are then given a clue to an answer related to that category, which has the same initials as the answer. A Blast From The Past Tense (''first played on Series 3, Episode 12''): The players are given a question, but they must give the answer in the past tense. For example, if the answer to a question was "
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", the players must give the answer "Took That", as 'took' is the past tense of 'take'. Internet History (''first played on Series 3, Episode 19''): In this round, the contestants are asked to identify a historical figure using fictionalised hashtags relating to their role in history. Contestants get a point for each correct answer. Pop Art (''first played on Series 3, Episode 21''): After being given the year the song was released, the players are shown four picture clues representing a lyric from a popular song and must buzz in with the title. Can You Feel It? (''first played on Series 3, Episode 25''): Each of the players is given a magnetic board with a word spelled on it (all the same word). The players are then blindfolded with their board facing towards the screen. Osman gives them a question and they have to spell out the answer using the letters on their boards. The first person to hit the buzzer with the correct answer wins a point. The Too Complicated Round (''first played on Series 3, Episode 49''): The players are given a category which they have to give a correct example of, but the question has nothing to do with the category. Instead, the players have to buzz in with the right answer relating to the category which has the same initials as the answer to the question. For example, if the category was
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actors, and the question was "Who was the first host of '' Have I Got News for You'' following the sacking of
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?", the players would have to answer with
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, as he has the same initials as the answer to the question:
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. This game is only played on a "Champions Week". Well Done If You Said That at Home (''first played on Series 4, Episode 2''): The players are shown a
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based on something like a film, TV show or book title, generated from a home viewer survey asking for three words they would associate with the title. The cloud is revealed to the players from the least popular word to the most popular. The players must buzz in with the correct title for a point. The title of this round is a reference to Osman's other quiz show, ''
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'', which is based on home-viewer surveys. Sorry, Wrong Number (''first played on Series 4, Episode 6''): The players are given an instruction and a clue to an answer with a number in it. Players must buzz in with the answer correctly modified by the instruction. For example, if the instruction was "Multiply by 10" with the clue "Official residence of the UK Prime Minister", the answer the players should give is "100 Downing Street". There Once Was A Quiz Host Called Richard... (''first played on Series 4, Episode 7''): The players are given the lines to a
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, one line at a time. They must buzz in when they have worked out who or what the limerick is about. They must buzz in with the correct answer for a point. Vowel Movement (''first played on Series 4, Episode 9''): The players are given a list of up to four items, one at a time, however all of the vowels have been changed. They must buzz in with the category that links the correctly spelled items for a point. Singonyms (''first played on Series 5, Episode 11''): The players are given a set of song lyrics where all words have been replaced with
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s of the original words. Players are also provided the year that the song was released. They must buzz in with the title of the song to earn a point. Richard's Junk (''first played on Series 5, Episode 17''): At the start of the round, all players are shown a picture of some of Osman's various junk items. Players are given 15 seconds to memorise the items before the picture disappears. Players are then asked a series of questions for which the answer is one of the items in the picture (often in a punning way). They must buzz in with the correct answer to earn a point. After each question, the relevant item is revealed and is not used in future questions in that round. After all questions are asked, the first player to buzz in and name all items in the picture that were not used earns a bonus point. Sounds Like... (''first played on Series 5, Episode 20''): All players are shown a category and a set of pictures of things that, when combined in order, sound like something in the category. The first player to buzz in with the correct answer earns a point. Only Fools And Zebras (''first played on Series 6, Episode 17''): Players are shown a category. A question is asked, which will have an answer from that category as part of the answer. A picture is also shown, containing a picture from the category. The player must answer the question, but substituting the picture in place of the part of the question from the category. Double Trouble (''first played on Series 6, Episode 35''): Players are given a letter. They are then given two clues to things which each have a word that starts with that letter. They have to say the word of each answer that starts with the letter to earn a point.


Individual games

Correction Centre (''first played on Series 1, Episode 2''): The players are shown statements in which one word is incorrect and needs to be amended. Each player gets their own statements, and get a point for each correct answer, but an incorrect answer opens the statement to everyone else to buzz in. Mouse of Games (''first played on Series 1, Episode 4''): The players are given a series of clues to films, TV shows, novels, etc. in which a single letter has been changed from the original title. Each clue is a short description of the would-be newly titled work and the player must give the altered title. For films, the year of release of the original film is also given. The Answer's in the Question (''first played on Series 1, Episode 5''): The players are shown a statement based on a category. Part of it is in capitals, that need to be rearranged to create an answer that is relevant to the category in question and described by the statement. And The Answer Isn't (''first played on Series 1, Episode 5''): Each player is given a question with four possible answers. One is correct, but the other three are false, created by the celebrities who are not answering this question. They need to find the correct answer for a point, but if they choose a false answer, the player who created the false answer chosen gets a point themselves. Cine-Nyms (''first played on Series 1, Episode 7''): The players are shown a quote from a film, but all its words have been replaced with
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s of the actual words used. They need to work out the film for a point. Highbrow Lowbrow (''first played on Series 2, Episode 2''): The players are given two questions with the same answer; however, one of them is highbrow (a more academic question) and the other is lowbrow (a more pop culture question). If they get the question right after the highbrow clue, they get two points; however, they only receive one point if they get the question correct after the lowbrow clue. If they fail to answer the lowbrow question correctly, other players may buzz in with the answer for one point. The Pen-Ultimate Round (''first played on Series 2, Episode 10''): The players are each given two statements, which are claimed to be the opening lines to a piece of writing, such as a book, poem or speech. One is the correct answer and the other is a made-up statement by one of the other three contestants who is not answering the question. The players get a point for the statement if they guess correctly, but if they get it wrong, the person who made the statement gets a point instead. This round is the actual penultimate round of the week. Question Writers' Day Off (''first played on Series 3, Episode 8''): Each player is asked to pick a question from a choice of 8 written by the children (their names and ages are given) of the question writers (who have conveniently been given a day off by Richard), and they get a point for giving the correct answer. House of Gamers (''first played on Series 3, Episode 44''): Same as ''Mouse of Games'' except that, instead of changing a letter in each original title, an extra letter is inserted. Hose of Games (''first played on Series 3, Episode 48''): Same as ''Mouse of Games'' except that a letter in each original title is removed rather than changed. Hey, Alexander! (''first played on Series 4, Episode 2''): The players are shown a board of eight categories. Each player chooses one category, and a statement is then read by the voice of
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. The player must determine if the statement is true or false for one point. Armstrong and Osman both work on fellow quiz show ''
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''. The title of the round is a multi-layer pun; Armstrong is represented in-show as a
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based on an
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, while "Hey Alexander" refers both to common wake words such as "Hello
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" and Armstrong's role as narrator of ''
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''. Look Who's Back (''first played on Series 4, Episode 8''): Each player is asked to pick a question from a choice of four written by previous ''House of Games'' players (their names and silhouettes are given) and they get a point for giving the correct answer. Hidden in Plain Sight (''first played on Series 4, Episode 14''): The players are shown a statement based on a category. There is also a certain string of letters in the statement that spell out, in their entirety, the answer to the category description. These strings of letters can be inside of one word or can overlap through several words. The player must identify the answer and where the answer is spelled out in the question for the point. Klaus of Games (''first played on Series 6, Episode 12''): Same as ''Mouse of Games'' except that, instead of changing a letter in each original title, one word is changed to something that rhymes with the original word.


Pairs games

Note: All pairs games are played in the second round, and on each show, the person who is in last place after the first round gets to choose which of the other celebrities they want to be their partner for this round. Distinctly Average (''first played on Series 1, Episode 1''): The pairs are given questions for which they must write numeric answers on their
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s, and the average of both their answers is taken as their team answer; the closest pair to the correct answer win themselves a point. Usually played on Mondays as the second round of the week. Build Your Own Question (''first played on Series 1, Episode 2''): The pairs are given a left and a right hand set of options; one member chooses from the left and one chooses from the right. The choices chosen are then used to make a question, to which a correct answer gives each player a point. Dim Sums (''first played on Series 1, Episode 4''): The pairs are given an equation (e.g. ? × ? = 18). The pairs are then given four questions with numeric answers, and must choose two that produce the correct answer. A correct sum earns the players a point. Chron-Illogical (''first played on Series 2, Episode 1''): The pairs are given three statements which they have to put in chronological order. They all have a loose theme, and one of the statements is about one of the two contestants not in the pair answering the question. The team members get a point each if they put the statements in the correct order. You Complete Me (''first played on Series 2, Episode 8''): The pairs are given a question which has a two word answer. One of the players in a pair buzzes in with the first word of the answer and then the other player in the pair has to give the second word for them both to get a point. All in the Details (''first played on Series 2, Episode 9''): Before the show, each player answers questions about specific details of a book, film, etc, based on three statements with the key part of the statement left for the players to fill in themselves. Their partner must identify the subject from the answers. Venn Will I Be Famous? (''first played on Series 2, Episode 17''): Each pair is given the names of three famous people and two statements. They must select the one person to whom both statements apply. For example, if the people were
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,
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and
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, and the statements were "I have had a UK Christmas No. 1 in the 90s" and "I have married Elvis's daughter Lisa Marie Presley", then the person who fits both would be Michael Jackson, as Mr. Blobby only fits the first one, and Nicolas Cage only fits the second one. You Spell Terrible (''first played on Series 3, Episode 2''): The pairs are given a question which one player must buzz in to say the correct answer, and the other player must spell it out correctly to get a point. Totes Emoji (''first played on Series 3, Episode 3''): Each player is asked to identify an answer based on a category chosen which one of their opponents has described in
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before the show. The Two Wrongies (''first played on Series 3, Episode 43''): All the players are asked general knowledge questions before the show, and the players in each pair have to guess what wrong answer was said by their teammates to the questions they answered incorrectly. The name of the round alludes to the comedy double act
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. I Complete You (''first played on Series 3, Episode 45''): The pairs are given a question which has a two word answer. In a reverse to ''You Complete Me'', one of the players in a pair buzzes in with the second word of the answer, and then the other player in the pair has to give the first word for them both to get a point. Reichard Ösmans Haus Der Spiele (changed to Reichard Ösmanns Haus Der Spiele in Series 4) (''first played on Series 3, Episode 50''): The pairs choose from a list of categories in different languages, and are given a multiple-choice question in that language. They choose which of the three possible answers (also in the said foreign language) is the correct one. The Z-List (''first played on Series 3, Episode 55''): The pairs are given a category and have to write down a correct answer between them. The team who goes furthest down the alphabet (nearest to Z) wins a point each, and if the team gives the answer that is the furthest possible, they get 2 points each. Don't State The Obvious (''first played on Series 4, Episode 5''): Each person in turn is given something they must describe to their partner by writing down three words. If the partner guesses correctly, the team scores a point. However, both the opposing pair also get to write down 3 words. If any of their words match with the describer's words, they block them from getting a point. Password123 (''first played on Series 4, Episode 15''): Each team is asked to pick from a choice of four celebrities, and are asked to guess their "password", which is a combination of the answer of two questions about the said person. They have three guesses to get the password correctly, but after each incorrect guess, Richard will tell them if they have got either of the questions right (without saying which, if one is correct). Stick It (''first played on Series 4, Episode 18''): Each player is given 30 seconds to draw a person (possibly a fictional character) as a stick figure, and their teammate has to guess who the person is supposed to be. My Perfect Match (''first played on Series 5, Episode 5''): Each pair is shown two characteristics that Osman claims he is looking for in his perfect match, along with two celebrities. They must select the celebrity with both shown characteristics to earn a point. Mime Time (''first played on Series 6, Episode 25''): Each player is given a question, and they have to mime the answer to their partner.


