One False Move

An earlier version of Wipeout, with a few notable differences:

• It appears only one grid was played in the first round (three were played under Paul Daniels' watch; two under Bob Monkhouse's).

• Every correct answer in the first round was worth ten points (no money on offer here). When a correct answer was picked, a "10" replaced it on the grid; when a wrong answer was picked, it was replaced by the word "FALSE" (and the contestant was said to have been "wiped out", the only nod to the format's more familiar title).

• The auction round was called One to One.

• The prize for completing the end game was satellite equipment (no holidays on offer here, either). Prior to BSB's merger with Sky, this included a Squarial (remember those?).

• There were no paperweights, umbrellas, or consolation prizes of any kind for the two losing contestants.

Simon Etchell

The first 45 episodes aired from 1 October to 30 November 1990 and were repeated on Sky One from 7 October to 6 December 1991. The final 25 episodes premiered afterwards, between 9 December 1991 and 10 January 1992. However, as BSB had been bought by Sky in the interim, Craig had to do 70 "insert edits" so that he mentioned BSkyB instead...

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