List of Beat the Star episodes

Following is a list of Beat the Star episodes, from the British game show which aired on television network ITV for two series from 2008 to 2009.

     Indicates that the Star won
     Indicates that the Challenger won

Unbroadcast pilot

Candidate Celebrity Recording date Games Winner
Richard Iwan Thomas 5 November 2007 Car Ball, ... Iwan Thomas

Series 1

Episode Candidate Celebrity Recording date Broadcast date Games Winner Prize
1 Dan Ivey, 30, Policeman, Plymouth Amir Khan[1] 8 April 2008 20 April 2008 Nail It, Grime Trial, The Pole, The Squeeze, Hang Bar, Face Off, Shoot Out Amir Khan –
2 Chris Rainford, 43, Fire Fighter, Chorley Darren Gough 10 April 2008 27 April 2008 The Tower, Burn Out, Cageball, The Chop, Mathletics Chris Rainford £100,000
3 Brenton Amedee, 32, Compliance Officer, London Mark Foster 14 April 2008 4 May 2008 Row Your Boat, Car Ball, 360, Flying Feathers, Navigator, Blind Man's Buffet Mark Foster –
4 Pete Russell, 27, Teacher, Bournemouth Martin Offiah 16 April 2008 11 May 2008 Ring The Bell, Vertigo, The Target, Card Duel, The Saw, Bottle It Pete Russell £100,000
5 Mick Mason, 35, IT consultant, Kent Kelvin Fletcher 18 April 2008 18 May 2008 Second Best, Kart Attack, Who Zoo, Dodge 'Em, Total Recall, Big Shot Mick Mason £50,000
6 Jamie Plumb, 26, medical doctor, Derby Greg Rusedski 22 April 2008 25 May 2008 The Weigh In, Moto Head, Hammer Time, Flight Path, Mind The Gap, Full Beam Greg Rusedski –
7 Rachael Hornigold, 30, Surgeon, East Sussex Martina Navratilova[2] 24 April 2008 1 June 2008 Top Spin, Roller Ball, The Big Picture, Strike Out, Guesstimation, Get In, Globe Trotting Rachael Hornigold £100,000
8 Marty Aldridge, 34, Royal Marine, Devon Vernon Kay1 26 April 2008 22 June 2008 The Squeeze, Car Ball, The Pole, Blind Mans Buffet, Nail It, Mind The Gap, Hang Bar Vernon Kay –

1Phillip Schofield took over hosting duties for this show.

Series 2

Series 2 began on 19 April 2009 and contains seven episodes.[3] The jackpot now always stands at £50,000. If the celebrity wins, the money for that show is rolled over to the final show of the series where host Vernon Kay will go head to head against a mystery celebrity guest with the winner donating the money that is in the prize pot to charity.

Episode Candidate Celebrity Broadcast date End of series prize pot Games Winner
1 Glenn Clarke, 43, factory manager, London Austin Healey [4] 19 April 2009 £50,000 Rat Run, Mud Bath, The Pole, Backspell, The Chop, Spud Run, Navigator, Big Shot Austin Healey
2 Laura Beardsmore, 22, student, Leeds Martina Hingis [5] 26 April 2009 £50,000 Broken Ladder, Grime Trial, Wood Walk, Guestimation, Hang Bar, Top Gurn, High Jump, Bottle It Laura Beardsmore
3 Chris Wharton, 23, personal trainer, Kent Jack Osbourne [6] 3 May 2009 £50,000 Cage Ball, Egg and Spoon Race, Grime Trial, Broken Ladder, The Chop, Mathletics, Nail It Chris Wharton
4 Nimo Ahmed, 39, former Army Officer, Walthamstow James DeGale [7] 10 May 2009 £100,000 The Saw, Wood Walk, Flip and Slide, Mind the Gap, Cage Ball, Nail It, Table Tennis, Hang Bar James DeGale
5 Andrea Ttofa, 32, communications manager, London Rebecca Romero [8] 17 May 2009 £100,000 Broken Ladder, Mud Bath, Egg & Spoon, Spud Run, Big Shot, Guesstimation, Word Up Andrea Ttofa
6 Lee Hawkins, 26, student mentor Andrew Castle [9] 24 May 2009 £150,000 Scrum Down, Flip and Slide, The Pole, Rat Run, Dial Trial, High Jump, Mind the Gap, Bottle It Andrew Castle
7 Vernon Kay1, 34, TV host Joe Calzaghe[10] 31 May 2009 £150,000 The Saw,Big Shot, Rat Run, Spud Run and Cage Ball Joe Calzaghe

1Phillip Schofield took over hosting duties for this show.

Scores

Candidate Draw Celebrity
Series wins
0 1 1
Show wins
7 0 9

References

  1. ↑ "programme details". uk-tv-guide. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  2. ↑ "Think you Khan beat Amir?". The Sun. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  3. ↑ "Beat The Star (series 2)". Diverse Production Ltd. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  4. ↑ "Beat the Star: Austin Healey". ITV. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  5. ↑ "Beat the Star: Martina Hingis". ITV. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  6. ↑ "Beat the Star: Jack Osbourne". ITV. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  7. ↑ "Beat the Star: James Degale". ITV. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  8. ↑ "Beat the Star: Rebecca Romero". ITV. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  9. ↑ "Beat the Star: Andrew Castle". ITV. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  10. ↑ "Beat the Star: Joe Calzaghe". ITV. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/20/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.