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There was Go For It in 2016 which was similar to You Bet but it was just people performing tasks and then if they completed them they were given money. I say just but in any show there needs to be enough going on and at stake for people to want to watch. With You Bet, there was the betting and charity elements which made things more interesting.

Why The Crystal Maze flopped - a variety of reasons. It started off with celeb specials which as I've said before undermines a format and people may not want to watch because of certain celebs, then when it was the general public's chance to have a go, it wasn't really the general public as it was teams of people who already knew each other. While this can help with team spirit which makes good TV, the common bond can put viewers off if it's as was the case staff from a Pizza Hut or an AC/DC tribute band, both narrow points of reference for most people, whereas teams of contestants used to be far more diverse so could appeal to more viewers.

Scheduling was another problem and there is more competition at 9pm whatever day of the week than at 6pm and where the original show thrived and people may not want to watch The Crystal Maze at 9pm anyhow so that was a mistake. Also, a good chunk of the original show's audience were kids and that could still have been the case but putting the show on so late meant that audience would never got a chance to watch it.