Brand new series of The Cube will have a £1 MILLION jackpot 😱
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Last updated 31st Jul 2020
Reports were rife back in June that game show The Cube was set to return to our TV screens, with Phillip Schofield confirming that he'd be back to host the show on his Instagram page. Now, ITV have revealed details of the show, which will return to screens Autumn 2020.
The show, which 'promises higher stakes than ever before' with the giant jackpot, will now be called The Million Pound Cube, and have teams of two people taking on the Cube instead of just one contestant as it was in the past.
ITV say of the show, 'Each pair will have nine lives to complete seven games, each worth an increasing amount of money as they move closer to the huge jackpot. Players will have to overcome extreme nerves and frustration as they take on deceivingly simple tasks such as bouncing a ball into a container, balancing on a beam or stopping a clock at precisely 10 seconds. But will they have what it takes to beat the mighty Cube?'
They add, 'The new series will see pairs of contestants from the same household take on The Million Pound Cube. As well as facing solo games, they will also face brand-new, two- player challenges.'
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There will also be a one-off celebrity special, which will see famous faces take on The Cube and attempt to win £250,000 for their chosen charity.
Phillip posted about the new show on his Instagram Story last month, sharing an advert which urged people to sign up for the new series, Phillip posted the snap to his Instagram Story, writing, 'Game on! Can you Beat the Cube?'.
The advert reads, 'The Cube is returning to ITV for a brand-new series and this time the challenge is bigger than ever. You could be in with a chance of winning a huge cash prize.'
Five years on from the show coming to an end, producers are planning for it to return to screens, involving a 'big-budget revamp'.
The show saw contestants embark on time-bound physical and mental challenges, inside a perspex cube, all to win a whopping £250,000. According to Deadline, ITV, alongside production company Objective Productions, wish to 'significantly increase' the prize money, in order to raise the stakes.
The show had an impressive run of nine seasons, between 2009 and 2015, hosted by none other than TV royalty Phillip Schofield.
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