House of Games

British TV quiz show (2017–) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

House of Games is a British quiz show that has been hosted by Richard Osman and Michael Sheen and is produced by Banijay UK Productions subsidiary Remarkable Entertainment for the BBC. The show is played on a weekly basis, with four celebrities playing on five consecutive days to win daily prizes, and the weekly prize of being crowned as "House of Games" champion. Points are accrued depending on where each celebrity finishes on each day and the points are doubled on Friday's show.^[2]

Also known asRichard Osman's House of Games

GenreQuiz show

Directed by

Ollie Bartlett
John Smith

Presented by

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House of Games

Also known as	Richard Osman's House of Games
Genre	Quiz show
Directed by	Ollie Bartlett John Smith
Presented by	Richard Osman Michael Sheen
Theme music composer	Marc Sylvan
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	9
No. of episodes	845
Production
Executive producers	Alexandra McLeod Tamara Gilder Richard Hague Stephen Lovelock
Producer	Stuart Harrison
Production locations	The Hospital Club (2017–18)^[1] BBC Scotland Street (2019–23)^[1] Riverside Studios (2020–21)^[1] dock10 studios (2024–present)
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Remarkable Entertainment
Original release
Network	BBC Two
Release	4 September 2017 (2017-09-04) – present
Network	BBC One (primetime)
Release	20 November 2020 (2020-11-20) – 5 November 2021 (2021-11-05)
Related
Richard Osman's House of Games Night

On 3 March 2026, Osman announced on his podcast The Rest Is Entertainment that he would be leaving the show.^[3] On 16 March 2026, the new host was revealed to be Michael Sheen, who will feature in episodes broadcast from 2026.^[4]

Format

Osman sits on a chair to the left of the screen, while the four celebrities sit on individual chairs. Osman hits a button on his table, activating a round generator, which is displayed on a big screen. He then explains what the round is about and in what format it will take place. For instance, whether it is a buzzer round, a pairs round or one where the players require use of their tablet computers. Five rounds are played each day, with the second round being played in pairs, and the final round always being "Answer Smash". The first round is quick general knowledge questions with a comic twist, such as rhyming words. The fourth round is typically "slow", where the question takes several minutes to be answered, and only one contestant receives a single point each time. In most games, a point is awarded for each correct answer, but in "Answer Smash", points are also deducted for incorrect answers.

At the end of each day, the scores are announced and the winner wins a daily prize, which is usually a normal everyday object of some description with the "House of Games" logo imprinted on it (the logo being a turquoise-blue background with a depiction of Osman's hair, eyebrows and glasses). The points are then converted to four points for the winner, three for second place, two for third place and one for fourth place onto the weekly leader board with the points doubling to 8, 6, 4 and 2 for Friday's "Double Points Friday" edition. The weekly winner receives the "House of Games" trophy (a silver cup with the Osman depiction on it) from Osman. If there are two players tied for first place at the end of the week, both players are declared joint winners and win a trophy each. In more recent episodes, a tie for first place is resolved by a tie-break question; the first to buzz in wins if they answer correctly or their opponent wins if they answer incorrectly.

Starting with Series 3, special "House of Champions" episodes aired featuring players who had previously won a daily or weekly edition of the show coming back for another week to fight for the Gold Champions Trophy. There were also daily prizes, which were similar to the prizes on the regular version of the show. However, these prizes were mainly gold, rather than the turquoise-blue colour. From series 6 onwards, there were also special "Redemption" weeks with four previous losing contestants who had never won a day prize.

A week's worth of shows is recorded on a single day, so the celebrities are booked for only one day,^[5] changing outfits between shows.

