One sketch features a sudden death tie-break round after neither contestant correctly calls "Numberwang" the round was won by the first contestant (Julie) to die after inhaling toxic Nitrogen dioxide, described by the host as being made from the number two (NO 2). One sketch features a variation known as Wordwang ("the spin-off series with a difference, and that difference is words"), and another features a German-language adaptation, Nümberwang (which is hosted by Mitchell). The game is almost consistently won by Simon with the prizes including an oversized cheque originally intended for Children in Need or a knighthood, while the losing contestant suffers varying indignities such as being stuffed into a cardboard box or arrested by the police. Before the round, the host declares that it is time to "rotate the board"-resulting in an interlude where the contestant area, which is on one side of a turntable, is spun in a full revolution to briefly reveal a non-sequitur scene on the other side of the wall, such as a Nativity scene, a game of Russian roulette or a confused newsreader, before it returns to the first two. The game goes through several rounds with varying formats (all of which incorporate 'number' or 'wang' into their titles), until the final round, titled "Wangernumb". Despite this, all characters onscreen act as though the rules are clear and obvious.
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