100% (game show)

1997 British TV game show November 2017 November 2017 100% Gold 100% Sex Tom Atkinson Robin Houston (original) Melinda Walker (100% Gold) Alex Leam (100% ABBA) United Kingdom English 1030 (100% regular) and 438 (100% Gold) 30 minutes (inc. adverts) Grundy Productions Channel 5 1997 03 31 yes 2001 12 24 yes 100% is a British television game show that was shown in the United Kingdom every weekday at 5.30pm from 31 March 1997, the day after the inception of its host television station Channel 5, until 24 December 2001, running for over 1,000 editions. Each show ran for 30 minutes with one commercial break. A Reg Grundy production, it was often billed as "The game show without a host", as viewers only saw the contestants, although a voiceover was provided by Robin Houston, who also presented One To Win, another daily quiz show on the same channel. He read the questions off-screen throughout the show and was never seen by the viewers nor, indeed, by the contestants. To keep production costs down, the shows were pre-recorded "as live" and in batches, normally over a weekend. The maximum number of shows that were recorded in one day was twelve, although the normal recording day saw ten shows being produced. There was a weekday afternoon spinoff series called 100% Gold which featured older contestants and was presented by Melinda Walker, plus a late-night series called 100% Sex which had questions of a more adult nature. An edition broadcast on Christmas Day 1997 about ABBA was presented by Alex Leam. All editions were recorded at Pearson Television's studios in Stephen Street, London. In its original format, three players had three seconds to push buttons on the set corresponding to the multiple-choice answers of 100 general-knowledge questions. During its run, a number of one-off specials were produced, usually to tie-in with a themed day or evening by the broadcaster, Channel 5. Although pulling in reasonable ratings for the channel, it was dropped as part of a station revamp just before 2002. Scores The original twist to the show was that, throughout the whole game, the players were told the individual scores (as a percentage of the number of questions answered correctly to that point), but not the player to whom those scores belonged. The scores were given to the contestants after 10, 30, 50, 60, 80, and all 100 questions had been asked, as a percentage of the number of questions they had correctly answered. They were also told whether there had been a change in the lead. Later on, the rules were changed so that the players now knew who had which scores for the first 50 questions. In all cases, the audience could see who had what score and during the last ten questions the scores were displayed on screen after each answer. Question fields Originally, the format of the show was that 100 questions would be asked without an overall subject. In its later format, the subject would change every ten questions, with 1–10 and 81–100 being general knowledge. Every fifth question was a true or false question, and question 100 took the form of a ludicrous fact that was almost always true. In the case of a tie, a 101st question, always true or false, was asked, and the fastest player to give the right answer won. All questions, answer options, and correct answers were displayed on-screen for viewers to see. Winnings The person with the most questions answered correctly received the nominal sum of £100 and was invited to return as champion in the next show. The players did not speak at all during each episode, other than to state their names and towns at the start of the show (with the champion stating their occupation instead); the winner only responded whether he/she would be able to return. Transmissions 100% Series Start date End date Episodes 1 31 March 1997 29 September 1997 131 2 30 September 1997http://www.fremantlearchivesales.com/footage_details.aspx?ID=62615&FremantleSource=2 Fremantle Archive Sales – 100% 30 June 2013 https://archive.today/20130630200433/http://www.fremantlearchivesales.com/footage_details.aspx?ID=62615&FremantleSource=2 30 June 2013 dead dmy-all 30 March 1998 127 3 31 March 1998 15 April 1999 255 4 16 April 1999 25 January 2000 177 5 26 January 2000 22 June 2000 105 6 23 June 2000 12 October 