During the game, Sarah North had to describe a traffic cone without using the words orange, hazard, or road. She used the word 'traffic' in her description, which Ant and Dec said broke the rules because 'traffic' is part of the item's name. It is unclear whether the rule about not using words that are part of the item's name was clearly stated before the game.
According to Daily Express - Showbiz, Ant described that if it's the thing then it's a banned word, while Dec described it as the title of the thing. Sarah North argued that 'traffic' was not among the three banned words. According to Daily Express - Showbiz, Dec described not arguing about it.
It’s a traffic cone, if it's the thing then it's a banned word.
Sarah North eventually won £500 for her efforts but missed out on a holiday, though the specific holiday prize she missed out on has not been disclosed. The exact date or episode when this incident occurred on Saturday Night Takeaway remains unknown. Sarah North is the owner of Happy Ham, a personalised items company.
According to Daily Express - Showbiz, Sarah North described still thinking she was in the right and being cheated out of her place on the plane. Ant and Dec put a pause on filming Saturday Night Takeaway in 2024 after 20 years on air.
But it's the title of the thing.
Let’s not argue about it Sarah!
I spoke to Dec quickly as I was backstage doing the [paper]work and he was laughing saying, 'I can’t believe you argued on TV'.
I still think I was in the right. I was cheated out of my place on the plane.
We didn't get to see them much as I was busy doing paperwork, but my time with them when I was playing the game was so much fun.
They were exactly as you expect them to be. I’m from Newcastle so Byker Grove was a part of growing up. I even once got out of school early to go to a PJ and Duncan CD signing in HMV.
When you have grown up watching them, it is then surreal being with them as you forget you don’t actually know them.