Country of origin United Kingdom No. of episodes 20 Original network BBC Two Final episode date 21 March 2008 Number of episodes 20 Language English | No. of series 1 Running time 30 minutes First episode date 25 February 2008 Presented by Clive Anderson Genre Game show | |
Original release 25 February (2008-02-25) – 21 March 2008 (2008-03-21) Similar Game show, A Question of Genius, The 21st Question, 1001 Things You Should K, Beat the Brain | ||
Brainbox challenge complete
Brainbox Challenge was a short-lived game show hosted by Clive Anderson and produced by BBC Manchester. It was broadcast weekdays on BBC Two, for most of its run in an evening slot, but in a lunchtime slot for its final week.
Contents
Brainbox Challenge had rounds including "Memory", "Language", "Visual and Spatial", "Numerical" and "Coding".
Each episode featured five head-to-head challenges based on these different skills. The winner of each challenge became the "Brainbox Champion" and was shown a picture of their next challenger, along with their name, age, and occupation. The champion was then given the chance to leave with their winnings ("take the cheque") or face that opponent ("take the challenge"). If they chose to take the challenge, they risked losing some or all of the money they had won if defeated by challengers. However, any money won in the bonus round was safe. If they chose to take the cheque, the new challenger would take the champion's podium, and a successive challenger would be introduced.
The theoretical maximum winnings for any contestant were £13,000.