Random games

Is It Me? (''first played on Series 1, Episode 1''): Each team member is given a card with something specific on it. Osman asks questions and each player must raise their card up if they think that the answer on the card is a correct answer to the question, and lower their card if they do not think it relates to it. The Nice Round (''first played on Series 2, Episode 3''): A category is given and each player gets given an individual question. The other three players are given the answer on a card, and have to write down a word on their tablet, which they think would give the answer to what is on the card, without mentioning anything to do with what is on the card. The player trying to guess the answer can then nominate players to get a point for giving a good clue. But What's The Question? (''first played on Series 3, Episode 4''): A list of four answers is provided at the start of the round, and each player is given one answer chosen by an opponent. They are then shown three questions and must pick the one which leads to that answer. Lucky Dip (''first played on Series 3, Episode 11''): A bag of four balls numbered 1 to 4 is given to players, who must each pick a ball (from left to right, as seen on the screen), and the person who picks ball number 1 gets the first chance to answer, the person who picks ball number 2 gets the second chance to answer, etc. A list of four answers is provided for each question, and the order of answering continues until the correct answer is given. Win When They're Singing (''first played on Series 3, Episode 16''): The players hear the introduction to a well-known song, then, after a few seconds, it is faded out. They need to buzz in when they think the first word is sung in that particular song to win themselves a point. The (Not Quite So) Nice Round (''first played on Series 3, Episode 44''): A category is given and each player gets given an individual question. The other three players are given the answer on a card and have to write down a word on their tablet, which they think would give the answer to what is on the card, without mentioning anything to do with what is on the card. Unlike ''The Nice Round'', the player trying to guess the answer can also nominate players to get a point deducted for giving a bad clue. Who Goes First? (''first played on Series 3, Episode 98''): A question with four options is shown, but to decide who gets to the answer the question first, another question is asked to the contestants, such as "How many pets have you owned?", and the contestant who has the highest to that answer gets to go first, and if they get the question right, they get the point. If they get it wrong, the next person down gets the same question with three choices left and it carries on going down until someone gets it right. There's No 'I' in Osman (''first played on Series 4, Episode 47''): The players are made to stand up and, in turn, offer a correct answer to a category which Osman gives. Their answers must not contain a certain letter, for example "Monopoly spaces without an 'I. If a player fails to give Osman a correct answer, they sit down. The last player standing wins a point. I Am Not A Robot (''first played on Series 5, Episode 6''): Each player in turn is shown a picture divided into squares, resembling a
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. They must select all squares fulfilling a particular condition (and no other squares) to earn a point. Tom, Vic and Abby (''first played on Series 6, Episode 11''): The players are shown three different questions written by three different question writers, which share a common answer. They must identify the correct answer to all three questions.


Tablet games

Put Your Finger on It (''first played on Series 1, Episode 2''): The players are given a picture question and have to point out who or what they think is the correct answer (it could be a specific person or an unusual item). Everyone plays on their own tablet. Where Is Kazakhstan? (''first played on Series 1, Episode 3''): The players are given a map of a certain part of the world on their tablets. They are given a question and have to point on their map where they think it is. The closest to the correct place wins a point. The Rich List (''first played on Series 1, Episode 4''): The players have to write down an answer that is correct based on a statement given by the computer (there are multiple correct answers to each question). The players only get points for a correct answer that no other player chose, but as an added twist, Osman will also write down an answer to make it even harder. Size Matters (''first played on Series 2, Episode 2''): The players are given a category and have to write down a correct answer relating to the category. The player who gives the correct response with the most letters in the answer wins a point, and they get a bonus point if the correct answer is the longest possible answer. I'm Terrible At Dating (''first played on Series 2, Episode 5''): The players have to write down what they think the answer is to a question to which the answer is a year. The player who is closest to the correct answer gets a point, but if anyone gets the year exactly right, they then get two points. Outplay Osman (''first played on Series 3, Episode 39''): The players have to write down one of the possible answers to a question. Osman then gives as many answers as he can think of in 30 seconds, and any player with a correct answer that he has not given gets a point.


Final round

Answer Smash: The teams are given a category and a picture relating to that category appears on the screen. Below the picture is a general knowledge question. The players have to "smash" the answers together to create one answer. (E.g. if given a picture of Mr. Stink and a question whose answer is
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, the answer the players would have to give is "Mr. Stinky Winky".) A point is given for each correct answer, but a point is deducted for an incorrect answer. If there is a tie for first place at the end of Answer Smash, one additional question is played with only the tied players taking part. In some Series 4 episodes, broadcast in 2021, and all of Series 5 in 2022, the question was shown first, followed by the picture, and the answers had to be smashed together in that order.


Daily prizes

On each day, the celebrities play for "daily prizes", which, as explained above, are regular everyday items with the show's logo on them. Each day has its own set of prizes, which were as follows:


Contestants

:Weekly winners in bold.


Series 1

*Week 1 (4–8 September 2017):
Nish Kumar Nishant Kumar (born 1985) is a British stand-up comedian and television presenter. He became known as the host of satirical comedy ''The Mash Report'', now known as ''Late Night Mash''. He has also presented BBC Radio 4 Extra's topical comedy ...
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Anneka Rice Anne Lucinda Hartley Rice (born 4 October 1958), known professionally as Anneka Rice, is a Welsh-born television and radio presenter, broadcaster, journalist and painter. Early life and education Rice was born in Cowbridge, Glamorgan, Wale ...
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Clara Amfo Clara Amfo (born 22 May 1984) is a British radio broadcaster, television presenter, podcast host and voice-over artist. She is known for presenting her shows on BBC Radio 1. Early life and education Amfo was born in Kingston upon Thames in Lo ...
and
Al Murray Alastair James Hay Murray (born 10 May 1968) is an English comedian, actor, musician and writer from Hammersmith. In 2003, he was listed in ''The Observer'' as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy, and in 2007 he was voted the 16th gre ...
*Week 2 (11–15 September 2017):
Angela Scanlon Angela Marie Scanlon (born 29 December 1983) is an Irish television presenter and broadcaster for RTÉ and the BBC. She initially broadcast on Irish television, presenting a number of programmes on RTÉ including the documentary ''Oi Ginger!'' ...
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Clive Myrie Clive Myrie (born 25 August 1964) is a British journalist, newsreader and presenter who works for the BBC. Since August 2021 he has been the host of the long-running BBC quiz shows ''Mastermind'' and ''Celebrity Mastermind''. Early life Myrie ...
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Sara Pascoe Sara Patricia Pascoe (born 22 May 1981) is an English actress, comedian and writer. She has appeared on television programmes including ''8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown'' for Channel 4, '' QI'' for BBC and '' Taskmaster'' for the digital chan ...
and
Rick Edwards Richard Philip "Rick" Edwards (born 20 May 1979) is an English television presenter, journalist, and author. Edwards presented T4 for four years, and has also presented ''Tool Academy'', '' Freshly Squeezed'', ''E4 Music'', and much of Channe ...
*Week 3 (18–22 September 2017):
Anita Rani Anita Rani Nazran (born 25 October 1977), better known as Anita Rani, is an English radio and television presenter. Early life Rani was born and brought up in Bradford, West Yorkshire to a Hindu father and a Sikh mother. In an episode of ' ...
, Chris Ramsey, Janet Ellis and
Jamie Theakston James Paul Theakston (born 21 December 1970) is an English television presenter, producer, and actor. He co-presented the former Saturday morning BBC One children's show ''Live & Kicking'', alongside Zoe Ball between 1996 and 1999. He co-hosted ...


