2002 British TV series or program
| The National Lottery: In It to Win It |
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| Created by | Andrew Brereton
Sarah Edwards
Gail Sloan |
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| Starring | Dale Winton |
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| Narrated by | Alan Dedicoat |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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| No. of series | 14 |
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| No. of episodes | 130 |
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| Producer | 12 Yard |
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| Running time | 45 minutes (Series 1 - 5)
50 minutes (Series 6 - 10, 12 - present)
55 minutes (Series 11) |
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| Network | BBC One |
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| Release | 18 May 2002 (2002-05-18) –
present |
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The National Lottery: In It to Win It, is a BBC National Lottery game show broadcast on BBC One since 18 May 2002. The programme is hosted by Dale Winton.
Five contestants wait on the right side of the studio, hoping to be randomly picked to play by joining 'winners row' by way of a lottery machine filled with balls of various colors. When in ‘winners row’ players are given multiple choice questions to answer. £5,000 is added to the prize fund if a question is answered correctly. However, in the event of the player getting the question wrong, they are sent to the ‘red area’, situated in the middle of the studio.
At this point another player is randomly selected to join 'winners row'. However, before they are asked a question, the player in the red area is given one more chance to be on 'winners row' by answering a non-multiple choice question correctly. If they fail to answer correctly they go back to the beginning row of contestants.
After 20 questions, a klaxon sounds, signalling the end for anyone not in 'winners row'. At this point, each player in 'winners row' has to answer one multiple choice question to gain an equal share of the prize fund. Players who get their question wrong push up the winnings of those who have answered correctly. In the event of no-one getting their final questions right, no-one goes home with the money.
The maximum prize fund is £100,000 (twenty £5,000 questions answered correctly), although every time a player gets their question wrong, they effectively decrease the maximum possible total by £5,000. The top prize was finally won single-handedly by Eleri Owen, on 29 July 2006, who answered all twenty questions and her final question correctly, to walk away with the top prize of £100,000. The £100,000 top prize was won for a second time by Toni Cox on 24 January 2009. The £100,000 top prize was in sight for Olly Lewin on 15 May 2010, who had got to the end single-handedly, however, his last question was to name the year that Richard Pryor, Bruce Lee and John Lennon were born. The options were 1935, 1940, 1945. After much deliberation, he wrongly answered 1945, losing everything.
The programme includes the Saturday night Thunderball and Lotto draws. Originally the entire show was broadcast live, with Dale Winton presiding over the Lottery draws. Currently the game show is pre-recorded, with the live draws inserted.
Transmissions
| Series |
Start date |
End date |
Episodes
|
| 1 |
18 May 2002 |
