Golden Balls
| Golden Balls | |
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| Genre | Game show |
| Directed by | Julian Smith |
| Presented by | Jasper Carrott |
| Starring | Amanda Grant |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 288 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | BBC Television Centre |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) | Initial |
| Distributor | Endemol UK |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV, STV, UTV |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | 18 June 2007 – 18 December 2009 |
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| Related shows |
Shafted The Bank Job |
Golden Balls is a British daytime game show presented by Jasper Carrott. It aired on the ITV network from 18 June 2007 to 18 December 2009. It was filmed at the BBC Television Centre. Golden Balls Ltd licensed their name to Endemol for the game show and merchandise.
At the back of the studio is the "Golden Bank," a giant contraption like a lottery machine. Inside are 100 golden balls, containing cash values that range from £10 to £75,000. Twelve of these balls are randomly drawn from the machine and put into a mixer, and four "Killer" balls are added by Amanda Grant, referred to by Carrott as the "Balls' Assistant" or "Killer Queen." These 16 balls are split equally and randomly among four contestants, each of whom places two balls on their own front and back row holders without looking inside. The front-row balls are then opened for all to see, while the back-row balls are visible only to their respective owners.
The contestants each look at their own back-row balls and announce the contents; they may either tell the truth or lie as they see fit. They then discuss who they think is lying and try to establish who has the worst set of balls, either in terms of having the lowest total value or the most Killer balls. Each contestant secretly casts one vote as to whom they want to remove from the game. The contestant who receives the most votes is eliminated with no winnings, and their balls are "binned" (permanently taken out of play). In the event of a tie, the contestants not involved in it must discuss further and try to reach a consensus. If they do, the chosen contestant is eliminated; if not, each tied contestant is given one more ball. One is a Killer, the others are empty, and the person who receives the Killer is out of the game. The three surviving contestants then reveal the contents of their back-row balls.
The three contestants' balls, not counting any used in a tiebreaker, are closed and put into the mixer. Two more cash balls are drawn from the Golden Bank, and one more Killer is added to give a total of 15 balls in play. Each contestant receives five balls, placing two on their front row and three on their back, and play proceeds as in Round 1.
The two remaining contestants' balls are again put back into the mixer and one more Killer ball is added, for a total of 11 balls in play. The balls are mixed and placed on a table, with the contestants seated on opposite sides. Starting with the contestant who brought more money into this round, each chooses one ball to "bin" (eliminate) and one to "win" (place in the jackpot). Each ball is opened as it is chosen. If a cash ball is chosen to win, its value is added to the potential jackpot; if a Killer is chosen, the jackpot is divided by 10. Any "win" Killers that are found before the first "win" cash ball do not affect the jackpot. The contestants take turns choosing until they have five "win" balls.
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