Brainbox Challenge
| Brainbox Challenge | |
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| Presented by | Clive Anderson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two |
| Original release | 25 February – 21 March 2008 |
Brainbox Challenge was a short-lived game show hosted by Clive Anderson and produced by BBC Manchester. It was broadcast weekdays on BBC Two, for most of its run in an evening slot, but in a lunchtime slot for its final week.
Brainbox Challenge had rounds including "Memory", "Language", "Visual and Spatial", "Numerical" and "Coding".
Each episode featured five head-to-head challenges based on these different skills. The winner of each challenge became the "Brainbox Champion" and was shown a picture of their next challenger, along with their name, age, and occupation. The champion was then given the chance to leave with their winnings ("take the cheque") or face that opponent ("take the challenge"). If they chose to take the challenge, they risked losing some or all of the money they had won if defeated by challengers. However, any money won in the bonus round was safe. If they chose to take the cheque, the new challenger would take the champion's podium, and a successive challenger would be introduced.
The theoretical maximum winnings for any contestant were £13,000.