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Chain Letters was a game show produced by Tyne Tees Television and broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom from 1987 to 1997. Three contestants competed to win money by changing letters in words to form new words. Its original host was Jeremy Beadle, but later on it was hosted by Allan Stewart, Andrew O'Connor, Ted Robbins, Vince Henderson and Dave Spikey.
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Round 1 - Chain Letters
The first round was Chain Letters. Each contestant was given a four-letter word and 45 seconds to make as many changes as possible, with £5 for each chain made. Any change was permissible if it gave a proper word (not a proper noun), except that contestants were not permitted to make two consecutive changes to the same position of the word (for example, BALL -> HALL -> HALF -> CALF was allowed, but BALL -> HALL -> CALL was not).Round 2 - Booby Trap round
The next round is the Booby Trap round. Each contestant can choose one of 4 four-letter words and are invited to pick one of the letters in that word which will give them as much freedom as possible to make new words. Before changing the word however, their opponents secretly predict what the new word will be. If the contestant successfully changes the letter to form a new word, they win money - this amount is doubled for each subsequent change. However, if the contestant chooses one of the words written down by one of their opponents, said opponent wins the money instead. More on [ Chain Letters ]
Retweets are chain letters without threats of bad luck, poverty, physical harm and death. RT this if you don't want to become fugly and fat.
Iconoclastic (Andrea Lau) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:34:07 -0000
Retweets are chain letters without threats of bad luck, poverty, physical harm and death. RT this if you don't want to become fugly and fat.
@CharHouston that's like they believe them wack ass chain letters lol
Tboogie90 (Terendy Houston) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:53:52 -0000
@CharHouston that's like they believe them wack ass chain letters lol
@HILrocks92 it's okay honey :) btw, chain letters aren't allowed in guiness book of world records anymore, just for your info :) ly â™Â
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