17May2012
Chris Wallace Wins Wednesday’s “Jeopardy!” Power Players Game
All this week is Jeopardy!'s Power Players tournament. On Wednesday's edition, television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz and respected journalists Katty Kay and Chris Wallace faced off for $50,000 for charity. Chris Wallace claimed victory and took the $50,000 for Hope for the Warriors. Wallace said, "It provides all kinds of support programs for returning wounded soldiers and their families and families of the fallen. I can’t think of any better cause than honoring and helping the military families that sacrifice so much to protect us." Click here to learn more about the match and to see a clip of the win.
Read MoreView Comments (2)27Apr2012
“Millionaire” Kicks Off American Pride Week with Firefighter Peter Flihan
Who Wants to be a Millionaire is bringing some of America's biggest heroes onto the set to play a special "American Pride Week" of shows starting Monday, April 30th. As a throwback to the show's former "Walk In and Win" weeks, each contestant playing will be pulled from the studio audience made up of firefighters, U.S. military, and teachers. That unsuspecting person will be taken from their seat to the million dollar table, hoping to take down the top prize. Playing first this week will be Peter Flihan, a volunteer firefighter with the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department. Click here to see some exclusive previews of the week, plus to read what both Peter and Meredith Vieira think about American Pride Week. Photos and videos courtesy Valleycrest Productions Ltd.
Read MoreView Comments (2)17Apr2012
“The Cube” Returns With Big Money on the Line
One of the best made shows of the past ten years, The Cube, returned to ITV this weekend in great form. The Cube is one of those shows that you don't realize how much it's missed and how good it is until it's back. Beyond some new games the show you know and love returned as is hoping to give someone £250,000. The show started with a £20,000 win, but then we come to the second contestant, Jodi, who matched the £20,000. She's about play for £50,000 on a pretty difficult game. Can she do it? It comes down to the wire. You really don't want to miss this one. We'll, of course, be focusing on The Cube for the rest of the weekends its on. Glad to have you back. Click here to see the big moment.
Read MoreView Comments (5)15Mar2012
Beware the Ides of March: Cash or Trash for £100,000 on “The Bank Job”
I can't think of a better day to show you the civilian series finale of The Bank Job, Channel 4's live quiz show taking place in a real bank, than the Ides of March. On the day made famous for backstabbing, could you stab an opponent in the back and steal £100,000? That's what finalists Scott and Stacey had to decide. Scott Gray did it again and won the five games in a row (he effectively won this one). He faces off against Stacey, who he beat last night and came back due to not having enough champions since Scott steamrolled everyone. The prize pot was up to £100,000. Can they share the winnings, or will they both Trash each other and give the £100,000 to the three losers from the day. Click here to watch the video, find out, and discuss what you think.
Read MoreView Comments (16)02Mar2012
Mike Rowe Wins $100,000 on “Millionaire”
We've seen a large number of $100,000 wins (and three $250,000 wins) this season on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. You can add another one to that list. Earlier this week the host of Discovery's Dirty Jobs, Mike Rowe, walked away with $100,000 for his charity, mikeroweWORKS. Mike is the newest big celebrity winner, following other six figure winners such as Anthony Anderson, Suzie Essman, and the Hillstrand Brothers from Deadliest Catch. Mike had some rough luck with the Jumps in round one, but it ended up paying off big time in Classic Millionaire. Click here to see a video of his big win, and to find out what happened after.
Read MoreView Comments (3)01Mar2012
An Interview With “The Bank Job” Creator David Flynn
We're working hard to bring you the biggest news and interviews from the game show world, and given our continuing effort for BuzzerUK, we've been watching Channel 4's The Bank Job closely. We've got an interesting response from readers who have watched, so we wanted to be sure to talk to someone involved in the George Lamb hosted show. We were lucky enough to have the chance to speak to The Bank Job's creator David Flynn about the logistics of shooting a game show in a real bank, comparing this to other shows by David including Pointless and Million Pound Drop, and what influenced the changes he made to the second season. We've also got exclusive information on what to expect for the finale. Click here to read the interview and let us know what you think.
Read MoreView Comments (2)22Feb2012
Anne Hegerty Versus Two for £50,000 on “The Chase”
If you missed yesterday's episode of The Chase, you missed one hell of an episode. Two contestants made it to the Final Chase round, having beaten The Chaser in head-to-head trivia battles. They managed to take £50,000 back home. THey both face off against The Chaser, Anne Hegerty, to split the £50,000 and win £25,000 each. The team has two minutes to answer as many questions as they can, and then The Chaser gets two minutes to do the same. If the Chaser catches them, the team leaves with nothing. However, if they win, they'll both take home £25,000 which is the highest amount ever won per-contestant in the civilian series. Can the team take down Anne and be the biggest civilian winners in the show's history? Click here to check it out.
Read MoreView Comments (18)06Feb2012
Did We Get the First Male Quarter Millionaire on “Deal or No Deal” Today?
