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The software was custom written by [[Matt Hammond]] for the show and featured an export feature to allow the questions to be later posted on the YSTV website.
The software was custom written by [[Matt Hammond]] for the show and featured an export feature to allow the questions to be later posted on the YSTV website.
 
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
For early programmes in the series the three contestants had no microphones, and had to be reminded before transmission that the final question "would you like to return for the next 50%?" would have to be answered with a simple nod or shake. Later programmes, using [[Tim Hackett]] as sound engineer, had a mixture of tie microphones or a microphone hung from the lighting rig to capture verbal contestant responses.
For early programmes in the series the three contestants had no microphones, and had to be reminded before transmission that the final question "would you like to return for the next 50%?" would have to be answered with a simple nod or shake. Later programmes, using [[Tim Hackett]] as sound engineer, had a mixture of tie microphones or a microphone hung from the lighting rig to capture verbal contestant responses.
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The jingle between questions was an original creation for the show by [[Paul Soulsby]] of [http://www.trademark-online.co.uk/ Trademark] fame.
The jingle between questions was an original creation for the show by [[Paul Soulsby]] of [http://www.trademark-online.co.uk/ Trademark] fame.
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