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A [[The BBC|BBC]] game show (produced as a tie-in with the British National Lottery) from the people who brought you ''[[Who Wants to Be
Then came the next round, "Looking After Number 1", where the field would be reduced to one player. A question was asked on the buzzer whose answer was one of the numbers of the remaining players. If a contestant answered correctly, the contestant with that number would be eliminated. If the player with the matching number guesses correctly, they're saved. Wrong answers eliminated the person who guessed. This was repeated until one remained, who got to "activate" the Thunderball drawing, and then play the Wonderwall bonus round for a chance to win progressively better trips (ranging from bed and breakfast at Spaghetti Junction to a trip "around the world") by answering questions with one of 49 answers on a giant video screen in three minutes.
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Winning Lines ran for six series on BBC One, hosted by Simon Mayo from 1999-2000, and Phillip Schofield from 2001-04.
To cash in on a recent [[Who Wants to Be Who Wants
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** [[Game Show Host]]: Simon Mayo and Phillip Schofield for the British version, Dick Clark for the U.S. version.
** Announcer: Chuck Reilly served as the announcer for the U.S. version
* [[Who Wants to Be Who Wants
** However, in America, it was played straight - the average viewer probably never knew it was from the creators of their new favorite show. They just saw it as another show trying to cash in on the ''Millionaire'' craze.
* [[Zonk]]: The British version offered a stay at a bed and breakfast overlooking the [[wikipedia:Gravelly Hill Interchange|Gravelly Hill Interchange]] in Birmingham (otherwise known as Spaghetti Junction) as a consolation prize if one were to get nothing right on the Wonderwall.
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* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Simon Mayo was known for hosting various flagship programs on BBC Radio 1, and Schofield (who now hosts ''[[The Cube (TV series)|The Cube]]'') was well-known for being one of the hosts of the BBC's children's lineup in the 80's.
** And who ''hasn't'' heard of Dick Clark? ''[[American Bandstand]]''? ''[[Pyramid]]''? ''New Year's Rockin' Eve''?
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: This wasn't the first Celador show involving telephone numbers for a home game. Their 1994 show ''Talking Telephone Numbers'' was a variety show whose acts generated a series of numbers. If the last 5 numbers in your phone number matched them, you could call in live and potentially win up to £25,000.
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