The Mint

(Trivia: Fact added - Australian version to launch)
(Trivia: I'm not sure whether or not Nicholas Owen would like to be reminded of his contribution to this show - but since he has a UKGS article...)
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Alan Coxon<br>
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Lesley Collier (one-off)<br>
== Broadcast ==
== Broadcast ==
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Ludus for ITV1/[[ITV Play]] , 1st April 2006 to 14th February 2007
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Ludus for ITV1/[[ITV Play|Play]], 1 April 2006 to 14 February 2007
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== Synopsis ==
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An attempt to be an upmarket [[Quizmania]], presumably. One of the annoying things about this series was the pretence that it was coming from ''The Mint Mansion'' and not a television studio - even to the point that presenters used to get uptight when anyone made reference to a ''studio''. Still, achieved some status similiar to [[Quizmania]], thanks to the double act of [[Brian Dowling]] and [[Beverley French]].
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An attempt to be an upmarket [[Quizmania]], presumably. One of the annoying things about this show was the pretence that it was coming from "The Mint Mansion" and not a television studio - even to the point that the presenters used to get uptight when anyone made reference to a "studio". Still, achieved some status similiar to ''Quizmania'', thanks to the double act of [[Brian Dowling]] and [[Beverley French]].
== Trivia ==
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On 12 May 2006, the first jackpot of £107,882 was won by Diane Bailey who guessed the correct code of 8648. The show had previously told people the code began with 86, and that the last digit was an even number and regularly went through a list of numbers that had already been guessed.
On 12 May 2006, the first jackpot of £107,882 was won by Diane Bailey who guessed the correct code of 8648. The show had previously told people the code began with 86, and that the last digit was an even number and regularly went through a list of numbers that had already been guessed.
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<div class="video"><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/F1xZxu_fcOU"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/F1xZxu_fcOU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>''The first jackpot win, presided by Dowling, Stevens, Shoob and erm, The Cheeky Girls''</div>
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The second jackpot of £130,721 (probably the biggest prize to be given away by a ''participation TV'' show) was won by a caller called Keith on 20 October 2006. The winning code was 7012 and was given via a general knowledge question, asked by former ITN newsreader [[Nicholas Owen]].
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The second jackpot of £130,721 (probably the biggest prize to be given away by a ''participation TV'' show) was won by a caller called Keith on 20th October 2006. The winning code was 7012 and was given via a general knowledge question, asked by former ITN newsreader Nicholas Owen.
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The [[ITV Play]] channel broadcast ''Extra Mint'' for it's first month on-air. In September, a new series called ''The Mint Extra'' (''Extra Mint'' with a new name!) began, consisting of marathon broadcasts of up to 14 hours!
The [[ITV Play]] channel broadcast ''Extra Mint'' for it's first month on-air. In September, a new series called ''The Mint Extra'' (''Extra Mint'' with a new name!) began, consisting of marathon broadcasts of up to 14 hours!
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Broadcast from the Maidstone Studios. For those of you know who don't know, there's no such thing as The Mint Mansion!
Broadcast from the Maidstone Studios. For those of you know who don't know, there's no such thing as The Mint Mansion!
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Like they did with [[Quizmania]], the Nine Network in Australia has brought the format and is now producing their own version of the show. What have they let themselves in for...
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Like they did with [[Quizmania]], the Nine Network in Australia brought the format to produce their own version of the show, which is no longer airing. What did they let themselves in for...
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<div class="video"><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/u5NS-fi_DQU"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/u5NS-fi_DQU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>''For an unknown reason, they like to dance near the end of the show. Cue Brian and Bev...''</div>
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Voted the Worst New Show in this site's [[Poll of the Year 2006#Hall of SHAME 2006|Poll of 2006]].
== See also ==
== See also ==
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[[Category:Interactive|Mint, The]]

Revision as of 18:23, 27 July 2022

Image:The_Mint.JPG

Contents

Host

Main presenters:
Brian Dowling
Craig Stevens
Beverley French
Cat Porter
Kat Shoob
Mark Rumble
Caroline Feraday
Yiolanda Koppel
Simeon Courtie
Milo McCabe

Stand-ins:
Alan Coxon
Alex Elliott
Keith Price
Kevin Adams
Lesley Collier (one-off)

Broadcast

Ludus for ITV1/Play, 1 April 2006 to 14 February 2007

Synopsis

An attempt to be an upmarket Quizmania, presumably. One of the annoying things about this show was the pretence that it was coming from "The Mint Mansion" and not a television studio - even to the point that the presenters used to get uptight when anyone made reference to a "studio". Still, achieved some status similiar to Quizmania, thanks to the double act of Brian Dowling and Beverley French.

Trivia

On 12 May 2006, the first jackpot of £107,882 was won by Diane Bailey who guessed the correct code of 8648. The show had previously told people the code began with 86, and that the last digit was an even number and regularly went through a list of numbers that had already been guessed.

The second jackpot of £130,721 (probably the biggest prize to be given away by a participation TV show) was won by a caller called Keith on 20 October 2006. The winning code was 7012 and was given via a general knowledge question, asked by former ITN newsreader Nicholas Owen.

The ITV Play channel broadcast Extra Mint for it's first month on-air. In September, a new series called The Mint Extra (Extra Mint with a new name!) began, consisting of marathon broadcasts of up to 14 hours!

Broadcast from the Maidstone Studios. For those of you know who don't know, there's no such thing as The Mint Mansion!

Like they did with Quizmania, the Nine Network in Australia brought the format to produce their own version of the show, which is no longer airing. What did they let themselves in for...

Voted the Worst New Show in this site's Poll of 2006.

See also

Quizmania, Quiz TV, Izzy Wizzy Let's Get Quizzy and so on.

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