Glory Ball
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Host
Jean Anderson, James McCourt, Jayne Sharp, Nikki Cowan (rotating)
Broadcast
UMTV for Challenge, 2005
Synopsis
It seems Challenge flip-flops between two states of mind. Either it sticks to a regular "on the half-hour" schedule with everything starting at nice times, or it decides to go manic and have a zoo-style format with regular links of 5 to 15 minute programettes, such as the ill-fated Games Room.
Glory Ball, and the Lotto Daily Play draw it brings with it, is Challenge's latest attempt to muck up the schedules royally. It's broadcast five times a night from Monday to Saturday.
The possible inspiration of that Craig David song?Winners of each segment can either choose to take a salary-busting £40 or the "Glory Ball Gamble", which gives them a random number between 1 and 27. If their number comes up in that particular evening's Daily Play live draw they win £200 - shurely enough to tell the boss where to stick your job on Monday.
Games include: Blow Up, Flash Attack, Sink or Swim, Famous Fives and the Phra$e That Pay$.
It seems a lot more coherent, and mercifully briefer, than previous attempts at games-based links than previous incarnations, but if they think we're tuning in to see Krypton Factor at 7.55pm, think on.
Pictures
They're tasty looking balls, that's for sure
Exec producer in residence, Christopher Evans