1 vs. 100 (US game show)
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1 vs. 100 is an American
game show that was broadcast by NBC
from 2006–08, and is revived on GSN
with a new series which began in November 2010. As in other formats, a single player (the 1) goes up against 100 other contestants (the "Mob"). The 1 gains money for every Mob member eliminated, but loses all winnings with an incorrect answer at any point. The host was Bob Saget
, and the top prize was US
$1,000,000. The show premiered on NBC
October 13, 2006 at 9:00 PM. On October 20, 2006, it was reported that NBC ordered 10 additional episodes of 1 vs. 100, citing the show's encouraging ratings
performance. The show returned with these new episodes on December 1, 2006. At the television critics' winter meetings in Pasadena, California
in January 2007, the network announced that 12 more episodes would be added.
, another NBC
game show. The show returned to NBC with repeats of the series on May 25, 2007. In May, NBC announced that 1 vs. 100 would return for its second season in Fall 2007 with an eight episode run in the same time slot. The Singing Bee
was originally scheduled to air after the initial run of 1 vs. 100, but its premiere was moved up to July to compete with Fox
's new game show Don't Forget the Lyrics!
In July, NBC announced some fall scheduling updates that included The Singing Bee being moved to Tuesdays and Deal or No Deal being moved from Monday to Friday at 8PM, replacing 1 vs. 100.
1 vs. 100 returned for its second season on Friday January 4, 2008, with a new set and money ladder system of obtaining prize money. Also, a video screen is now displayed in the center of the mob area, where each question is displayed, as well as occasional pre-taped questions asked by celebrities. Several personalities, including Ross Mathews
, Richard Rubin, and Oscar the Grouch
(of Sesame Street
fame) were fixtures in the mob.
On January 4, 2008, 1 vs. 100 recorded its first millionaire, 21-year-old Jason Luna from San Diego, California
defeated a mob of 100 women on a special battle-of-the-sexes episode.
NBC's early presentation of its next season schedule on April 2, 2008, did not include the show. However, network executive Ben Silverman
said that it might still return.
On Tuesday November 25, when NBC announced their Midseason schedule, 1 vs. 100 was not on it and a report for NBC said there are no plans to bring back 1 vs. 100, likely meaning the show has ended with a series finale, however, a report from Buzzerblog announced that with Endemol doing a TV adaptation of the game 20Q
for GSN
, 1 vs. 100 may come back. At the time, BuzzerBlog had reported that 1 vs. 100 was looking to make a comeback on network TV, but the network it would be on was still unknown, although it had been confirmed that it would not be NBC. On August 10, Buzzerblog confirmed that a new series was commissioned for GSN.
On Thursday October 7, 2010, it was confirmed that 1 vs. 100 would return with all new episodes on GSN starting Monday November 15, 2010 at 7:00 pm ET. The new series will air as a five day a week strip (Monday to Friday). Contestants will have two helps available to them throughout the course of the game: Poll the Mob and Trust the Mob. Also, the GSN revival will feature a top prize of $50,000 and will be hosted by Carrie Ann Inaba
, a judge on ABC
's Dancing with the Stars
and a former fly girl on In Living Color
.
GSN
began airing reruns of the show on June 6, 2009, with one or more episodes shown every day. With the popularity of those shows and the Xbox live video game, in August 2010 GSN announced a casting call and that the network would be producing new episodes.
The initial order of 40 half-hour episodes began airing weekdays on November 15, 2010. In the new version, hosted by Dancing with the Stars
judge Carrie Ann Inaba
, members participate via webcam
. Mob members may appear on multiple episodes. Contestants will win the top prize of $50,000 by eliminating all 100 mob members during their appearance and have two helps available: Poll the Mob and Trust the Mob.
In addition, contestants are only given the option to choose the Money or the Mob once they've reached at least $1,000 on the prize ladder, and the "Sneak Peek" could not be used until the contestant had reached at least $10,000.
If the contestant and every remaining mob member answers the same question incorrectly, the contestant and the mob win nothing.