Series 2

*Week 1 (28 May–1 June 2018):
Naga Munchetty Subha Nagalakshmi Munchetty-Chendriah (born 25 February 1975), also known as Naga Munchetty, is a British television presenter, newsreader and journalist. She regularly presents '' BBC Breakfast''. She is also a former presenter of BBC World Ne ...
,
Jordan Stephens Rizzle Kicks are a British hip hop duo from Brighton, England, consisting of Jordan "Rizzle" Stephens (born 25 January 1992) and Harley "Sylvester" Alexander-Sule (born 1991). Their debut album, ''Stereo Typical'', was released in 2011. As of ...
,
Sally Lindsay Sally Jane Lindsay (born 8 July 1973) is an English actress and television presenter known for her roles as Shelley Unwin in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', Lisa Johnson in the Sky One comedy series '' Mount Pleasant'' an ...
and
David O'Doherty David Nicholas O'Doherty (; born 18 December 1975) is an Irish comedian, author, musician, actor and playwright and son of renowned jazz pianist Jim Doherty. His stand-up has won many international awards including the if.comedy award in 2008 a ...
*Week 2 (4–8 June 2018):
Ellie Taylor Eleanor Jane Taylor is an English comedian, television personality, actress, and writer. After appearing on ''Show Me the Funny'' in 2011, Taylor has appeared on numerous television shows, including ''8 Out of 10 Cats'' (2011–2017), '' Fake Re ...
, Steve Pemberton,
Fern Britton Fern Britton (born 17 July 1957) is an English author and television presenter. She co-presented '' Breakfast Time'' in the 1980s, coming to mainstream national attention when hosting cookery game show ''Ready Steady Cook'' between 1994 and 200 ...
and
Josh Widdicombe Joshua Michael Widdicombe (; born 8 April 1983) is an English comedian, presenter and actor. He is best known for his appearances on '' The Last Leg'' (2012–present), ''Fighting Talk'' (2014–2016), '' Insert Name Here'' (2016–2019), ''Mock ...
*Week 3 (11–15 June 2018):
Shappi Khorsandi Shaparak Khorsandi ( fa, شاپرک خرسندی, born 8 June 1973), formerly known as Shappi Khorsandi, is an Iranian-born British comedian and author. She is the daughter of the Iranian political satirist and poet Hadi Khorsandi. Her family l ...
,
Michael Buerk Michael Duncan Buerk (born 18 February 1946) is a British journalist and newsreader. He presented BBC News from 1973 to 2002 and has been the host of BBC Radio 4's '' The Moral Maze'' since 1990. He was also the presenter of BBC One's docudrama ...
,
Amanda Abbington Amanda Abbington (born Amanda Jane Smith; 28 February 1974) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Miss Mardle in ''Mr Selfridge'' and Mary Watson in '' Sherlock'', the BBC adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stor ...
and
Elis James Owain Elis James (born 3 November 1980) is a Welsh comedian, broadcaster and actor originally from Haverfordwest. He grew up in Carmarthen and later lived in Cardiff. He is now based in South London. He is bilingual in Welsh and English and ha ...
*Week 4 (18, 20, 20–22 June 2018):
Beattie Edmondson Beatrice Louise "Beattie" Edmondson (born 19 June 1987) is an English actress. She played a main character in the BBC Three sitcom ''Josh (TV series), Josh''. Early life Beatrice Louise Edmondson is the middle daughter of comedians Ade Edmondson ...
,
Amol Rajan Amol Rajan (born 4 July 1983) is an Indian-born British journalist and broadcaster who has been the BBC's Media Editor since December 2016 and a presenter on the ''Today'' programme on BBC Radio 4 since 2021. Rajan was editor of ''The Indepen ...
,
Gaby Roslin Gaby Roslin (born 12 July 1964) is an English television and radio presenter who rose to fame co-presenting ''The Big Breakfast'' on Channel 4 between 1992 and 1996. Roslin also presented the '' Children in Need'' charity telethons on the BBC ...
and
Hugh Dennis Peter Hugh Dennis (born 13 February 1962) is an English comedian, presenter, actor, writer, impressionist and voice-over artist who has appeared in the comedy double act Punt and Dennis with partner Steve Punt. He played Dr Piers Crispin in the ...
*Week 5 (25–29 June 2018):
Chizzy Akudolu Andrea Chizoba "Chizzy" Akudolu (born 7 October 1973) is a British actress. Career In 2002, Akudolu was one of eight new comedy performers who won the BBC Talent Initiative, The Urban Sketch Showcase. All eight performed a comedy sketch sho ...
,
Charlie Higson Charles Murray Higson (born 3 July 1958) is an English actor, comedian, author and former singer. He has also written and produced for television and is the author of the ''Enemy'' book series, as well as the first five novels in the ''Young Bo ...
, Kate Williams and Tom Allen *Week 6 (12–16 November 2018):
Rachel Riley Rachel Annabelle Riley (born 11 January 1986) is a British television presenter. She co-presents the Channel 4 daytime puzzle show ''Countdown'' and its comedy spin-off '' 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown''. She is a mathematics graduate. Her t ...
,
JB Gill Jonathan Benjamin Gill (born 7 December 1986) is an English actor, farmer, presenter and singer-songwriter. He is best known as a member of boy band JLS, who came second on ''The X Factor'' in 2008. They went on to have five number-one singles ...
,
Katie Derham Catherine Beatrice Margaret Derham (born 18 June 1970) is a British newscaster and a presenter on television and radio. Early life and education Derham was born on 18 June 1970 in Canterbury, Kent to Margaret, a teacher, and John Derham, a chem ...
and
Richard Herring Richard Keith Herring (born 12 July 1967) is an English stand-up comedian and writer, whose early work includes the comedy double act Lee and Herring (alongside Stewart Lee). He is described by ''The British Theatre Guide'' as "one of the lead ...
*Week 7 (19–23 November 2018):
Lolly Adefope Ololade "Lolly" Adefope (born 14 September 1990) is a British stand-up comedian and actress, specialising in character comedy. She is known for playing the role of Fran in the Hulu comedy series '' Shrill'', and as Kitty, the ghost of a Georgia ...
, Dan Walker,
Sarah Greene Elizabeth Sarah Greene (born 24 October 1957) is an English television presenter and actress. She co-presented ''Blue Peter'' from May 1980 until June 1983, and hosted the Saturday-morning series '' Saturday Superstore'' and ''Going Live!''. E ...
and
Miles Jupp Miles Hugh Barrett Jupp (born 8 September 1979) is an English actor, singer, and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian before playing the role of the inventor Archie in the children's television series ''Balamory''. He also played ...
*Week 8 (26–30 November 2018):
Samantha Womack Samantha Zoe Womack ('' née'' Janus; born 2 November 1972) is an English actress, singer, model and director who has worked in film, television and stage. Womack initially planned a career in singing and she represented the United Kingdom i ...
, Rory Reid,
Anne Diamond Anne Margaret Diamond (born 8 September 1954) is a British journalist and broadcaster. She presently hosts the weekend breakfast show on GB News with Stephen Dixon as her co-presenter. She hosted '' Good Morning Britain'' for TV-am and ''Good ...
and
James Acaster James William Acaster (; born 9 January 1985) is an English comedian, writer, presenter and musician. As well as appearances on panel shows, he is known for the stand-up specials ''Repertoire'', co-hosting the food podcast ''Off Menu'' and co-p ...
*Week 9 (3–8 December 2018):
Kelly Cates Kelly Cates (née Dalglish) is a Scottish presenter, currently working for Sky Sports, Radio 5 Live, and ESPN. Early life Born in Glasgow, Kelly is the eldest of four children of former Celtic and Liverpool player and manager Sir Kenny Dalgl ...
,
Tyger Drew-Honey Lindzi James Tyger Drew-Honey (born 26 January 1996) is an English actor and television presenter. He is best known for his role as Jake Brockman in the British sitcom '' Outnumbered'', Citizen Khan as Richard Scab before later appearing in '' H ...
,
Desiree Burch Desiree Lea Burch (born 26 January 1979) is an American comedian, actress, television presenter, and voice actress. Originally from Diamond Bar, California, Burch has also lived in New York, Streatham, Croydon and Peckham, having moved to Lond ...
and
Matt Allwright Matthew Allwright (born 14 April 1970) is an English television presenter, journalist, and musician. He has presented shows such as ''Watchdog'', '' Rogue Traders'', '' Food Inspectors, The Code'', '' Fake Britain'' and ''The One Show'' for BBC ...
*Week 10 (10–14 December 2018):
Susie Dent Susie Dent (born 1964) is an English lexicographer, etymologist, and media personality. She has appeared in "Dictionary Corner" on the Channel 4 game show ''Countdown'' since 1992. She also appears on ''8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown'', a post ...
,
Nick Owen Nicholas Corbishley Owen is an English television presenter and newsreader, best known for presenting the breakfast television programme ''TV-am'' and the BBC's local news show ''Midlands Today'' since 1997. He was also the chairman of Luton ...
,
Chemmy Alcott Chimene Mary "Chemmy" Crawford-Alcott ( Alcott; born 10 July 1982) is an English former World Cup alpine ski racer. She competed in all five disciplines: downhill, super G, giant slalom, slalom and combined. Alcott competed in four Winter ...
and
Dane Baptiste Dane Baptiste (born 3 September 1984) is a British stand-up comedian, writer and presenter. He was the first Black British act to be nominated for the "Best Newcomer" award at 2014's Edinburgh Comedy Awards and his comedy series ''Sunny D'' premie ...


