Wowowee

	Wowowee!
	; Bigtime Winner ka dito!
Format	Variety, Game Show, Comedy
Developed by	Edgar "Bobot" Mortiz
Directed by	Bobbet Vidanes, Johnny Manahan & Arnel Natividad
Starring	Willie Revillame; John Estrada; Randy Santiago; Pokwang; Mariel Rodriguez; Valerie Concepcion; RR Enriquez; Saicy Aguila; ASF Dancers; and Others
Country of origin	Philippines
Language(s)	Filipino and English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Cynthia Jordan; Harold Nueva
Location(s)	Quezon City, Luzon
Running time	2 hours and 55 minutes (Weekdays); 3 hours and 15 minutes (Saturdays)
Broadcast
Original channel	ABS-CBN
Picture format	480i SDTV
Original run	February 5, 2005 – present
External links
	Official website

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Wowowee! is a leading noon-time variety broadcast by ABS-CBN in the Philippines.

The show premiered on February 5, 2005 and airs live through weekdays and Saturdays. It is also broadcast worldwide through ABS-CBN's The Filipino Channel. The show is broadcast from ABS-CBN Studio 3 in Quezon City.

[edit] Wowowee Cast

[edit] Main Hosts

[edit] Co-hosts

[edit] ASF Dancers

main article: ASF Dancers

[edit] Former Regular co-hosts

^*appeared for more than 2 episodes to host the program

[edit] Current segments

[edit] Hep, Hep, Hooray

Ten random audience members get to play Hep, Hep, Hooray.

In this segment of the show, the audience will be dancing to Willie Revillame's latest song ^[1] This opening song number is the theme tune for the choosing of the ten random audience members, the audience is warmed up for the public displays of talent, where Willie Revillame and his co-hosts will draw from the audience, from different sections including the TFC subscribers to dance the hits song.

The objective of the game is to repeat the words "Hep" "Hep" "Hooray". A co-host puts the microphone in front of a contestants face and they are supposed to say "Hep Hep" while clapping their hands together below their waist, then a co-host will put the microphone to another contestant's face and they are to finish the cheer with saying "hooray" and raising their hands in the air. If you make a mistake, you are out of the game. The unwritten rule is that they eliminate the young or affluent looking in order to allow an old or infirm person to win. This is a last person standing game. The one who lasts the longest wins, and plays the bonus round for more money. The last two contestants wins money, and sometimes, the jackpot is shared by them due to an unwritten rule. Before this there is also Skin White where they pick 3 girls and they pose. Then Rexona happens and the Bigat10's will receive 1000 pesos from Rexona.

[edit] Ituro Mo (Point it!)

There are 6 trays. The contestant(s), who won in the "Hep, Hep, Hooray" segment, picks a tray. It will have an amount of cash, which they will win. If more than one contestant is playing, they will split the cash prize.

The 6 trays contain:

1 PHP5,000
1 PHP10,000
1 PHP20,000
1 SkinWhite PHP50,000
1 REXONA PHP700,000 Jackpot (increases PHP10,000 when not won)
2 Cheap Prizes

There are 10 trays on Saturdays that include:

2 PHP5,000
2 PHP10,000
1 SkinWhite PHP50,000
1 Vaseline PHP75,000
1 Rexona PHP700,000 Jackpot (increases PHP10,000 when not won)
2 Cheap Prizes

[edit] Willie of ForTune

6 people are selected earlier to compete in pairs in rounds of Willie of Fortune. This is where the in-house keyboardist plays a portion of a song, and the first person to name the song correctly wins 1 point. If the player can correctly sing the exact lyrics from that portion of the song, they will receive the 2nd point. 2 points are required to win the round.

[edit] Tanong Ko, Sagutin Mo (My Question, You Answer)

The three remaining contestants compete for trivia questions for a chance to play Pasalog. The first contestant to get 2 points will play the jackpot round.

Mariposa of the ASF Dancers presents the Pasalog.