20 July 2002 |
9
|
| 2 |
26 April 2003 |
12 July 2003 |
12
|
| 3 |
1 May 2004 |
4 September 2004 |
15
|
| 4 |
9 July 2005 |
15 October 2005 |
15
|
| 5 |
22 July 2006 |
16 September 2006 |
9
|
| 6 |
25 November 2006 |
6 January 2007 |
7
|
| 7 |
22 September 2007 |
3 November 2007 |
7
|
| 8 |
12 January 2008 |
9 February 2008 |
4
|
| 9 |
27 December 2008 |
14 February 2009 |
8
|
| 10 |
2 January 2010 |
27 February 2010 |
8
|
| 11 |
8 May 2010 |
10 July 2010 |
8
|
| 12 |
25 September 2010 |
5 February 2011 |
8
|
| 13 |
25 June 2011 |
13 August 2011 |
8
|
| 14 |
10 March 2012 |
|
|
Ratings
Episode viewing figures from BARB.[1]
Series 1
| Episode no. |
Airdate |
Total viewers |
BBC One weekly ranking
|
| 1 |
18 May 2002 |
7,680,000 |
10
|
| 2 |
25 May 2002 |
5,660,000 |
17
|
| 3 |
1 June 2002 |
5,580,000 |
13
|
| 4 |
8 June 2002 |
5,350,000 |
28
|
| 5 |
15 June 2002 |
6,490,000 |
14
|
| 6 |
22 June 2002 |
5,710,000 |
16
|
| 7 |
29 June 2002 |
5,540,000 |
17
|
| 8 |
6 July 2002 |
5,110,000 |
17
|
| 9 |
20 July 2002 |
5,970,000 |
9
|
Series 2
| Episode no. |
Airdate |
Total viewers |
BBC One weekly ranking
|
| 1 |
26 April 2003 |
7,160,000 |
8
|
| 2 |
3 May 2003 |
5,480,000 |
18
|
| 3 |
10 May 2003 |
6,270,000 |
11
|
| 4 |
17 May 2003 |
6,920,000 |
11
|
| 5 |
24 May 2003 |
5,140,000 |
20
|
| 6 |
31 May 2003 |
4,790,000 |
25
|
| 7 |
7 June 2003 |
6,280,000 |
11
|
| 8 |
14 June 2003 |
5,290,000 |
18
|
| 9 |
21 June 2003 |
6,370,000 |
9
|
| 10 |
28 June 2003 |
7,460,000 |
5
|
| 11 |
5 July 2003 |
6,520,000 |
6
|
| 12 |
12 July 2003 |
4,690,000 |
21
|
Series 3
| Episode no. |
Airdate |
Total viewers |
BBC One weekly ranking
|
| 1 |
1 May 2004 |
6,420,000 |
8
|
| 2 |
8 May 2004 |
7,580,000 |
9
|
| 3 |
15 May 2004 |
4,670,000 |
19
|
| 4 |
22 May 2004 |
6,360,000 |
9
|
| 5 |
29 May 2004 |
8,240,000 |
5
|
| 6 |
5 June 2004 |
7,000,000 |
7
|
| 7 |
19 June 2004 |
Under 4,580,000 |
Outside top 30
|
| 8 |
26 June 2004 |
5,980,000 |
16
|
| 9 |
3 July 2004 |
7,710,000 |
11
|
| 10 |
17 July 2004 |
5,970,000 |
10
|
| 11 |
24 July 2004 |
5,240,000 |
14
|
| 12 |
31 July 2004 |
5,660,000 |
13
|
| 13 |
7 August 2004 |
5,570,000 |
11
|
| 14 |
14 August 2004 |
6,120,000 |
12
|
| 15 |
4 September 2004 |
5,100,000 |
21
|
Series 4
| Episode no. |
Airdate |
Total viewers |
BBC One weekly ranking
|
| 1 |
9 July 2005 |
4,810,000 |
15
|
| 2 |
16 July 2005 |
5,860,000 |
8
|
| 3 |
23 July 2005 |
6,130,000 |
7
|
| 4 |
30 July 2005 |
6,670,000 |
8
|
| 5 |
6 August 2005 |
6,070,000 |
9
|
| 6 |
13 August 2005 |
6,490,000 |
7
|
| 7 |
20 August 2005 |
5,240,000 |
10
|
| 8 |
27 August 2005 |
4,960,000 |
15
|
| 9 |
3 September 2005 |
5,520,000 |
13
|
| 10 |
10 September 2005 |
5,780,000 |
11
|
| 11 |
17 September 2005 |
5,310,000 |
17
|
| 12 |
24 September 2005 |
5,380,000 |
13
|
| 13 |
1 October 2005 |
5,170,000 |
16
|
| 14 |
8 October 2005 |
5,060,000 |
18
|
| 15 |
15 October 2005 |
6,590,000 |
14
|
Series 5
| Episode no. |
Airdate |
Total viewers |
BBC One weekly ranking
|
| 1 |
22 July 2006 |
5,600,000 |
9
|
| 2 |
29 July 2006 |
6,630,000 |
8
|
| 3 |
5 August 2006 |
6,270,000 |
8
|
| 4 |
12 August 2006 |
6,890,000 |
7
|
| 5 |
19 August 2006 |
7,270,000 |
6
|
| 6 |
26 August 2006 |
7,090,000 |
5
|
| 7 |
2 September 2006 |
6,820,000 |
5
|
| 8 |
9 September 2006 |
6,580,000 |
7
|
| 9 |
16 September 2006 |
5,970,000 |
9
|
Series 6
| Episode no. |
Airdate |
Total viewers |
BBC One weekly ranking
|
| 1 |
25 November 2006 |
6,740,000 |
9
|
| 2 |
2 December 2006 |
6,550,000 |
9
|
| 3 |