The Season Finale of GSN's 1 vs. 100 aired on Tuesday January 11, 2011. It is currently unknown if more episodes will be taped in the future. Carrie Ann Inaba has announced that she will not be returning for a second season.
champions Ken Jennings
and Brad Rutter
, and three million-dollar winners from Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
(see below).
Further criticism revolved around the composition of the Mob. While there have been a number of teachers, valedictorians and other professionals, much of the Mob resembles a typical studio audience.
episode aired on December 25, 2006 which featured Christmas related questions and a Mob with members representing "The 12 Days of Christmas
", including:
Santa Claus
took a chair, and the remaining 20 contestants consisted of five "Santa's elves" and returning contestants, including Annie Duke
, who missed on a question early in this episode and was eliminated after four shows, having correctly answered 37 consecutive questions.
The You vs. 100 at home game would have been worth $25,000 to the lucky winners in the Eastern US, plus the Mountain and Pacific time zones, but because the Philadelphia Eagles
-Dallas Cowboys
football game ran late and the Christmas episode of Deal or No Deal also ran past its scheduled time in both the Eastern and Central time zones, the contest was not held at all. 1 vs. 100 was joined in progress in the Eastern and Central zones following Deal or No Deal, while the entire show aired in the Western U.S.
The $25,000 giveaway was rescheduled for January 19, 2007, during a regular episode. The next time that a game show was joined in progress on the network would be on August 31, 2010, when Minute to Win It
was joined in progress in the Eastern and Central time zones following a Presidential address.
, Ken Jennings
, Nancy Christy, Kevin Olmstead, and Annie Duke
among others were in the mob for a "last man standing" game where the winner got a guaranteed $250,000. The rules were a little different, in that there were no helps, no money for each question, and one person, in this case, Annie Duke, was randomly selected to be the "one". Thus, this game was actually 1 vs. 99. Also, she did not have the opportunity to walk away from the game (this rule is also used on many foreign versions of the show).
Duke and Jennings were two of the final five aiming for the prize. The question was "Who has been married the most times? - King Henry VIII
, Larry King
, or 'King of Pop', Michael Jackson
." Duke, Jennings, and two of the other remaining contestants incorrectly guessed King Henry VIII. Ultimately, the winner was entertainment lawyer and former actor Larry Zerner
, as he was the only one who answered Larry King.
agents, 20 telemarketers
and 16 DMV
employees. Casey Smith left 29 people in the mob, opting to take his $142,000 winnings.
The Christmas 2006 episode was to have featured a $25,000 prize for each time zone, but was postponed until January 19 due to the overrun from the NFL game that night (see Christmas episode, above).
When the show returned in May 2007, the interactive game was changed to its second format, Mob Money. This game was played the same as Deal or No Deal's Lucky Case game, except with five mob members to choose from and a prize of $5,000. As of January 2008, Mob Money consists of a question put to the mob, with three choices as to how many people answered incorrectly. The prize has also doubled back to $10,000.
In Canada, E!'s airings did not feature the interactive segments, as Canadian viewers were ineligible to participate. Additionally, when repeats aired on CNBC
or GSN, these segments are not rebroadcast.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
game show that was broadcast by NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
from 2006–08, and is revived 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"...
with a new series which began in November 2010. As in other formats, a single player (the 1) goes up against 100 other contestants (the "Mob"). The 1 gains money for every Mob member eliminated, but loses all winnings with an incorrect answer at any point. The host was Bob Saget
Bob Saget
Robert Lane "Bob" Saget is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and television host. Although he is best known for his roles as Danny Tanner in Full House, host of America's Funniest Home Videos and Future Ted Mosby on How I Met Your Mother, Saget is also known outside of television for his blue...
, and the top prize was US
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
$1,000,000. The show premiered on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
October 13, 2006 at 9:00 PM. On October 20, 2006, it was reported that NBC ordered 10 additional episodes of 1 vs. 100, citing the show's encouraging ratings
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States...
performance. The show returned with these new episodes on December 1, 2006. At the television critics' winter meetings in Pasadena, California
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
in January 2007, the network announced that 12 more episodes would be added.
