Unique Maximum Score on 15-1 

Bill sadly passed away in April 2021. One of the all-time greats of quizzing. RIP Bill

He would make a great Chaser

This is why 15-1 is the best. When the two other contestants are left standing there, William G. Stewart straight up invites them onto another show to have another go.

I am that 'Martin Penny'. Uploaded this ages ago and now at 150k views. Bill was a lovely fella and drank me under the table in the hotel the night before. Lifetime ambition fulfilled thanks to Swanny..., a mention on TMS. Albeit in a round about kind of way.....x

The best game show presenter ever. Such a gentlemanly style. RIP legend.

I've always considered myself a good quizzer; but for one man to have so much knowledge across the board like that..? Incredible!!!! Truly Amazing. (and after a night on the beer too? doubly amazing)

Great thing about 15/1 was that there was no pissing around asking the contestants a load of questions about themselves, they just got straight into it!!

RIP Bill Mckaig. Quizzing legend

The new series of Fifteen To One is absolutely here - www.channel4.com/programmes/fifteen-to-one/4od - we're very proud to have it back! It's on Fridays at 8pm.

R.I.P William G .Made 15-1 what it was.A proper quiz with a proper(and bloody good) host.

Scoring the maximum score at this is incredible. The first and only person to do it on this quiz show. Probaly no one will ever do it again.

Watching this couple hours after Polish version of the show, "Ten to One", saw their first maximum scoring contestant in history. Artur Baranowski scored 803 points in the final round, answering all 40 final questions correctly by himself. Why not 433? In Polish version if contestant scores 3 correct answers by the buzzer and asks for question, every correct answer is awarded with double points.

Daphne Fowler came close to doing the same. Just one point off having missed a question in round 2.

Now that is something special. We have this format ( bit changed ) in Poland since 1994 and it is called One out of ten :) Anyway in-game formula is similar, also 40 questions in final. There were few brainiacs in programs history, but nobody did 40 questions in a row. Type "Dominik Rauer" if want to see our format and a guy who was on right track.

I remember watching this when it was aired. I was an apprentice at a newspaper so the hours were 6am till 3pm so was always home in time for it. What a legend!!

Simply the best quiz show ever in the history of television. 15-1, you are sorely missed.

literally one of the best - certainly most underrated - UK tv moments ever. absolutely legendary. thank you Martin for posting this and preserving the legacy.

It's a real shame they axed Fifteen to One. It was a great no-frills general knowledge test. Modern quiz shows try too hard to be cutting edge, but this was what it was all about.

R.I.P William G Stewart, Grew up watching 15 to 1 on Channel 4, was a great gameshow to watch.

Definitely the most extraordinary episode of Fifteen to One in the show's history. I remember watching this and Countdown everyday when I got home from school and so I should have remembered actually seeing this episode on the day it was shown.

Thanks for posting Martin. My late father used to watch this a lot, and got quite a few questions right I'm proud to say. If you were going to lose to anyone I'm guessing it would have been someone like Bill. Also what a gent William G. Stewart was on air. I hope he was as genuine and decent off camera. May him and Bill rest in peace. Best wishes to you.

This was a very unique episode. Ten people were eliminated in the first round and Bill got the highest score ever in 15-1.

Its back on our screens but the chances of this score being matched is between slim and none.

thumbs up if test match special sent you here

Yesterday, the maximum score was achieved in Polish version of this game show (1 z 10). The winner contestant, Artur Baranowski, scored 803 points, because in final round, each correct answer for the "self-nominating" question is worth 20 points!

This is the best quiz, no nonsense, about long introductions, some of the people who were on this quiz, won a million on who wants to be a millionaire. Mandela effect, I didn't know , Bill mckaig died. What a very knowledgeable man, William g Stewart, I couldn't believe he died a few years ago. I would've loved him to go against the chasers, RIP to two very intellectual men💙💙🙏...

Crazy, he is obviously very knowledgeable but there is a massive element of luck and he he had both. Great to see.

THANKS for this! I've uploaded an earlier final which featured the highest score AT THAT TIME. After which, I ESCAPED Britain - thus MISSING this. For me, it's over a decade late - but thankyou for allowing me to FINALLY see a 15-1 MAXIMUM!

My Dad loved this show,just heard a new series starts on Monday this week. He was always on about this episode. Grand Final best of the best episode was fairly epic as well.

Having been a previous winner invited back from previous seasons and having then recently achieved what is theoretically the maximum possible score in the final, Bill McKaig will most certainly go down in the history books as one of the greatest ever Fifteen to One contestants of all time.

Came here to try to regrow the brain cells I lost by watching 10 minutes of Deal or No Deal.

Bill is simply awsome!!, this show should be brought back asap.

Still marvelling at this.... how can he know the answers to all of the questions. Great show.

Great performance 👏 made it look so easy. I wish they would bring this back just as it was. Quick fire questions with very little faffing around

TMS brought me here. How did they not start laughing half way through (I did), or appeal? Amazing effort. A walking encyclopedia. I managed to answer 3 correctly. ...

Thank you for taking the time to tell me exactly what happened, really appreciate it.

15-1. Perfect show.

