The contestants on this edition are more withdrawn than average, with the qualifying contestant saying they're shaking and nervous. As a result Paul seems more forceful and vocal than usual, as if trying to up the atmosphere. He also doesn't shout out much in the way of advice for the final game, seemingly to not make them even more anxious. (Although he does say "That seems dumb to me", causing the contestant to deselect their incorrect answer of "dumb".)
In 2014 Daniels recorded some short promos for Challenge TV, who were reshowing the series. As part of his recollections, Paul noted: "So I used to meet all the contestants before the shows. Errrrrrr... and run them through the shows. Took time, but worth doing. Then they're more relaxed in the studio. Some still stay a bit uptight, of course."
In 2014 Daniels recorded some short promos for Challenge TV, who were reshowing the series. As part of his recollections, Paul noted: "So I used to meet all the contestants before the shows. Errrrrrr... and run them through the shows. Took time, but worth doing. Then they're more relaxed in the studio. Some still stay a bit uptight, of course."
This edition didn't make the Top 70 Chart.
The grid subjects featured on this edition are:
Main Grids: Acts with five or more No.1 hits; Nicknames for Margaret Thatcher; Creatures named after real people.
Auction Grids: Words that can be preceded by the word "White"; Animals pregnant longer than humans (9 months).
Final Grid: Words that make sense if doubled.
Main Grids: Acts with five or more No.1 hits; Nicknames for Margaret Thatcher; Creatures named after real people.
Auction Grids: Words that can be preceded by the word "White"; Animals pregnant longer than humans (9 months).
Final Grid: Words that make sense if doubled.
The final grid game - words that make sense if doubled - was revisited, after a fashion, in Episode #6.51 (1999).
However, while on this edition each word is presented as a single word (eg. "Tam" is presented, with the full word being "Tamtam") the Bob Monkhouse revival had an arguably easier version, where the words were presented in full, but listed against their definitions. The game became having to decide which word was correctly defined, not the words being incomplete.
Perhaps accordingly, as there was such a difference between both grids, despite the similar subject, only one word crossed over onto both versions: "Dik" in this version, with "Dikdik" and the definition of "animal" for Bob's take on the grid.
However, while on this edition each word is presented as a single word (eg. "Tam" is presented, with the full word being "Tamtam") the Bob Monkhouse revival had an arguably easier version, where the words were presented in full, but listed against their definitions. The game became having to decide which word was correctly defined, not the words being incomplete.
Perhaps accordingly, as there was such a difference between both grids, despite the similar subject, only one word crossed over onto both versions: "Dik" in this version, with "Dikdik" and the definition of "animal" for Bob's take on the grid.
