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THE CUBE
The Cube (known as The Million Pound Cube in 2020) is a British television game show that premiered on ITV from 22 August 2009. It is hosted by Phillip Schofield.
The original series offered contestants the chance to win a top prize of £250,000 by completing challenges from within a 4m × 4m × 4m perspex cube. It was based on the idea that even straightforward tasks become extremely challenging when confined and put under pressure inside a small, enclosed area whilst surrounded by a live studio audience. Once inside, contestants could feel both claustrophobic and disoriented, affecting their concentration and abilities.
Using "state-of-the-art filming techniques", the show aimed to demonstrate the intense anxiety which contestants underwent as they progressed through each task. The challenges involved physical and mental tasks including catching, throwing, estimating, reacting, memorising, and balancing. Colin McFarlane provides the disembodied voice of The Cube, who explained the rules of the games.
On 15 June 2020, after five years off the air, it was reported that The Cube would return with the jackpot being increased to a significant sum of money.A month later, the return was confirmed, with the jackpot being raised to £1,000,000 and Phillip Schofield returning as host.
On 3 March 2021, it was reported that The Cube would revert to the original name and the £250,000 jackpot, but would retain the two-player format. Later that month, it was confirmed that The Cube would return to screens later that year.
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