Sorry, applications for this series closed on 20 February 2026.

Thank you all for your interest. 

Wisdom of the Crowd is a brand new BBC One Saturday night quiz show hosted by John Bishop.

Would you like to be a contestant on a quiz show like no other? Are you a competitive person and think you can take on a crowd of 200 people as an individual contestant, or do you think life is better when you work as part of a team and think being part of the crowd is a better role for you? 

In the Wisdom of the Crowd, an individual takes on a large crowd of people in questions such as “How many toilet rolls does the average UK adult use in a year? The aim is for the individual to get closer to the correct answer than the Crowd. It’s a David versus Goliath clash in which the science says the individual will lose almost every time – but will any of our individual contestants be able to outsmart the Wisdom of the Crowd and win up to £10,000 or will the money go to the Crowd and be split at the end of the series?

You can apply as either an individual contestant or be part of the crowd. You can’t apply for both so have a think about what role you would like to play.