Games

Individual games

Rhyme Time
Correction Centre
Mouse of Games
The Answer's in the Question
Z-A
Games House Of
The Elephant in the Room
And the Answer Isn't
Cine-Nyms
Highbrow Lowbrow
The Pen-Ultimate Round
Question Writers' Day Off
House of Gamers
Hose of Games
Hey, Alexander!
Vowel Movement
Sounds Like...
Singonyms
Look Who's Back
Hidden in Plain Sight
Klaus of Games
Flamingo, Pot Plant, Middlemarch
Wetter Slap
Name Tag
There Once Was a Quiz Host Called Richard...
Richard's Junk
Previously on House of Games...
Well Done If You Said That At Home
Please May I Go to the Toilet?
House Rules
Abbagrams
Who's the Better Letter Getter?
Only Fools and Zebras
Boney L feat. Cardi A

Pairs games

In every episode, Round 2 is always a pairs game, and on each show, the person who is in last place after the first round gets to choose which of the other celebrities will be their partner for this round. However, if 2, 3 or all 4 players are tied in last place, there is no formal tiebreaker (e.g. whoever is sitting closest to Richard gets to decide); instead, Richard will just choose a player at random.

Distinctly Average
Build Your Own Question
Dim Sums
Chron-Illogical
You Complete Me
All in the Details
Venn Will I Be Famous?
You Spell Terrible
Totes Emoji
The Two Wrongies
I Complete You
Reichard Ösmanns Haus Der Spiele^{[fn 1]}
The Z-List
Don't State the Obvious
Password123
Stick It
My Perfect Match
Mime Time
Great Minds Link Alike
Richard Osman's Blank of Blanks
Why Don't You Answer My Letters?
Partners in Time
Title Race
The Odd Couple

Random games

Is It Me?
The Nice Round
But What's the Question?
Lucky Dip
Win When They're Singing
The (Not Quite So) Nice Round
Who Goes First?
There's No 'I' in Osman
I Am Not a Robot
Tom, Vic and Abby
Bits of Hits
Are Three Heads Better Than One?

Tablet games

Put Your Finger on It
Where Is Kazakhstan?
The Rich List
Size Matters
I'm Terrible at Dating
Outplay Osman
Race the Dame
One Out of Four Ain't Bad
Half-Arted

Final round

Answer Smash is played in the final round.^[6]

Contestants

Weekly winners in bold.

Series 1

Week 1 (4–8 September 2017): Nish Kumar, Anneka Rice, Clara Amfo and Al Murray
Week 2 (11–15 September 2017): Angela Scanlon, Clive Myrie, Sara Pascoe and Rick Edwards
Week 3 (18–22 September 2017): Anita Rani, Chris Ramsey, Janet Ellis and Jamie Theakston

Series 2

Week 1 (28 May–1 June 2018): Naga Munchetty, Jordan Stephens, Sally Lindsay and David O'Doherty
Week 2 (4–8 June 2018): Ellie Taylor, Steve Pemberton, Fern Britton and Josh Widdicombe
Week 3 (11–15 June 2018): Shappi Khorsandi, Michael Buerk, Amanda Abbington and Elis James
Week 4 (18, 20, 20–22 June 2018): Beattie Edmondson, Amol Rajan, Gaby Roslin and Hugh Dennis
Week 5 (25–29 June 2018): Chizzy Akudolu, Charlie Higson, Kate Williams and Tom Allen
Week 6 (12–16 November 2018): Rachel Riley, JB Gill, Katie Derham and Richard Herring
Week 7 (19–23 November 2018): Lolly Adefope, Dan Walker, Sarah Greene and Miles Jupp
Week 8 (26–30 November 2018): Samantha Womack, Rory Reid, Anne Diamond and James Acaster
Week 9 (3–6, 8 December 2018): Kelly Cates, Tyger Drew-Honey, Desiree Burch and Matt Allwright
Week 10 (10–14 December 2018): Susie Dent, Nick Owen, Chemmy Alcott and Dane Baptiste