Series 3

*Week 1 (7–11 October 2019):
Miquita Oliver Miquita Billie Alexandra Oliver (born 25 April 1984) is a British television presenter and radio personality. With Simon Amstell, she co-hosted Channel 4's '' Popworld'' from 2001 to 2006. Miquita then went on to present on T4 from 2006 to 201 ...
,
Ed Gamble Edward Stephenson Jamison Gamble (born 11 March 1986) is an English comedian, known for co-presenting '' The Peacock and Gamble Podcast'' and his regular appearances on ''Mock the Week''. He studied at Durham University, where he began his come ...
,
Kate Thornton Kate Thornton (born 7 February 1973) is an English journalist and broadcaster, best known as the first presenter of ''The X Factor'' (2004–2006) and for presenting daytime shows including '' Loose Women'' (2009–2011) and '' This Morning'' (2 ...
and
Adrian Edmondson Adrian Charles Edmondson (born 24 January 1957) is an English actor, comedian, musician, writer and television presenter. He was part of the alternative comedy boom in the early 1980s and had roles in the television series ''The Young Ones (TV s ...
*Week 2 (14–18 October 2019):
Scarlett Moffatt Scarlett Sigourney Leigh Moffatt (born 17 October 1990) is a British television personality, presenter, and former ballroom dancer from County Durham County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1 ...
, Iain Stirling,
Angellica Bell Angellica Bell (born 24 March 1976) is a British television and radio presenter, best known for her presenting on CBBC between 2000 and 2006. She is also known for providing occasional cover on ''The One Show'' and for co-presenting ''The M ...
and
Gyles Brandreth Gyles Daubeney Brandreth (born 8 March 1948) is an English broadcaster, writer and former politician. He has worked as a television presenter, theatre producer, journalist, author and publisher. He was a presenter for TV-am's '' Good Morning ...
*Week 3 (21–25 October 2019):
Kate Humble Katherine Mary Humble (born 12 December 1968) is an English television presenter and narrator, mainly working for the BBC, specialising in wildlife and science programmes. Humble served as President of the Royal Society for the Protection of Bi ...
,
Ivo Graham Ivo is a masculine given name, in use in various European languages. The name used in western European languages originates as a Normannic name recorded since the High Middle Ages, and the French name Yves is a variant of it. The unrelated So ...
,
Andi Oliver Andrea "Andi" Oliver (born 1964) is a British chef, television and radio broadcaster, and former singer. She is best known for her appearances on the BBC cooking show the ''Great British Menu''. Early career Oliver is a former member of the ...
and
Phill Jupitus Phillip Christopher Jupitus (, ''né'' Swan; born 25 June 1962) is an English stand-up and improv comedian, actor, performance poet, cartoonist and podcaster. Jupitus was a team captain on all but one BBC Two-broadcast episode of music quiz ''N ...
*Week 4 (28 October–1 November 2019):
June Sarpong June Konadu Sarpong (born 31 May 1977) is a British television presenter and executive. She was a panellist on ITV's ''Loose Women'' and is currently a panellist on the Sky News programme '' The Pledge''. In November 2019, Sarpong was appointed ...
,
Dev Griffin Devin Joseph Jordan Griffin (born 23 December 1984) is a British radio presenter, DJ and actor, who is most commonly known for his former weekend afternoon shows on BBC Radio 1. Since 2 January 2021, he has presented a weekend show on Heart. ...
,
Debbie McGee Debra Ann McGee (born 31 October 1958) is an English television, radio and stage performer who is best known as the assistant and widow of magician Paul Daniels. McGee is a former ballet dancer and for three years was artistic director of her ...
and
Alex Horne Alexander James Jeffery Horne (born 10 September 1978) is a British comedian and musician. Horne is the creator of BAFTA award-winning TV series '' Taskmaster'', in which he also performs as the Taskmaster's assistant. He is the host and ban ...
*Week 5 (4–8 November 2019):
Nina Wadia Nina Wadia (born 18 December 1968) is a British actress and comedian. She is known for portraying Zainab Masood in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', Aunty Noor in Citizen Khan Mrs Hussein in the BBC comedy '' Still Open All Hours'', and for ...
,
Johnny Ball Johnny Ball (born Graham Thalben Ball; 23 May 1938) is an English television personality, a populariser of mathematics and the father of BBC Radio 2 DJ Zoe Ball. Early life Ball was born in Bristol and attended Kingswood Primary School on th ...
, Suzi Ruffell and Danny Wallace *Week 6 (11–15 November 2019):
Jay Blades Jason Blades (born 21 February 1970) is a British furniture restorer and television presenter. He grew up in Hackney, which in his childhood was a working class area of Inner London, and now lives in Ironbridge in Shropshire. Early life Bl ...
,
Rachel Parris Rachel Sarah Parris (born 27 May 1984) is an English comedian, musician, actress and presenter. She hosts the satirical news show '' Late Night Mash'' (formerly ''The Mash Report''). Early life Parris attended Loughborough High School. She hold ...
,
Shaun Keaveny Shaun William Keaveny (born 14 June 1972) is a British broadcaster who presented the Breakfast Show on radio station BBC Radio 6 Music for 11 years, and the afternoon show for a further 3 years. Education and early life Keaveny grew up on the ...
and
Jan Ravens Janet "Jan" Ravens (born 14 May 1958) is an English actress and impressionist, known for her voice work on ''Spitting Image'' and '' Dead Ringers''. Early life Ravens grew up in Hoylake, then in Cheshire, on the west side of the Wirral with he ...
(tie between Parris and Ravens) *Week 7 (18–22 November 2019):
Kate Bottley Kate Bottley (' Stevenson) is a Church of England priest in North Nottinghamshire, a role which she combines with her other roles of journalist, media presenter and reality television star. She appears frequently on British radio and televisio ...
, John Thomson,
YolanDa Brown YolanDa Faye Brown (born 4 October 1982) is a British saxophonist, composer, and broadcaster. Her musical sound is a fusion of reggae, jazz and soul. In 2022 she was appointed chair of the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Early life and ...
and
Joel Dommett Joel Patrick Dommett (born 8 June 1985) is an English actor, author, comedian, and television presenter. He is known for his television roles in '' Live in Chelsea'', ''Impractical Jokers UK'', '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!,'' ''Joel ...
*Week 8 (25–29 November 2019):
Charlene White Charlene Denise White (born 22 June 1980) is a British television broadcaster, journalist and presenter, best known for presenting ''ITV News'' programmes. She has been an anchor on ''Loose Women'' since 2021Gregg Wallace Gregg Allan Wallace (born 17 October 1964) is an English broadcaster, entrepreneur, media personality, writer and former greengrocer. He is known for co-presenting ''MasterChef'', ''Celebrity MasterChef'' and '' MasterChef: The Professionals'', ...
,
Holly Walsh Holly Dione Walsh (born 8 November 1980) is an English comedian and comedy writer. Early life The daughter of an Anglican vicar, Walsh attended Christ's Hospital School, before going on to read History of Art at Gonville and Caius College, Cam ...
and Chris Hollins *Week 9 (6–10 January 2020):
Rose Matafeo Rose Catherine Lettitia Matafeo (; born 25 February 1992) is a New Zealand comedian, actress, and TV presenter. She was a writer and performer on the New Zealand late-night comedy sketch show '' Funny Girls''. In 2018, she won the Edinburgh Come ...
,
Rav Wilding Rav Wilding (born 16 October 1977) is a British television presenter and former police officer who served with the British Transport Police and Metropolitan Police Service. Prior to joining the police, Wilding served in the British Army and wo ...
,
Valerie Singleton Valerie Singleton (born 9 April 1937) is an English television and radio presenter best known as a regular presenter of the popular children's series ''Blue Peter'' from 1962 to 1972. She also presented the BBC Radio 4 '' PM'' programme for t ...
and
Gary Delaney Gary Delaney (born 16 April 1973) is an English writer and stand-up comedian. His style of humour is one-liners involving puns. He is known for delivering them in a slightly deadpan manner. Early life Gary Delaney received a degree in Economic ...
*Week 10 (13–17 January 2020): Andrea McLean,
Phil Wang Philip Nathaniel Wang Sin Goi (born 22 January 1990) is a British-Malaysian stand-up comedian and comedy writer who is a member of the sketch comedy group Daphne, and co-creator of their BBC Radio 4 series, '' Daphne Sounds Expensive''. He cu ...
,
Rita Simons Rita Joanne Simons (born 10 March 1977) is an English actress and singer from London. She is best known for playing Roxy Mitchell in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 2007 to 2017, when her character was killed-off, alongside her on screen ...
and Adil Ray *Week 11 (20–24 January 2020):
Michelle Ackerley Michelle Ayele Ackerley (born 21 July 1984) is an English television presenter and journalist, best known for her work on BBC programmes such as ''Watchdog'' and ''The One Show''. Early life Ackerley grew up in Manchester. Her maternal grandfa ...
,
Matt Forde Matt Forde (born 6 November 1982) is an English impressionist, television writer, and radio presenter. Background Forde attended Becket School in West Bridgford, Nottingham. His mother is a former nun. He joined the Labour Party when he was 15 ...
,
Judy Murray Judith Mary Murray, OBE (née Erskine; born 8 September 1959) is a Scottish tennis coach. She is the mother of professional tennis players Jamie and Sir Andy Murray. Life and career Murray was born on 8 September 1959 in Bridge of Allan, Sti ...
and
Fred MacAulay Frederick MacAulay (born 29 December 1956) is a Scottish comedian. For 18 years, until March 2015, he presented a daily BBC Scotland radio programme '' MacAulay and Co''. He has appeared on numerous TV shows. Background Born in Perth, MacAula ...
*Week 12 (27–31 January 2020):
Kerry Godliman Kerry Anna Godliman (born November 1973) is an English actor and comedian best known for her roles in ''Derek'', '' Bad Move'' and '' After Life''. Early life Godliman was born in Perivale, West London, and trained at Rose Bruford College in ...
,
Radzi Chinyanganya Munyaradzi Thomas Kingsley "Radzi" Chinyanganya (born 12 September 1986) is a British presenter and broadcaster. He co-presented the BBC children's TV programme ''Blue Peter'' from 2013 until 2019, and the ITV game show ''Cannonball'' in 2017 ...
,
Ebony Rainford-Brent Ebony-Jewel Cora-Lee Camellia Rosamond Rainford-Brent (born 31 December 1983) is an English former cricketer who is now a commentator and Director of Women's Cricket at Surrey. She was the first black woman to play for England. She was also ca ...
and
Hal Cruttenden Hal Dominic Bart Cruttenden (born 9 September 1969) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, presenter, and writer. Early life Hal Dominic Bart Cruttenden was born in the Ealing district of London on 9 September 1969. He is the younger brother ...
*Week 13 (3–7 February 2020): Lou Sanders,
Richard Coles Richard Keith Robert Coles (born 26 March 1962) is an English writer, radio presenter and Church of England clergyman who was the vicar of Finedon in Northamptonshire from 2011 to 2022. He first came to prominence as the multi-instrumentalis ...
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Maggie Aderin-Pocock Margaret Ebunoluwa Aderin-Pocock (; born 9 March 1968) is a British space scientist and science educator. She is an honorary research associate of University College London's Department of Physics and Astronomy. Since February 2014, she has co ...
and
Stuart Maconie Stuart Maconie (born 13 August 1961) is an English radio DJ and television presenter, writer, journalist, and critic working in the field of pop music and popular culture. He is currently a presenter on BBC Radio 6 Music where, alongside Mark ...
*Week 14 (10–14 February 2020):
Vick Hope Victoria Nwayawu Nwosu-Hope (born 25 September 1989) is a British TV and radio presenter, journalist and published author. Vick hosts three shows a week across BBC Radio 1 "Going Home with Vick and Jordan", "Life Hacks" and "Official Chart: F ...
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Gethin Jones Gethin Clifford Jones (born 12 February 1978) is a Welsh television presenter. He was an active rugby union player while at Manchester Metropolitan University and, after graduation, he began his television career on Welsh language channel S4C a ...
, Nicki Chapman and
Tim Vine Timothy Mark Vine (born 4 March 1967) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and presenter best known for his one-liners and his role on the sitcom ''Not Going Out'' (2006–2014). He has released a number of stand-up comedy specials and has wr ...
*Week 15 (17–21 February 2020):
Gareth Malone Gareth Edmund Malone (born 9 November 1975) is an English choirmaster and broadcaster, self-described as an " animateur, presenter and populariser of choral singing". He is best known for his television appearances in programmes such as '' The ...
,
Jamelia ' Jamelia Niela Davis (born 11 January 1981) is an English singer, songwriter and television presenter. She has released three studio albums, each of which has reached the Top 40 in the UK, which collectively have spawned eight UK top-ten singl ...
,
Paul Martin Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006. The son o ...
and Susan Calman *Week 16 (24–28 February 2020):
Samira Ahmed Samira Ahmed (born 15 June 1968) is a British journalist, writer and broadcaster at the BBC, where she has presented Radio 3's ''Night Waves'' and Radio 4's '' PM'', ''The World Tonight'', '' Sunday'' and '' Front Row'' and has presented the ...
, John Robins,
Angela Rippon Angela May Rippon (born 12 October 1944)"Angela Rippon," ''Contemporary Authors Online'', Detroit: Gale, (2008) ''Gale Biography In Context'' is an English television journalist, newsreader, writer and presenter. Rippon presented radio and tele ...
and
Dom Joly Dominic John Romulus Joly (; born 15 November 1967) is an English comedian and writer. He is best known as the star of '' Trigger Happy TV'' (2000–2003), a hidden camera prank show that was broadcast in over 70 countries worldwide. Early lif ...


