- The Big Call
Infobox Television
show_name = The Big Call
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caption =
format =Entertainment ,Game show
picture_format =16:9
runtime = 60 minutes
creator =
presenter = Neil Fox
channel =ITV
first_aired =18 June
last_aired =30 July 2005
num_series = 1
num_episodes = 6
producer =Granada Productions
related =
imdb_id ="The Big Call" is an
ITV quiz show, made byGranada Productions and presented by Neil Fox, in which six members of the public challenged it out, with the help of the celebrity of their choice.The winner went onto the "Pressure Point" to decide between a guaranteed cash prize of £20,000 or 100,000 Lottery tickets. If the contestant chose the £20,000 cash prize, a phone-in viewer had the opportunity to win the 100,000 Lottery tickets.
In the final episode of the series the studio contestant turned down the Lottery tickets and chose the £20,000 cash prize. The phone-in viewer who won the tickets received £172,000, as one of the tickets contained 5 numbers plus the bonus ball.
Episodes
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25 June 2005 episode; Studio contestant - £20,000 guaranteed cash prize. Phone contestant - £? lottery prize.Carol Decker answering the questions.
*23 July 2005 episode; Studio contestant - £20,000 guaranteed cash prize. Phone contestant - £46,000 lottery prize.Edwina Currie answering the questions.
*30 July 2005 episode; Studio contestant - £20,000 guaranteed cash prize. Phone contestant - £172,000 lottery prize.Celebrity contestants
Celebrities that took part in the series included:
*Lizzy Bardsley
*Tony Blackburn
*Jennie Bond
*Anne Charleston
*Jon Culshaw
*Carol Decker
*Jenni Falconer
*Judith Keppel
*Antonia Okonma
*Ben Price
*Anneka Rice External links
* [http://www.ukgameshows.com/index.php/The_Big_Call "The Big Call"] at UKGameshows.com
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