The Weakest Link (TV Show)

Weakest Link (or The Weakest Link) is a UK TV Quiz Show which ran on BBC Two (Daytime) from 14th August 2000 (Episode 1) until 8th February 2008, when the show briefly moved to BBC One for three years. The show them stopped on BBC One in June 2011 and returned to BBC Two from 5th September 2011, until the final episode on the 30th March 2012. The prime time versions of the show were always shown on BBC One, The first primetime episode, was shown on the 31st October 2000, the final aired on the 31st March 2012, which became the last episode of the weakest Link, until the children in need special, which aired in November 2017. The show was presented by Anne Robinson. She was known for her insults and sarcasm, and many people believe that she brought humour to the show. Even producers at the BBC have always said “People love to hate Annie.” It has been announced in 2021, that the show would return without Anne. Instead, Romesh Ranganathan would be the presenter. The show will be returning for celebrity specials only, which will air on BBC1, Saturday primetime.

Aim of the game
Nine people who have never before work together to build up the prize pot that only one of them will go home with. Any of the contestants needs to be ready to betray anyone that gets in the way between them and the prize money. In each round the aim is to answer enough questions correctly, to reach their target (Usually £1,000) within the time limit. The fastest way to reach the target is to make a chain of nine correct answers. If you answer your question wrong, it will break the chain and all the money is gone, but, if you say bank before the question is asked, the money that is already chained will be banked and be safe, however, you will have to start a new money chain from scratch. Only money that has been banked at the end of each round will be taken forward. At the end of each round, you vote off the person, who you think is the weakest link (the worst player). If that person gets more votes than anyone else, they will be sent home. If there is a tie, the strongest link (best player) casts the deciding vote, where they can stick with their original vote, or change their mind. Round by round, as each person is voted off, ten seconds is removed from the clock (the duration of each round becomes shorter round by round).

Should the Strongest Link get voted off, the second Strongest Link will start the next round.

Money Tree
Here is the four different money trees, as they appear in different types of episodes.

Triple Round
When the final two people are left, they play a normal round between them, but any money that has been banked at the end of the round, will be tripled and put into the prize pot, so there is triple the top money tree prize up for grabs.

Head-To-Head
In this round, the strongest link from the triple round decides who goes first. The players then take it in turns to answer alternate 5 questions each. There is no time limit. The person who answers the most questions correctly, wins the prize money. If it is a tie, the two play sudden death and answer alternate questions until there is a winner. Again, there is no time limit on this round.

Inventors
The inventors of the game are Fintan Coyle and Cathy Dunning

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