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Hosts
Guy Fieri (NBC Version)
Apolo Anton Ohno (GSN Version)
Announcer
Tom Kane (NBC Version only)
Broadcast
Minute To Win It NBC Intro -1
Minute To Win It NBC Christmas Intro
Minute To Win It NBC Intro -3
Minute To Win It NBC Short Intro -3
NBC: 3/14/2010 - 8/24/2011
Minute to Win It Main Title GSN
GSN: 6/25/2013 - 4/29/2014
Packagers (NBC)
Friday TV
Smart Dog Media
Universal Media Studios
Packagers (GSN)
Friday TV
Revelle Entertainment
Shine Media

Minute to Win It is a game show where people compete in seemingly easy stunts to win one million dollars. They can include pulling all the tissues out of a box with one hand, stacking golf balls, and other crazy stunts.

Minute To Win It was originally created since 2003 by Derek Banner and his Copenhagen based production company BUMP Productions - Banner Universal Motion Pictures LLC, with the original title of Minute Winner - You got one minute to win it. The draft format of the game show was then in November 2005 presented to the Swedish format company Friday TV, who further developed it in 2007 and licensed it to NBC in 2009.

Gameplay

The contestant is presented with the blueprint for the first game and must successfully complete a game within one minute/60 seconds to win $1,000 and advance to the next level. After successfully completing the first, fifth, eighth, and recently ninth level games, the contestant is guaranteed to leave with no less than the cash award for those levels.

The difficulty of the games progressively increase throughout the show. If time expires or the conditions of the game cannot be fulfilled (such as by the contestant exhausting any allotted attempts or committing a foul), the contestant loses a "life". If the contestant loses all three of their "lives", the game ends and the contestant's winnings drop to the previous milestone they passed.

After successfully completing a game, the contestant can leave with the amount of money already won before seeing the blueprint for the next game. However, once the contestant elects for the game, the contestant cannot leave the show until that game is complete or they have exhausted all three of their "lives".

NBC run

Game Value
1 $1,000
2 $2,500
3 $5,000
4 $10,000
5 $50,000
6 $75,000
7 $125,000
8 $250,000
9 $500,000
10 $1,000,000

In the first part of season one, $50,000 was the only milestone; players who were eliminated from the game before completing the level five game left with nothing. The milestones at $1,000 and $250,000 were added in the second part of that season. Then, partway through season two, a milestone at $500,000 was added.

In episodes featuring celebrity contestants competing for charities, all levels are milestones, so they get all the money up to their last successful level.[1]

In episodes featuring teams of two contestants, some games are played by both players, while others are played solo. A player can only make three consecutive attempts at solo games (including re-attempts following losing a life; an intervening team game does not reset this count). After a player makes three attempts, the other player is forced to attempt the next solo game.

In Christmas episodes, 2 extra games are added for "the 12 games of Minute to Win It": the 11th game is worth $2,000,000 and the 12th is worth $3,000,000. Both are milestones. Also in Christmas episodes, some games contain a "Holiday Bonus," in which a contestant wins a gift if the level is passed. A visual representation of the gift is placed inside of a box, which is opened if and when the level is completed. The gifts include:

  • An extra life: Contestants who received this "gift" can have more than the basic three lives.
  • Extra 10 seconds: Contestants who received this "gift" can add an extra 10 seconds (or, in the case of a survival game, subtract 10 seconds) to any game, including after a re-attempt following a failure.
  • Prize: Contestants who received this gift won a bonus prize.

Some season two episodes feature similar bonuses known as a "Blueprint Bonus." However, the bonus is shown on a large monitor, and it is shown before the blueprint and before the game is played. So far, the only bonuses won by contestants have been the extra life and extra ten seconds. When a contestant decides to use the extra ten seconds, a special 70 second clock is used, or if the contestant is playing a survival game (like Keep it Up, Defying Gravity, High as a Kite, Uphill Battle, etc.) the clock is reduced to 50 seconds. In addition, the outer floor lights of the 60-second circle do not turn red for the first ten seconds. For the survival games, the first ten lights are already red.

GSN run

This summer, GSN, the network for games has aired a new version of Minute to Win It. Apolo Anton Ohno has been named the new host. The new grand cash prize for GSN’s version is $250,000.

The timer was reused from the NBC game show from the last season.

