Fifteen-to-One - Part Two

On the completion of part one, and after the break, the three remaining Contestants are introduced from their positions on the podia used for the final, on what was formerly the point of equal distance from the positions on the arc.

The nature of their introduction is based on how much time is left, sometimes it will consist of the name, home town, occupation, hobbies, interests etc. If the show is running short of time, this introduction will often be cut short, and only the name and home town will be announced.

The picture (left) shows the three contestants at the start of the final. The object to the right is wheeled in to position for the final and contains the screen for the picture questions.

Final Round (Normal Shows)
'Question or Nominate'
The three Contestants remaining start with three lives each, and a number of points equal to the number of lives they had left at the end of round 2 (1, 2, or 3).

The 40 questions start on the buzzer, with 10 points for each correct answer. The first person to get three correct can choose to take a Question, or nominate another contestant.

If you ask for a question and get it wrong, you lose a life, then its back on the buzzer. The Game continues, with 10 points for correct answers and minus one life for failing to get the answer correct.

If you lose all three lives, you're out. The winner is the last person standing, or the person with the most points after the 40 questions have been used up.

Any contestant who becomes last person standing, then continues to answer questions, until all the lives are lost, or the questions are used up.

Winning
If you win the show, you will automatically be invited back for a return visit, usually in the next series. If your score is good enough, you'll also make it to the Grand Final, where the basic format is the same, but the final round is slightly different. If you score the best in a series, you'll win the top of the finals board trophy.

It is also possible to be invited back in the next series, if before losing all three lives, you attain a points total that would otherwise have given you a place in the grand final. Find out more on this at the records page.

If the program makers decide you have been treated harshly e.g. giving an answer that was correct, but not mentioned on the card, you may also be invited back, provided it had a bearing on your going out.

Grand Finals
'Finding the Champion'
The Grand Final occurs at the end of each series of Fifteen to One. The background of the set is modified for the occasion, and the start of the show is brought forward by about 10 minutes to allow for more questions (higher standard of contestant), and the presentation of the trophies for the Finals board and Grand Final winners.

The first half of the show works in the same way, but the final consists of 40 questions that are all on the buzzer. The scoring is the same, with 10 points for a correct answer and minus one life for an incorrect answer. The person with the highest score when the questions are used up, or the last person standing (usually Nick Terry, pictured (far left)) is the Fifteen to One champion, and they too get a trophy.

Report of the Series 29 Grand Final

When there are too many Contestants for a Grand Final, because there are a few with the same score, playoffs occur. This is simply to get down to the correct number of Contestants. They occur in the hour before the show, and take the same form as the final of a Grand Final. They are not broadcast, with only the result being made known at the start of the Grand Final.