100 Winners
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100 Winners is a live interactive game show
on GSN
, officially hosted by Jessica York
. Jeff Thisted
and Shandi Finnessey
served as substitute hosts. Featured during the two-hour program were short interactive games from which the viewers could win prizes. The show generally aired from 12:00 midnight - 2:00 a.m. Eastern
every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday night (technically early Wednesday, Thursday, and Monday morning in the Eastern Time zone. All scheduled airings of 100 Winners were replaced with episodes of quiznation.
a request or using the network's website. Potential contestants could enter up to ten times per phone number per method on each show. However someone can only be brought through to answer a question once a night.
Within a few moments, a contestant was notified whether or not their entry is chosen (at random) to proceed to another random selection process. If an entry were selected in the second phase, the contestant will be called on his or her home or mobile phone
, depending on the method of entry. The contestant will then come on-air and be held in the queue for up to three games. If a contestant was selected to participate in a break game, an operator will take their answer and assign them a prize value. GSN charges a $.99 fee for each text message entry, in addition to standard text messaging rates charged by the wireless provider. Entries on the website are free. Regardless of the method of entry, each entry had an equal chance of being selected. An entry did not necessarily guarantee an opportunity to appear on the show. Residents of certain states may be ineligible to play various entry methods.
The format was based on The Cash Vault, a game show that aired on the British Quiznation.
, the original GSN interactive game show, broke off into two separate programs, quiznation
and 100 Winners. Collectively, the programs are known as the PlayMania Block.
All episodes of 100 Winners were hosted by Mel Peachey
until the second hour on March 21, 2007, when Jessica York
replaced her. It was presumed that York would continue to host this program, and Peachey would host quiznation until Shandi Finnessey
, the official quiznation host, was finished with Dancing with the Stars
. Finnessey's tenure with Stars ended on April 3 when she was eliminated.
On the March 31 episode of quiznation, Peachey announced she was leaving the PlayMania Block to return home to England
. The April 7 quiznation was her "goodbye show" and her last night as host. Peachey hosted her last 100 Winners on April 4. York has hosted ever since, although Finnessey substituted for her during the week of May 1.
A schedule change began May 6. A Sunday edition of 100 Winners airs in place of the previously scheduled quiznation. In its place, the Thursday slot featured an episode of quiznation. Jeff Thisted, a contestant coordinator on The Price is Right
, hosted his first full show on the May 20 100 Winners.
All airings of 100 Winners were replaced by airings of quiznation. The show has been indefinitely canceled from the programming schedule, as it ceased to be referenced in the official rules of the PlayMania Block. The final show, hosted by Thisted, aired June 13, 2007.
es on the set, each of which contains a prize of either cash or GSN merchandise.
To make winners more quickly, the host offered:
The games listed were played in rotation on the program.
The total amount in this vault layout is $4,983.90 in cash and prizes.
1The package includes a GSN mug (ARV $3.75), hat (ARV $7.95) and PlayMania t-shirt. (ARV $7.75), totaling an ARV of $19.45.
This vault layout contains an average value of $5,024.80 in cash and prizes.
²Each door has a various piece of merchandise including GSN mugs (ARV $3.75), hats (ARV $7.95), beanie caps (ARV $10.50), playing cards (ARV $7.00) and PlayMania t-shirts. (ARV $7.75)
This vault layout contains a total of $5,200 in cash.
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
on GSN
Game Show Network
The Game Show Network is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite channel dedicated to game shows and casino game shows. The channel was launched on December 1, 1994. Its current slogan is "The World Needs More Winners"...
, officially hosted by Jessica York
Jessica York
Jessica York is an American television personality, and sports anchor. She was one of the three hosts on GSN's PlayMania before it broke off into two separate shows, and was subsequently a host on quiznation...
. Jeff Thisted
Jeff Thisted
Jeffrey "Jeff" Thisted is an American game show host. He served as one of the hosts on GSN's interactive game show Quiznation in the PlayMania Block. He made his hosting debut presiding over one game on the May 18, 2007 episode of Quiznation and finished in October before the finale. He was the...
and Shandi Finnessey
Shandi Finnessey
Shandi Ren Finnessey is an American beauty queen, model, television hostess, and actress. She is best known for winning the Miss USA title, as Miss Missouri USA. She previously held the title of Miss Missouri 2002 and competed in Miss America where she won a preliminary award...
served as substitute hosts. Featured during the two-hour program were short interactive games from which the viewers could win prizes. The show generally aired from 12:00 midnight - 2:00 a.m. Eastern
North American Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday night (technically early Wednesday, Thursday, and Monday morning in the Eastern Time zone. All scheduled airings of 100 Winners were replaced with episodes of quiznation.
