Top Shot
Top Shot | |
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Genre | Reality TV |
Directed by | Adam Vetri |
Presented by | Colby Donaldson |
Starring | see contestants below |
Composer | David Vanacore Music |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 36 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Craig Pilgrim Ralph Wikke Mitch Rosa (co-exec prod.) |
Producers | Ben Beatie Clark Bernstein Megan Gibson Michael Matsumoto Eric Mazer John McLaughlin (host prod.) |
Production location | Santa Clarita, California |
Cinematography | Matthew Novello |
Editors | John Wolfenden Andrew Pierce |
Camera setup | multiple-camera setup |
Production company | Pilgrim Films & Television |
Original release | |
Network | History Channel |
Release | June 6, 2010 present | –
Top Shot is an American reality television show that debuted on the History Channel on June 6, 2010. The show features 16 contestants, split into two teams of eight, competing in various types of shooting challenges. One by one, the contestants are eliminated until only one remains. That contestant receives a $100,000 grand prize and the title of "Top Shot." Survivor contestant Colby Donaldson is the host.[1][2][3][4][5]
Gameplay
The teams are given separate chances to practice with the weapons to be used in a team challenge, under the guidance of an experienced trainer, after which the challenge itself is played the following day. Everyone on the winning team is safe for the day, while the losing team must nominate two members for elimination after a two-hour break. A group of targets is set up for this purpose, each marked with one player's name. One by one, the team members must shoot the target of the person they want to nominate. No one is allowed to vote for himself/herself. If two or more players tie for one nomination, Donaldson typically draws one team member's name at random from an ammunition box to cast a tiebreaking vote. The tied players, and any who have already clinched a nomination, are not eligible to be chosen. (There have been exceptions to this practice, as noted under the episode entries for each season.)
The morning after this decision, the two players who receive the most votes take a practice session with the weapons to be used in an elimination challenge, which is held later in the day with the rest of the team watching. Whoever wins the challenge remains in the game, while the loser is immediately dismissed.
Whenever the teams are of unequal size, enough players on the larger one must sit out the team challenge to even out the two groups. The smaller team decides who will be benched, with the condition that no player may sit out two challenges in a row. Benched players are eligible to be nominated for elimination.
Season 1 (2010)
Season 1 of Top Shot was filmed over a period of 33 days in the spring of 2010 in Santa Clarita, California.[6]
In episodes 7 and 8, the larger team (Blue) decided for itself who would participate or be benched. The teams were dissolved in episode 9, with all players competing directly against each other from this point on and one or more players being eliminated after every challenge.
Every time a player was eliminated, the remaining group hung one of that player's shirts, marked with his/her name, from the railing of the staircase in the house where they were living.
Contestants
Contestant | Age | Occupation / background | Hometown | Original Team | Merged Team | Eliminated |
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Mike Seeklander | 38 | U.S. Shooting Academy, former Marine, Federal Air Marshal and firearms instructor | Owasso, OK | Red Team | 16th Place | |
Frank Campana | 47 | Retired police officer, FBI-certified sniper and instructor | Yonkers, NY | Red Team | 15th Place | |
Bill Carns | 40 | Radio Gun Show Host, qualified 5-Weapons Range Master | Pahrump, NV | Red Team | 14th Place | |
James "Jim" Sinclair | 48 | Printer, Gunsmith, Truck Driver, Historical firearms collector, competition shooter with various awards | Dover, NH | Blue Team | 13th Place | |
