The current chair is an Eames Soft Pad Chair made by Herman Miller, modified for use on the show. [August 2016]
In the 2005 semi-final, contender Tom King won before the second round for the first time. He scored 17 on his specialist subject and all his three opponents finished with scores below that following their second round performances. One contender to match this feat was the 2006 finalist Ray Eaton.
The lowest ever score is 5 points, achieved by Kajen Thuraaisingham in the 2009-10 series.
In one episode in February 2010, a contender was asked of which African country was Janet Jagan the president between 1997-1999. The contender guessed Ghana, but was told the answer was Guyana - which is in fact a South American country.
Though the regular series is produced in Manchester, the celebrity version was made for many years at BBC TV Centre in London. It only moved north in 2011, when the Salford complex opened.