Since we more or less launched BuzzerUK, we've been curbing our series "The British are Better Than Us". However, that thought was the first that came to mind during today's Deal or No Deal. When Deal is good, few shows can top the excitement and energy Noel Edmonds, The Banker, and the show brings. In six years and almost 2000 episodes four young women, all in their 20s, have won the top prize of £250,000. No male ever has. Today's contestant, Rich, had his sight sets on the life changing top prize. The game was one of the best ever and something that no fan of Deal or No Deal will ever forget. From the start, with a £20,000 opening offer, it was an epic game. Can Rich land in the Hall of Fame and be the first male quarter millionaire? You are not going to want to miss this one. Click here to watch the unbelievable moment.
Read MoreView Comments (11)09Jan2012
“The Bank Job” Finale: Could You Steal £460,000?
The finale of Channel 4's weeklong event game show The Bank Job aired this Saturday and came with a big twist. All other nights four contestants were narrowed to one, who went into the finale with the money they took from the vault. However, for the Saturday finale, two winners were crowned. A jackpot of £467,500 was available. How did they determine how the money was going to be given away? The classic Prisoner's Dilema was brought back. British readers may know it as Share or Shaft. Americans may know it as Friend or Foe. Regardless, it asked the same question: could you steal a total of over £460,000 from a person standing inches away from you. For an American perspective, this is over $700,000. Click here to watch and let us know what you would have done.
Read MoreView Comments (19)06Jan2012
Check Out a Video Preview and Photo Gallery of ITV’s “The Exit List”
We've got another big quiz show coming to television soon. ITV is debuting their newest, the memory-infused quiz The Exit List, on Tuesday, January 10th, at 8:00PM UK (3:00PM ET). The Exit List, hosted by Matt Allwright, puts two people into a maze. Each room is filled with cash, but each new room they enter adds more items to the "Exit List", which they must recite to win their bank. One room at the end is worth a big £100,000 for teams smart and brave enough to go that far. The show reached out to us with some pictures of the set that can only be described as incredible, a video preview of the show, plus what host Matt Allwright thinks about his upcoming gig. Click here to see them all.
Read MoreView Comments (11)23Dec2011
“The Bank Job” Reaches Over Two Million Game Plays; Projects Over London
The Bank Job is coming January 2nd to Channel 4, and the George Lamb hosted quiz show is gearing up with some interesting ways to expose the show. First off, though, the online game hit a nice milestone. Not only that, Channel 4 is trying to bring some more exposure to The Bank Job with a series of projections across London. Throughout the city a projected "bank job" was pulled on several different buildings. We've got video footage of this inside. Click here to see the video and discuss the show.
Read MoreView Comments (7)15Dec2011
Your First Previews of “Who’s Still Standing?”
NBC is debuting their newest quiz show Who's Still Standing?, based on the Israeli format Still Standing, next Monday (December 19th) at 8:00PM ET. The show is a head-to-head trivia competition between a Hero and ten strangers, each of which (s)he faces one at a time. Beating all ten wins $1,000,000. We've covered the foreign versions rather extensively and given you lots of coverage of NBC's version, so you know most of what's to know about it. However, how about seeing it? We've got your very first look into the game play of the Ben Bailey hosted quiz show. If anything, it's leaving me slightly worried, though. Click here to watch two game play previews, plus read our thoughts.
Read MoreView Comments (31)14Dec2011
The Hub Plans a Night of Holiday Game Shows on December 18th
The Hub will be celebrating the season this coming Sunday in our favorite way: with game shows. The Hub has special holiday episodes of Family Game Night, Scrabble Showdown, and The Game of Life this weekend to get you in a festive mood. The Hub provided us with an exclusive preview of the night. Click here to check it out and learn the details about each special show. Which ones are you looking forward to?
Read MoreView Comments (9)08Dec2011
Big Surprise on The Million Pound Drop
Throughout this week, Channel 4 are airing a special Christmas series of The Million Pound Drop: Live. It started on Monday evening and will conclude tomorrow evening (Friday). There has been a few moments within the short series so far. Comedian Micky Flanagan winning £25,000 for his charity on Monday and best friends, Craig and Seve managing to beat the drop last night at the start of the show to win £100,000. What happened afterwards was totally Earth shattering. I will say nothing else but simply watch the clip below and everything will become clear. [stream provider=video flv=x:/www.flashgameshows.com/wordpress/videos/mpdlosers.flv img=x:/www.flashgameshows.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/.jpg embed=false share=false width=540 heig
Read MoreView Comments (23)06Dec2011
NBC Gives You More Reasons to Fear “Fear Factor”
NBC is debuting the revival of their popular game show Fear Factor this coming Monday, December 12th, at 8:00PM ET. Joe Rogan returns as four couples compete against each other in a series of extreme physical, mental, and emotional challenges testing their fears to win $50,000. If you know the old version, you know the new one. What you don't know, though, is how big the new version is. Remember the old version when people were just pulled on the backs of horses or things like that? This doesn't scratch the surface of what the new Fear Factor does. Care to see? NBC has released a trailer for the show, including interviews and game previews. Click here to watch.
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