DALE'S SUPERMARKET SWEEP

:''For more information on Supermarket Sweep in other countries, see Supermarket Sweep''.
'''Dale's Supermarket Sweep''' is a UK game show based on the American ''Supermarket Sweep'' TV show format.

Contents

Series

Series 1 - 7

Series 8 onward

Main Game

Mini Sweep

Games

Round Robin

Big Sweep

Bonuses

Inflatables

Penalties

Super Sweep

Broadcasting

External links

Series

The show has gone through two versions, both hosted by Dale Winton.

Series 1 - 7

The original show was recorded at Central's Lenton Lane studios in Nottingham using a supermarket set created by actual retailers; either Co-op, ASDA or Somerfield, depending on the series.
It ran for seven series - September 1993 to September 2001 with Bobby Bragg as announcer.^[1] Produced by Carlton Television and broadcast by ITV.

Series 8 onward

The show was revived and rebranded as 'Dale's Supermarket Sweep' for an eighth series in February 2007 and a ninth is currently being broadcast at 12.30pm every weekday. Former UK ''Fun House'' announcer Gary King now does the announcing. Produced by talkbackTHAMES and broadcast on ITV1.^[2]

Main Game

The game consists of three teams of two, each with a clock that starts with 60 seconds on it. The teams then attempt to add as much time to their clock by answering questions and riddles posed by host Dale. The time they accumulate determines how long they have in the 'Big Sweep' round to run around a studio mock-up of a supermarket, collecting shopping items. The team with the shopping trolley filled with items of the most value wins the chance to enter the final 'Super Sweep' prize round.
Within the game there were a number of rounds.^[3]

Mini Sweep

★ The Mini Sweep is a question round. On answering a question correctly they have 10 seconds added to their clock. Dale then gives the winning contestants a clue as to which item he requires. The contestants then have to find the item with a "Supermarket Sweep" logo on within the supermarket for a bonus of £50 (formerly £25) to their sub total.

Games

There are a variety of possible games possible each week. Each correctly answered question or riddle is rewarded with 10 seconds added to the contestants' clock. Some games (such as Pick a Pair) offer a bonus 30 seconds if all contestants agree on an answer and that answer is correct.

★ Wordsearch

★ Alphabet Soup

★ Rhyme Time

★ In Betweens

★ Totals

★ Memory Game

★ Higher or Lower

★ Pick a Pair

★ Random Reveal

★ Scrambled Letters

★ Dale's Bluff

★ Odd One Out

Round Robin

If a team answer a question correctly contestants switch with their partners tasked with answering the next question. The categories can be;

★ TV

★ Movies

★ Music

★ Hot Gossip

Big Sweep

This is the round where the contestants enter the aisles, starting with the team with the most time on their clocks and followed by the other two teams according to their times. The aim of this round is to gain as much value in their trolleys as possible in order to go on to the £5000 Super Sweep game (formerly £2000). Various bonuses are available to boost their totals and there are penalties for dropped items.

Bonuses

★ Pick 'n' Mix: 500g of sweets weighed up is worth £50 on their subtotal.

★ Manager's Special/Dale's Sale: The teams must find a tin marked with their own team colour for a bonus worth £50.

★ Pricing Gun: Players must price up 10 coffee jars for £50 (not seen in the 2007 revision).

★ Dale's Display: Players must stack tins marked with their own team colours for a bonus worth £50 (not seen in the 2007 revision).

★ Shopping List: Dale gives a shopping list of 3 items for the contestants to find. All three must be collected for a bonus of £100.

★ Inflatables are worth £25, £50, £75 or £100. Contestants are only allowed to collect one per team.

Inflatables

★ Wine Bottle

★ Banana

★ Burger

★ Radio

★ Golf Club

★ Guitar

★ Cake

★ Juke Box

Penalties

★ Dale gives a penalty of £25 to teams who leave dropped items.

Super Sweep

The team with the higher Big Sweep total (added with their sub total from bonuses and previous rounds) goes through to the Super Sweep. The team have one minute to find the £5000 prize (formerly £2000), by solving three clues. The first clue is given by Dale and the minute doesn't start until the clue has been read. The team must find the item from the clue to get the next clue. The second clue leads the contestants to the final item, behind which the money is found.

Broadcasting

From Monday 4 June 2007 episodes of series 6 from 1998 aired on Challenge between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Then from the 2 July episodes moved to show every weekday between 10am and 11am, and are repeated between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
From Wednesday 1 August 2007 episodes of series 7 from 1999 air on Challenge between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., and are repeated between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
A new version of ''Supermarket Sweep'' began production in January 2007 at the Maidstone Studios and was produced by talkbackTHAMES. It started airing in February 2007 on ITV, with a week of celebrity specials. Dale Winton returned as the host. Former UK ''Fun House'' announcer Gary King now does the announcing instead of Bobby Bragg.
Another series of ''Dale's Supermarket Sweep'' began on ITV on Monday 13 August, 2007 at 12.30 p.m.

External links

★ ''Supermarket Sweep'' at itv.com (Official site)

★ ''Supermarket Sweep'' at UKGameshows.com

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