[edit] Pasalog (A combination of "pasa" [pass] and "alog" [shake])

In Pasalog, the contestant has a chance of winning different prizes provided by sponsors, including a progressive cash jackpot increasing every show if not won. Dice containing logos and symbols are placed into compartments in beach ball like spheres. The balls are then passed around the audience (or sometimes rolled around the stage if there is not enough time). When the pasalogs are returned, the compartments are opened. If the face of the dice facing up has a symbol or logo, the player wins the corresponding prize. Pasalog was originally played with a similar cube shaped container.

In part of the new set on March 31, 2008, Pasalog changed to three balls. ^[1]

Ball One	Ball Two	Ball Three
3 P10,000 & 3 P20,000	3 X2 & 3 X5	1 Grand Negosyo, 1 X1, 3 ÷2, 1 X5

[edit] Eight O'Clock

A studio player gets to play for up to P200,000. A random audience member gets to play too, and both work together to get the top prize. There is a bunch of chips on the board and decide which to take one by one. Each chip show different prize amounts shown below. 5 chips for a certain prize amount is require to win it. Bonuses are randomly on the board, too. Each player gets the prize unsplit.

P10,000	P20,000	P200,000
5 chips	5 chips	5 chips

[edit] Bigtime Pera O Bayong

Bigtime Pera o Bayong was a game brought from Magandang Tanghali Bayan. The game relaunched on October 6, 2008.

Elimination

A group of 50 people are asked a question with three answer choices labeled A, B, or C. They must stand near the letter they preferred to choose. This is last man standing, so the game is continued until one is left. The final person wins PHP10,000 and goes on to the next half of the game. .

Jackpot Round

The final contestant, then makes a choice from 10 "bayongs" (bags), and then the hosts have several bargaining sessions where they offer the contestants a cash offer in exchange for the chosen bayong. If the player stays with the bayong, he or she wins whatever is inside it. The three grand prizes are PHP1,000,000, a house and lot, and the Bigtime Bayong containing PHP1,000,000, a house and lot, and a brand new car. The other bayongs contain corny "joke" prizes, such as peanuts for instance.

[edit] Discontinued segments

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Wilyonaryo (portmanteau for milyonaryo - the Tagalog word for "millionaire" and Willie) became entangled in one of the more larger controversies associated with Wowowee when it debuted in August 2007. The 50 contestants who competed had to predict the result of surveys answered by audience members with remote controls. Some contestants were offered a chance to stay where they were, switch their guess, or walk away with a cash offer before the answer was revealed.

Coca-Cola 50M Family Panalo: Cash o Bukas? was a game sponsored by Coca-Cola.

Merrygalo replaced the highly controversial Wilyonaryo game on October 8, 2007. In a process very similar to Wilyonaryo, the 50 contestants were asked a Yes or No question on a specific category, with the contestants having 5 seconds to make their decision. Sometimes contestants were also offered a chance to switch their answer. The contestants who answered wrong were eliminated, and the contestants who answered correctly repeated the process until 1 person remained. The last person standing won PHP10,000 and got to play for larger prizes. The remaining contestant chose 3 of the 10 "regalos" (boxes), with each of the boxes either containing a circle, a square, or a star. If a box contained a star, the player won PHP10,000, if it contained a square, the contestant won PHP5,000. If all three boxes contained a circle, the player would win the jackpot. The contestant was also given a choice to swap their third box with one of the remaining boxes if they desired.

Guess the Presyo, Get the Premyo! (Englog for Guess the Price, Get the Prize), sponsored by Mega Sardines, is a game which debuted on the November 19, 2007 episode of Wowowee. 5 players picked from the audience are assigned numbers and have to attempt to arrange themselves in the correct order to form the correct price of the day's prize in 90 seconds or less. The first digit of the price is always given. If the contestants get it right, they win the prize.

