The Bank Job (game show)
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| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | George Lamb |
| Theme music composer | Marc Sylvan |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 (incl. Celebrity special) |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Location(s) | Poultry, London |
| Running time | 60-90mins (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) | Remarkable Television |
| Distributor | Endemol UK |
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| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Original release | 2 January – 17 March 2012 |
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The Bank Job is a British television game show broadcast live on Channel 4, hosted by George Lamb. It was first broadcast on 2 January 2012 and ended on 17 March 2012.
Four contestants answered questions to open vaults in a giant safe. Whoever earned the most money from the vaults advanced to a grand final at the end of the week, in which their earned money was placed in a jackpot that went to the eventual winner.
In round one there was 90 seconds on the clock, although the clock was stopped after each correct answer to a question. Contestants buzzed-in to answer questions but were frozen out for one question if they gave an incorrect answer. A correct answer enabled the contestant to choose one of 25 vaults in which £150,000 had been randomly distributed. At least four of these vaults contained no money. Any money found was placed in their case, and the contestant could choose whether to remain in the safe or leave. The contestants' goal was to leave the safe before the clock reached zero; however, if all four contestants had left, the one who left with least amount of money was eliminated from the game, and went home with nothing.
The three remaining contestants progressed to round two. Once again, correct answers to questions allowed the contestant to open a vault. This time, each contestant had two cases and could only place one bundle of cash in each case. The contestants' strategy was to decide whether or not to take the amount of cash discovered, or to bin it and hope for larger amounts later in the round. Once more, the contestant who left with the smallest amount was eliminated, and left with no money.
In the final round, involving the remaining two contestants, a total of £200,000 was divided between the vaults. Each contestant had an individual clock of 45 seconds. The first contestant's clock was started and continued to count down until the contestant answered a question correctly. Once a question was answered correctly, the contestant opened a vault. However, as well as cash amounts and zero amounts, there were also at least four Steals. A contestant opening a Steal automatically took the largest bundle in his or her opponent's case, so long as their opponent had at least one cash bundle in their case and had not yet left the vault. After opening a vault, a contestant could choose to leave the safe or remain in the game, and control passed to the other contestant. Play alternated between the contestants until a contestant left the safe with a greater amount than their opponent, or until time ran out for the trailing contestant. The contestant who successfully left the safe with the most money is the winner of the game, and takes all the money they have accumulated into the grand final.
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