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{{Infobox Radio Show
| show_name = The 99p Challenge
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| other_names = ''King Stupid'' (1998)
| format = Spoof panel game
| runtime = 30 mins
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| home_station = [[BBC Radio 4]]
| syndicates = [[BBC Radio 4 Extra]]
| television =
| starring = [[Sue Perkins]]
| creator =
| writer = {{ubl|[[Kevin Cecil]]|[[Andy Riley]]|[[Jon Holmes]]|[[Tony Roche (writer)|Tony Roche]]}}
| producer = [[David Tyler (UK)|David Tyler]]
| executive_producer =
| narrated =
| record_location =
| first_aired = {{start date|1998|09|22|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2004|09|29|df=y}}
| num_series = 5
| num_episodes = 30
| audio_format = [[Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]
| opentheme = Excerpt from ''[[Prince Igor]]'' by [[Alexander Borodin]]
| endtheme = "[[99 Luftballons]]" by [[Nena (band)|Nena]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p3708}}
| podcast =
}}
'''''The 99p Challenge''''' is a spoof [[panel game]] originally broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4]]. The show is presented by [[Sue Perkins]] and features a selection of regular panelists such as [[Armando Iannucci]] and regular writers [[Kevin Cecil]], [[Andy Riley]], [[Jon Holmes]] and [[Tony Roche (writer)|Tony Roche]]. Panelists are given silly tasks by Perkins (in a manner not dissimilar to those given on ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue]]'' by [[Humphrey Lyttelton]]) and are awarded [[pence]] for being funny. The player with the most money at the end of the show is given the chance to win [[Pound sterling|99p]]. It has been shown in some episodes that the gamble is compulsory, even if the winner has amassed a fortune of more than 99p in the game.
This is the second version of the panel game that was previously transmitted by BBC Radio 4 in 1998 as ''King Stupid''. It was then hosted by [[William
==Transmission
{| class="wikitable"
! Episode
! Broadcast
! Guests
|-
!colspan=3| 1st Series 1998 King Stupid
|-
| 1. 1-1
| 1998-09-22
| [[Peter Baynham]], [[Simon Pegg]], [[Sue Perkins]], [[Dave Green (journalist)|Dave Green]]
|-
| 2. 1-2
| 1998-09-29
| Peter Baynham, Simon Pegg, Sue Perkins, Dave Green
|-
| 3. 1-3
| 1998-10-06
| Peter Baynham, [[Morwenna Banks]], [[Tom Binns]], Dave Green
|-
| 4. 1-4
| 1998-10-13
| Peter Baynham, Simon Pegg, Sue Perkins, Dave Green
|-
| 5. 1-5
| 1998-10-20
| Peter Baynham, Morwenna Banks, Dave Green, Tom Binns
|-
| 6. 1-6
| 1998-10-27
| Peter Baynham, Sue Perkins, Simon Pegg, Dave Green
|-
!colspan=3| 2nd Series 2000 The 99p Challenge
|-
| 7. 2-1
| 2000-06-22
| Simon Pegg, Peter Baynham, [[Armando Iannucci]], [[Jack Docherty]]
|-
| 8. 2-2
| 2000-06-29
| Simon Pegg, Peter Baynham, [[Richard Herring]], [[David Quantick]]
|-
| 9. 2-3
| 2000-07-06
| Simon Pegg, Peter Baynham, Tom Binns, [[David Schneider (actor)|David Schneider]]
|-
| 10. 2-4
| 2000-07-13
| Simon Pegg, Peter Baynham, Richard Herring, [[Mel Giedroyc]]
|-
| 11. 2-5
| 2000-07-20
| Simon Pegg, Peter Baynham, Tom Binns, David Schneider
|-
| 12. 2-6
| 2000-07-27
| Simon Pegg, Peter Baynham, Armando Iannucci, Jack Docherty
|-
!colspan=3| 3rd Series 2001
|-
| 13. 3-1
| 2001-07-19
| Armando Iannucci, Simon Pegg, [[Bill Bailey]], [[Peter Serafinowicz]]
|-
| 14. 3-2
| 2001-07-26
| Armando Iannucci, Simon Pegg, Peter Baynham, David Quantick
|-
| 15. 3-3
| 2001-08-02
| Armando Iannucci, Simon Pegg, [[Nick Frost]], [[Ben Moor (writer)|Ben Moor]]
|-
| 16. 3-4
| 2001-08-09
| Peter Serafinowicz, Tom Binns, Nick Frost, [[Marcus Brigstocke]]
|-
| 17. 3-5
| 2001-08-16
| Armando Iannucci, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Peter Baynham
|-
| 18. 3-6
| 2001-08-23
| Peter Serafinowicz, Tom Binns, Nick Frost, Ben Moor
|-
!colspan=3| 4th Series 2003
|-
| 19. 4-1
| 2003-02-04
| Armando Iannucci, Simon Pegg, David Quantick, Bill Bailey
|-
| 20. 4-2
| 2003-02-11
| Armando Iannucci, Simon Pegg, Peter Serafinowicz, Marcus Brigstocke
|-
| 21. 4-3
| 2003-02-18
| Armando Iannucci, Simon Pegg, Peter Serafinowicz, [[Jon Holmes]]
|-
| 22. 4-4
| 2003-02-25
| Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham, Marcus Brigstocke, Nick Frost
|-
| 23. 4-5
| 2003-03-04
| Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham, Jack Docherty, [[Sean Lock]]
|-
| 24. 4-6
| 2003-03-11
| Armando Iannucci, Simon Pegg, Marcus Brigstocke, Jon Holmes
|-
!colspan=3| 5th Series 2004
|-
| 25. 5-1
| 2004-08-25
| Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham, Simon Pegg, Jon Holmes
|-
| 26. 5-2
| 2004-09-01
| Armando Iannucci, Peter Serafinowicz, [[Miranda Hart]], [[Rob Rouse]]
|-
| 27. 5-3
| 2004-09-08
| Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham, Simon Pegg, [[Dan Antopolski]]
|-
| 28. 5-4
| 2004-09-15
| Armando Iannucci, Rob Rouse, Jon Holmes, Marcus Brigstocke
|-
| 29. 5-5
| 2004-09-22
| Armando Iannucci, Nick Frost, Marcus Brigstocke, Miranda Hart
|-
| 30. 5-6
| 2004-09-29
| Armando Iannucci, Nick Frost, Rob Rouse, Peter Serafinowicz
|}
Series of the show continue to be repeated on [[BBC Radio 4 Extra]].
== Theme tune ==
The show's theme is an excerpt from [[Alexander Borodin]]'s opera ''[[Prince Igor]]''. The show ends with [[Nena (band)|Nena]]'s "[[99 Luftballons]]". After the panellists are introduced, a brief snippet of [[Carl Orff]]'s ''[[O Fortuna]]'' from ''[[Carmina Burana (Orff)|Carmina Burana]]'' is played.
==External links==
{{Wikiquote|The 99p Challenge}}
*{{BBC programme}}
*{{UKGameshow|The_99p_Challenge}}
{{Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:99p Challenge, The}}
[[Category:BBC Radio comedy programmes]]
[[Category:BBC Radio 4 programmes]]
[[Category:British radio game shows]]
[[Category:Parody radio series]]
[[Category:1990s British game shows]]
[[Category:2000s British game shows]]
[[Category:1998 radio programme debuts]]
[[Category:2004 radio programme endings]]
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