Fifteen to One

Fifteen to One - this show takes me right back to being a teenager and coming home from school, having a go at flexing my brain with William G. Stewart. The 30 minute show saw 15 brainboxes taking part in a general knowledge game-show. As they got questions wrong, they lost lives, and when they lost 3 lives they were out. The last man (or woman) standing was the winner. To me, this show is everything TV shouldn't be about. I would look at it on three levels: 1) The questions - in terms of questions, this was a good show. There were a wide range of topics and issues covered, and the questions were a good difficulty level. What I mean by ...  Read the complete review

Fifteen To One was a questions based gameshow which ran for almost 16 years from January 1988 - December 2003 and was hosted & produced by William G. Stewart and ran for 30 minutes per show. There were 15 contestants at the start of the game who stood in a semi-circle with the host in front of them. Each contestant started the same with three lives which were represented by three green lights in front of them. Contestants were then asked one general knowledge question and if they provided an incorrect answer their one of their lives would be removed. A second round of questioning would begin and if contestants got the second question wrong then ...  Read the complete review

I don't know what the pull of this game is, but it's certainly addictive. It must take a lot of courage to apply to be on it, as the first two rounds are sudden death if you get your question wrong each time - so you've told all your mates to watch and could end up looking like a dummy. For those of us who watch at home though, we can try to answer everyone's questions - and there have been some days when I've done really well and others that have made me feel totally ignorant. Coppit has written a really good review on the structure of the show, so I don't want to step on toes or repeat what has already been said. Read Coppit's opinion for the play-by-play. ...  Read the complete review

Fifteen to One was a general knowledge quiz show that aired on Channel 4 between 1989 and 2003. It was hosted by William G Stewart and was considered to be a very prestigious quiz to win with the overall series winner receiving an ancient artifact as the prize. The show begins with 15 contestants, and in round 1 each contestant is asked 2 questions, if they get them both wrong they are eliminated. The remaining contestants progress with either 3 lives (if they got both questions correct in round 1) or 2 lives (if they got one question correct in round 1) intact. In round two contestants are asked questions and if the get it wrong they lose a life, if they get ...  Read the complete review

Fifteen to One is a general knowledge quiz show hosted by William G Stewart. It is a Channel 4 programme featuring 15 contestants, each with three lives, and they have to answer three rounds of questions until they are dwindled down to one person, who is the winner and who attempts to achieve a high score to return at the end of the series to beat the best of the best. The first round of questions progresses to each contestant in turn. If they answer incorrectly, they lose a life. They then have a second question each. If they answer the second question incorrectly as well, they are out, and lose both lives. If they managed to get the first question right but ...  Read the complete review