Caleb Giddings | 27 | Insurance sales, former Coast Guard, competition shooter with various awards, blogger | Fishers, IN | Blue Team | 12th Place | |
Andre Robinson | 28 | Soldier, U.S. Army, former Marine, earned "Rifle Expert" status in four competitions | Pittsburgh, PA | Red Team | 11th Place | |
Brad Engmann | 26 | Project Manager, USPSA Grand Master | San Francisco, CA | Red Team | 10th Place | |
Tara Poremba | 36 | Police officer, state champ in several state in conventional pistol, and a former National Champion, competition shooter with various awards. | Chicago, IL | Blue Team | 9th Place | |
Denny Chapman | 41 | Cowboy Mounted Shooting competitor, horse trainer, Wild West entertainer, former benchrest rifle and USPSA/IPSC three-gun competitor | Ocala, FL | Red Team | 8th Place | |
Blake Miguez | 28 | Corporate lawyer, semi-professional shooter, USPSA Grand Master, Louisiana state champion | New Iberia, LA | Blue Team | Green Team | 7th Place |
Adam Benson | 44 | Construction project manager, former Marine, USPSA Master | Baltimore, MD | Blue Team | 6th Place | |
Kelly Bachand | 22 | Student, competition shooter, USA National Rifle Team | Kent, WA | Red Team | 5th Place | |
Peter Palma | 29 | Plumber, Marine Scout Sniper | Norristown, PA | Red Team | 4th Place | |
Simon "J.J." Racaza | 29 | Department of Homeland Security Agent, double grandmaster in the USPSA/IPSC | New Milford, NJ | Blue Team | 3rd Place | |
Chris Cerino | 40 | Law enforcement trainer, 42nd place in the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association | Wadsworth, OH | Blue Team | 2nd place | |
Iain Harrison | 42 | Construction manager, former British Army platoon commander, gunsmith, competition shooter with various awards | Sherwood, OR | Blue Team | Winner |
Contestant progress
# | Contestants | Episodes | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||
1 | Iain | WIN | WIN | WIN | NOM | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | TOP SHOT |
2 | Chris | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | BTM 2 | SAFE | OUT |
3 | J.J. | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | OUT | |
4 | Peter | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | NOM | WIN | SAFE | OUT | ||
5 | Kelly | NOM | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | NOM | NOM | SAFE | BTM 2 | OUT | |||
6 | Adam | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | NOM | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||
7 | Blake | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||||
8 | Denny | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||
9 | Tara | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | LEFT | |||||
10 | Brad | SAFE | NOM | NOM | WIN | WIN | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
11 | Andre | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||||
12 | Caleb | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||
13 | Jim | WIN | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||
14 | Bill | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||
15 | Frank | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||
16 | Mike | OUT |
- The player's team (episodes 1–8) won the challenge.
- The player(s) won individually in the challenge.
- The player's team lost the challenge, but the player was not nominated for elimination (episodes 1–8); or the player did not finish a challenge at the top or bottom of the group (episodes 9–10).
- The player was nominated for elimination, but won an elimination challenge (episodes 1–8); or the player finished a challenge at the bottom of the group, but won a tiebreaker (episodes 9–10).
- The player lost an elimination challenge and was eliminated. (In episodes 9 and 10, every challenge ended in one or more automatic eliminations.)
- The player voluntarily withdrew from the competition.
- The player won the $100,000 grand prize and the title of Top Shot.