9 December 2006 |
6,050,000 |
11
|
| 4 |
16 December 2006 |
5,470,000 |
12
|
| 5 |
23 December 2006 |
7,120,000 |
13
|
| 6 |
30 December 2006 |
7,100,000 |
15
|
| 7 |
6 January 2007 |
6,970,000 |
10
|
Series 7
| Episode no. |
Airdate |
Total viewers |
BBC One weekly ranking
|
| 1 |
22 September 2007 |
4,830,000 |
18
|
| 2 |
29 September 2007 |
5,160,000 |
17
|
| 3 |
6 October 2007 |
6,350,000 |
7
|
| 4 |
13 October 2007 |
5,210,000 |
19
|
| 5 |
20 October 2007 |
4,510,000 |
23
|
| 6 |
27 October 2007 |
5,980,000 |
8
|
| 7 |
3 November 2007 |
6,220,000 |
8
|
Series 8
| Episode no. |
Airdate |
Total viewers |
BBC One weekly ranking
|
| 1 |
12 January 2008 |
7,070,000 |
6
|
| 2 |
19 January 2008 |
7,750,000 |
5
|
| 3 |
2 February 2008 |
7,800,000 |
5
|
| 4 |
9 February 2008 |
7,390,000 |
7
|
Series 9
| Episode no. |
Airdate |
Total viewers |
BBC One weekly ranking
|
| 1 |
27 December 2008 |
6,030,000 |
23
|
| 2 |
3 January 2009 |
5,860,000 |
18
|
| 3 |
10 January 2009 |
6,890,000 |
6
|
| 4 |
17 January 2009 |
7,000,000 |
7
|
| 5 |
24 January 2009 |
6,960,000 |
5
|
| 6 |
31 January 2009 |
7,530,000 |
4
|
| 7 |
7 February 2009 |
7,810,000 |
4
|
| 8 |
14 February 2009 |
6,130,000 |
11
|
Series 10
| Episode no. |
Airdate |
Total viewers |
BBC One weekly ranking
|
| 1 |
2 January 2010 |
5,930,000 |
21
|
| 2 |
9 January 2010 |
6,500,000 |
20
|
| 3 |
16 January 2010 |
5,900,000 |
17
|
| 4 |
23 January 2010 |
6,400,000 |
11
|
| 5 |
30 January 2010 |
6,020,000 |
10
|
| 6 |
6 February 2010 |
6,480,000 |
9
|
| 7 |
20 February 2010 |
6,880,000 |
6
|
| 8 |
27 February 2010 |
6,270,000 |
11
|
Series 11
| Episode no. |
Airdate |
Total viewers |
BBC One Weekly ranking
|
| 1 |
8 May 2010 |
Under 4,240,000 |
Outside top 30
|
| 2 |
15 May 2010 |
4,280,000 |
29
|
| 3 |
22 May 2010 |
5,290,000 |
13
|
| 4 |
5 June 2010 |
Under 3,470,000 |
Outside top 30
|
| 5 |
12 June 2010 |
Under 4,020,000 |
Outside top 30
|
| 6 |
19 June 2010 |
4,480,000 |
19
|
| 7 |
26 June 2010 |
Under 3,870,000 |
Outside top 30
|
| 8 |
10 July 2010 |
4,790,000 |
15
|
Series 12
| Episode no. |
Airdate |
Total viewers |
BBC One weekly ranking
|
| 1 |
25 September 2010 |
Under 4,030,000 |
Outside top 30
|
| 2 |
2 October 2010 |
Under 4,300,000 |
Outside top 30
|
| 3 |
9 October 2010 |
Under 4,140,000 |
Outside top 30
|
| 4 |
8 January 2011 |
6,170,000 |
14
|
| 5 |
15 January 2011 |
6,240,000 |
14
|
| 6 |
22 January 2011 |
6,180,000 |
13
|
| 7 |
29 January 2011 |
6,690,000 |
12
|
| 8 |
5 February 2011 |
6,540,000 |
11
|
Series 13
| Episode no. |
Airdate |
Total viewers |
BBC One weekly ranking
|
| 1 |
25 June 2011 |
4,860,000 |
12
|
| 2 |
2 July 2011 |
4,780,000 |
15
|
| 3 |
9 July 2011 |
5,350,000 |
11
|
| 4 |
16 July 2011 |
5,460,000 |
11
|
| 5 |
23 July 2011 |
5,600,000 |
8
|
| 6 |
30 July 2011 |
4,550,000 |
15
|
| 7 |
6 August 2011 |
4,910,000 |
14
|
| 8 |
13 August 2011 |
5,690,000 |
13
|
Series 14
| Episode no. |
Airdate |
Total viewers |
BBC One weekly ranking
|
| 1 |
10 March 2012 |
5,590,000 |
8
|
| 2 |
17 March 2012 |
5,760,000 |
11
|
| 3 |
24 March 2012 |
4,270,000 |
26
|
| 4 |
31 March 2012 |
4,180,000 |
23
|
| 5 |
7 April 2012 |
4,450,000 |
22
|
| 6 |
14 April 2012 |
4,340,000 |
24
|
| 7 |
21 April 2012 |
4,550,000 |
20
|
| 8 |
28 April 2012 |
4,580,000 |
21
|
| 9 |
5 May 2012 |
4,430,000 |
20
|
| 10 |
12 May 2012 |
Under 3,820,000 |
Outside Top 30
|
| 11 |
19 May 2012 |
4,410,000 |
22
|
| 12 |
TBA 2012 |
|
|
References
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