CLASSIC I remember watching this episode.

He makes it look so easy😂😂😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

This was a fantastic effort from Bill here - a maximum possible 433 score, and only an absolutely other-worldly performance from his long-time grand final rival Nick Terry prevented him from winning the Grand Final of this series too... It would have seemed inconceivable at the time given his formidable knowledge here, but this would actually be Bill's last ever winning appearance on 15-to-1 - in the grand final of this series, he was (as aforementioned) eventually outclassed by Nick Terry, and had to settle for the runner-up spot; then, when he returned in the following series, he was finally eliminated from the show after losing his heat game

Great to watch this. Lovely, modest person.

An amazing achievement, the first step(a single step) answer though? He might not have been given that one but he deserved it frankly. Well played Bill

Fantastic performance!!

Well done, Alison.

I watched this at the time and to this day I still remember his name. A pity you don't have the full episode. He was phenomenal throughout.

I also watched it on the day - fair play to the bloke, all round knowledge.

I remember watching this at the time - unbelievable!

Matti watton, got the highest score, in the grand final, against Olav, I can't remember the other contestants name, over 200 . And the grand final questions were very hard. I wonder how WGS , would do if he was a contestant, he was a very knowledgeable man. I miss those days when this quiz aired in 1988 to 2003. You learn a lot more listening to quizzes than school.

Outstanding

R.I.P. William. Class act. Always reminded me of the actor who played the equalizer

A fella Nick Terry, who won the whole thing 3 or 4 times .Daphne off Eggheads also answered all the questions right before this, but she got one wrong in the middle round and finished up 1 point short on 432. I remember watching Bill the day it was aired, very impressive!!

TMS brought me here

This and mastermind are proper quiz shows

Well done swanny.

I loved 15 - 1! It's my favourite of the quiz shows for three reasons. 1) There are tons of questions asked during the half hour, unlike the likes of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire where you are lucky to get 15 in one episode, 2) They standard is the same throughout, meaning no absurdly easy or absurdly difficult questions like on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire or The Weakest Link, and 3) All the questions are about things which are worth knowing, not about pointless celebrity gossip!

I love the look on his face when he got asked the Bible question like: "I'm a minister in the church, you can't expect me to know stuff like that!" lol! Phenomenal.

Was honestly surprised Bill was never on Eggheads.

"A great fan of Scottish cricket". Good man!

I remember this too - what a legend

Amazing!

Awesome. I wish this was still on, what a show. Game shows would be so much better now if they still used retro 90s intro music.

fantastic!

I have to agree, with BOTH! I can;t believe it!

FML! I actually remember this exact episode.

Looks like it was an interesting show. I live in Canada, and despite how good this show is, I'm not sure if it would work on this side of the pond. I have seen a few episodes of the revival with the new host, and she seems to have more interaction with the contestants on there, likely because it seems to be a one hour show this time. Despite the dominant performance, it must still be difficult to get this far in one episode.

well that's one way to secure a spot on a finals board.

very impressive

I actually watched that live. It changed my life.

This has to be the greatest feat in any form of quiz knowleedge,I got most of them,but doing this live ,a tremendous feat..Just wondered did he ever do any other quizzing ? mastermind Ect ?

Think i saw this episode when it was on :)

As the Four horsemen of the Apocalypse at 2.47, it was a film starring Rudolph Valentino

4:38 that lad in the middle

greatest ever scotsman

They should bring this back it was so simple but brilliant.

Graeme Swann forced me to come here.

The other two contestants look so bored and resigned to their defeat.

An amazing achievement quizing RIP WILLIAM G STEWART

This was indeed in early 1999. The following year Daphne Fowler came the closest possible to matching Bill's feat when she scored 432, and in 2002 Michael Penrice also came within a whisker when he managed 423.

Would love to see this guy on The Chase.

that's amazing 433

Remarkable, I use Bill in my quiz team next time LOL !!!!

I couldn't possibly comment!!! ;-) Fair do's... Bill's a nice guy. First person I'm ringing up as phone a friend anyway!

Puts the Chasers to shame really!

#CHALLENGEUK MAXIMUM SCORED MCKAIG 🇬🇧

Brilliant thanks I love the bit at the start! So random and a very camp voice over "in a very *active* life... hahahahahaha

Clever man

Clever chap.

Would love to know which number was the most regular winner on 15-to-1 in its original run.

This guy should present Songs of Praise.

epic win

incredible !! i want a brain and memory like that !!

Hi Aunty Donna boys. This is proof I've done my homework.

The theme tune actually rocks! Why they changed it is beyond me.

Tried to see how many I'd get, 29, with s couple of guesses, getting all 40 is incredible

At the start it looks like Bill is listening to the beat on his headset & mixing on his turntables

i so used to love this show when i was young ,why did thay ever cancel it?

Intellectual Michael Larsen

a genius

I only knew three of those questions. The Venessa Mae (violinist) , Sherlock Holmes, and the Peter Pan questions. But ridiculous. I now have a role model to look toward. The guy who either knows just about everything, or knows how to cheat really freaking well (I am hoping for the intellect though).

Fuck me ragged, this is superb