Series 4

*Week 1 (12–16 October 2020):
Vikki Stone Vikki Stone is a British composer, comedian, actress and musician. Early life Stone went to Rugby High School, and then won a flute scholarship to go to Wells Cathedral School for the sixth form. In 1997 she became a flautist for the National ...
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Ade Adepitan Adedoyin Olayiwola "Ade" Adepitan (born 27 March 1973) is a Nigerian-born British television presenter and wheelchair basketball player. As a presenter, he has hosted a range of travel documentaries and sports programmes for BBC television. Ade ...
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Jean Johansson Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * J ...
and
Stephen Mangan Stephen James Mangan (born 16 May 1968) is an English actor, comedian, presenter and writer. He has played Guy Secretan in ''Green Wing'', Dan Moody in '' I'm Alan Partridge'', Seán Lincoln in ''Episodes'', Bigwig in ''Watership Down'', Postma ...
*Week 2 (19–23 October 2020):
Mike Bushell Mike Bushell is an English sports presenter for the BBC. He presents the sport on ''BBC Breakfast'' on Thursdays, Fridays and at the weekends, and sometimes on other weekdays. Bushell holds the world record for participating in the greatest num ...
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Aisling Bea Aisling Clíodhnadh O'Sullivan (born 16 March 1984), known professionally as Aisling Bea ( ), is an Irish comedian, actor and writer. She created, wrote and starred in the comedy series '' This Way Up'' on Channel 4. As a stand-up comedian, she ...
,
Sunetra Sarker Sunetra Sarker (born 25 June 1973) is an English actress and presenter, known for her roles as Nisha Batra in '' Brookside'', Anji Mittel in ''No Angels'', Zoe Hanna in '' Casualty'' and Kaneez Paracha in ''Ackley Bridge''. In 2014, she took p ...
and
Dion Dublin Dion Dublin (born 22 April 1969) is an English former professional footballer, television presenter and pundit. He is a club director of Cambridge United. As a player he was a centre-forward, notably playing in the Premier League for Mancheste ...
*Week 3 (26–30 October 2020):
Scott Mills Scott Robert Mills (born 28 March 1973) is an English radio DJ, television presenter and occasional actor. He is best known for presenting the '' Scott Mills'' show on BBC Radio 1 from 2004 to 2022 and since then, on BBC Radio 2. Mills has also ...
, Josie d'Arby,
Jayde Adams Jayde Pricilla Gail Adams (born 26 November 1984) is a British comedian, actress, writer and opera singer from Bristol. She is the winner of the 2014 Funny Women Award. Career Adams started performing stand-up comedy in 2011, following the pr ...
and
Rufus Hound Rufus Hound (born Robert James Blair Simpson 6 March 1979) is an English actor, comedian and presenter. Early life Hound was born on 6 March 1979, in Essex and moved to Surrey at the age of seven. He was educated at Hoe Bridge School Woking ...
*Week 4 (2–6 November 2020):
AJ Odudu Onatejiro "AJ" Odudu (born 12 February 1988) is a British television presenter from Blackburn, UK. She is best known for co-presenting the 2013 Channel 5 reality show spin-off ''Big Brother's Bit on the Side'', alongside Emma Willis and Rylan ...
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Neil Delamere Neil Delamere ( ; born 1979) is an Irish comedian. He is a regular on the BBC Northern Ireland television show '' The Blame Game'', and the reigning BBC Fighting Talk Champion of Champions. Early life and education Delamere is from Edenderry, ...
,
Mark Billingham Mark may refer to: Currency * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927 * Fin ...
and
Lucy Porter Lucy Donna Porter (born 27 January 1973) is an English actress, writer and comedian. She has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, the Brighton Festival and many clubs around Britain. She is also a regular voice on BBC Radio 4 in various panel sh ...
*Week 5 (9–13 November 2020):
Meera Syal Meera Syal FRSL (born Feroza Syal; 27 June 1961) is a English comedian, writer, playwright, singer, journalist and actress. She rose to prominence as one of the team that created '' Goodness Gracious Me'' and portraying Sanjeev's grandmother, ...
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Steve Backshall Stephen James Backshall (born 21 April 1973) is an English naturalist, explorer, presenter and writer, best known for BBC TV's ''Deadly 60''. His other BBC work includes being part of the expedition teams in ''Lost Land of the Tiger'', ''Lo ...
,
Catherine Bohart Catherine Bohart (; born Catherine Murphy 13 August 1988) is an Irish stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian, writer and actor based in the United Kingdom. Early life Bohart grew up in Clonsilla, Fingal, part of the greater Dublin area, the daughter ...
and
Ranj Singh Ranjit "Ranj" Singh Sangha (born 26 June 1979) is a British doctor, television presenter, author and columnist. He is best known as a celebrity dancer on the BBC One dance series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', and co-creating and presenting the C ...
*Week 6 (16–20 November 2020):
Melvin Odoom Melvin Odoom is a British radio DJ and television presenter. He is best known for presenting on BBC Radio 1 alongside Rickie Haywood-Williams and Charlie Hedges. Education Odoom attended the University of Bedfordshire and studied a Media Per ...
,This person finished on a negative score during one episode this week. Denise Van Outen,
Greg Rutherford Gregory James Rutherford MBE (born 17 November 1986) is a retired British track and field athlete who specialised in the long jump. He represented Great Britain at the Olympics, World and European Championships, and England at the Commonwealth ...
and
Angela Barnes Angela Barnes (born 9 November 1976) is an English stand-up comedian, mostly known for her appearances on ''Mock the Week''. Early life Barnes was born in Sidcup, London and brought up in Maidstone, Kent. She went to Invicta Grammar School t ...
The first week to have all five episodes won by the same person.The highest (Thursday) and second highest (Friday) single episode score. *Week 7 (23–27 November 2020):
Denise Lewis Denise Lewis (born 27 August 1972) is a British sports presenter and former track and field athlete, who specialised in the heptathlon. She won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, was twice Commonwealth Games champion, ...
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Rhys James Rhys James (born Rhys Jones, 30 April 1991) is an English stand-up comedian. James has appeared on ''Mock the Week'' and '' Live at the Apollo''. Personal Life James studied for a politics and international relations degree at Manchester Univ ...
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Isy Suttie Isobel Jane "Isy" Suttie (; born 11 August 1978) is a British musical comedian, actress, and writer. She played Dobby in the British sitcom ''Peep Show'', and in 2013 won the gold Sony Radio Academy Award for her radio show ''Pearl And Dave''. ...
and David James *Week 8 (30 November–4 December 2020): Sara Barron,
Rickie Haywood-Williams Richard Haywood-Williams is a British radio DJ and television presenter best known for his work with Melvin Odoom and Charlie Hedges on Kiss FM, later BBC Radio 1 and the 2016 TV series '' Bang on the Money'' on ITV. Early life He attended ...
, Jessica Fostekew and
Anton Du Beke Anthony Paul Beke (born 20 July 1966), known professionally as Anton Du Beke (), is a British ballroom and Latin dancer, and television presenter, best known for being a professional dancer and later a judge on the BBC One celebrity dancing sh ...
*Week 9 (7–11 December 2020):
Alex Jones Alexander Emerick Jones (born February 11, 1974) is an American far-right and alt-right radio show host and prominent conspiracy theorist. He hosts ''The Alex Jones Show'' from Austin, Texas, which the Genesis Communications Network broadcas ...
,
Karim Zeroual Karim Zeroual (born 14 November 1993) is a British television presenter and actor. Early life Zeroual was born in London to parents of Moroccan heritage and was brought up by his mother. He attended theatre school in London. Stage and televisi ...
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Jessica Knappett Jessica Amy Knappett (born 28 November 1984) is an English comedian, actress, and writer. She is best known as the creator, writer, executive producer, and star of the E4 sitcom '' Drifters'', as well as her role as Lisa in ''The Inbetweeners M ...
and
Robert Rinder Robert Michael Rinder (; born 31 May 1978) better known as Judge Rinder, is a British criminal barrister and television personality. In 2014, while still a practising barrister, he began hosting the reality courtroom series ''Judge Rinder''. ...
*Week 10 (14–17 and 20 December 2020):
Steve Cram Stephen Cram, (born 14 October 1960) is a British retired track and field athlete. Along with fellow Britons Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett, he was one of the world's dominant middle distance runners during the 1980s. Nicknamed "The Jarrow Arr ...
, Josie Long,
Jeanette Kwakye Jeanette Boahemaa Kwakye (pronounced ''kwah-chee''; born 20 March 1983) is a sports broadcaster and retired British sprinter. Athletics career Kwakye won a bronze medal in the 4x100 metres relay at the 2002 World Junior Championships, with ...
and
Lloyd Griffith Lloyd Griffith (born 5 July 1983) is an English comedian, actor, presenter and singer from Grimsby, England, and was a presenter on Sky Sports show ''Soccer AM'' until the end of the 2018-2019 season. Career Lloyd Griffith originally trained a ...
*Week 11 (4–8 January 2021):
Gabby Logan Gabrielle Nicole Logan (''née'' Yorath; born 24 April 1973) is a Welsh presenter and a former international rhythmic gymnast who represented Wales and Great Britain. She hosted '' Final Score'' for BBC Sport from 2009 until 2013. She has also ...
,
Tim Key Timothy David Key (born September 1976) is an English poet, comedian, actor, screenwriter and radio personality. He is best known for playing Alan Partridge's sidekick Simon in '' Mid Morning Matters'', '' Alpha Papa'', and '' This Time'', as ...
,
Gemma Cairney Gemma Cairney (born 19 March 1985) is an English television and radio presenter best known for her work on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 6 Music. She most recently presented '' The Leisure Society'' on BBC Radio 6 Music where she interviewed cultura ...
and
Jeff Stelling Robert Jeffrey Stelling (born 18 March 1955) is an English television presenter. He currently presents '' Gillette Soccer Saturday'' for Sky Sports and hosted coverage of the Champions League between 2011 and 2015. He also presented the Chann ...
*Week 12 (11–15 January 2021):
Alex Brooker Alexander James Brooker (born 15 May 1984) is an English journalist and presenter best known for his television work with Channel 4. Since 2012, Brooker has co-hosted ''The Last Leg'', a Channel 4 panel show with Adam Hills and Josh Widdicombe ...
,
Sophie Duker Sophie Duker (born 1989/1990) is a British stand-up comedian and writer. Early life Duker was born in London to first-generation immigrants from West Africa. Her mother is from Cameroon and her father is from Ghana. She studied French and Engli ...
,
Charlotte Hawkins Charlotte Mary Hawkins (born 16 May 1975) is an English television and radio presenter, newsreader and journalist. Hawkins joined ITV's ''Meridian Tonight'' in 2003, hosting its main news programme, leaving in 2006 to become co-presenter of ...
and
David Baddiel David Lionel Baddiel (; born 28 May 1964) is an English comedian, presenter, screenwriter, and author. He is known for his work alongside Rob Newman in ''The Mary Whitehouse Experience'' and his comedy partnership with Frank Skinner. He has al ...
*Week 13 (18–22 January 2021):
Maisie Adam Maisie Adam (born 24 January 1994) is an English stand-up comedian, writer and actress. Early life Maisie Adam grew up in Pannal, North Yorkshire, with her parents Phillip and Jill Adam, and her younger brother Daniel. At 14, she was diagnosed ...
,
Rory Bremner Roderick Keith Ogilvy "Rory" Bremner,"Rory Bremner". '' Who Do You Think You Are?''. Wall to Wall for BBC One. 2 February 2009. No. 1, series 6. (born 6 April 1961) is a Scottish impressionist and comedian, noted for his work in political sati ...
,
Michelle Gayle Michelle Patricia Gayle (born 2 February 1971) is a British singer, songwriter, actress and writer. Gayle had success as a soul and R&B singer in the 1990s, having achieved seven top 40 singles in the UK Singles Chart. These include "Sweetness" ...
and
James Cracknell James Edward Cracknell, (born 5 May 1972) is a British athlete, rowing champion and double Olympic gold medalist. Cracknell was appointed OBE for "services to sport" in the 2005 New Year Honours List. Biography Cracknell began rowing whilst ...
*Week 14 (25–29 January 2021): Charlie Brooks, Darren Harriott, Melinda Messenger and Les Dennis (tie between Messenger and Dennis) *Week 15 (1–5 February 2021): Josie Lawrence, Raj Bisram, Laura Whitmore and Mark Watson *Week 16 (8–12 February 2021): Kae Kurd, Zoe Lyons, Andrew Hunter Murray and Kate RobbinsThis person finished on a negative score during one episode this week. *Week 17 (15–19 February 2021): Sindhu Vee, Tom Rosenthal (actor), Tom Rosenthal, Anna Richardson and Marcus Brigstocke *Week 18 (22–26 February 2021): Colin Murray, Sally Phillips, Nathan Caton and Ronni Ancona *Week 19 (1–5 March 2021): Mae Martin, Nihal Arthanayake, Patsy Kensit and Jake Humphrey *Week 20 (8–12 March 2021): Glenn Moore (comedian), Glenn Moore, Mina Anwar, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Shaun Williamson


