Trade Your Way to the USA

Trade Your Way to the USA
Genre Trading
Gameshow
Directed by Jessica Parrish
Presented by Saira Khan
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 30
Production
Location(s) United Kingdom
United States
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel CBBC Channel
Picture format 16:9
Original run 14 February 2011 – 26 April 2013

Trade Your Way to the USA is a children's reality television gameshow that is presented by The Apprentice Series 1 runner-up Saira Khan. The show is about young traders aged between eleven and fourteen attempting to negotiate and haggle when buying in order to get the best deals when selling products. A second series began on 23 April 2012. A third series is due to begin on CBBC at 4:30 on Monday 15 April 2013 and will last 10 episodes.

The first episode featured 'Magic Miles' at the Scarborough Joke & Magic Shop, and the National Railway Museum.

Format

Fourteen teams are selected by the show's producers and proceed to the heats, where each team battles against another team to win a place in the semi-finals. The top four teams out of those winning each challenge would then take on each other in two semi-finals. The winners of each semi-final will then go on to the grand final in New York. In series two the format is the same expect for the final which is held in Dallas,Texas. In series 3 the format is the same expect once again with the final held in Florida.

Series 1 (2011)

Episodes

(All winners in Bold)

  1. Episode 1: Flowers (OAPs and Camphillian Traders)
  2. Episode 2: Medieval (The Three Profiteers and Impulse)
  3. Episode 3: Fruit (The Friendlee Traders and Sapphire)
  4. Episode 4: Cakes (Prosperity and MoneyTalks)
  5. Episode 5: Sovenirs (Aspire and New Minds)
  6. Episode 6: Toys (Trendz and Sky Limit)
  7. Episode 7: Cheese (The Determinators and Stylo)
  8. Episode 8: Fancy Dress (Sapphire and The Determinators )
  9. Episode 9: Balloons (Aspire and Prosperity)
  10. Episode 10: Final - New York (Sapphire and Aspire)

Series 2 (2012)

Episodes

(All winners in Bold)

  1. Episode 1: Magic Tricks - York (ARD and DNA)
  2. Episode 2: Ghoulish Souvenirs - Edinburgh (Team Adder and Unfinished Business)
  3. Episode 3: Ice Creams - Cornwall (3's company and Burning Money)
  4. Episode 4: Glow in the Dark Goods - Manchester (Street Smart Sellers and Carpe Diem)
  5. Episode 5: Circus Tricks - Blackpool ( Bargain Buckets and 3 Riskateers)
  6. Episode 6: Caribbean Smoothies - Derbyshire (Triple Traders and Team Synergy)
  7. Episode 7: Paw Print T-Shirts - Derbyshire (Penny Pinchers and Destiny Hawks)
  8. Episode 8: Cupcakes - London (3's company and Street Smart Sellers)
  9. Episode 9: Chocolate - Brighton (Team Synergy and Penny Pinchers)
  10. Episode 10: Final - Cookies - Dallas, Texas (Street Smart Sellers and Team Synergy)

Series 3 (2013)

Episodes

(All winners in Bold)

  1. Episode 1: Fudge - Dumfries (Top Dogs and Treble Clef)
  2. Episode 2: Bath Bombs and Soaps - Bath (Cha-Ching and Sterling)
  3. Episode 3: Viking Balloons - York (Victores and Profiteroles)
  4. Episode 4: Sausages - Yorkshire ( Dominators and Team Hagglers)
  5. Episode 5: Children's Masks - London (New To The Business and Heads or Tails)
  6. Episode 6: Superhero Cookies - London ( Boundary Breakers and Determination)
  7. Episode 7: Frozen Yogurt - Brighton ( Piggy Bankers and Trademark Traders)
  8. Episode 8: Popcorn - London (Determination and Top Dogs)
  9. Episode 9: Clown Props - Bognor Regis (Victores and Sterling)
  10. Episode 10 Final - Donuts - Florida (Top Dogs and Sterling)

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