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A former member
Their won that's all that matter 
here is his earlier work
here is his earlier work
JA
I'm sure she's just happy it's something she can actually use, rather than a useless speedboat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_RKskYv2uE
How many times does Jim tell the women to sit in the car!
And the bit about 1:38 where he physically drags the contestants to the car
How many times does Jim tell the women to sit in the car!
And the bit about 1:38 where he physically drags the contestants to the car
I'm sure she's just happy it's something she can actually use, rather than a useless speedboat.
NJ
Neil Jones
Founding member
Speedboats aren't entirely useless, if you live close to the sea. Though it soon became obvious you'd win one if you lived on the 25th floor of a tower block in the middle of Wolverhampton - about as far away from the sea as you could possibly get.
It was revealed on Challenge's You Can't Beat A Bit Of Bully documentary that a couple who won the car had the option of a cash equivalent instead - somewhere around £1750 (bearing in mind this was in the 1980s). So they had the car and later sold it somewhere around £3k (the fact the recording and delivery straddled the changeover for new car numberplates may had more to do with this). I wouldn't be surprised if there was a similar cash alternative for the speedboat, the caravan and maybe the holidays too.
It was revealed on Challenge's You Can't Beat A Bit Of Bully documentary that a couple who won the car had the option of a cash equivalent instead - somewhere around £1750 (bearing in mind this was in the 1980s). So they had the car and later sold it somewhere around £3k (the fact the recording and delivery straddled the changeover for new car numberplates may had more to do with this). I wouldn't be surprised if there was a similar cash alternative for the speedboat, the caravan and maybe the holidays too.
BE
Also briefly detailed in this clip from Open Air as well. (right at the end)
Speedboats aren't entirely useless, if you live close to the sea. Though it soon became obvious you'd win one if you lived on the 25th floor of a tower block in the middle of Wolverhampton - about as far away from the sea as you could possibly get.
It was revealed on Challenge's You Can't Beat A Bit Of Bully documentary that a couple who won the car had the option of a cash equivalent instead - somewhere around £1750 (bearing in mind this was in the 1980s). So they had the car and later sold it somewhere around £3k (the fact the recording and delivery straddled the changeover for new car numberplates may had more to do with this). I wouldn't be surprised if there was a similar cash alternative for the speedboat, the caravan and maybe the holidays too.
It was revealed on Challenge's You Can't Beat A Bit Of Bully documentary that a couple who won the car had the option of a cash equivalent instead - somewhere around £1750 (bearing in mind this was in the 1980s). So they had the car and later sold it somewhere around £3k (the fact the recording and delivery straddled the changeover for new car numberplates may had more to do with this). I wouldn't be surprised if there was a similar cash alternative for the speedboat, the caravan and maybe the holidays too.
Also briefly detailed in this clip from Open Air as well. (right at the end)
Jim Bowen on Open Air in 1987, letting the public in on a little secret about Bully's Star Prize. pic.twitter.com/A6a9mSUlEg
— BBC Archive (@BBCArchive) March 14, 2018
WO
No but I believe he did feature in the Comic Relief Amarillo video.
Did he ever do any other game show? I guess most the legends of that era were only really known for one.
No but I believe he did feature in the Comic Relief Amarillo video.
RI
Also briefly detailed in this clip from Open Air as well. (right at the end)
Fascinating! That answers that question, anyway.
Speedboats aren't entirely useless, if you live close to the sea. Though it soon became obvious you'd win one if you lived on the 25th floor of a tower block in the middle of Wolverhampton - about as far away from the sea as you could possibly get.
It was revealed on Challenge's You Can't Beat A Bit Of Bully documentary that a couple who won the car had the option of a cash equivalent instead - somewhere around £1750 (bearing in mind this was in the 1980s). So they had the car and later sold it somewhere around £3k (the fact the recording and delivery straddled the changeover for new car numberplates may had more to do with this). I wouldn't be surprised if there was a similar cash alternative for the speedboat, the caravan and maybe the holidays too.
It was revealed on Challenge's You Can't Beat A Bit Of Bully documentary that a couple who won the car had the option of a cash equivalent instead - somewhere around £1750 (bearing in mind this was in the 1980s). So they had the car and later sold it somewhere around £3k (the fact the recording and delivery straddled the changeover for new car numberplates may had more to do with this). I wouldn't be surprised if there was a similar cash alternative for the speedboat, the caravan and maybe the holidays too.
Also briefly detailed in this clip from Open Air as well. (right at the end)
Jim Bowen on Open Air in 1987, letting the public in on a little secret about Bully's Star Prize. pic.twitter.com/A6a9mSUlEg
— BBC Archive (@BBCArchive) March 14, 2018
Fascinating! That answers that question, anyway.
:-(
A former member
He was still doing his stand up wasn't he?
IS
I heard that the reason for prizes like speedboats and caravans is that if they'd given a car away every week they'd have broken the IBAs rules on prize money. Therefore they had to come up with prizes that were cheaper but looked as good as a car.
Of course there were cars cheap enough to give away every week, but this was Central TV and virtually the whole British car industry was in their patch so they couldn't be seen to give away a Honda or Datsun
The story also goes that they'd often wait until they won or lost the final round until they decided what prize to pull out from behind the set at the end, so it looked like the car was 'this weeks special prize' a lot more often than it could be
Of course there were cars cheap enough to give away every week, but this was Central TV and virtually the whole British car industry was in their patch so they couldn't be seen to give away a Honda or Datsun
The story also goes that they'd often wait until they won or lost the final round until they decided what prize to pull out from behind the set at the end, so it looked like the car was 'this weeks special prize' a lot more often than it could be
JB
This is where i read that from under "Key Moments" but it doesn't say if it was a charity show or not.
http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Bullseye
Was that a celebrity charity edition when things were"slightly" fixed?
This is where i read that from under "Key Moments" but it doesn't say if it was a charity show or not.
http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Bullseye