Yahoo News Greg James mocked by Radio 1 listeners as he gets locked in escape room live on air
BBC Radio 1 listeners couldn’t resist mocking Greg James after he was locked in an escape room live on air.
The breakfast show host was taken away from his show, blindfolded, and put in the back of a van.
He then appeared in the locked room with a keypad on the door which required a six-digit code to open it.
Fellow BBCR1 DJ Scott Mills was roped in to take over the reins while James attempted to guess a slew of combinations.
WHAT IS GOING ON?!
This just actually happened to @GregJames but WHERE will he end up? 😱👉 https://t.co/TDDJZ8C5fR pic.twitter.com/U2jzF4PIet— BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1)
🔒🔒 HE'S IN THE #R1EscapeRoom 🔒🔒
Follow @gregjames's every move and keep an eye out for any clues to work out that six digit code here: https://t.co/lrJuAVClsS pic.twitter.com/OSLfwboVTu— BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1)
After watching him fail to guess the right code, viewers teased the presenter with one writing: “Greg’s Dad calling up to laugh at him and someone requesting to play Gwen Stefani Sweet Escape is the ultimate p*** take radio we all need.”
Another commented: “Three hours in. Greg has had some eggs. Three out of five correct on the hangman. A six digit code gets him out. 10 guesses down, 999,990 possible combinations left.”
What would be an entertaining idea with the #R1EscapeRoom is for no one to call or message in, and see how long we can keep @gregjames in there. Sorry Greg 🤪🤣 #worldrecord #justforlaughs
— Pete (@PeteCelino)
Someone looks happy #R1EscapeRoom cheer up Greg pic.twitter.com/u84nhd7Ce3
— officaldjnerd (@officaldjnerd)
#R1EscapeRoom Maybe Greg should start completing the hangman drawing with each new answer ...
— Fifi (@FionaRosskopp)
okay it's 3am in LA and unfortunately i need sleep lol. @BBCR1 this has been so much fun to listen to and watch, but is it bad i kinda want greg to still not have escaped when i wake up? don't want it to end! good luck @gregjames lol, but maybe not too much luck... #R1EscapeRoom
— kiera 💃🏼 (@kiera_hardie)
Greg have you just tried to open the door🙈 it just might all just be a trick 🤪 #R1EscapeRoom
— Else Family Butchers (@ElseButchers)
@BBCR1 #r1escaperoom Greg right now #imclaustrophobicdarren pic.twitter.com/7Dkr3PqcCu
— Hannah (@HannahK_92)
A third added: “Greg James is going to be in there for at least a week at this pace... step it up a bit!”
James has since requested help from viewers in solving puzzles scattered around the room, which will assist him in cracking the code.
He has been in the room since 8am and is yet to escape.
The game comes after data revealed James added just under a quarter of a million listeners to the breakfast show audience since taking over the slot from Nick Grimshaw last year.
He has drawn an average of 5.1 million listeners in the final quarter of 2018, according to figures from audience research body Rajar.