Broadcast history
1 vs. 100 aired on Fridays at 8:00 PM Eastern. On March 16, 2007, the show went on a temporary break in order to accommodate IdentityIdentity (game show)
Identity is a reality/game show, hosted by Penn Jillette and produced by Reveille where contestants could win money by matching 12 strangers one-by-one to phrases about their identities.-Format:A contestant is introduced to twelve strangers...
, another NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
game show. The show returned to NBC with repeats of the series on May 25, 2007. In May, NBC announced that 1 vs. 100 would return for its second season in Fall 2007 with an eight episode run in the same time slot. The Singing Bee
The Singing Bee
The Singing Bee may refer to the game show franchise:* The Singing Bee , the original US version* The Singing Bee , the Australian version* The Singing Bee , Philippines version...
was originally scheduled to air after the initial run of 1 vs. 100, but its premiere was moved up to July to compete with Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
's new game show Don't Forget the Lyrics!
Don't Forget the Lyrics!
Don't Forget the Lyrics! is a game show that originally aired on Fox from July 11, 2007 to June 19, 2009, hosted by Wayne Brady and produced by RDF USA, part of RDF Media. The launch of this show prompted NBC to move up the launch of their similar game show The Singing Bee...
In July, NBC announced some fall scheduling updates that included The Singing Bee being moved to Tuesdays and Deal or No Deal being moved from Monday to Friday at 8PM, replacing 1 vs. 100.
1 vs. 100 returned for its second season on Friday January 4, 2008, with a new set and money ladder system of obtaining prize money. Also, a video screen is now displayed in the center of the mob area, where each question is displayed, as well as occasional pre-taped questions asked by celebrities. Several personalities, including Ross Mathews
Ross Mathews
Ross Mathews , formerly known as Ross the Intern, is an American television personality who first rose to fame with his role as an intern, and later, a correspondent, for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, for which he was known as "Ross the Intern"...
, Richard Rubin, and Oscar the Grouch
Oscar the Grouch
Oscar the Grouch is a Muppet character on the television program Sesame Street. He has a green body , has no nose , and lives in a trash can. His favorite thing in life is trash; evidence for this is the song "I Love Trash". A running theme is his compulsive hoarding of seemingly useless items...
(of Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
fame) were fixtures in the mob.
On January 4, 2008, 1 vs. 100 recorded its first millionaire, 21-year-old Jason Luna from San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
defeated a mob of 100 women on a special battle-of-the-sexes episode.
NBC's early presentation of its next season schedule on April 2, 2008, did not include the show. However, network executive Ben Silverman
Ben Silverman
Benjamin Noah "Ben" Silverman is the founder and CEO of Electus, a next generation entertainment studio staked by IAC's Barry Diller....
said that it might still return.
On Tuesday November 25, when NBC announced their Midseason schedule, 1 vs. 100 was not on it and a report for NBC said there are no plans to bring back 1 vs. 100, likely meaning the show has ended with a series finale, however, a report from Buzzerblog announced that with Endemol doing a TV adaptation of the game 20Q
20Q (game show)
20Q is a Canadian/American game show based on the online artificial intelligence and handheld computer game of the same name. Licensed to and produced by Endemol USA, Minds Eye Entertainment, Buffalo Gal Pictures, Anaid Productions, Breakthrough Films and Television it premiered on June 13, 2009...
for 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"...
, 1 vs. 100 may come back. At the time, BuzzerBlog had reported that 1 vs. 100 was looking to make a comeback on network TV, but the network it would be on was still unknown, although it had been confirmed that it would not be NBC. On August 10, Buzzerblog confirmed that a new series was commissioned for GSN.
