Quizmaster
Synopsis
“For one night only, the cleverest contestants go head to head in a battle of the brains. They have got all the answers except one - who will be Quizmaster 2019?”
An ITV press release came fluttering our way.
- This new factual entertainment show hosted by Jeremy Vine pits high-profile contestants on major TV quiz programmes against each other to find out who is king or queen of TV game shows.
- Quizmaster, a 90-minute peak time special, sees 15 previous contestants on Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Mastermind, The Chase, Fifteen-to-One, and University Challenge compete in a high-stakes battle to become ultimate quiz champion.
- The 15 competitors do battle across a series of rounds, each one designed to test a different aspect of their quiz knowledge, catch out other contestants, or beat the clock.
- Among the familiar faces competing are actor Shaun Williamson, who won Celebrity Mastermind, Isabelle Heward who won Mastermind in 2017, Egghead Pat Gibson who won £1 million on Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and his Eggheads teammate Kevin Ashman, a former Mastermind champion who holds the record for the highest score ever, Ailsa Watson who was Fifteen-to-One Grand Final winner in 2015, as well as Eric Monkman and Bobby Seagull, who achieved success on University Challenge.
- Contestants are eliminated in each round, until just two remain to go head-to-head in a climactic final.
This programme has not yet aired. A full review will appear here after broadcast.