Consolation Prizes

Revision as of 23:50, 5 December 2016

Purpose

Parting is such sweet sorrow... and, on game shows, so very cheap too. Here's our list of the consolation "prizes" doled out by British game shows.

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Listing

Show name	Gift/Consolation prize
3-2-1	Ceramic dusty bin ("and you know how much they're worth"), also a photo of Ted Rogers in a silver frame.
Ask the Family	Printed mug
Big Break	Trophy and cue, possibly also a John Virgo waistcoat
Blankety Blank	Chequebook and pen
Blockbusters	Various, but usually included a gold-embossed Blockbusters Dictionary. In the 2012 Challenge version, an e-book reader.
Brainstorm	A large, old-fashioned light bulb
Bullseye	"Bendy Bully" toy, tankards, hand sewn badges (early series), darts and BFH (Bus Fare Home)
Carnal Knowledge	A spuriously-sculpted candle
Catchword	Bookmark
Countdown	"Goody bag", including books, board game, T-shirt, and (for returning champs only) tea pot.
Crackerjack	Pen and pencil set
Crosswits	Gold pen and pencil set
Cryptogram	Spellmaster gadget
The Crystal Maze	A crystal (with engraving "I cracked The Crystal Maze 199X")
Every Second Counts	Watches and wall clock
Family Catchphrase	Family Catchphrase sweatshirt
Family Fortunes	Photo of the families and host on the set (in early series, black and white for the losers, colour for the winners!)
Fluke	Golden Short Straw
Generation Game	Larry Grayson era, a door trophy. Jim Davidson era, Bendy bloke (wooden model man, used by artists for drawing)
Gladiators	Medal
Going for Gold	Various prizes at the different stages of the competitions. Weekly winners would always win those bloody crystal glasses.
The Great Antiques Hunt	Godawful glass plate (later, sensibly changed to an antiques voucher)
Interceptor	Travel pack: consisting of compass, binoculars and a map of the area they played in.
The Jules and Lulu Show	"Golden" dog bowl and bone
Keynotes	Keynotes "memento" and t-shirt
Knightmare	Scrolls ("as proof of your quest")
Lucky Ladders	Ladder-themed trophy. Later series, a clock
Lucky Numbers	Stupid irritating ball-motif statue thing
Mechannibals	Toolbox
Memory Bank	Mug, pen and notepad
Move on Up	Notebook
Mr and Mrs	Carriage clock, or a candelabra on early HTV shows
Pass the Buck	T-shirt and mug
The Price is Right (Crowther era)	Medal and teddy bear
Push the Button	Salt and pepper set ("salt and pepper not included")
Raise the Roof	"Bob's Bungalow" teapot
Ready Steady Cook	Originally, a wooden spoon. Since 2008, a mug.
Saturday Night Takeaway	Toilet roll
Show Me the Money	Personalised mug
Strike it Lucky	Board game (which was also available to buy at the time)
Supermarket Sweep	Non-specific "parting gifts"
Take a Letter	Take a Letter polo shirt
That's Your Lot	Gavel and block
Today's the Day	Copy of newspaper from the day you were born
Trivial Pursuit	A piece of the set to take home with them
Waffle	Toaster and waffles
Watching the Detectives	Magnifying glass
Wheel of Fortune	Watch and electronic game
Win, Lose or Draw	Easel trophy
Winner Takes All	Filofax (Geoffrey Wheeler era)
Wipeout	In the Daniels era, a paperweight, later changed to an umbrella. In the Monkhouse era, a paperweight for the third place player and champagne flutes for the second place player (also first if they lost the holiday), later changed to wine goblets.
XYZ	Mug tree
You Bet!	"Betsy" award. Later series, a trophy to a winner, a scroll to a loser.

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