#BREAKAWAY GAME SERIES#

A miss puts them in danger of immediate elimination (see 'Lives' below). If a contestant breaks away at the start of the game, £1,000 is added to the jackpot and that contestant gets to choose the first category.Ī contestant on the breakaway path must answer all questions on their own, with no help except from their partner (if there is one), and adds £300 to the jackpot for each correct answer. If two contestants reach a break point together, the game continues normally. If a single contestant reaches a break point, they may invite a team member to join them. The first to do so (if any) moves onto the breakaway path and may, at their discretion, invite one team member to join them and assist the invited member may accept or decline. If it is empty when the team reaches a break point, the members are given five seconds to signal whether they wish to break away, by pressing the buzzers they carry with them. Up to two contestants may occupy the breakaway path at any given time. These 'break points' occur immediately at the beginning, then after every third step through #27, and finally after step #29. Breaking away Īt certain points during the game, the contestants are offered a chance to 'break away' from the team and attempt to win the entire jackpot for themselves. If the team reaches the end of the main path, each member receives an equal share of the jackpot. Once all seven categories have been used, all remaining questions are general knowledge with a 30-second time limit. If the answer is incorrect, the responding contestant steps back and the jackpot is reset to zero.Īfter every third correct answer, the current category is discarded and a new one is chosen in its place. If the answer is correct, £100 is added to the team jackpot and the other members step forward as well. They have 15 seconds to discuss it and select one member to move forward onto the next step of the main path, and that contestant must respond for the team. If no one does so, one of the categories is chosen at random and a question is asked to the entire team.

Seven categories are displayed at the start of the game, and the contestants are given a chance to move onto the breakaway path (see 'Breaking away' below).

The white main path is wide enough to accommodate all six contestants, while the narrow red 'breakaway' path can hold only two. The game is played on two parallel paths laid out along the studio floor, each consisting of 30 steps.

#BREAKAWAY GAME SERIES#

Ī depiction of the path used in Breakaway, Series 1.īlue square – Specialist topic questions. They can win a smaller amount by working together, or one or two may choose to 'break away' from the group in order to win a larger amount for themselves. In it, six contestants compete for a cash jackpot of up to £10,000.

JSTOR ( June 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)īreakaway is a British quiz show presented by Nick Hancock, which aired on BBC Two from 12 March to 2 November 2012.

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