List of The Tester episodes

The 11 contestants compete in a challenge that tests their attention to detail. Pilot Episode

Special Guest Judge: Petro Piaseckyj, Managing Producer for PlayStation International Software.

The 9 remaining contestants compete in a challenge which tests their ability to communicate effectively.

Special Guest Judge: David Jaffe, Director and lead designer for God of War and Twisted Metal

The 8 contestants remaining compete in a challenge that tests their ability to be a team player.

Special Guest Judge: David Jaffe

The 7 contestants remaining compete in a challenge that tests their imagination.

Special Guest Judge: Katherine de León, Producer at PlayStation Home

The remaining 6 contestants compete in a challenge that tests how much they know about all things PlayStation.

Special Guest Judge: Jeff Wilkerson, Director of first-party quality assurance at PlayStation, and Brent Gocke's boss.

The 5 remaining contestants are tested on their focus under pressure.

Special Guest Judge: Kyle Shubel, Managing Producer of Killzone 2

The final 4 is tested on recalling important information in an ambush situation.

Special Guest Judge: John Hight, Director of Product Development for God of War III

The final three (Cyrus, Amped, Nauseous) compete in a four-part race based on Uncharted 2: Among Thieves to determine the winner. Season Finale

Special Guest Judge: Ritchard Marklez, Senior Director of First Party Quality Assurance for PlayStation

Winner of "The Tester": Cyrus (Will Powers)

The 12 contestants compete in a challenge that tests their Playstation knowledge.

Special Guest Judge: Stig Asmussen, Developer on the God of War series

The 10 remaining contestants compete in a challenge which tests their ability to act with precision.

Special Guest Judge: Ted Price, President and CEO of Insomniac Games

The 9 contestants remaining compete in a challenge that tests their ability to communicate.

Special Guest Judge: Deborah Mars, Senior Producer at Santa Monica Studio

The 8 remaining contestants compete in a challenge that tests their teamwork.

Special Guest Judge: Greg Goodrich, Producer of Medal of Honor

The 7 remaining contestants pitch new videogame ideas to a focus group.

Special Guest Judge: Michael McWhertor, Senior Editor of Kotaku

The final 6 have a racing competition that involves stuffing their face before each lap.

Special Guest Judges: Cyrus (Winner) & Nauseous (1st Runner-up) from Season 1

The final 4 compete in a quiz show which tests them on PlayStation Knowledge

Special Guest Judge: Travis Williams, Senior Producer at San Diego Studio

The final 3 contestants face off in their final challenge, in which they must complete 4 levels of gameplay based on Killzone 3.

Winner: Gaymer (Matthew Brown)

The 12 contestants compete in a challenge which tests their ability to remain calm under pressure.

Special Guest Judge: John Hight, Director of Product development for God of War III

The 11 remaining contestants compete in a challenge that tests their teamwork.

Special Guest Judge: David Jaffe, Director and Lead Designer for God of War and Twisted Metal

The 10 remaining contestants compete in a challenge that tests their ability to overcome obstacles. The winning team got to meet special guest Nolan North, the voice of Nathan Drake.

Special Guest Judge: John Garvin, Co-Studio Director and Creative Director of Bend Studio, Writer and Director of Uncharted: Golden Abyss

The 8 remaining contestants put their creativity to the test when they created their own characters based on the Street Fighter X Tekken video game, including acting out their characters in a live demonstration of the video game.

Special Guest Judge: Seth Killian, Special Combat Advisor, Capcom

The 6 remaining contestants divide into teams, only to be blindfolded while tethered to an altar. The objective? Communicate with your partner to find and match as many objects related to the God of War franchise as possible within the given time limit. The winners (and one lucky loser) got to go to Santa Monica Studio to see an undisclosed video game and interview with the production team.

Special Guest Judge: Todd Papy, Creative Director, Santa Monica Studio

Now down to 5 players, it's every (wo)man for themself as they fill out a questionnaire with questions about the remaining players. Then they meet with the judges outside, learning they must build a tower as high as possible after matching the most common answer for each question.

Special Guest Judge: Dylan Jobe, President, LightBox Interactive

Four players remain, vying for the top three. After a Home Run Derby contest, the four players meet out on a baseball field to settle once and for all who knows the most PlayStation® trivia. Every correct response allowed them a chance to dunk one of their opponents in the dunk tank, provided they could hit the target.

Special Guest Judge: Greg Miller, Executive Editor, IGN PlayStation®

The final three players face off in the final challenge based on the game Starhawk.

Winner: AkilleezMight (Wilson Santiago)