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rule; "just one life away for each incorrect answer in round one". It did, however, slash the number of questions in round three down to 25, and eliminated the need for three correct answers to start question or nominate. Money was awarded for getting to the final: £1,000 for getting there; £5,000
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for coming second; £10,000 for coming first + £1,000 for however many lives they have left + £1,000 for getting any of the questions right after both the other finalists have been eliminated + £100 for every life they entered the round with.
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raised £11,000 after a particularly tight final round in which all three contestants were standing at the end of 25 questions, and Hound opted to take two questions from 71–82 down with only one life left.
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hosted two celebrity specials across 35 series. The revival shows include ten celebrity specials across four series of the main daytime show. The fourth series began on 18 September 2015.
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also having made appearances on more than one Hills episode. Of these, Brandreth is the only person to have made appearances on episodes presented by both hosts.
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has hosted subsequent episodes on 20 September 2013, 6, 13, 20 and 27 June 2014, a Christmas special on 23 December 2014 and 7, 14, 21 and 28 August 2015.
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pulled out and noted that "clearly some barrels had been scraped for this, and was at the bottom of the very last barrel". The winner,
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A second celebrity special aired on 30 December 1992. In his book "A Matter of Facts: An Insider's Guide To Quizzing", contestant
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that the show would be revived for four more celebrity specials featuring Hills and for twenty daytime episodes featuring
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presented the first two episodes, which were Christmas specials that aired on 27 December 1990 and 30 December 1992.
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The show was revived on 20 September 2013 as part of a 1980s night. This version was hosted by
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The first episode was broadcast on 27 December 1990. The format is largely the same as
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were broadcast on 7, 14, 21 and 28 August 2015. Winners of these episodes were
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and was 1 hour long rather than 45 minutes and did not reprise what
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A Christmas special was broadcast on 23 December 2014.
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Index

Quiz show
John M. Lewis
William G. Stewart
Adam Hills
Jennie Bond
Argonon
Channel 4
Fifteen to One
Channel 4
Fifteen to One
William G. Stewart
Adam Hills
Richard Whiteley
Anna Raeburn
Sally Jones
Rory McGrath
Alex Brooker
Jimmy Carr
Johnny Vegas
Rhod Gilbert
Gyles Brandreth
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Fifteen to One
Richard Whiteley
Nicholas Parsons
Barry Cryer
Jayne Irving
Claire Rayner
Jan Leeming
David Hamilton

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