Gordon’s got a taste for money
WHO better to host a stressful, tense, high-stakes game show than a man well used to intense pressure? Sounds like the perfect job for hot-headed chef Gordon Ramsay.
With the hospitality industry on its knees, he has clearly had time on his hands to shoot this game show, which he has been developing since 2019 and exec produces.
He knows he’s not the likeliest of game show hosts, but his humour and no-nonsense, straight-talking attitude fit right in. It’s a game of balance and wit for people with steady hands and cool heads, with a jackpot of £100,000.
GORDON RAMSAY’S BANK BALANCE
BBC1, 9pm
All the contestants have to do is move gold bars on to a giant game board – however, the board moves. “It’s volatile, unstable and unpredictable. Sound familiar?” Gordon quips. Players have to answer questions on 12 topics relating to 12 zones on the board. Bigger stacks of gold bars means more money, but may tilt the board too far depending on where they are placed.
If they push it, everything could come crashing down and then they go home with nothing.
Imagine watching people play a mega game of Jenga, with a Million Pound Drop event telly vibe and you’ve got the idea. First to face Ramsay and his bank balance are siblings Tosin and Tobi, from London, who bicker and screech throughout as they try to literally build themselves a fortune.
Then come couple Vicki and Lindsey from Bournemouth who want to try their luck.
With general knowledge questions we can try from home and a great atmosphere, this is an addictive new format.
■ Continues tomorrow and Friday.