Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 3 Running time 50 minutes Final episode date 29 December 2012 Number of episodes 29 | Original language(s) English No. of episodes 29 First episode date 12 February 2011 | |
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Created by Matthew WorthyKieran Doherty Similar Game show, Who Dares Wins, The National Lottery: In, The National Lottery Dr, Break the Safe | ||
Secret Fortune is a BBC National Lottery game show that was broadcast on BBC One from 12 February 2011 to 29 December 2012. It was hosted by Nick Knowles.
Contents
Format
A pair of contestants must find the highest sum of money contained in one of 24 numbered envelopes, each containing a randomly assigned sum of money between £100 and £100,000. This is done by correctly answering a series of multiple choice questions.
In the first half of the game, the contestants select four of the envelopes and these are each assigned to one of the four possible answers. In this stage of the game, the computer assigns the envelope containing the highest sum of money to the correct answer. The contestants then eliminate the three answers they believe are wrong. With each elimination, the associated envelope is opened to reveal the sum of money being discarded. The remaining envelope is handed unopened to the contestants to be used in the second half. This continues over six questions until the contestants are left with six.
In the second half of the game, the remaining envelopes that the players keep in the first half are assigned to answers, but now the lowest sum of money is assigned to the correct answer and the contestants must identify and eliminate it. One envelope is discarded with each question until the final question becomes a 50/50 choice between two answers. The contestants win the sum of money inside the envelope they do not eliminate.
The twenty-four money amounts are £100, £500, £1,000, £2,000, £3,000, £4,000, £5,000 £6,000, £7,000, £8,000, £9,000, £10,000, £12,000, £14,000, £16,000, £18,000, £20,000, £22,000, £25,000, £30,000, £40,000, £50,000, £75,000, and £100,000.
Ratings
Episode Viewing figures from BARB.
Reception
Readers of UKGameshows.com named it the best new game show of 2011 in their "Hall of fame" poll.