- Touch the Truck
Touch the Truck was a channel 5 endurance gameshow which aired in 2001.
It was hosted by
Dale Winton [ [http://library.digiguide.com/lib/programme/63327 Touch the Truck : Game Show ] ] involved a group of 20 contestants holding onto a truck with the last person left touching the truck winning it.The show was filmed at the
Lakeside Shopping Centre in Thurrock Essex.Jerry Middleton, 39, from Winchester, Hampshire was the eventual winner who managed to stay awake touching the vehicle for 81 hours 43 minutes and 31 seconds. He stated that he was going to sell the vehicle to fund a political party. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1220742.stm BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | Channel 5's Truck won ] ]
Middleton stood at the 2001 General Election in the Kingston and Surbiton constituency, but only managed to gain 54 votes from a turnout of 49,093. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/348.stm BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Kingston & Surbiton ] ]
The competition caused some contestants to hallucinate through sleep deprivation with one contestant believing that the vehicle had turned into an
ocean liner .Rules
According to the rules [ [http://library.digiguide.com/lib/programme/63327 Touch the Truck : Game Show ] ] of the competition contestants could be disqualified if:
*They overrun their breaks which were 10 minutes every two hours and 15 minutes every 6 hours
*They removed their hand from the truck
*They fell asleepContestants could also be drug tested to ensure fairness.
imilar events
Such competitions have occurred as a way of raising money for charity. In 2007,
Bristol University did a similar competition as part of charitable RAG week (Raise and Give) where the winner gained an old BMW. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/6415409.stm BBC NEWS | England | Bristol | Touch and go for Bristol students ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.ukgameshows.com/page/index.php/Touch_the_Truck UK gameshows]
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