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* AlliterativeTitle: '''''B'''ig '''B'''reak''
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[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/big_break.jpg]]
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''Big Break'', presented by Creator/JimDavidson and refereed by pro snooker player John Virgo, was a UK quiz show based around the billiard game of snooker. It ran for 14 series on [=BBC1=] from 1990-2002, then the reruns joined the lineup of Challenge TV in 2011.
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''Big Break'', presented by Creator/JimDavidson and refereed by pro snooker player John Virgo, was a UK quiz show based around the billiard game of snooker. It ran for 14 series on [=BBC1=] from 1990-2002, 1991-2002, then the reruns joined the lineup of Challenge TV in 2011.
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* SigningOffCatchPhrase:
-->'''Jim''': Say goodnight, J V!\\
'''John''': [[LiteralMinded Goodnight, J V!]]
-->'''Jim''': Say goodnight, J V!\\
'''John''': [[LiteralMinded Goodnight, J V!]]
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* SigningOffCatchPhrase:
-->'''Jim''': Say goodnight, J V!\\
'''John''': [[LiteralMinded Goodnight, J V!]]
-->'''Jim''': Say goodnight, J V!\\
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* SigningOffCatchPhrase:
-->'''Jim''': Say goodnight, J V!\\
'''John''': [[LiteralMinded Goodnight, J V!]]
-->'''Jim''': Say goodnight, J V!\\
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'''Pocket Money''': This time, the table is set with six reds and the six colored balls, worth 10 pounds per regulation point and marked accordingly, and doubled if sent into that color pocket, all of which must be potted under snooker rules (A colored must follow a red, and the latter are not returned to the table). If the player fails to pot or hit a certain ball, the contestant must answer a question in a category assigned to its color for the player to continue. Each turn lasts a total of 90 seconds.
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'''Pocket Money''': This time, the table is set with six reds and the six colored balls, worth 10 pounds £10 per regulation point and marked accordingly, and doubled if sent into that color pocket, all of which must be potted under snooker rules (A colored must follow a red, and the latter are not returned to the table). If the player fails to pot or hit a certain ball, the contestant must answer a question in a category assigned to its color for the player to continue. Each turn lasts a total of 90 seconds.
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Often compared to ''[[Series/BullseyeUK Bullseye]]'', which was based around the UK's other popular indoor game. Not to be confused with [[Webcomic/BigBreak the webcomic of the same name]].
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Often compared to ''[[Series/BullseyeUK Bullseye]]'', which was based around the UK's other popular indoor game. Not to be confused with [[Webcomic/BigBreak [[Webcomic/BigBreak2019 the webcomic of the same name]].
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Often compared to ''[[Series/BullseyeUK Bullseye]]'', which was based around the UK's other popular indoor game.
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Often compared to ''[[Series/BullseyeUK Bullseye]]'', which was based around the UK's other popular indoor game. Not to be confused with [[Webcomic/BigBreak the webcomic of the same name]].
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''Big Break'', presented by Jim Davidson and refereed by pro snooker player John Virgo, was a UK quiz show based around the billiard game of snooker. It ran for 14 series on [=BBC1=] from 1990-2002, then the reruns joined the lineup of Challenge TV in 2011.
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''Big Break'', presented by Jim Davidson Creator/JimDavidson and refereed by pro snooker player John Virgo, was a UK quiz show based around the billiard game of snooker. It ran for 14 series on [=BBC1=] from 1990-2002, then the reruns joined the lineup of Challenge TV in 2011.
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Often compared to ''Series/{{Bullseye}}'', which was based around the UK's other popular indoor game.
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Often compared to ''Series/{{Bullseye}}'', ''[[Series/BullseyeUK Bullseye]]'', which was based around the UK's other popular indoor game.
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-->--Opening theme, "The Snooker Song" by Captain Sensible
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"...List as menneh tropes as y'cahn."
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!!"''Deep'' breath now, JV...Explain to us the purpose of the following section." "...List as menneh tropes as y'cahn."
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!!"''Deep'' breath now, JV...Explain to us the purpose of the following section." "\\
"...List as menneh tropes as y'cahn."
"...List as menneh tropes as y'cahn."
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!!"''Deep'' breath now, JV...Explain to us the purpose of the following section." "...List as menneh tropes
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* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer
** GameShowHost: Jim Davidson, and referee John Virgo.
** StudioAudience
** The day's three snooker players.
* RulesSpiel: For "Red Hot"...Wait for it...''Pot as many balls as you can''.
