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Leader Live
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Jackpot won on music knowledge game show The Hit List for first time
More than 250 pairs of contestants have attempted to win the top prize on the BBC One show, but it is now only in series eight, which launches on Saturday, that this has been done. The Hit List sees contestants hear excerpts of music and they have to name the song and the artist who sang it. In the show's endgame, the prize money starts to drop after five seconds of music so the longer contestants take to answer, the less money they make. Contestants are also allowed to skip to a new song. Contestants Paul, 61, and Tom, 26, from Liverpool, managed to get every one of the endgame's 10 songs right within five seconds and so scooped the full prize on offer. Tom, an events and marketing coordinator, said: 'We've been watching The Hit List for years, this was our third time applying to be on the show, and it was third time lucky. 'We always knew that we'd go on together, as you need knowledge of music spanning all decades. 'The two teams we were competing with were incredible, I couldn't believe when we go through to the final round, the adrenaline was immense and obviously over the moon with the result.' The show, which began in 2019, is hosted by husband and wife presenting duo, Rochelle Humes and Marvin Humes. Marvin said: 'I was starting to believe that it couldn't be done, but they came and proved us wrong, after seven years I've seen so many attempts. 'Tom and Paul were so in sync from the start I knew we were on to something special.' Viewers can watch all available episodes of The Hit List on BBC iPlayer.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jackpot won on music knowledge game show The Hit List for first time
A father and son team have become the first contestants to win the full £10,000 jackpot on game show The Hit List. More than 250 pairs of contestants have attempted to win the top prize on the BBC One show, but it is now only in series eight, which launches on Saturday, that this has been done. The Hit List sees contestants hear excerpts of music and they have to name the song and the artist who sang it. In the show's endgame, the prize money starts to drop after five seconds of music so the longer contestants take to answer, the less money they make. Contestants are also allowed to skip to a new song. Contestants Paul, 61, and Tom, 26, from Liverpool, managed to get every one of the endgame's 10 songs right within five seconds and so scooped the full prize on offer. Tom, an events and marketing coordinator, said: 'We've been watching The Hit List for years, this was our third time applying to be on the show, and it was third time lucky. 'We always knew that we'd go on together, as you need knowledge of music spanning all decades. 'The two teams we were competing with were incredible, I couldn't believe when we go through to the final round, the adrenaline was immense and obviously over the moon with the result.' The show, which began in 2019, is hosted by husband and wife presenting duo, Rochelle Humes and Marvin Humes. Marvin said: 'I was starting to believe that it couldn't be done, but they came and proved us wrong, after seven years I've seen so many attempts. 'Tom and Paul were so in sync from the start I knew we were on to something special.' Viewers can watch all available episodes of The Hit List on BBC iPlayer.
South Wales Guardian
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Jackpot won on music knowledge game show The Hit List for first time
More than 250 pairs of contestants have attempted to win the top prize on the BBC One show, but it is now only in series eight, which launches on Saturday, that this has been done. The Hit List sees contestants hear excerpts of music and they have to name the song and the artist who sang it. In the show's endgame, the prize money starts to drop after five seconds of music so the longer contestants take to answer, the less money they make. Contestants are also allowed to skip to a new song. Contestants Paul, 61, and Tom, 26, from Liverpool, managed to get every one of the endgame's 10 songs right within five seconds and so scooped the full prize on offer. Tom, an events and marketing coordinator, said: 'We've been watching The Hit List for years, this was our third time applying to be on the show, and it was third time lucky. 'We always knew that we'd go on together, as you need knowledge of music spanning all decades. 'The two teams we were competing with were incredible, I couldn't believe when we go through to the final round, the adrenaline was immense and obviously over the moon with the result.' The show, which began in 2019, is hosted by husband and wife presenting duo, Rochelle Humes and Marvin Humes. Marvin said: 'I was starting to believe that it couldn't be done, but they came and proved us wrong, after seven years I've seen so many attempts. 'Tom and Paul were so in sync from the start I knew we were on to something special.' Viewers can watch all available episodes of The Hit List on BBC iPlayer.
