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Game Ka Na Ba?
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Game Na!
Created byABS-CBN
StarringKris Aquino (2001-2007)
Edu Manzano (2007-present)
Country of originPhilippines Philippines
Production
Running time1 hour
45 minutes (TFC)
Original release
NetworkABS-CBN
Release2001 (as Game KNB?);
2002 (as Milyon, Milyon Na, Game KNB?);
2003 (as Next Level Na, Game KNB?);
2004-Present (as Pilipinas, Game KNB?)

Pilipinas, Game KNB? is a noon-time game show aired by Filipino broadcaster ABS-CBN at 11:30 AM on Weekdays and 11 AM on Saturdays PST, followed by another ABS-CBN game show, Wowowee. It is hosted by actor-politician Edu Manzano, but previous versions of the show were hosted by Kris Aquino. It is also aired on The Filipino Channel.

The KNB in the title literally means "ka na ba", making the full title "Pilipinas, Game Ka Na Ba?" (literally, Philippines, Are You Game?). The KNB is derived from standard practice in text messaging to make messages as short as possible when typed.

Format

Elimination

The show starts with 10 contestants who were either selected through registration (which is done through SMS), or celebrities. These 10 contestants are asked questions. If a contestant gets a question wrong, they cannot answer the next question. The 5 remaining contestants advance to the Atras-Abante Round.

Atras-Abante Round

In the Atras-Abante Round (Forward-Backward Round), the 5 contestants are lined up on platforms arranged before the host's podium. The contestants are asked questions and whoever gets to swipe their hands over the motion sensor first gets to answer the question. If the contestant gets the question right, he or she moves one block forward or, when one contestant is ahead of him or her, he or she can make the opponent move one block backward (called "atras" power). They are given two chances to do this to their opponent so they better decide when it's the best time to do it. Whether or not they use their "atras" power, they move one block forward, provided they answered the question correctly. They cannot use both moves when they answer the question wrong. There have been instances when a player mistakenly uses the "atras" power to him/herself. In this case, he or she moves one block backward, just as the power would have done to his or her opponent. The two contestants who make it to the Yellow Lane advance to the Jackpot round. Once a contestant reaches the top, the contestant cannot be pushed back down. If a question is answered wrong, the contestant loses a turn.

Jackpot Round

In the Jackpot Round, the final two contestants, plus the champion from the previous day's show, compete against each other by answering questions based around a specific category. A wrong answer eliminates the player, and the remaining person plays for the One Million Peso Jackpot.

Final Round

In the final round, the player chooses 3 letters, and 3 are picked randomly. The contestant is given a category, and has 1 minute to name things which fit into the category that start with each one of those 6 letters. If a contestant correctly can give an answer for all 6 letters, the contestant wins PHP1,000,000. If the contestant gets any of them right at all, the contestant will win a prize in addition to the PHP50,000 the player won for making it to the Jackpot round in the first place. In addition, the player gets to play the jackpot round again the next day for another chance at the PHP1,000,000.

Evolution of Game KNB?

Pilipinas, Game KNB? so far has had 5 different variations:

Game KNB?

In Game KNB?, the contestant needed to get three out of five correct answers to get to the next round, and each round, the prize became higher (this incarnation was closest in format to Who Wants to be a Millionaire?). The showcase round had 4 possible choices, P300,000 round had 3 possible choices, and the P500,000 round had 2 possible choices. The P1,000,000 round on the other hand had no choices but is only composed of one question which was based on one of the contestant's major interests. The contestant had a chance to go home with their current winnings between every round. The show quickly became one of the highest rated primetime game shows in the Philippines.

Milyun-Milyon Na, Game KNB?

Due to the success of Game KNB?, an updated version, Milyun-Milyon Na, Game KNB? debuted later that year. The only major difference was that the jackpot increased by PHP100,000 every time a player did not win it. The show was only supposed to be a week-long special, but its popularity caused it to become the permanent format for the show until 2003.

Next Level Na, Game KNB?

In 2003, Next Level Na, Game KNB? debuted. It roughly was the same format as Milyun-Milyon Na, but physical and luck-based games were added in addition to the regular question based games which were carried over through the last 2 versions. The next relaunch to the current format occurred in 2004.

Pasko Na, Game KNB?

During December 2005, ABS-CBN aired as special primetime version of Pilipinas, Game KNB? called Pasko Na, Game KNB?, featuring celebrities playing for charity. On November 5th, 2007, in honor of Game KNB's 6 years on air and the upcoming Holiday season, Pasko Na, Game KNB? returned for another two week special.

Papaya Dance

Edu Manzano started the trend whereby the contestant who will first win the "atras-abante" round will have to dance in the tune of Papaya, an old Polish song by Urszula Dudziak. Due to the popularity of the song, Edu Manzano released a soundtrack, which became a certified hit, and was even used as part of the soundtrack of Star Cinema's movie Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo. After a few months, the Papaya dance became known worldwide when it was featured in MSNBC[1], Reuters[2] and ABC's Good Morning America[3][4].

Million Peso Winners

Awards

  • 2005 Star Awards for TV: Best Game Show Host (Kris Aquino)
  • 2006 Star Awards for TV: Best Game Show
  • Anak TV Seal 2006: Most Well-Liked TV Programs[5]
  • 2007 Star Awards for TV: Best Game Show
  • 2007 Star Awards for TV: Best Game Show Host (Edu Manzano)[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "'Papaya' is dance king in Philippines". MSN Video. February 25, 2008.
  2. ^ "Papaya is the new Macarena". February 24, 2008.
  3. ^ "Papaya: the new Macarena dance". March 21, 2008.
  4. ^ "Papaya: the new Macarena dance". March 21, 2008.
  5. ^ "ABS-CBN bags Anak TV Seal Awards".

See also

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