* {{Whammy}}: Potting the cue ball may be this, but amounts only to losing a few seconds to return it to the table.
!!"''Deep'' breath now, JV...Explain to us the purpose of the following section." "...List as menneh tropes as y'cahn."
** TheAnnouncer
** GameShowHost: Jim Davidson, and referee John Virgo.
** StudioAudience
** The day's three snooker players.
* RulesSpiel: For "Red Hot"...Wait for it...''Pot as many balls as you can''.
* {{Whammy}}: Potting the cue ball may be this, but amounts only to losing a few seconds to return it to the table.
!!"''Deep'' breath now, JV...Explain to us the purpose of the following section." "...List as menneh tropes as y'cahn."
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* TimedMission: (Up to) 40 seconds for "Red Hot", 90 seconds for the other rounds.
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* RulesSpiel: For "Red Hot"...Wait for it...''Pot as many balls as you can''.
* TimedMission: (Up to) 40 seconds for "Red Hot", 90 seconds for the otherrounds.rounds.
* {{Whammy}}: Potting the cue ball may be this, but amounts only to losing a few seconds to return it to the table.
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* TimedMission: (Up to) 40 seconds for "Red Hot", 90 seconds for the other
* {{Whammy}}: Potting the cue ball may be this, but amounts only to losing a few seconds to return it to the table.
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* CelebrityEdition: The Christmas episodes, with the players ''and'' hosts in costume, a different theme every year.
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* CelebrityEdition: The [[ChristmasEpisode Christmas episodes, episodes]], with the players ''and'' hosts in costume, a different theme every year.
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->''"I'm gonna be snookerin' you, snookerin' you tonight! [[TitleDrop BIG BREAK!]]"''
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->''"I'm gonna be snookerin' you, snookerin' you tonight! [[TitleDrop [[TitleScream BIG BREAK!]]"''
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* HeadsOrTails: To decide who gets choice of first go in "Pocket Money".
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* HilariousOuttakes: Collected in the 1997 VHS release of ''Unseen Big Break''.
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''Big Break'', presented by Jim Davidson and refereed by pro snooker player Jon John Virgo, was a UK quiz show based around the billiard game of snooker. It ran for 14 series on [=BBC1=] from 1990-2002, then the reruns joined the lineup of Challenge TV in 2011.
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'''Red Hot''': With a base time of 10 seconds, the contestant is given three questions worth an additional 10 seconds each for up to 40 seconds. This is then given to the snooker player to pot as many of ten red balls as possible. The contestant on the team that comes in last gets to attempt a "Trick Shot" set up by Jon Virgo for a consolation prize.
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'''Red Hot''': With a base time of 10 seconds, the contestant is given three questions worth an additional 10 seconds each for up to 40 seconds. This is then given to the snooker player to pot as many of ten red balls as possible. The contestant on the team that comes in last gets to attempt a "Trick Shot" set up by Jon John Virgo for a consolation prize.
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** GameShowHost: Jim Davidson, and referee Jon Virgo.
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** GameShowHost: Jim Davidson, and referee Jon John Virgo.
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->''"I'm gonna be snookerin' you, snookerin' you tonight! [[TitleDrop BIG BREAK!]]"''
''Big Break'', presented by Jim Davidson and refereed by pro snooker player Jon Virgo, was a UK quiz show based around the billiard game of snooker. It ran for 14 series on [=BBC1=] from 1990-2002, then the reruns joined the lineup of Challenge TV in 2011.
The game was played in three teams, each comprised of a contestant and their assigned snooker player, decided by drawing colored balls from a bag at the beginning of the show.
The three rounds of gameplay were thus:
'''Red Hot''': With a base time of 10 seconds, the contestant is given three questions worth an additional 10 seconds each for up to 40 seconds. This is then given to the snooker player to pot as many of ten red balls as possible. The contestant on the team that comes in last gets to attempt a "Trick Shot" set up by Jon Virgo for a consolation prize.
'''Pocket Money''': This time, the table is set with six reds and the six colored balls, worth 10 pounds per regulation point and marked accordingly, and doubled if sent into that color pocket, all of which must be potted under snooker rules (A colored must follow a red, and the latter are not returned to the table). If the player fails to pot or hit a certain ball, the contestant must answer a question in a category assigned to its color for the player to continue. Each turn lasts a total of 90 seconds.
