Sports Anorak of the Year
Host
Broadcast
Cactus TV for UK Gold, March 1998 to February 1999 (64 episodes in 2 series)
Synopsis
Weird sports quiz. Three self-titled anoraks try to win as many points as possible by answering Rory's questions.
There were four rounds, most of which used the big electronic Board-o-Doom. They included finding answers to questions in a huge row of numbers; a round where, instead of giving the answer, you give one of the answers on the board that are in some way connected with the answer; and the final round where you can get questions for differing points but give them to someone else if you get it wrong.
Admittedly, some of its ideas are original, but not even Rory McGrath - who is more serious than he is in They Think it's All Over - can put enough pace into the show. Also, nobody other than the contestants is likely to get the answers right.