Sitting on a Fortune

Sitting on a Fortune is a British game show that has aired on ITV since 7 November 2021 and is hosted by Gary Lineker.

Sitting on a Fortune
GenreGame show
Presented byGary Lineker
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
Production locationDock10[1]
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companiesPossessed and Potato
DistributorITV Studios
Release
Original networkITV
Picture format16:9
Original release7 November 2021 (2021-11-07) –
present

Background

The show was commissioned in July 2021.[2] It is produced at Dock10 by Possessed and Potato.[3]

Format

There are six individual contestants who are lined up on chairs with the aim being to reach the golden chair at the front. If they get a question wrong from that position, they go to the red chair at the back. The final three contestants compete for the jackpot in the final.[4] The maximum jackpot is £100,000.[2]

Reception

Joel Golby of The Guardian found Lineker to be a poor presenter with little interest in the contestants, contrasting with fellow ex-footballer Ian Wright on another new ITV game show, Moneyball.[4] Billy Weir of The Belfast Telegraph criticised footballers being game show hosts, naming Lineker, Wright and Alex Scott of The Tournament.[5]

On UKGameshows.com, Iain Weaver was more positive, praising Lineker for running the show efficiently and explaining the rules well. He also lauded the format for being flexible and not relying on mechanical gimmicks.[6]

References
  1. "Gary Lineker to front new ITV game show Sitting On A Fortune". Dock10. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. "Gary Lineker to host new ITV gameshow, Sitting on a Fortune". BBC News. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  3. "Gary Lineker to front new ITV game show Sitting on a Fortune". Dock10. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  4. Golby, Joel (6 November 2021). "Moneybags: with tense trivia and total chaos, Craig Charles is the new king of TV quizzing". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. Weir, Billy (11 November 2021). "Who has decided that former footballers should be the new batch of quiz show hosts?". The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. "Weaver's Week 2021-11-21". UKGameshows.com. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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