<P> By the time the original version ended, it had awarded 500 contestants over £ 500,000 in prizes . </P> <P> Celebrity special aired occasionally from 2 January 1981, with prizes won going to charities . </P> <P> The show is often famed as having been the place that record producer Simon Cowell made his television debut . The video (of his appearance on the 1989 version) is available on YouTube and extracts of it were shown during the National Television Awards whilst Cowell was receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award . Cowell appeared on 2 episodes (winning his first game) and won only £ 20 worth of cooking utensils . </P> <P> The show's theme tune, composed by Peter Fenn, was entitled "Joyful Pete", in tribute to the show's original producer, Peter Joy . </P>

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