This short piano solo is another take on a British game show theme; the show is Winning Combination, hosted by comedian Omid Djalili. The game involves nine contestants, each assigned a number 1 to 9. A control question is asked on the buzzer: an incorrect answer will see the player frozen out of the next question, but a correct answer means the contender is one step closer to qualifying for a Battle Round. To do this, they must select the two answers from a board of six that fall into a particular category (Japanese foods, four-sided shapes, British authors, etc). If they successfully do this, their place in the Battle Round is assured. If they can't, they remain in the pack. This continues until 5 of the players have made it through.

In the Battle Rounds, the five contenders are given four points each. They then face two minutes of rapid-fire questions on the buzzer. A correct answer scores a point and the chance to dock a point from an opponent of their choice, whereas an incorrect answer sees them lose a point of their own. Whoever has the most points when time runs out becomes part of the combination. They must then choose where to place their assigned number in the combination: they can choose to represent the thousands, hundreds, tens, or units (the ones place). Typically, higher numbers would go in the thousands place while lower numbers would go in the units.

In the final round, each player must correctly answer the same number of questions as the number they bought into the combination. Omid will start with the unit and move upwards. They will have thirty seconds to do this and every correct answer will add a further five seconds. Once one player has reached their target, the remaining time is passed to the next one in line. If they can all reach their targets before the clock hits zero, they will split the jackpot four ways. Should they fail, however, they will leave empty-handed.

The top prize per contestant is £2,469, one-quarter of £9,876.

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This arrangement © me and me alone
Original music composed by the legendary Paul Farrer, whose most famous music is the soundtrack to the game show "Weakest Link."
Winning Combination © Potato Productions for ITV and everybody else who owns the rights.

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Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdiL4LBQXkQ
Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7sbcicM_do