29Apr2013
GSN Schedules “Minute to Win It” Sneak Peek on Thursday, May 23rd
If you're looking forward to GSN's upcoming revival of Minute to Win It you won't have to wait too long until you get your first look at the series. The Apolo Anton Ohno-fronted game, which debuts June 25th at 8:00PM ET, will get a sneak peek on Thursday, May 23rd, at 10:00PM ET. It will follow The American Bible Challenge which gives it a decent shot at getting some eyes. A revival of NBC's two-season-long game, Minute to Win It sees a team play up to ten games in the "Sixty Second Circle" using household items for up to $250,000. GSN taped 40 episodes. The network has released a preview of the sneak peek. Click here to watch. Excited for the new series?
Read MoreView Comments (3)27Apr2013
Weekend Replay: Team Versus Paul Sinha for £51,000 on “The Chase”
With GSN's adaptation of The Chase coming awfully soon, and with the current great ITV edition still going daily, I want to be sure to showcase the best that the intense quiz format has to offer. Luckily, if you watched it this week, you saw a few great matches. Monday's, in particular, is arguably in the top three Final Chases of all time. Our team has managed to bank a massive £51,000 throughout four rounds. To win it they have to outrun the Chaser, Paul Sinha, one final time in a relentless two minute marathon of questions. If they can't beat him, though, they'll leave with nothing. Can the team take away one of the biggest paydays in the show's history? You aren't going to want to miss this. It's impossible to be any closer. Click here to watch and let us know what you think of the exciting moment.
Read MoreView Comments (10)14Apr2013
Weekend Replay: “5 Minutes to a Fortune”
This past week Channel 4 debuted their newest afternoon quiz show 5 Minutes to a Fortune. The game, hosted by Davina McCall, sees a team, face five rounds that test their mental and logic skills while facing a 15-foot hourglass containing the team's bank. One player, the Time Keeper, will allot any amount of time from the time bank to complete the round. If the Game Player cannot successfully answer five questions within the time set, the hourglass will turn and their money will drain. It's a fun, unique show with an interesting and visually impressive gimmick that works well. It's essentially a trivia version of The Cube. Hard to go wrong with that. Want to see what we're talking about? Click here to watch the first round of the show, to read our brief review, and to let us know what you think.
Read MoreView Comments (11)29Mar2013
“Minuto Para Ganar” Named First Spanish-Language Production Part of the “Made in NY” Initiative
Minuto Para Ganar, the popular Spanish-language version of Minute to Win It airing on American network MundoFox, is currently taping its second season. The Marco Antonio Regil-hosted game moved to New York City for its second season, and it's earned significant notoriety for it. Minuto Para Ganar has been named the first Spanish-language production to be included in New York City's "Made in NY" initiative. The program supports and encourages television and film productions to shoot the majority of their projects in New York City. Click here to watch a sizzle reel for the upcoming season and the ceremony, and to learn more about the show's achievement.
Read MoreView Comments (4)24Mar2013
Weekend Replay: Can Kevin Beat “The Cube”
The Cube is currently into its sixth series on ITV and it's still thrilling us week after week. Yesterday's starting contestant, Kevin, returns in one of the strongest positions anyone on the Phillip Schofield-hosted show has ever been in. He's already won £50,000. He's starting the show on game six of seven, for £100,000. Best of all he still has six lives, his Trial Run, and his Simplify lifelines for additional help. Kevin is just two games away from beating The Cube and being the first civilian to win £250,000. Can Kevin get passed his £100,000 game and, most importantly, does Kevin have what it takes to gamble it all for the shot at defeating The Cube? Click here to watch this Cube moment to remember.
Read MoreView Comments (12)17Mar2013
Weekend Replay: “The Common Denominator”
For this week's Weekend Replay we have a show many of our readers have probably not seen: Channel 4's new quiz show The Common Denominator. In the past we've joked that it's, essentially, the poor man's Only Connect. You're given two items (either two words, two pictures, or a picture and a word) and you must find the link. While it is similar they've done enough to differentiate the shows. We're very excited to feature BuzzerBlog reader Daniel Peake this week. Dan beat the competition and is just six Common Denominators away from £10,000. He has 45 seconds to do it or he risks leaving with nothing. Can be become just the second ever to win? Click here to watch the exciting end game and to let us know what you think of the show.
Read MoreView Comments (8)11Feb2013
Big Money On the Line This Week on “Millionaire”
As always, Who Wants to be a Millionaire has released its weekly trailer giving fans a preview of what's to come. While many of these tend to give away the biggest winner of the week, some are so good that I can't hide it from you. It looks like one of our contestants, Dave, goes pretty far and stands a shot at seeing the million dollar question. For reference we have not had an in-play million dollar question in five years. Likewise, though, we have not had anyone miss the $500,000 question since 2004. Will either of these finally happen? We've also got a preview of another contestant to watch: trivia buff Paul Reese. Click here to see both previews and let us know what you think.