Game Value
1 $1,000
2 $2,000
3 $3,000
4 $5,000
5 $10,000
6 $15,000
7 $25,000
8 $50,000
9 $100,000
10 $250,000

In the first part of season one, $10,000 was the only milestone; players who were eliminated from the game before completing the level five game left with nothing. The milestones at $1,000 and $25,000 were added in the second part of that season. Then, partway through season two, a milestone at $100,000 was added.

In episodes featuring teams of two contestants, some games are played by both players, while others are played solo. A player can only make three consecutive attempts at solo games (including re-attempts following losing a life; an intervening team game does not reset this count). After a player makes three attempts, the other player is forced to attempt the next solo game.

In Christmas episodes, 2 extra games are added for "the 12 games of Minute to Win It": the 11th game is worth $500,000 and the 12th is worth $750,000. Both are milestones. Also in Christmas episodes, some games contain a "GSN Holiday Bonus," in which a contestant wins a gift if the level is passed. A visual representation of the gift is placed inside of a box, which is opened if and when the level is completed. The gifts include:

  • An extra life: Contestants who received this "gift" can have more than the basic three lives.
  • Extra 10 seconds: Contestants who received this "gift" can add an extra 10 seconds (or, in the case of a survival game, subtract 10 seconds) to any game, including after a re-attempt following a failure.
  • Prize: Contestants who received this gift won a bonus prize.

Some season three episodes feature similar bonuses known as a "GSN Blueprint Bonus." However, the bonus is shown on a large monitor, and it is shown before the blueprint and before the game is played. So far, the only bonuses won by contestants have been the bonus life and extra ten seconds. When a contestant decides to use the extra ten seconds, a special 70 second clock is used, or if the contestant is playing a survival game (like Chop Stack, Ready Spaghetti, High as a Kite, Movin' On Up, etc.) the clock is reduced to 50 seconds. In addition, the outer floor lights of the 60-second circle do not turn red for the first ten seconds. For the survival games, the first ten lights are already red. The bonuses include:

  • Extra 10 seconds: Contestants who received this "bonus" can add an extra 10 seconds (or, in the case of a survival game, subtract 10 seconds) to any game, including after a re-attempt following a failure.
  • An extra life: Contestants who received this "bonus" can have more than the basic three lives.

Trivia

  • The GSN run retains nearly all the elements of the NBC run, barring the theme song, reduced money amounts, host, and the fact it now tapes in New York, as well as the fact that teams play from now on.
  • Apolo Anto Ohno's catchphrase "You got a minute to Win It! Every...Second...Counts!" is a reference to the short-lived 1984-1985 Bill Rafferty hosted syndicated game show of the same name.

Videos

Here are two clips of the GSN version.

Set Pics

GSN Version

Rating

72px-TV-PG icon svg

Music

"Get Up" by Eve Nelson (NBC)

Spin-Offs

Minuto Para Ganar - Spanish version airing on MundoFox in 2012

International Versions

Here is a list of countries that have Minute to Win It in their countries:

Country Title Host Network Top Prize First Airdate
Albania Kape Kohën Gentian Hazizaj Top Channel TBA October 7, 2012

Arab World[2]

للزمن ثمن
lezaman Thaman
Abdallah El Tuleihi MBC 1 SR1,000,000 April 5, 2011
Argentina

[3]

Minuto para ganar Marley Telefe AR$1,000,000 July 17, 2011

Armenia[4]

Հաղթեք Րոպեում
Haxteq Ropeum
TBA Armenia TV 10,000,000 dram May 27, 2012

Australia[5]

Minute to Win It Darren McMullen Seven Network A$1,000,000 June 22, 2010
Belgium Binnen De Minuut (Dutch)[6] Staf Coppens vtm €100,000 January 8, 2011

60 secondes chrono (French)[7]

Jean-Michel Zecca RTL TVI €100,000 September 5, 2011

Brazil[8]

Nada Além de um Minuto[9]

Silvio Santos SBT R$1,000,000 April 17, 2010

Chile[10]

Un minuto para ganar Julián Elfenbein TVN CL$30.000.000 May 21, 2011
China 步步惊心
Minute To Win It China
TBA Dragon TV CN¥TBA Upcoming series (2013)

Colombia[11]

Un minuto para ganar Silvestre Dangond Caracol TV CO$300.000.000 November 1, 2010

Costa Rica[12]

Minuto Para Ganar Mauricio Astorga Teletica ₡25,000,000.00 March 8, 2011

Czech Republic[13]

Máš minutu Richard Genzer & Michal Suchánek TV Prima Kč 1,000,000 April 10, 2011

Denmark[14]

