The National Lottery:
In It to Win It |
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| Genre |
Game show |
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| Created by |
Andrew Brereton
Sarah Edwards
Gail Sloan |
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| Presented by |
Dale Winton |
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| Narrated by |
Alan Dedicoat |
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| Country of origin |
United Kingdom |
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| Original language(s) |
English |
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| No. of series |
18 |
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| No. of episodes |
172 |
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| Production |
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| Running time |
45 minutes (2002–2006)
50 minutes (2006–2016) |
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| Production company(s) |
12 Yard
BBC Scotland
(2012–2016) |
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| Distributor |
ITV Studios |
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| Release |
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| Original network |
BBC One |
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| Picture format |
16:9 |
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| Audio format |
Stereo |
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| Original release |
18 May 2002 (2002-05-18) – 16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) |
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| Chronology |
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| Related shows |
The National Lottery Draws |
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The National Lottery: In It to Win It is a BBC National Lottery game show which was broadcast on BBC One from 18 May 2002 to 16 July 2016. It was hosted by Dale Winton.
Five contestants compete for a chance to win up to £100,000. They are initially seated in the Waiting Area, on one side of the studio, and each is assigned one of five colours. One ball is drawn at random from a lottery machine, and the contestant matching its colour crosses the studio to sit in Winners' Row. They are asked a series of multiple-choice questions, each with three answer options. Every correct answer adds £5,000 to a prize fund, but a miss sends the contestant to the Red Area, between the Waiting Area and Winners' Row.
Once a contestant goes to the Red Area, another ball is drawn from the lottery machine and that contestant moves from the Waiting Area to Winners' Row. The host then asks an open-ended question to the contestant in the Red Area. A correct answer allows them to return to Winners' Row behind the newly chosen contestant, but a miss sends them back to the Waiting Area. No money is at stake on these questions.
As the game progresses, multiple contestants may be in Winners' Row and/or the Red Area at the same time. In the former case, the host asks a new multiple-choice question to each in turn; if all miss and go to the Red Area, a new contestant is chosen from the Waiting Area. In the latter case, the open-ended question is posed to all contestants in the Red Area, and they must collectively agree on an answer. All move to either Winners' Row or the Waiting Area on a correct response or miss, respectively.
After 20 multiple-choice questions have been asked, all contestants not in Winners' Row are eliminated from the game with no winnings. Those who remain are asked one more multiple-choice question apiece, and all who answer correctly win an equal share of the prize fund. If no one answers correctly, or if no contestants are in Winners' Row after the 20th question, no one wins any money. The maximum prize of £100,000 can only be won if a single contestant correctly answers all 20 multiple-choice questions and the extra one.
