The Rich List (Australian game show)
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| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | 12 Yard |
| Presented by | Andrew O'Keefe |
| Country of origin |  Australia |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 24 (As of May 31, 2008) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | HSV-7 in South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Running time | 60 minutes (Including commercials) |
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| Original channel | Seven Network |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original airing | January 29, 2007 |
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The Rich List is an Australian game show which is based on the format initially created for transmission in the United Kingdom created by 12 Yard. The game consists of two teams who name as many items relating to a topic as they can while competing against each other for a no-limit cash prize. For its first season, it was shown on Monday Nights at 7:30pm on the Seven Network but moved to Saturday nights in the same timeslot for the second season.
The show premiered in its regular Monday timeslot on January 29, 2007 at 7:30pm and continued with a special episode on January 30 to give people a chance to watch the show who opted to watch Steve Irwin's last documentary Ocean's Deadliest which went up against The Rich List on Monday the 29th on the rival station, the Nine Network. The show is recorded at the South Melbourne HSV-7 studios. This version follows the basic rules of other versions of the show.
The program is hosted by the Deal or No Deal host Andrew O'Keefe. The pilot episode was taped on October 18, 2006. The show began taping episodes for air on December 11, 2006 and auditions for contestants for the show continue.
The first series of The Rich List ended on June 25, 2007. A second series began airing May 24, 2008 in the new night of 7:30 p.m. Saturdays[1], although just 721,000 viewers tuned in to the season premiere episode, placing the Seven Network fourth out of five in its timeslot. After two episodes of poor ratings, the Seven Network pulled The Rich List from the schedule, and is set to resume after the Beijing Olympic Games.
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[edit] Gameplay
The Gameplay is similar to the format used in the United Kingdom (although, despite the fact that an entire series was filmed with Eamonn Holmes as host, it has never been aired). It consists of two rounds. A best of three no money amount lists followed by "The Rich List" where a team can win $250,000 for completing each list with 15 answers. There is no limit to how many "Rich Lists" a team can partially or fully complete and therefore, teams are capable of winning an unlimited amount of money.
[edit] Best of three lists
Two teams of two players, one of which are the champions from the previous episode and the other are a new pair of challengers, are presented to the audience. The two teams, who have not met before the show, are placed in separate soundproof isolation booths, with audio that is turned on or off by the host. He announces the category for the list, such as "Wimbledon Mens Singles champions" or "Squares from a Monopoly board" then asks the challengers to place a bid on the number of items they must name to win the list. The host switches the audio on and off between the booths as the bidding continues. Note that if players do not feel they can bid higher than their opponents' bid, they can choose to bluff their bids (as the opponent side cannot hear the team's conversations) in an attempt to pressure the opponents to raise their bid further. The host turns both audios on when one team has challenged the other to fulfill the bid.
The challenged team must list in a row as many items as their bid in order to win the list. If the team makes one mistake along the way, the list is awarded to their opponents.
The first team to win two lists has won the best of three and goes on to play "The Rich List".
[edit] Tiebreaker
If each team wins one list apiece, a sudden death tiebreaker is played. The host gives the category, both booths are switched on, and the teams alternate their answers. In order to win the list and the best of three, one team must give an incorrect answer while the other team gives a correct answer.
[edit] The Rich List
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The winning team moves on to play "The Rich List" where Andrew gives the team a new category and the chance to supply up to 15 correct answers. Winnings increase after every third correct answer is given, according to the chart to the right.
If a wrong answer is given at any time, the team loses all accumulated money they won from that "Rich List", but all winnings from previous "Rich Lists" that the team may have completed are safe. After every third answer, they can choose to stop playing, winning all the money accumulated from the current "Rich List" or play on, until the team lists all fifteen answers, therefore winning $250,000. Regardless of the outcome, the team then returns to the isolated soundproof booths to play the game again against a new pair of opponents. Only a loss when playing "The Best of three lists" can eliminate teams from the show.
[edit] Errors
A few lists in the show are known to have mistakes or inaccurate information in them. The list about countries adopting the euro contained a country called "Holland", which is in fact a region of the Netherlands. There have also been other mistakes in lists such as “Island Nations” where the list included nations that share the land territory of the island with other nation-states, and “Top 20 countries with the most land area”. A list of nation's common names beginning with B listed Bermuda, which is a British Overseas Territory, and Britain, which is the name of the islands off the western coast of Europe on which the United Kingdom, except Ireland, is situated. A list of countries beginning with A also accepted America, as it "is the way most Australians would say it", despite the country in question actually being called the United States.
