You Bet! was a British game show based around the format of the German show Wetten, dass..?. You Bet! ran from 1988 to 1997, initially hosted by Bruce Forsyth, then by Matthew Kelly and finally by Darren Day. It was produced by London Weekend Television and usually aired on Saturday evenings.


Format
A panel of celebrities would bet on the ability of members of the public to achieve unlikely challenges and stunts, which they had usually planned and rehearsed many times, within a limited amount of time. Each week there would be five such challenges; the four panellists would each "sponsor" a challenge and the host would also sponsor one. If the challenge sponsored by the panellist was not achieved, the panellist would have to do a forfeit (e.g., being a golf caddy or air steward for the day).

The panellists would receive points for each outcome they predicted correctly, and the studio audience would also bet on the outcomes. The accumulated total of points achieved by the celebrities would be added to the points totalled by the studio audience, increased several times over, converted into pounds and donated to a charity chosen by the celebrity panellist who had achieved the highest score.


Currently Showing
You Bet! is currently showing in the UK on Challenge (Channel 121 on Sky)