Series 3

Week 1 (7–11 October 2019): Miquita Oliver, Ed Gamble, Kate Thornton and Ade Edmondson
Week 2 (14–18 October 2019): Scarlett Moffatt, Iain Stirling, Angellica Bell and Gyles Brandreth
Week 3 (21–25 October 2019): Kate Humble, Ivo Graham, Andi Oliver and Phill Jupitus
Week 4 (28 October–1 November 2019): June Sarpong, Dev Griffin, Debbie McGee and Alex Horne
Week 5 (4–8 November 2019): Nina Wadia, Johnny Ball, Suzi Ruffell and Danny Wallace
Week 6 (11–15 November 2019): Jay Blades, Rachel Parris, Shaun Keaveny and Jan Ravens (tie between Parris and Ravens)
Week 7 (18–22 November 2019): Kate Bottley, John Thomson, YolanDa Brown and Joel Dommett
Week 8 (25–29 November 2019): Charlene White, Gregg Wallace, Holly Walsh and Chris Hollins
House of Champions Week 1 (2–5 and 7 December 2019): Scarlett Moffatt, Rick Edwards, Naga Munchetty and David O'Doherty
House of Champions Week 2 (9–13 December 2019): June Sarpong, Richard Herring, Kate Williams and Dane Baptiste
Week 9 (6–10 January 2020): Rose Matafeo, Rav Wilding, Valerie Singleton and Gary Delaney
Week 10 (13–17 January 2020): Andrea McLean, Phil Wang, Rita Simons and Adil Ray
Week 11 (20–24 January 2020): Michelle Ackerley, Matt Forde, Judy Murray and Fred MacAulay
Week 12 (27–31 January 2020): Kerry Godliman, Radzi Chinyanganya, Ebony Rainford-Brent and Hal Cruttenden
Week 13 (3–7 February 2020): Lou Sanders, Richard Coles, Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Stuart Maconie
Week 14 (10–14 February 2020): Vick Hope, Gethin Jones, Nicki Chapman and Tim Vine
Week 15 (17–21 February 2020): Gareth Malone, Jamelia, Paul Martin and Susan Calman
Week 16 (24–28 February 2020): Samira Ahmed, John Robins, Angela Rippon and Dom Joly
House of Champions Week 3 (2–6 March 2020): Chizzy Akudolu, Miles Jupp, Ellie Taylor and Amol Rajan
House of Champions Week 4 (9–13 March 2020): Holly Walsh, Nish Kumar, Sarah Greene and Hugh Dennis.

Series 4

Week 1 (12–16 October 2020): Vikki Stone, Ade Adepitan, Jean Johansson and Stephen Mangan
Week 2 (19–23 October 2020): Mike Bushell, Aisling Bea, Sunetra Sarker and Dion Dublin
Week 3 (26–30 October 2020): Scott Mills, Josie d'Arby, Jayde Adams and Rufus Hound
Week 4 (2–6 November 2020): AJ Odudu, Neil Delamere, Mark Billingham and Lucy Porter
Week 5 (9–13 November 2020): Meera Syal, Steve Backshall, Catherine Bohart and Ranj Singh
Week 6 (16–20 November 2020): Melvin Odoom,^{[fn 2]} Denise Van Outen, Greg Rutherford and Angela Barnes^{[fn 3]}^{[fn 4]}
Week 7 (23–27 November 2020): Denise Lewis, Rhys James, Isy Suttie and David James
Week 8 (30 November–4 December 2020): Sara Barron, Rickie Haywood-Williams, Jessica Fostekew and Anton Du Beke
Week 9 (7–11 December 2020): Alex Jones, Karim Zeroual, Jessica Knappett and Robert Rinder
Week 10 (14–17 and 20 December 2020): Steve Cram, Josie Long, Jeanette Kwakye and Lloyd Griffith
Week 11 (4–8 January 2021): Gabby Logan, Tim Key, Gemma Cairney and Jeff Stelling
Week 12 (11–15 January 2021): Alex Brooker, Sophie Duker, Charlotte Hawkins and David Baddiel
Week 13 (18–22 January 2021): Maisie Adam, Rory Bremner, Michelle Gayle and James Cracknell
Week 14 (25–29 January 2021): Charlie Brooks, Darren Harriott, Melinda Messenger and Les Dennis (tie between Messenger and Dennis)
Week 15 (1–5 February 2021): Josie Lawrence, Raj Bisram, Laura Whitmore and Mark Watson
Week 16 (8–12 February 2021): Kae Kurd, Zoe Lyons, Andrew Hunter Murray and Kate Robbins^{[fn 2]}
Week 17 (15–19 February 2021): Sindhu Vee, Tom Rosenthal, Anna Richardson and Marcus Brigstocke
Week 18 (22–26 February 2021): Colin Murray, Sally Phillips, Nathan Caton and Ronni Ancona
Week 19 (1–5 March 2021): Mae Martin, Nihal Arthanayake, Patsy Kensit and Jake Humphrey
Week 20 (8–12 March 2021): Glenn Moore, Mina Anwar, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Shaun Williamson

