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Home > Screenings > TV Asahi Corporation > News $ Bookmaker

Genres: Entertainment, Format

Demographics: Family


60min

A betting show that celebrity panellists forecast how current news will turn out. They choose one of the given predictions they think will most likely occur. Examples of the news topics for betting are combined important news with the light news as follows: “Which party will get the most votes in next week’s nationwide election?”, “Which of these celebrities will get the most “Likes!” on Instagram next week?” and so on. The guests who bet in the studio are given the questions and options with different odds depending on the probability of the occurrence. When options are given in each episode, experts on each topic explain the detailed reason of the odds. Through the process of predicting the outcome of the news, guests and viewers will be able to learn the deep background of the news and also gain a deeper insight into it!

At the end of the season, the person with the highest total amount of money becomes the winner of the season and they can get it as a prize money.