Det perfekte minut Robert Hansen TV3 250,000Kr August 17, 2011

Ecuador[15]

Minuto Para Ganar Yuly Maiocchi Gama TV US$50,000 August 7, 2011
Finland

[16]

Minuuttipeliä Marko Keränen MTV3 €30,000 March 21, 2011

France[17]

60 secondes chrono Alex Goude M6 €100,000 July 12, 2012

Germany[18]

Die perfekte Minute Ulla Kock am Brink Sat.1 €250,000 April 30, 2010

Greece[19]

Minute to Win It Dimitris Hungarezos Mega TV €50,000 March 3, 2012
Hong Kong 決戰一分鐘
Minute to Win It

Hacken Lee TVB HK$1,000,000 November 25, 2012

Hungary[20]

1 perc és nyersz! Sebestyén Balázs RTL Klub 10,000,000 Ft February 27, 2012
India

India's Minute To Win It (Hindi)[21]

Gaurav Kapoor AXN 10,000,000 rupees January 12, 2011

Home Sweet Home (Tamil)[22]

Divyadarshini (D.D) and Deepak STAR Vijay A home worth 2,000,000 rupees[23] March 4, 2011[23]

Israel[24]

אליפות ישראל בדקה
Alifut Israel be Dakah
Ido Rosenblum Channel 2 (Keshet) ₪ 1,000,000 October 26, 2011

Italy[25]

Un Minuto per Vincere Max Giusti (Season 1) Rai Uno €500,000 September 4, 2011
Nicola Savino (Season 2) Rai Due November 22, 2012

Kazakhstan[26]

Минута на победу
Minuta na pobedu
Rinat Safargulov NTK 1,000,000 tenge May 19, 2012
Malaysia

Anda Ada 60 Saat[27] (Malay)

Ahmad Nabil Astro Warna – New Episode
Astro Ria – Repeat
RM500,000 December 25, 2010
Oru nimiṭam (Tamil) Anandha Astro Vaanavil RM500,000 December 2010

Mexico[28]

Un minuto para ganar Penélope Menchaca Televisa TBA 2012

Netherlands[29]

Minute to Win It Gordon Heuckeroth RTL 4 €100,000 January 8, 2011

Norway[30]

Vinn på minuttet Carsten Skjelbreid TV2 1,000,000Kr March 20, 2011

Peru[31]

Minuto para ganar Johanna San Miguel (Season 1) América Televisión S/.100,000 January 15, 2011
Magdyel Ugaz (Season 2)
Philippines Minute to Win It Luis Manzano ABS-CBN ₱1,000,000 January 14, 2013

Poland[32]

Milion w minutę Marcin Prokop TVN 1,000,000 zł September 5, 2011

Portugal[33]

Ganha num Minuto Marco Horácio SIC €20,000 January 8, 2012

Romania[34]

Câștigi în 60 de secunde Dan Negru Antena 1 50,000Lei April 5, 2011

Russia[35]

Минутное дело
Minutnoe delo
Timur Rodrigez Russia 1 1,000,000руб November 17, 2012

Serbia[36]

Savršen minut Srđan Karanović Prva 1,000,000 RSD March 17, 2012

Slovenia[37]

Minuta do zmage Bojan Emeršič POP TV €100,000 March 18, 2011

South Korea[38]

사소한 도전 60초
Sasohan Dojeon 60-cho
Oh Sang-jin (오상진) MBC ₩20,000,000 June 12, 2011

Spain[39]

Uno para ganar Jesús Vázquez Cuatro €500,000 July 4, 2011

Sri Lanka[40]

Home Game in 60 second Niroshan Wijesinghe Sirasa TV Rs.1.000.000 October 26, 2010

Sweden[41]

Minuten Peter Settman (Season 1) SVT 250,000kr December 26, 2010
Malin Olsson (Season 2) February 24, 2012

Turkey[42]

Kazanmak için 1 Dakika Ertem Şener (Season 1) Kanal D 500,000 lira January 6, 2012
Zuhal Topal (Season 2) November 20, 2012
United Kingdom Minute to Win It Darren McMullen ITV2 ₤]30,000 August 30, 2011
United States Minute to Win It (English) Guy Fieri NBC US$1,000,000 March 14, 2010
Minute to Win It (English) Apolo Anton Ohno GSN US$250,000 June 25, 2013
Minuto para ganar (Spanish) Marco Antonio Regil MundoFox US$100,000 August 13, 2012
Ukraine Хвилина для перемоги
Chvylyna dlya peremogy
Maksim Averin Ukrayina ₴500,000 October 16, 2011