Series 5

Week 1 (16, 18–20, 20 August 2021): Gareth Thomas, Olga Koch, Reeta Chakrabarti and Andrew Maxwell
Week 2 (23–27 August 2021): Jamali Maddix, Jodie Kidd, Suzi Perry and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Week 3 (30–31 August, 2–3, 3 September 2021): Joe Thomas, Lucy Beaumont, Jake Wood and Shazia Mirza
Week 4 (6–8, 10, 10 September 2021): Kevin Clifton, Kemah Bob, Victoria Derbyshire and JJ Chalmers
Week 5 (13–17 September 2021): Philip Glenister, Thanyia Moore, Mark Chapman and Kaye Adams
Week 6 (20–24 September 2021): Matthew Pinsent, Ruby Bhogal, Ingrid Oliver and Ed Byrne
Week 7 (27 September–1 October 2021): Cariad Lloyd, Dennis Taylor, Yasmine Akram and Geoff Norcott
Week 8 (4–8 October 2021): Jo Brand, Roger Black, Tiff Stevenson and Sanjeev Kohli
Week 9 (11–15 October 2021): Andy Hamilton, Sabrina Grant, Kirsty Wark and Matt Edmondson
Week 10 (18–22 October 2021): Joanne McNally, Bill Turnbull, Michelle Collins and Reginald D. Hunter
Week 11 (25–29 October 2021): Sean Fletcher, Kimberly Wyatt, Louise Minchin and Chris Washington
Week 12 (1–5 November 2021): Sarah Millican, Nabil Abdulrashid, Philippa Perry and Luke Kempner
Week 13 (8–12 November 2021): Mike Wozniak, Clare Balding, Mehreen Baig and Jamie Laing
Week 14 (15–19 November 2021): Will Kirk, Edith Bowman, Fern Brady and Martin Lewis
Week 15 (22–26 November 2021): Athena Kugblenu, Nick Helm, Nina Conti and Toby Tarrant
Week 16 (29 November–3 December 2021): Jessie Cave, AJ Pritchard, Ayesha Hazarika and Simon Hickson
House of Champions Week 1 (6–10 December 2021): Vikki Stone, Sally Phillips, Rickie Haywood-Williams and Dan Walker
House of Champions Week 2 (13–17 December 2021): Maisie Adam, Dev Griffin, Ivo Graham and Zoe Lyons
House of Champions Week 3 (21–25 February 2022): Beattie Edmondson, Adrian Edmondson, Kemah Bob and Angela Barnes
House of Champions Week 4 (28 February–4 March 2022): Sara Barron, Gregg Wallace, Sanjeev Kohli and Josie Long
Week 17 (7–11 March 2022): Jennie McAlpine, Felicity Ward, Joe Pasquale and Ugo Monye
Week 18 (14–17, 19 March 2022): Jen Brister, Kelvin Fletcher, Zoe Williams and Ian Moore
Week 19 (21–25 March 2022): Stephen Bailey, Crystelle Pereira, Amanda Lamb and Nick Moran
Week 20 (28 March–1 April 2022): Carol Smillie, Babatunde Aléshé, Richie Anderson and Jo Caulfield
Week 21 (4–8 April 2022): Briony May Williams, Milton Jones, Ria Lina and Martin Roberts
Week 22 (11–15 April 2022): Martel Maxwell, Mathew Horne, Chloe Petts and Alex Beresford
Week 23 (18–22 April 2022): Kimberley Nixon, Rachel Fairburn, Trevor Nelson and Des Clarke
Week 24 (25–29 April 2022): Jay McGuiness, Linda Robson, Sarah Kendall and Bobby Seagull

