Winning Combination

The show starts with nine contestants, hoping to win part of a cash prize. They are randomly given a number ranging from one to nine. In the first round, they buzz in to answer a question, and if they get it right, they pick two answers to another question from a board of six possible solutions/answers.

From Series 2, Omid announces a category and reads out up to nine answers, at least two of which fit the category. Contestants can buzz in at any point and name two of the previously read answers. If both are correct, they go straight through to the Battle Round. If either is incorrect, they are locked out and all other contestants can buzz as soon as the next answer is revealed.

In the battle, each player starts out with four points. There are two minutes where players answer questions, if they get one right, they gain a point and take a point away from a fellow contestant. However, if they get it wrong, they lose a point themselves. If two or more players draw with the same number of points when the two minutes is up, a tie-breaker question is asked. The player with the most points gets a place in the combination, choosing to be in the thousands, hundreds, tens, or units. Their place is usually decided on the value of their number, so a player with 9 would go in the thousands, but a player with 1 would go into the units.

In the final round, the four successful contestants have a combined 30 seconds to answer all of their questions. The value of their number equates to the amount of questions that they are asked. Getting a question right adds 5 seconds to the timer. If all of the questions are answered, the 'combination' get to take home a quarter of the amount of their numbers in order e.g. 9531 in the combination would be £9,531 divided 4 ways. The most that can be won is £9,876 (£2469 per player), and the least that can be won is £1,234 (£308.50 per player).[5]