Sinong Kumanta Ng Kantang 'To? (Who Sang This Song?) is very similar to Questune, except instead of naming the song, the contestant must identify the original artist of the song. 2 points are required to win. The winner advances to the Bigat 10 round as the "Tigasen". The winner also receives another PhP 5,000.

Isang Talon Isang Sagot - the 3 Questune contestants were asked questions, but the contestants jumped to "buzz in". 5 points (later 3) were required to advance to the Bigat 10 round. The game was later replaced by Sinong Kumanta Ng Kantang 'To?

Call A Kolokoy - a Questune contestant and 2 other randomly selected audience members were asked questions, but the "buzzers" were located above them. If the Questune contestant won, the contestant advanced to the next round and won a prize, and the two audience contestants would get PhP 500. If one of the other contestants won, both won PhP 5,000. This game was later replaced by Isang Talon Isang Sagot

Doblado Sigurado - played after Bigat 10, Doblado Sigurado offered a chance for the contestant to double their winnings. A box containing 5 chips (each one being black and white) would be passed around the audience, and the contestant would predict how many would come up White and how many would come up Black. If the prediction was right, the contestant's Bigat 10 winnings were doubled. If it wasn't, the player walked away with only PhP 10,000. This game was later replaced by Pasalog.

Green Cross - one of the Pera o Bayong contestants was randomly picked from the group, and won PhP 5,000. In one of 3 bags was PhP 20,000, and the player had to guess which one contained the prize. If the player picked correctly, he or she would win a total of PhP 25,000. The game was sponsored by Green Cross, a Filipino soap brand.

Sketch On The Rocks - A contestant attempted to draw picture of a word selected out of a fishbowl while other contestants attempted to guess what it was, but the paper on the board constantly scrolled up. After 30 seconds, the drawer would move to the "rock board", where the player attempted to write out what the answer was, but the board shook making it more difficult. If the guessers could figure it out, the drawer won a the prize that he or she selected beforehand. If the guessers couldn't figure it out after 30 seconds on the "rock board" and after 5 more final seconds, the drawer did not win anything.

Act-U - A contestant tried to guess what a celebrity guest was trying to act out.

Want More No More

This Game replaced and, thus, succeeds the former game Bigtime Pera o Bayong. The game was launched on January 1, 2009 and the ended on June 6, 2009. Now, the game is NOT continued.

Elimination Round

A group of 50 people are asked a question and then given two choices to answer that question, "Oo" (Yes) or "Hindi" (No). Within a certain amount of time, the contestants must line up behind the sign labelled with their preferred answer. The co-hosts then reveal the correct answer, and those who queued behind the sign labelled with the wrong answer are eliminated; the contestants who chose the correct answer remain in the game. This is a last-person-standing game; the game process continues until one person is left remaining on the stage. The last-remaining contestant receives PHP10,000 then plays the Jackpot Round.

Jackpot Round

The contestant, who won the Elimination Round, plays for a chance to win one, two or all of the following major prizes the game has to offer: a Jeep, a House and Lot from Global Asiatique, and PHP1,000,000. There are 25 "bayongs" on the stage, each labelled with letters from A-Z (excluding X), and each containing a case. Each case contains a logo, which will determine the amount of the contestant's winnings. Five cases display a silhouette of a jeep in a yellow circle, which each adds PHP10,000 to the contestant's winnings and increases the chances of winning the Jeep. Six cases have a silhouette of a house in a green circle which, as well, each adds PHP10,000 to the contestant's earnings and increases the chances of winning the House and Lot. Nine cases contain a bold, black number '1' in a red circle, which, too, adds PHP10,000 to the contestant's money and increases the chances of winning the million Pesos. Contestants who play this round, however, have to be cautious, as there are four cases that contain a large 'X' in a red circle that will cripple the contestant's chances of taking home his or her earnings. If the contestant opens three of the cases with the large 'X' on it, he or she would lose the game and not be allowed to take home their earnings. There is one special case that bears the 'W' used in the logo for Wowowee that, if opened, guarantees that the contestant will take home PHP50,000, even if the contestant chooses three "bayongs" containing the cases with the large 'X' on it. At the beginning of the round, the contestant is made to pick 10 "bayongs" from the stage. After that, the contestant chooses one of the 10 "bayongs" that he or she first selected, and the case that "bayong" holds is taken out of the bag and is unopened, showing the logo that it bears and what happens to the contestant's earnings. The contestant chooses another "bayong" from the remaining nine, and the same process happens until there are no more "bayongs" from the original 10 to choose from. The contestant picks another 10 "bayongs" and the same thing happens until there are no more "bayongs" to choose from. Once the contestant selects two "bayongs" containing cases with the large 'X' on it, he or she will be continually given a chance to go on with the game, or go home with their winnings by being asked the question "You want more or no more?". The game continues until the contestant manages to open another case with the 'X' symbol, wants to go home with the earnings, or wins all the major prizes.

