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WCG Ultimate Gamer has 12 gamers living in one loft. Each episode they would compete in a Real Life Challenge and in an Isolation Challenge. The Real Life Challenge complimented and provided a clue to the actual [[Xbox 360]] game they were to play later in the Isolation challenge. For example, the players played paintball before playing [[Halo 3]], had a dunk contest before playing [[NBA Live|NBA Live 09]], and drifted cars before playing [[Project Gotham Racing 4]]. The gamer with the highest score from both challenges had the choice to pick one other gamer to play against the gamer with the lowest score in an Elimination Challenge where the loser goes home. The competitor with the highest score could also pick themselves to play the lowest scoring gamer, but this rule was discontinued in season 2. Sometimes the two gamers in the Elimination Challenge have to pick someone to partner with them in the challenge, but their partner is not at risk of |
WCG Ultimate Gamer has 12 gamers living in one loft. Each episode they would compete in a Real Life Challenge and in an Isolation Challenge. The Real Life Challenge complimented and provided a clue to the actual [[Xbox 360]] game they were to play later in the Isolation challenge. For example, the players played paintball before playing [[Halo 3]], had a dunk contest before playing [[NBA Live|NBA Live 09]], and drifted cars before playing [[Project Gotham Racing 4]]. The gamer with the highest score from both challenges had the choice to pick one other gamer to play against the gamer with the lowest score in an Elimination Challenge where the loser goes home. The competitor with the highest score could also pick themselves to play the lowest scoring gamer, but this rule was discontinued in season 2. Sometimes the two gamers in the Elimination Challenge have to pick someone to partner with them in the challenge, but their partner is not at risk of elimination. |
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Revision as of 18:47, 1 October 2010
| WCG Ultimate Gamer | |
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| Starring | Hannah Simone Joel Gourdin |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Network | Syfy |
| Release | March 10, 2009 |
WCG Ultimate Gamer is a reality television program that aires on SyFy. It is sponsored by Samsung and WCG. The show is hosted by Hannah Simone and co-hosted by Joel Gourdin. The first season began airing on March 10th[1]. A second season was confirmed at CES on January 7th 2010[2], and began airing on August 19, 2010.
Format
WCG Ultimate Gamer has 12 gamers living in one loft. Each episode they would compete in a Real Life Challenge and in an Isolation Challenge. The Real Life Challenge complimented and provided a clue to the actual Xbox 360 game they were to play later in the Isolation challenge. For example, the players played paintball before playing Halo 3, had a dunk contest before playing NBA Live 09, and drifted cars before playing Project Gotham Racing 4. The gamer with the highest score from both challenges had the choice to pick one other gamer to play against the gamer with the lowest score in an Elimination Challenge where the loser goes home. The competitor with the highest score could also pick themselves to play the lowest scoring gamer, but this rule was discontinued in season 2. Sometimes the two gamers in the Elimination Challenge have to pick someone to partner with them in the challenge, but their partner is not at risk of elimination.
Seasons
| Season | Winner | Started | Ended |
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| Season 1 | Mark Smith | March 10, 2009 | April 28, 2009 |
| Season 2 | TBA | August 19, 2010 | TBA |