The programme included the Saturday night Thunderball and Lotto draws. Originally, the entire show was pre-recorded with Dale Winton presiding over the Lottery draws live, later, though, the show was fully recorded with a presenter at "Lottery HQ" conducting the live draw.
Transmissions
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
| 1 | 18 May 2002 | 20 July 2002 | 9 |
| 2 | 26 April 2003 | 12 July 2003 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 May 2004 | 4 September 2004 | 15 |
| 4 | 9 July 2005 | 15 October 2005 | 15 |
| 5 | 22 July 2006 | 16 September 2006 | 9 |
| 6 | 25 November 2006 | 6 January 2007 | 7 |
| 7 | 22 September 2007 | 3 November 2007 | 7 |
| 8 | 12 January 2008 | 9 February 2008 | 4 |
| 9 | 27 December 2008 | 14 February 2009 | 8 |
| 10 | 2 January 2010 | 27 February 2010 | 8 |
| 11 | 8 May 2010 | 10 July 2010 | 8 |
| 12 | 25 September 2010 | 5 February 2011 | 8 |
| 13 | 25 June 2011 | 13 August 2011 | 8 |
| 14 | 10 March 2012 | 23 June 2012 | 12 |
| 15 | 5 January 2013 | 20 July 2013 | 16 |
| 16 | 12 April 2014 | 14 June 2014 | 10 |
| 17 | 6 September 2014 | 26 September 2015 | 8 |
| 18 | 12 September 2015 | 16 July 2016 | 8[1] |
Ratings
Episode viewing figures from BARB.[2]
Series 1 (2002)
| Episode no. | Airdate | Total viewers | BBC One weekly ranking |
| 1 | 18 May 2002 | 7,680,000 | 10 |
| 2 | 25 May 2002 | 5,660,000 | 17 |
| 3 | 1 June 2002 | 5,580,000 | 13 |
| 4 | 8 June 2002 | 5,350,000 | 28 |
| 5 | 15 June 2002 | 6,490,000 | 14 |
| 6 | 22 June 2002 | 5,710,000 | 16 |
| 7 | 29 June 2002 | 5,540,000 | 17 |
| 8 | 6 July 2002 | 5,110,000 | 17 |
| 9 | 20 July 2002 | 5,970,000 | 9 |
Series 2 (2003)
| Episode no. | Airdate | Total viewers | BBC One weekly ranking |
| 1 | 26 April 2003 | 7,160,000 | 8 |
| 2 | 3 May 2003 | 5,480,000 | 18 |
| 3 | 10 May 2003 | 6,270,000 | 11 |
| 4 | 17 May 2003 | 6,920,000 | 11 |
| 5 | 24 May 2003 | 5,140,000 | 20 |
| 6 | 31 May 2003 | 4,790,000 | 25 |
| 7 | 7 June 2003 | 6,280,000 | 11 |
| 8 | 14 June 2003 | 5,290,000 | 18 |
| 9 | 21 June 2003 | 6,370,000 | 9 |
| 10 | 28 June 2003 | 7,460,000 | 5 |
| 11 | 5 July 2003 | 6,520,000 | 6 |
| 12 | 12 July 2003 | 4,690,000 | 21 |
Series 3 (2004)
| Episode no. | Airdate | Total viewers | BBC One weekly ranking |
| 1 | 1 May 2004 | 6,420,000 | 8 |
| 2 | 8 May 2004 | 7,580,000 | 9 |
| 3 | 15 May 2004 | 4,670,000 | 19 |
| 4 | 22 May 2004 | 6,360,000 | 9 |
| 5 | 29 May 2004 | 8,240,000 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 June 2004 | 7,000,000 | 7 |
| 7 | 19 June 2004 | Under 4,580,000 | Outside top 30 |
| 8 | 26 June 2004 | 5,980,000 | 16 |
| 9 | 3 July 2004 | 7,710,000 | 11 |
| 10 | 17 July 2004 | 5,970,000 | 10 |
| 11 | 24 July 2004 | 5,240,000 | 14 |
| 12 | 31 July 2004 | 5,660,000 | 13 |
| 13 | 7 August 2004 | 5,570,000 | 11 |
| 14 | 14 August 2004 | 6,120,000 | 12 |
| 15 | 4 September 2004 | 5,100,000 | 21 |
Series 4 (2005)
| Episode no. | Airdate | Total viewers | BBC One weekly ranking |
| 1 | 9 July 2005 | 4,810,000 | 15 |
| 2 | 16 July 2005 | 5,860,000 | 8 |
| 3 | 23 July 2005 | 6,130,000 | 7 |
| 4 | 30 July 2005 | 6,670,000 | 8 |
| 5 | 6 August 2005 | 6,070,000 | 9 |
| 6 | 13 August 2005 | 6,490,000 | 7 |
| 7 | 20 August 2005 | 5,240,000 | 10 |
| 8 | 27 August 2005 | 4,960,000 | 15 |
| 9 | 3 September 2005 | 5,520,000 | 13 |
| 10 | 10 September 2005 | 5,780,000 | 11 |
| 11 | 17 September 2005 | 5,310,000 | 17 |
| 12 | 24 September 2005 | 5,380,000 | 13 |
| 13 | 1 October 2005 | 5,170,000 | 16 |
| 14 | 8 October 2005 | 5,060,000 | 18 |
| 15 | 15 October 2005 | 6,590,000 | 14 |
