SUDO-Q
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SUDO-Q is BBC quiz show based on a mix of the number puzzle Sudoku and general knowledge questions. It was started in late 2005 and is hosted by Eamonn Holmes. The audience is canned.
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[edit] Gameplay
There are four rounds in the game.
[edit] Round 1
The first round is based on general knowledge questions and a 4x4 Sudoku grid. Teams are shown the grid, with four numbers already placed. Then a square gets highlighted and the teams lock in what number goes in that square. The fastest team whom locked in the right number gets one point and the right answer to answer a general knowledge question for another point, and the right to verbally place a number in another highlighted square for one more point; for a maximum of three points. The round ends when the entire grid is completed or if there's one square left (not enough to play one more subround).
[edit] Round 2
The second round is focused on eliminating one of the three teams. Another 4x4 grid is revealed with four numbers placed in advance, and once again teams lock in what number goes in the highlighted square. Again the fastest team whom locked in the right number gets one point and the right answer to answer a general knowledge question for another point, only this time a correct answer also gives the team the right to nominate members of the opposing team in a sudden death showdown in which the fastest player with the correct number gets one point and stays in the game, with the other player eliminated from the game. The first team to lose both players is eliminated from the show.
[edit] Round 3
The third round is Speed Sudoku where two players on each team have 45 seconds each to solve squares on a 6x6 grid, while alternating turns. No general knowledge questions are played this round. Correct numbers are worth 2 points, but incorrect numbers deducts 1 point. The round ends when time expires for both players or when the grid is completed. The team with the most points at the end of this round wins the game.
Note: If a team has one player left coming out of round two, the person left standing can either buy back the eliminated player with 10 seconds of his/her Speed Sudoku time deducted (making it 35 seconds), or reject his/her partner for the rest of the show & keep the full 45 seconds.
[edit] The Final
The final round gives the winning team three minutes to solve another 6x6 grid for some money. Host Holmes asks a series of questions in which correct answers earn an attempt to place a number in a highlighted square. An incorrect answer stays on that square, while an incorrect number goes to another square. If both partners are in the game after the final round, each one takes 90 seconds of the time; otherwise, the solo player takes the entire three minutes. Each correctly placed number is worth £50, 50 more for a completed row, column, and/or region. Completing the entire grid won a grand prize of £2000.
The winning team stays on to play during the next show but if a team wins 5 shows in a row they are declared undefeated champions (winning a £500 bonus) and three new teams play the next day.
The third series started at the end of October 2006.
[edit] International versions
Turkey's public broadcaster TRT will be producing a local version of SUDO-Q for the fall season.