[edit] Ratings
The show's premiere on January 29 placed fourth in daily ratings and second in its timeslot Ocean's Deadliest on Nine Network, which aired at the same time as The Rich List, attracted about 250,000 more. However, the show performed better in the next episode. Despite attracting less viewers than 1 vs. 100 in the first few weeks, the show attracted 40,000 more viewers on March 5.
The show is usually in the top 20 most watched programs each week according to ratings measuring company OzTAM.
[edit] List of episodes
[edit] Season 1 (2007)
| Episode # | Air Date | Lists | Ratings (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth rounded off to the nearest 10,000) |
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| 1 | January 29, 2007 |
Countries with coastlines bordering the Mediterranean Sea Animated Disney Flims 1980-2006 (including Pixar films) Events in a decathlon Sudden Death Wimbeldon Gentlemen's Singles champions The Rich List Celebrities that have appeared on the Australian Dancing with the Stars Squares which appear on the UK Monopoly board The 50 most populous cities in the United States The Rich List |
1,410,000 |
| 2 | January 30, 2007 |
Top 50 Test match cricket wicket takers Gifts from "The Twelve Days of Christmas" Sudden Death Elton John's hit singles, reaching Top 40 in Billboard Hot 100 The Rich List The top 50 breeds of dog in Australia Tom Cruise movies Summer Olympic host cities The Rich List |
1,560,000 |
| 3 | February 5, 2007 |
Recurring characters on The Muppet Show 50 most popular boys names Films that won Best Oscar Picture 1970-2006 The Rich List Countries starting with "B" Beatles top hits Bryce Courtenay novels (including novels co-authored) The Rich List |
1,400,000 |
| 4 | February 12, 2007 |
Mel Gibson movies 50 most popular Irish surnames 50 top earning Australian sportstars of 2006 The Rich List Recurring characters from M*A*S*H Elvis Presley songs reaching the Australian Top 10 singles list Songs from The Sound of Music soundtrack Sudden Death The 30 most populous countries The Rich List |
1,170,000 |
| 5 | February 19, 2007 |
Nicole Kidman movies Countries of the World ending in "ia" (present day countries only) Australian Open Men's Singles champions The Rich List Commonwealth or Empire games host cities Queen songs from the stage musical We Will Rock You American TV shows that became films (excluding cartoons) The Rich List |
1,160,000 |
| 6 | February 26, 2007 |
Countries starting with "S" 30 highest scoring Test cricket batsmen Eric Bana movies Sudden Death Cities served by the worlds 30 busiest airports for passenger traffic The Rich List Australian of the Year recipients (1960-2006) Words ending in "Berry" Names used in the NATO phonetic alphabet Sudden Death John Grisham novels The Rich List |
1,190,000 |
| 7 | March 5, 2007 |
The Top 25 countries visited by tourists Robin Williams movies Names of Popes since 1000 AD The Rich List National capitals beginning with the letters A, B or C The Rolling Stones top 40 UK singles Actors who have played the television Doctor Who Sudden Death Number one ranked men's singles players (1973-2006) The Rich List |
1,270,000 |
| 8 | March 12, 2007 |
Countries starting with "A" Brad Pitt movies Musicals composed by Andrew Lloyd-Webber Sudden Death Neil Diamond Top 20 songs in the Billboard Hot 100 The Rich List Recurring characters in Happy Days Countries that qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Famous people mentioned in Madonna's song "Vogue" Sudden Death Presidents of the United States The Rich List |
1,230,000 |
| 9 | March 19, 2007 |
Characters featured in the Mr. Men series of books by Roger Hargreaves Instruments in a standard Symphony Orchestra Independent countries that were former Soviet Republics. The Rich List Breeds of dog starting with "B" Tom Hanks movies William Shakespeare plays The Rich List |
1,160,000 |
| 10 | March 26, 2007 |
U.S. states ending in the letter "A" ARIA Hall of Fame inductees The Rich List Books of the New Testament Featured films directed by Alfred Hitchcock Letters with a point value of 1 in Scrabble Sudden Death 1 Maria's favorite things from The Sound of Music Second Sudden Death Sovereign states whose flags are Red, White and Blue The Rich List |
1,380,000 |
| 11 | April 2, 2007 |
Current Deal or No Deal case values Countries without an ocean coastline The 12 top earning deceased celebrities of 2006 Sudden Death Australian swimmers who have won individual gold medals at the Olympic Games The Rich List The 30 top richest Australians in 2006 Wilbur Smith novels Current Ranks in the Australian Army The Rich List |
1,340,000 |
| 12 | April 16, 2007 |
Academy Award for Best Actor winners since 1970 Named characters from the original Star Wars Trilogy The Rich List Actors who have voiced characters in Shrek and Shrek 2 Countries which drive on the left hand side The Rich List |
1,350,000 |
| 13 | April 23, 2007 |
Theatrically released Elvis Presley movies Australian Open Women's Singles champions from 1970 Tom Clancy novels Sudden Death The 20 highest selling passenger and 4WD vehicles in Australia for 2006 The Rich List Characters from the Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Individuals who have been named Time Magazine's Person of the Year Countries where French is an official language The Rich List |
