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The original British version of ''Divided'' ran from May 2009 to May 2010 on ITV 1, and was hosted by Andrew Castle. In January 2017, Creator/GameShowNetwork premiered an American version, hosted by Mike Richards (which had hosted GSN's version of ''Series/{{Pyramid}}'', and was the then-executive producer of ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' and ''Series/LetsMakeADeal''). The U.S. version adds a few extra elements, including beginning with four contestants, having to unanimously vote out one contestant after the second round, and a lifeline allowing contestants to overrule the team's choice of answer.

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The original British version of ''Divided'' ran from May 2009 to May 2010 on ITV 1, and was hosted by Andrew Castle. In January 2017, Creator/GameShowNetwork premiered an American version, hosted by Mike Richards (which had hosted GSN's version of ''Series/{{Pyramid}}'', and was the then-executive producer of ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' and ''Series/LetsMakeADeal''). The U.S. version adds a few extra elements, including beginning with four contestants, having to unanimously vote out one contestant after the second round, and a lifeline allowing contestants a contestant to overrule the team's choice of answer.
lock in their own guess without needing a unanimous decision.



* {{Lifelines}}: In the U.S. version, the team receives two "Takeovers" after the first round, which allows a contestant to lock in a guess as the team's final answer without approval from their teammates.

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* {{Lifelines}}: In the U.S. version, the team receives two "Takeovers" after the first round, which allows a contestant to unilaterally lock in a their guess as the team's final answer without approval from their teammates.needing approval.
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* {{Lifelines}}: In the U.S. version, the team receives two "Takeovers" after the first round, which allows a contestant to lock in their guess as the team's final answer without approval from their teammates.

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* {{Lifelines}}: In the U.S. version, the team receives two "Takeovers" after the first round, which allows a contestant to lock in their a guess as the team's final answer without approval from their teammates.
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A British GameShow based on a Dutch format, and was broadcast by Creator/{{ITV}} in 2009.

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A British GameShow based on a Dutch format, and which was broadcast by Creator/{{ITV}} in 2009.
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The game is played by teams of three strangers, who are tasked with working together to build a cash pot by answering questions. Most of them are multiple-choice questions, but some require the contestants to place a set of answers in the correct order. Each question must be answered unanimously, ''and'' the cash value of the question decreases by 1% every second--thus they have 100 seconds to answer. Each question in round 1 starts at £15,000, and the fifth and final round consists of one question that starts at £75,000, but has multiple answers. Running out of time or answering incorrectly reduces the pot by half, and getting three questions wrong ends the game immediately.

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The game is played by teams of three strangers, who are tasked with working together to build a cash pot by answering questions. Most of them are multiple-choice questions, but some require the contestants to place a set of answers in the correct order. Each question must be answered unanimously, ''and'' the cash value of the question decreases by 1% every second--thus they have 100 seconds to agree on an answer. Each question in The first round 1 starts consists of five questions that each begin at £15,000, and while the fifth and final round consists of one question that starts at £75,000, but has multiple answers. Running out of time or answering incorrectly reduces the pot by half, and getting three questions wrong ends the game immediately.
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The game is played by teams of three strangers, who are tasked with working together to build a cash pot by answering questions. Most of them are multiple-choice questions, but some require the contestants to place a set of answers in the correct order. Each question must be answered unanimously, ''and'' the cash value of the question decreases by 1% every second: each question in round 1 starts at £15,000, and the fifth and final round consists of one question that starts at £75,000, but has multiple answers. Answering incorrectly reduces the pot by half, and getting three questions wrong ends the game immediately.

If the team completes all five rounds or decides to bail out, they must answer one more question in order to claim their prize: how much of the pot will each team member receive? The prize is divided into three unequal shares, and each contestant is given 15 seconds to select which share they think they deserve. If all three contestants agree on different shares, then the game ends and everybody lives happily ever after. ''But'' if they don't pick different shares, the money begins to drain away over 100 seconds until they come to an unanimous decision. Naturally, this often results in a ''lot'' of bickering.

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The game is played by teams of three strangers, who are tasked with working together to build a cash pot by answering questions. Most of them are multiple-choice questions, but some require the contestants to place a set of answers in the correct order. Each question must be answered unanimously, ''and'' the cash value of the question decreases by 1% every second: each second--thus they have 100 seconds to answer. Each question in round 1 starts at £15,000, and the fifth and final round consists of one question that starts at £75,000, but has multiple answers. Answering Running out of time or answering incorrectly reduces the pot by half, and getting three questions wrong ends the game immediately.

