04Jan2014
Weekend Replay: Box 23 on “Deal or No Deal”
Earlier this week we discussed Deal or No Deal's newest feature, Box 23. The Channel 4 game, hosted by Noel Edmunds, recently introduced a 23rd box which a player can buy at the end of the game with his or her winnings. If they buy it, they stand a one-in-five chance of doubling their money. However, they have the same odds to leave with nothing. They are now putting £500,000 on the line. Box 23 was introduced on Wednesday's episode. If you missed it, check out the reveal and the first playing. Would you have bought Box 23 in this situation? Click here to watch Let us know what you think in the comments.
Read MoreView Comments (8)03Jan2014
Win a Cruise to the Bahamas With “Millionaire”‘s Cruise In and Win Week
Who Wants to be a Millionaire is bringing back its popular "Cruise In and Win" week next week, starting January 6th, and you can win big along with the contestants playing for $1,000,000 with Cedric the Entertainer. From January 6th through January 17, visit Millionaire's website and enter the competition. One lucky viewer will be randomly selected to win a Disney Cruise Line vacation for four to the Bahamas on the Disney Magic, sailing from Port Canaveral, Florida. Contestants in-studio will get to answer a special Cruise question, randomly selected during the opening mix, to bank the vacation no matter what plus a potential $25,000. However, they're there for the million. Can they do it? Watch, enter, and win. Click here to check out a preview and learn more.
Read MoreView Comments (3)31Dec2014
Best of 2013: We Remember What a Million Dollar Question Looks Like
Our relationship with Who Wants to be a Millionaire here is interesting. I love the show, I love Meredith Vieira and think Cedric the Entertainer is doing fine, and I love the current format now in its fourth season. However, it's generous to say we were becoming restless waiting for someone to win the million, let alone reach the question. It's more accurate to say we were pulling our hair out screaming nearly every year and losing the will to care each new season. We've been over ten years since a winner. We haven't even seen an actual million dollar question on the daytime version since 2007. Finally, 2013 was the year this streak was broken and it was done spectacularly. Click here to watch the big moments and let us know what you think.
Read MoreView Comments (7)09Nov2013
Weekend Replay: Big Money on Dutch “Deal or No Deal”
We haven't taken a look at a show abroad in a while. Let's visit the Netherlands and their version, the original version, of Deal or No Deal. It's been on the air since 2000 and it's still going strong. They found the formula to make it work: make it a big event show, make the money huge (but still never give away anything out of the ordinary), and air it only a few times a year to make people watch. It's why, even though I can barely understand what they are saying, it's hard to not get wrapped up in the fun and drama. This clip is from last weekend's episode. You don't need to understand Dutch to feel the emotional pain you're about to go through. Click here to watch and let us know what you think of this version of the show.
Read MoreView Comments (18)06Nov2013
“Family Feud” Pits “Cake Boss” Against “Honey Boo Boo” November 11th
Coming this Monday, November 11th, is the episode of Family Feud that's garnered the most attention the Steve Harvey-hosted show has had in some time. TLC reality shows Cake Boss and Here Comes Honey Boo Boo will face off in the popular syndicated game show for charity. Playing for Honey Boo Boo are Mama June, Alana (also known as Honey Boo Boo), Pumpkin, Chickadee, Chubbs and Sugar Bear. Playing for Cake Boss are Buddy, Maddalena, Lisa, Mary and Elisabetta. The episode taped on July 22nd. Want to see a preview of the episode? Click here to check it out.
Read MoreView Comments (7)31Oct2013
Video: Celebrate Halloween with “Release the Hounds”
What do you get when you combine a horror/thriller with a game show? You get the new program Release the Hounds. Currently airing on ITV2 in the United Kingdom, Release the Hounds sends a group of contestants on horror-themed challenges that test their skill, nerve, and guts. However, to win any money after each challenge, they're going to have to outrun a pack of very angry and very hungry hounds chasing them down a long field. We've got two open-region long looks at the show that anyone in the world can watch. Celebrate Halloween by checking it out. Click here and be sure to let us know what you think.
Read MoreView Comments (6)30Oct2013
Video: Painful Overbid on “Price is Right” Showcase
Yesterday's episode of The Price is Right generated an interesting ending. Contestant Mitchell won his way on stage at the last possible moment and played Ten Chances for a new car. Unfortunately he couldn't get through the game and ended up with a portable heater and a camera. He made it to the Showcase which consisted of a Sony Xperia phone with one year service, a trip to Key Largo, and a Chevy Spark. Mitchell settled on a bid of $23,320. You wouldn't believe how close he got. Click here to take a look at the shocking results.
Read MoreView Comments (13)17Oct2013
Throwback Thursday – Epic UK Final Chase
Let’s have a little fun with the web craze known as “Throwback Thursday” here on the site. On November 5, the new season of The Chase begins on GSN. We’re very excited and the reception has been very positive across the board during its first run back in the summer. A new series in the UK is currently underway. To get you ready for Season 2 here in the U.S., here’s a Final Chase from the UK with The Beast, Mark Labbett, from last month. It features a full house playing for a massive £60,000. Okay, it’s not much of a throwback, but it’s one of the more exciting finishes the show has seen. It further solidifies the fact that The Chase is the best quiz on television right now. Click here to watch the Final Chase from last month.
