History Series / TippingPoint

'''''Tipping Point''''' is Creator/{{ITV}}'s contribution to the genre of [[GameShow game shows]] based on arcade games you've played all your life, [[Series/{{Scrabble}} but never quite like this!]] In other words, it's a quiz show whose centrepiece is a giant coin pusher; instead of giving out pocket change and trinkets, this machine is capable of giving out upwards of £20,000 or more if a winning contestant is lucky enough.

In the first round, the contestants (initially four, but three since series 12 in 2022) each receive three "counters", and answer toss-up questions for a chance to drop one into the machine (choosing one of the four "drop zones" it will be released from). In the ''Series/PressYourLuck'' tradition, the contestant can either play one of their own counters, or force an opponent to play one of their own if they think the machine isn't going to be that hot; the contestant earns £50 for each counter that falls into the "win zone". Once a contestant runs out of counters, they are ineligible to buzz in on the remaining questions. If the contestant answers incorrectly, the counter is placed into a "penalty pot", and one final question is asked at the end of the round for the right to play all of the counters in the pot. Prior to Series 12, the lowest-scoring contestant is also eliminated at this point, but since the switch to a three-player format there is no longer an elimination here.

The second round is a SpeedRound where each contestant answers as many questions as they can in 45 seconds (or 30 prior to series 12) to earn more counters. The lowest-scoring contestant is eliminated, leaving two for the final round: each contestant is asked three questions each, but now have the option to pass a question to their opponent in the hope that they get it wrong. Whoever has the most money after this round advances to the final for a chance at the top prize.

''Tipping Point'' premiered in July 2012, as a summer replacement for ''Series/TheChase'' in its 5 p.m. timeslot; proving popular, ITV began giving the show a full run in 2013 in a 4 p.m. timeslot. It has since become one of the long-running mainstays of ITV's daytime game show lineup, and has received a run of primetime CelebrityEdition specials.

''Tipping Point'' premiered in July 2012, temporarily replacing ''Series/TheChase'' in its 5 p.m. timeslot during a summer hiatus; proving popular, ITV began giving the show a full run in 2013 in a 4 p.m. timeslot. It has since become one of the long-running mainstays of ITV's daytime game show lineup, and has received a run of primetime CelebrityEdition specials.

''Tipping Point'' premiered in July 2, 2012, temporarily replacing ''Series/TheChase'' in its 5 p.m. timeslot during a summer hiatus; proving popular, ITV began giving the show a full run in 2013 in a 4 p.m. timeslot. It has since become one of the long-running mainstays of ITV's daytime game show lineup, and has received a run of primetime CelebrityEdition specials.

'''''Tipping Point''''' is Creator/{{ITV}}'s contribution to the genre of [[GameShow game shows]] based on arcade games you've played all your life, [[Series/{{Scrabble}} but never quite like this!]] In other words, it's a quiz show whose centrepiece is a giant coin pusher; instead of giving out pocket change and trinkets, this machine is capable of giving out upwards of £40,000 if a winning contestant is lucky enough.

** The double counter ''even applies to the jackpot counter'', and the two double counters do stack. So if a contestant lands the jackpot counter ''and'' a double counter, they win £20,000 -- a feat that has only happened twice so far. Landing both double counters quadruples the value of the drop, so it is theoretically possible to win £40,000.

The second round is a SpeedRound where each contestant answers as many questions as they can in 45 seconds (or 30 prior to series 12) to earn more counters. Once again, the lowest-scoring contestant is eliminated, leaving two for the final round: each contestant receives three questions each, worth one counter. However, the contestant can also pass a question to their opponent instead, in the hope that they get it wrong. Whoever has the most money after this round advances to the final for a chance at the top prize.

* BonusSpace: There are other special types of counters in the machine, including "mystery" counters that award a bonus prize to the contestant, and "double" counters that [[DoubleTheDollars double the value of whatever drops on that turn]]. ''Even the jackpot counter.''

* BonusRound: The "final", where the goal is to liberate a larger "jackpot counter" from the machine. The contestant chooses where it will be dropped, and then answers multiple-choice questions from six categories to earn counters. Each category has a choice between an easy, medium, or hard question, which reward 1, 2, or 3 counters respectively. If the jackpot counter lands into the win zone, the contestant wins £10,000; the contestant otherwise still earns cash and prizes from other counters dropped during the round. If the contestant runs out of categories and have not claimed the jackpot counter, they can either walk away with whatever they've won so far, or risk it in exchange for three more counters. In this scenario, cash is no longer earned for counters, and the contestant loses everything is they do not drop the jackpot counter.

