How British quiz shows won the jackpot
Daily MailChristopher Stevens asks: Why are we so in love with quiz shows? ‘Quiz shows have a fun, play-along quality so the viewer can feel engaged and challenged, all while finding out interesting facts,’ she says. Staggering, seven-figure prizes were not always the norm on television shows, as quiz historian and Tarrant’s question-setter Tony Nicholson reveals in his new book, Great British TV Quiz Shows. ‘Incidentally, Chris came back on the show a few months later with the chef James Martin, saying “The only good thing is that I can’t do any worse.” But he didn’t do any better!’ Asked by Alexander Armstrong on Pointless who was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, a hapless quizzer said, ‘JR’. Lee Mack, who’s proved himself an outstanding quiz host on ITV’s Saturday night hit The 1% Club, which offers a huge £100,000 jackpot, says his job is to ease the nerves of players in the early rounds by cracking jokes – but recognises that, as they get closer to the jackpot, the show becomes more serious.
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