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Pressure Pad

Pressure Pad

Description: Actor John Barrowman takes on the role of quizmaster for this highly visual general knowledge quiz. The programme features two teams of five contestants descending into an illuminated arena, the Pressure Pad, to play the game. Each episode features four head-to-head rounds of trivia with the winner of each head-to-head battle advancing to the final round, a team competition featuring the winners of the first four rounds. The final round features four questions with the winner receiving £2,000 and a chance to play for an extra rolling prize fund.
Genre: Game Show
Year Released: 2013
First episode air date: November 4, 2013
Presented By: John Barrowman
No Of Series: 2 (regular); 1 (celebrity)
Genre: Game show
Networks: BBC One, BBC Two
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