I've been paid to star in Richard Osman's House Of Games for FOUR YEARS despite only working one day - it's free money from the BBC, I'm laughing all the way to the bank
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A former contestant on Richard Osman's House Of Games revealed she was paid to star in the show for four years - despite only working one day.
The popular quiz airs weekdays on BBC Two, with a quartet of famous faces competing in five back-to-back episodes.
At the end of each episode, the winning contestant takes home a 'daily prize' with the overall week winner claiming a trophy.
Scottish stand-up comedian Ashley Storrie was joined by EastEnders legend Adam Woodyatt, newsreader Krishnan Guru-Murthy and zoologist Megan McCubbin.
Appearing in online talk show Supper N A Can, the 39-year-old revealed her history with House Of Games goes back further than fans might think.
Ashley began referencing how House Of Games formerly filmed in Glasgow, like fellow BBC quiz The Weakest Link.
Comedian Ashley Storrie appeared on House Of Games in episodes aired in November 2025 - but she has a longer history with the show
Ashley, Adam Woodyatt, Megan McCubbin and Krishan Guru-Murthy all joined Richard Osman in the studio for a week
Ashley emerged triumphant over the other celebrity contestants to end up leaving with the trophy
She elaborated: 'They pay local performers to be on standby if somebody gets sick.
'It's enough to stay in my bed. All you have to do is have your clothes ready to go.
'For House Of Games, you film five episodes in one day. So you get your five outfits ready.
'They pay you the money, they phone you at 10 and go, "Everybody's here, you're not needed" and you just go back to your bed.'
Ashley added: 'You just have to block off that day. So, I would do that... for House Of Games, I think for four years I was a stand-by girl
'Then every year, it would be like, "We'll get you on next year as a real contestant" and I was like to my agent, "No, I want the free money."
Ashley's eventual appearance on House Of Games aired from November 3 to November 7, 2025.
She said of her performance: 'I won all five nights and was the fifth person in history to get over 10 points on every day.'
House Of Games debuted in 2017, with host Richard, 55, presenting it concurrently with Pointless until leaving the latter in 2022.
It comes as Richard previously revealed how game shows prevent contestants from winning big money to keep costs down.
House Of Games host Richard, 55, has been the face of a number of programmes including the likes of BBC's Pointless and Two Tribes - as well as being a successful crime writer
Speaking on the The Rest Is Entertainment podcast, which he fronts with Marina Hyde, the host gave an insight into why players going home with a big lump sum of cash doesn't happen all the time.
Richard said: 'The questions wouldn’t be weighted particularly in that way.
'But lots of formats have ways of ensuring there isn’t a payout.
'So, you’ll do like a final round where you could win or you couldn’t win the jackpot.'
And he revealed that players getting their hands on the cash prize all depends on budgets.
Richard added: 'You always have an algorithm.
'Daytime budgets are very small, but in your budget will be a line item for prize money.
'So, when we used to make Deal or No Deal, for example ― and it’s a good example, because it’s all about money ― you’ve got that £250,000 box all the way down to the 1p box.'
He explained on the podcast Pointless is able to prize £16,500 per day - which means that if one person hits the jackpot, others will suffer from that.
