- Odd One Out
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The "Odd One Out Quiz" is an acclaimed component of The Ray D'Arcy Show.
Odd One Out Format Game show Created by Mark Maxwell-Smith Directed by John Bishop Starring Paul Daniels Narrated by John Junkin Composer(s) Ronnie Hazlehurst Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 4 No. of episodes 46 Production Producer(s) Roger Ordish Running time 30 minutes Broadcast Original channel BBC1 Picture format 4:3 Original run 16 April 1982 – 19 April 1985 Odd One Out was a weekly quiz programme that was hosted by Paul Daniels and was broadcast on BBC1 from 16 April 1982 to 19 April 1985.
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Gameplay
The object of Odd One Out is to guess which one of four items does not belong & why it doesn't belong. After the player had successfully identify the odd one out, he/she can either guess the explanation or challenge his/her opponents to guess. Choosing the correct item was worth two points, and figuring out why it doesn't belong by guessing the common bond of the other three was worth three points more, for a total of five points.
Six contestants appeared each week with 3 contestants playing in the first half and the other 3 playing in the second half of the programme. The leader at the end of each game won a chance to play a bonus game for a nice prize.
Bonus Game
In the bonus game, the winning player was given up to three clues within which to guess the common bond between them. A correct answer won a prize according to how many clues were used; using all three clues won a small prize, using two won a medium prize, and using just the first clue won a grand prize.
After both winners played their bonus round, they face off in the final game.
The Final Game
In the final game, pictures, sounds, and words were played in each question. Scoring remained the same. When time runs out, the player with the most points goes on to play the end game for a grand prize.
The End Game
The End Game was played the same as the bonus games, except for the fact that the winning player only gets one clue. The player can choose to see clue from the top, middle, or bottom; then host Daniels tells the player that the clue is easy, medium, or hard. After that, the player had five seconds to think it over and then guess the common bond. If he/she was correct, the winning player won the grand prize.
Champion's Rule
Originally, players can stay on the show as long as they can win (ala Jeopardy! today). Later, it was changed to having all champions stay for maximum of three shows.
Trivia
This show was based on a short-lived American game show produced by Ralph Edwards called Knockout, hosted by Arte Johnson.
Transmissions
Series Start date End date Episodes 1 16 April 1982 18 June 1982 10 2 22 April 1983 8 July 1983 12 3 6 April 1984 29 June 1984 12 4 24 January 1985 19 April 1985 12 External links
Categories:- BBC television game shows
- 1980s British television series
- 1982 television series debuts
- 1985 television series endings
- British game shows
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