The Who Game
The Who Game was a regular feature on Scott Mills' BBC Radio 1 show. It was revived in June 2022 for Scott's final summer on the station, with the last edition in August 2022. Here are all our write-ups of the Who Game.
Scott and Chris declared skipping ahead on a shared TV series an act of betrayal, recruited listeners to invent punishments and discovered an American fan had turned The Who Game into a drinking game. [...]
Ben in Wisconsin explained how Radio 1 turned him into a Watford supporter, while Mariah Carey smashed Halloween pumpkins to declare Christmas open and the quiz asked which animals actually poo. [...]
Adele being 33 while releasing an album called 30 inspired Scott to shave three pandemic years from listeners' ages, before the Blinking Guy explained how one reaction became a global meme. [...]
A late-night motorway stop ended in crushing disappointment when the glowing golden arches promised food but the restaurant was shut, prompting Chris to demand a new law. [...]
Scott began seeing Adele's supposed number 30 everywhere, before Paul explained how being punched by a mate in 2007 turned him into one of Britain's longest-lived internet memes. [...]
Lisha explained how one exhausted look in an Edinburgh club became a globally shared meme, while Scott's mum bulldozed through Chelsea Flower Show in a wheelchair and Chris mistook Butterbeer for children's pints. [...]
A late-night kebab shop's rebrand appeared to end the tradition of handing students branded paper hats, prompting Scott and Chris to treat the change like the destruction of local heritage. [...]
Chris stopped at Fleet Services in the middle of the night and found the bridge named after Scott looking rather unloved — with the commemorative plaque apparently missing. [...]
Listeners around the world could suddenly send Radio 1 voice notes and photos, while back-to-school nostalgia revived Harvest Samba and social media exposed a Glastonbury sickie. [...]
Listeners built villa-style balconies, cocktails and giant screens for the Love Island final while Scott and Chris argued over whether a Monday-night reality show really counted as an event. [...]