1,160,000 |
| 14 | April 30, 2007 |
Top 50 most popular girls' names in Australia of 2006 Stevie Wonder singles reaching the Top 10 in the UK and the US Countries part of the European Union The Rich List Theatrically released Julia Roberts movies U.S. states with a saltwater coastline Top 30 top earning Australian entertainers of 2006 The Rich List |
1,220,000 |
| 15 | May 7, 2007 |
Actresses who have played Bond girls in the James Bond films Characters from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Sudden Death 2 Performers as billed at the 1969 Woodstock Festival Second Sudden Death Characters from Lewis Carroll's novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland The Rich List Actors and actress who have won more than one Academy Award for Best Actor or Actress The Rich List |
1,270,000 |
| 16 | May 14, 2007 |
Theatrically released films based on Stephen King novels Cities which have hosted the Winter Olympic Games Past and present staff members at Hogwarts School from the Harry Potter books Sudden Death The top 20 largest countries by area The Rich List The top 40 Dog names Members of the Commonwealth of Nations Villians from the Batman movies and 60's TV shows Sudden Death List of the 30 highest-grossing films of all time The Rich List |
1,240,000 |
| 17 | May 21, 2007 |
People who made the "Most Foolish American" list Current OPEC member countries Types of Mushrooms Sudden Death The top 40 most expensive cities to live in worldwide The Rich List Elements of the Periodic table Jerry Bruckheimer produced theatrically released films Current teams of the Australian Soccer A-League Sudden Death Members of the Young Talent Time team The Rich List |
1,290,000 |
| 18 | May 28, 2007 |
Top 20 most played sports in Australia Modern birthstones Planets of the Solar System Sudden Death Countries currently using the euro The Rich List Thomas the Tank Engine characters Current Australian ministers in the Federal cabinet Songs in the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack Sudden Death Names of countries with the letter "Z" The Rich List |
1,300,000 |
| 19 | June 4, 2007 |
Hosts of the Academy Awards since 1980 The first 25 people in the line of succession to the British Throne Scrabble letters worth one point Sudden Death People who have appeared in the banknotes of the Australian dollar The Rich List Members of the Simpson family Symbols in the top line of the QWERTY keyboard Member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation The Rich List |
1,280,000 |
| 20 | June 11, 2007 |
Competitive styles of dance on Australia's Dancing with the Stars Australian places mentioned in the original song "I've Been Everywhere" Sudden Death TV series produced by Aaron Spelling The Rich List Characters in A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh books Australian cat breeds Gilbert and Sullivan operas Sudden Death Feature films with a "7" in its title The Rich List |
1,270,000 |
| 21 | June 18, 2007 |
Songs from the Soundtrack of The Boy From Oz Towns and suburbs in Australia starting with "Port" Countries that have Spanish as an official language The Rich List Theatrically released Russell Crowe movies Roald Dahl books Nut varieties grown commercially in Australia Sudden Death The 30 most trusted professions in Australia The Rich List |
1,290,000 |
| 22 | June 25, 2007 |
Celebrity guest performers on Kath & Kim 40 most common grape varieties grown in Australia for wine Best Oscar Picture that originally appeared on Broadway Sudden Death African countries ending with "A" The Rich List James Patterson novels Top 50 movie hero characters Musical acts who have performed the opening title track of official Bond films The Rich List |
1,260,000 |
1 This list was not broadcast due to the list ending up in a tie.
2 This list was not broadcast due to Andrew O'Keefe claiming he had accidentally mentioned one of the characters on the list which was later submitted by Paula and Michael.
[edit] Season 2 (2008)
| Episode # | Air Date | Lists | Ratings (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth rounded off to the nearest 1,000) |
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| 1 | May 24, 2008 |
Current Cricket World Cup teams Books by Dr. Seuss The Rich List Denominatons on the Australian postage stamp Sports in the Summer Olympic Games Theatrically released films starring Audrey Hepburn The Rich List |
729,000 |
| 2 | May 31, 2008 | 715,000 |
[edit] Champions and their winnings
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This is a list of all contestants who have won the preliminary round and have played The Rich List. This also includes any contestants who failed to win any prize money from The Rich List.
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Total prize money given away during season one: $2,705,000
Total prize money given away during season two: $0
Total prize money given away overall: $2,705,000
[edit] References
- ^ Returning: The Rich List. David Knox, TV Tonight. Retrieved on 7 May 2008.
[edit] External links
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