Win the Week
| Company type | Television program |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television entertainment |
| Founded | June 23, 2021 |
| Headquarters | Sydney , Australia |
| Products | Comedic quiz show |
Win the Week is a comedic quiz program from Australia that debuted on the ABC network on 23 June 2021. Hosted by Alex Lee, the show features three teams, each consisting of a celebrity paired with an everyday Australian captain, who compete by answering questions about the week's most significant news stories. After each round, team captains decide whether to "Stay" with their current celebrity partner or "Betray" by exchanging their teammate with a celebrity from another team. In the inaugural season, victors were awarded a framed calendar themed around their winning week; starting from the second season, champions received a golden trophy shaped like the "Betray" buzzer.
The series was renewed for a second season in February 2022, which began airing on 3 August 2022. However, in February 2023, ABC revealed that Win The Week would not continue into 2023.
Segments
- Mixed Messages: Alex presents a fabricated news headline that merges two recent events. Team members buzz in to identify one of the stories, allowing their partner to guess the other. Each accurate response is valued at five points.
- Double or Nothing: This segment involves paired questions where team captains must buzz first and answer correctly to earn 10 points, contingent upon their celebrity teammate correctly responding to a related follow-up question.
- Up to the Minute: A rapid-fire round covering news developments from the previous week within a one-minute timeframe.
- Picture This: Team members describe assigned images to their partners who then attempt to identify the corresponding news story before time runs out. Each correct identification awards 15 points.
- This Week in History: Focuses on revisiting notable news stories that occurred during the same week in past years. Correct answers earn 15 points.
- Bleeping News: Teams watch a news clip containing two censored segments; captains guess the content of the first bleeped portion while celebrities guess the second. Each correct guess scores 15 points.
- Pants: Alex reads headlines where one word has been replaced by "pants." Teams buzz in to guess the missing word for 10 points but lose 10 points if their answer is incorrect.
Series overview
Series 1 (2021)
Note: Winners are indicated in bold
Series 2 (2022)
The second season premiered on 3 August 2022.
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