This article is about the British game show. For the American mining town, see You Bet, California.

You Bet!
Format	Game show
Created by	Frank Elstner
Starring	Bruce Forsyth (1988–1990) Matthew Kelly (1991–1995) Darren Day (1996–1997)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
No. of series	10
No. of episodes	101 (inc. 5 specials)
Production
Producer(s)	LWT
Location(s)	Shepperton Studios
Running time	60mins (inc. adverts)
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV
Picture format	4:3
Original run	20 February 1988 (1988-02-20) – 12 April 1997 (1997-04-12)
Chronology
Related shows	Wetten, dass..? (Germany) Wanna Bet? (U.S.)

You Bet! was a British game show based around the format of the German show Wetten, dass..? developed by Frank Elstner. You Bet! ran on ITV, mostly on Saturday nights but sometimes on Fridays, between 20 February 1988 and 12 April 1997, initially hosted by Bruce Forsyth from 1988 to 1990, then by Matthew Kelly from 1991 to 1995 and finally by Darren Day from 1996 to 1997. It was replaced the following year by "Don't Try This At Home!", which emulated the challenges of "You Bet!", but were considerably more risky and dangerous.

Format [link]

A panel of celebrities would bet on the ability of members of the public to achieve unlikely challenges and stunts, which they had usually planned and rehearsed many times, within a limited amount of time. The studio audience would also place a bet on the outcomes. The panellists would receive points for each outcome they predicted correctly, based on the percentage of the studio audience that also placed a correct bet. The accumulated total of points achieved by the celebrities would be added to the points totalled by the studio audience, increased several times over, converted into pounds and donated to a charity chosen by the celebrity panellist who had achieved the highest score.

Timeline [link]

1988 [link]

Each week there would be four challenges, some in the studio and some on location presented by Ellis Ward. The panellists would each "sponsor" a challenge, and Bruce Forsyth would also sponsor one. If the challenge sponsored by the panellist or Bruce Forsyth was not achieved, that sponsor would have to do a forfeit. (e.g., being a golf caddy or air steward for the day). (In the case of Forsyth's challenge, the majority vote determined Forsyth's prediction; an incorrect prediction forced Forsyth to do his forfeit. His explanation for this part was usually, "You're now betting for the fate of Forsyth in the form of a forfeit. If you're right, I'm alright; but if you're wrong, I'm right in it!") It was either broadcast in the studio on the same show or broadcast on location on the following week's show. The show dropped the talk show aspects of Wetten, dass...? and concentrated on the challenges, thus reducing the running time from 2 to 3 hours to 1 hour. The original theme tune was composed by Alan Lisk, better known for penning the theme tune to Men Behaving Badly. The show's airing slot was originally on Saturday nights. The show closed with Forsyth doing the rap : "Do you wanna bet on it? You bet! Do you wanna bet on it? You bet! Don't fret, get set are you ready? You Bet!"

1989–1990 [link]

A new theme tune was introduced, composed by Jonathan Sorrell.

Spring 1991 [link]

The show made some massive changes due to the departure of Bruce Forsyth. A new logo was introduced, Matthew Kelly stepped up as host to replace Bruce Forsyth. Also, the challenges went up from four to five, which meant that Ellis Ward got involved, with her sponsoring challenges as well. Matthew Kelly also got involved in doing the work on location challenges, as well as Ellis Ward.

Autumn 1991 [link]

The show's airing slot was moved from Saturday nights to Friday nights.

1992–1993 [link]

The departure of Ellis Ward as co-host led to the number of celebrity guests being increased from three to four per show and Matthew Kelly doing all the work on location challenges.

1994 [link]

The show's airing slot was moved back to Saturday nights.

1995 [link]

The show decided there would be no more forfeits for the celebrities and Matthew Kelly when sponsoring their challenges until 1996 when Darren Day planned to take over. Instead, they introduced the celebrity challenge, where the lowest celebrity scorer would do only one forfeit challenge, which would be broadcast the following week's show. The public then got to vote in at home to donate £1,000 to a charity of their choice if the celebrity succeeded or failed the challenge. The set was replaced by a new "arena" that allowed much more floor space for the challenges. Matthew Kelly announced his intention to leave the show and concentrate on hosting Stars in Their Eyes after transmission of Series 8. The viewers' phone vote was dropped after Series 8 was shown.

1996 [link]

Actor Darren Day took over as host, and the co-host was reinstated for all the work on the location challenges. For this penultimate series, it was Diane Youdale, better known as Jet from the UK series of Gladiators. The forfeits also returned to the show, but they were not chosen by the celebrity guests. They were automatically chosen by the crew at the end of each show for the celebrity who got the lowest score in the show.

1997 [link]

The show introduced a new item for the celebrities, they could play their YOU BET! BONUS CARD, which meant their points would be doubled if they successfully guessed the outcome of a challenge (which can only be played once in the entire show). The celebrity challenge returned to the show, and the audience got to choose which challenge they would choose for the lowest scoring celebrity at the end of the show from two choices with cryptic clue titles (e.g., "Ooh! That's better!" or "Dangling Down"). Sarah Matravers, well known as a gong girl from Take Your Pick, replaced Diane Youdale as co-host for this final series. A new theme tune was introduced, composed by Simon Webb.

