Dale's Supermarket Sweep

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Dale's Supermarket Sweep
Current Dale's Supermarket Sweep logo (2007 - present)
Format	Game show
Created by	Al Howard and Jamie Hardwick
Presented by	Dale Winton
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	9
Production
Producer(s)	Carlton (1993 - 2001) talkbackTHAMES (2007 - Present)
Running time	30mins(inc. adverts)
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV
Picture format	4:3 (1993 - 2001) 16:9 (2007 - Present)
Original run	6 September 1993 – Present

Dale's Supermarket Sweep is a UK game show based on the American Supermarket Sweep TV show format.

1 Format
- 1.1 1993 - 2001
- 1.2 2007 - Present
2 Main Game
3 Big Sweep
- 3.1 Bonuses
  - 3.1.1 Inflatables
- 3.2 Penalties
4 Super Sweep
5 Broadcasting
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Format

[edit] 1993 - 2001

The original show was recorded at Central's Lenton Lane studios in Nottingham using a supermarket set created by actual retailers; either Co-op, ASDA or Somerfield, depending on the series. It ran for seven series - September 1993 to September 2001 with Bobby Bragg as announcer.^[1] Produced by Carlton Television and broadcast by ITV.

[edit] 2007 - Present

The show was revived and rebranded as 'Dale's Supermarket Sweep' for an eighth series in February 2007 and a ninth series was broadcast at 12.30pm in August 2007. Former UK Fun House announcer Gary King now does the announcing. Since the Lenton Lane studios are now part of The University of Nottingham, the new series was recorded at the Maidstone Studios in Kent. Produced by talkbackTHAMES and broadcast on ITV.^[2]

[edit] Main Game

The game consists of three teams of two, each with a clock that starts with 60 seconds on it. The teams then attempt to add as much time to their clock by answering questions and riddles posed by host Dale. The time they accumulate determines how long they have in the 'Big Sweep' round to run around a studio mock-up of a supermarket, collecting shopping items. The team with the shopping trolley filled with items of the most value wins the chance to enter the final 'Super Sweep' prize round.

Within the game there were a number of rounds.^[3]

[edit] Mini Sweep

The Mini Sweep is a question round. On answering a question correctly they have 10 seconds added to their clock. Dale then gives the winning contestants a clue as to which item he requires. The contestants then have to find the item with a "Supermarket Sweep" logo on within the supermarket and return to the start with it within 30 seconds for a bonus of £50 (formerly £25) to their sub total.

[edit] Games

There are a variety of possible games possible each week. Each correctly answered question or riddle is rewarded with 10 seconds added to the contestants' clock. Some games (such as Pick a Pair) offer a bonus 30 seconds if all contestants agree on an answer and that answer is correct.

Wordsearch
Alphabet Soup
Rhyme Time
In Betweens
Totals
Memory Game
Higher or Lower
Pick a Pair
Random Reveal
Scrambled Letters
Dale's Bluff
Odd One Out

[edit] Round Robin

If a team answer a question correctly contestants switch with their partners tasked with answering the next question. The categories can be;

TV
Movies
Music
Hot Gossip

[edit] Big Sweep

This is the round where the contestants enter the aisles, starting with the team with the most time on their clocks and followed by the other two teams according to their times. The aim of this round is to gain as much value in their trolleys as possible in order to go on to the £5,000 Super Sweep game (formerly £2,000). Various bonuses are available to boost their totals and there are penalties for dropped items.

[edit] Bonuses

Pick 'n' Mix: 500g of sweets weighed up is worth £50 on their subtotal.
Manager's Special/Dale's Sale: The teams must find a tin marked with their own team colour for a bonus worth £50.
Pricing Gun: Players must price up 10 coffee jars for £50 (not seen in the 2007 revision).
Dale's Display: Players must stack tins marked with their own team colours for a bonus worth £50 (not seen in the 2007 revision).
Shopping List: Dale gives a shopping list of 3 items for the contestants to find. All three must be collected for a bonus of £100.
Inflatables are worth £25, £50, £75 or £100. Contestants are only allowed to collect one per team.

[edit] Inflatables

Wine Bottle
Banana
Burger
Radio
Golf Club
Guitar
Cake
Juke Box

[edit] Penalties

Dale gives a penalty of £25 to teams who leave dropped items.
Dale gives a penalty of £25 to teams who break store items.
Dale gives a penalty of £25 to teams who collect the wrong colour tin at Dale's Sale.
Dale gives a penalty of £25 to teams who knocked down a cameraman.

[edit] Super Sweep

The team with the higher Big Sweep total (added with their sub total from bonuses and previous rounds) goes through to the Super Sweep. The team have one minute to find the £5,000 prize (formerly £2,000), by solving three clues. The first clue is given by Dale and the minute doesn't start until the clue has been read. The team must find the item from the clue to get the next clue. The second clue leads the contestants to the final item, behind which the money is found.

[edit] Broadcasting

From Monday 4 June 2007 episodes of series 6 from 1998 aired on Challenge between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Then from the 2 July episodes moved to show every weekday between 10am and 11am, and are repeated between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.

From Wednesday 1 August 2007 episodes of series 7 from 1999 air on Challenge between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., and are repeated between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.

A new version of Supermarket Sweep began production in January 2007 at the Maidstone Studios and was produced by talkbackTHAMES. It started airing in February 2007 on ITV, with a week of celebrity specials. Dale Winton returned as the host. Former voice of the UK version of Fun House Gary King replaced Bobby Bragg as announcer.

Another series of Dale's Supermarket Sweep began on ITV on Monday 13 August 2007 at 12.30 p.m.