Nomination Range
# | ||||||||||||||||
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Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||
Nominated | Kelly 3/8 Votes |
Brad 3/7 Votes |
Brad 2/6 Votes |
Iain 5/8 Votes |
Adam 3/7 Votes |
Kelly 3/5 Votes |
Kelly 2/4 Votes |
None | Peter 1/3 Votes |
None | None | None | None | None | None | |
Eliminated | Mike 3/8 Votes |
Frank 3/8 Votes |
Bill 2/6 Votes |
Jim 2/8 Votes |
Caleb 3/7 Votes |
Andre 2/6 Votes |
Brad 2/4 Votes |
Tara No Votes |
Denny 2/3 Votes |
Blake | Adam | Kelly | Peter | J.J. | Chris | |
Contestants | Votes | |||||||||||||||
1 | Iain | None | Caleb | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | ||||||
2 | Chris | Iain | Caleb | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | ||||||
3 | J.J. | Jim | Adam | None | None | None | None | None | None | |||||||
4 | Peter | Mike | Brad | Brad | Andre | Brad | Denny | None | None | None | None | |||||
5 | Kelly | Brad | Bill | Bill | Denny | Brad | Denny | None | None | None | ||||||
6 | Adam | Iain | None | None | None | None | ||||||||||
7 | Blake | Iain | Adam | None | None | |||||||||||
8 | Denny | Brad | Frank | Bill | Kelly | Kelly | Peter | |||||||||
9 | Tara | Iain | Caleb | None | ||||||||||||
10 | Brad | Kelly | Frank | Andre | Kelly | Kelly | ||||||||||
11 | Andre | Mike | Bill | Brad | Kelly | |||||||||||
12 | Caleb | Jim | Adam | |||||||||||||
13 | Jim | Iain | ||||||||||||||
14 | Bill | Kelly | Frank | Kelly | ||||||||||||
15 | Frank | Mike | Brad | |||||||||||||
16 | Mike | Kelly |
Season 2 (2011)
In this season (referred to in promotional spots as Top Shot Reloaded), a preliminary head-to-head challenge was played in Episode 1, with the two winners being allowed to choose the teams. In addition, the winner of every elimination challenge received a $2,000 gift card to Bass Pro Shops. Instead of hanging each eliminated player's shirt from the house's staircase railing, the others nailed a target-shaped plaque to the dining room wall, with his/her name and team color.
Similar to Season 1, the teams were dissolved in episode 9, and all challenges were head-to-head. The remaining players were given green shirts to wear for the rest of the competition. Unlike Season 1, the winner of the individual challenge in episodes 9-11 won immunity from elimination for the day; the others participated in an elimination round as before. Only the three challenges in episode 12 resulted in immediate elimination of the loser.
Contestants
Contestant | Age | Occupation / Background | Hometown | Original Team | Merged Team | Eliminated |
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Travis Marsh | 37 | Environmental Business Project Manager, eight-time State Champ for Running Game Targets, 14 years on the U.S. Shooting Team with rifle, 10-time National Junior Champ | Ruth, CA | Blue Team | 16th Place | |
Athena Lee | 32 | Oil company contractor & firearms instructor, competition shooter with various awards since 1999. USPSA Open Division Master (and one of only a handful of female Master class shooters) | Katy, TX | Red Team | 15th Place | |
John Guida | 44 | Restaurant owner, 12-year USPSA member, competition shooter with various awards. | Buffalo, NY | Red Team | 14th Place | |
Jermaine Finks | 38 | Federal agent & firearms instructor, US Army veteran, former Pennsylvania State Constable, Department of Homeland Security instructor in tactics, defensive measures and firearms. | Lancaster, PA | Blue Team | 13th Place | |
Maggie Reese | 31 | Professional shooter, 13 years of experience in shooting sports with various awards. | Chino, CA | Blue Team | 12th Place | |
Eric Anderson | 46 | Landfill supervisor, Marine Corps veteran and marksmanship instructor, certified hunting safety instructor for Florida fish and wildlife conservation, former police officer. | Webster, FL | Red Team | 11th Place | |
Chris Tilley | 25 | Professional shooter & firearms retailer and instructor, competition shooter with various awards, USPSA Grand Master | Raleigh, NC | Blue Team | 10th Place | |
Kyle Frasure | 23 | Server, competition shotgun shooter, expert .22 caliber rifle shooter, various awards. | Anaheim Hills, CA | Blue Team | 9th Place | |
