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(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Craig Plestis Tim Puntillo |
| Running time | approx. 40 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Smart Dog Media Armoza Formats Universal Television (as Universal Media Studios) |
| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | December 19, 2011 – January 30, 2012 |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
Who's Still Standing? is an American adaptation of the Israeli game show La'uf al HaMillion, (Hebrew: לעוף על המיליון), 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.
On May 13, 2012, it was announced that the show will not be renewed for a second season due to high production costs, despite having acceptable ratings.
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 him or her 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 him or her.
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