Epic Win

Epic Win is a British game show that aired on BBC One from 20 August to 24 September 2011 and was hosted by Alexander Armstrong.

Epic Win
GenreComedy
Created byAndrew Brereton
Jamie Ormerod
Written byGary Delaney
Henry Paker
Paul Powell
David Reilly
Directed byJim Hickey
Gemma Rawcliffe
Richard Van't Riet
Barbara Lee
Presented byAlexander Armstrong
Voices ofJoe Lycett
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producer(s)Antonia Hurford-Jones
Producer(s)Jim Hickey
Gemma Rawcliffe
Sarah Church
Gemma Nightingale
Lucie Rake
Richard Grocock
Production location(s)BBC Television Centre
Editor(s)Steve Charles
Crispin Holland
Dan Mellow
Nick Peto
Running time35 minutes
Production company(s)Unique
Release
Original networkBBC One
Picture format16:9
Original release20 August (2011-08-20) 
24 September 2011 (2011-09-24)

Format

In the programme, contestants complete individual challenges such as trying to dress whilst bouncing a football or cycling whilst trying to inflate hot water bottles. Those who complete their challenge win the Epic Win trophy and go to the "Epic Centre" to have the opportunity to win between £3 and £3,000, depending on what the celebrity panelists think this is worth. Those who fail a challenge have to exit through the "fail door".

When playing for the cash, the panel members each note down an amount between £1 and £1,000 depending on how impressed they are with somebody's skill. Successful contestants can then potentially win an amount up to the total that the panellists pledged. The contestant is then given a sequence of increasing amounts, with the option to stop at any time by pressing the red button. If the last amount announced before the button was pressed is equal to or lower than the panel's total, they win the cash (and Joe Lycett announces "EPIC WIN!"). If the contestant's total is higher than the panel's total, Joe Lycett announces "zero pounds" and they leave with nothing but the trophy and go through the fail door.[1]

Celebrity guests

ShowCelebritiesOriginal air date
1Micky Flanagan, Jason Manford and Nina Wadia20 August 2011
2Micky Flanagan, Katy Brand and Rita Simons27 August 2011
3Micky Flanagan, Ed Byrne and Sunetra Sarker3 September 2011
4Micky Flanagan, Kevin Bridges and Alex Jones10 September 2011
5Patrick Kielty, Stephen K. Amos and Ann Widdecombe17 September 2011
6Micky Flanagan, Jason Byrne and Joe Swash24 September 2011
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