Series 5 (2006)
| Episode no. | Airdate | Total viewers | BBC One weekly ranking |
| 1 | 22 July 2006 | 5,600,000 | 9 |
| 2 | 29 July 2006 | 6,630,000 | 8 |
| 3 | 5 August 2006 | 6,270,000 | 8 |
| 4 | 12 August 2006 | 6,890,000 | 7 |
| 5 | 19 August 2006 | 7,270,000 | 6 |
| 6 | 26 August 2006 | 7,090,000 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 September 2006 | 6,820,000 | 5 |
| 8 | 9 September 2006 | 6,580,000 | 7 |
| 9 | 16 September 2006 | 5,970,000 | 9 |
Series 6 (2006/2007)
| Episode no. | Airdate | Total viewers | BBC One weekly ranking |
| 1 | 25 November 2006 | 6,740,000 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 December 2006 | 6,550,000 | 9 |
| 3 | 9 December 2006 | 6,050,000 | 11 |
| 4 | 16 December 2006 | 5,470,000 | 12 |
| 5 | 23 December 2006 | 7,120,000 | 13 |
| 6 | 30 December 2006 | 7,100,000 | 15 |
| 7 | 6 January 2007 | 6,970,000 | 10 |
Series 7 (2007)
| Episode no. | Airdate | Total viewers | BBC One weekly ranking |
| 1 | 22 September 2007 | 4,830,000 | 18 |
| 2 | 29 September 2007 | 5,160,000 | 17 |
| 3 | 6 October 2007 | 6,350,000 | 7 |
| 4 | 13 October 2007 | 5,210,000 | 19 |
| 5 | 20 October 2007 | 4,510,000 | 23 |
| 6 | 27 October 2007 | 5,980,000 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 November 2007 | 6,220,000 | 8 |
Series 8 (2008)
| Episode no. | Airdate | Total viewers | BBC One weekly ranking |
| 1 | 12 January 2008 | 7,070,000 | 6 |
| 2 | 19 January 2008 | 7,750,000 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 February 2008 | 7,800,000 | 5 |
| 4 | 9 February 2008 | 7,390,000 | 7 |
Series 9 (2008/2009)
| Episode no. | Airdate | Total viewers | BBC One weekly ranking |
| 1 | 27 December 2008 | 6,030,000 | 23 |
| 2 | 3 January 2009 | 5,860,000 | 18 |
| 3 | 10 January 2009 | 6,890,000 | 6 |
| 4 | 17 January 2009 | 7,000,000 | 7 |
| 5 | 24 January 2009 | 6,960,000 | 5 |
| 6 | 31 January 2009 | 7,530,000 | 4 |
| 7 | 7 February 2009 | 7,810,000 | 4 |
| 8 | 14 February 2009 | 6,130,000 | 11 |
Series 10 (2010)
| Episode no. | Airdate | Total viewers | BBC One weekly ranking |
| 1 | 2 January 2010 | 5,930,000 | 21 |
| 2 | 9 January 2010 | 6,500,000 | 20 |
| 3 | 16 January 2010 | 5,900,000 | 17 |
| 4 | 23 January 2010 | 6,400,000 | 11 |
| 5 | 30 January 2010 | 6,020,000 | 10 |
| 6 | 6 February 2010 | 6,480,000 | 9 |
| 7 | 20 February 2010 | 6,880,000 | 6 |
| 8 | 27 February 2010 | 6,270,000 | 11 |
Series 11 (2010)
| Episode no. | Airdate | Total viewers | BBC One Weekly ranking |
| 1 | 8 May 2010 | Under 4,240,000 | Outside top 30 |
| 2 | 15 May 2010 | 4,280,000 | 29 |
| 3 | 22 May 2010 | 5,290,000 | 13 |
| 4 | 5 June 2010 | Under 3,470,000 | Outside top 30 |
| 5 | 12 June 2010 | Under 4,020,000 | Outside top 30 |
| 6 | 19 June 2010 | 4,480,000 | 19 |
| 7 | 26 June 2010 | Under 3,870,000 | Outside top 30 |
| 8 | 10 July 2010 | 4,790,000 | 15 |
Series 12 (2010/2011)
| Episode no. | Airdate | Total viewers | BBC One weekly ranking |
| 1 | 25 September 2010 | Under 4,030,000 | Outside top 30 |
| 2 | 2 October 2010 | Under 4,300,000 | Outside top 30 |
| 3 | 9 October 2010 | Under 4,140,000 | Outside top 30 |
| 4 | 8 January 2011 | 6,170,000 | 14 |
| 5 | 15 January 2011 | 6,240,000 | 14 |
| 6 | 22 January 2011 | 6,180,000 | 13 |
| 7 | 29 January 2011 | 6,690,000 | 12 |
| 8 | 5 February 2011 | 6,540,000 | 11 |
Series 13 (2011)
| Episode no. | Airdate | Total viewers | BBC One weekly ranking |
| 1 | 25 June 2011 | 4,860,000 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 July 2011 | 4,780,000 | 15 |
| 3 | 9 July 2011 | 5,350,000 | 11 |
| 4 | 16 July 2011 | 5,460,000 | 11 |
| 5 | 23 July 2011 | 5,600,000 | 8 |
| 6 | 30 July 2011 | 4,550,000 | 15 |
| 7 | 6 August 2011 | 4,910,000 | 14 |
