The 99p Challenge
The 99p Challenge was a comedy panel game originally broadcast on BBC Radio… Read Full Bio ↴The 99p Challenge was a comedy panel game originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4, from 2000 to 2004 (it has subsequently been repeated on BBC 7). The show was presented by Sue Perkins and featured a wide selection of panellists (see below) and regular writers Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Jon Holmes and Tony Roche. Panellists were given silly tasks by Perkins and awarded pence supposedly for being funny, but more usually according to Perkins' whims. The player with the most money at the end of the show is given the chance to gamble their imaginary winnings in the hope of obtaining the jackpot of 99p. In some episodes the gamble is compulsory, even if the winner has amassed more than 99p already!
The show was originally transmitted in an earlier incarnation called King Stupid by BBC Radio 4 in 1998. It was then hosted by William Vandyck (who today works as a barrister) and featured much the same line-up of panellists. The contestants were awarded points instead of pence.
The complete list of panellists to have appeared throughout the four seasons of The 99p Challenge is: Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Jack Doherty, Peter Baynham, Richard Herring, David Quantick, Tom Binns, David Schneider, Mel Giedroyc, Bill Bailey, Peter Serafinowicz, Nick Frost, Ben Moor, Marcus Brigstocke, Jon Holmes, Sean Lock, Miranda Hart, Rob Rouse and Dan Antopolski.
The show was originally transmitted in an earlier incarnation called King Stupid by BBC Radio 4 in 1998. It was then hosted by William Vandyck (who today works as a barrister) and featured much the same line-up of panellists. The contestants were awarded points instead of pence.
The complete list of panellists to have appeared throughout the four seasons of The 99p Challenge is: Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Jack Doherty, Peter Baynham, Richard Herring, David Quantick, Tom Binns, David Schneider, Mel Giedroyc, Bill Bailey, Peter Serafinowicz, Nick Frost, Ben Moor, Marcus Brigstocke, Jon Holmes, Sean Lock, Miranda Hart, Rob Rouse and Dan Antopolski.
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