Challenger (game Show) - Format

Format

The format of the show had two teams (Alpha & Omega) with three children a side. The teams consisted of a captain and two other members.

First Round: The highest scoring team dictating which team would undertake the challenges first. During Diarmid's run, the questions were divided into six different categories, spanning a range of different genres and the first round did not have a name. With Adrian and Zoe's run, the questions were grouped into three categories and the segment was named Mind Zone. At the end of each round, the winning team were allowed to decide who would undertake the physical challenges first. The categories for Diarmid's run were: Cosmix (random), Entertainment, Geography, Language, Nature and Sport. The categories were randomly selected for each contestant, however 20 bonus points were awarded if the categories were the same for each contestant. There were three questions per team. The categories for Adrian/Zoe's run were: It's a What?, Pick Your Face and Position Yourself. These all consisted of "what/who/where am I" questions and there was only one question per round.

Second Round: The second part of the show involved each team member attempting a separate challenge to earn points. In the original run, some of the challenges involved getting a certain number of a particular object, or reaching a certain goal to earn points through questions. When Adrian and Zoe took over, some of the challenges remained, but the focus was now on getting discs in order to get the questions and the discs were random questions rather than specific categories. For the challenges, see List Of Challenges. For each correct question, there were 10 points. If you had all 6 discs/pieces, you received 20 bonus points if you got them all right. Throughout the entire show's run, the teams (or contestants) had 40 seconds per challenge.

Final Round: The final round found the team leaders in glass containers below a slime showerhead. One of their team-mates would be blindfolded, whilst the other would have their hands tied around their back. The four teammates would them look through a blue vat of slime for a disc with a question in it. Whichever team got the disc had the choice to either answer the question themselves, or force the other team answering the question. Should the answering team get their question right, they would get 50 points and the other team's captain would be slimed. If both teams are holding the disc simultaneously, the question is read and anyone can buzz in to answer the question. If the answering team answers the question incorrectly, their opposing team would get 50 points and their team captain would be slimed. Occasionally, both captains were slimed. During Diarmid's run, the lever to operate the "slime" (a mud-coloured liquid) was pulled by someone unseen. During Adrian and Zoe's run, the lever was pulled by Adrian, who would often make faces at the camera while dramatic music played (the slime went between a green-yellow colour and a blue colour, which would vary in episodes). When Diarmid hosted, the segment was called "Slime Time. When Adrian and Zoe hosted, the segment (and the tank) were renamed "Hyperflush." Sometimes, a guest would be present in the show such as the team's school principal or a teacher and they would be slimed with one of the team captains. One of the prizes during Diarmid's run were merchandise from the Australian Geographic retail outlets and occasionally, A Sega Saturn gaming console.