Games will be available to play as episodes – each consisting of 4 rounds of questions. Episodes will be regularly released on the app, with one million points at stake across five episodes – mirroring the money on offer the show across the week. Players will be challenged to top that day’s episode leader board by banking the most points. Can you do better than everyone else in the country? If I'd had a few more seconds, I would have remembered excitedly telling my school friends as a young teenager that we were visiting "one of the Canary Islands" that summer and feeling a bit posh, and everyone continually assuming we were going to Tenerife. If Tenerife is one of the Canary Islands, then of course it can't be in the Balearics. You’ve recently started a brand-new show on BBC Radio 6 Music after nearly 20 years as a stalwart on the station. What do you enjoy about doing radio? Host Craig Charles commented: “I’ve always wanted to host a quizshow but this is the first one that’s felt perfect for me. The first player rolls the die and moves that number of spaces. The amount shown on the space indicates the amount of money the player "earns" for that turn.

David Flynn, Co Founder of youngest media and youngest games, makers of the TV show and app, said: “When you watch Moneybags you want to grab the bags yourself, so it lends itself perfectly to an app. Next, the player spins the arrow on the board to see which coins he or she is allowed to use to make up the amount earned. For example, if the spinner indicates "no quarters", the player can use any coins except quarters. David Flynn, Co Founder of youngest Media and youngest Games said ‘When you watch Moneybags you want to grab the bags yourself, so it lends itself perfectly to an app. With new episodes released regularly to play for fun, we can’t wait for our audience to take to the money belt and try to top the leaderboard at home.‘ youngest Media is a new breed of independent studio delivering television, video and games. The company founded by David Flynn and Lucas Church has offices in London, Leeds and Munich. It’s behind shows such as big money quiz Moneybags (C4), innovative dating format Game of Clones and physical gameshow Small Fortune amongst others. Yeah, I do. I also find it hard not to unintentionally indicate what the right answer is. In the studio, of course, I’ve got lots of people looking at me to make sure I don't give any tells. You do have to keep a straight face because you don't want to give anything away.If the player spins "Money Bags", he or she takes the amount earned from the bank using any coins. However, instead of keeping the money, he or she must put it in the "Money Bags" pot on the board.

We chatted to Craig to learn more about the game, his own quizzing skills, and his multi-skilled work life from Red Dwarf to radio DJ.He wrote: "I'm over the moon to announce that I'm hosting Moneybags, a new big money quiz show for Channel 4 and we're looking for contestants to take part. If you want to have a go at grabbing thousands of pounds apply now". a b "Channel 4 grabs Youngest Media's high-stakes daytime quiz Moneybags". Channel 4. 6 July 2021 . Retrieved 17 December 2021. In December 2022, it was reported that Moneybags would not return for a third series. [5] This was cemented in February 2023, when Youngest Media closed down and began liquidation, citing the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business. [6] Format [ edit ] The celebrities in the second series first week were Dane Baptiste, Natasha Hamilton, Mr. Motivator, Tom Read Wilson, Claire Richards, Kate Robbins, Greg Rutherford, Catherine Tyldesley, Nina Wadia and Toyah Willcox. EPGs, from Tuesday onwards at least, listed the celebrities who would be playing that day. Unfortunately, this had the effect of spoiling who won the first four episodes… In between filming, we wore visors to limit the risk of coronavirus which would halt production. To stop my fringe getting a kink in it, I opted for a less traditional style... (Image: Jess Flaherty)

Golby, Joel (6 November 2021). "Moneybags: with tense trivia and total chaos, Craig Charles is the new king of TV quizzing". The Guardian . Retrieved 17 December 2021. Players remain on Moneybags for a full week, daily winners aren't invited to play again. It gives time for us to know them, and to get to know Craig Charles. Place one of each coin (totaling 410 ) on "Money Bags" pictured at the top of the board. This is the pot.The winner is the player with the most money when the game ends, not the player to cross the line first!

The premise of Moneybags is simple and will see contestants being asked general knowledge questions, with the answers on moneybags that pass along a conveyer belt in front of them. Games will be available to play as episodes – each consisting of 4 rounds of questions. Episodes will be regularly released on the app, with one million points at stake across five episodes – mirroring the money on offer the show across the week. I've got I've got an album coming out now, comes out November called Craig Charles Trunk of Funk Volume 2. I've got The Gadget Show. And I’ve got a Sky History series on UFOs about all this new material and footage that has been released by the Americans. We've interviewed all sorts of people like pilots, and crew on aircraft carriers who have seen unidentified flying objects or have had close encounters. I’ve done that with Sarah Cruddas, she’s an astrophysicist and that’s coming out in January. And then of course I’ve got six days a week for the radio. Yes, you can play Money Movers 1 and the other games of the series on your mobile devices such as iPhones, iPads, and Android phones and tablets. Can I play Money Movers 1 with a friend? Four categories are played in this manner, with each correct answer awarding an increasing percentage of the contestant's bank (10% in series 1 or 5% in series 2, 20%, 50%, 100%). On any category after the first, they may choose to let both bags pass, ending the round and keeping all money won to that point.My general knowledge is pretty good - I excel in literature, films, US geography and pop culture - though I'm not the best when it comes to sport or history. Moneybags is a unique premise, with plenty of random categories to trip up even the most stellar of quizzing enthusiasts. I sent off an application.