Many thanks to Brian W Moore to linking to what seems to be a Japanese version of Treasure Hunt, which appears to be called Satellite Quiz. The title of the video suggests it’s a Sunday Special (Brian points out in the e-mail “the episode I’ve linked looks like it is not a regular one as It has some behind-the-scenes footage.”) It’s from 1984, produced by the people behind Trans-American Ultra Quiz.

I had no idea such a thing existed, incredible find.

Edit: Alright, not a full episode at all really, more of a behind-the-scenes/preview episode. Some fun takeaways though:

• Love the set, dominated by a satellite. The clue comes down a pipe.
• The clues are written on parchment!
• Looks like they did a pilot on the French set.
• Most importantly, if the contestants want to talk to the Skyrunner it looks like they have to sound some sort of klaxon first.

Sounds like there might only have been two “proper” eps broadcast, which kind of makes sense as if there were more you’d assume we’d know about them. Still, though.

Today’s bit of Discord content masquerading as website content:

Also adds: “and at that price, you’d do the better thing and book 8 and play 6… making it more of an experience,” which is difficult to argue with.

Edit: Sounds like the London tix are sold out but there are still some for Manchester, thanks Chris.

Likely the last one for a little while.

In up to 15 rounds, footballer Max Kruse and actor Frederick Lau compete against each other in a direct duel. Who proves fighting spirit and fitness? Who shows brains and skill? The winner will receive 100,000 euros. Elton leads through the evening, Ron Ringguth comments.

Schlag den Star – Schlag den Star – ProSieben

And there’s music from James Morisson and THE Max Giesinger.

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That right, join us behind the scenes as we show you the magic behind the Bother’s Bar machine (it’s from PC Specialist) whilst also playing some great Jackbox games against our live Panel of Punters who will be trying to beat each other and you: Team Audience to become Game Night Champion. Who will have the skills, the talent AND the luck to take the advantage into the now surely legendary Game Night Arbitrary Final? It’s gonna be EXPLOSIVE!

As ever you’ll be playing along on your phones as a collective and I’ll be reading your Youtube comments. Link here later!

The ABSOLUTE POWER of the UKGameshows.com/Bother’s Bar Poll of the Year, fresh from topping the table as host of The Answer Trap, Anita Rani has been announced as host of Millionaire Spin-off Fastest Finger First.

Fastest Finger First, according to Variety, features five contestants facing off in FFF questions to earn the opportunity to climb the question ladder, the winners get fast tracked to the Hot Seat on Millionaire itself.

It’s kind of a neat idea, like how the Spanish aired a daily version of The Money Drop whose winners got to play for the big money in primetime. My only potential issue is that already having been vetted in a lengthy quiz, is Millionaire all of a sudden just going to be full of professionals winning £64,000 and walking away? Are we going to lose the unpredictability and variety of outcome, which Clarkson Millionaire was (initially at least) quite good at? We’ll find out in due course.

C21 reporting the other day that Studio Lambert are once again redefining the gameshow genre by adapting Talpa’s Million Dollar Island for the US and UK.

MDI begins with 100 people on an island for up to two months wearing an armband worth $10,000, as they lose challenges or quit they give their armbands away to others. At the end you win what you’re wearing, presumably. Hopefully towards the end someone is having to do challenges wearing 50-60 armbands, for comedy.

Obviously Talpa are a load of used car salesmen, but Studio Lambert has quietly been starting to dominate the adventure space, certainly in the UK – Race Across the World was a massive commercial and critical hit hoping to restart production again, they’re about to “do” De Verraders/The Traitors, this seems like another string to their bow to make up for their loss of The Circle on C4.

The Dutch show was being made for Amazon Prime so could this go on streaming services as well?