TV star Sarah Greene has lifted the lid on a major shake-up for the third series of hit game show The Finish Line – and it’s set to test contestants like never before.
The presenter, who hosts the high-stakes BBC quiz alongside Roman Kemp, teased big changes ahead, while Roman warned that the revamped format will leave plenty of hopefuls stumbling at the final hurdle.
Sarah revealed a brand new twist they’re bringing to series three of The Finish Line[/caption]
And she admitted that she finds it hard to keep a straight face working with Roman[/caption]
The second series of The Finish Line upped the ante with an extended track, delivering even more edge-of-your-seat showdowns.
Now, Sarah has teased an even bigger twist for series three – the supercharged end zone, set to push contestants to their limits!
Sarah told the Mirror: “You haven’t seen anything until you’ve seen our supercharged end zone.
“It almost sets the studio alight as people are getting towards the finish line. Roman also gets through more questions on this series than the last two put together!”
The 66-year-old teased that the show will have its underdogs as she revealed: “It’s very compelling for viewers to see someone who comes in a little more unsure of themselves.
“They might confess to being nervous, but then they shine because the questions have gone in their direction. That’s purely random.”
Meanwhile, Roman confessed that he likes to see contestants push themselves and make mistakes.
The 32-year-old said: “You’re going to see a lot of people fail this season. And there’s a sick part of me that quite enjoys seeing people set on victory and not make it.”
He also shared that he was particularly moved by one contestant’s story.
Roman unveiled: “He came on wanting to win money for his dad. He didn’t think his dad would be around for much longer, and he wanted to take him to see a Six Nations rugby match and travel, do things only money can buy.
“I won’t give it away if he did it or not, but you can’t help but root for someone like that.”
Sarah admitted that Roman is his “TV son” and “I’m there purely to look after him, and he looks after me too. He’s the only one I want.”
However, she added that it is often hard to keep a straight face and stop each other from laughing, saying: “Roman has a much better poker face than I do.
“You can read my face from a mile off. But I have to remind myself I’m pretending to be Richard Osman on Pointless. That’s the acting skill coming in.”
Hardest Quiz Show Questions
Would you know the answers to some of quizzing TV’s hardest questions
- Who Wants To Be A Millionaire – Earlier this year, fans were left outraged after what they described as the “worst” question in the show’s history. Host Jeremy Clarkson asked: “From the 2000 awards ceremony onwards, the Best Actress Oscar has never been won by a woman whose surname begins with which one of these letters?” The multiple choice answers were between G, K, M and W. In the end, and with the £32,000 safe, player Glen had to make a guess and went for G. It turned out to be correct as Nicole Kidman, Frances McDormand and Kate Winslet are among the stars who have won the Best Actress gong since 2000.
- The 1% Club – Viewers of Lee Mack’s popular ITV show were left dumbfounded by a question that also left the players perplexed. The query went as follows: “Edna’s birthday is on the 6th of April and Jen’s birthday falls on the 15th of October, therefore Amir’s birthday must be the ‘X’ of January.” It turns out the conundrum links the numbers with its position in the sentence, so 6th is the sixth word and 15th is the fifteenth word. Therefore, Amir’s birthday is January 24th, corresponding to the 24th word in the sentence.
- The Chase – The ITV daytime favourite left fans scratching their heads when it threw up one of the most bizarre questions to ever grace the programme. One of the questions asked the player: “Someone with a nightshade intolerance should avoid eating what?” The options were – sweetcorn, potatoes, carrots – with Steve selecting sweetcorn but the correct answer was potatoes.
Roman was particularly moved by one contestant’s story[/caption]
Sarah said Roman is like her TV son[/caption]