Daryl Parker | 44 | Sheriff's lieutenant, Marine Corps veteran, certified Law Enforcement Firearms instructor. | Ft. Smith, AR | Blue Team | 8th Place | |
Jay Lim | 35 | Golf instructor, competition pistol and archer shooter with various awards, Olympic training. | Fullerton, CA | Blue Team | Green Team | 7th Place |
Ashley Spurlin | 34 | Air Force Special Ops, graduate of the US Army Military Free-fall and SCUBA schools, Air Force Combat Control member for the last 10 years, Bronze Star recipient. | Richmond, VA | Blue Team | 6th Place | |
Jamie Franks | 31 | US Navy rescue swimmer, graduate of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Skills and Practical Weapons courses and Anti-Terrorism Force Protection/Deadly Force Training, Navy rifle and pistol marksmanship expert. | Selma, NC | Red Team | 5th Place | |
Joe Serafini | 28 | Construction worker, Company High Shooter in Marine boot camp, Champion archer, qualified expert with both the M16 and Beretta 9mm pistols. | Bourbonnais, IL | Red Team | 4th Place | |
George Reinas | 26 | USAF Sniper & Air Force Sniper School instructor, certified military, civilian, and SWAT instructor, Heavy weapons combat instructor. | Cinnaminson, NJ | Red Team | 3rd Place | |
Brian "Gunny" Zins | 41 | Independent security contractor, former US Marine Corps Military Police Officer, combat marksmanship instructor for Marine Corps with rifle and pistol, Trained in FBI advanced firearms. 10-time NRA Conventional Pistol (Bullseye) Champion. | Poland, OH | Red Team | 2nd Place | |
Chris Reed | 37 | Realtor, Marine Corps honor graduate and Company High Shooter, competition shooter with various awards. | Greenwood, MS | Red Team | Winner |
Contestant progress
# | Contestants | Episodes | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||
1 | Chris R. | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | NOM | WIN | SAFE | TOP SHOT | |
2 | Brian | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | OUT | |
3 | George | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | BTM2 | OUT | ||
4 | Joe | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | NOM | SAFE | OUT | |||
5 | Jamie | WIN | NOM | WIN | WIN | NOM | WIN | WIN | WIN | NOM | WIN | OUT | ||||
6 | Ashley | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | NOM | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||
7 | Jay | SAFE | WIN | NOM | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | NOM | OUT | ||||||
8 | Daryl | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | NOM | SAFE | OUT | |||||||
9 | Kyle | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | NOM | WIN | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||
10 | Chris T. | NOM | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | OUT | |||||||||
11 | Eric | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||
12 | Maggie | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||
13 | Jermaine | SAFE | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||
14 | John | WIN | SAFE | LEFT | ||||||||||||
15 | Athena | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||||
16 | Travis | OUT |
- The player's team (episodes 1–8) won the team challenge.
- The player(s) (episodes 9–12) won the individual challenge.
- The player's team (episodes 1–8) lost the challenge, but the player was not nominated for elimination; or the player (episodes 9–11) did not win the individual challenge but was not nominated for elimination
- The player was nominated for elimination, but won an elimination challenge; or the player (episode 12) was in the bottom two challengers but won a tiebreaker
- The player lost an elimination challenge and was eliminated from the competition.
- The player voluntarily withdrew from the competition.
- The player won the $100,000 grand prize.
Nomination Range
# | ||||||||||||||||
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Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
Nominated | Chris T. 3/8 Votes |
Jamie 3/8 Votes |
None | Jay 2/8 Votes |
Kyle 3/6 Votes |
Jamie 3/6 Votes |
Daryl 3/5 Votes |
Ashley 2/4 Votes |
Jay 1/3 Votes |
Jamie 3/7 Votes |
Joe 2/6 Votes |
Chris R. 2/5 Votes |
None | None | None | |
Eliminated | Travis 3/8 Votes |
Athena 3/8 Votes |
John No Votes |
Jermaine 5/8 Votes |
Maggie 3/6 Votes |
Eric 2/6 Votes |
Chris T. 2/5 Votes |