On Thursday October 7, 2010, it was confirmed that 1 vs. 100 would return with all new episodes on GSN starting Monday November 15, 2010 at 7:00 pm ET. The new series will air as a five day a week strip (Monday to Friday). Contestants will have two helps available to them throughout the course of the game: Poll the Mob and Trust the Mob. Also, the GSN revival will feature a top prize of $50,000 and will be hosted by Carrie Ann Inaba
Carrie Ann Inaba
Carrie Ann Inaba is an American dancer, choreographer, actress, game show host, and singer.She started her career as a singer in Japan, but became best known for her dancing, first introducing herself to American audiences as one of the original Fly Girls on the sketch comedy series In Living Color...
, a judge on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...
and a former fly girl on In Living Color
In Living Color
In Living Color is an American sketch comedy television series, which originally ran on the Fox Network from April 15, 1990 to May 19, 1994. Brothers Keenen and Damon Wayans created, wrote, and starred in the program. The show was produced by Ivory Way Productions in association with 20th Century...
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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"...
began airing reruns of the show on June 6, 2009, with one or more episodes shown every day. With the popularity of those shows and the Xbox live video game, in August 2010 GSN announced a casting call and that the network would be producing new episodes.
The initial order of 40 half-hour episodes began airing weekdays on November 15, 2010. In the new version, hosted by Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...
judge Carrie Ann Inaba
Carrie Ann Inaba
Carrie Ann Inaba is an American dancer, choreographer, actress, game show host, and singer.She started her career as a singer in Japan, but became best known for her dancing, first introducing herself to American audiences as one of the original Fly Girls on the sketch comedy series In Living Color...
, members participate via webcam
Webcam
A webcam is a video camera that feeds its images in real time to a computer or computer network, often via USB, ethernet, or Wi-Fi.Their most popular use is the establishment of video links, permitting computers to act as videophones or videoconference stations. This common use as a video camera...
. Mob members may appear on multiple episodes. Contestants will win the top prize of $50,000 by eliminating all 100 mob members during their appearance and have two helps available: Poll the Mob and Trust the Mob.
In addition, contestants are only given the option to choose the Money or the Mob once they've reached at least $1,000 on the prize ladder, and the "Sneak Peek" could not be used until the contestant had reached at least $10,000.
If the contestant and every remaining mob member answers the same question incorrectly, the contestant and the mob win nothing.
The Season Finale of GSN's 1 vs. 100 aired on Tuesday January 11, 2011. It is currently unknown if more episodes will be taped in the future. Carrie Ann Inaba has announced that she will not be returning for a second season.
Criticism
Early criticism of the first episode asserted that the questions tend to be far less difficult than the average game show. However, questions have been difficult enough to eliminate several notable members of the mob, including Jeopardy!Jeopardy!
Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories...
champions Ken Jennings
Ken Jennings
Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Jennings III is an American game show contestant and author. Jennings is noted for holding the record for the longest winning streak on the U.S. syndicated game show Jeopardy! and as being the all-time leading money winner on American game shows...
and Brad Rutter
Brad Rutter
Bradford Gates "Brad" Rutter is the biggest all-time money winner on the U.S. syndicated game show Jeopardy! and the second biggest all-time money winner on a game show....
, and three million-dollar winners from Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire is an American television quiz show which offers a maximum prize of $1,000,000 for correctly answering 14 consecutive multiple-choice questions of random difficulty. Until 2010, the format required contestants to correctly answer 15 consecutive questions of increasing...
(see below).
Further criticism revolved around the composition of the Mob. While there have been a number of teachers, valedictorians and other professionals, much of the Mob resembles a typical studio audience.
Christmas episode
A special ChristmasChristmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
episode aired on December 25, 2006 which featured Christmas related questions and a Mob with members representing "The 12 Days of Christmas
The Twelve Days of Christmas (song)
"The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol that enumerates a series of increasingly grand gifts given on each of the twelve days of Christmas. Although first published in England in 1780, textual evidence may indicate the song is French in origin...
", including:
- Twelve members of the University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
Marching BandSpirit of TroyThe Spirit of Troy, also known as the University of Southern California Trojan Marching Band , self-described as "The Greatest Marching Band in the History of the Universe," represents USC at various collegiate sports, broadcast, popular music recording, and national public appearance functions.The...
drumlineDrumlineA drumline is a section of percussion instruments usually played as part of a musical marching ensemble. High school and college marching bands, drill and drum corps, drum and bugle corps, indoor percussion ensembles, and pipe bands usually incorporate drumlines; however, drumlines can exist...
