Just a Minute usually by mistake or for laughs. The game rewards those who make entertaining challenges, even if they do not speak for very long. If successful, last-second challenges can be especially rewarding, as they allow one to speak for a short time but earn two points—one for the challenge and one for being the last speaker. The game is then scored and a winner declared, but the attraction of the show lies less in the contest than in the humour and banter among participants and the chairman. Nicholas Parsons has chaired the show since its inception. On nine occasions he has
Just a Minute series also made available on Compact Disc. "Just A Minute: Series 79" is due for release on 7 December 2017. In 2011, five double CDs were released with each volume focusing on a "Classic" selection of each of the main regular panellists (eg. "Just A Minute: Classic Kenneth Williams", "Just A Minute: Classic Paul Merton", etc.) The five volumes were also available as a box set entitled "Just A Minute: The Classic Collection" along with a bonus CD. The "Classic Clement Freud" CD and audio download was withdrawn from sites such as Amazon and iTunes following the posthumous revelations about