Kyle 2/4 Votes |
Daryl 1/3 Votes |
Jay 3/7 Votes |
Ashley 3/6 Votes |
Jamie 3/5 Votes |
Joe | George | Brian | |
Contestants | Votes | |||||||||||||||
1 | Chris R. | Jamie | None | Jamie | Jay | Ashley | Jamie | None | None | None | ||||||
2 | Brian | Athena | None | Eric | Jamie | Joe | Chris R. | None | None | None | ||||||
3 | George | Athena | None | Jamie | Jamie | Brian | Jamie | None | None | |||||||
4 | Joe | Jamie | None | Eric | Jay | Ashley | Jamie | None | ||||||||
5 | Jamie | None | None | None | Jay | Ashley | Chris R. | |||||||||
6 | Ashley | None | Jermaine | Kyle | Daryl | Kyle | Daryl | Jamie | Joe | |||||||
7 | Jay | Chris T. | Jermaine | Maggie | Chris T. | Kyle | Ashley | Joe | ||||||||
8 | Daryl | Chris T. | Jay | Maggie | Chris T. | Ashley | Jay | |||||||||
9 | Kyle | Travis | Jermaine | Maggie | Daryl | Ashley | ||||||||||
10 | Chris T. | Travis | Jermaine | Kyle | Daryl | |||||||||||
11 | Eric | Athena | None | Jamie | ||||||||||||
12 | Maggie | Travis | Jermaine | Kyle | ||||||||||||
13 | Jermaine | Kyle | Kyle | |||||||||||||
14 | John | Jamie | None | |||||||||||||
15 | Athena | None | ||||||||||||||
16 | Travis | Chris T. |
Season 3 (2011)
Season 3 of Top Shot premiered on August 9, 2011.[7] In Episode 1, a preliminary challenge was played between pairs of contestants, with the winner and loser of each pair joining the Blue and Red Teams, respectively. As in Season 2, the winner of each elimination challenge received a $2,000 gift card to Bass Pro Shops, and plaques were nailed to the wall in honor of the eliminated contestants.
Contestants
Contestant | Age | Occupation / background | Hometown | Original Team | Merged Team | Eliminated |
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Amanda Hardin | 33 | Firearms Instructor, Nurse, Realty Broker | Birmingham, AL | Red Team | 16th Place | |
Sara Ahrens | 38 | Police Training Sergeant, former SWAT team member | Beloit, WI | Blue Team | 15th Place | |
Drew Shprintz | 27 | Firearms Instructor, Bartender, Outdoorsman | Philadelphia, PA | Red Team | 14th Place | |
Mark Schneider | 45 | USPSA Competitor, Customer Service Professional, Air Force veteran, Outdoorsman | Largo, FL | Red Team | 13th Place | |
Jarrett Grimes | 42 | Department of Homeland Security Agent, USAF Veteran, Former Police Officer/SWAT Team Member, Competition Shooter | Tyrone, GA | Blue Team | 12th Place | |
Paul Marinaccio | 31 | Detective, Firearms Instructor, | Fairfield, NJ | Blue Team | 11th Place | |
Billy Rogers | 33 | Restaurant Operator, Competition Shooter | Virginia Beach, VA | Blue Team | 10th Place | |
Michael Marelli | 28 | NY State Court Officer, Competition Shotgun Shooter | Long Island, NY | Red Team | 9th Place | |
Cliff Walsh | 41 | Airport Driver, Competitive revolver shooter, Revolver World Champion, USPSA National Revolver Champion, Former Sheriff's Deputy | Tierra Verde, FL | Red Team | 8th Place | |
Mike Hughes | 38 | Firearms Training Equipment Company President, Competitive Pistol Shooter | Ferndale, WA | Blue Team | Green Team | Returned |
Jake Zweig | 39 | College Football Coach, Former Navy SEAL | Steilacoom, WA | Blue Team | 7th Place | |
Phil Morden | 25 | Video Producer, Three Gun Competitor, Gunsmith | Milford, MI | Red Team | 6th Place* | |
Alex Charvat | 38 | Structural Engineering business owner, former Forester, Outdoorsman | Green Bay, WI | Blue Team | 5th Place | |
Chris Collins | 25 | United States Shooting Academy Firearms Instructor, Sales and Marketing coordinator, Former Marine Fleet Anti-Terrorist Security Team member and infantryman | Collinsville, OK | Red Team | 4th Place | |
Gary Quesenberry | 41 | Department of Homeland Security Agent, U.S. Army Veteran, Competition Shooter | Sylvatus, VA | Red Team | 3rd Place | |
Mike Hughes | 38 | Firearms Training Equipment Company President, Competitive Pistol Shooter | Maple Falls, WA | Blue Team | 2nd Place | |
Dustin Ellermann |
28 | Christian Camp Director, Accountant, Outdoorsman, Lumberjack, Minister | Zavalla, TX | Blue Team | Winner |
- *Mike Hughes was originally eliminated in 7th place. After Jake Zweig refused to compete in the elimination challenge when nominated, Mike took his place and defeated Phil Morden in the challenge to re-enter the competition.