[edit] Special shows

[edit] World tours

Wowowee has broadcast episodes from other locations in the Philippines, and has also went on World Tours to other countries such as the United States (San Francsico,New York City,Las Vegas,Los Angeles,Reno,Chicago,Honolulu,Atlantic City,San Diego and Houston), Australia (Sydney), Guam, Canada (Winnipeg) and Dubai. ^[2].

In celebration of TFC's 15th anniversary and Wowowee's 4th anniversary, Wowowee has planned a grand world tour for 2009. Starting in Dubai, the tour will reach Italy, United States (San Francisco, (Seattle, Orlando and Las Vegas) and Canada (Toronto).

[edit] Alay ng Kapamilya

Alay sa Kapamilya was a program organized by ABS-CBN as an observation for the PhilSports Arena stampede victims. It preempted Wowowee for six days while the network decided over the fate of the variety show. The shows were a solemn tribute to the victims, featuring performances by ABS-CBN regulars. Eventually, ABS-CBN decided to temporarily cancel the variety show until its return on March 11, 2006.^[3]

[edit] Honoring Overseas Filipino Workers

In several occasions, the show has paid tribute to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW's) serving across the world. On the August 2, 2006 episode, Wowowee with cooperation with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) produced a special edition saluting and featuring female OFW's who returned from Lebanon where a war was present in that country. They were all invited to attend and even participate in the show that day. The contestants during the first half that day were close friends of the OFWs, while an unspecified number of OFW's participated in "The Ultimate Pera O Bayong". All the winnings won in during the show were combined together and evenly distributed to all of the OFWs in the audience, with the grand total of winnings being PhP 1,390,000.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Armed Forces of the Philippines Join Wowowee

On September 1, 2007, about Five Hundred (500) soldiers came in full force to television noontime show Wowowee. Representatives from the Major Services, AFPWSSUS and Technical Services come to play and have fun during the show and take a crack at the grand prizes in different games.

Highlights of the event were the interviews with the loved ones of Marines who lost their lives in the fight against the Abu Sayaff Group/ MILF rebels in Basilan last July 10 and August 11, 2007. Tearfully, loved ones recounted their last communication with the fallen Marines. Host Willie Revillame also asked each of them for a short message and everybody was moved to tears during the emotion-filled moment. AFP, PIO Chief LTC Bartolome Bacarro held back his tears but could not help it, just like the rest. Emotions rose again when candles were lit for the Marines. ^[4]

[edit] Controversies

[edit] Philsports Arena stampede

Main article: PhilSports Arena stampede

At around 06:30 AM local time on February 4, 2006, at least 73 people were trampled to death and more than 300 were injured when a stampede broke out at the PhilSports Complex (formerly ULTRA) in Pasig City, where the first anniversary celebration of Wowowee would be held at noon. The crush began when the organizers of the show began handing out tickets to people in the crowd, many of whom had been camping outside the stadium for days.

In the 2007 edition of Guinness World Records, the incident was cited as "the greatest death toll in a game show".

