Quizmaster

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== Host ==
== Host ==
Jeremy Vine
Jeremy Vine
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== Co-host ==
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Voiceover: Roger Tilling
== Broadcast ==
== Broadcast ==
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ITV, 29 December 2019
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Spun Gold for ITV, 29 December 2019
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“For one night only, the cleverest contestants go head to head in a battle of the brains. They have got all the answers except one - who will be Quizmaster 2019?”
“For one night only, the cleverest contestants go head to head in a battle of the brains. They have got all the answers except one - who will be Quizmaster 2019?”
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An ITV press release came fluttering our way.
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Fifteen excellent quizzers compete to find one champion. Jeremy Vine asks the questions.
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: This new factual entertainment show hosted by Jeremy Vine pits high-profile contestants on major TV quiz programmes against each other to find out who is king or queen of TV game shows.
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''Who is the smartest of the set?''
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: ''Quizmaster'', a 90-minute peak time special, sees 15 previous contestants on [[Who Wants to be a Millionaire]], [[Mastermind]], [[The Chase]], [[Fifteen-to-One]],  and [[University Challenge]] compete in a high-stakes battle to become ultimate quiz champion.
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First round was "Survival of the Fastest", questions on the buzzer to produce seven qualifiers. "Danger List" asked players to give answers in a category, the top four players progressed to the next round.
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: The 15 competitors do battle across a series of rounds, each one designed to test a different aspect of their quiz knowledge, catch out other contestants, or beat the clock.  
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"Sabotage" saw our final four compete to assign question categories - both for themselves and for a selected opponent. The best player in this round went through to the final. The remaining trio took on "Need for Speed", answer questions until they've given 15 correct answers, the fastest player goes through.
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: Among the familiar faces competing are actor Shaun Williamson, who won ''Celebrity Mastermind'', Isabelle Heward who won ''Mastermind'' in 2017, [[Eggheads|Egghead]] Pat Gibson who won £1 million on ''Who Wants to be a Millionaire'', and his ''Eggheads'' teammate Kevin Ashman, a former ''Mastermind'' champion who holds the record for the highest score ever, Ailsa Watson who was ''Fifteen-to-One'' Grand Final winner in 2015, as well as Eric Monkman and Bobby Seagull, who achieved success on ''University Challenge''.
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For the final, the players selected questions for each other, exploiting their weaknesses.
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: Contestants are eliminated in each round, until just two remain to go head-to-head in a climactic final.  
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''The finalists, David Edwards and Pat Gibson.''
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Quizmaster had a mixture of fast and slow rounds, aggressive buzzing and reflective thinking. The rounds were designed to ensure there would be something for the casual ITV viewer, without being too easy for the quiz regulars.
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== Champion ==
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Pat Gibson
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== Participants ==
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* From [[Mastermind]]: Kevin Ashman (champion, 1990), Isabelle Heward (champion, 2018), and Shaun Williams (Celebrity show winner, 2003).
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* From [[Who Wants to be a Millionaire]]: David Edwards (million, 2001), John Robinson (half a million, 2019), Pat Gibson (million, 2004).
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* From [[University Challenge]]: Eric Monkman (Wolfson Cambridge, finalists 2017), Bobby Seagull (Emmanuel Cambridge, semi-finalists 2017), Freddie Leo (St Edmund Hall Oxford, finalists 2019).
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* From [[The Chase]]: Terry Pratt, Diane Howe, and Susan Price-Williams (all brought the bulk of money on teams winning £50,000 or more).
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* From [[Fifteen-to-One]]: Ailsa Watson (champion, 2015), Gareth Kingston (champion, 2016), Olav Bjortomt (finalist, 2003).
== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
Not to be confused with the 2002 Australian game show of the same name, which was piloted in this country as ''Ruthless'' and hosted by [[A Song for Europe]] ghost Christopher Price.
Not to be confused with the 2002 Australian game show of the same name, which was piloted in this country as ''Ruthless'' and hosted by [[A Song for Europe]] ghost Christopher Price.
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== See also ==
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[[Weaver's Week 2020-01-12|Weaver's Week review]]
[[Category:General Knowledge Quiz]]
[[Category:General Knowledge Quiz]]
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[[Category:Awaiting Review]]
 

Revision as of 11:07, 12 January 2020

Contents

Host

Jeremy Vine

Co-host

Voiceover: Roger Tilling

Broadcast

Spun Gold for ITV, 29 December 2019

Synopsis

“For one night only, the cleverest contestants go head to head in a battle of the brains. They have got all the answers except one - who will be Quizmaster 2019?”

Fifteen excellent quizzers compete to find one champion. Jeremy Vine asks the questions.

Who is the smartest of the set?

First round was "Survival of the Fastest", questions on the buzzer to produce seven qualifiers. "Danger List" asked players to give answers in a category, the top four players progressed to the next round.

"Sabotage" saw our final four compete to assign question categories - both for themselves and for a selected opponent. The best player in this round went through to the final. The remaining trio took on "Need for Speed", answer questions until they've given 15 correct answers, the fastest player goes through.

For the final, the players selected questions for each other, exploiting their weaknesses.

The finalists, David Edwards and Pat Gibson.

Quizmaster had a mixture of fast and slow rounds, aggressive buzzing and reflective thinking. The rounds were designed to ensure there would be something for the casual ITV viewer, without being too easy for the quiz regulars.

Champion

Pat Gibson

Participants

  • From Mastermind: Kevin Ashman (champion, 1990), Isabelle Heward (champion, 2018), and Shaun Williams (Celebrity show winner, 2003).
  • From Who Wants to be a Millionaire: David Edwards (million, 2001), John Robinson (half a million, 2019), Pat Gibson (million, 2004).
  • From University Challenge: Eric Monkman (Wolfson Cambridge, finalists 2017), Bobby Seagull (Emmanuel Cambridge, semi-finalists 2017), Freddie Leo (St Edmund Hall Oxford, finalists 2019).
  • From The Chase: Terry Pratt, Diane Howe, and Susan Price-Williams (all brought the bulk of money on teams winning £50,000 or more).
  • From Fifteen-to-One: Ailsa Watson (champion, 2015), Gareth Kingston (champion, 2016), Olav Bjortomt (finalist, 2003).

Trivia

Not to be confused with the 2002 Australian game show of the same name, which was piloted in this country as Ruthless and hosted by A Song for Europe ghost Christopher Price.

See also

Weaver's Week review

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