Series 5

*Week 1 (16, 18–20, 20 August 2021): Gareth Thomas (rugby), Gareth Thomas, Olga Koch, Reeta Chakrabarti and Andrew Maxwell *Week 2 (23–27 August 2021): Jamali Maddix, Jodie Kidd, Suzi Perry and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall *Week 3 (30–31 August, 2–3, 3 September 2021): Joe Thomas (actor), Joe Thomas, Lucy Beaumont (comedian), Lucy Beaumont, Jake Wood and Shazia Mirza *Week 4 (6–8, 10, 10 September 2021): Kevin Clifton, Kemah Bob, Victoria Derbyshire and JJ Chalmers *Week 5 (13–17 September 2021): Philip Glenister, Thanyia Moore, Mark Chapman (broadcaster), Mark Chapman and Kaye Adams *Week 6 (20–24 September 2021): Matthew Pinsent, Ruby Bhogal, Ingrid Oliver and Ed Byrne (comedian), Ed Byrne *Week 7 (27 September–1 October 2021): Cariad Lloyd, Dennis Taylor, Yasmine Akram and Geoff Norcott *Week 8 (4–8 October 2021): Jo Brand, Roger Black, Tiff Stevenson and Sanjeev Kohli *Week 9 (11–15 October 2021): Andy Hamilton, Sabrina Grant, Kirsty Wark and Matt Edmondson *Week 10 (18–22 October 2021): Joanne McNally, Bill Turnbull, Michelle Collins and Reginald D. Hunter *Week 11 (25–29 October 2021): Sean Fletcher, Kimberly Wyatt, Louise Minchin and Chris Washington (comedian), Chris Washington *Week 12 (1–5 November 2021): Sarah Millican, Nabil Abdulrashid, Philippa Perry and Luke Kempner *Week 13 (8–12 November 2021): Mike Wozniak, Clare Balding, Mehreen Baig and Jamie Laing *Week 14 (15–19 November 2021): Will Kirk, Edith Bowman, Fern Brady and Martin Lewis (financial journalist), Martin Lewis *Week 15 (22–26 November 2021): Athena Kugblenu, Nick Helm, Nina Conti and Toby Tarrant *Week 16 (29 November–3 December 2021): Jessie Cave, AJ Pritchard, Ayesha Hazarika and Simon Hickson *Week 17 (7–11 March 2022): Jennie McAlpine, Felicity Ward, Joe Pasquale and Ugo Monye *Week 18 (14–19 March 2022): Jen Brister, Kelvin Fletcher, Zoe Williams (doctor), Zoe Williams and Ian Moore (comedian), Ian Moore *Week 19 (21–25 March 2022): Stephen Bailey, The Great British Bake Off (series 12), Crystelle Pereira, Amanda Lamb and Nick Moran *Week 20 (28 March–1 April 2022): Carol Smillie, Babatunde Aléshé, Richie Anderson (BBC personality), Richie Anderson and Jo Caulfield *Week 21 (4–8 April 2022): Briony May Williams, Milton Jones, Ria Lina and Martin Roberts (presenter), Martin Roberts *Week 22 (11–15 April 2022): Martel Maxwell, Mathew Horne, Chloe Petts and Alex Beresford *Week 23 (18–22 April 2022): Kimberley Nixon, Rachel Fairburn, Trevor Nelson and Des Clarke (comedian), Des Clarke *Week 24 (25–29 April 2022): Jay McGuiness, Linda Robson, Sarah Kendall and Bobby Seagull