[edit] Willyonaryo controversy

Main article: Hello Pappy scandal

On August 20, 2007 episode of Wowowee, a technical fault occurred during Willyonaryo game which led people to think (including the host of Eat Bulaga!, one of the show's competitors in its timeslot) \ that the game was or could be rigged.

[edit] DTI probe, administrative fine and appeal

On October 13, 2008, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), after a 1 year probe, ordered ABS-CBN to pay an administrative fine of P 290,000, ruling that the Wilyonaryo segment, which is under the “sales and promotion” category campaign, violated the regulatory provisions of RA 7394, the "Consumers Act of the Philippines.": “A reasonable assessment of the existing game mechanics and procedures reveals that the game show segment allowed for reasonable likelihood of error and provided the host and organizers significant latitude in controlling the outcome of the contest.”^[5]^[6] Forthwith, ABS-CBN released the statement: "We disagree with the findings and have appealed the decision."^[7]

[edit] Eda Nolan wardrobe malfunction

On May 12, 2007, episode of Wowowee, to promote ABS-CBN's new teen comedy Gokada Go!, cast members from the show performed a dance number as part of the entertainment segment of the show. The tube top of one the dancers, Eda Nolan, became loose, exposing one of her breasts. Although producers claimed that Eda was wearing a skin-tone colored bra, Wowowee received a 3 day suspension from the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board.^[8]

[edit] Wowowee winner cries foul over prize

A winner in the "Bigtime Pera o Bayong" game portion of the show is set to file a complaint against Wowowee for allegedly failing to make good on its promised prize. Nena V. Santos, of Banlat, Quezon City, bagged the second prize of a fully furnished house and lot in the popular game in July last year. Santos said the grand prize winner -- the "Bigtime" winner -- took home a package that included a fully furnished house and lot, a car, and P1 million cash. The third prize winner got P1 million cash. She said she could not have over-expected the prize because in August 2008 she had even watched an episode of Rated K (also shown on ABS-CBN Channel 2) that featured the July 1, 2008 grand winner. The past winner -- who had only won within a week of Santos' win -- had shown her new beautiful, single detached, fully furnished house in the show, leaving Santos excited to see her own house. Santos told the Philippines Daily Inquirer in an interview on Friday that it took her another seven months before she could get her "dream house" located at Santa Barbara Villas II, San Mateo, Rizal. She said she went there on February 4, with the prize supposed to be awarded by real estate developer Globe Asiatique. To her surprise, Santos said, what she got was a house that is not brand new. There was furniture inside but it belonged to the former owner. Moreover, there were no furnishings there that were supposed to be part of her prize.

[edit] Awards

2005 KBP Golden Dove Awards Best Variety Show
Best variety show (Star Awards for TV) (2008)
- In 2008, they tied with GMA Network's Eat Bulaga.
Best Male TV Host (Willie Revillame) (2005 & 2007)
Best Female TV Host (Janelle Jamer) (2007)
Best Female TV Host (Valerie Concepcion) (2008)
Consumers Award Outstanding Variety Show (2008)
Consumers Award Outstanding Male TV Host (2008)

[edit] See also

List of Philippine television shows

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[Game_Lists-0] Watch the new and improved Wowowee!

[Bigatin_World_Tour-1] tinworldtour.com

[2] "Willie still in mourning, Alay sa Kapuso this week on Wowowee". http://www.abs-cbn.com/Entertainment/ent-020706-buzz.aspx.

[3] "Soldiers Moved to Tears with WoWoWee Experience". http://www.crsafp.mil.ph/Others%20(Wowowee%20Experience).html.

[4] sunstar.com, DTI: Wowowee’s Wilyonaryo has violation (1:34 p.m.)

[5] ws.tv, DTI wraps up Wowowee probe

[6] ws.tv, ABS-CBN appeals DTI's Wowowee decision

[7] "Wardrobe malfunction leads to ‘Wowowee’ suspension". http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view_article.php?article_id=69988. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.

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