BBC Lottery quiz show embroiled in new ‘fake’ row

[Sweetpea]

The BBC was at the centre of another TV fakery row last night over its flagship Saturday night National Lottery quiz show.
Viewers of 1vs100 are given the impression contestants are picked randomly from hopefuls in the studio to compete for prizes of up to £100,000. But a Mail on Sunday investigation has discovered BBC producers routinely select players before the programme begins.

The first contestant in the latest series, which began on April 19, has now been on six different quiz shows in the past seven years, winning prizes worth a total of more than £20,000.

Dennis Powell, a 41-year-old supermarket manager from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, has appeared on BBC shows The Weakest Link, National Lottery: Jet Set and Beg Borrow Or Steal; Sky One's Are You Smarter Than A 10-Year-Old; and Channel 4's Deal Or No Deal. The latter is made by Endemol, which also makes 1vs100. TV experts say Mr Powell was chosen because he is 'bright, lively and makes good telly' – qualities television producers value highly.

BBC Lottery quiz show embroiled in new ‘fake’ row | the Daily Mail


The BBC is as bent as it is biased.

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

The BBC was at the centre of another TV fakery row last night over its flagship Saturday night National Lottery quiz show.
Viewers of 1vs100 are given the impression contestants are picked randomly from hopefuls in the studio to compete for prizes of up to £100,000. But a Mail on Sunday investigation has discovered BBC producers routinely select players before the programme begins.

The first contestant in the latest series, which began on April 19, has now been on six different quiz shows in the past seven years, winning prizes worth a total of more than £20,000.

Dennis Powell, a 41-year-old supermarket manager from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, has appeared on BBC shows The Weakest Link, National Lottery: Jet Set and Beg Borrow Or Steal; Sky One's Are You Smarter Than A 10-Year-Old; and Channel 4's Deal Or No Deal. The latter is made by Endemol, which also makes 1vs100. TV experts say Mr Powell was chosen because he is 'bright, lively and makes good telly' – qualities television producers value highly.

BBC Lottery quiz show embroiled in new ‘fake’ row | the Daily Mail


The BBC is as bent as it is biased.

Its all a lottery

[Sweetpea]

Deep.