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 (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.
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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?
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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
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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.
Read MoreView Comments (10)03Dec2011
UK Weekend Replay: Noel Gets the Boot
Since January, Deal or No Deal has been extended from 45 minutes to 60 minutes. Meaning an extra 15 minutes to fit in more banter between Noel and the 22 contestants and more time to see the contestants decide whether to deal the offers or not. An episode shown last month was a classic example where if it was shown last year it would've been on the cutting room floor. As you will see from the clip below. Noel receives a phone call from The Banker where he received a complaint from one of the contestants. What happens next is somethng that doesn't happen on a game show. [stream provider=video flv=x:/www.flashgameshows.com/wordpress/videos/dondnoel.flv img=x:/www.flashgameshows.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/.jpg embed=false share=false
Read MoreView Comments (8)21Nov2011
BuzzerVision UK: Celebrity Chase
The teams on the celebrity editions of The Chase have been doing quite well. The first episode featured Sally Lindsay, Shaun Williamson, Barry McGuigan, and Jenny Frost each winning a £14,000 for charity against Mark Labbett. In episode 2, Nick Hancock and Jenny Eclair took on Anne Hegerty in the Final Chase, but lost with just one second left on the clock. Episode 3 aired this past Saturday, and features John Thomson, Sue Cleaver, Paul Ross, and Carol Vorderman. How did they do? There's only one way to find out...
Read MoreView Comments (6)30Oct2011
Shooting Stars Does The Cube
To celebrate the return of The Cube this evening, we have a special treat. When game shows become popular, other shows make fun of it. The Cube has seen Harry Hill calling it The Cuboid as it doesn't look like a cube when seen on television. While BBC Radio 1 DJ, Greg James has created The Square. Which even featured a contestant called Philip Schofield. Comedy duo Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer have been running the celebrity quiz Shooting Stars for many years. With the show being off air in the early 2000s. It was brought back in 2009. The latest series featured their take on The Cube where Jake Wood from Eastenders tries to win the star prize. Can he throw a severed head into a bucket? It might sound so simple but nothing is simple in Th
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The Chase: Enter The Sinnerman
ITV's popular daytime quiz show, The Chase ends their fourth series today with the launch of the celebrity version airing on Saturday evenings from tomorrow. The new series introduces a brand new fourth chaser, Paul Sinha. Nicknamed The Sinnerman, he joins the ranks of the original three Chasers. Mark Labbett, Shaun Wallace and Anne Hegerty. Like Anne, Paul is more known with his quizzing ability at professional quizzing events than appearing on numerous television game and quiz shows. In the last few years, Paul appeared on Mastermind and on the second series of Are You an Egghead? where he was defeated in the first round. Although he has passion for quizzing. Paul is also a stand up comedian and regularly performs at the Edinburgh Fri
Read MoreView Comments (2)24Oct2011
Meredith Vieira and “Ghost Hunters” Trade Guest Appearances for Halloween
If you're a fan of the SyFy show Ghost Hunters, be sure to check out a special episode on Wednesday, October 26, at 9:00PM ET. In the show Ghost Hunters Jason and Grant are joined by special ghost Meredith Vieira, host of Who Wants to be a Millionaire, as they investigate Snug Harbor in Staten Island, New York. They'll be taking a look at several historic landmark buildings which are allegedly haunted by the spirit of a murdered laundry worker. Then on Monday, October 31st, Jason and Grant stop by the equally-heart-pounding set of Who Wants to be a Millionaire to try to win $1,000,000 for charity. Syfy provided us with a teaser of this Wednesday's episode of Ghost Hunters. Click here to learn more information and to see the creepy video previewing this week's Ghost Hunters.
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This Week in UK Game Shows
It has been an eventful seven days over the pond in the UK. This week had the second week of Deal or No Deal live with all games being broadcast live on Channel 4. There have also been straight faces and and high risks The Chase. First we have Sunday's Deal or No Deal Live which featured contestant Kevin. The live shows are played the same as the recorded shows with some differences. The box openers are a mixture of friends and family for that player and former contestants from past shows. With some who played their show as far back as 2006. The live specials also had special guests who opened their box. Namely, McFly's Tom Fletcher and Harry Potter star Oliver Phelps. Since the show is done live, a clock is used to indicate how much tim
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UK Weekend Replay: Would I Lie to You?
As an added bonus this weekend I deliver you an extra UK Weekend Replay. For those who know about US game shows in general, that the panel show is currently an endangered species. Where there were loads of shows in the 60s, 70s and 80s. There are hardly any panel shows airing on US television in the 21st Century. However, the panel show continues to dominate UK networks with many shows airing on television and radio every week. One panel show currently doing the rounds is BBC One's Would I Lie to You? Created by Endemol, the show features two teams of three celebrities. Both featuring a regular team captain (comedians Lee Mack and David Mitchell from Mitchell & Webb). Hosted by welsh comedian, Rob Brydon. The celebrities read out sta
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