Two contestants of the BBC’s National Lottery game show are fuming after being denied a £22,000 prize ($34,063), and possess blown the whistle in the broadcasters for attempting to dupe viewers with a re-filming regarding the show.

Friends Helen Griffiths and Rina Evans, who took part in a game show called ‘Break the Safe’ which aired as part associated with the weekly televised National Lottery draw, told the British press that the ending of the show was secretly changed to reflect a different outcome, denying them an award they state they would have won had the game been played properly the first time round.

‘Reality’ TV?

‘The episode is a fake,’ stated 40-year-old Evans. ‘It’s complete deception for the viewer. It’s not one thing i would have expected from ever the BBC and individuals require to know the truth.’

The contestants who took part within the show had been ordered not to tell anyone of the re-recording, but needless to say, Griffiths and Evans were not too delighted about the change, so had been never more likely to keep quiet about the unbeneficial occurrence.

‘We had no expectations of winning but exactly what we did expect ended up being fair play,’ stated Griffiths, additionally aged 40. ‘Instead, they have made it appear to be this whole thing had been filmed on one day.’

Shortly after their return home from the first filming of the episode, the pair received a call from producer Stuart Harrison asking them to fly back to Glasgow, Scotland, from Ammanford in Wales, in order to reshoot the final phases of the general knowledge show, because the producers felt the rules were unfair.

Participants that made it towards the final round were both originally required to hit a buzzer to beat a hidden timer on a safe containing the prize money. However, the makers of the show, upon reflection, came towards the conclusion that this ended up being, in fact, impossible, and changed the guidelines so that only one player required to strike the buzzer during the moment that is right.

Initially, the pair had walked away with nothing after losing out in the round that is final. However, under the new guidelines associated with show, they claim a prize would has been won by them of £22,000.

The re-filmed ending was then connected to the initial recording to make one complete show, with Griffiths and Evans losing out.

Recreating the Original

Adding to your ‘reality’, Griffiths explained that the participants had been needed to also wear the exact same clothes and now have their hair styled in exactly the way that is same purchase to avoid audiences getting on the trickery. ‘ The entire thing was completely staged,’ she added.

‘The new rules meant we had won the time that is first so we thought they just wanted to re-shoot the last scene to exhibit that,’ stated primary college teacher Griffiths. ‘Instead they made us do the round that is final over again.’

Griffiths contacted the BBC to express her discontent at the problem, and even requested that the BBC scrap the episode entirely. But, the BBC denied any wrongdoing and stated that the gameshow had complied with all editorial guidelines.

‘This is completely not a deception of viewers or participants. It was clear that the initial rule had been unfair. We agreed using the producers that the rule change was necessary and that finalists could, if they wished, replay the final game under this new guideline,’ said a spokeswoman for the BBC.