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Lucky Ladders
Lucky Ladders was a United Kingdom daytime game show based on the American format titled "Chain Reaction" that was produced by Anglia and aired on ITV from 21 March 1988 until 14 May 1993. It was hosted by Lennie Bennett and narrated by Peter Simon.
Format.
Format Competition rounds.
Two teams of two people were taken from the "Player's Paddock" (an enclosure containing enough fresh players to enable the producers to make five programmes in one studio session). They were shown a "
. The players were only allowed five free letter clues instead of the unlimited supply they had in the main game. Any teams who completed five jackpot ladders were retired from the game, usually with a big prize.
Format Prizes.
The entire show was made cheaply and en masse in order to fill a weekday half-hour slot, and the prizes were not generally of a great equivalent cash value. All winning contestants received a "Lucky Ladders" trophy. Lennie Bennett revealed in Yorkshire Television's "One Day in