Winner Takes All

The series saw winners able to come back the following week and defend their championship, leading to two contestants accumulating the biggest prizes on British television at that time.

It was first achieved by John Smith in 1981, whose prize total of £6,620 (around £32,000 by 2025 standards) set a record by British TV standards. Although this was topped in the same show by Michael Dixon winning £7,455 in 1986, the inflation rate would have meant Dixon's total prize was worth slightly less in relative terms.

Although both amounts seem small by the standards of modern quiz shows, particularly in the wake of series such as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1998), both were groundbreaking amounts for the UK at the time they aired, where the maximum TV shows were allowed to award contestants was £1000 per show.

The run of the series with Jimmy Tarbuck as the host (1975-1986) didn't give credits for more than one role, so Question Announcer Geoffrey Wheeler wasn't listed for his role as effective co-host, but instead just credited as the series deviser.

Wheeler's role has been added to these editions for clarity as he was verbally introduced each week, though technically this credit didn't appear onscreen.

Featured in It'll Be Alright on Christmas Night (1987)