Life's a Punt
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Paul Ross goads two members of the public into betting imaginary money on a number of pre-filmed outcomes. Ozzie the bookmaker offered (unusually generous) odds on his blackboard for the various possibilities. | Paul Ross goads two members of the public into betting imaginary money on a number of pre-filmed outcomes. Ozzie the bookmaker offered (unusually generous) odds on his blackboard for the various possibilities. | ||
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Strangely, an identical format called [[Stupid Punts]] went out on BBC3 a few years later. It's not known whether the format was resold or whether it's a "coincidence". | Strangely, an identical format called [[Stupid Punts]] went out on BBC3 a few years later. It's not known whether the format was resold or whether it's a "coincidence". | ||
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| + | <div class="image">[[Image:Lifesapunt contestants.jpg]]''Contestants with their "wallets"''</div> | ||
As L!ve's shows went, this was one of the better but less outrageous formats. | As L!ve's shows went, this was one of the better but less outrageous formats. | ||
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| + | <div class="image">[[Image:Lifesapunt paulross.jpg]]''That shirt in full''</div> | ||
[[Category:Gambling]] | [[Category:Gambling]] | ||
Revision as of 15:35, 23 March 2008
Synopsis
Paul Ross goads two members of the public into betting imaginary money on a number of pre-filmed outcomes. Ozzie the bookmaker offered (unusually generous) odds on his blackboard for the various possibilities.
Ozzie's odds boardStrangely, an identical format called Stupid Punts went out on BBC3 a few years later. It's not known whether the format was resold or whether it's a "coincidence".
Contestants with their "wallets"As L!ve's shows went, this was one of the better but less outrageous formats.
That shirt in full