cutting comments make contestants "quake before her".

Watched it for the first time last night and, although her remarks were cutting, they hardly reached "quake-producing" intensity. Wonder if any other USn's ever caught a cable program called The Inquisition? Very similar in attitude to the Weakest Link. The persona of the Inquisitor (host) was very like that of What's-her-name on TWL, only he was the one to banish (often with sarcasm) the participants on the basis of their scores. And the monetary prizes were very minimal. The details of the two programs differ, but the "hook" was the same.