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? | |
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Genre | Game show |
Created by | Lisa Shiloach-Uzrad Amit Stretiner |
Presented by | Ben Bailey |
Theme music composer | Jeff Lippencott David Mark T. Williams |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 9 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Craig Plestis Tim Puntillo Lisa Shiloach-Urzad Amit Stretiner Avi Armoza |
Running time | approx. 40 minutes |
Production companies | Smart Dog Media Armoza Formats Universal Television (as Universal Media Studios) |
Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release | December 19, 2011 – January 30, 2012 |
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 |
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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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