The National Lottery: In It to Win It

*The National Lottery: In It to Win It*
The National Lottery: In It to Win It
Genre	Game show
Created by	Andrew Brereton; Sarah Edwards; Gail Sloan
Presented by	Dale Winton
Narrated by	Alan Dedicoat
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	18
No. of episodes	172
Production
Running time	45 minutes (2002–06); 50 minutes (2006–16)
Production companies	12 Yard; BBC Scotland (2010–16)
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	18 May 2002 –; 16 July 2016
Related
	The National Lottery Draws

The National Lottery: In It to Win It is a BBC National Lottery game show which was broadcast on BBC One from 18 May 2002 to 16 July 2016. It was hosted by Dale Winton.

Format

Five contestants competed for a chance to win up to £100,000. They were initially seated in the Waiting Area, on one side of the studio, and each was assigned one of five colours. One ball was drawn at random from a lottery machine, and the contestant matching its colour crossed the studio to sit in Winners' Row. They were asked a series of multiple-choice questions, each with three answer options. Every correct answer added £5,000 to a prize fund, but a miss sent the contestant to the Red Area, between the Waiting Area and Winners' Row.

Another contestant was chosen to move from the Waiting Area to Winners' Row, after which the host then asked an open-ended question to the contestant in the Red Area. A correct answer allowed them to return to Winners' Row, but a wrong answer sent them back to the Waiting Area. No money was at stake on these questions.

If multiple contestants were in Winners' Row at the same time, the host asked a new multiple-choice question to each one in turn, and continued doing so as long as they all answered correctly. Once someone missed a question and went to the Red Area, the host completed the current pass and one contestant was chosen to move from the Waiting Area to Winners' Row. If multiple contestants were in the Red Area at the same time, the host asked an open-ended question to all of them after this choice was made, and they had to collectively agree on an answer. A correct answer allowed them all to move to Winners' Row, while a miss sent them all back to the Waiting Area.

A klaxon sounded after 20 multiple-choice questions had been asked or a certain length of time had elapsed, whichever came first, and all contestants not in Winners' Row at that point were eliminated from the game with no winnings. Those who remained were asked one more multiple-choice question apiece, and all who answered correctly won an equal share of the prize fund. If no one answered correctly, or if no contestants were in Winners' Row after the klaxon sounded, no one won any money. The maximum prize of £100,000 could only be won if a single contestant correctly answered all 20 multiple-choice questions and the extra one.

The programme also included the Saturday night Thunderball, Lotto, Lotto Extra, and its replacement; Dream Number draws. Originally, from series 1 to 5, Winton himself presided over the Lottery draws live. From series 6 onwards, a different presenter at "Lottery HQ" conducted the live draws.

Transmissions

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	18 May 2002	20 July 2002	9
2	26 April 2003	12 July 2003	12
3	1 May 2004	4 September 2004	15
4	9 July 2005	15 October 2005	15
5	22 July 2006	16 September 2006	9
6	25 November 2006	6 January 2007	7
7	22 September 2007	3 November 2007	7
8	12 January 2008	9 February 2008	4
9	27 December 2008	14 February 2009	8
10	2 January 2010	27 February 2010	8
11	8 May 2010	10 July 2010	8
12	25 September 2010	5 February 2011	8
13	25 June 2011	13 August 2011	8
14	10 March 2012	23 June 2012	12
15	5 January 2013	20 July 2013	16
16	12 April 2014	14 June 2014	10
17	6 September 2014	26 September 2015	8
18	12 September 2015	16 July 2016	8^[1]

References

^ "BBC announces entertainment commissions". BBC Online. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

External links

[1] "BBC announces entertainment commissions". BBC Online. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

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