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'''''Scrapheap Challenge'''''
==Format==
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A typical episode featured a competition between two 4-person teams, each consisting of three regular members (with one designated the captain), plus an expert in the field related to the particular challenge. The judge for each episode is typically a specialist in (non-scrap) versions of the machine being constructed.
The challenges are many and varied, usually involving teams constructing a machine to achieve a particular objective. The final showdown usually consisted of either head-to-head races or individually run timed events. Examples of challenges included making a [[jet engine|jet]]
Assistant producer Eve Kay had the idea for the show after watching a scene in the movie ''[[Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13]]'', where [[NASA]] engineers had only a short period of time to construct a carbon dioxide filter out of parts available on the space capsule.<ref name="Culture Vultures"/> The show also drew its inspiration from the 1980s TV series ''[[The Great Egg Race]]''.
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Series 1 was titled ''Scrapheap'', and pitted the same two teams against each other each week. From series 2, the show was renamed ''Scrapheap Challenge'' and featured a [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout tournament]] between teams drawn from the general public. From series 3, a champion of champions contest was initiated.
Series 3 and 4 included a single US team in the field. Series 3 had The Nerds,<ref>
* '''Series 1''' (1998){{spaced ndash}}The series was tied 3–3
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* '''Series 11''' (2009/10){{spaced ndash}}Winners: The Wheel Nuts; Champion of Champions: N/A
Series 9 was shown in two
Series 11 saw Dick Strawbridge (formerly a competitor from series 1–3) return as an expert and judge, replacing Robert Llewellyn. The show was now produced by RDF Bristol and Executive producer Jane Lomas and series producer [[John Macnish]] had to deliver the new series on a fraction of the budget of previous series. As well as a change in presenters the format of the series was altered dramatically with teams of 'scrappers' from across the UK competing against Dick Strawbridge's home team known as 'Dick's Diamonds'. At the end of each episode a battle to determine the week's champion scrappers took place in a public venue in front of crowds of cheering fans. Series 11 of the UK show had its world premiere in Australia on [[ABC2]], with episode 1 airing on 1 July 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/abc2/200907/programs/ZX0031A001D1072009T183000.htm|title=Scrapheap Challenge - Chariot Jousting - ABC2 Television Guide|website=www.abc.net.au|accessdate=27 March 2023}}</ref>
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* '''Season 5''' (2003){{spaced ndash}}Winners: Jet Doctors
Former [[North Dakota]] Governor [[Ed Schafer]]
The first season of the show was nominated for an Emmy award.
The show was reformatted as '''''Junkyard Mega-Wars''''' to consist of two regular captains, who each select three people to help in the challenge. The show was presented by
* '''Season 1''' (2002){{spaced ndash}}Captains: Bowser and Crash
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