Bullseye!
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- mikotondria20
Crouwel, you have, Im afraid, missed out on one of the culturally defining times in 80's British culture.
'Sunday wouldnt be the same without a bit of bully', they outlandishly claimed....but they were right. Dreary Sunday evenings, with Maths homework to be done and baths to be had were immeasurably brightened up by a parade of working class contestants pitting their collective wit against likable uncle-type host 'Jim Bowen', in a game of skill and knowledge that used the game of darts.
As contestants went from the 'prize' round, where they could have amassed up to 10 prizes such as an electric carving knife, a washing machine, or a lawnmower, they then had to decide to 'gamble' those prizes against 'tonight's star prize' (unseen), if they could score '101 or more, with 6 darts - 3 for you Dave, and 3 for you, Margaret'
Highlights were of course when they lost all the prizes, and they wheeled a speedboat out into the studio, to thunderous applause and the phrase 'Come and look at what you could have won'...Sometimes the total prize giveaway was less than $1k. Cult viewing, now endlessly repeated on UK Nostalgia Tv channels, watched by my parents, who still answer the questions out loud.If you were interested.