(drummers drumming) - Eleven plumbersPlumbingPlumbing is the system of pipes and drains installed in a building for the distribution of potable drinking water and the removal of waterborne wastes, and the skilled trade of working with pipes, tubing and plumbing fixtures in such systems. A plumber is someone who installs or repairs piping...
(pipers piping) - Ten male ballet dancersBalletBallet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
(lords a-leaping) - Nine female go-go dancersGo-Go dancingGo-go dancers are dancers who are employed to entertain crowds at a discotheque. Go-go dancing originated in the early 1960s when women at the Peppermint Lounge in New York City began to get up on tables and dance the twist...
(ladies dancing) - Eight farmer's wivesAgricultureAgriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
(maids a-milking) - Seven members of the Cal State NorthridgeCalifornia State University, NorthridgeCalifornia State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....
water polo team (swans a-swimming) - Six pregnant mothersMothersMothers was a club in Erdington, near Birmingham, England during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Mothers opened above an old furniture store in Erdington High Street on August 9, 1968. The club, run by John 'Spud' Taylor and promoter Phil Myatt, closed its doors on 3 January 1971...
-to-be (geese a-laying) - Five boxersBoxingBoxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
(golden rings) - Four bird callers (calling birds)
- Three French chefsFrench cuisineFrench cuisine is a style of food preparation originating from France that has developed from centuries of social change. In the Middle Ages, Guillaume Tirel , a court chef, authored Le Viandier, one of the earliest recipe collections of Medieval France...
(French hens) - Two dove hunters (turtle doves)
- Danny BonaduceDanny BonaduceDante Daniel "Danny" Bonaduce is an American radio/television personality, comedian, professional wrestler, and former child actor...
(a PartridgeThe Partridge FamilyThe Partridge Family is an American television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embark on a music career. The series originally ran from September 25, 1970 until August 31, 1974, the last new episode airing on March 23, 1974, on the ABC network, as part of a Friday-night lineup...
in a pear tree)
Santa Claus
Santa Claus
Santa Claus is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve. Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas, but refers to Santa Claus...
took a chair, and the remaining 20 contestants consisted of five "Santa's elves" and returning contestants, including Annie Duke
Annie Duke
Annie Duke is a professional poker player and author who won a bracelet in the 2004 World Series of Poker $2,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Event and was the winner of the 2004 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions, where she earned the Winner-Take-All prize of $2,000,000...
, who missed on a question early in this episode and was eliminated after four shows, having correctly answered 37 consecutive questions.
The You vs. 100 at home game would have been worth $25,000 to the lucky winners in the Eastern US, plus the Mountain and Pacific time zones, but because the Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
-Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
football game ran late and the Christmas episode of Deal or No Deal also ran past its scheduled time in both the Eastern and Central time zones, the contest was not held at all. 1 vs. 100 was joined in progress in the Eastern and Central zones following Deal or No Deal, while the entire show aired in the Western U.S.
Western United States
.The Western United States, commonly referred to as the American West or simply "the West," traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. Because the U.S. expanded westward after its founding, the meaning of the West has evolved over time...
The $25,000 giveaway was rescheduled for January 19, 2007, during a regular episode. The next time that a game show was joined in progress on the network would be on August 31, 2010, when Minute to Win It
Minute to Win It
Minute to Win It is an American prime time game show on NBC hosted by Guy Fieri. Contestants take part in a series of 60-second challenges that use objects that are commonly available around the house....
was joined in progress in the Eastern and Central time zones following a Presidential address.
1 vs. 100 kids
The first game on the February 2, 2007 episode consisted of one hundred children. Five members left standing received $18,800 each.Last Man Standing
Former top mob members, including Brad RutterBrad Rutter
Bradford Gates "Brad" Rutter is the biggest all-time money winner on the U.S. syndicated game show Jeopardy! and the second biggest all-time money winner on a game show....
