Perfection (game show)
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| Genre | Quiz show |
| Presented by | Nick Knowles |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 240 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
12 Yard BBC Scotland (2012–15) |
| Distributor | ITV Studios |
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| Original network |
BBC Two (2011–12, 2015) BBC One (2013–14) |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | 17 January 2011 – 30 March 2015 |
Perfection is a BBC quiz show which was hosted by Nick Knowles. It was first shown on BBC Two from 17 January 2011 to 10 February 2012, then shown on BBC One from 2 January 2013 to 31 October 2014 and then back on BBC Two from 2 to 30 March 2015.
Two complete games are played per episode. Each game begins with four participants (referred to by the host as "the usual suspects") who are sequestered in a soundproof booth backstage. One of the four is chosen at random to play the game onstage as a contestant, while the others remain in the booth, unable to see or hear the proceedings until the host calls on them.
The main game consists of three rounds.
In each round, the booth is turned off and the contestant has 45 seconds to answer four true/false statements. Once time runs out or all four statements have been played, the booth is turned on so the suspects can see the statements and answers, and the host asks if they would have responded differently. The number of correct answers is then revealed, but not specifically which ones. If the contestant has all four correct, he/she wins the round. Otherwise, the suspects are given a chance to change the responses they believe are incorrect, and can win the round by choosing correctly. The suspects win by default if all four of the contestant's answers are incorrect. If the suspects fail to change all answers missed by the contestant, neither side wins the round.
The winning side (if there is one) chooses two categories from a list of 12 to use in the final. If there is no winner, the two choices are carried over to the next round. In the case of no winner in the third round, the two sides alternate choosing categories until a total of six are in the final, with the contestant choosing first. The contestant's goal is to choose categories that will be easy for him/her, while the suspects make choices that they believe will be difficult for the contestant.
The final is played for a jackpot that begins at £1,000 and increases by that amount for every game in which it goes unclaimed.
With the booth turned off, the contestant answers six true/false statements, one per category in the order they were selected during the main game. There is no time limit, but the contestant may not return to a statement or change a response after committing to it. After all six answers are locked in, the booth is turned on and the suspects give their individual opinions of how many responses are correct, but not specifically which ones. Each may, at their discretion, offer to help in changing the answers they think are incorrect, in exchange for a portion of the money at stake. The contestant may accept no more than one offer, but is not required to do so. If the contestant does accept an offer, that suspect leaves the booth and joins the contestant onstage, and the two discuss which answers should be changed. The contestant's decisions in this respect are final.
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