Everybody's Equal

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Everybody's Equal
Also known asWhittle
GenreGame show
Created byChris Kwantes
Mitchell Symons
Presented byChris Tarrant (ITV)
Tim Vine (Channel 5)
ComposersKeith Strachan (1989–91)
Rick Turk (1997)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2 (ITV)
2 (Channel 5)
No. of episodes16 (ITV)
130 (Channel 5)
Production
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companiesCelador and Thames (1989–91)
Grundy (1997)
DistributorFremantle
Release
Original networkITV (1989–91)
Channel 5 (1997)
Picture format4:3
Original release7 June 1989 (1989-06-07) –
30 December 1997 (1997-12-30)
External links
Website

Everybody's Equal is a game show that originally aired on ITV from 7 June 1989 to 22 July 1991 and hosted by Chris Tarrant. It was later revived under the name Whittle and aired on Channel 5 from 31 March to 30 December 1997 with Tim Vine as host. Versions also existed in many European countries, plus Canada. Elements of the show resemble Tarrant's future hit Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, particularly its "Fastest Finger First" game; in addition, the US-based mobile game HQ Trivia.

Format[]

200 contestants were asked a question with four options and those who got it right were asked another. This continued until fewer than ten players survived, at which point they face four questions which were worth £50 each. If more than ten players remained after the sixth question, the ten fastest players went through. The player who correctly answered the final question the fastest went on to play the final round. The winning contestant was to place four things into the correct order, to win £1,000. If they got it wrong, the money was divided equally between all the other contestants.

On the original version of the show, Chris Tarrant would routinely "name and shame" the contestants who voted for the most outlandish answers - most memorably the first game of the first show where all but one contestant voted for the correct answer.

Transmissions[]

ITV[]

Series Start date End date Episodes
1 7 June 1989 19 July 1989 6
2 30 July 1990 22 July 1991 10

Channel 5[]

Series Start date End date Episodes
1 31 March 1997 27 June 1997 65
2 29 September 1997 30 December 1997 65

International versions[]

Country Name Host(s) Channel Dates aired
 France Que le meilleur gagne Laurence Boccolini
Nagui
Laurent Petitguillaume
La Cinq (1991–1992)
France 2 (1992–1995; 2012–2015)
1991–1995
2012–2015
 Italy Campionissimo Gerry Scotti Italia 1 1993
Vinca il migliore Canale 5
Italia 1
1996
 Japan クイズ!当たって25%
Quiz! Atatte 25%
Shinsuke Shimada
Wakako Shimazaki
TBS 1991–1992
オールスター感謝祭
All Star Thanksgiving Festival
Koji Imada
Shinsuke Shimada
Wakako Shimazaki
1991–present
テレビ進学塾
TV Prep School
Shinsuke Shimada
Sato B-saku
1993
オールスター後夜祭
All Star After Party
Hiroiki Ariyoshi
Kazumi Takayama
2018–present
 Canada (Quebec) Que le meilleur gagne Alain Dumas
Grégory Charles
Radio-Canada 1993–1996
May 2007
 Lebanon خليك معنا
Khalik Mana
Serge Zarqa MTV 1999–2002
 Hungary 100-ból egy Gálvölgyi RTL Klub 1997
 Poland[1] Sto plus jeden Grzegorz Halama Nasza TV 1998
 Spain Aquí jugamos todos Miriam Díaz-Aroca TVE 1 1995–1996

References[]

  1. ^ Anna Z. (24 July 2005). "Entertainment and Game Shows". euromediatv.com.pl. Retrieved 26 July 2020.

External links[]

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