Game play.
Each member of the panel would secretly bid on how many correct answers he or she could give to the question. One contestant, stationed in an isolation booth, competed against a three-member panel of celebrities in a test of knowledge inspired by the game High-Low Poker. Higher or Lower Card Game.
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If the couple survived the first three cards, another £500 would be added to the total on the fourth card.
Game Over - Your Score - 0000000. Name. The contestant also earned the right to return on the next show to decide whether to play another game or walk away with his/her winnings; if at any point a contestant failed to match the panelist's bid, the contestant lost the game and departed with 10% of all previous winnings. There were two rows of three cards dealt out (going from left to right, and upward), and one final card at the top.
- Your Score - 00000. This was usually done when the card shown was of a middle rank, such as a seven, eight or nine. At the start of the second row, they got an extra 200 points. ", and the audience would join in with the "not in this game" part.
Contestants remain until they walk away or are defeated.
What was emphasized was that their money was safe. Which two do you want? If the couple got to the final card with under £4,000, they could choose to take the money, or gamble all of it on the last card – with Bruce emphasising thus: "The rules are strict here – it is all or nothing" (unlike all US versions which required players to bet one-half or more of their winnings on the final card, allowing players to bet the minimum one-half if they were not confident because of a middle card; the 2019 US version added the option of taking the money before the final card from this version, regardless of the amount won, with the one-half minimum bet still in effect if they went on).
The numerator should be the number of cards in the suit that are higher/lower than the last card and have not yet been turned face up.. Contestants could continue playing with their current winnings for up to five games. If not, they won a prize based on their score. On the 2002 series in particular, he would often start the show with a made-up quote. Also, on the final card, if they have £4,000 or more, and they were wrong, they would just have the money. "You don't get anything for a pair, not in this game" was Forsyth's catch phrase on such occasions. The questions were based on surveys of 100 people. Barry posed a question containing multiple answers to both the contestant and the panel.
After making his or her choice, the contestant's booth was turned off and the corresponding panelist attempted to complete his/her bid. By 1985, the winner of each of the two games in the first half would get a prize known as a "Brucie Bonus".
Bruce would then ask a question, if they got it right, they'd win an extra 50 points, if they got it wrong, they lost 50 points. Guess if the next card is higher or lower, and earn points! Also around the time a gift of a bottle of champagne was given to a couple in the rare instances where they correctly guessed the exact answer of a question. The overall winner was the first couple to win two games. (Note: after each bet it skips cards that are very high or low) Show Ads. If no team had managed to predict the last card correctly within the first three questions sudden death was played. A marker would be placed by a dealer beside the frozen card, which meant that on the next question, a wrong guess on their cards would put them back no further than where they froze.