The Con Test
Genre	Game show
Creator(s)	FremantleMedia (through Crackerjack), Ant and Dec
Starring	Hosts Brigitte Duclos Andrew G
Country of origin	Australia
No. of episodes	5 (As of March 7, 2007)
Production
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Running time	60 minutes (Including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	Channel Ten
Original run	February 7, 2007 –
Links
Official website

The Con Test is an Australian game show which premiered on February 7, 2007 on Network Ten. It is filmed in Sydney and is hosted by Andrew G and Brigitte Duclos. A game show involves members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... FremantleMedia (formerly All-American Television and Pearson Television) is a division of RTL Group which holds the rights to the Goodson/Todman game show library which includes such classic game shows as The Price is Right, Match Game, Ive Got a Secret, and Family Feud, as well as non... Ant (left) and Dec appearing in an ITV 1 ident. ... Brigitte Duclos - The Cage co-host Brigitte Duclos (born 1964, Melbourne) is an Australian television and radio presenter. ... Andrew G hosting Australian Idol Andrew Jonas Günsberg (Born 1974), popularly known as Andrew G, is an Australian television and radio presenter who is best known as the co-host of the reality series Australian Idol. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... 576i is the shorthand name for a video mode. ... ... Channel Ten is one of Australias three commercial television channels, broadcasted by Network Ten. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... A game show involves members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... This article is about the Australian television network. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... Andrew G hosting Australian Idol Andrew Jonas Günsberg (Born 1974), popularly known as Andrew G, is an Australian television and radio presenter who is best known as the co-host of the reality series Australian Idol. ... Brigitte Duclos - The Cage co-host Brigitte Duclos (born 1964, Melbourne) is an Australian television and radio presenter. ...

The show follows the same general rules and gameplay as the UK show Poker Face. Six contestants begin the game facing a total of up to 28 questions for a chance to win $50,000. This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ...

Before the game, there is a segment of the show called ‘The Grilling’ where each contestant gives a brief description about themselves (their age, occupation, achievements and qualifications). Some contestants make false claims about their personal status. Their opponents then reply to them with criticism about their claims.

Just before the first two commercial breaks, the viewers are told which two contestants will reveal whether what they were saying was true or false. The truths about the two selected contestants are revealed just after the break, before the next round of questions start.

Players start by answering several questions each round, which will earn the contestant some money. Each player starts with $1000 at the beginning of the first round. The money earned for each question increases in value in the latter rounds. At the end of each round the leader board is revealed to the viewers, but not to the contestants. The contestants then have the opportunity to 'fold' if they believe they are at the bottom of the leaderboard and take the money they have earned. If nobody folds, the player with the least amount of money will leave the show with nothing. In the event of a tie, the player who answered the questions the fastest will be ranked higher on the leaderboard. The player that folds first or is leaving the show with nothing is taken to the "fold room" where they are met by Duclos and their family and friends. The leaderboard is then revealed to them, hence they find out whether they made the right decision by folding if they went out that way. Brigitte Duclos - The Cage co-host Brigitte Duclos (born 1964, Melbourne) is an Australian television and radio presenter. ...

The future of the show is in doubt after the episode on the 28th February, 2007 had an Australian wide audience of just 776,000 viewers^[1].

Trivia

• It was reported on 29 November 2006 in the Melbourne Herald-Sun^[2], that the Ten Network wanted Triple M radio host Fifi Box to co-host the show based on the strength of her recent appearances on Thank God You're Here but the job eventually went to Box's Triple M colleague, Brigitte Duclos.
• The highest possible amount a player can win by folding is $27,500 by answering all 28 questions correctly, then folding at the end of the final round.

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References

External links

• The Con Test - Network Ten