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Tempting Fortune
GenreReality
Presented byPaddy McGuinness
Theme music composerIan Livingstone
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Jon Crisp
  • Sanjay Singhal
  • Melanie Darlaston
Production locations
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesVoltage TV and GroupM Motion Entertainment
Original release
NetworkChannel 4 (UK)
The Roku Channel (2023)
Release26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) –
present

Tempting Fortune is a British reality competition television series where a group of people try to win the biggest cash prize they can by avoiding temptations to spend money from the prize fund.[1]

The show is hosted by Paddy McGuinness. The first series was filmed in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa during 2022, and premiered on Channel 4 on 26 March 2023.[2] It was commissioned, as a co-production, in partnership with streaming platform Roku and was released by its programming brand Roku Originals.[3] The show was renewed by Channel 4 in April 2024 but Roku was no longer a partner.[4] The second series, set in Langkawi, Malaysia, began airing on 16 March 2025.[5]

Format

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Tempting Fortune is a show where 12 strangers hope to win a share of a prize pot of £300,000. They are left in a remote location where they embark on a gruelling trek. All the participants are provided with only the basic survival gear and they have to spend a number of days without creature comfort. They are then tested with temptations to see if they have the willpower to resist spending their money on these luxuries. Every temptation chosen by the participants will be subtracted from the final prize pool. The more they spend and the less money they will win at the end.[6]

Series overview

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Series Episodes Premiere Finale
1 6 30 March 2023 10 April 2023
2 8 16 March 2025 7 April 2025

Contestants

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Series 1 (2023)

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Name[7] Age Occupation Winnings
Carolynn 65 Retired trauma nurse
Lani 33 Graphic designer
James 50 Ex-professional basketball player
Charlie 25 Fish and chip shop worker
Ashton 28 Event singer
Trelwey-Precious 22 Social media influencer
Tahira 39 Field organizer
Dee 44 Event caterer
Michelle Works in sales
Dan 31 Social worker
Jack 22 Content creator

Series 2 (2025)

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Name Age Occupation Winnings
Ted 58 Retired prison officer £0
Vicky 38 Greetings card business owner £0
Imani 32 Fashion blogger TBC
Trish 59 Paramedic TBC
Thom 33 Hospitality sales manager TBC
Tomasz 40 Firefighter TBC
Hugo 20 University student TBC
Henry 23 Amateur footballer TBC
Sam 40 Former restaurant owner TBC
Martha 25 Former yacht stewardess TBC
David 37 Vicar TBC
Nathaniel 29 Personal trainer TBC

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2024 Venice TV Awards Reality TV Won [8]
2023 TBI Content Innovation Awards Reality Show of the Year Won [9]
Rose d’Or Awards Competition Reality Nominated [10]
C21 International Format Awards Best Competition Reality Format Nominated [11]

International versions

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Color key
  •   Currently airing
  •   Upcoming version or season
  •   Unknown
  •   No longer airing/Cancelled
Country Local name Network Presenter Winners Originally aired
Greece[12] Tempting Fortune Greece Skai TV Yannis Tsimitselis [el] Series 1 (2024): Roula 17 September 2024
Italy[13][14] Money Road – Ogni tentazione ha un prezzo Sky Uno Fabio Caressa Series 1 (2025): Upcoming series TBA
Mexico[15] TBA TV Azteca TBA
Romania[16] Tempting Fortune România Kanal D Zoli Tóth [ro] TBA
United Kingdom
(original format) 		Tempting Fortune Channel 4 Paddy McGuinness Series 1 (2023): James
Series 2 (2025): TBA 		26 March 2023

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Venn, Lydia (March 6, 2025). "Tempting Fortune season 2: Cast, release date and everything else to know". Cosmopolitan.
  2. ^ Henry, Grace (March 26, 2023). "Tempting Fortune cast: Meet the 12 contestants in Paddy McGuinness's Channel 4 show". Radio Times.
  3. ^ Goldbart, Max (May 17, 2022). "Roku Originals & Channel 4 Partner For First Time On 'Tempting Fortune'; C4 Also Orders 'Apprentice'-style Politics Competition". Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  4. ^ Goldbart, Max (April 23, 2024). "Channel 4 Makes Final Greenlight Decision On Two Of Its Biggest Entertainment Launches Of 2023". Deadline.
  5. ^ Mensah, Katelyn (March 16, 2025). "Paddy McGuinness on Tempting Fortune: "It took me back to doing Top Gear"". Radio Times.
  6. ^ Chase, Stephanie (March 24, 2023). "Top Gear's Paddy McGuinness teases "unbelievable" contestant in new show". Digital Spy.
  7. ^ updated, Elaine Reilly last (April 1, 2023). "Tempting Fortune season 1: release date, contestants, locations and an exclusive interview with Paddy McGuinness". whattowatch.com. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  8. ^ "Winners Announced for the 2024 Venice TV Award". lbbonline.com. September 24, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  9. ^ "TBI Weekly: Content Innovation Awards 2023 shortlist revealed". www.somosproductions.com. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  10. ^ "Winners of 62nd Rose d'Or awards announced". Rose d'Or. November 28, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  11. ^ "International Format Awards 2023: winners". tvtonight.com.au. October 17, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  12. ^ "Tempting Fortune". Skai.
  13. ^ "Sky lancia Money Road – Ogni tentazione ha un prezzo: il nuovo show con Fabio Caressa". Digital News (in Italian).
  14. ^ "Money Road, il nuovo strategy game di Sky condotto da Fabio Caressa". Sky TG24 (in Italian). March 14, 2025.
  15. ^ McHugh, Marian (March 27, 2025). "Tempting Fortune lures in European buyers". Broadcast. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  16. ^ Tilă, Diana (March 25, 2025). ""Tempting Fortune România", singura competiție televizată în care adversarii luptă umăr la umăr pentru o miză comună uriașă – 300.000 de Euro. Show-ul care pune voința la încercare, în curând, la Kanal D!". Kanal D Romania (in Romanian). Retrieved March 27, 2025.
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