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{{Short description|British game show}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox television
| image        =
| genre        = [[Game show]]
| creator      = David McGrath<br>Andy Mayer
| presenter    = [[Danny Baker]] (1994)<br>[[Dale Winton]] (1995-96)
| composer     = [[David Arnold]]<br>Paul Hart
| country      = United Kingdom
| language     = English
| num_series   = 3
| num_episodes = 22
| runtime      = 40 minutes
| network      = [[BBC One|BBC1]]
| first_aired  = {{start date|1994|7|16|df=yes}}
| last_aired   = {{end date|1996|8|3|df=yes}}
}}
'''''Pets Win Prizes''''' is a [[game show]] that aired on [[BBC One|BBC1]] from 16 July 1994 to 3 August 1996. It was originally hosted by [[Danny Baker]] for the first series and then [[Dale Winton]] took over as host for the subsequent two series.
==Format==
In the first rounds, the owners' pets competed in games of skill and agility - depending on what animal they were, this could vary from [[snail]] racing to [[dog]] pool. The owner whose pet won each game had to randomly choose between two envelopes, one of which contained a prize for them, and the other a prize for their pet.
The final round took the form of a 3-minute quick-fire quiz, where the owners had to answer animal-related trivia questions. For every correct answer, a cardboard representation of their animal moved along a race track; five correct answers were required to reach the end. The first player to the end of the track (or the one with the most correct answers after 3 minutes) was declared the winner.
The prize for the final was determined by a [[cat]] known as "The Professor", who would be placed on the centre of a hexagonal board, which was divided into six sections, each of which corresponded to a prize. The owner won the prize from whichever section The Professor's front paws were in after 30 seconds.
==Transmissions==
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! Series !! Start date !! End date !! Episodes
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| '''1''' || 16 July 1994<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ca7adeb1c2354d67b33f05edca850bbb |title=Pets Win Prizes - BBC One London - 16 July 1994 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |accessdate=14 October 2024}}</ref> || 20 August 1994<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7277aa3027ba4e8c9ac4f9979fac1efe |title=Pets Win Prizes - BBC One London - 20 August 1994 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |accessdate=14 October 2024}}</ref> || 6
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| '''2''' || 24 June 1995<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9c46731d63c744efb4ba17fb90457217 |title=Pets Win Prizes - BBC One London - 24 June 1995 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |accessdate=14 October 2024}}</ref> || 26 August 1995<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5988f79e6bd44bc3a1d83e0955808763 |title=Pets Win Prizes - BBC One London - 26 August 1995 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |accessdate=14 October 2024}}</ref> || 10
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| '''3''' || 29 June 1996<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/35ed6e27777249a7b3ec06ebb0feb208 |title=Pets Win Prizes - BBC One London - 29 June 1996 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |accessdate=14 October 2024}}</ref> || 3 August 1996<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e7a706c8678a4a7d9905f45b073eacda |title=Pets Win Prizes - BBC One London - 3 August 1996 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |accessdate=14 October 2024}}</ref> || 6
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0180378}}
*{{UKGameshow|Pets_Win_Prizes}}
[[Category:1990s British game shows]]
[[Category:1994 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:1996 British television series endings]]
[[Category:BBC television game shows]]
[[Category:British English-language television shows]]
[[Category:Pets in the United Kingdom]]