The National Lottery: Break The Safe

I'm a bit puzzled as to what the fuss is about. The BBC and Thames produced a show, and when it was completed, there was a problem and rules had to be altered, and the women were given another chance, and they accepted that chance, and blew it. That's the way I see it.

But that doesn't sound as good as ZOMG BBC FAKERRY.

It isn't about the contestants. They are not the wronged party in this, it's about potentially misleading the viewer.

Even if you don't think they have done anything wrong, it's an interesting story because it may go some way to explain why the end game reveal is so terribly done. Before I heard this story, I've said to people that I was watching the show with that a better reveal would be to replay the footage of them pressing the button in slow motion with an on screen clock, they could even pause the footage at crucial times and ask the contestants if they think they have won or not if they want to build up fake tension. It would certainly be better television than watching a light turn green. The fact that they must have been changing the format of the show right up to the last minute, even after some episodes had been finished, shows why the show and the format isn't quite as polished as it could be.

Not sure if UK shows contain the US style disclaimer that "portions not affecting the outcome may have been edited" - as that would kind of be the case in this situation.

I do wish though they'd look beyond standard quiz show formats for the lottery shows though. Yes, they are the safest bet but when they first moved away from the 15 minute format the lottery formats did vary quite a bit. It doesn't help either they just get Nick Knowles to host the lot of them, bar In it to Win It.

No UK gameshows don't include the US standard disclosure, if they do I've never seen them during the credits...

Nothing has ever beaten Winning Lines, to be honest.

Two attention seeking vultures it seems and they can't count either

Surely it's not that uncommon to want to watch the draw as it played out, even if not live? Part of the fun in playing the lottery is the anticipation as the numbers are drawn while clutching your ticket in the vain hope that you're going to win. I can't say I record the draw like Tumble Tower - but I usually watch it live as part of the gameshow and sometimes I have a ticket. If people didn't enjoy watching the draw they would just axe it and publish the results online.

Yes it is. It's quite sad by all accounts. Barb figures show that very little record the lottery. It's not 1997

Quite. The draw is broadcast live from Pinewood, while the quiz element is prerecorded in Glasgow.

I was bored out of my mind waiting for the numbers to come on last week. It's my relatives who like to watch and play the lottery and they have the entire thing on from 20.20 right through to the end. The main Lotto draw didn't appear until 9pm on Saturday.

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