Series 6

* Week 1 (5–7 and 9–10 September 2022): Hannah Cockroft, Neil Morrissey, Penny Smith and Rhys Stephenson * Week 2 (12 and 14–17 September 2022): Rob Deering, Katya Jones, Jayne Middlemiss and Phil Tufnell * Week 3 (19–23 September 2022): Charlie Baker (comedian), Charlie Baker, Val McDermid, Martin Offiah and Self Esteem (musician), Rebecca Lucy Taylor * Week 4 (26–30 September 2022): Eddie Kadi, Natasha Raskin Sharp, Charlie Stayt and Faye Tozer * Week 5 (3–7 October 2022): Joe Sugg, Kerry Howard, Evelyn Mok and Toby Anstis * Week 6 (10–14 October 2022): Roo Irvine, Claire Richards, John Kearns (comedian), John Kearns and Diarmuid Gavin * Week 7 (17–21 October 2022): Cally Beaton, Louis Emerick, Helen George and Justin Moorhouse * Week 8 (5–9 December 2022): Ashley John-Baptiste, Simon Rimmer, Claire Sweeney and Esme Young * Week 9 (12–16 December 2022): Kevin Eldon, Sarah Keyworth, Laila Rouass and John Whaite * Week 10 (2–6 January 2023): Adrian Chiles, Greg McHugh, Sukh Ojla and Jayne Sharp * Week 11 (9–13 January 2023): Jasmine Harman, Dave Johns, Suzannah Lipscomb and Jason Mohammad


House of Champions

;Series 3 *House of Champions Week 1 (2–5 and 7 December 2019):
Scarlett Moffatt Scarlett Sigourney Leigh Moffatt (born 17 October 1990) is a British television personality, presenter, and former ballroom dancer from County Durham County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1 ...
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Rick Edwards Richard Philip "Rick" Edwards (born 20 May 1979) is an English television presenter, journalist, and author. Edwards presented T4 for four years, and has also presented ''Tool Academy'', '' Freshly Squeezed'', ''E4 Music'', and much of Channe ...
,
Naga Munchetty Subha Nagalakshmi Munchetty-Chendriah (born 25 February 1975), also known as Naga Munchetty, is a British television presenter, newsreader and journalist. She regularly presents '' BBC Breakfast''. She is also a former presenter of BBC World Ne ...
and
David O'Doherty David Nicholas O'Doherty (; born 18 December 1975) is an Irish comedian, author, musician, actor and playwright and son of renowned jazz pianist Jim Doherty. His stand-up has won many international awards including the if.comedy award in 2008 a ...
*House of Champions Week 2 (9–13 December 2019):
June Sarpong June Konadu Sarpong (born 31 May 1977) is a British television presenter and executive. She was a panellist on ITV's ''Loose Women'' and is currently a panellist on the Sky News programme '' The Pledge''. In November 2019, Sarpong was appointed ...
,
Richard Herring Richard Keith Herring (born 12 July 1967) is an English stand-up comedian and writer, whose early work includes the comedy double act Lee and Herring (alongside Stewart Lee). He is described by ''The British Theatre Guide'' as "one of the lead ...
, Kate Williams and
Dane Baptiste Dane Baptiste (born 3 September 1984) is a British stand-up comedian, writer and presenter. He was the first Black British act to be nominated for the "Best Newcomer" award at 2014's Edinburgh Comedy Awards and his comedy series ''Sunny D'' premie ...
*House of Champions Week 3 (2–6 March 2020):
Chizzy Akudolu Andrea Chizoba "Chizzy" Akudolu (born 7 October 1973) is a British actress. Career In 2002, Akudolu was one of eight new comedy performers who won the BBC Talent Initiative, The Urban Sketch Showcase. All eight performed a comedy sketch sho ...
,
Miles Jupp Miles Hugh Barrett Jupp (born 8 September 1979) is an English actor, singer, and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian before playing the role of the inventor Archie in the children's television series ''Balamory''. He also played ...
,
Ellie Taylor Eleanor Jane Taylor is an English comedian, television personality, actress, and writer. After appearing on ''Show Me the Funny'' in 2011, Taylor has appeared on numerous television shows, including ''8 Out of 10 Cats'' (2011–2017), '' Fake Re ...
and
Amol Rajan Amol Rajan (born 4 July 1983) is an Indian-born British journalist and broadcaster who has been the BBC's Media Editor since December 2016 and a presenter on the ''Today'' programme on BBC Radio 4 since 2021. Rajan was editor of ''The Indepen ...
*House of Champions Week 4 (9–13 March 2020):
Holly Walsh Holly Dione Walsh (born 8 November 1980) is an English comedian and comedy writer. Early life The daughter of an Anglican vicar, Walsh attended Christ's Hospital School, before going on to read History of Art at Gonville and Caius College, Cam ...
,
Nish Kumar Nishant Kumar (born 1985) is a British stand-up comedian and television presenter. He became known as the host of satirical comedy ''The Mash Report'', now known as ''Late Night Mash''. He has also presented BBC Radio 4 Extra's topical comedy ...
,
Sarah Greene Elizabeth Sarah Greene (born 24 October 1957) is an English television presenter and actress. She co-presented ''Blue Peter'' from May 1980 until June 1983, and hosted the Saturday-morning series '' Saturday Superstore'' and ''Going Live!''. E ...
and
Hugh Dennis Peter Hugh Dennis (born 13 February 1962) is an English comedian, presenter, actor, writer, impressionist and voice-over artist who has appeared in the comedy double act Punt and Dennis with partner Steve Punt. He played Dr Piers Crispin in the ...
;Series 5 *House of Champions Week 1 (6–10 December 2021):
Vikki Stone Vikki Stone is a British composer, comedian, actress and musician. Early life Stone went to Rugby High School, and then won a flute scholarship to go to Wells Cathedral School for the sixth form. In 1997 she became a flautist for the National ...
, Sally Phillips,
Rickie Haywood-Williams Richard Haywood-Williams is a British radio DJ and television presenter best known for his work with Melvin Odoom and Charlie Hedges on Kiss FM, later BBC Radio 1 and the 2016 TV series '' Bang on the Money'' on ITV. Early life He attended ...
and Dan Walker *House of Champions Week 2 (13–17 December 2021):
Maisie Adam Maisie Adam (born 24 January 1994) is an English stand-up comedian, writer and actress. Early life Maisie Adam grew up in Pannal, North Yorkshire, with her parents Phillip and Jill Adam, and her younger brother Daniel. At 14, she was diagnosed ...
,
Dev Griffin Devin Joseph Jordan Griffin (born 23 December 1984) is a British radio presenter, DJ and actor, who is most commonly known for his former weekend afternoon shows on BBC Radio 1. Since 2 January 2021, he has presented a weekend show on Heart. ...
,
Ivo Graham Ivo is a masculine given name, in use in various European languages. The name used in western European languages originates as a Normannic name recorded since the High Middle Ages, and the French name Yves is a variant of it. The unrelated So ...
and Zoe Lyons *House of Champions Week 3 (21–25 February 2022):
Beattie Edmondson Beatrice Louise "Beattie" Edmondson (born 19 June 1987) is an English actress. She played a main character in the BBC Three sitcom ''Josh (TV series), Josh''. Early life Beatrice Louise Edmondson is the middle daughter of comedians Ade Edmondson ...
,
Adrian Edmondson Adrian Charles Edmondson (born 24 January 1957) is an English actor, comedian, musician, writer and television presenter. He was part of the alternative comedy boom in the early 1980s and had roles in the television series ''The Young Ones (TV s ...
, Kemah Bob and
Angela Barnes Angela Barnes (born 9 November 1976) is an English stand-up comedian, mostly known for her appearances on ''Mock the Week''. Early life Barnes was born in Sidcup, London and brought up in Maidstone, Kent. She went to Invicta Grammar School t ...
*House of Champions Week 4 (28 February–4 March 2022): Sara Barron,
Gregg Wallace Gregg Allan Wallace (born 17 October 1964) is an English broadcaster, entrepreneur, media personality, writer and former greengrocer. He is known for co-presenting ''MasterChef'', ''Celebrity MasterChef'' and '' MasterChef: The Professionals'', ...
, Sanjeev Kohli and Josie Long ;Series 6 *House of Champions Week 1 (7–11 November 2022): Laura Whitmore,
Tim Key Timothy David Key (born September 1976) is an English poet, comedian, actor, screenwriter and radio personality. He is best known for playing Alan Partridge's sidekick Simon in '' Mid Morning Matters'', '' Alpha Papa'', and '' This Time'', as ...
,
Sunetra Sarker Sunetra Sarker (born 25 June 1973) is an English actress and presenter, known for her roles as Nisha Batra in '' Brookside'', Anji Mittel in ''No Angels'', Zoe Hanna in '' Casualty'' and Kaneez Paracha in ''Ackley Bridge''. In 2014, she took p ...
and Jamie Laing *House of Champions Week 2 (14–18 November 2022): Yasmine Akram,
Stephen Mangan Stephen James Mangan (born 16 May 1968) is an English actor, comedian, presenter and writer. He has played Guy Secretan in ''Green Wing'', Dan Moody in '' I'm Alan Partridge'', Seán Lincoln in ''Episodes'', Bigwig in ''Watership Down'', Postma ...
, Ingrid Oliver and Tom Rosenthal (actor), Tom Rosenthal *House of Champions Week 3 (21–25 November 2022):
Maggie Aderin-Pocock Margaret Ebunoluwa Aderin-Pocock (; born 9 March 1968) is a British space scientist and science educator. She is an honorary research associate of University College London's Department of Physics and Astronomy. Since February 2014, she has co ...
, Cariad Lloyd,
Gareth Malone Gareth Edmund Malone (born 9 November 1975) is an English choirmaster and broadcaster, self-described as an " animateur, presenter and populariser of choral singing". He is best known for his television appearances in programmes such as '' The ...
and Mike Wozniak *House of Champions Week 4 (28 November–2 December 2022): Stephen Bailey, Charlie Brooks, Ria Lina and John Thomson


Redemption Week

*Redemption Week Week 1 (24–28 October 2022):
Radzi Chinyanganya Munyaradzi Thomas Kingsley "Radzi" Chinyanganya (born 12 September 1986) is a British presenter and broadcaster. He co-presented the BBC children's TV programme ''Blue Peter'' from 2013 until 2019, and the ITV game show ''Cannonball'' in 2017 ...
, Janet Ellis, Darren Harriott and Suzi Ruffell *Redemption Week Week 2 (31 October–4 November 2022): Sian Gibson,
Jean Johansson Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * J ...
, Iain Stirling and
Rav Wilding Rav Wilding (born 16 October 1977) is a British television presenter and former police officer who served with the British Transport Police and Metropolitan Police Service. Prior to joining the police, Wilding served in the British Army and wo ...