, Ken Jennings
Ken Jennings
Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Jennings III is an American game show contestant and author. Jennings is noted for holding the record for the longest winning streak on the U.S. syndicated game show Jeopardy! and as being the all-time leading money winner on American game shows...
, Nancy Christy, Kevin Olmstead, and Annie Duke
Annie Duke
Annie Duke is a professional poker player and author who won a bracelet in the 2004 World Series of Poker $2,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Event and was the winner of the 2004 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions, where she earned the Winner-Take-All prize of $2,000,000...
among others were in the mob for a "last man standing" game where the winner got a guaranteed $250,000. The rules were a little different, in that there were no helps, no money for each question, and one person, in this case, Annie Duke, was randomly selected to be the "one". Thus, this game was actually 1 vs. 99. Also, she did not have the opportunity to walk away from the game (this rule is also used on many foreign versions of the show).
Duke and Jennings were two of the final five aiming for the prize. The question was "Who has been married the most times? - King Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
, Larry King
Larry King
Lawrence Harvey "Larry" King is an American television and radio host whose work has been recognized with awards including two Peabodys and ten Cable ACE Awards....
, or 'King of Pop', Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
." Duke, Jennings, and two of the other remaining contestants incorrectly guessed King Henry VIII. Ultimately, the winner was entertainment lawyer and former actor Larry Zerner
Larry Zerner
Lawrence J. Zerner is an American lawyer and former actor who is perhaps best known for his role in the 1982 hit horror film Friday the 13th Part III as Shelly. His only other film role was in the 1984 movie Hadley's Rebellion. He made a guest appearance on the television series Fame.Zerner was...
, as he was the only one who answered Larry King.
The Most Hated Mob in America
The February 16, 2007 episode featured a mob made up of the nation's supposedly most hated people, including 23 meter maids, 22 IRSInternal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the United States federal government. The agency is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, and is under the immediate direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue...
agents, 20 telemarketers
Telemarketing
Telemarketing is a method of direct marketing in which a salesperson solicits prospective customers to buy products or services, either over the phone or through a subsequent face to face or Web conferencing appointment scheduled during the call.Telemarketing can also include recorded sales pitches...
and 16 DMV
Department of Motor Vehicles
In the United States of America, a Department of Motor Vehicles is a state-level government agency that administers vehicle registration and driver licensing. Similar departments exist in Canada...
employees. Casey Smith left 29 people in the mob, opting to take his $142,000 winnings.
Battle of the Sexes
On January 4, 2008, the first night of the current prize structure, one woman played against a mob of 100 men and vice versa. The woman, Katherine Kazorla lost $50,000 to the mob, while the man, Jason Luna, became the show's first (and only) million dollar winner.Home viewer games
Like fellow NBC/Endemol game Deal or No Deal, 1 vs. 100 has an interactive game. The first game, called You vs. 100, gives out a question with three possible answers. Those who answer the question correctly are eligible for a $10,000 prize in each time zone, with Eastern and Central counting as one zone. The area affected for this game (Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico) are the same in the Deal Lucky Case Game, as well as areas that pre-empt (and/or tape delay) the program. In most episodes, only the first mob is used, except the February 16 episode where The Most Hated Mob in America was used.The Christmas 2006 episode was to have featured a $25,000 prize for each time zone, but was postponed until January 19 due to the overrun from the NFL game that night (see Christmas episode, above).
When the show returned in May 2007, the interactive game was changed to its second format, Mob Money. This game was played the same as Deal or No Deal's Lucky Case game, except with five mob members to choose from and a prize of $5,000. As of January 2008, Mob Money consists of a question put to the mob, with three choices as to how many people answered incorrectly. The prize has also doubled back to $10,000.
In Canada, E!'s airings did not feature the interactive segments, as Canadian viewers were ineligible to participate. Additionally, when repeats aired on CNBC
CNBC
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or GSN, these segments are not rebroadcast.