Series 6

Week 1 (5–7 and 9–10 September 2022): Neil Morrissey, Hannah Cockroft, Rhys Stephenson and Penny Smith
Week 2 (12 and 14–17 September 2022): Jayne Middlemiss, Katya Jones, Phil Tufnell and Rob Deering
Week 3 (19–23 September 2022): Martin Offiah, Rebecca Lucy Taylor, Val McDermid and Charlie Baker
Week 4 (26–30 September 2022): Natasha Raskin Sharp, Faye Tozer, Eddie Kadi and Charlie Stayt
Week 5 (3–7 October 2022): Joe Sugg, Kerry Howard, Evelyn Mok and Toby Anstis
Week 6 (10–14 October 2022): Roo Irvine, Claire Richards, John Kearns and Diarmuid Gavin
Week 7 (17–21 October 2022): Louis Emerick, Helen George, Justin Moorhouse and Cally Beaton
Redemption Week Week 1 (24–28 October 2022): Darren Harriott, Janet Ellis, Suzi Ruffell and Radzi Chinyanganya
Redemption Week Week 2 (31 October–4 November 2022): Jean Johansson, Iain Stirling, Sian Gibson and Rav Wilding
House of Champions Week 1 (7–11 November 2022): Laura Whitmore, Tim Key, Sunetra Sarker and Jamie Laing
House of Champions Week 2 (14–18 November 2022): Tom Rosenthal, Yasmine Akram, Ingrid Oliver and Stephen Mangan
House of Champions Week 3 (21–25 November 2022): Mike Wozniak, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Cariad Lloyd and Gareth Malone
House of Champions Week 4 (28 November–2 December 2022): Stephen Bailey, Ria Lina, Charlie Brooks and John Thomson
Week 8 (5–9 December 2022): Ashley John-Baptiste, Esme Young, Claire Sweeney and Simon Rimmer
Week 9 (12–16 December 2022): John Whaite, Laila Rouass, Sarah Keyworth and Kevin Eldon
Week 10 (2–6 January 2023): Greg McHugh, Sukh Ojla, Jayne Sharp and Adrian Chiles
Week 11 (9–13 January 2023): Jasmine Harman, Jason Mohammad, Suzannah Lipscomb and Dave Johns
Week 12 (16–20 January 2023): Grace Dent, Lauren Steadman, Kriss Akabusi and Tim Lovejoy
Week 13 (23–27 January 2023): Harriet Kemsley, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Verona Rose and Jon Culshaw
Week 14 (30 January–3 February 2023): Kirsten O'Brien, Christine Ohuruogu, Mike Bubbins and Kai Widdrington