Format
100 Winners was a game show where home viewers are the contestants. American residents 18 or older were eligible to enter the contest by text messagingText messaging
Text messaging, or texting, refers to the exchange of brief written text messages between fixed-line phone or mobile phone and fixed or portable devices over a network...
a request or using the network's website. Potential contestants could enter up to ten times per phone number per method on each show. However someone can only be brought through to answer a question once a night.
Within a few moments, a contestant was notified whether or not their entry is chosen (at random) to proceed to another random selection process. If an entry were selected in the second phase, the contestant will be called on his or her home or mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
, depending on the method of entry. The contestant will then come on-air and be held in the queue for up to three games. If a contestant was selected to participate in a break game, an operator will take their answer and assign them a prize value. GSN charges a $.99 fee for each text message entry, in addition to standard text messaging rates charged by the wireless provider. Entries on the website are free. Regardless of the method of entry, each entry had an equal chance of being selected. An entry did not necessarily guarantee an opportunity to appear on the show. Residents of certain states may be ineligible to play various entry methods.
The format was based on The Cash Vault, a game show that aired on the British Quiznation.
Programming history
On February 20, 2007, PlayManiaPlayMania
PlayMania is a live interactive game show on GSN, hosted by Mel Peachey, Shandi Finnessey, Jessica York, Angelle Tymon and Jeff Thisted. The two-hour program featured interactive games that the viewers could play to win cash prizes...
, the original GSN interactive game show, broke off into two separate programs, quiznation
Quiznation (US game show)
quiznation was a live interactive game show on GSN. The official host was Shandi Finnessey, with Angelle Tymon, Jessica York, Jeff Thisted filling in. Featured in the two-hour program were interactive games where the viewers could win cash prizes. The show aired from 12 midnight - 2 a.m...
and 100 Winners. Collectively, the programs are known as the PlayMania Block.
All episodes of 100 Winners were hosted by Mel Peachey
Melissa Peachey
Melissa "Mel" Peachey is a British television personality, most notable for hosting PlayMania on GSN and Quiznation in the United Kingdom.-Early career:Born in London, she started out as an assistant for a London television network...
until the second hour on March 21, 2007, when Jessica York
Jessica York
Jessica York is an American television personality, and sports anchor. She was one of the three hosts on GSN's PlayMania before it broke off into two separate shows, and was subsequently a host on quiznation...
replaced her. It was presumed that York would continue to host this program, and Peachey would host quiznation until Shandi Finnessey
Shandi Finnessey
Shandi Ren Finnessey is an American beauty queen, model, television hostess, and actress. She is best known for winning the Miss USA title, as Miss Missouri USA. She previously held the title of Miss Missouri 2002 and competed in Miss America where she won a preliminary award...
, the official quiznation host, was finished with Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars (US TV series)
Dancing with the Stars is a reality show airing on ABC in the United States, and CTV in Canada in 2011. The show is the American version of the British BBC television series Strictly Come Dancing...
. Finnessey's tenure with Stars ended on April 3 when she was eliminated.
On the March 31 episode of quiznation, Peachey announced she was leaving the PlayMania Block to return home to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The April 7 quiznation was her "goodbye show" and her last night as host. Peachey hosted her last 100 Winners on April 4. York has hosted ever since, although Finnessey substituted for her during the week of May 1.
A schedule change began May 6. A Sunday edition of 100 Winners airs in place of the previously scheduled quiznation. In its place, the Thursday slot featured an episode of quiznation. Jeff Thisted, a contestant coordinator on The Price is Right
The Price Is Right (US game show)
The Price Is Right is an American game show which was created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Contestants compete to identify the pricing of merchandise to win cash and prizes. The show is well-known for its signature line of "Come on down!" when the announcer directs newly selected contestants to...
, hosted his first full show on the May 20 100 Winners.
All airings of 100 Winners were replaced by airings of quiznation. The show has been indefinitely canceled from the programming schedule, as it ceased to be referenced in the official rules of the PlayMania Block. The final show, hosted by Thisted, aired June 13, 2007.