Festive

*Festive House of Games Week 1 (19–23 December 2022): Clare Balding,
Ivo Graham Ivo is a masculine given name, in use in various European languages. The name used in western European languages originates as a Normannic name recorded since the High Middle Ages, and the French name Yves is a variant of it. The unrelated So ...
, Ugo Monye and Su Pollard *Festive House of Games Week 2 (26–30 December 2022): Brian Conley,
Scarlett Moffatt Scarlett Sigourney Leigh Moffatt (born 17 October 1990) is a British television personality, presenter, and former ballroom dancer from County Durham County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1 ...
,
Anneka Rice Anne Lucinda Hartley Rice (born 4 October 1958), known professionally as Anneka Rice, is a Welsh-born television and radio presenter, broadcaster, journalist and painter. Early life and education Rice was born in Cowbridge, Glamorgan, Wale ...
and
Phil Wang Philip Nathaniel Wang Sin Goi (born 22 January 1990) is a British-Malaysian stand-up comedian and comedy writer who is a member of the sketch comedy group Daphne, and co-creator of their BBC Radio 4 series, '' Daphne Sounds Expensive''. He cu ...
(tie between Moffatt and Rice)


Transmissions


Spin-offs


''Richard Osman's House of Games Night''

On 20 November 2020, Osman launched a five-episode spin-off called ''Richard Osman's House of Games Night'', broadcast weekly in primetime on BBC One. A one-episode Christmas Special aired on 28 December 2020. A second series, consisting of six episodes, began on 1 October 2021. The series follows the exact same format as the main show, but with the addition of rounds not seen in the original. There are no double points in the final episode. Series 2 features a house band led by
David O'Doherty David Nicholas O'Doherty (; born 18 December 1975) is an Irish comedian, author, musician, actor and playwright and son of renowned jazz pianist Jim Doherty. His stand-up has won many international awards including the if.comedy award in 2008 a ...
.


New games

Don't Cry For Me Guatemala (''first played on Series 1, Episode 1, Round 3''): The players are given a question before the show in which the answer is (unknown to them) part of the lyrics of a well-known song. A live band then sings the song and cuts to the answers given by each player to see if they have completed it. Don't Trust The Experts (''first played on Series 1, Episode 2, Round 4''): Two experts give each player a fact in their area of expertise. Only one of these facts is true, which the player has to determine. Clash In The Attic (''first played on Series 1, Episode 3, Round 4''): The players are given questions before the show and must find an object in the House of Games attic that provides the answers to the questions. The title is a pun on the reality show ''Cash in the Attic''. Sounding Off (''first played on Series 1, Episode 4, Round 2''): The players must guess the historical event that their teammate is recreating using Foley (filmmaking), Foley art. This Music Round's Better With You (''first played on Series 1, Episode 5, Round 3''): Each player in turn is asked to pick from a choice of 8 categories. A live band then asks a question in that category in the form of an original song in which the final lyric, the answer to the question, is missing. The player must correctly answer the question to earn a point. The title is a pun on the 1998 Stardust hit "Music Sounds Better with You". Is There A Doctor In The House Of Games? (''first played on Series 2, Episode 1, Round 1''): Each player in turn is asked a question with an obscure answer. One member of the live audience will know that answer, and Osman will give a qualification of the audience member who knows the answer. The player must identify the audience member who knows the answer. If they do this successfully, they earn a point. Otherwise, any other player can buzz in and try to take the point. I've Got The Historical Blues (''first played on Series 2, Episode 1, Round 2''): David O'Doherty has the "historical blues" and he represents this by singing original songs played by the live band. O'Doherty sings each player in turn a song whose lyrics reference a historical event (Group 1) or figure (Group 2), with the final lyric being of the form "I've got the (event or figure) blues". Just before this lyric, the song stops, and the player must name the event or figure. If they do this successfully, they earn a point; otherwise, any other player can buzz in and try to take the point. Unusually for a game played in Round 2, this game is not a pairs game. Arty-Facts (''first played on Series 2, Episode 1, Round 3''): This is a pairs game. Before the show, each player is asked to represent something in a given category with a work of art in a particular medium. In the show, each player in turn is shown their partner's work, and they must identify what the work represents. If they are successful, they and their partner earn a point; otherwise, the other pair can make a guess and try to take the point. It's Not Me, It's You (''first played in Series 2, Episode 2, Round 2''): Each pair in turn selects one of two pairs of categories. The two contestants then sit in front of the screen, with a divider preventing them from seeing each other. Each contestant is given a paddle with one of the categories written on it. Osman then gives a series of statements to which one of the two categories apply. For an answer to be considered correct, the contestant with the correct category must raise their paddle and the contestant without the correct category must keep theirs lowered. Giving a correct answer results in Osman moving on to the next statement. Giving an incorrect answer, both or neither contestants raising the paddles or taking too long to give an answer results in Osman declaring "incorrect" (without specifying why) and returning to the first statement. The pair have 90 seconds to give correct answers to as many unique statements as they can. They earn one point for each unique statement they gave a correct answer to. Get Your Head In The Game (''first played in Series 2, Episode 2, Round 4''): Each contestant in turn stands behind the screen. The screen displays a live video feed of the contestant, with their face replaced by something else (which may or may not be the face of a famous person). Each of the other contestants provides a one-word clue as to what the contestant "is", after which the contestant must guess who they "are". If they are correct, they earn a point. Similarly to ''The Nice Round'', they can also give a point to the opponent who wrote the best clue. Here's One You Asked Yourself Earlier (''first played on Series 2, Episode 3, Round 1''): Before the show, each player is asked to ask a question backwards. In the show, each player in turn is shown a video of them asking their question backwards, then that video is played backwards twice. If the player gives the correct answer, they earn a point; otherwise, any other player can buzz in and try to take the point. Famous Last Words (''first played on Series 2, Episode 3, Round 2''): David O'Doherty remembers some events of a book (Group 1) or objects (Group 2), but he cannot remember the book's title or object's name. O'Doherty sings each player in turn a song whose lyrics reference some events or objects, with the final lyric being the book's title or object's name. Just before this lyric, the song stops and the player must name the title of the book or objects. If they do this successfully, they earn a point; otherwise, any other player can buzz in and try to take the point. Unusually for a game played in Round 2, this game is not a pairs game. Get Your Junk Out (''first played on Series 2, Episode 3, Round 4''): This round is played in exactly the same way as ''Richard's Junk'' from the regular show. However, instead of the junk items being shown on the screen, ten members of the audience physically hold up the junk items for the contestants to see (during the 15-second memorisation period and when the items are given as correct answers). Weigh Up Your Options (''first played on Series 2, Episode 4, Round 4''): Each pair must estimate the weight of an object by using several items provided from the trolley. The pair whose item's weight is closest to the actual weight of the object win themselves a point. Coming Up Next... (''first played on Series 2, Episode 5, Round 4''): This round is played in exactly the same way as ''All in the Details'' from the regular show. However, in each subject, there are four statements to be filled in instead of three and then those filled-in statements are read as a script by a famous TV/radio personality
Clive Myrie Clive Myrie (born 25 August 1964) is a British journalist, newsreader and presenter who works for the BBC. Since August 2021 he has been the host of the long-running BBC quiz shows ''Mastermind'' and ''Celebrity Mastermind''. Early life Myrie ...
, Danny Dyer,
Scott Mills Scott Robert Mills (born 28 March 1973) is an English radio DJ, television presenter and occasional actor. He is best known for presenting the '' Scott Mills'' show on BBC Radio 1 from 2004 to 2022 and since then, on BBC Radio 2. Mills has also ...
and
Alex Jones Alexander Emerick Jones (born February 11, 1974) is an American far-right and alt-right radio show host and prominent conspiracy theorist. He hosts ''The Alex Jones Show'' from Austin, Texas, which the Genesis Communications Network broadcas ...
via video tape (he/she also knows the subject).


Altered rules of previous games

Answer Smash: The teams are given a category and a picture relating to that category appears on the screen. But unlike the regular version, the picture is below the general knowledge question. The players have to "smash" the answers together to create one answer. (E.g. if the answer to the question was Claudia Winkleman and the picture was Manfred Mann, the answer the players would have to give is "Claudia Winklemanfred Mann".) A point is given for a correct answer, but a point is deducted for an incorrect answer.


Contestants

*Series 1: Jennifer Saunders, Jermaine Jenas, Roisin Conaty and Jason Manford *Christmas Special: Sarah Hadland,
Alex Horne Alexander James Jeffery Horne (born 10 September 1978) is a British comedian and musician. Horne is the creator of BAFTA award-winning TV series '' Taskmaster'', in which he also performs as the Taskmaster's assistant. He is the host and ban ...
,
Charlene White Charlene Denise White (born 22 June 1980) is a British television broadcaster, journalist and presenter, best known for presenting ''ITV News'' programmes. She has been an anchor on ''Loose Women'' since 2021Ed Gamble Edward Stephenson Jamison Gamble (born 11 March 1986) is an English comedian, known for co-presenting '' The Peacock and Gamble Podcast'' and his regular appearances on ''Mock the Week''. He studied at Durham University, where he began his come ...
, Sian Gibson and Dara Ó Briain, Sindhu Vee *Series 2, Group 2: Steph McGovern, Ben Miller, Janette Manrara and Ed Balls (tie between McGovern and Balls)


Merchandise

On 17 October 2019, Osman and Alan Connor published ''Richard Osman's House of Games: 101 new & classic games from the hit BBC series'', a quizbook based on the programme.


Footnotes


References


External links

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