The Irish Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Watch the moment The Hit List star wins £10k jackpot for first time in show history with tricky music question
A CONTESTANT on The Hit List made show history by winning the £10,000 jackpot for the first time. Hosted by Marvin and Rochelle Humes, the BBC music-based quiz launched in 2019. 3 The Hit List contestants made history as the show's first £10,000 winners Credit: BBC 3 Marvin and Rochelle Humes have hosted the BBC music quiz since 2019 Credit: BBC 3 The pair were delighted with their big win Credit: BBC Since then, more than 250 contestant duos have hoped to win the show's top prize -only to fall short. Father and son duo Paul and Tom, from Liverpool, walked away with the full £10,000 - achieving what had seemed impossible. The high-pressure Final Chart Rundown sees contestants try and name 10 songs and artists. After five seconds of each song has played, the money in the prize pot starts to drop. Read more on Marvin Humes This means that players make less money the longer time they take. However, dream Paul and Tom answered every one correctly in less than five seconds, therefore keeping every penny. Events and marketing coordinator Tom, 26, and catering business owner Paul 61, share a love of music. They credited their success to complementary music taste -Paul's love of 60s,70s,80s and Tom's knowledge of 90's and 00's. Most read in News TV Meanwhile, the final song that secured them the money was the final song that won them the money was Queen, A Kind of Magic. Reacting to the incredible achievement, Tom said: "We've been watching The Hit List for years, this was our third time applying to be on the show, and it was third time lucky. HIT LIST WIN "We always knew that we'd go on together, as you need knowledge of music spanning all decades. "The two teams we were competing with were incredible, I couldn't believe when we go through to the final round, the adrenaline was immense and obviously over the moon with the result.' Paul said: "Tom inherited his love of music from me, we are big quizzers, and music is always our speciality subject. "To get through to the final round was a big achievement as it was competitive game play throughout. Hardest Quiz Show Questions Would you know the answers to some of quizzing TV's hardest questions Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Earlier this year, The 1% Club - Viewers of Lee Mack's popular ITV show were left The Chase - The ITV daytime favourite left fans scratching their heads when it threw up "I would have been happy with £1,000 and a day out with my son. "We weren't aware that no-one had won the jackpot before and as we got to song seven in the final round the tension in the studio was palpable. "I was very proud of Tom for getting the song names in about three seconds." The Hit List airs on BBC One and iPlayer.
Metro
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Father-son duo are first to ever win BBC gameshow's full jackpot
A father and son team have become the first contestants to win the full £10,000 jackpot on the game show The Hit List. More than 250 pairs of contestants have attempted to win the top prize on the BBC One show. But ahead of series eight launching on Saturday night, someone has finally done it. The Hit List sees contestants hear excerpts of music and they have to name the song and the artist who sang it. In the show's endgame, the prize money starts to drop after five seconds of music so the longer contestants take to answer, the less money they make. Contestants are also allowed to skip to a new song. Both Paul, 61, and Tom, 26, from Liverpool, managed to get every one of the endgame's 10 songs right within five seconds, meaning they were able to scoop the full prize on offer. Tom, an events and marketing coordinator, said: 'We've been watching The Hit List for years, this was our third time applying to be on the show, and it was third time lucky. 'We always knew that we'd go on together, as you need knowledge of music spanning all decades. 'The two teams we were competing with were incredible, I couldn't believe when we go through to the final round, the adrenaline was immense and obviously over the moon with the result.' The show, which began in 2019, is hosted by husband and wife presenting duo, Rochelle Humes and Marvin Humes. Marvin said: 'I was starting to believe that it couldn't be done, but they came and proved us wrong, after seven years I've seen so many attempts. 'Tom and Paul were so in sync from the start I knew we were on to something special.' This comes after Rochelle and Marvin opened up about working together on The Hit List, explaining how they're able to avoid any 'domestics' and quarrels while filming the game show together. More Trending While speaking to Metro, the superstar couple explained what it's been like to work together on the show. Former star of The Saturdays Rochelle said that while it 'could have ended up as a nightmare', they have a lot of fun working together, adding that it's 'the show we'd be watching if we weren't hosting it' as it's 'real family entertainment'. Marvin, who soared to fame as a member of JLS, outlined the advantage of 'working with the love of your life', as it means that he can be far more direct with his co-presenter. Viewers can watch all available episodes of The Hit List on BBC iPlayer. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. View More » MORE: MasterChef's new presenters 'confirmed' after Gregg Wallace and John Torode axing MORE: All EastEnders cast returns, exits and new arrivals coming up in 2025 MORE: Kris Marshall to return as beloved TV detective as BBC spin-off resumes filming