Read MoreView Comments (6)15Oct2013
Cassidy Schlitz Wins $100,000 on “The Price is Right”; Second Highest Daytime Winner
This week's Big Money Week on The Price is Right kicked off just about as large as possible. Contestant Cassidy Schlitz was lucky enough to make it on stage to play the pricing game Half Off, the day's "Big Money" game, for $100,000. Its usual prize is $10,000. Sixteen boxes are presented to Cassidy. One has $100,000 and the rest have nothing. She must select the correct box to win. Cassidy was lucky enough to correctly identify the price of three prizes and narrow her odds from 1/16 to 1/2 (each correct prize guess removes half of the boxes). Left with boxes 5 and 14, Cassidy chose 5, opened the lid, and saw $100,000 in cash sitting inside. Click here to learn more and see the big win.
Read MoreView Comments (12)06Oct2013
Sneak Peek of TBS’s “Trust Me, I’m a Game Show Host”
Coming Tuesday, October 22nd at 10:30PM ET is the new TBS quiz show Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host. Hosted by D.L. Hughley and Michael Ian Black, one contestant will try to guess which of the two hosts's statements are lies and which are the truth for the chance to win tens of thousands of dollars. It looks pretty funny and both hosts are great comedians so I hope you check it out. TBS has posted a preview of the show. Check it out. What do you think? Click here to let us know.
Read MoreView Comments (15)26Sep2013
Josina Reaves Misses Million Dollar Question on “Millionaire”; Wins $25,000
For the second time in American Who Wants to be a Millionaire history, and the first time in daytime Millionaire history, a contestant has gone for $1,000,000 and regretfully lost. Josina Reaves, a high school English teacher from Brooklyn, New York, climbed to the top of the money tree, facing the million dollar question. However, she unfortunately gave a wrong answer, leaving with $25,000. Josina is the first person since 2007 to see a million dollar question on the daytime version of the popular quiz show. This was also Cedric the Entertainer's first million dollar question. Click here to learn more and to watch a video of the big moment.
Read MoreView Comments (20)21Sep2013
Video: You May Really Want to Watch “Millionaire” Next Week
The new season of Who Wants to be a Millionaire has been going on for a bit and it's been a pretty smooth transition over to Cedric the Entertainer as host. He's got the first-week jitters as anyone does, but let's wait to see how the episodes he tapes a few weeks down the line go. The reception has been positive, though, so that's encouraging. However, people don't watch for a host. They watch for big money moments. They watch so people can get to Round 2 and play for $100,000; $250,000; $500,000; or maybe see the infamous $1,000,000 question. Millionaire is teasing a moment that will be going on this week. You may really want to watch. No spoilers until inside the story, so watch at your own risk. Click here to watch and discuss.
Read MoreView Comments (26)20Sep2013
“The Price is Right” Debuts New Game on September 23rd; “Plinko” Day on September 27th
CBS's long running daytime game show The Price is Right returns for its 42nd season this Monday, September 23rd. Drew Carey, George Gray, and the rest are back to give away tens of thousands of dollars in cash, trips, cars, and more. The show will add to its extensive library of pricing games on its debut episode. Price will launch "Do The Math." Then, on September 27th, is the episode that caught huge traction after its announcement. Friday, September 27th, will see the special all-"Plinko" edition. Click here to learn more and to see a preview of the week.
Read MoreView Comments (25)18Sep2013
The Awkward Express on “Wheel of Fortune.”
Last night's episode of Wheel of Fortune provided us with two interesting moments. First, we see contestant Paul land on the Million Dollar Wedge and calling a correct letter in the puzzle. To claim it for the remainder of the game, he must solve the puzzle. From there, it left our heads scratching with an unusual puzzle solve and an awkward three second moment of silence. Later in the game, we finally see the Express wedge being played out. We like the changes the show has made over these years, and the new Express element is welcomed. Jackpot had a good run, but it was time for something new. Click here to watch the video.
Read MoreView Comments (28)19Aug2013
Kam Perez Wins “Whodunnit?” and $250,000; Cris Crotz Revealed as The Killer
If you didn't get to see last night's Whodunnit? season finale on ABC, you missed what will go down as one of the best episodes of a reality game ever produced. First, congratulations are in store. Congratulations to Kam Perez who beat the competition and took home the $250,000. Kam solved the finale's puzzles before the other innocent competitor, Lindsey Anderson, and left Rue Manor with a quarter of a million dollars. The Killer was revealed to be beauty queen Cris Crotz. She left subtle hints throughout the series which were revealed at the end, buts hats off to her. I didn't think it was her. I still thought it was Lindsey Anderson who, unfortunately met her demise at the last minute by solving the puzzle last. Click here to watch the big reveal, read a recap, and read our thoughts on this amazing game show.
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