In the first round, the contestants (initially four, but three since series 12 in 2022) each receive three "counters", and answer toss-up questions for a chance to drop one into the machine (choosing one of the four "drop zones" it will be released from). In the ''Series/PressYourLuck'' tradition, the contestant can either play one of their own counters, or force an opponent to play one of their own if they think the machine isn't going to be that hot; the contestant earns £50 for each counter that falls into the "win zone". Once a contestant runs out of counters, they are ineligible to buzz in on the remaining questions. If the contestant answers incorrectly, the counter is placed into a "penalty pot", and one final question is asked at the end of the round for the right to play all of the counters in the pot.

The second round is a SpeedRound where each contestant answers as many questions as they can in 45 seconds (or 30 prior to series 12) to earn more counters. The lowest-scoring contestant is eliminated at this point; prior to series 12, the first round also had an elimination. The final round involves six questions worth one counter each, alternating between the two remaining contestants. The contestant in control can either answer the question themselves, or pass it to their opponent in the hopes they get it wrong. Whoever has the most money after this round advances to the final for a chance at the top prize.

* BonusRound: The "final", where the goal is to liberate a larger "jackpot counter" from the machine. The contestant chooses where it will be dropped, and then answers multiple-choice questions from six categories to earn counters. Each category has an easy, medium, and hard question, which rewards 1, 2, and 3 counters each. If they drop the jackpot counter into the win zone, the game ends and the contestant wins £10,000; the contestant otherwise still earns cash and prizes from other counters dropped during the round. If the contestant runs out of categories, they can either walk away with whatever they've won so far, or risk it in exchange for three more counters. In this scenario, cash is no longer earned for dropping counters, and the contestant loses everything is they do not drop the jackpot counter.

The second round is a SpeedRound where each contestant answers as many questions as they can in 45 seconds (or 30 prior to series 12) to earn more counters. The lowest-scoring contestant is eliminated at this point; prior to series 12, the first round also had an elimination. The final round involves six multiple choice questions worth one counter each, alternating between the two remaining contestants. The contestant in control can either answer the question themselves, or pass it to their opponent in the hopes they get it wrong. Whoever has the most money after this round advances to the final for a chance at the top prize.

In the first round, the contestants (initially four, but three since series 12 in 2022) each receive "three" counters, and answer toss-up questions for a chance to drop one into the machine. In the ''Series/PressYourLuck'' tradition, the contestant can either play one of their own counters (choosing the "drop zone" it will be released from), or force an opponent to play one of their own; the contestant earns £50 for each counter that falls into the "win zone". Once a contestant runs out of counters, they are ineligible to buzz in on the remaining questions. If the contestant answers incorrectly, the counter is placed into a "penalty pot", and one final question is asked at the end of the round for the right to play all of the counters in the pot.

The second round is a SpeedRound where each contestant answers as many questions as they can under in 45 seconds (or 40 prior to series 12) to earn more counters. The lowest-scoring contestant is eliminated at this point; prior to series 12, the first round also had an elimination. The final round involves six multiple choice questions, alternating between the two remaining contestants. The contestant can either answer the question themselves, or pass it to their opponent in the hopes they get it wrong. Whoever has the most money after this round advances to the final for a chance at the top prize.

* BonusRound: The "final", where the goal is to liberate a larger "jackpot counter" out of the machine. The contestant chooses where it will be dropped, and then answers multiple-choice questions from six categories to earn counters. Each category has an easy, medium, and hard question, which rewards 1, 2, and 3 counters each. If they drop the jackpot counter into the win zone, the contestant wins £10,000; the contestant otherwise still earns cash and prizes from other counters dropped during the round. If the contestant runs out of categories, they can either walk away with whatever they've won so far, or risk it in exchange for three more counters. In this scenario, cash is no longer earned for dropping counters, and the contestant loses everything is they do not drop the jackpot counter.

'''''Tipping Point''''' is Creator/{{ITV}}'s contributions to the genre of [[GameShow game shows]] based on arcade games you've played all your life, [[Series/{{Scrabble}} but never quite like this!]] In other words, it's a quiz show whose centrepiece is a giant coin pusher; instead of giving out pocket change and trinkets, this machine is capable of giving out upwards of £40,000 if a winning contestant is lucky enough.