Top of the World
Revision as of 13:17, 6 February 2006
Synopsis
Strange quiz show done with satellite link-ups to contestants on three continents. Why? Because they could.
Here's how it worked: there were three contestants - one from the UK, one from Australia, and one from the USA; each competed from somewhere in their own country.
The first round consisted of six questions per player, two for each country, worth one point each. The second round was like the Mastermind specialized subject round. New players got two minutes on a category of their own choosing, with questions worth two points each. Returning champions got general knowledge questions instead.
The satellite link-up screens
The final round was a buzz-in round (I am not sure, but I think it lasted four minutes), with questions worth three points each. Some "lag time" was allowed for the Australian and USA contestants to compensate for the time it takes the signal to get there and back.
Each week, the champion would return next time to defend their title. After 12 weeks, the top players from each country competed (the overseas players were flown to the UK) for the final. They returned to their specialized subjects for the second round.
Trivia
The grand prize, called "The World's Top Prize", was the car from the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Apparently, nobody could figure out what to give away after that (The World's Second Top Prize?), so there was no second series.
The car from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