Contestant progress
# | Contestants | Episodes | |||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||
1 | Dustin | WIN | NOM | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | BTM2 | WIN | TOP SHOT | ||
2 | Mike | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | NOM | SAFE | WIN | WIN | OUT | IN | NOM | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||
3 | Gary | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | NOM | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | OUT | |||
4 | Chris | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | NOM | SAFE | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||||
5 | Alex | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||
6 | Phil | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | OUT | ||||||
7 | Jake | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | NOM | WIN | WIN | WIN | QUIT | ||||||
8 | Cliff | SAFE | WIN | NOM | SAFE | WIN | WIN | NOM | OUT | ||||||||
9 | Michael | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | NOM | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||
10 | Billy | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | LEFT | |||||||||
11 | Paul | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||
12 | Jarrett | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||
13 | Mark | NOM | WIN | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||||
14 | Drew | SAFE | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||||
15 | Sara | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||||
16 | Amanda | OUT |
- The player's team won the team challenge (Episodes 1 - 8).
- The player(s) won an individual challenge (Episodes 9 - 12), earning immunity from elimination for the current round.
- The player's team lost the team challenge, but the player was not nominated for elimination (Episodes 1 - 8); the player(s) lost the individual challenge, but was not nominated for elimination (Episodes 9 - 11).
- The player was nominated for elimination, but won an elimination challenge (Episode 9 - 11); or the player finished in the bottom two but won a tiebreaker (Episode 12).
- The player lost an elimination challenge and was eliminated.
- The player voluntarily withdrew from the competition.
- The player won a challenge to re-enter the competition.
- The player won the $100,000 grand prize and the title of Top Shot.
Nomination Range
# | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||
Nominated | Mark 3/8 Votes |
Dustin 3/8 Votes |
Cliff 2/7 Votes |
Michael 3/6 Votes* |
Mike 2/7 Votes |
Jake 3/6 Votes |
None | Cliff 1/5 Votes |
Chris 2/4 Votes |
Gary 3/7 Votes |
Jake 3/6 Votes |
Mike Re-enter |
Mike 2/5 Votes |
None | None | None | ||||||
Eliminated | Amanda 4/8 Votes |
Sara 3/8 Votes |
Drew 4/7 Votes |
Mark 3/6 Votes* |
Jarrett 3/7 Votes |
Paul 2/6 Votes |
Billy No Votes |
Michael 4/5 Votes |
Cliff 2/4 Votes |
Mike 2/7 Votes |
Jake Quit |
Phil 2/6 Votes |
Alex 2/5 Votes |
Chris | Gary | Mike | ||||||
Contestants | Votes | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Dustin | Billy | Jarrett | Jake | None | Chris | Jake | None | Alex | None | None | None | ||||||||||
2 | Mike | Dustin | Jarrett | Jake | None | Gary | Alex | None | None | None | ||||||||||||
3 | Gary | Amanda | Cliff | Michael | Michael | Cliff | Chris | Jake | None | Mike | None | None | ||||||||||
4 | Chris | None | Drew | Michael | Michael | Cliff | Gary | Phil | None | Mike | None | |||||||||||
5 | Alex | Dustin | None | Jake | None | Mike | Phil | None | Gary | |||||||||||||
6 | Phil | Amanda | Drew | Mark | Michael | Chris | Gary | Jake | None | |||||||||||||
7 | Jake | Sara | Mike | Paul | None | Mike | Gary | |||||||||||||||
8 | Cliff | Amanda | Drew | Chris | Michael | Chris | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Michael | Mark | None | Mark | Cliff | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Billy | Dustin | Jarrett | Paul | None | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Paul | Sara | Mike | Billy | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | Jarrett | Sara | None | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Mark | Amanda | Drew | Chris | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | Drew | Mark | Cliff | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | Sara | Jake | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Amanda | Mark |
- Episode 4: 3-way tie between Michael, Mark, and Chris; Gary and Cliff were chosen to break it by casting one more vote apiece.
