''99 to Beat'' is a British game show where 100 contestants are reduced each round until one person wins the cash prize.
The show is hosted by
Adam
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and
Ryan Thomas
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. The first series was premiered on
ITV
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on 22 March 2025.
Format
''99 to Beat'' is based on the Belgian TV format ''
Homo Universalis
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'', where 100 contestants compete over the course of an entire season, going head-to-head in a series of ability challenges, with the rule that the person that comes last in the challenge is out of the game show.
At the end of the challenge, the player that loses has to leave the competition, counting down from 100 to just 1.
The last contestant remaining wins the prize.
Series overview
See also
* ''
99 to Beat''
References
External links
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* {{UKGameshow, 99_to_Beat
2025 British television series debuts
ITV game shows
British English-language television shows
Television series by Banijay