5 Gold Rings
5 Gold Rings is a British game show that has aired on ITV since 5 March 2017 and is hosted by Phillip Schofield.
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| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Glenn Hugill John de Mol |
| Presented by | Phillip Schofield |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company | Possessed |
| Distributor | ITV Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 5 March 2017 – present |
It is based on the Dutch game show 5 Golden Rings, with the first series being filmed on the same set in the Netherlands and the second and third series at BBC Elstree Centre in London. An app had also been released, so viewers can play along with the show.
Gameplay
Overview
Two teams of two contestants each compete through five rounds to build up separate prize banks. At the start of each round, the teams choose one member to play. A picture is displayed on a large circular LED screen set into the studio floor, and the contestant has 30 seconds to place a gold ring on a spot named by the host. Successfully doing so (defined as having any portion of the correct spot within the ring) adds money to the team's bank. In each successive round, the ring size decreases and the money at stake increases. The non-participating teammate may offer advice as desired.
Examples of questions include:
- Given an unlabelled map of Scotland, mark the location of Loch Ness.
- Given an unlabelled timeline from 1901 to 2000, mark the year in which Muhammad Ali won a gold medal in boxing at the Summer Olympics.
- Given a photograph of the Golden Gate Bridge and an incomplete reflection of it in the water below, mark the spot where the reflection of a specified point should appear.
Each team has two forms of assistance ("lifelines") that may be used once per game. At the start of a round, the teammate not participating in a question may press a button to signal that they want to use a lifeline. The options are:
- Flip the Floor: A second question is presented, and the team then decides whether to play it or keep the original one.
- Team of Five: Each team brings a group of five audience members to the studio. The team's group members use individual tablet computers to indicate their guesses at the correct answer; these guesses are displayed on the floor screen.
Series 1
Each completed question increases the team's bank by one level (£1,000, £2,500, £5,000, £10,000, £25,000). One team plays all five rounds before the other takes a turn. The maximum potential bank is £25,000, obtained by completing all five rounds.
Series 2 to present
Each team has a turn in every round, and successful completions add a set amount to the bank that increases from one round to the next (£1,000, £2,500, £5,000, £7,500, £10,000). In addition, if one team misses a question, the opponents can steal the money at stake by correctly re-positioning the ring within 15 seconds.
The maximum potential bank is £52,000, obtainable if one team completes all five rounds and steals all available money from the opponents.
Final
The team with the higher bank has control of a question; if the teams are tied, a coin toss decides control. After hearing the question, the team may either play it or pass to the opponents. Each team is given one ring, with the larger one going to the leaders; in case of a tie, both teams receive identical rings.
One member of the team playing the question has 30 seconds to place the ring as instructed. If they succeed, the team win their entire bank and the opponents win nothing. If they fail, the opponents win their own bank instead.
Transmissions
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 March 2017 | 16 April 2017 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 September 2018 | 7 October 2018 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 September 2019 | 6 October 2019 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 November 2020 | 6 December 2020 | 6 |
International versions
Legend: Currently airing No longer airing Upcoming Pilot
| Country | Local title | Channel | Presenter | Premiere date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands(original format) |
5 Golden Rings | SBS 6 | Rik van de Westelaken (2017) Kim-Lian van der Meij (2018) |
12 January 2017 | 28 February 2018 |
 France |
Les 5 anneaux d'or | France 2 | Olivier Minne | 24 August 2017 | 14 July 2018 |
 Germany |
5 Gold Rings | Sat.1 | Steven Gätjen | 12 October 2020 | present |
 Israel |
חמש טבעות זהב Khamesh Tvaot Zahav |
Reshet 13 | Yaron Brovinsky | 29 April 2018 | present |
 Saudi Arabia |
خمس خواتم Khams Khawatem |
SBC | Yasir Al Saggaf | 12 September 2018 | present |
 Spain |
El juego de los anillos | Antena 3 | Jorge Fernández | 7 August 2019 | present |
 Thailand |
แหวน 5 ท้าแสน - 5 Golden Rings | Channel 7 HD | Varavuth Jentanakul | 4 March 2019 | 29 September 2020 |
 United States |
5 Gold Rings | NBC | David Eilenberg | 2018 | |
 Vietnam |
5 vòng vàng kỳ ảo | VTV3 | Bùi Đại Nghĩa | 1 December 2018 | 23 March 2019 |
Merchandise
A board game version of the series was released in 2018.