Odd One Out

For the radio quiz segment, see The Ray D'Arcy Show.

Odd One Out is a British game show based on the American version entitled Knockout. It aired on BBC1 from 16 April 1982 to 19 April 1985 and was hosted by Paul Daniels. The show is based on a short-lived American game show produced by Ralph Edwards called Knockout, hosted by Arte Johnson.

Odd One Out
Genre	Game show
Created by	Mark Maxwell-Smith
Presented by	Paul Daniels
Voices of	John Junkin
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	46
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	16 April 1982 (1982-04-16) – 19 April 1985 (1985-04-19)
Related
Knockout (US version)

Gameplay

The object of Odd One Out is to guess which one of four items does not belong and why it doesn't belong. After the player has successfully identified the odd one out, they can either guess the explanation or challenge their opponents to guess. Choosing the correct item would score two points, and figuring out why it didn't belong by guessing the common bond of the other three or a successful challenge is worth three points more, for a total of five points.

Six contestants appeared each week with 3 contestants playing in the first half and the other 3 playing in the second half of the programme. The leader at the end of each game won a chance to play a bonus game for a nice prize.

Bonus game

In the bonus game, the winning player is given up to three clues within which to guess the common bond between them. A correct answer wins a prize according to how many clues are used; using all three clues wins a small prize, using two wins a medium prize, and using just the first clue wins a large prize.

After both winners play their bonus round, they face off in the final game.

The final game

In the final game, pictures, sounds, and words are played in each question. Scoring remains the same. When time runs out, the player with the most points goes on to play the end game for a grand prize.

The end game

The end game is played the same as the bonus games, except for the fact that the winning player only gets one clue. The player can choose to see clue from the top, middle, or bottom; then host Daniels tells the player that the clue is easy, medium, or hard. After that, the player has five seconds to think it over and then guess the common bond. If he/she is correct, the winning player wins the grand prize.

Champion's rule

Originally, players could stay on the show as long as they won. During the final series, however, champions stayed for a maximum of three shows.

Transmissions

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	16 April 1982	18 June 1982	10
2	22 April 1983	8 July 1983	12
3	6 April 1984	29 June 1984	12
4	24 January 1985	19 April 1985	12

External links

• Odd One Out at UKGameshows.com