# Jeden z dziesięciu

Jeden z dziesięciu (literally One Out of Ten) is a Polish general knowledge quiz show based on a British format Fifteen to One, broadcast on TVP2 (TVP1 between 2018–2024). It is the second longest running quiz show in the history of Polish television, after Wielka gra (1962–2006), and currently the longest continuously broadcast.

## Format

Ten contestants stand in a semicircle, each behind a lectern with a number from 1 to 10, name of the contestant and three lights to represent the player's lives (called "chances" in Polish version). Contestants answer general knowledge questions and lose "chances" for incorrect answers or failure to answer within the three-second time limit. After a contestant is eliminated from the game, their lectern is dimmed. The host asks questions until three contestants remain and they advance to the final round. The podiums are assigned to contestants by drawing lots before taping.

### Round 1

In the first round, each contestant is asked two questions. If they answer the first question incorrectly, they lose a "chance". If they answer incorrectly one more time, they lose the remaining two chances and are eliminated from the game. Therefore, to advance to round 2, contestants must answer correctly at least one question.

### Round 2

The first remaining contestant in order answers the question asked by the host; if correctly – they gain the opportunity to nominate another contestant. If a correct answer is given by a competitor from podiums 1–5, they selects a competitor from podiums 6–10 to answer, and vice versa. The number of questions in round 2 is unlimited and round 2 continues until only three contestants remain. In round 2, the competitors should nominate another competitor to answer, although the rules do not prohibit taking the question on themselves (however, this situation has only happened twice in the programme's 30-year history).

### Round 3

At the beginning of round 3, each of the three remaining contestants is given a new set of three "chances" and receives one point for each "chance" they had kept through rounds 1–2. The host reads the questions and the competitor answers after pressing the buzzer, earning 10 points for a correct answer. The first contestant to give their third correct answer gets the opportunity to nominate the next contestant. If the contestant nominates themselves and answers correctly, they receive 20 points. In round 3, the host asks a maximum of 40 questions. Round 3 can end earlier, when all contestants lose their all their "chances". Each contestant who kept their "chances" after 40 questions receives 10 additional points for each "chance" they have defended. The winner is the contestant who was the last to keep a "chance" while the others lost it. If more than one contestant still has a "chance" after 40 questions, the one with the most points wins. If there is a tie, the players with the most points are the winners and the prize is divided in half. If the competitors have scored enough points, they qualify for the Grand Final at the end of the season. The maximum number of points a competitor can score in a single episode is 803 (3 points for "chances" retained from rounds 1–2 and answering all 40 questions correctly). In the history of the program so far, only one participant has scored 803 points, in the episode broadcast on November 23, 2023.

### Grand Final

Ten players who scored the most points in the regular episode throughout the season take part in the Grand Final. If there is a tie and the number of competitors exceeds 10, the organizer reserves the right to additional eliminations, although it happened that even twelve competitors took part in the Grand Final. The same rules apply to the Grand Finale as to the regular episode.

### Prizes

As of 2024, the winner of the regular episode wins PLN 5,000 and a stay in a luxury hotel; the winner of the Grand Final receives PLN 40,000 and additional prizes; the contestant who gained the most points throughout the season – even if they didn't win the Grand Final – receives PLN 10,000. All competitors who qualify for round 3 receive small prizes, such as containers of sweets or watches.

## Tapings

For many years, the program was recorded in the TVP3 Lublin studio. However, in 2024, the tapings moved to Warsaw. Several episodes of one series are recorded in a row in one day. People who want to get take part in the program must complete a quiz consisting about twenty-five to thirty questions, and they can only make two mistakes. If a candidate makes three mistakes, they may be asked an additional questions – if they answer correctly, they can qualify for the program. The waiting time for an invitation to the program after correctly completing the quiz can be up to over a year.

## Transmissions

The first episode of Jeden z dziesięciu was broadcast on 3 June 1994 on TVP2. The host of the program from the very beginning is Tadeusz Sznuk, a Polish radio and TV presenter. As of 2024, the current hostess giving prizes to the participants of round 3 is usually Sylwia Toczyńska.
On January 15, 2018 – after 24 years – the programme was moved to TVP1. Jacek Kurski, then the president of Telewizja Polska, informed that this change was dictated by the demands of viewers of the historical TV series The Crown of the Kings who didn’t want to switch channels to watch their favorite programs. Media not associated with the then Polish government noticed that this change was most likely dictated by the falling viewership of TVP1's main news program, Wiadomości. In 2024, the show moved back to TVP2.

