ITV competition show The Fortune Hotel is in full season 2 swing, with 11 pairs of contestants battling it out to find a briefcase stuffed with a £250,000 prize.
Hot off the heels of BBC show The Traitors, in eight episodes players must work out which pair has the winning briefcase, and the goal is to end up with it at the end of the show.
Daily challenges decide what order players can either keep or swap their briefcases, with the quarter of a mill secretly changing hands throughout the series.
Eight briefcases are empty, while the ninth has an ‘early checkout card’ – which eliminates players landed with it at the end of each episode.
Presenter Stephen Mangan told Metro how the show can be pretty savage, as winning requires contestants to lie and cheat.
‘It’s really difficult to brutally pull the plug on another pair and send them home, but you have to do it,’ he explained.
Who has been eliminated so far?
The series began with 11 pairs of contestants who know each other in some capacity, much like Race Across The World’s format.
Hoping for a chance to win were best friends Maz and Max; fellow besties Chelsey and Briony; father and son Atholl and John; brothers Jake and Mike; couple Allan and Jacob; couple Nella and Tope, partners Fred and Min; mum and daughter Martina and Briony; friends Gurk and Guv; and dad and daughter James and Yasmine.
Players come from all walks of life, with jobs ranging from tech to cleaning, and retirees are also having a stab.
Last week’s episode ended on a cliffhanger – spoiler ahead – as with the introduction of a second early check-out card, both Fred and Min and Allan and Jacob seemed to be at risk.
However host Stephen revealed only one of the pairs would be going home – as voted for by their other contestants, ouch. Tonight revealed Maz and Max sent home Allan and Jacob through tears, leaving them ‘gutted’.
So far other eliminated contestants include cleaning business owners Briony and Chelsey; retired police officer Atholl and son John from the Scottish borders; Wigan-born brothers Mike and Jake; and salesman Guv and poker player Gurks.
What is the The Fortune Hotel Season 2 release schedule and how many episodes are there?
Episodes are airing weekly on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Episode 1 – Wednesday August 6 at 9pm (out now)
Episode 2 – Thursday August 7 at 9pm (out now)
Episode 3 – Wednesday August 13 at 9pm (out now)
Episode 4 – Thursday August 14 at 9pm (out now)
Episode 5 – Wednesday August 20 at 9pm (out now)
Episode 6 – Thursday August 21 at 9pm
Episode 7 – Wednesday August 27 at 9pm
Episode 8 – ThursdayAugust 28 at 9pm
Where to watch The Fortune Hotel Season 2?
The Fortune Hotel airs on ITV1 and ITVX. Once the episodes have aired they are available on the streamer.
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