If the team completes all five rounds or decides votes to bail out, they must answer one more question in order to claim their prize: how much of the pot will each team member receive? The prize is divided into three unequal shares, and each contestant is given 15 seconds to select state which share they think they deserve.want, and explain their justification. If all three contestants agree on different shares, then the game ends and everybody lives happily ever after. ''But'' if they don't pick different shares, don't, the money begins will begin to drain away over 100 seconds until they come to an either reach a unanimous decision.decision, or time runs out and they leave with nothing. Naturally, this often results in a ''lot'' of bickering.
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The original British version of ''Divided'' ran from May 2009 to May 2010 on ITV 1, and was hosted by Andrew Castle. In January 2017, Creator/GameShowNetwork premiered an American version, hosted by Mike Richards (which had hosted GSN's version of ''Series/{{Pyramid}}'', and then-executive producer of ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' and ''Series/LetsMakeADeal''). The U.S. version adds a few extra elements, including beginning with four contestants, having to unanimously eliminate one contestant after the second round, and a lifeline allowing contestants to overrule the team's choice of answer.

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The original British version of ''Divided'' ran from May 2009 to May 2010 on ITV 1, and was hosted by Andrew Castle. In January 2017, Creator/GameShowNetwork premiered an American version, hosted by Mike Richards (which had hosted GSN's version of ''Series/{{Pyramid}}'', and was the then-executive producer of ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' and ''Series/LetsMakeADeal''). The U.S. version adds a few extra elements, including beginning with four contestants, having to unanimously eliminate vote out one contestant after the second round, and a lifeline allowing contestants to overrule the team's choice of answer.
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A British GameShow based on a Dutch format, and was broadcast by Creator/{{ITV}} in 2009.

The game is played by teams of three strangers, who are tasked with working together to build a cash pot by answering questions. Most of them are multiple-choice questions, but some require the contestants to place a set of answers in the correct order. Each question must be answered unanimously, ''and'' the cash value of the question decreases by 1% every second: each question in round 1 starts at £15,000, and the fifth and final round consists of one question that starts at £75,000, but has multiple answers. Answering incorrectly reduces the pot by half, and getting three questions wrong ends the game immediately.

If the team completes all five rounds or decides to bail out, they must answer one more question in order to claim their prize: how much of the pot will each team member receive? The prize is divided into three unequal shares, and each contestant is given 15 seconds to select which share they think they deserve. If all three contestants agree on different shares, then the game ends and everybody lives happily ever after. ''But'' if they don't pick different shares, the money begins to drain away over 100 seconds until they come to an unanimous decision. Naturally, this often results in a ''lot'' of bickering.

The original British version of ''Divided'' ran from May 2009 to May 2010 on ITV 1, and was hosted by Andrew Castle. In January 2017, Creator/GameShowNetwork premiered an American version, hosted by Mike Richards (which had hosted GSN's version of ''Series/{{Pyramid}}'', and then-executive producer of ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' and ''Series/LetsMakeADeal''). The U.S. version adds a few extra elements, including beginning with four contestants, having to unanimously eliminate one contestant after the second round, and a lifeline allowing contestants to overrule the team's choice of answer.

Comparable to fellow ITV game show of the era ''Series/GoldenBalls'', which had less quiz and just as much bickering in its endgame.

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* TheAnnouncer: The British version had one which served as the question reader, with Charlotte Hudson holding this role in series 1, and Rachel Pierman in series 2.
* AudienceParticipation: In the U.S. version, if the team's pot is at $0 after round 2 and they cannot agree on which contestant to vote out (since this normally causes the pot to begin draining like the main game), the decision goes to an audience vote.
* CatchPhrase:
** "You have failed to agree; your cash starts counting down ... '''now.'''"
** "[[SigningOffCatchPhrase Join us next time]] where we hope three more strangers will be ''united'', not ''[[TitleDrop divided]]''."
* DownerEnding: Whenever a team leaves with nothing, which happened quite a bit.
* {{Lifelines}}: In the U.S. version, the team receives two "Takeovers" after the first round, which allows a contestant to lock in their guess as the team's final answer without approval from their teammates.

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