### Airdates and winners

| Series | First episode | Grand Final | Winner (pts.) |
| 1 | 3 June 1994 | 2 December 1994 | Jacek Gawrych (164) |
| 2 | 9 December 1994 | 2 March 1995 | Michał Haładyj (214) |
| 3 | 3 March 1995 | 12 May 1995 | Bogusław Majewski (234) |
| 4 | 18 May 1995 | 1 September 1995 | Roman Lewandowski |
| 5 | 7 September 1995 | 15 December 1995 | Jan Helak (366) |
| 6 | 21 December 1995 | 28 March 1996 | Janusz Mrzigod (184) |
| 7 | 3 April 1996 | 27 June 1996 | Jacek Cieślak (384) |
| 8 | 3 July 1996 | 16 October 1996 | Jan Małek (284) |
| 9 | 17 October 1996 | 23 January 1997 | Waldemar Kucaj-Solecki |
| 10 | 29 January 1997 | 24 April 1997 | Radosław Kołodziej (134) |
| 11 | 30 April 1997 | 31 July 1997 | Jerzy Gierduszewski (343) |
| 12 | 6 August 1997 | 30 October 1997 | Grzegorz Deszczak (266) |
| 13 | 5 November 1997 | 18 February 1998 | unknown |
| 14 | 19 February 1998 | 20 May 1998 | unknown |
| 15 | 21 May 1998 | 27 August 1998 | Mirosław Szaciłło (413) |
| 16 | 2 September 1998 | 12 November 1998 | Andrzej Sołomiewicz (302) |
| 17 | 13 November 1998 | 21 January 1999 | Wiesław Zagajewski (202) |
| 18 | 22 January 1999 | 26 March 1999 | Bogdan Ciszewski (253) |
| 19 | 31 March 1999 | 2 June 1999 | Tomasz Guzek (525) |
| 20 | 4 June 1999 | 6 August 1999 | Zdzisława Gruźla (184) |
| 21 | 11 August 1999 | 7 October 1999 | Marek Pakleza (203) |
| 22 | 8 October 1999 | 9 December 1999 | Grażyna Klimowicz-Bożko (353) |
| 23 | 10 December 1999 | 11 February 2000 | Karol Śledź (486) |
| 24 | 16 February 2000 | 13 April 2000 | Bohdan Waydyk (314) |
| 25 | 14 April 2000 | 15 June 2000 | Anna Rychlicka (185) |
| 26 | 28 June 2000 | 30 August 2000 | Zbigniew Glapa (365) |
| 27 | 31 August 2000 | 26 October 2000 | Wiesław Bejda (295) |
| 28 | 31 October 2000 | 3 January 2001 | Tomasz Niechoda (293) |
| 29 | 4 January 2001 | 14 March 2001 | Longin Gałecki (403) |
| 30 | 15 March 2001 | 24 May 2001 | Małgorzata Fangrat (223) |
| 31 | 29 May 2001 | 7 August 2001 | Dariusz Janicki (204) |
| 32 | 8 August 2001 | 16 October 2001 | Tadeusz Kurak (355) |
| 33 | 17 October 2001 | 8 January 2002 | Ludwik Jaworski (364) |
| 34 | 9 January 2002 | 20 March 2002 | Tomasz Sobieraj (264) |
| 35 | 21 March 2002 | 5 June 2002 | Zbigniew Bernat (174) |
| 36 | 6 June 2002 | 31 October 2002 | Aleksander Borowski (302) |
| 37 | 5 November 2002 | 28 January 2003 | Andrzej Dudek (375) |
| 38 | 29 January 2003 | 3 April 2003 | Stanisław Słowik (184) |
| 39 | 8 April 2003 | 11 June 2003 | Piotr Karski (193) |
| 40 | 2 September 2003 | 20 November 2003 | Witold Banaszkiewicz (514) |
| 41 | 25 November 2003 | 4 February 2004 | Sławomir Paprocki (194) |
| 42 | 9 February 2004 | 19 April 2004 | Stefan Kisielewski (145) |
| 43 | 20 April 2004 | 21 September 2004 | Tomasz Zomerfeld (375) |
| 44 | 22 September 2004 | 24 November 2004 | Andrzej Pawlik (224) |
| 45 | 25 November 2004 | 2 February 2005 | Grzegorz Walczak (273) |
| 46 | 3 February 2005 | 12 April 2005 | Marek Krukowski (415) |
| 47 | 13 April 2005 | 15 June 2005 | Wiesław Noga (245) |
| 48 | 16 June 2005 | 16 November 2005 | Krzysztof Romańczak (314) |
| 49 | 17 November 2005 | 31 January 2006 | Bogusław Lewandowski (335) |
| 50 | 1 February 2006 | 18 April 2006 | Piotr Żelazko (235) |
| 51 | 24 April 2006 | 27 September 2006 | Rafał Gajda (324) |
