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Weird press shots: a Rover 200, a 90s couple and some jetskis

A hammed-up 'lifestyle' shot or a dark window into quiz show misery?

Published: 04 Feb 2021

You thought no one ever actually won the jetskis on Bullseye, didn’t you? Well Keith and Sharon from Tamworth are here to prove you wrong.

Keith and Sharon are actually serial game show winners. It's what convinces them they're made for each other. Having just scooped a brand new Rover 200 on Bruce’s Price is Right, they drove it fresh to Jim Bowen’s dartsier quiz show (without even registering their mundane new hatchback) cocksure they'd tow away the jetskis no one, in their heart of hearts, actually wants.

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Well, the joke’s on them: the nearest beach to Tamworth is 80 miles away. They may be smiling in their inoffensively hued slacks, but behind those smiles are pangs of inescapable regret. Those jetskis are nothing but jazzily decaled paperweights. And they still haven’t registered that Rover. Don’t be Keith and Sharon.

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