The main investor panel on the British TV programme Dragon's Den usually has five investors.
These investors sit behind the iconic desk and listen to entrepreneurs present their businesses. Each dragon can ask questions, make an offer, or decline to invest. Entrepreneurs may accept an individual offer or negotiate with more than one interested dragon.
The exact membership of the panel has changed repeatedly since the programme began. Some episodes also feature guest or replacement dragons, so the identities on screen are not fixed across every series. The number associated with the standard panel, however, is five.
Viewers sometimes count only the dragons who make offers, but the panel refers to all investors present for the pitch, whether or not they invest. This distinction explains why a pitch can still involve five dragons even when only one or two show interest.