1 vs. 100 (Hong Kong game show) explained

Native Name:
Genre:Game show
Camera:Multiple-camera setup
Runtime:60 minutes (special)
30 minutes (regular)
(with commercials)
Creator:Endemol
Presenter:Wyman Wong
Country:Hong Kong
Network:ATV Home
Num Episodes:60 regular + 1 special

The Hong Kong version of 1 vs. 100, called 以一敵百 (lit. "to oppose 100 people by 1 person"), was produced by Asia Television and it is the first Chinese language version of the show.[1] It was first broadcast as a 1-hour special on September 24, 2006 where the contestants were winners of at least HK$30,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?,[2] then it was aired every weeknight between September 25, 2006 and December 15, 2006. It was hosted by lyricist Wyman Wong (黃偉文).

Gameplay

The format of the show is based on the original Dutch version, Eén tegen 100. At the beginning, The One (阿一) is randomly selected from a group of 101 players and the other 100 people will become The Hundred (阿百).

Before each question is shown, the category of the question is revealed first, and the One can choose between two difficulty levels,

Normal (一般) and Difficult (困難). After the question and the three options are shown, The Hundred is given 6 seconds to lock in their answer, then The One is given the opportunity to answer the question. If The One is correct, all opponents that got the question wrong are eliminated. The prize gained in The One's bank is based on the following formula:

Prizegained=\left[

rm{HK
\$200000}

No.ofopponents\right] x No.ofwronganswers

Where

[]

means integer part.

There is a

×2 doubler for The One which doubles the prize gained on a question. After The One has gained some money, three "escapes", 25, 50 and 75, which allows The One not to answer the question, can also be used in order. The opponents who got that wrong are still eliminated, but The One earns nothing on that question. Instead, 25%, 50% and 75% of the amount in The One's bank is deducted respectively. The One is not allowed to bail out at any point of the game.

If The One has eliminated all of The Hundred, The One wins the amount in the bank. If The One is incorrect, he or she is out of the game and loses the prize in the bank. But unlike other versions, a consolation prize is awarded, which depends on the number of opponents eliminated without using escapes:

No. of opponents eliminated
without using escapes
Consolation prize
(HK$)
1 to 202,000
21 to 404,000
41 to 606,000
61 to 808,000
81 to 9910,000
When The One has completed the game successfully, the next One is chosen from all of The Hundred. If The One failed, the next One is chosen from those who got the last question right. If there are no survivors, one of all 100 opponents plays next.

The biggest possible winnings for The One is HK$1,237,431 (about US$159,000), which can be reached when The One answers 100 questions correctly, eliminates only 1 opponent on each question without using any escapes and uses the doubler on the last question. However, the biggest winnings record of the show is HK$603,933 (about US$77,800) only, which is less than half of that amount.

List of winners

Throughout the series, 11 people had eliminated all mob members, 9 of them are listed as follows:

EpisodeAirdateNamePrize won (HK$)Source
SpecialSeptember 24, 2006Louis Hung (孔令慈)25,225
3September 27, 2006Wong Ka-chun (黃家俊)132,821[3]
6October 2, 2006Elvis Chan (陳劍豪)403,746
21October 23, 2006Mabel Kwan (關佩玲)439,088
27October 31, 2006April Fong (方心如)412,562
29November 2, 2006So Chung-kwai (蘇宗葵)87,840
35November 10, 2006Mandy Hon (韓燕雯)414,049
38November 15, 2006Steven Ng (伍耀泉)603,933
52December 5, 2006Lam Chun-yin (林俊言)408,311

Scheduling and ratings

Episode viewing figures from CSM Media Research.

EpisodeAirdateTimeslot (HKT)Average
ratings points
Equivalent number
of viewers
Source
SpecialSeptember 24, 2006Sunday 8:00 – 9:00 p.m.6 (max. 7)385,560 (max. 449,820)[4]
1–5September 25 to 29, 2006Mon – Fri 9:30 – 10:00 p.m.5321,300[5]
6–10October 2 to 6, 20065321,300[6]
11–15 October 9 to 13, 2006Mon – Fri 8:30 – 9:00 p.m.5321,300[7]
16–20October 16 to 20, 20065321,300[8]
21–25October 23 to 27, 20065321,300[9]
26–30October 30 to November 3, 20065321,300[10]
31–35November 6 to 10, 20065 (max. 6)321,300 (max. 385,560)[11]
36–40November 13 to 17, 20065321,300[12]
41–45November 20 to 24, 20064 (max. 5)257,040 (max. 321,300)[13]
46–50November 27 to December 1, 20064257,040[14]
51–55December 4 to 8, 20064 (max. 5)257,040 (max. 321,300)[15]
56–60December 11 to 15, 20064257,040[16]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Introduction from the official site
  2. Contestant recruitment of the special
  3. Leaderboard from the official site
  4. Ratings comparison of TVB Jade and ATV Home: September 18 to 24, 2006
  5. September 25 to October 1, 2006
  6. October 2 to 8, 2006
  7. October 9 to 15, 2006
  8. October 16 to 22, 2006
  9. October 23 to 29, 2006
  10. October 30 to November 5, 2006
  11. November 6 to 12, 2006
  12. November 13 to 19, 2006
  13. November 20 to 26, 2006
  14. November 27 to December 3, 2006
  15. December 4 to 10, 2006
  16. December 11 to 17, 2006