Read MoreView Comments (11)22Jan2013
Video: Let’s Ask All of the Audience
We had quite a few people asking for the clip so, of course, we have to show it. This week Millionaire is bringing back the Crystal Ball lifeline which lets contestants see what the dollar value for the question is before answering. This can help them decide to either Jump the Question, answer, or maybe Ask the Audience. Our contestant, Donna Ubriaco from Spring Valley, NY, had an interesting situation today and has earned a place in Millionaire history. Her question asked what phrase, "is a common yet fun way to ask if someone is all set to go?" Not sure, she Asked the Audience. A very, very rare thing happened. Click here to see what happened on Monday's episode.
Read MoreView Comments (5)12Jan2013
Weekend Replay: Larry Plays for Record £60,000 on “The Chase”
This past Tuesday featured a very exciting episode of The Chase. Our contestant, Larry, was the sole surviving member of the team and managed to take £60,000 away from the Chaser, Mark Labbett, and into the prize fund. To win this all Larry has to do is outrun Mark one last time in the Final Chase. £60,000 would be the highest amount won by a civilian team and the highest amount won by a single contestant, civilian or celebrity, ever. Can Larry do it? It's an extremely exciting round, a memorable moment, and why we continue to say The Chase is the best quiz show on TV anywhere today. Click here to watch the video and let us know what you think of this moment.
Read MoreView Comments (19)16Dec2012
“Millionaire” Superfan Shawn Sutherland Plays December 17th
Playing Millionaire tomorrow, December 17th, is Shawn Sutherland. Shawn is a Baylor Grad Student from Moultrie, GA. He's also, possibly, one of the biggest (if not the biggest) Millionaire fans out there. He knows all the millionaires, he can even rattle off the $500,000 winners, and he's making it very clear that he's just happy to be here for the experience and that the money is secondary. Shawn said that there is absolutely no way he's walking away and that he will be going for the million. Click here to read more about Shawn's game and to watch two previews. Excited for his game?
Read MoreView Comments (9)07Dec2012
Video: More Game Play Previews of NBC’s “Take It All”
We're three days away from the debut of NBC's newest game show, Howie Mandel's Take It All. The series debuts Monday, December 10th, at 9:00PM ET. We've extensively gone over the rules and we've even showed you some videos. We want to give you more a preview to show what to expect Monday. There are a few more previews to get you ready for Monday's event. Take a look after the break at more examples of how the game will go. Click here to watch the videos and let us know what you think.
Read MoreView Comments (11)04Dec2012
Video: Preview of NBC’s “Take It All”
We're just one week away from the newest primetime game show. NBC will debut Take It All on Monday, December 10th, at 9:00PM ET. Hosted by Howie Mandel the game sees five contestants try to avoid the cheapest prize in a round by either taking one from the "Dream Screen" or stealing it from another contestant. The final two contestants will play the "Prize Fight" where they can either choose to keep what they've won or Take It All from their opponent with the risk that if both Take It All, they both get nothing. NBC has released several clips from the show. We're going to start you off by showcasing two clips. Click here to see the previews and let us know what you think. Excited for the show?
Read MoreView Comments (20)28Oct2012
Video Weekend Replay: Ron Freshour Wins $250,000 on “Millionaire”
We've been talking about it all week, but if you missed it Ron Freshour from Austin, Texas, became the newest giant winner on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Ron took away $250,000 from the Meredith Vieira-hosted quiz show on Thursday's episode. Ron is the second quarter million dollar winner of the 2012-2013 season. His question asked: "With a whopping 15 in total, what is the most common last name among those with stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?" Ron correctly answered "Williams." Did you not get a chance to see the big win on television? You're in luck. We've got the moment, in HD, after the break. What do you think? Click here to watch and let us know.
Read MoreView Comments (4)21Oct2012
Weekend Replay: “Deal or No Deal” Hunts for Winner Number Six
Five young women have all won the £250,000 top prize on Deal or No Deal. They're on the hunt for winner number six and Esher, a bus driver from London, is coming very close. She has one of the strongest five-box configurations we've ever seen, with just £1,000 and four of the power five remaining. The Banker has offered £60,000. She's obviously going to turn that down or it would be one of the shortest Weekend Replays ever. Is Esher going to become the sixth female winner and change her family's life forever? Or is she about to have one of the biggest collapses in Deal or No Deal history? It's an edge-of-your-seat moment you won't want to miss. Click here to watch the big moment and let us know what you think.
Read MoreView Comments (3)16Oct2012
Video: Millionaire’s “Ask the Audience” Could Not Work Better for Brandon Saunders
If you watch Who Wants to be a Millionaire today you'll see Brandon Saunders, a sophomore at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU from Holliswood, NY. Brandon kept his appearance on the show a surprise to his grandmother who was in the audience that day, so she was excited as you can imagine. Even more touching is that Brandon is donating a portion of his winnings to his grandmother for a much needed surgery, so we're all wishing him as much luck as we can. We'll tell you how he does tomorrow, but here's a funny look at his game today. A pretty normal question about a cable channel is asked and Brandon has to ask the audience. The results could not have been better if you scripted them. Click here to watch the moment and to let us know what you thought of Brandon's game, if you watched.
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