[1] Each episode consists of two families of three competing over a number of challenges in order to win their place in the final round and play for up to £20,000.
[2] The real-time attempts are shown mostly as replays after the heat has finished, which is the reverse of the typical game show practices.
The show makes extensive use of both 2D and 3D computer-generated imagery, using for example 3D motion tracking to attach statistics graphics to contestants, or 3D wireframe animations to present the rules of a game.
Challenges in this round included: crawling to press a button after smashing through a pane of stunt glass, observing a sequence of exploding objects and pressing buttons on a podium to re-create it,[3] and running through a stack of cans in order to retrieve a single yellow one and place it on a target.
Challenges in this round included: catching ping-pong balls in a designated color from a stream of them pouring down an incline, and filling a container with water as it is randomly shot from jets placed all around the studio floor.
That team member then stands on an elevated 3-metre tall platform in the centre of the studio, with the entire floor padded for safety, and faces three high-speed cannons located to either side of him/her and directly in front.
If the family takes the gamble, the same player returns to the platform and must attempt to touch a single golden ball fired by one of the cannons at a random moment.