Series 7

Week 1 (25–29 September 2023): Ken Bruce, Perri Shakes-Drayton, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Alice Roberts (tie between Bruce and Smith-Bynoe)
Week 2 (2–6 October 2023): Chris Hughes, Toyah Willcox, Inel Tomlinson and Debra Stephenson
Week 3 (9–13 October 2023): James Buckley, Amy Gledhill, Romilly Weeks and Gary Wilmot
Week 4 (16–20 October 2023): Tyler West, Bonnie Langford, Charlie Hedges and Myra DuBois
Week 5 (23–27 October 2023): Lemn Sissay, Sam Quek, Kirsty Gallacher and Larry Dean
Week 6 (30 October–3 November 2023): Max George, Olly Smith, Scarlette Douglas and Susie McCabe
Week 7 (6–10 November 2023): Sinitta, Maisie Smith, Jimi Famurewa and William Hanson
Week 8 (13–17 November 2023): Toussaint Douglass, Sheree Murphy, Sian Williams and Mark Foster
Week 9 (20–24 November 2023): Aurie Styla, Jennie Bond, James Bye and Kadeena Cox
Week 10 (27 November–1 December 2023): Clive Anderson, Lutalo Muhammad, Sara Davies and Alison Spittle
Week 11 (4–8 December 2023): Malorie Blackman, Matt Dawson, Chris McCausland and Ranvir Singh
Week 12 (1–5 January 2024): Jenny Eclair, Dianne Buswell, Owain Wyn Evans and Adam Gemili
Week 13 (8–12 January 2024): Johnny Cochrane, Shobna Gulati, Dermot Murnaghan and Laura Smyth
Week 14 (15–19 January 2024): Chris Hoy, Rosie Jones, Ola Labib and Ian "H" Watkins
Week 15 (22–26 January 2024): Craig Doyle, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Leo Reich and Anne-Marie Imafidon
Redemption Week Week 1 (29 January–2 February 2024): Jeff Stelling, Sophie Duker, Babatunde Aléshé and Gaby Roslin
Redemption Week Week 2 (5–6 and 8–10 February 2024): Glenn Moore, Michael Buerk, Thanyia Moore and Kate Humble
House of Champions Week 1 (12–16 February 2024): Alex Brooker, Isy Suttie, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Kaye Adams
House of Champions Week 2 (19–23 February 2024): Will Kirk, Rachel Parris, Amanda Lamb and Mark Chapman
House of Champions Week 3 (26 February–1 March 2024): Lucy Porter, Jay McGuiness, Jan Ravens and Nihal Arthanayake

Series 8

Week 1 (23–27 September 2024): Vogue Williams, Xand van Tulleken, Michaela Strachan and Ahir Shah
Week 2 (30 September–4 October 2024): Laurence Rickard,^{[fn 5]} Michael Ball, Snoochie Shy and Jodie Prenger
Week 3 (7–11 October 2024): Jacqui Joseph, Ben Thompson, Laura Tobin and Henning Wehn
Week 4 (14–18 October 2024): Catherine Tyldesley, Anthony Ogogo, Sam Campbell and Cherry Healey
Week 5 (21–25 October 2024): Emma Sidi, Alexei Sayle, Kelle Bryan and Antony Costa
Week 6 (28 October–1 November 2024): Jordan Banjo, Ellie White, Siân Lloyd and Nick Pickard (Banjo and White both declared champions)
Week 7 (4–8 November 2024): Iwan Thomas, Tessa Sanderson, Deirdre O'Kane and Jay Rayner^{[fn 3]}
Week 8 (11–15 November 2024): Mark Rhodes, Sonia, Molly Rainford and Josh Jones
Week 9 (18–22 November 2024): Cheryl Baker, Sophie Willan, Axel Blake and Chris Bavin
Week 10 (25–29 November 2024): Nikki Fox, Ignacio Lopez, Ruthie Henshall and Danny John-Jules
Week 11 (2–6 December 2024): Ardal O'Hanlon, Josie Gibson, Adele Roberts and Simon Armitage
Week 12 (6–10 January 2025): Helen Skelton, Lara Ricote, Ben Bailey Smith and Robin Ince
Week 13 (13–17 January 2025): Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Jasmine Takhar, Joe Swash and Ania Magliano
Week 14 (20–24 January 2025): Danny Miller, Phil Daniels, Nikita Kanda and Eniola Aluko (tie between Miller and Daniels)
Redemption Week Week 1 (27–31 January 2025): Sally Lindsay, John Kearns, JB Gill and Fern Britton
Redemption Week Week 2 (10–14 February 2025): Gary Wilmot, Kate Thornton, Gethin Jones and Tiff Stevenson
Week 15 (3–7 February 2025): Joe Marler, Tom Read Wilson, Karen Hauer and Storm Huntley
Week 16 (17–21 February 2025): Katharine Merry, Danielle Harold, Robert Webb^{[fn 6]} and Chris Bisson
House of Champions Week 1 (24–28 February 2025): Rhys James, Anita Rani, Edith Bowman and Simon Rimmer
House of Champions Week 2 (3–7 March 2025): Jimi Famurewa, Sara Pascoe, Harriet Kemsley and Colin Murray

