Fate of Ant & Dec’s Limitless Win revealed despite viewers branding ITV game show ‘a fix’
ANT & Dec’s game show has been renewed for another season, despite enraged viewers called it ‘fixed’ after the most recent series.
Limitless Win recently handed out the enormous cash prize of £1 million to a winning pair.
Now the hosts are gearing up to welcome another round of competitors as the ITV show has been commissioned for a fourth season, expected to arrive on screens in January 2025.
During the game show contestants enter in pairs and are quizzed on their general knowledge in a game where all the correct answers are numerical.
A unique feature of the show is its Limitless Ladder.
The ladder has a series of steps with increasing cash values.
After each correct answer, contestants move up the ladder and the potential winnings increase.
The ladder has no fixed end, meaning theoretically, players can win an infinite amount of money.
Participants are given a limited number of lifelines or power-ups to assist them when they are unsure of an answer.
These can include things like removing unlikely numbers or extending the range of acceptable answers.
The most recent series sparked several fix rows, as viewers claimed that the questions were too easy and certain couples were set up to win.
One came after Paul and Ellie breezed through the money ladder, walking away with £75,000.
People watching at home became suspicious of their success when they just happened to have researched countries beginning with the letter S, and luckily got asked a question on that exact topic.
Viewers were also shocked when another pair, Helen and Charlie, won the enormous sum of £1 million.
NHS finance manager Charlie was asked how many years it has been now since Blur beat Oasis to the UK number 1 spot with the song ‘Country House’.
Audience members grumbled that the final question was “too easy”.
Speaking about the upcoming 2025 series, Ant McPartlin shared: “We’re so happy that Limitless Win has been such a hit with the viewers, we love making it.
“It’s such a thrilling and emotional roller coaster of a show we can’t wait to make more.”
Hardest Quiz Show Questions
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- 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.