Fifteen To One

[craft1948]

The great news is this quiz is back as from tomorrow.

The not so good news is that the quizmaster is Sandy Toksvig..........

[Ken4155]

The only way to play it, craft, imo

[Ken4155]

When i watch Mastermind i set myself a target of 25 from the General Knowledge questions (30 now we've 5 contestants on) and if i get any questions correct on THEIR specialist subjects, it's a bonus. Also someone mentioned earlier watching UC and punching the air when answering a question correctly that the brainboxes didn't know. Ditto - in spades:-)

[BlueToffee]

I'll give the show a couple of episodes before I make my mind up. Really enjoyed it when WHS was the host, not particularly a fan of ST, but will give her a run before deciding.

[jim360]

I'm going to give it a try. Don't really have anything against Sandi Toksvig myself, though, mainly worried about the format changes. The thing that made the show great was the sheer amount of time devoted to asking questions. Deviations away from that would only make things worse. Still, only one way to find out what it's like, eh?

[anneasquith]

only fair to give her a chance.

[ELVIS68]

Can't stand Sandy NoNeck, so won't be watching

[pixie373]

OH and i give ourselves half a point if we give the same wrong answer as the teams on UC.

[Cloverjo]

I know this thread is a couple of weeks old now, but thought I'd post here instead of starting a new one. I've just watched an episode, as I like Sandi Toksvig and used to love the original show.
I'm not sure how the format has changed. It seemed the same to me, although I didn't get to the end of this one as it was deathly dull and I couldn't bear any more.
So, can anyone tell me how the format is different, and is it worth persevering with another episode?

[Calibax]

I've only seen one episode and the format hasn't changed that much. It certainly felt more ponderous and less slick than before and I found the set with its flashing floor lights etc distracting.

[Baldric]

Watched 2 or 3 of them, that's enough, Sandy Toksic(?) does not appear to have humour or personality (in this show anyway) it's just tedious imo.

[jim360]

Finally watched this for the first time today. The one I saw was perhaps a repeat of a match, but it featured Ewan MacAulay from the recent UC series, whom I've quizzed against in the past, and someone who looked like they've been on The Chase in the number 1 position, I forget her name. Anyway, it seemed not too bad although the first round dragged a bit. The questions seemed to vary in standard greatly, but at least they still have a long second round and 40 questions in the third so there isn't too much of a format change. I'll probably not get to see it too often but when I do I think it'll be worth a watch, at least once we get to round 2.