Series 9

Week 1 (29 September–3 October 2025): Melanie Bracewell, Mark Steel, Ruth Madeley and Jenny Powell
Week 2 (6 October–10 October 2025): Yinka Bokinni, Peter Serafinowicz, Vicki Michelle and Ellie Leach
Week 3 (13 October–17 October 2025): Jack P. Shepherd, Joanna Page, Una Healy and Emmanuel Sonubi
Week 4 (20 October–24 October 2025): John Parrott, Sheli McCoy, Katie Piper and Kola Bokinni
Week 5 (27 October–31 October 2025): Jack Carroll, Dani Harmer, Shivi Ramoutar and Dominic Littlewood
Week 6 (3 November–7 November 2025): Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Megan McCubbin, Ashley Storrie and Adam Woodyatt
Week 7 (10 November–14 November 2025): Ria Hebden, Paddy McGuinness, Vittorio Angelone^{[fn 3]} and Aimee Fuller
Week 8 (17 November–21 November 2025): Stevie Martin, Anna Haugh, Mark Ramprakash and Andrew Cotter
Week 9 (24 November–28 November 2025): Nathan Bryon, Spencer Matthews, Rosie Ramsey and Ruth Langsford
Week 10 (1 December–5 December 2025): Josh Pugh, Giovanna Fletcher, Montell Douglas and Will Bayley
Week 11 (5–9 January 2026): Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Amy Dowden, Humphrey Ker and Huge Davies
Week 12 (12–16 January 2026): Hammed Animashaun, Lorna Watson, Adam Buxton^{[fn 3]} and Lisa Snowdon
Week 13 (19–23 January 2026): Nadia Jae, Tamzin Outhwaite, Nigel Planer and Steen Raskopoulos
Week 14 (26–30 January 2026): Griff Rhys Jones, Tasha Ghouri, Alexandra Mardell and Jon Kay
Week 15 (2–6 February 2026): Lauren Oakley, Mr Motivator, Patrick Grant, and Fatiha El-Ghorri
Redemption Week Week 1 (23–27 February 2026): Geoff Norcott, Karen Hauer, Michelle Ackerley and Katie Derham
Redemption Week Week 2 (2–6 March 2026): Melvin Odoom, Kimberly Wyatt, Sarah Keyworth and Josh Jones
House of Champions Week 1 (9–13 March 2026): Adele Roberts, Olly Smith, Chris McCausland and Claire Richards
House of Champions Week 2 (16–19 March 2026): Rachel Riley, Steve Pemberton, Sam Quek and Steve Backshall
House of Champions Week 3 (23–27 March 2026): Jacqui Joseph, Amy Gledhill, Tim Vine and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (tie between Gledhill and Vine)

Festive

Festive Series 1

Week 1 (19–23 December 2022): Ivo Graham, Clare Balding, Su Pollard and Ugo Monye
Week 2 (26–30 December 2022): Brian Conley, Scarlett Moffatt, Anneka Rice and Phil Wang (tie between Moffatt and Rice)

Festive Series 2

Week 1 (18–22 December 2023): Jessica Knappett, Richie Anderson, Debbie McGee and Simon Gregson
Week 2 (26–30 December 2023): Harry Judd, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Hugh Dennis and Kerry Godliman

Festive Series 3

Week 1 (23–24, 26–27 and 29 December 2024): Jim Howick, Susan Wokoma, Rebecca Lucy Taylor and Matt Morsia
Week 2 (30 December 2024–3 January 2025): Jennie McAlpine, Jon Richardson, Desiree Burch and Gareth Malone

Festive Series 4

Week 1 (22–24, 26 and 28 December 2025): Mel Giedroyc, Charles Venn, Mathew Baynton and Harriet Kemsley
Week 2 (29 December 2025–2 January 2026): Joanna Page, Rhys Darby, Molly Rainford and Alex Brooker

Transmissions

More information Series, Presenter ...