- Episode 9: 2-way tie between Mike and Chris; Chris won a shoot-off to avoid the elimination challenge.
- Episode 10: After being nominated for the elimination challenge, Jake nailed his own plaque to the wall and quit the show. At practice the next morning, Donaldson announced that according to the rules, the last eliminated shooter would take his place. Mike therefore returned to the show and competed against Phil, winning the elimination challenge and re-entering the competition.
Season 4 (2012)
The new season will premiere on February 14, 2012 at 10pm EST.[8]
Contestants
Contestant | Age | Occupation/Background | Hometown | Original Team | Merged Team | Eliminated |
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Augie Malekovich | 34 | Financial Advisor, Former Department of Homeland Security Agent, Former Marine, Triple Nickle Award Winner | Belle Vernon, PA | |||
Chee Kwan | 23 | Range Master, State Certified Firearms Instructor, Former Marine Infantryman, Recreational Shooter, 3x Rifle and Pistol Expert | San Gabriel, CA | |||
Chris Cheng | 31 | IT Professional, Firearm Enthusiast, Skilled Pistol, Rifle and Shotgun Shooter | San Francisco, CA | |||
Colin Gallagher | 35 | Police Sergeant, New Recruit Weapons Trainer, Criminal Profiling Training | Wichita, KS | |||
Craig Buckland | 47 | Chemist, National and International Competitive Shooter, 3x World Champion and 4x National Champion, IDPA 5-Gun Master | Sandisfield, MA | |||
Dylan Fletcher | 30 | Knife Maker, Businessman/Entrepreneur, Skilled Knife Thrower, Pistol and Rifle Shooter | Alpharetta, GA | |||
Eric "Iggy" Keyes | 39 | Police Officer, Former Homicide and Narcotics Detective, Former SWAT Team Member, Skilled Pistol and Rifle Shooter, Weightlifter | Chicago, IL | |||
Forrest McCord | 21 | Kinesiology Student, World Champion Pistol Shooter, Former U.S. Junior Shooting Team Member, IPSC World Shoot Gold Medalist, USPSA Competitive Shooter | Houston, TX | |||
Frank Melloni | 28 | High School Custodian, Self-Taught Shooter, World War II Firearms Collector | Middle Island, NY | |||
Gabby Franco | 30 | Firearms Instructor/Business Owner, Former Venezuelan Shooting Team Member and Olympian, Pan American Games Silver Medalist, South American Games Gold Medalist, Tactical and IPSC Competitive Shooter | Doral, FL | |||
Gary Shank | 28 | Firearms Instructor, Civil War Reenactor, Historical Firearms Appraiser, Former Gun Library Manager, Local ISPA and USPSA Shooter, Cowboy Action 3-Gun Competitor | Reno, NV | |||
Gregory Littlejohn | 31 | Federal Police Officer, USAF Veteran, Former Air Force Security Forces Member, World Champion Grenadier, ISPC Shooter | Waterloo, IL | |||
Keith Gibson | 28 | Grass-Fed Cattle Farmer, Former U.S. National Guard Combat Medic, Former U.S. Army Veteran, Junior Olympic Shooting Camp Member, Army Basic Rifle Marksmanship Award Winner, Private Pistol Instructor, IDPA Shooter | Ghent, NY | |||
Kyle Sumpter | 50 | Police Commander, Former SWAT Team Member, Washington State IDPA and Steel Championship Winner | Kent, WA | |||
Michelle Viscusi | 21 | Military Police Officer/Border Patrol, Former Army National Guardman, Weapons Accessories Company Model | Gilbert, AZ | |||
Terry Vaughan | 40 | Professional Speaker for Personal Safety, NRA Pistol Instructor, Former British Royal Marine Commando, CrossFit Student | Charlotte, NC | |||
Tim Tefren | 34 | Professional Big Game Guide, Business Owner, Bow Hunter, Skilled Archer, 2x World Champion Moose Caller | Thayne, WY | |||
