Kendal pair win thousands on BBC’s ‘The Hit List’

Monday, 9 September 2024 12:53

Two friends from Kendal have won almost £10,000 on popular BBC quiz show, The Hit List.

Best friends Iain and Phillip scooped £9,462 on the music quiz, which was broadcast on BBC 1 over the weekend.

The show, presented by Marvin and Rochelle Humes, sees them joined by three pairs of contestants, as they try to name the artist and the title of hit songs over three different themed rounds, before the last couple standing faces ‘The Final Chart Rundown’ for the chance of winning up to £10,000.

In the final round, Iain had to identify ten songs and artists under the theme of ‘Award -Winning Songwriters’, with all the answers being acts who had won an Ivor Novello Award. The pair began with £10,000 in their prize pot, with the jackpot counting down by £100 a second if they didn’t give a correct answer within five seconds.

Iain and Phillip powered through the list, to win £9,462.

Phillip, who is also a presenter on Bay Trust Radio, said his share of the winnings would go towards a holiday to Connecticut in the USA to visit his sister-in-law, while Iain said he would make a donation to local South Lakes’ charity Youth Presence, and book a family holiday to Ibiza.

You can watch Iain and Phillip’s appearance on The Hit List on BBC iPlayer.