08Feb2012
Scott and Jane Couper Win £137,000 on “The Exit List”
If you missed last night's episode of The Exit List, ITV's criminally mistreated quiz show airing Tuesdays at 8:00PM UK (3:00PM ET), you missed one hell of a game that you may want to catch up on. In the series fifth episode we saw what was just about as perfect a game as you're going to get. Contestants Scott and Jane Couper, from Milngavie, took an astounding £137,000 out of the Memory Maze and became the biggest winners yet of the Matt Allwright hosted game. Click here to learn more about the big win and to see some of the episode.
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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 (9)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)05Jan2012
“The Chase” Returns to ITV; Check Out Some of the New Series
One of our favorites, ITV's The Chase, returns for a new series of episodes. Be sure to watch weekdays at 5:00PM (12:00PM ET US) The celebrity series they had a few weeks ago was great, but we're back to regular contestants trying to win tens of thousands of pounds by outsmarting one of the four Chasers, some of England's greatest quizzers. Just two days in and we've already had some memorable moments. Yesterday a contestant successful captured a nearly-record £66,000...only £1,000 off the record from a celebrity show. They've had their share of funny moments as well. Not only that, though, the show is casting for new contestants to take on The Chasers, and you can be one of those people and potentially win big money. Click here to find out how to be on The Chase and to watch some memorable moments from the show's newest series.
Read MoreView Comments (1)12Dec2011
“The Price is Right” Contestant from 1961 Returns to Contestant Row
A few years ago CBS updated the eligibility requirements for their long running daytime game show The Price is Right. They are now letting contestants who appeared on the show ten years ago back. This lets some contestants from a long, long time ago to return to the stage and play for even bigger cash and prizes. One of these situations happened today, but it wasn't a previous contestant from the Bob Barker era. Jane, a contestant who appeared on the Bill Cullen edition from 1961 returned to the show and made it on stage to play for a very nice trip on Double Prices. It was a great segment. Click here to check it out.
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Pub Quiz Team Wins $600,000 on “Million Dollar Mind Game”
It's not certain if ABC's great game show Million Dollar Mind Game has a shot of showing up anywhere else, but if not they've given us more memorable moments in six weeks than many shows give us in years. This weekend brought another moment. Team Pub Quiz, all pub quiz players from around the country, came together and won $600,000 to split. Among the team members was Brad Rutter, the biggest winner in Jeopardy! history. The final vote to play for $1,000,000 or keep $600,000 was somewhat terrifying given what happened a few weeks ago, but it was a great way to end this cycle. We'll probably be talking about the show more in the future and can summarize our thoughts more later. But in the meantime, if you missed the episode, check it out. Click here to watch. What did you think? Could you have done as well?
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Why It’s Not a Bad Idea to Walk Away With Four Lives on “Million Dollar Mind Game”
I hope you all are having a great Thanksgiving. I'm still away so we're on auto-post more the next few days. I figured while we're on auto pilot mode that we should show you some of our favorite shows. The one we're most thankful for this year is without a shadow of a doubt the best game show to come from anywhere this year (or the past few, frankly), Million Dollar Mind Game. It airs 4:00PM ET/2:00PM PT Sundays on ABC. This past weekend saw a group of University of Texas alums sitting at the table playing. They went very, very far without missing a question or using a help. With four lives and three helps left, playing the perfect game, they play for $210,000. You have to see what happens to believe it. Click here to watch it.
Read MoreView Comments (8)16Nov2011
Roger Craig Wins 2011 “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions
Roger Craig, the largest single-day winner in Jeopardy! history, has proven he's the best of the best this year. Newark, Delaware, resident Craig has won the 2011 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, winning the $250,000 top prize. Craig beat 14 other Jeopardy! champions to take the title. “It feels incredibly special to win the Tournament of Champions, especially since it’s a marquee event for ‘Jeopardy!’” Craig said. “It’s amazing to win $250,000. I probably shouldn't admit this, but I'd play the game for free!” His competitors, Tom Nissley (2nd place) and Buddy Wright (3rd place), receive $100,000 and $50,000; respectively. Congratulations to Roger. Click here to see Roger's winning moments.
