Talk:Tipping Point (game show)

Why is Tipping Point so miserable when the don't give the losers the pittance they win. Tight fisted meanies they are.

Produced by UK government???

If this is in fact true, this definitely needs a source. I feel it might have been a false edit.

Mystery Counters

I caught an episode of this show today and promptly Wiki'd it (such is my life) and noticed that the mystery counters have yet to be mentioned in the article. I don't know whether the mystery counters are also worth £50 else I would have edited the article myself, but I feel they're worthy of a mention. JaeDyWolf ~ Baka-San (talk) 19:02, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Today's transmission 9th February 2017 both Ben Shepard, the Contestant and the Production team missed a X2 counter.

This occurred when the contestant was on £1,800.00 the X2 counter dropped from the top shelf but was covered under 2 other counters onto the bottom shelf, if you follow the 3 counters after that when on £2,050.00 the 3rd counter pushes 4 counters down, one of them the X2 but it is hidden underneath the other counters that fall Papa Smurf61 (talk) 17:21, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

I love the way Ben runs things on the show and glad of the latest change that seems to have happened.

Most people playing seem happy with the rules and know that luck can sometimes be cruel etc. Ben helps by being sorry if there are riders etc. or if it looks as if there should have been a lot over the tipping point but they never quite make it over. He also never implies anyone is mean who decides to take the money and run and this seems a decent way to behave.

I was shocked lately, though, the first time we did not have to see if 3 counters would have won the 10 thousand but then glad as this felt right. I have no idea if this really is a new change but as I have seen this a few times now, I guess it must be and I will just have to watch out for any repeats. I will probably still watch as I liked it both ways but I do feel this is a nice change to have made.

Ben still has an important role to play in keeping the show friendly whichever way the rules actually say now and this does add to my enjoyment. The machine is always going to feel quite random so the show is never going to be boring. Most shows could be run by almost anyone but I feel Ben would be missed if he was not the one in charge. I can't imagine he would have had to make this recent change but I do like when the show ends with Ben saying well done and someone going away with money after getting to decide to stop. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.211.195.25 (talk) 16:43, 16 July 2014 (UTC)

One Unaired Episode ?

The infobox states that only one episode wasn't aired, but nothing in the article actually backs this claim up. Can it be confirmed? --81.153.203.164 (talk) 19:27, 23 August 2014 (UTC)

(I see you've removed the note from the infobox, but the text "40 episodes were commissioned but one was left unaired" under the Regular Series game notes remains in the article.) Although not a reliable source, www.tv rage.com/shows/id-32110/episode_guide/2 (I had to add a space between "tv" and "rage" because the site is blacklisted) describes S2E40 as "Unaired". I can't find any reliable sources that back it up. However, source 2 says "40x'60", which I would guess means "40 episodes with running times of 60 minutes have been commissioned". If there's a reliable source that lists 39 episodes for series 2 (because the source there implies there are 40), maybe you could source that and make a note based on the two. Bilorv ^(Talk)_(Contribs) 17:07, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

final round info

I don't know why it's being removed. This is not original research, all information is factual content reported as it is seen and stated from the programme itself and is not made up of opinions. Ben even says "Given how it's gone and where the jackpot is, I think I know what you are going to say" if the jackpot counter is not on the bottom shelf and contestants have reliably proven they will not take the trade unless the jackpot is close to the tipping point and the counters could fall behind it. A paragraph about records is useful, because it's stated throughout the programme about different records being set by contestants. If we're gonna start removing factual data about the final round, let's just remove the whole page because we can't report anything factual without it being called original research! --213.120.33.227 (talk) 08:55, 18 October 2015 (UTC)

Are you talking about this edit? Ben Shephard's off-hand comments are not a reliable source for documenting any sort of pattern in the show, and even if they were the paragraphs in question did not quote from him, provide an episode number as source etc. Contestants haven't "reliably proven" anything worth mentioning if a secondary source (e.g. review of the show) hasn't pointed out the phenomenon, and the phenomenon itself seems to be too obvious to be worth pointing out (it basically says "contestants are more likely to take the gamble if they are in a better position").

Something being mentioned in passing in the show does not make it significant enough to mention in Wikipedia: someone getting the jackpot one counter into the trade is a minor detail, irrelevant to understanding the show's gameplay mechanics and only important to a few fans. The paragraph was an unnecessary list of unremarkable 'records' containing self-referential and contradictory information ("However, according to the table below, the programme had taken a break during this time."). — Bilorv_(talk)^(c)(e) 18:16, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

2018 Series

As we are in the eighth series, where was the eight series recorded, and why has it not been listed yet? Kangaflora (talk) 21:18, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

2 x Double counters falling at same time?

In the unlikely (but not impossible) event of two double counters dropping at the same time, would the contestant's score (i.e. prize money) for that drop then be quadrupled? Manchester Warrior (talk) 21:26, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

Maybe. Probably almost impossible and very trivial.

Please leave comments relevant to the article upkeep rather than the topic. Jordf32123 (talk) 09:57, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

Money Win

What is the largest amount of money won by a contestant without taking out the jackpot star, I've seen nearly 5000 Pounds? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:5496:D600:19CD:BAD:D58D:7097 (talk) 05:07, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Ambient drops

I think I remember ambient drops occasionally count at least in solo stages? Maybe clarify 'not in play'.

Also maybe mention mild changes between countries, for example a counter in Australia is $100 dollars which is probably roughly £50. Jordf32123 (talk) 09:54, 1 March 2024 (UTC)