| 8 | 13 August 2011 | 5,690,000 | 13 |
Series 14 (2012)
| Episode no. | Airdate | Total viewers | BBC One weekly ranking |
| 1 | 10 March 2012 | 5,590,000 | 8 |
| 2 | 17 March 2012 | 5,760,000 | 11 |
| 3 | 24 March 2012 | 4,270,000 | 26 |
| 4 | 31 March 2012 | 4,180,000 | 23 |
| 5 | 7 April 2012 | 4,450,000 | 22 |
| 6 | 14 April 2012 | 4,340,000 | 24 |
| 7 | 21 April 2012 | 4,550,000 | 20 |
| 8 | 28 April 2012 | 4,580,000 | 21 |
| 9 | 5 May 2012 | 4,430,000 | 20 |
| 10 | 12 May 2012 | Under 3,820,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 11 | 19 May 2012 | 4,410,000 | 22 |
| 12 | 23 June 2012 | Under 3,680,000 | Outside Top 30 |
Series 15 (2013)
| Episode no. | Airdate | Total viewers | BBC One weekly ranking |
| 1 | 5 January 2013 | 5,900,000 | 16 |
| 2 | 12 January 2013 | 5,540,000 | 16 |
| 3 | 19 January 2013 | 5,480,000 | 25 |
| 4 | 26 January 2013 | 5,200,000 | 22 |
| 5 | 2 February 2013 | 4,970,000 | 25 |
| 6 | 9 February 2013 | 4,880,000 | 28 |
| 7 | 16 February 2013 | 5,440,000 | 17 |
| 8 | 2 March 2013 | 4,500,000 | 28 |
| 9 | 9 March 2013 | 4,500,000 | 29 |
| 10 | 16 March 2013 | Under 4,700,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 11 | 1 June 2013 | Under 3,600,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 12 | 8 June 2013 | Under 3,110,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 13 | 29 June 2013 | 4,090,000 | 20 |
| 14 | 6 July 2013 | 4,020,000 | 27 |
| 15 | 13 July 2013 | 4,070,000 | 17 |
| 16 | 20 July 2013 | 3,090,000 | 30 |
Series 16 (2014)
| Episode no. | Airdate | Total viewers | BBC One weekly ranking |
| 1 | 12 April 2014 | Under 3,700,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 2 | 19 April 2014 | Under 3,910,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 3 | 26 April 2014 | Under 4,000,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 4 | 3 May 2014 | Under 3,880,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 5 | 10 May 2014 | Under 4,010,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 6 | 17 May 2014 | Under 3,730,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 7 | 24 May 2014 | 3,750,000 | 30 |
| 8 | 31 May 2014 | Under 3,590,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 9 | 7 June 2014 | Under 3,220,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 10 | 14 June 2014 | Under 4,200,000 | Outside Top 30 |
Series 17 (2014/2015)
| Episode no. | Airdate | Total viewers | BBC One weekly ranking |
| 1 | 6 September 2014 | Under 3,450,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 2 | 13 September 2014 | Under 3,210,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 3 | 20 September 2014 | Under 3,490,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 4 | 11 April 2015 | Under 3,860,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 5 | 16 May 2015 | Under 3,640,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 6 | 25 April 2015 | Under 3,570,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 7 | 2 May 2015 | Under 3,710,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 8 | 26 September 2015 | Under 3,950,000 | Outside Top 30 |
Series 18 (2015/2016)
| Episode no. | Airdate | Total viewers | BBC One weekly ranking |
| 1 | 12 September 2015 | Under 3,590,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 2 | 19 September 2015 | Under 3,570,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 3 | 14 May 2016 | 3,460,000 | 30 |
| 4 | 28 May 2016 | Under 3,350,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 5 | 4 June 2016 | 3,560,000 | 25 |
| 6 | 11 June 2016 | Under 3,520,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 7 | 9 July 2016 | Under 3,690,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 8 | 16 July 2016 | Under 3,280,000 | Outside Top 30 |