RTE star Baz Ashmawy is back on air for his ‘highly addictive’ show as it returns with a program change.

The 49-year-old game show The Money, which challenges teams of strangers from all over Ireland to test their knowledge and wits for a chance to win big, is back for a second season.

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The hit series will air throughout the weekend on Saturday and Sunday nights each week, instead of just one night a week on Sundays.

The first episode of the new season starts tomorrow Saturday 2 November at 9.20pm and Sunday 3 November at 6.30pm on RTE One and RTE Player.

Host Started said: “I’m so excited that The Money List is back! The fact that it will take place every night on Saturday and Sunday really adds to the excitement, with up to €30,000 each night.

“This season we have an amazing line-up of contestants, lucky foreigners from all over the country who have the chance to win some amazing amounts of money. It will be brilliant!”

Once again, two teams of complete strangers will be challenged to fill in the missing answers on a list.

The more lists they complete, the more money they earn. Lists can be about anything from “US Presidents” to “Madonna Hit Singles”.

The first team to win two lists will play for €15,000.

Each time the contestant gets a straight answer on the list, they will move up the money ladder in an attempt to win the cash prize.

As they progress, they can put their money in the bank or continue, but one wrong answer and they’ll lose it all.

As the winning team progresses through the show, if they keep winning, they can keep winning until another team of contestants eliminates them.

Kerry native Bill and Dubliner Sandra take on Mark from Dublin and Caroline from Kilkenny for the chance to win €15,000 on Saturday.

The winning team will go on to take on new challenges, Daphne from Longford and Liam from Dublin.

Baz, who first became famous for his budget RTE travel show How Low Can you Go, had some incredible stories from his travels around the globe.

He recently appeared on an episode of 2FM Star Carl Mullanhis Truth About Phone podcast.

Asked if he’s ever been in a scenario where his phone saved his life, the 49-year-old told an amazing story about the moment it came to him. robbed while traveling alone.

STRANDED STAR

The father-of-two explained: “I got stuck in Cambodia in a place called the Four Thousand Islands.

“I was robbed in a bus yard by a bunch of kids and I had a schoolbag around me and they took everything, my phone, my wallet, my passport.”

The Dublin native continued: “I ended up having to live in a fishing village for a month, sleeping on a pool table. There was no Irish embassy so I had to go to the Swedish embassy.

“I remember my mum coming home and I was on the phone with her and it was bad, but at least I could reassure her that things would work out and she would be fine.

“Eventually they got me a temporary passport to take me back to Ireland. I remember sleeping on this pool table and I had to wait for all these Cambodian guys to finish playing pool and it was like 1 in the morning and I would have been. like, “Guys, I really want to go to bed.”

“And I remember one night this Dublin t-shirt came over and he said, ‘Hold on, budget travel show guy,’ and I was laying on the pool table and he said, ‘ Yes, I am.”

“And then he goes, ‘Oh my God, are you really doing this then?’ and I said, “I usually don’t, but now I’m a fisherman.”

Baz recounted how the bar owner let him sit at the pool table for $1 a night, costing him a total of $35.