Richard Osman's House of Games

***Richard Osman's House of Games*** is a quiz show hosted by Richard Osman that began airing on the BBC on 4 September 2017.

## Format

In each week, four celebrity contestants compete for the *House of Games* trophy over the course of five episodes. In each episode, contestants compete for a pick from a set of daily prizes over the course of five rounds.

Richard Osman determines which game is played in each round with the push of a buzzer. Each round generally consists of some twist on contestants being asked questions, with correct answers awarding points. The five rounds are generally structured as follows:

1. The first round is usually a simple buzzer game or an individual game (where each contestant in turn is asked a question individually, and if the contestant fails to give the correct answer, the question opens up to the buzzers).
2. The second round is always a pairs game, where contestants compete in pairs. The contestant who scored the fewest points in the first round selects their partner for the second round. If multiple contestants are tied for last place, Richard Osman decides who gets to pick their partner; he usually chooses the contestant who has gone the longest without picking their partner.
3. The third round is usually a more complex buzzer game.
4. The fourth round is usually a game where all contestants participate in each question in some way.
5. The fifth round is always Answer Smash, which is a buzzer game where contestants can lose points for incorrect answers.

For more information on the possible games that can be played, see Category:Games.

After the klaxon sounds to indicate the end of the game, the contestant with the highest score wins and gets to pick a daily prize. If multiple contestants are tied for the highest score, the tie is broken with further Answer Smash questions as necessary. Although this is not shown, incorrect answers in tiebreak Answer Smash questions still deduct points, which can cause a contestant outside the tie to move to a higher position. For more information on the daily prizes that have been offered, see Category:Prizes.

Once a daily prize has been picked, Richard Osman updates contestants on the weekly leaderboard. After each episode, the winning contestant scores 4 points on the weekly leaderboard, the second-place contestant scores 3 points, the third-place contestant scores 2 points, and the fourth-place contestant scores 1 point. In the case of a tie for any place other than first place, all tied contestants are awarded the full points for the higher place (e.g., two contestants tied for second place both score 3 points).

The final episode of each week is Double Points Friday, which, hence the name, awards twice as many points on the weekly leaderboard (i.e. 8 points for a win, 6 for second, 4 for third, and 2 for fourth). After this episode is complete, the contestant with the highest score on the weekly leaderboard wins the trophy. If multiple contestants tie for the highest score on the weekly leaderboard, all tied contestants receive a trophy.

## Episodes

For more information on episodes, see List of regular episodes. For information on spinoff series, see List of special episodes.