Series synopsis
Who Dares Wins is a British reality television series that premiered on BBC One on November 17, 2007. It stars Nick Knowles.
Nick Knowles hosts the quiz where two teams of complete strangers compete by completing a series of lists. The team who name more correct answers on a list get the chance to play for £50,000.
Premise
Nick Knowles hosts the quiz where two teams of complete strangers compete by completing a series of lists. The team who name more correct answers on a list get the chance to play for £50,000.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 12 seasons with 107 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 7 | November 17, 2007 | December 29, 2007 |
| Season 2 | 8 | September 13, 2008 | November 1, 2008 |
| Season 3 | 8 | March 6, 2010 | May 1, 2010 |
| Season 4 | 8 | April 23, 2011 | June 18, 2011 |
| Season 5 | 8 | January 7, 2012 | March 3, 2012 |
| Season 6 | 8 | March 23, 2013 | May 11, 2013 |
| Season 7 | 9 | January 4, 2014 | March 15, 2014 |
| Season 8 | 8 | May 23, 2015 | July 18, 2015 |
| Season 9 | 13 | October 22, 2016 | April 8, 2017 |
| Season 10 | 10 | April 15, 2017 | September 16, 2017 |
| Season 11 | 10 | March 24, 2018 | July 28, 2018 |
| Season 12 | 10 | May 4, 2019 | September 7, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Jenni Falconer is live from Lottery HQ for the Thunderball, Dream Number and Lotto draws. |
November 17, 2007 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Nick Knowles hosts the quiz where two teams of strangers compete to win 50,000 pounds. Includes Thunderball, Dream Number and Lotto Draws, live from Lottery headquarters. |
November 24, 2007 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Nick Knowles hosts the new National Lottery quiz where two teams of strangers compete to win 50,000 pounds. Jenni Falconer has the Thunderball, Dream Number and Lotto draws. |
December 1, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Nick Knowles returns with a new series of the Saturday night National Lottery quiz, where two teams of strangers compete to win 50,000 pounds. |
September 13, 2008 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Nick Knowles hosts the Saturday night National Lottery quiz where two teams of strangers compete to win 50,000 pounds by completing a series of lists. |
September 20, 2008 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Nick Knowles hosts the Saturday night National Lottery quiz where two teams of strangers compete to win 50,000 pounds by completing a series of lists. |
September 27, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Nick Knowles returns with a new series of the Saturday night National Lottery quiz, where two teams of strangers compete to win 50,000 pounds. |
March 6, 2010 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Nick Knowles hosts the quiz where two teams of strangers compete for the 50,000 pounds jackpot by completing a series of lists. Jenni Falconer presents the Lottery draws. |
March 13, 2010 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Nick Knowles hosts the quiz where two teams of strangers compete for the 50,000 pounds jackpot by completing a series of lists. Jenni Falconer presents the Lottery draws. |
March 27, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Nick Knowles hosts the National Lottery quiz where two teams compete to win 50,000 pounds by completing a series of lists. Plus Thunderball, Lotto Draws and Lotto Plus 5 results. |
April 23, 2011 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Nick Knowles hosts the National Lottery quiz where two teams compete to win 50,000 pounds by completing a series of lists. Plus Thunderball, Lotto Draws and Lotto Plus 5 results. |
April 30, 2011 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Nick Knowles hosts the National Lottery quiz where two teams compete to win 50,000 pounds by completing a series of lists. Plus Thunderball, Lotto Draws and Lotto Plus 5 results. |
May 7, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Nick Knowles hosts the National Lottery quiz where the aim of the game is to complete a series of lists and win a jackpot of £50,000. Plus the Lottery Draws with Jenni Falconer. |
January 7, 2012 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Nick Knowles hosts the National Lottery quiz where the aim of the game is to complete a series of lists and win a jackpot of 50,000 pounds. |
January 14, 2012 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Nick Knowles hosts the National Lottery quiz where the aim of the game is to complete a series of lists and win a jackpot of 50,000 pounds. |
January 21, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Nick Knowles hosts a new series of the National Lottery quiz where the aim of the game is to complete a series of lists. Includes the Lottery Draws, live from Lottery HQ. |
