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* SeriesFauxnale: The 1992 'Best of' and Christmas specials were said by Michael Barrymore to be the end of the series. Whilst it wasn't mentioned why, it was namely because the show's producers, Thames Television, lost their ITV franchise that year to Carlton, and handed over to the newer franchise on New Year's Day 1993. This wasn't the case, as the show continued for two more series in 93/94 (produced by Thames, and played out on the network by Central Independent Television), and then ran as ''Strike it Rich ''between 96 and 99 (though the latter incarnation was produced by London Weekend Television).

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* SeriesFauxnale: The 1992 'Best of' and Christmas specials were said by Michael Barrymore to be the end of the series. Whilst it wasn't mentioned why, it was namely because the show's producers, Thames Television, lost their ITV franchise that year to Carlton, and handed over to the newer franchise on New Year's Day 1993. This wasn't the case, as the show continued for two more another series in 93/94 (produced by Thames, Thames and played out on the network by Central Independent Television), and then ran as ''Strike it Rich ''between Rich'' between 96 and 99 (though the latter incarnation was produced by London Weekend Television).
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A revival has aired as part of ''Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow'' since 2020, along with other Creator/{{ITV}} game shows including ''Play Your Cards Right'', ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'', ''Take Your Pick'', ''Series/{{Bullseye|UK}}'', ''Series/NameThatTune'', and ''Series/ChildsPlay''.

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A revival has aired as part of ''Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow'' since 2020, along with other Creator/{{ITV}} game shows including ''Play Your Cards Right'', ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'', ''Take Your Pick'', ''Series/{{Bullseye|UK}}'', ''Series/NameThatTune'', and ''Series/ChildsPlay''.
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** TheAnnouncer: John Benson (who announced the ITV version of ''Series/SaleOfTheCentury''), then Robin Houston (an ex-Thames continuity announcer, as well as the announcer on Challenge TV's version of ''Sale''), and finally [[Series/{{Concentration}} Nick Jackson]] in the UK. [[Series/{{Blockbusters}} Bob Hilton]] announced most of the American version; Charlie O'Donnell did at least the earliest taped episodes.

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** TheAnnouncer: John Benson (who announced the ITV version of ''Series/SaleOfTheCentury''), then Robin Houston (an ex-Thames continuity announcer, {{continuity announce|ment}}r, as well as the announcer on Challenge TV's version of ''Sale''), and finally [[Series/{{Concentration}} Nick Jackson]] in the UK. [[Series/{{Blockbusters}} Bob Hilton]] announced most of the American version; Charlie O'Donnell did at least the earliest taped episodes.
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A one-off revival aired as part of the 2020 miniseries ''Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow''.

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A one-off revival has aired as part of the 2020 miniseries ''Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow''.
Gameshow'' since 2020, along with other Creator/{{ITV}} game shows including ''Play Your Cards Right'', ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'', ''Take Your Pick'', ''Series/{{Bullseye|UK}}'', ''Series/NameThatTune'', and ''Series/ChildsPlay''.

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* {{Retraux}}: At the start of each episode, some of the prizes on offer were described in time with a sequence of old film clips, often from black-and-white slapstick movies.

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* InsistentTerminology: "Strike the screen" was the phrase Barrymore used to instruct a player to push the button at their current position and reveal its monitor.
* {{Retraux}}: At the start of each UK episode, some of the prizes on offer were described in time with a sequence of old film clips, often from black-and-white slapstick movies.
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* {{Retraux}}: Prize introductions were filmed in a 1950s slapstick style.

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* {{Retraux}}: Prize introductions At the start of each episode, some of the prizes on offer were filmed described in time with a 1950s sequence of old film clips, often from black-and-white slapstick style.movies.
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* ConsolationPrize: Michael Barrymore was generous from time to time; if a couple didn't win much, he would either just strike a few screens to give them prizes, or give them back prizes lost from a Hot Spot.

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* ConsolationPrize: Teams that lost the main game without winning anything got one on the British version. At different times, Michael Barrymore was generous from time to time; if a couple didn't win much, he would either just strike a few screens to give them prizes, a bottle of champagne, award the next couple of prizes along their path, or give them back the last batch of prizes they had lost from on a Hot Spot.
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Popular British GameShow on Creator/{{ITV}}; three eccentric couples competed to fulfill a contract of answers to a question in order to earn moves across an arch of screens. When said monitors are "struck", they would reveal either a prize or a "Hot Spot", which would cause the couple to lose their turn and the prizes they earned from the previous screens unless they chose to stop. But the last screen if a team makes it that far, contains a final question (the "final Strike it Lucky Question") which often contained a major prize like a vacation.

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Popular British GameShow on Creator/{{ITV}}; three Creator/{{ITV}}, hosted by Michael Barrymore. Three eccentric couples competed to fulfill a contract of answers to a question in order to earn moves across an arch of screens. When said monitors are "struck", they would reveal either a prize or a "Hot Spot", which would cause the couple to lose their turn and the prizes they earned from the previous screens unless they chose to stop. But the last screen if When a team makes it that far, contains a final question (the "final Strike it Lucky Question") which often contained reached the next-to-last step no their path, they received a major prize like (such as a vacation.
vacation) and had to decide whether to risk it by trying to answer one more question and win the game.
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A one-off revival aired as part of the 2020 miniseries ''Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow'', with Creator/AlanCarr if the title was not enough of an indication.

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A one-off revival aired as part of the 2020 miniseries ''Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow'', with Creator/AlanCarr if the title was not enough of an indication.
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A one-off revival is being produced as part of the upcoming ITV miniseries ''Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow''.

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A one-off revival is being produced aired as part of the upcoming ITV 2020 miniseries ''Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow''.
Gameshow'', with Creator/AlanCarr if the title was not enough of an indication.
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A one-off revival is being produced as part of the upcoming ITV miniseries ''Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow''.

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