The 99p Challenge is a spoof panel game originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4. The show is presented by Sue Perkins and features a selection of regular panelists such as Armando Iannucci and regular writers Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Jon Holmes and Tony Roche. Panelists are given silly tasks by Perkins (in a manner not dissimilar to those given on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue by Humphrey Lyttelton) and are awarded pence for being funny. The player with the most money at the end of the show is given the chance to win 99p. It has been shown in some episodes that the gamble is compulsory, even if the winner has amassed a fortune of more than 99p in the game.

This is the second version of the panel game that was previously transmitted by BBC Radio 4 in 1998 as King Stupid. It was then hosted by William Vandyck and featured much the same line-up of comedians and satirists. The contestants were awarded points instead of pence.

Transmission Dates & Cast List

Episode	Air Date	Guests
1st Series 1998 King Stupid
1. 1-1	1998-09-22	Peter Baynham, Simon Pegg, Sue Perkins, Dave Green
2. 1-2	1998-09-29	Peter Baynham, Simon Pegg, Sue Perkins, Dave Green
3. 1-3	1998-10-06	Peter Baynham, Morwenna Banks, Tom Binns, Dave Green
4. 1-4	1998-10-13	Peter Baynham, Simon Pegg, Sue Perkins, Dave Green
5. 1-5	1998-10-20	Peter Baynham, Morwenna Banks, Dave Green, Tom Binns
6. 1-6	1998-10-27	Peter Baynham, Sue Perkins, Simon Pegg, Dave Green
2nd Series 2000 The 99p Challenge
7. 2-1	2000-06-22	Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Jack Docherty, Peter Baynham
8. 2-2	2000-06-29	Simon Pegg, Peter Baynham, Richard Herring, David Quantick
9. 2-3	2000-07-06	Simon Pegg, Tom Binns, David Schneider, Peter Baynham
10. 2-4	2000-07-13	Simon Pegg, Richard Herring, Mel Giedroyc, Peter Baynham
11. 2-5	2000-07-20	Simon Pegg, Tom Binns, David Schneider, Peter Baynham
12. 2-6	2000-07-27	Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham, Jack Docherty
3rd Series 2001
13. 3-1	2001-07-19	Armando Iannucci, Bill Bailey, Simon Pegg, Peter Serafinowicz
14. 3-2	2001-07-26	Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham, David Quantick, Simon Pegg
15. 3-3	2001-08-02	Armando Iannucci, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Ben Moor
16. 3-4	2001-08-09	Peter Serafinowicz, Tom Binns, Marcus Brigstocke, Nick Frost
17. 3-5	2001-08-16	Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg
18. 3-6	2001-08-23	Peter Serafinowicz, Tom Binns, Nick Frost, Ben Moor
4th Series 2003
19. 4-1	2003-02-04	Armando Iannucci, David Quantick, Simon Pegg, Bill Bailey
20. 4-2	2003-02-11	Armando Iannucci, Peter Serafinowicz, Marcus Brigstocke, Simon Pegg
21. 4-3	2003-02-18	Armando Iannucci, Peter Serafinowicz, Jon Holmes, Simon Pegg
22. 4-4	2003-02-25	Armando Iannucci, Marcus Brigstocke, Nick Frost, Peter Baynham
23. 4-5	2003-03-04	Armando Iannucci, Jack Docherty, Sean Lock, Peter Baynham
24. 4-6	2003-03-11	Armando Iannucci, Marcus Brigstocke, Jon Holmes, Simon Pegg
5th Series 2004
25. 5-1	2004-08-25	Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham, Simon Pegg, Jon Holmes
26. 5-2	2004-09-01	Armando Iannucci, Peter Serafinowicz, Miranda Hart, Rob Rouse
27. 5-3	2004-09-08	Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham, Simon Pegg, Dan Antopolski
28. 5-4	2004-09-15	Armando Iannucci, Rob Rouse, Jon Holmes, Marcus Brigstocke
29. 5-5	2004-09-22	Armando Iannucci, Marcus Brigstocke, Miranda Hart, Nick Frost
30. 5-6	2004-09-29	Armando Iannucci, Rob Rouse, Peter Serafinowicz, Nick Frost

Series of the show continue to be repeated on BBC 7.

Theme Tune

The show's theme is an excerpt from Alexander Borodin's opera Prince Igor. The show ends with Nena's "99 Luftballons".

External links

• Official page on the BBC web site.
• Tot Up The p (99p.protoncharging.com) - Fanpage and "99p Challenge Archive" (downloadable mp3s of all episodes)