Read MoreView Comments (5)15Nov2011
Dave Ramos Wins $63,100 on “Millionaire”
We previously published that BuzzerBlog reader and Cleveland, Ohio, news and traffic reporter for WTAM Dave Ramos would be appearing on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. BuzzerBlog has a long history of having readers who go on to win tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars on game shows...some of them millions. Dave did not disappoint. Dave won $63,100. Dave reached round two and saw the $100,000 question but elected not to answer. Through Dave's three game show appearances he has made over $125,000. Congratulations to Dave. We're glad to see you win huge. Click here to see the last few minutes of his tense and entertaining game.
Read MoreLeave a Comment15Nov2011
Team Air Force Wins $210,000 on “Million Dollar Mind Game”
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE EPISODE. ABC's incredibly good Million Dollar Mind Game may be tough for one individual person, but get a group of six smart and determined people and you can reason out the tricky logic puzzles to win huge money. It happened again this past weekend as a team of six Air Force members circled the table to $210,000 to share between them. So far they are the highest winners on the series and have the second best record of right answers. Click here to read the question that won the team $210,000 and to see the episode if you missed it.
Read MoreView Comments (6)07Nov2011
Video Gamers Lose Record $600,000 on ABC’s “Million Dollar Mind Game”
You can watch the full third episode of ABC's incredible Million Dollar Mind Game in this post, but first, something very exciting happened yesterday. ABC may have made it hard to find the criminally underrated and attention-deserving Million Dollar Mind Game (Sundays at 4:00PM ET/2:00PM PT), but even if they have a short life they've made American game show history. On yesterday, the third episode, a team of video gamers lost the most money ever lost by a group in American game show history. Click here to watch the full episode and the record breaking moment you won't be forgetting for a long, long time.
Read MoreView Comments (45)01Nov2011
“Ghost Hunters” Win $57,600 for Charity on Halloween “Millionaire”
SyFy's Ghost Hunters, Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, returned to Who Wants to be a Millionaire to face host Meredith Vieira for a second Halloween special. For the second straight year the duo won big money for charity. The Ghost Hunters made it to Round 2, Classic Millionaire, yet again and walked away with $57,600 for their charity, the Hasbro Children's Hospital. They made it to Round 2 with their Ask the Audience Lifeline remaining. Click here to learn how the rest of their episode went and to see a video from it.
Read MoreView Comments (1)28Oct2011
“Millionaire” Contestant Randy Rice Wins $1,000; Donates to Locks of Love
It's always nice to see a person fortunate to be on a show like Millionaire, where someone can win an ungodly amount of money, give back. That's what Tuesday's and Wednesday's contestants Randy Rice did. Randy, a barista from Farmingdale, NY, came to the show with long, blonde hair. It started as a bet that probably wouldn't happen: Meredith Vieira asked if he won the million if she could cut his hair, which he agreed to. However, it turned to an agreement to cut his hair if he can claim the $25,000 prize in Round One. Randy's foot long ponytail was sent to Locks of Love, which makes wigs for needly children who lost their hair due to medical conditions. Sadly, though, Randy crashed on the eighth question. He lost his bank of $51,500 and left with $1,000. Regardless, it's nice to see him do something for a good cause like this on television. Click here to see a preview of another upcoming Millionaire event.
Read MoreView Comments (2)26Oct2011
India’s “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” Crowns First Champion
The success of the movie Slumdog Millionaire re-opened many people's eyes to Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and specifically the Indian version. Their show, Kaun Banega Crorepati, has been on the air intermittently since 2000 and for the most part follows the clock format the United States began in 2008. It is hosted by major Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan. The show currently has a 
5 crore jackpot, equal to over US $1.1 million. The show has announced they have given away their first 5 crore prize to Sushil Kumar, a computer operator. SET TV, the network that airs the show, says the episode will air November 2nd. We'll be sure to let you see the big win when it happens. In the meantime, you can watch a some of the Indian version and a news report from India about the big win by clicking here and reading more. It's a great production of the show.
06Oct2011
Noam Osband Wins $250,000 in an Intense “Millionaire”
It only took two weeks, but we have our second giant winner this season on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Congratulations to Noam Osband, a PhD candidate in Anthropology from Philadelphia, PA, who won $250,000 in one of the most intense Millionaire moments in years. Noam ended round one with $40,600 and successfully answered his $100,000 question. His $250,000 asked him what the American Dialect Society's word of the 20th century was. He successfully answered "jazz" for $250,000. His $500,000 moment, though, is what turned heads. Click here to read about what happened and see how close he came to going for the half million dollar prize.
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