[Neil Jones]

Years ago they used to operate waiting lists for quiz shows such was demand for some of them, due to limited opportunity to get on the show itself. Bullseye used to have a massive waiting list just to sit in the audience never mind play the main game such was its popularity and one of the Chasers told some red top tabloid rag somewhere that there is at least a three year waiting list to get on The Chase.

I suppose its one way to manage the waiting list if a show gets big enough, stand behind a table, open a few boxes and one day you can get to sit by the Bakelite phone.

Anyway its probably no great secret that if you live up the road from the studio you'll probably spend more time in said studio than you would if the production has to pay for a hotel for a few nights for you.