| 52 | 28 September 2006 | 2 January 2007 | Stanisław Beszczyński (305) |
| 53 | 3 January 2007 | 27 March 2007 | Jacek Poprawiak (396) |
| 54 | 28 March 2007 | 5 September 2007 | Bohdan Waydyk (304) |
| 55 | 6 September 2007 | 3 January 2008 | Piotr Bruc (303) |
| 56 | 9 January 2008 | 10 April 2008 | Bogusława Soboń (223) |
| 57 | 16 April 2008 | 8 October 2008 | Ewa Nowicka (344) |
| 58 | 9 October 2008 | 5 February 2009 | Michał Markiewicz (484) |
| 59 | 11 February 2009 | 14 May 2009 | Dominik Rauer (504) |
| 60 | 20 May 2009 | 9 November 2009 | Witold Dziuba (202) |
| 61 | 10 November 2009 | 22 February 2010 | Bogusław Łojczyk (666) |
| 62 | 1 March 2010 | 5 October 2010 | Marcin Kotulski (383) |
| 63 | 6 October 2010 | 7 December 2010 | Włodzimierz Piasecki (264) |
| 64 | 8 December 2010 | 15 February 2011 | Wiesław Chwajta (282) |
| 65 | 16 February 2011 | 19 April 2011 | Stanisław Prajsnar (274) |
| 66 | 20 April 2011 | 29 September 2011 | Jakub Maniara (303) |
| 67 | 3 October 2011 | 17 November 2011 | Tadeusz Orzeł (244) |
| 68 | 21 November 2011 | 22 March 2012 | Mariusz Małgorzaciak (325) |
| 69 | 26 March 2012 | 15 May 2012 | Zbigniew Polański (212) |
| 70 | 16 May 2012 | 21 September 2012 | Wojciech Pluta (223) |
| 71 | 24 September 2012 | 30 October 2012 | Jerzy Grygiel (473) |
| 72 | 31 October 2012 | 5 December 2012 | Adam Różycki (402) |
| 73 | 27 February 2013 | 28 March 2013 | Jakub Gach (455) |
| 74 | 29 March 2013 | 29 April 2013 | Waldemar Pieńkowski (354) |
| 75 | 30 April 2013 | 3 June 2013 | Jarosław Kubik (534) |
| 76 | 2 September 2013 | 30 September 2013 | Dominik Rauer (834) |
| 77 | 1 October 2013 | 30 October 2013 | Grażyna Klimowicz-Bożko (303) |
| 78 | 31 October 2013 | 3 December 2013 | Jolanta Syganiec (476) |
| 79 | 25 February 2014 | 14 April 2014 | Jarosław Malec (313) |
| 80 | 15 April 2014 | 3 June 2014 | Stanisław Beszczyński (644) |
| 81 | 1 September 2014 | 29 September 2014 | Kamil Szwaba (474) |
| 82 | 1 October 2014 | 29 October 2014 | Paweł Bończyk (585) |
| 83 | 30 October 2014 | 28 November 2014 | Karol Romaszko (644) |
| 84 | 2 March 2015 | 30 March 2015 | Rafał Olczak (585) |
| 85 | 31 March 2015 | 29 April 2015 | Danuta Bzdawka (463) |
| 86 | 30 April 2015 | 29 May 2015 | Piotr Żelazko (404) |
| 87 | 31 August 2015 | 29 September 2015 | Bogusław Lewandowski (375) |
| 88 | 30 September 2015 | 30 October 2015 | Leszek Białkowski (475) |
| 89 | 2 November 2015 | 3 December 2015 | Małgorzata Łoboda (212) |
| 90 | 4 December 2015 | 15 January 2016 | Jacek Przybysiak (345) |
| 91 | 29 February 2016 | 29 March 2016 | Piotr Bruc (826) |
| 92 | 30 March 2016 | 27 April 2016 | Arkadiusz Dziublak (212) |
| 93 | 28 April 2016 | 30 May 2016 | Krystyna Wegner (294) |
| 94 | 29 August 2016 | 26 September 2016 | Mariusz Małgorzaciak (555) |
| 95 | 27 September 2016 | 25 October 2016 | Daniel Mandela (272) |
| 96 | 26 October 2016 | 25 November 2016 | Jerzy Grygiel (245) |
| 97 | 27 February 2017 | 27 March 2017 | Miłosz Rosiak (524) |
| 98 | 28 March 2017 | 26 April 2017 | Jan Ziętal (163) |
| 99 | 27 April 2017 | 30 May 2017 | Mirosław Mięsowicz (676) |
| 100 | 28 August 2017 | 25 September 2017 | Tomasz Kuchta (233) |
| 101 | 26 September 2017 | 24 October 2017 | Waldemar Pieńkowski (604) |
| 102 | 25 October 2017 | 22 November 2017 | Michał Sołtysik (213) |
