PokerFace

Infobox Television
show_name = PokerFace


caption = "PokerFace" logo
format = Game Show
picture_format = 16:9
runtime = 60mins (inc. comms)
creator = Ant & Dec
starring = Ant & Dec
channel = ITV1
first_aired = 10 July, 2006
last_aired = 3 March, 2007
num_series = 2
num_episodes = 14
country = UK
producer = talkbackTHAMES/Gallowgate
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"PokerFace" is an ITV game show, where one person is guaranteed to win £1,000,000. The show was created by Ant & Dec, who also host it.

"PokerFace", as implied by the title, is based on the bluffing aspect of poker games. The contestants do not necessarily need to get the questions right in order to win, and can bluff their way through the game and pressure their opponents into folding in order to win.

The show was originally going to be called "The Con Test", but the name was changed just weeks before the show began. However, the Australian version is called "The Con Test".

Series 1 of the show was aired nightly for 7 consecutive days (the 7th show being the final). Starting with series 2, the show was moved to a Saturday prime-time slot, lasted for 7 weeks.

Format

On each show, 6 contestants compete for a prize of £50,000 and a place in the £1,000,000 final.

The show opens with "The Grilling". This is where the 6 contestants are introduced, and tell the other contestants about themselves. The viewers can see whether a person is telling the truth or not by the 'TRUE' and 'BLUFF' prompts on the screen. After all 6 contestants have been introduced and grilled, the game begins. Each contestant sits in front of a screen, and only they can see their score.

In Round 1, there are 8 multiple choice questions worth £500 each. After the answer to each question is revealed, viewers at home can see which contestants got it right or wrong by a series of ticks and crosses appearing on the pictures of each contestant. At the end of each round, viewers at home see the leaderboard, and more importantly, who's in last place. Ant & Dec then ask the contestants in turn how they think they did in that round.

After the round has finished, the face-off begins. The contestants stand in front of red buttons that rise from the floor, and a 10 second countdown starts. There are 2 possible outcomes:
*A contestant folds by pressing the button. They lose their place in the game, but take home with them their winnings.
*Nobody folds. The player with the least money will be removed from the game and they leave with nothing. If there is a tie at the bottom, then the person who answered their questions the slowest is out.

In either case, the losing contestant is briefly interviewed and asked to justify their decision. The contestant is then shown a leaderboard which reveals how the other contestants are doing.

There are 5 rounds in total. In each subsequent round, there are just 5 questions, but the prize money increases by £250 each round.

During the final, the £50,000 won in the heats was used as stake money, and the amount on offer per question was doubled. In the final of the second series, the final countdown for the £1 million face-off was also extended to 15 seconds.

eries 1

Winners

*Monday 10 July - Sarah
*Tuesday 11 July - Kim
*Wednesday 12 July - Julian
*Thursday 13 July - Geoff
*Friday 14 July - Amy
*Saturday 15 July - Bill

Final winner

*Sunday 16 July - [Sarah Lang (game show winner)|Sarah Lang] also known as Sarah Price] - £1 million (her total from the questions was £84,500)

Sarah is possibly Britain's biggest game show winner in total, having also won £32,000 on a National Lottery game show "In It To Win I" within the previous year. She has also appeared on "The Weakest Link", "19 Keys" Channel 5 2003, "Didn't They Do Well?" BBC 2004 and "Wipeout". [http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/display.var.837284.0.oh_my_god_ive_won_a_million.php]

*Runner-up - Julian Sperring-Toy (£0 - did not fold so lost £75,500)
*3rd - Amy £68,000
*4th - Geoff £59,000
*5th - Bill £56,000
*6th - Kim £51,000

eries 2

The second series of "PokerFace" began on Saturday 20 January 2007.

Winners

* The UK show also aired on TV3 in Ireland.

* The UK original's hosts Ant and Dec attempted to sell the show in the United States to ABC without success, according to an online article on A2 News Central's website that instead referenced the US launch of "Wetten, dass..?"/"You Bet!" for the same network (a programme they will host).

* The Mexican version is the only one with only one presenter.

* The Hungarian version runs as a three-round tournament over six weeks. At the end of the sixth week, the six weekly winners compete in the super final.

External links

* [http://www.tv4.se/pokerfejs "PokerFace"] on TV4
* [http://www.ukgameshows.com/page/index.php/PokerFace "PokerFace"] at UKGameshows.com
* [http://www.tvazteca.com.mx/entretenimiento/doblecara/index.shtml "Doble Cara"] on TV Azteca
* [http://www.rtlklub.hu/pokerarc/ "Pókerarc"] on RTL Klub
* [http://ww1.rtp.pt/programas/index.php?article=2278&visual=4 "Jogo Duplo"] on RTP 1
* [http://www.rederecord.com.br/frameset.asp?prog=85 "O Jogador"] on Rede Record

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