Brief Challenge Continuity and Adverts (April 2009) - Gondarth's Recordable Fridays 

It did. The British version had the standard 3 lifelines until 2010.

Gondarth, what is your favourite of the 3 lifelines:- 50:50, Phone a Friend or Ask the Audience? My very first 50:50 I can recall was on 5th February 2005 where the question was "Kevin Rowland was the lead singer of which 80's pop group? A. Madness, B. Dexy's Midnight Runners, C. The Specials, D. Bad Manners" (the answer was B); when 50:50 was chosen, I thought "what happened to 2 of the options? Where have The Specials gone?"