Celebrity guests [link]

Transmissions [link]

Series [link]

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	20 February 1988	26 March 1988	6
2	28 January 1989	1 April 1989	10
3	17 February 1990	21 April 1990	10
4	16 February 1991	20 April 1991	10
5	6 September 1991	15 November 1991	10
6	4 September 1992	6 November 1992	10
7	10 September 1993	30 April 1994	15
8	25 February 1995	29 April 1995	10
9	1 June 1996	17 August 1996	10
10	8 February 1997	12 April 1997	10

Specials [link]

Date	Entitle
30 August 1991	Series 4 Compilation
18 July 1992	Telethon Special
26 December 1992	Christmas Special
22 October 1993	Celebrity Special
6 May 1995	5 Minute Recap

External links [link]

You Bet! at the Internet Movie Database
You Bet! at BFI
You Bet! at UKGameshows.com

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Palatka

Palatka may refer to:

Palatka, Florida, a city in the United States

Palatka, Russia, several inhabited localities in Russia

Palatka Daily News, a local newspaper in Palatka, Florida, United States

Palatka, name used by the ethnic Hungarian minority for Pălatca, a commune in Cluj County, Romania

Palatka station

Palatka is a historic train station that was built in Palatka, Florida in 1908. The station currently serves Amtrak's Silver Service line and also houses the Palatka Railroad Preservation Society and the David Browning Railroad Museum. It is located at 220 North Eleventh Street, at the corner of North Eleventh Street's intersection with US 17/SR 100.

History

The station was built in 1908 for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. It was constructed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It served as a union depot for the ACL's Jacksonville-Tampa mainline as well as for the Florida Southern Railway, the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad, and Florida East Coast Railroad's Palatka branch. In 1914 the station began to serve the short-lived Ocklawaha Valley Railroad. In 1988, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

The station is currently served by Amtrak's Silver Service train.

Browning Railroad Museum

The station is home to the David Browning Railroad Museum, operated by the Palatka Railroad Preservation Society. The museum features a model train layout, historic documents, photographs, maps, signs and railroad artifacts.

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Palatka, Florida

Palatka (pronounced puh-lat-kuh) is a city in Putnam County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,558 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Putnam County. Palatka is the principal city of the Palatka Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is home to 72,893 residents. The city is also home to St. Johns River State College, St. Johns River Water Management District Headquarters, and Ravine Gardens State Park. The area is well known for its local festivals, most notably the Florida Azalea Festival and the Blue Crab Festival.

History

The area was once the domain of the Timucuan peoples, two tribes of which existed in the Palatka region under chiefs Saturiwa and Utina. They fished bass and mullet, or hunted deer, turkeys, bear and opossum. Others farmed beans, corn, melons, squash, and tobacco. However, infectious disease that came with European contact and war devastated the tribes, and they were extinct by the mid-18th century. The last people evacuated with the Spanish to Cuba in 1763, when Spain ceded Florida to Great Britain after the Seven Years' War.

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188BET

188BET is an online sportsbook provider. 188BET is owned by Cube Limited, which is licensed and regulated by the Isle of Man.

Sponsorship

in 2009–10, 188BET took over from Reebok as the principal sponsor of Bolton Wanderers. 188BET were also the main sponsor of England's rugby union premiership team Newcastle Falcons.

188BET also sponsored Wigan Athletic from 2009 to 2011. Rival betting company 12Bet took over Wigan's shirt sponsorship for the 2011-12 season.

When sponsoring both Bolton and Wigan, they were reported as being the first company to sponsor two football clubs in the Barclays Premier League for the same season. However, from 2000 to 2002, Newcastle United and Aston Villa were both sponsored by NTL, the first actual occurrence of two Premier League clubs having the same shirt sponsor. The third such occurrence took place in the 2010–11 season when FxPro were the principal shirt sponsor for Aston Villa and Fulham.

188BET also partner other Premier League teams Aston Villa, Chelsea, Liverpool, Everton and Manchester City.

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12BET

12BET, founded in 2007, is a sports betting and online casino provider licensed by the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission.

Sponsorship

In 2009, it became the official betting and gaming partner of Newcastle United. Also in the same year, it inked a two-year shirt sponsorship deal for Sevilla.

During the 2011-2012 season, 12BET became Wigan Athletic’s sponsor. The deal lasted for two years.

In 2013, the company became the first stadium sponsor and official betting partner of the newly promoted Crystal Palace.

A year after partnering with Crystal Palace, 12BET sealed a one-time sponsorship agreement with Coventry in January 2014. Also in the same year, it was the official shirt sponsor of Hull City Tigers. The collaboration between the two lasted for two (2) years.

In 2015, 12BET established ties with Swansea as their official betting partner.

12BET also sponsored tournaments such as the World Open professional ranking snooker tournament and UK Championship.

Controversy

Shortly after signing a stadium sponsorship deal with Crystal Palace, talks about renaming Selhurst Park to 12BET Stadium spread and ignited different reactions from its supporters. However, Crystal Palace’s management appeased its fans that the stadium’s name will not be changed.

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BET

Black Entertainment Television (BET) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by the BET Networks division of Viacom. It is the most prominent television network targeting African American audiences, and currently reaches more than 88 million households. The channel is headquartered in Washington, D.C..

Programming on the network consists of original and acquired television series, theatrically- and home video-released movies, and mainstream rap, hip-hop and R&B music videos. As of February 2015, approximately 88,255,000 American households (75.8% of households with television) receive BET.

History

After stepping down as a lobbyist for the cable industry, Freeport, Illinois native Robert L. Johnson decided to launch his own cable television network. Johnson would soon acquire a loan for $15,000 and a $500,000 investment from media executive John Malone to start the network. The network, which was named Black Entertainment Television, launched on January 25, 1980. Initially broadcasting for two hours a week as a block of programming on Nickelodeon (it would not be until 1983 that BET became a full-fledged channel), the network's lineup consisted of music videos and reruns of popular black sitcoms.

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