Duel (UK game show)
| Duel | |
|---|---|
| Created by | French TV |
| Presented by | Nick Hancock |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Fountain Studios |
| Running time | 60mins (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) | Gallowgate Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | 19 January – 5 April 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Duel (US version) |
Duel was an ITV game show based on a format by Francophone production company French TV, hosted by Nick Hancock, broadcast on Saturday evenings. It ran from 19 January 2008 to 5 April 2008.
Each 'Duel' consisted of two contestants, who each began the game with 10 poker chips, which in turn each have the same monetary value. They were asked multiple-choice general knowledge questions without time limits, each with four possible answers, one of which was correct. The contestants were asked to cover the answer they believed to be correct with their chip; if they were unsure, they were permitted to cover up to four answers with their chips, to ensure that they had a chip on the right answer when revealed. Once satisfied they had done so, each contestant was asked to confirm their answer by pressing the 'Lock Down' button, at which point the further placement or removal of chips was halted. Contestants retained chips placed on correct answers. Each chip placed on a wrong answer was collected by the house and added £1,000 to the rolling jackpot, which began at a base £100,000.
Each contestant also had two 'Accelerators' (similar to the 'press' in the U.S. version of the show) at their disposal. If used, an Accelerator forced their opponent to answer any given question within seven (observant viewers will note it was actually eight) seconds of it being pressed ; when those seven seconds expired, any marked answers were automatically 'locked down'. Contestants had to 'lock down' before playing an Accelerator, however; doing so before 'locking down' resulted in the immediate sounding of a short harsh error-tone played twice quickly and the accelerator being wasted (in the US and French versions, using an accelerator before locking in will result in an automatic lock-in and the accelerator will be played). If they still had their second accelerator available, Hancock would inform the contestant that they could still lock down and play the other accelerator if they wish.
At any point in the game, if a contestant did not cover the correct answer, the 'Duel' was end. If both players were wrong on the same question, they were both eliminated.
If a player won their 'Duel', they played again with a new opponent, whom they selected from three candidates.
After a duel, the host will introduce 3 candidates to the duel winner. The winner only know about the name, job and the age about the candidate. After picking a candidate, the candidate is invited to the duel table (while the other 2 unpicked candidates will return on next 3 candidates selection.) If however, nobody won the previous duel, then the 2 longest-waiting candidates invited directly to the dueling table.
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