Who's Still Standing?

Who's Still Standing? is an American adaptation of the Israeli game show La'uf al HaMillion, (Hebrew: לעוף על המיליון) or Fly on the Million, which offers contestants the opportunity to win up to US$1 million while competing in head-to-head trivia battles. Ben Bailey, host of the game show Cash Cab, hosted the show which originally ran on NBC from December 19, 2011 to January 30, 2012.[1]

Who's Still Standing?
GenreGame show
Created byLisa Shiloach-Uzrad
Amit Stretiner
Presented byBen Bailey
Theme music composerJeff Lippencott
David Mark T. Williams
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Executive producersCraig Plestis
Tim Puntillo
Lisa Shiloach-Urzad
Amit Stretiner
Avi Armoza
Running timeapprox. 40 minutes
Production companiesSmart Dog Media
Armoza Formats
Universal Television (as Universal Media Studios)
DistributorNBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseDecember 19, 2011 (2011-12-19) 
January 30, 2012 (2012-01-30)
External links
Website

On May 13, 2012, it was announced that the show would not be renewed for a second season due to high production costs, despite having acceptable ratings.[2]

Format

One player (the "hero") attempts to defeat 10 competitors ("strangers") in a series of trivia showdowns to win $1 million. The hero stands at center stage, with the 10 strangers standing around the perimeter and facing in toward the hero. Each participant stands on a trapdoor. The hero challenges each stranger, one by one, in an order selected by the hero, in a head-to-head trivia battle. The host asks alternating questions, starting with the stranger, with a series of partially filled-in blanks showing the words in the correct answer. The participant has 20 seconds to give the correct answer, starting from the moment the question appears. The answer must be given as spelled out in the puzzle (although slight variations in pronunciations are allowed). Multiple guesses are allowed, as long as the correct answer is given before time runs out (even if it is given unintentionally while thinking out loud).

The hero is given two passes (in some episodes, three passes are given) at the start of the game. Passing a question forces the stranger to answer it, with a fresh 20-second countdown. Strangers may not pass; they must answer every question put to them.

The challenge ends when a contestant misses a question: the trapdoor under that person's feet opens, dropping the participant through the stage and eliminating them from the game with no winnings. If the hero drops, the victorious stranger wins $10,000 ($25,000 in the eighth or ninth challenge, $50,000 in the tenth challenge). If the stranger drops, the hero wins an amount of money between $1,000 and $20,000, revealed on a screen at the stranger's position once the challenge is over. The value of each stranger is based on the difficulty that the hero is expected to face in defeating them.

Occasionally, a head-to-head round is introduced as a specialty round in which all the questions and answers share a common theme or word.

After five strangers have dropped, the hero is offered a chance to leave the game with all money won to that point, or stay in and try to win more. If the hero decides to stay in, they receive one more pass and will have another chance to leave after each subsequent stranger is dropped. Dropping eight, nine, or all 10 strangers increases the hero's winnings to $250,000, $500,000, or $1 million, respectively. Any hero who chooses to end the game and keep their winnings has the option of leaving by walking out of the studio or dropping through the floor.

After the hero exits the game, the remaining strangers, including the one who defeated the hero if applicable, play a speed round among themselves. The host asks a question to each one in turn, with 10 seconds on the clock instead of 20. Each correct answer adds $2,000 to a jackpot, while a wrong answer drops the stranger with no winnings (although if the hero had been defeated, the stranger who defeated the hero still keeps their winnings). The last one left standing wins the entire jackpot. As with a winning hero, the winner has the option of walking out of the studio or dropping through the trap door. A Speed Round is always played and filmed when at least two strangers remain; should there not be enough time to air the Speed Round, it may either be posted on the show's website after the episode airs, or aired on a subsequent episode.

International versions

Legend:   Currently airing     No longer airing

Country Title Network Host Date aired Prize
 Israel[3]
(original version)
לעוף על המיליון
La'uf al HaMillion
Channel 10 Yaron Brovinsky December 20, 2010 – June 2013
October 12, 2015 – present
1,000,000
 Arab World المصيدة
El masyadeh[4][5]
MBC1 Badr Al Zeidan October 23, 2013 – January 15, 2014 SR1,000,000
 Belgium (Dutch) Valkuil[6] VTM Kürt Rogiers January 5, 2015 – 2016 5,000
 Belgium (French) Still Standing : Qui passera à la trappe ?[7] RTL-TVI Jean-Michel Zecca March 12, 2016 – 2017 €25,000
 Brazil Quem Fica em Pé?[8] Band José Luiz Datena April 9, 2012 – December 5, 2013 R$100,000
 China 一站到底
Yizhan Daodi[9]
JSBC Li Hao and Guo Xiaomin March 2, 2012 – present Electronics, Home appliances, ¥400,000 and
Free double trip to places around the world
 France Still Standing : Qui passera à la trappe ? C8 Julien Courbet August 8, 2016 – September 2, 2016 €25,000
 Germany Ab durch die Mitte – Das schnellste Quiz der Welt[10][11] Sat.1 Daniel Boschmann July 2, 2012 – September 8, 2012 50,000
 Greece Still Standing ANT1 Maria Bekatorou September 8, 2017 – present €30,000
 Hungary Maradj talpon![12][13] m1 (2011–2014)
Duna TV (2015–2017)
Gábor Gundel Takács (2011–2017)
Barna Héder (2017)
October 3, 2011 – December 19, 2014 (M1)
August 31, 2015 – June 16, 2017 (Duna TV)
25,000,000Ft.
 India (in Malayalam) Still Standing Mazhavil Manorama Adil Ibrahim May 27, 2017 – present 1,000,000
 Italy Caduta libera[14][15] Canale 5 Gerry Scotti May 4, 2015 – present 100,000
300,000 (2nd-3rd edition)
500,000 (from 4th edition)
 Spain ¡Ahora caigo![16] Antena 3 Arturo Valls
Silvia Abril (Summer 2019)
July 6, 2011 – September 28, 2011 (weekly) 200,000
August 22, 2011 – present (daily) 100,000 (2011–2021)
200,000 (2021–present)
 Thailand ตกสิบหยิบล้าน Still Standing Thailand[17]
Ten Fall, Grab A Million: Still Standing Thailand
Channel 7 Varavuth Jentanakul October 1, 2015 – February 28, 2019 ฿1,000,000
ตกสิบหยิบล้านกำลัง 2 Still Standing Thailand
Ten Fall, Grab A Million Squared: Still Standing Thailand
Amarin TV Sakuntala Teinpairoj
Pisanu Nimsakul
April 22, 2019 – November 18, 2019
ตกสิบ ติดสปีด[18]
Ten Fall, Fast Speed
Channel 7 Varavuth Jentanakul
Sakuntala Teinpairoj
March 2, 2018 – March 1, 2019 ฿240,000
 Turkey Eyvah Düşüyorum[19] Star TV Eser Yenenler January 6, 2012 – March 13, 2013 500,000TL
Mehmet Ali Erbil June 13, 2014 – present 250,000TL
 Vietnam Người đứng vững – Still Standing Vietnam HTV7 Huy Khánh July 25, 2016 – August 24, 2017 VNĐ100,000,000

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