Bradley Walsh's new gameshow reveals shocking twist
Contestants on Million Pound Shot, Bradley Walsh's new gameshow, will stake their own money.
Contestants on Bradley Walsh's new gameshow will stake their own money.
The 66-year-old presenter's new programme, Million Pound Shot, launches on Channel 4 on Sunday (01.11.26) and, following speculation about a "big twist", the host has revealed the "original" idea that players will be using their own cash to attempt to win a seven-figure sum - and there's even more surprises to be revealed.
He said: “This programme is unlike anything we’ve seen on British TV before, and when I heard about this format I thought it was one of the most original and surprising quiz shows I’d ever encountered.
“Alongside playing with their own money, there are more twists and turns along the way – I’m excited for everyone to see how it plays out.
“They’re going to have to be willing to take big risks, and back themselves right to the very end.
“This is not a game for the faint-hearted!”
Contestants will bring their own bank cards and bet cash according to how confident they feel in their answers to various general knowledge questions. They can win Bet Balls, which have a monetary value, and subsequently choose to take the money or risk firing them into the Million Pound Shot Machine to attempt to win £1 million.
Bradley teased: “This game is all about confidence and bravado.
“Putting your money where your mouth is will not be simple when it’s your own cold hard cash.
“So the contestants are going to have to be cool, calm and willing to take a risk.
“The game is always in their control and I’m hoping for confident, bright players with a good breadth of general knowledge and a sense of fun.”
The concept has been criticised by anti-gambling charities, who have called for care for contestants' well-being.
Nick Harvey, a spokesperson for the Coalition to End Gambling Ads (CEGA), told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "This sounds like nothing more than gambling dressed up as a gameshow.
"Despite millions being harmed in the UK every year, gambling has become so normalised that someone at a tv channel thought this was a good idea. I just hope that – unlike the gambling industry itself – they’re prioritizing the contestant’s welfare and mental health."
