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Paid to Wait: Star Earned for Years on One Day's Work
31 Jan
Summary
- Comedian Ashley Storrie was paid for four years as a standby contestant.
- She filmed five episodes of House of Games in a single day.
- Storrie won all five episodes she competed in during November 2025.
Comedian Ashley Storrie disclosed a unique arrangement with the BBC's House Of Games. For four years, she was paid as a standby performer, ready to step in if a scheduled contestant became ill. Storrie explained that this role required her to have five outfits prepared for episodes filmed consecutively in a single day, often without being called upon to perform.
Her own appearance on the show aired from November 3 to November 7, 2025. During this week, Storrie emerged as the overall winner, achieving a remarkable feat by scoring over 10 points on each day of her competition. This victory made her one of only five contestants in the show's history to achieve such a consistent high performance.
Host Richard Osman has previously discussed how game shows manage prize money. He indicated that various formats have built-in mechanisms to control payouts, with daytime shows having particularly small budgets. The allocation of prize money is dictated by these budgets, with algorithms determining how much can be awarded.
