Bridge of Lies (game show)

Individual Crossings

Before each individual crossing, the team is told the category. They must then choose who, of the people that haven't already played, will play with that category.

The contestant selected to cross the bridge is presented with a variety of true or false options/statements (truths or lies) as circular steps gradually revealed as they progresses, and has 5 minutes to complete a crossing. There are 32 steps on the bridge, consisting of 22 truths and 10 lies. They cannot confer with other players and must step on the truths to progress across the bridge. Stepping on a truth is worth £100 (£200 for the final contestant to play the Individual Crossing since Series 2) and reveals more statements, but stepping on a lie halves the accumulated total for the crossing. Stepping on 3 lies during one crossing or running out of time ends the crossing immediately, and eliminates the contestant from the show. Should a contestant successfully make it from one end to the bridge to the other one, they bank the money accumulated from their crossing to the team's prize fund and are through to play in the Final Crossing. The maximum total each player can bank at this stage is £2,200. Since Series 2, the fourth member of the team to undertake the Individual Crossing is given double money for each truth they step on, meaning the maximum total they can bank is £4,400.

In the Celebrity series, each truth for the first 3 players in a team is worth £200, with the fourth player earning £400 per truth (and a maximum of £8,800).

Final Crossing

Any team member that completes their Individual Crossing or is saved by their team's panic button will join forces to play the Final Crossing for the team's prize fund. Before the round begins, the team can buy back one eliminated contestant for half of their prize fund, or sell a contestant, thus eliminating them, to double the prize fund, for a jackpot of £22,000. Eliminated contestants may not be involved in any gameplay in the final. The team then decides the order of play of each team member for the round.

Similar to the Individual Crossing, only one contestant is on the bridge at all times; however, they are allowed to confer with their teammates standing in the wings. The bridge presents six sets of statements (seven for Series 1–2) across a row on the floor, which are general knowledge rather than corresponding to a specific category. Only one of the statements in each set is true. Picking a true statement progresses the game, while picking a lie results in a contestant's elimination. If a contestant is eliminated, the next player continues at the same point as the eliminated contestant. Play continues until either one contestant manages to reach the other end of the bridge, thus winning the prize, or the entire team is eliminated, leaving with nothing.

Regular

Celebrity