Broadcaster and historian Lucy Worsley is to challenge Britain’s brightest minds as they battle to be hailed Britain’s ultimate puzzler in Puzzling, a new primetime Channel 5 quiz show from 12 Yard Productions, owned by ITV Studios, and Wheelhouse.
At the start of each episode, six super smart strangers are split into two teams which try to accrue the most points through their powers of deduction.
Every area of the players’ minds will be tested across five puzzling rounds – In Other Words (language), Pressure Points (calculation), Rule Breakers (lateral thinking), Picture This (visual intelligence) and Memory Bank (memory).
Then, in a dramatic plot twist, the winning team turn on each other to be named the ‘Best of the Best’ and earn a place in the series Grand Final where the ultimate puzzler will be crowned.
Lucy Worsley said: “I’m delighted to be taking on the role of puzzle-mistress in this brand-new quiz show.
“I’ve spent most of my career finding answers to historical questions so getting to ask the questions is going to be an exciting new adventure for me, I can’t wait to get puzzling!”
Daniel Pearl, Commissioning Editor of Unscripted at Channel 5 and Paramount+, said: “Britain is a nation of puzzlers and bringing the best puzzling minds together with some challenging, play-along-at-home brain teasers in this brand new format will be fantastic fun.
“With Lucy and her incredible knowledge at the helm, Puzzling is in great hands.”