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A movie about this game focuses on the assistant professor Charles, who noticed that the mysterious symbols found in blood at the scene of a man’s death were all winning moves in this game. Once, during a variant of this game, a player’s name was changed to “Im” on the grounds that “Ireland is not a vegetable”. Scientists (15[1])at Bletchley Park designed the Collosson computer to help run this game and later gave it a head, arms, and (15[1])laser cannons. A signed photo of David Hasselhoff, a knighthood, and a check addressed to (*) “Children in Need” are all (-5[1])prizes that Simon has won by beating Julie at this game. Before entering the final round, this game’s host says it’s time to “rotate the board”. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this British game show described as “the maths (10[1])quiz that simply everyone is talking about,” whose (10[1])contestants say things like “three” and “eight point two”. ■END■

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