Ever sat in front of the TV, shouting the answers to a quiz and swearing you could do better? Come and have a go if you think youre smart enough offers BBC ONE viewers the chance to take on the studio contestants from the comfort of home and to challenge them for a prize of £30,000 or more.
For the first time, viewers are able to compete against the four studio teams via interactive TV, the internet at www.bbc.co.uk/comeandhaveago, or on a JAVA enabled mobile phone. They will answer exactly the same questions at exactly the same time. To register to play, viewers must call in at a price of 50p. This covers the cost of the call and adds a percentage towards the prize fund, in addition to the £30,000 already guaranteed by the BBC.
The game show is split into two parts. Over the course of the first 50 minutes, the studio teams are whittled down from four to one whilst interactive players compete for the top spot across the nations and regions. The BBC will then whisk a satellite camera to their location, enabling a live head-to-head battle in the second show. At the beginning of the second half, the presenter announces which home team has come top and introduces live pictures from the outside broadcast as they prepare to take on their studio counterparts. Whoever has the highest score over the course of 20 questions will net the cash and with it an invite to the studio for the following week to see if they can continue their winning streak. Even if you don’t qualify for the final, all is not lost as the three remaining studio places will be given to a selection of teams who score 26 or more points.
Jane Lush, Controller, Entertainment Commissioning, says: “We’re always looking to push new interactive formats and now whether you’re at home, in the pub or at a friend’s house, you can take on the teams in the studio. Come and have a go if you think youre smart enough is a BBC co-production with Tailor-Made Films.