Discussing the scales of the challenge he continues: "In our largest shows we anticipate processing more than 10,000,000 messages during the course of the show, with a peak greater than 7,000 per second - this is more than 10 times that achieved by the London Stock Exchange."
Secondly, the handsets have to be able to be installed and uninstalled quickly and efficiently, even in the largest venues. The Millionaire handsets are supplied in sets of four in easily identifiable colours, which connect to small, hidden hubs which link together to form the unique AnswerBack network.
When 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Live' starts its British tour in Eastbourne on June 13, 1,500 people will be able to play simultaneously. On the morning of the show an 8-man crew from AnswerBack Interactive will AnswerBack-enable the theatre using more than 3.5km of cable. There will be a red, yellow, green or blue handset on every seat ready for the world's largest ever game of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Live.
(Lee Baldock)