'''Make Or Break''': With the same setup as Pocket Money (except the balls are not numbered), this round opens with the player's break, and then the contestant having the start of 90 seconds to answer five questions, each correct answer removing one red from the table. The player then has the remainder of the time to pot the remaining balls, again by snooker rules but also in order of point value. Prizes are awarded for each color, up to the "Mystery Star Prize" on the black.
!!GameShow tropes in use:
* BonusRound: The "Make Or Break" round.
* BonusSpace: The colored pockets in "Pocket Money", which double that color ball.
* CelebrityEdition: The Christmas episodes, with the players ''and'' hosts in costume, a different theme every year.
* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer
** GameShowHost: Jim Davidson, and referee Jon Virgo.
** StudioAudience
** The day's three snooker players.
* RulesSpiel: For "Red Hot"...Wait for it...''Pot as many balls as you can''.
* {{Whammy}}: Potting the cue ball may be this, but amounts only to losing a few seconds to return it to the table.
!!"''Deep'' breath now, JV...Explain to us the purpose of the following section." "...List as menneh tropes as y'cahn."
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The categories in "Pocket Money", which correspond to each color ball.
** Red - Pot Luck
** Yellow - Past
** Green - Music
** Brown - Places
** Blue - People
** Pink - Sports
** Black - Screen
* {{Cosplay}}: The celebrity Christmas episodes, a different theme every show.
* HomeGame: A fairly loosely-adapted one, which switched the balls and cues out for chips and dice, was produced by Paul Lamond Games in 1991.
* TimedMission: (Up to) 40 seconds for "Red Hot", 90 seconds for the other rounds.
''Big Break'', presented by Jim Davidson and refereed by pro snooker player Jon Virgo, was a UK quiz show based around the billiard game of snooker. It ran for 14 series on [=BBC1=] from 1990-2002, then the reruns joined the lineup of Challenge TV in 2011.
The game was played in three teams, each comprised of a contestant and their assigned snooker player, decided by drawing colored balls from a bag at the beginning of the show.
The three rounds of gameplay were thus:
'''Red Hot''': With a base time of 10 seconds, the contestant is given three questions worth an additional 10 seconds each for up to 40 seconds. This is then given to the snooker player to pot as many of ten red balls as possible. The contestant on the team that comes in last gets to attempt a "Trick Shot" set up by Jon Virgo for a consolation prize.
'''Pocket Money''': This time, the table is set with six reds and the six colored balls, worth 10 pounds per regulation point and marked accordingly, and doubled if sent into that color pocket, all of which must be potted under snooker rules (A colored must follow a red, and the latter are not returned to the table). If the player fails to pot or hit a certain ball, the contestant must answer a question in a category assigned to its color for the player to continue. Each turn lasts a total of 90 seconds.
'''Make Or Break''': With the same setup as Pocket Money (except the balls are not numbered), this round opens with the player's break, and then the contestant having the start of 90 seconds to answer five questions, each correct answer removing one red from the table. The player then has the remainder of the time to pot the remaining balls, again by snooker rules but also in order of point value. Prizes are awarded for each color, up to the "Mystery Star Prize" on the black.
!!GameShow tropes in use:
* BonusRound: The "Make Or Break" round.
* BonusSpace: The colored pockets in "Pocket Money", which double that color ball.
* CelebrityEdition: The Christmas episodes, with the players ''and'' hosts in costume, a different theme every year.
* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer
** GameShowHost: Jim Davidson, and referee Jon Virgo.
** StudioAudience
** The day's three snooker players.
* RulesSpiel: For "Red Hot"...Wait for it...''Pot as many balls as you can''.
* {{Whammy}}: Potting the cue ball may be this, but amounts only to losing a few seconds to return it to the table.
!!"''Deep'' breath now, JV...Explain to us the purpose of the following section." "...List as menneh tropes as y'cahn."
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The categories in "Pocket Money", which correspond to each color ball.
** Red - Pot Luck
** Yellow - Past
** Green - Music
** Brown - Places
** Blue - People
** Pink - Sports
** Black - Screen
* {{Cosplay}}: The celebrity Christmas episodes, a different theme every show.
* HomeGame: A fairly loosely-adapted one, which switched the balls and cues out for chips and dice, was produced by Paul Lamond Games in 1991.
* TimedMission: (Up to) 40 seconds for "Red Hot", 90 seconds for the other rounds.
