PlayMania
| PlayMania | |
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PlayMania logo (February 2007 - October 2007)
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| Written by | Joyce Salter |
| Directed by | Jason Challinor Trey Evans |
| Presented by |
Shandi Finnessey Mel Peachey Jessica York Angelle Tymon Jeff Thisted |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes |
Original Run: 204 Incl. Block: 398 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | John P. Roberts Simon Willis |
| Producer(s) | Oyama Caviness Andrew Collins Johnny Mansbach Adam Mitchenall |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | GSN |
| Original release | April 6, 2006 – October 31, 2007 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Quiznation 100 Winners Midnight Money Madness |
| External links | |
| Website | |
PlayMania was a live interactive game show on GSN, hosted by Mel Peachey, Shandi Finnessey, Jessica York, Angelle Tymon, and Jeff Thisted. The two-hour program featured interactive games that the viewers could play to win cash prizes. On February 20, 2007, the show was replaced with two separate programs, quiznation and 100 Winners which were collectively known as the PlayMania Block.
The original PlayMania was a game show in which home viewers were the contestants. American residents 18 or older could enter the contest by text messaging for a small fee, or using the network's website to enter free. From January to April 2007 a premium-rate phone number was available to use as an entry method, as well. Within a few moments, a contestant was notified whether or not his or her entry had been chosen (at random) to proceed to another random selection process. If an entry was selected in the second phase, the contestant would then be called on his or her home or mobile phone, depending on which method of entry had been used. The contestant would then, if the game was still in progress, play on-air. After a game was completed, the queue was cleared, and any entrants who wished to play the next game were required to re-enter. A $.99 fee applied for each text message entry or premium rate phone call, along with standard text messaging rates added to the former. Entries on the network's website were free. Regardless of the method of entry, each entry had an equal chance of being selected. An entry did not necessarily guarantee an opportunity to appear on the show. Residents of certain states were ineligible to play using various entry methods.
The PlayMania Block shows have continued to use the same entry process.
The original format of PlayMania was based on Quiznation, a British television channel produced by Optimistic Entertainment. Optimistic was also co-producer of the U.S. PlayMania, and Mel Peachey, one of the hosts of Quiznation, was brought over to host the U.S. version. After the division of PlayMania into two separate programs, the Quiznation name would be used in the U.S., as well. PlayMania originally was scheduled to air three days a week in April 2006, from 1 - 3 AM (Eastern Time); a Sunday broadcast was added on August 27, and Tuesday and Wednesday editions were added on October 3 and October 4 of that year. The airtime of the show changed to 12 midnight - 2 AM (ET) beginning with the August 24, 2006 episode.
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