*shakes fist at sky*
Winning Streak will not return this autumn due to the ongoing restrictions related to Covid-19, The National Lottery and RTÉ have said.
The game show will be postponed given the unprecedented challenges posed by Covid-19.
RTÉ and The National Lottery agreed that producing the show while managing social distancing in studio would create too much of a risk to players, their families and the staff of RTÉ, National Lottery and KPMG, who are the independent observers for the game show.
On the last Winning Streak show on 7 March, five players were drawn to appear on the next episode, which was due to air on 21 March.
However, before this could happen, the government restrictions in movement due to Covid-19 were introduced and unfortunately this resulted in the postponement of the 21 March episode.
These players were contacted and advised of the situation together with our intention to reschedule for a later date.
“Additionally, in March we announced that any player who still had a three-star entry should continue to send those into the National Lottery until the 10th August in line with game rules and they would be included in a catch all draw at a later date,” The National Lottery said.
Two game shows behind closed doors will now take place, one for those drawn in the catch-all draw and one for those drawn for the postponed show originally due to air on 21 March.
These game shows will not be broadcast on RTÉ.
Each player will get the opportunity to play the full suite of Winning Streak games with the same prizes on offer, whilst at all times ensuring all social distancing and health and safety guidelines are followed.
The National Lottery will contact players directly in the coming weeks with the details of the event.
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