March 23, 2013 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Nick Knowles hosts the National Lottery quiz where the aim of the game is to complete a series of lists. Includes the Lottery Draws, live from Lottery HQ. |
March 30, 2013 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Nick Knowles hosts the National Lottery quiz where the aim of the game is to complete a series of lists. Includes the Lottery Draws, live from Lottery HQ. |
April 6, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Nick Knowles hosts the National Lottery quiz where two teams of strangers play against each other to complete a series of lists and win up to £100,000. |
January 4, 2014 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Nick Knowles hosts the National Lottery quiz where two teams of strangers play against each other to complete a series of lists and win up to £100,000. |
January 11, 2014 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Nick Knowles hosts the National Lottery quiz where two teams of strangers play against each other to complete a series of lists and win up to £100,000. |
January 18, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Eurovision Special Nick Knowles hosts a celebrity Eurovision special of The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins. Includes the live lottery draws presented by Gaby Roslin, with guests Rixton. |
May 23, 2015 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Nick Knowles hosts the quiz in which two teams of strangers play against each other to complete a series of lists and win up to £100,000. Includes the Lotto and Thunderball draws presented by Gaby Roslin, with guest Phil Daniels, who talks about his upcoming role as Thenardier in Les Miserables. |
May 30, 2015 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Nick Knowles hosts the quiz in which two teams of strangers play against each other to complete a series of lists and win up to £100,000. Includes the Lotto and Thunderball draws presented by Gaby Roslin, with guest Kayvan Novak who is promoting his sitcom SunTrap. |
June 6, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 (inc. The National Lottery) Nick Knowles hosts the quiz in which two teams of strangers play against each other to win up to £100,000. Includes the Lotto and Thunderball draws presented by Gaby Roslin. |
October 22, 2016 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 (inc. The National Lottery) Nick Knowles hosts the quiz in which two teams of strangers play against each other to complete a series of lists and win up to £100,000. Includes the Lotto and Thunderball draws, presented by Gaby Roslin. She is joined by Rumer who performs her single Close to You. |
October 29, 2016 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 (inc. The National Lottery) Nick Knowles hosts the quiz in which two teams of strangers play against each other to complete a series of lists and win up to £100,000. |
November 5, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Nick Knowles hosts the quiz in which two teams of strangers play against each other to complete a series of lists and win up to £100,000. |
April 15, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Nick Knowles hosts the quiz in which two teams of strangers play against each other to complete a series of lists and win up to £100,000. |
April 29, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Nick Knowles hosts the quiz in which two teams of strangers play against each other to complete a series of lists and win up to £100,000. |
May 6, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Nick Knowles hosts the quiz in which two teams of strangers play against each other to complete a series of lists and win up to £100,000. |
March 24, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Nick Knowles hosts the quiz in which two teams of strangers play against each other to complete a series of lists and win up to £100,000. |
March 31, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Nick Knowles hosts the quiz in which two teams of strangers play against each other to complete a series of lists and win up to £100,000. |
April 7, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Nick Knowles hosts the quiz for people who can't resist a list. Teams of complete strangers compete to win up to £100,000 in the ultimate battle of brains and bravery. |
May 4, 2019 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Nick Knowles hosts the quiz for people who can't resist a list. Teams of complete strangers compete to win up to £100,000 in the ultimate battle of brains and bravery. |
May 11, 2019 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Nick Knowles hosts the quiz for people who can't resist a list. Teams of complete strangers compete to win up to £100,000 in the ultimate battle of brains and bravery. |
July 13, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 17, 2007 |
| Last aired | September 7, 2019 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Returning Series |