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'''''Scrapheap Challenge''''' (known as '''''Junkyard Wars''''' in the [[United States]]) is a [[realitygame televisionshow]] program shownbroadcast on [[Channel 4]] and [[The Learning Channel]]. The game show features contestants using materials (often old vehicles) available in a [[junkyard]] to build working machines that can do a specific task. At the end of each episode, the machines are pitted against each other in a contest to determine the winner.

Episodes generally consist of two four-person teams in competition, plus one or two hosts who usually consult with an "expert" judge who knows something about non-[[junk]] versions of the machines being constructed. Each team consists of three regular members, plus a fourth expert who usually has a better understanding of the class of machine being constructed for that episode.

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''Scrapheap Challenge'' originated on the British [[Channel 4]], but was imported to United States television under the name ''Junkyard Wars.'' Later, an American version of the show was created with the same name.

In the [[United Kingdom]], the two programs have distinct names, but American audiences only see the ''Junkyard Wars'' title. Sometimes, video of the UK version is even edited to blot out the name ''Scrapheap Challenge.'' In 2004, a series of the US programme was broadcast on Channel 4 under the title ''Scrapheap Challenge USA'', but only the title sequence was changed and the rest of the programme, including logos and verbal references to "Junkyard Wars" remained intact. The UK programme iswas originally presented by [[Robert Llewellyn]] and [[Cathy Rogers]]. The latter was replaced by [[Lisa Rogers]] (no relation) in 2002.

The first series of the show, in the UK, pitted the same two teams against each other each week, and was simply titled ''Scrapheap''. The ''Challenge'' part was added when the gauntlet was thrown down to new competitors, and a knockout championship process was created.

==External Link==

*[[http://www.ukgameshows.com/index.php/Scrapheap_Challenge UK Gameshows Page: ''Scrapheap Challenge'']

[[Category:Channel 4 television programmes]]