Distraction (game show): Difference between revisions

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Lasted two seasons in the United Kingdom, then two more in the United States on [[Comedy Central]] (also hosted by Carr, but toned-down a bit), and has spawned several foreign versions.
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=== [[Game Show]] Tropes in use: ===
* [[All or Nothing]]: Losers leave with nothing, as is made quite clear by Jimmy. Sometimes the ''winner'' does, too, if he wipes out in the "[[Bonus Round]]".
{{quote|'''[[Jimmy Carr]]''': "You don't leave empty-handed... well, actually you ''do''..."}}
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* [[Zonk]]: What your prizes were turned into if you sucked at the "[[Bonus Round]]".
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=== Tropes specifically played with during the "[[Bonus Round]]": ===
* [[Anvil on Head]]: Subverted in the "Rope Burn" game; the anvils fall on your prizes instead. In the US version, a 1,000-pound barrel of cement was occasionally used as well.