2000 64 7 13 October 2000 15 February 2001 65 8 16 February 2001 13 July 2001 106 Specials Date Entitle 29 June 1997 Prisoner: Cell Block H 18 September 1997 Chelsea Football Club 31 October 1997 Hallowe'en 4 November 1997 Aston Villa 20 December 1997 James Bond 24 December 1997 Christmas 25 December 1997 ABBA 13 February 1998 Valentine's 5 April 1998http://www.fremantlearchivesales.com/footage_details.aspx?ID=104823&FremantleSource=2 https://archive.today/20130630200430/http://www.fremantlearchivesales.com/footage_details.aspx?ID=104823&FremantleSource=2 30 June 2013 Fremantle Archive Sales – 100% SPECIALS 30 June 2013 dead dmy-all Sci-Fi 13–17 July 1998 Challenge 2 August 1998 Accidents & Disasters 1998 Diana Princess of Wales 24–28 August 1998 Summer 4 October 1998 Triplets 5 December 1998 Disasters 2 – The Sequel 3 January 1999 Seventies Music 14 February 1999 Lovers 26 March 1999 Monsters 18 April 1999 Blondes 5 July 1999 Sci-Fi 2 – The Sequel 10 October 1999 ABBA – 1999 31 October 1999 Hallowe'en – 1999 10 March 2000 Drag 12 March 2000 Queen 1 May 2000 Elvis 7 June 2000 Stripped 22 August 2000 War 1 January 2001 Proof 25 February 2001 1970s 18 March 2001 1980s 21 March 2001 Bad Girls 26 August 2001http://www.fremantlearchivesales.com/footage_details.aspx?ID=127507&FremantleSource=2 https://archive.today/20130630200429/http://www.fremantlearchivesales.com/footage_details.aspx?ID=127507&FremantleSource=2 dead 30 June 2013 Fremantle Archive Sales – 100% HARRY POTTER 30 June 2013 Harry Potter 2 September 2001 Rock 24 December 2001 Magic Unaired Crime 100% Gold Series Start date End date Episodes 1 2 February 1998http://www.fremantlearchivesales.com/footage_details.aspx?ID=103693&FremantleSource=2 https://archive.today/20130630200322/http://www.fremantlearchivesales.com/footage_details.aspx?ID=103693&FremantleSource=2 30 June 2013 Fremantle Archive Sales – 100% GOLD 30 June 2013 dead dmy-all 5 May 1998 65 2 6 May 1998 26 March 1999 206 3 29 March 1999 31 December 1999 167 Specials Date Entitle 30 August 1999 Teen Idol 4–8 October 1999 Champions 100% Sex Series Start date End date Episodes Pilot 23 December 1998 1 1 24 June 1999http://www.fremantlearchivesales.com/footage_details.aspx?ID=110971&FremantleSource=2 https://archive.today/20130630200329/http://www.fremantlearchivesales.com/footage_details.aspx?ID=110971&FremantleSource=2 30 June 2013 Fremantle Archive Sales – 100% SEX 30 June 2013 dead dmy-all 26 August 1999 10 2 29 June 2000 10 January 2001 24 Specials Date Entitle 21 December 1999 Boys Night Out 22 December 1999 Girls Night In 23 December 1999 Dragging It Up For Christmas International versions Producer Pearson Television (Grundy's parent) brought the show to the United States in January 1999; originally hosted in the 1998 pilot by Mark Henning, the show went to series with Casey Kasem as host. This version offered $10 per correct answer, with a $99,000 bonus to any contestant who managed a perfect score (for a total of $100,000); it was never won during the show's brief run. The show, which aired on only seven stations (in Seattle, Washington; Columbus, Ohio; Dallas and Houston, Texas; Buffalo, New York; Jacksonville and Tampa, Florida) on a limited run, did not last a full season. In Europe, the TV format was sold in France with the local version called 100 % question and in Italy with the same name of the original format. Country Name Presenter(s) Channel Date of transmissionFrance100% question 30 June 2010 https://www.toutelatele.com/100-question-25788 100 % question Pascal HernandezThierry FréretJulien Lepers (1st April 2004 episode)La Cinquième/France 5 19 January 1998 – 27 August 2004 ItalyGigio d'Ambrosio & Laura Ghislandi alla 32^di Sanremo Rock! - Sanremo Rock 24 May 2019 https://www.sanremorock.it/gigio-dambrosio-laura-ghislandi-alla-32di-sanremo-rock/ 100% Gigio D'Ambrosio La 7 25 June 2001 – 30 August 2002 USAThe Game Show Pilot Light https://www.usgameshows.net/x.php?show=OneHundredPercent&sort=0 100% Mark HenningCasey Kasem American local TV channels 1998–1999 See also Ian Lygo, a long-running contestant on the show Inquizition (a similar US game show that aired on GSN from 1998 to 2001) References External links 100%25 100%. 0314970 100%. 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