The rollover has been creeping up for a while now, and we’re getting close to £300. That’s got me thinking about what should happen if it keeps climbing.
I love a big rollover. Watching it grow week after week is part of what makes Monday nights exciting, and I don’t want to lose that. But when the pot gets that big, I also want to make sure a proper chunk of it definitely finds its way back to you lot — the teams who turn up and play every week.
So I’ve decided to change how it works.
The New Rule
When the rollover stands at £300 or more, the following week becomes a Must-Win Jackpot Night — and £150 MUST be won that night.
To be clear: the night it crosses £300, everything carries on as normal — the rollover wheel spins as usual. Then, the following week, the normal jackpot game is parked for the night and replaced by the £150 Must-Win giveaway.
£150 is guaranteed to leave the pot and end up with teams in the room. Whatever’s left carries forward to the week after.
How It Flows
£300+
Rollover jackpot stands at £300 or more
Next week
Becomes a Must-Win Jackpot Night
£150
Must be won — 10 cash prizes
Rest
Remaining jackpot rolls over
The £150 Must-Win Wheel
On the Must-Win night, the £150 gets given away on a special Must-Win wheel, split into 10 cash prizes:
4 × prizes
£5
£20 total
3 × prizes
£10
£30 total
2 × prizes
£25
£50 total
1 × prize
£50
£50 total
Biggest prize
Total: £150 guaranteed to be won on the Must-Win night
- Once a cash amount has been won, it comes straight off the wheel.
- A team can only win one Must-Win cash prize during the giveaway.
- The wheel keeps spinning until the entire £150 has been awarded.
How It Plays Out Week To Week
If it stays at £300 or more
- Week 12
Jackpot stands at £325. Normal rollover wheel — someone wins £17, so £308 remains.
- Week 13
£308 is still £300 or more, so this becomes a Must-Win Jackpot Night: £150 must be won, leaving £158.
- Week 14
The £158 carries forward plus half of that week’s entry fees — and it starts building again.
If it drops back below £300
- Week 12
Jackpot stands at £325. Normal rollover wheel — someone wins £40, so £285 remains.
- Week 13
Under £300, so it’s a normal rollover wheel night — the pot keeps building as usual.
Either way, once a Must-Win night has happened, the normal weekly jackpot additions carry on from the remaining balance — and we start building towards £300 all over again.
Why I’m Doing It
As we edge closer to £300, I don’t really want the rollover climbing forever — but I also don’t want to stick a low cap on it, because watching it grow is half the fun.
This rule gives us both. The pot can still build week after week, but once it stands at £300 or more, the following week guarantees a meaningful amount of money goes back to the teams playing. After the giveaway, the remaining rollover survives and starts building towards £300 again.
Same quiz. Same wheel. Just a better guarantee that big pots end up in your pockets.
See you at the wheel on Monday.
— Charlie