William Bethards | 47 | FBI Law Enforcement Specialist/Firearms Instructor, Former Marine, Marine Corps Shooting Team Member and Coach, Ex-Virginia State Trooper, National and State 3-gun Competitive Shooter, Gold Lauchheimer Trophy Winner, FBI Shooting Team National Record Holder in 3-gun | Fredericksburg, VA |
Contestant Progress
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6 | Dylan | |||||||||||||||
7 | Eric | |||||||||||||||
8 | Forrest | |||||||||||||||
9 | Frank | |||||||||||||||
10 | Gabby | |||||||||||||||
11 | Gary | |||||||||||||||
12 | Gregory | |||||||||||||||
13 | Keith | |||||||||||||||
14 | Kyle | |||||||||||||||
15 | Michelle | |||||||||||||||
16 | Terry | |||||||||||||||
17 | Tim | |||||||||||||||
18 | William |
- The player's team won the team challenge.
- The player(s) won an individual challenge, earning immunity from elimination for the current round.
- The player's team lost the team challenge, but the player was not nominated for elimination.
- The player was nominated for elimination, but won an elimination challenge.
- The player lost an elimination challenge and was eliminated.
- The player voluntarily withdrew from the competition.
- The player won a challenge to re-enter the competition.
- The player won the $100,000 grand prize and the title of Top Shot.
Nomination Range
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11 | Gary | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Gregory | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Keith | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Kyle | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Michelle | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Terry | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Tim | |||||||||||||||||
18 | William |
Reception
The show drew 2.1 million total viewers in its debut episode. The viewers were categorized as adults 25–54 (1.3 million) and adults 18–49 (1.1 million).[9] In August 2010, History Channel released an ad inviting people to audition for the second season of the show.[10] Advertising began in late December for Top Shot Reloaded as the name for the second season.[11]
Episode 1 of Season 2 premiered on February 8, 2011.[12] The second season premiere drew 2.8 million total viewers, categorized as adults 18–49 (1.4 million) and adults 25–54 (1.4 million). It was the series' most-watched episode ever and compared to the previous series debut last June, it grew 33% in total viewers.[13]
References
- ^ Episode guide at History.com
- ^ Lloyd, Robert. "Television review: 'Top Shot' on the History Channel" The Los Angeles Times June 5, 2010
- ^ Good, Gina B. "Local shooter makes the cut on History Channel show" Pahrump Valley Times; June 11, 2010
- ^ Holmes, Linda. "History's 'Top Shot' Proves You Can't Cast A Game Show Entirely With Stoics" NPR; June 7, 2010
- ^ Heldenfels, Rich. "History's 'Top Shot' Proves You Can't Cast A Game Show Entirely With Stoics" Ohio.com; June 6, 2010
- ^ Top Shot host Colby Donaldson: “I certainly don’t want to rip Probst off”
- ^ "'Top Shot' Season Three of the Competition Series from History(R) Returns on Tuesday, August 9 at 10pm ET."
- ^ http://www.history.com/shows/top-shot
- ^ Gorman, Bill. History Kicks Off June With Ratings Success Of American Pickers, Ice Road Truckers, Pawn Stars & Top Shot TV by the Numbers; June 8, 2010
- ^ Top shot casting call
- ^ History Channel advertisement
- ^ Top Shot Reloaded at History Channel
- ^ Top Shot S2 Premieres to 2.8 million