Series	Presenter	Episodes	Start date	End date
1	Richard Osman	15^[7]	4 September 2017^[8]	22 September 2017^[7]
2		50^[9]	28 May 2018^[10]	14 December 2018^[9]
3		100^[11]	7 October 2019^[12]	13 March 2020^[11]
4		100^[13]	12 October 2020^[14]	12 March 2021^[13]
5		140^[15]	16 August 2021^[16]	29 April 2022^[15]
6		100^[17]	5 September 2022^[18]	3 February 2023^[17]
7		100	25 September 2023^[19]	1 March 2024
8		100	23 September 2024	7 March 2025
9		100	29 September 2025	27 March 2026
10		5	2026	TBA
10	Michael Sheen	100	2026	TBA

Spin-offs

Richard Osman's House of Games Night

On 20 November 2020, Osman launched a five-episode spin-off called Richard Osman's House of Games Night, broadcast weekly in primetime on BBC One.^[20] A one-episode Christmas Special aired on 28 December 2020.^[21] A second series, consisting of six episodes, began on 1 October 2021.^[22]

The series follows the exact same format as the main show, but with the addition of rounds not seen in the original. There are no double points in the final episode. Series 2 features a house band led by David O'Doherty. In 2022, House of Games Night was cancelled after two series.

New games

Don't Cry for Me Guatemala
Don't Trust the Experts
Clash in the Attic
Sounding Off
This Music Round's Better with You
Is There a Doctor in the House of Games?
I've Got the Historical Blues
Arty-Facts
It's Not Me, It's You
Get Your Head in the Game
Here's One You Asked Yourself Earlier
Famous Last Words
Get Your Junk Out
Weigh Up Your Options
Coming Up Next...

Transmissions

More information Series, Start date ...

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	20 November 2020	18 December 2020^[23]	5^[20]
Christmas Special	28 December 2020		1^[21]
2	1 October 2021	5 November 2021^[24]	6^[22]

Contestants

Series 1: Jennifer Saunders, Jermaine Jenas, Roisin Conaty and Jason Manford
Christmas Special: Sarah Hadland, Alex Horne, Charlene White and Craig Revel Horwood
Series 2, Group 1: Ed Gamble, Sian Gibson, Dara Ó Briain and Sindhu Vee
Series 2, Group 2: Steph McGovern, Ben Miller, Janette Manrara and Ed Balls (tie between McGovern and Balls)

Merchandise

On 17 October 2019, Osman and Alan Connor published Richard Osman's House of Games: 101 new & classic games from the hit BBC series, a quizbook based on the programme.^[25]

International versions

More information Country, Name ...

Country	Name	Host(s)	TV station	Premiere	Finale	Ref
Australia	Claire Hooper's House of Games	Claire Hooper	ABC TV	21 April 2025	27 June 2025	^[26]^[27]

Footnotes

[1]
Titled Reichard Ösmans Haus Der Spiele prior to Series 4.
[2]
This person finished on a negative score during one episode this week.
[3]
This person won all five episodes in the week.
[4]
The equal highest (20) and equal second highest (19) single episode score.
[5]
The equal second highest single episode score (19).
[6]
The equal highest single episode score (20).

House of Games

Format

Games

Individual games

Pairs games

Random games

Tablet games

Final round

Contestants

Series 1

Series 2

Series 3

Series 4

Series 5

Series 6

Series 7

Series 8

Series 9

Festive

Transmissions

Spin-offs

Richard Osman's House of Games Night

New games

Transmissions

Contestants

Merchandise

International versions

Footnotes

References

External links

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