| 103 | 23 November 2017 | 21 December 2017 | Marcin Pełczyński (546) |
| 104 | 26 February 2018 | 28 March 2018 | Edward Rakszewski (505) |
| 105 | 29 March 2018 | 27 April 2018 | Karol Romaszko (604) |
| 106 | 30 April 2018 | 28 May 2018 | Dominik Rauer (906) |
| 107 | 3 September 2018 | 1 October 2018 | Ewa Wyciślak (284) |
| 108 | 2 October 2018 | 30 October 2018 | Stanisław Alot (344) |
| 109 | 31 October 2018 | 3 December 2018 | Jarosław Malec (354) |
| 110 | 4 December 2018 | 4 January 2019 | Stanisław Beszczyński (426) |
| 111 | 7 March 2019 | 8 April 2019 | Krzysztof Gliński (564) |
| 112 | 9 April 2019 | 8 May 2019 | Mariusz Kępka (365) |
| 113 | 9 May 2019 | 6 June 2019 | Jerzy Józefowicz (324) |
| 114 | 9 September 2019 | 7 October 2019 | Wojciech Jarosz (396) |
| 115 | 8 October 2019 | 6 November 2019 | Sławomir Kerber (344) |
| 116 | 7 November 2019 | 6 December 2019 | Jarosław Orlański (314) |
| 117 | 12 February 2020 | 16 March 2020 | Arkadiusz Kopeć (605) |
| 118 | 17 March 2020 | 13 August 2020 | Konrad Jurgiewicz (283) |
| 119 | 14 August 2020 | 11 September 2020 | Danuta Bzdawka (483) |
| 120 | 14 September 2020 | 12 October 2020 | Dariusz Borkowski (265) |
| 121 | 13 October 2020 | 10 November 2020 | Artur Łasiński (536) |
| 122 | 12 November 2020 | 11 December 2020 | Piotr Bruc (836) |
| 123 | 17 February 2021 | 18 March 2021 | Wojciech Radecki (416) |
| 124 | 19 March 2021 | 21 April 2021 | Sebastian Witkowski (555) |
| 125 | 6 September 2021 | 4 October 2021 | Janusz Kubiak (345) |
| 126 | 5 October 2021 | 3 November 2021 | Janusz Błazucki (394) |
| 127 | 4 November 2021 | 6 December 2021 | Tymoteusz Czyrson (644) |
| 128 | 7 December 2021 | 7 January 2022 | Sebastian Bączek (675) |
| 129 | 9 March 2022 | 7 April 2022 | Barbara Wilmanowicz (694) |
| 130 | 8 April 2022 | 11 May 2022 | Ryszard Wilk (235) |
| 131 | 12 May 2022 | 13 June 2022 | Waldemar Pieńkowski (654) |
| 132 | 13 September 2022 | 12 October 2022 | Dominik Szura (315) |
| 133 | 13 October 2022 | 17 November 2022 | Jacek Duda (444) |
| 134 | 18 November 2022 | 29 December 2022 | Dawid Żak (315) |
| 135 | 1 March 2023 | 29 March 2023 | Krzysztof Gliński (645) |
| 136 | 30 March 2023 | 5 May 2023 | Mirosław Mięsowicz (666) |
| 137 | 8 May 2023 | 6 June 2023 | Jan Mrozowski (572) |
| 138 | 28 August 2023 | 25 September 2023 | Piotr Szkurat (273) |
| 139 | 26 September 2023 | 26 October 2023 | Emil Witczak (455) |
| 140 | 27 October 2023 | 24 November 2023 | Daniel Szymański (404) |
| 141 | 4 March 2024 | 2 April 2024 | Adam Fabisiewicz (305) |
| 142 | 3 April 2024 | 2 May 2024 | Urszula Łyżwa (242) |
| 143 | 6 May 2024 | 3 June 2024 | Aleksandra Lech (305) |
| 144 | 2 September 2024 | 30 September 2024 | Bogusław Łojczyk (404) |
| 145 | 1 October 2024 | 29 October 2024 | Marzena Szymanowska-Pietrzyk (392) |
| 146 | 30 October 2024 | 28 November 2024 | Miłosz Rosiak (376) |

## Reception

As of June 2024, Jeden z dziesięciu is the second-longest running quiz show in the history of Polish television after Wielka gra (1962–2006). Tadeusz Sznuk, known for his great culture and impeccable appearance, is sometimes called “the last gentleman of Polish television”.
In March 2009, the program's audience was approximately 2.44 million viewers. Episodes broadcast in Autumn 2023 were watched by an average of 1.06 million viewers.