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The format of the series involves contestants from all walks of life battling against a ' Gladiator ' in a number of events in order to secure points for the final event, The Eliminator.

Typically, four contenders would appear in each episode, two male and two female, with the exception of charity or celebrity specials, and each contender would compete in five or six events, depending on the series or time restraints.

In each event, the contenders will score a number of points, usually ten for a win, or none for a defeat, or any number if games such as Swingshot or Atlaspheres are played.

Typically, both male and female contenders would compete in the same events, however, during series six, this format was removed, and as such female contenders would play easier games such as Swingshot, whilst the male contenders would play more difficult games, such as Sumo Ball or Dogfight.

Once all five or six games are played, the number of points is totalled and the contestant with the highest number of points gets a head start in The Eliminator, worked out by how many more points he has compared to the other contender.

Every two extra points is with half a second head start.

The winner of The Eliminator then goes on to compete in the next round.

Every series starts with 32 contestants, who are typically wittled down to 16, 8 and then 4 for the grand final.

A typical series contains fifteen episodes-eight heats, four quarter finals, two semi-finals and the grand final.

Occasionally, a celebrity or charity special will be broadcast after the grand final.