Uruguay[43]

Minuto para ganar Álvaro Navia
Eunice Castro
Juanchi Hounie
Teledoce UY$250,000 September 5, 2010

Venezuela[44]

Un Minuto para ganar Nelson Bustamante Televen Bs.100,000 July 12, 2012

Vietnam[45]

Một phút để chiến thắng Nguyên Vũ HTV7 1,000,000,000₫ May 27, 2012

Additional Pages

Minute To Win It/Catchphrases & Quotes
Minute To Win It/Merchandise

References

  1. (episodes 110, 125, and 126)
  2. MBC.net. MBC.net.
  3. Telefe propone un minuto para ganar un millón de pesos con Marley. Extremista.com.ar.
  4. USArmenia TV. USArmenia TV (September 21, 2012).
  5. Minute to win It – Official Site Yahoo!7 TV. Yahoo!7 TV. Retrieved 21 November 2010. Au.tv.yahoo.com.
  6. De Minuut – vtmTemplate:Dead link
  7. 60 Secondes Chrono – RTL TVI. Rtltvi.be.
  8. Programa Silvio Santos. SBT.
  9. Part of a Sunday night variety show.
  10. TVN – Un Minuto para Ganar – ¡Última guapa en pie!. Tvn.cl.
  11. Un Minuto para Ganar CaracolTV.com
  12. [1]Template:Dead link
  13. iprima.cz
  14. TV-Invitation til campister "Det Perfekte Minut" – DCU.dk – Dansk Camping Union – Campingferie i Danmark. DCU.dk (July 16, 2011).
  15. The Leading Minuto Para Ganar Ecuador Site on the Net. minutoparaganarecuador.com.
  16. MTV3 – Minuuttipeliä. Mtv3.fi.
  17. TF1 mise sur de nouveaux jeux | France Soir. Francesoir.fr.
  18. Template:De icon Die perfekte Minute mit Ulla Kock am Brink. Sat1. Retrieved 21 November 2010. Sat1.de.
  19. Time – Έρχεται το "Minute to Win It". Real.gr (July 16, 2011).
  20. Egy perc és nyersz! – és tényleg csak ennyi kell. Retrieved 21 June 2011. Rtlklub.hu.
  21. India's Minute To Win It | India AXN. Axn-india.com.
  22. Home Sweet Home. YouTube.
  23. 23.0 23.1 indya.com - STAR - VIJAY - Home Sweet Home. Vijay.indya.com.
  24. טלויזיה – אליפות ישראל בדקה
  25. http://www.unminutopervincere.rai.it/dl/portali/site/articolo/ContentItem-babea67f-49c0-479a-9389-08cb981ecf11.html?homepage
  26. http://minuta.ntk.kz/
  27. Anda Ada 60 Sat. Astro. Retrieved 24 November 2010.Template:Dead link
  28. "Un Minuto para ganar", nuevo programa de Penélope Menchaca con Televisa | starMedia. Entretenimiento.starmedia.com (March 9, 2012).
  29. http://www.rtl.nl/%28/service/rtlnederland/%29/service/rtlnederland/components/pressroom/persberichten/2010/12_december/minute_to_win_it.xml Nieuwe spelsensatie 'Minute To Win It' met Gordon op zaterdagavond]
  30. Millionær på ett minutt – Programguide for alle kanaler – TV 2, NRK, TV3, TVN. Tv2.no (March 18, 2011).
  31. Johanna San Miguel conducirá nuevo programa concurso | America TelevisiónTemplate:Dead link
  32. http://www.milionwminute.tvn.pl
  33. Ganha Num Minuto. Sic.sapo.pt.
  34. Castigi in 60 de secunde
  35. http://russia.tv/brand/show/brand_id/21725
  36. Prva Srpska Televizija :: Savršen minut. Prva.rs.
  37. Minuta do zmage – Naslovnica. Minutadozmage.24ur.com.
  38. 사소한 도전 60초. Imbc.com.
  39. Uno para ganar
  40. Dailymirror.lk Print Edition. Print.dailymirror.lk (October 3, 2012).
  41. Minuten
  42. Kazanmak İçin 1 Dakika / Program / Kanal D / İzle. Kanald.com.tr.
  43. Minuto Para Ganar | La Tele
  44. Un Minuto para Ganar. Facebook.
  45. Một phút để chiến thắng – Minute to win it. Motphutdechienthang.vn (May 29, 2012).

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