Games
100 Winners featured quick, simple mini-games that were played throughout the program. If a contestant answers a question correctly, he/she chooses one of the one hundred safe deposit boxSafe deposit box
A safe deposit box or wrongly referred to as a safety deposit box is an individually-secured container, usually held within a larger safe or bank vault. Safe deposit boxes are generally located in banks, post offices or other institutions...
es on the set, each of which contains a prize of either cash or GSN merchandise.
To make winners more quickly, the host offered:
- Multiple choices of doors (including "friends and family" questions allowing four doors to be opened)
- Break Game: A question answered off-screen during a commercial break to make more winners.
- Sizzling Hot Questions: An extra choice of door if the contestant receives a prize of a designated value.
- Sponsor bonuses: An extra choice of door if the contestant's original box contains the mascot of that episode's corporate sponsor, if any.
The games listed were played in rotation on the program.
| Game | How it is Played |
|---|---|
| Chain Link | Similar to Chain Reaction Chain Reaction (game show) Chain Reaction is an American game show created by Bob Stewart, in which players compete to form chains composed of two-word phrases.The show aired three separate runs: Bill Cullen hosted the original series on NBC from January 14 to June 20, 1980... , a three-word word chain is given with the middle word not given. The contestant must give the appropriate middle word. |
| Dead or Alive | The contestant must determine whether a given celebrity is, as of the air date, dead or alive. |
| Definition | A word is defined and the caller must give the correct answer out of two choices. This began as a tie-in to GSN's coverage of the National Vocabulary Championship National Vocabulary Championship The National Vocabulary Championship was the first-ever U.S.-wide vocabulary competition for high school students created by GSN, in association with The Princeton Review. Thirty thousand high school students from across the United States participated in the inaugural year .The NVC aimed to... in April 2007. |
| Multiple Answers | A list of five items is given along with a question. Three of the items are correct answers to the question. The contestant must pick one of the correct answers to the question. |
| Quotations | A common quotation is given with one word missing. The contestant must give what word was omitted. |
| Same Name, No Relation | The first names of two famous people with the same last name are given. The contestant must identify what the shared surname is. |
| Short or Tall | The name of a famous person noted for their height is given. The contestant must identify whether the person is known for being short or tall. |
| Trivia | A trivia question, either open-ended or with two choices, is given. The contestant must give the correct answer. |
| Who Starred? | A list of movies or television programs is given. The contestant must identify which actor starred in all of the movies. |
The vault
The 100 safes are divided among four panels each with twenty-five safes, featuring cash prizes. When the show began, clues were often shown giving hints to where the larger prizes are located. However, since mid-April, clues were rarely given, undoubtedly to heighten the suspense of the television presentation.Layout of The Vault
This was the layout used on the final broadcasts of 100 Winners.| Prize | # of safes with prize |
|---|---|
| Merch. Packages1 | 2 |
| $10 | 37 |
| $25 | 33 |
| $50 | 10 |
| $75 | 6 |
| $100 | 8 |
| $250 | 2 |
| $500 | 1 |
| $1,000 | 1 |
The total amount in this vault layout is $4,983.90 in cash and prizes.
1The package includes a GSN mug (ARV $3.75), hat (ARV $7.95) and PlayMania t-shirt. (ARV $7.75), totaling an ARV of $19.45.
General layout
This layout was used on the premiere, but was skipped on various weeks in favor of the all-cash vault. The first episode also had a door containing $.99, instead of a $10 prize.| Prize | # of safes with prize |
|---|---|
| GSN Merchandise1 | 20 |
| $10 | 22 |
| $25 | 23 |
| $50 | 15 |
| $75 | 10 |
| $100 | 6 |
| $250 | 2 |
| $500 | 1 |
| $1,000 | 1 |
This vault layout contains an average value of $5,024.80 in cash and prizes.
²Each door has a various piece of merchandise including GSN mugs (ARV $3.75), hats (ARV $7.95), beanie caps (ARV $10.50), playing cards (ARV $7.00) and PlayMania t-shirts. (ARV $7.75)
All-cash layout
This layout was first used on March 27, 2007. The GSN merchandise had been removed. The $1,000 top was split into two $500 top prizes for two episodes, but the March 29 episode returned to the original top prize.| Prize | # of safes with prize |
|---|---|
| $10 | 35 |
| $25 | 30 |
| $50 | 15 |
| $75 | 10 |
| $100 | 6 |
| $250 | 2 |
| $500 | 1 |
| $1,000 | 1 |
This vault layout contains a total of $5,200 in cash.