Category Archives: TV Quiz Shows

My mission to compete in as many cash-paying TV quiz shows as possible.

Channel 4 Quiz Needs Contestants

Had a laydee from the telly called Hayley getting in touch recently with a contestant call for an as-yet-un-named Channel 4 show. She says  “We are making a pilot for a brand new Channel 4 quiz show and would love to hear from you if you would love to test your knowledge in an exciting [...]

Couple of Contestant Calls

Looking for game shows to apply for? If you’re in London in December, there’s this one which is a Channel 4 pilot and includes a £500 prize: http://tinyurl.com/38rz8c7 Or if you think Victoria Coren is hot crazy quiz mamma and you want to be near to her body, there’s the 5th series of Only Connect [...]

Big Solve on Wheel of Fortune

Look at the pic and try to work out the solution. You’re looking for a common phrase (although I’m not sure how common this really is, perhaps more in America) Chubby Rick has already guessed R, so there’s no R. Now watch the vid: did you get it right? Unfortunately for Caitlin her pinpoint answering [...]

National Lottery Quiz – Audience Required

Bored out of your skull? Turn your life  around with a trip through to Glasgow to see the National Lottery ‘Who Dares Wins‘ quiz show being recorded, starring the amazing Nick Knowles who was the first man to climb Everest and is currently working on  a cure for Cholera and Cancer in one single pill. [...]

Contestants Wanted For STV Pilot

Be on TV! Win money! STV are making a new quiz game showand it could be you. Here’s what Dave told me about the show so far: The (as yet unnamed) show is a brand new network quiz format designed for a peak time slot.   We are recording a non-broadcast pilot of the show in [...]

Eggheads Episode On Air Today

Dr Paul quizmaster goes under the hammer of Jerry Vino. Who wins? 6pm BBC 2. Share on Facebook For cheats and hints to win Dr Paul quizzes in Edinburgh, get the weekly email.

Brian on Mastermind

Brian Pendreigh sometimes comes to the Dr Paul quiz and sometimes wins but often gets beaten by drunken louts. Such is the democracy at my quiz. But he is good at Mastermind. Watch here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00v8r3n/Mastermind_2010_2011_Episode_8/ – although only for another day cos the BBC take it off again. Share on Facebook For cheats and hints [...]

£200! Thundercunt Beast Mastermind

My True-False challenge had rolled  over 9 times at the Reverie, so we had a £200 pot by Monday night. As promised, the “must-be-won” rules came into play, giving every single team a chance to win at the end. And it was THUNDERCUNT who made it through the muck, capping off one of the most [...]

Deadline Missed for Million Pound Drop

Curses and drat. I have an ongoing plan to appear on any TV game show which offers a reasonably large cash prize and some day turn some of this quiz knowledge of mine into actual pounds. I haven’t been checking deadlines for a while and tonight I discover that I have only just missed the [...]

Postcode Challenge: The Show

It’s now 2 weeks since we recorded our episode of Postcode Challenge and only now can I talk about it. The team (Matt, Catherine, Sarah and me) went off in high spirits, despite the non-appearance of Stewart who was instantly cut out of “the deal”. This gave a starting place to Sarah who was supposed [...]