We've Got Your Number

(Well, *I* think WGYN's title sequence is rather brilliant - and I thought it was brilliant as an 11-year-old in '99, too. (Holy molasses, a quarter of a century ago now...))
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The best way to decide if a Lottery show is any good is if it would stand on its own merits without the lottery draw with it. Sadly, this one wouldn't. That said, it was the best attempt so far, something borne out by its decent ratings.
The best way to decide if a Lottery show is any good is if it would stand on its own merits without the lottery draw with it. Sadly, this one wouldn't. That said, it was the best attempt so far, something borne out by its decent ratings.
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== Key moments ==
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The rather brilliant title sequence featuring the numbers 1 to 49 being represented by all sorts of real-life scenarios.
== Catchphrases ==
== Catchphrases ==

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Contents

Host

Brian Conley

Co-hosts

Julia Bradbury

Alan Dedicoat (voiceover)

Broadcast

Bazal for BBC One, 27 February to 22 May 1999 (13 episodes in 1 series)

Synopsis

Brian Conley hosts the show where The Balls Decide.

A very simple show. There are basically two games in each episode where the National Lottery balls will decides the outcome of a dispute or the difficulty of a game. Games included:

Odd or Even - Two people have a dispute to settle, such as one person wants green curtains and another turquoise. The Bonus Ball being odd or even determines the colour of their front room.

Second Chance - The player had lost something in life. The show gives them a chance to win it back with interest by playing a game, the difficulty of which will depend on which balls come out during the National Lottery draw.

The Magnificent Seven - Seven people with 'talent' are given the chance to shine provided the Bonus Ball bounces their way. Each act is given seven numbers from 1-49m and whichever one corresponds with the Bonus ball is given their 15 minutes (well, two) of fame.

Brian hosts it well because he seems naturally in the centre of attention and is usually quite funny with it. However, he does tend to sing quite a lot.

The best way to decide if a Lottery show is any good is if it would stand on its own merits without the lottery draw with it. Sadly, this one wouldn't. That said, it was the best attempt so far, something borne out by its decent ratings.

Key moments

The rather brilliant title sequence featuring the numbers 1 to 49 being represented by all sorts of real-life scenarios.

Catchphrases

"The balls will decide."

Theme music

Christian Henson

Trivia

Philippa Forrester was originally slated to be the host for the show, which was going to be called Your Number's Up.

Original logo, before the last-minute name change

Web links

Wikipedia entry

Videos


It's Saturday night, We've Got Your Number.

See also

National Lottery shows

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