Bet on Your Baby

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| genre = Game show

| creator = {{Plainlist|

Craig Armstrong
Rick Ringbakk
Charles Wachter
Ben Silverman
Jimmy Fox}}

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| director = Rich DiPirro

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| presenter = Melissa Peterman

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| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 2

| num_episodes = 16

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Ben Silverman
Chris Grant
Jimmy Fox
Craig Armstrong
Rick Ringbakk}}

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| camera = Multiple

| runtime = 43 minutes

| company = Electus
5x5 Media

| channel = ABC

| first_aired = {{Start date|2013|04|13}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2014|07|19|}}

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Bet on Your Baby is an American game show that is hosted by Melissa Peterman. The series premiered on ABC on April 13, 2013, with two back-to-back episodes.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2013/03/22/its-a-bouncing-beautiful-game-show-abc-delivers-bet-on-your-baby-saturday-april-13-hosted-by-melissa-peterman-64211/20130322abc04|title=It's a Bouncing, Beautiful...Game Show! ABC Delivers "Bet on Your Baby" Saturday, April 13 Hosted by Melissa Peterman|work=The Futon Critic|date=March 22, 2013|accessdate=March 24, 2013}} Each episode features five families with toddlers between the ages of two and three-and-a-half years old, who play to see how well they can guess their child's next move in order to win money toward their college fund.{{cite web|url=http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/bet-on-your-baby/blogs/news/about-the-show|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311052714/http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/bet-on-your-baby/blogs/news/about-the-show|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 11, 2013|title=About the Show|work=ABC.com|date=February 27, 2013|accessdate=May 28, 2013}}{{cite news |first=Allison |last=Keene |work=The Hollywood Reporter |title=Bet on Your Baby: TV Review |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/bet-your-baby-tv-review-438823 |date=April 12, 2013 |accessdate=October 29, 2013}}{{cite news |first=Tom|last=McCarthy|work=The Guardian|title=ABC's latest game show asks you to Bet on Your Baby for a hefty sum |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2013/apr/12/abc-bet-on-your-baby |date=April 12, 2013 |accessdate=November 2, 2018}}

On January 28, 2014, Bet on Your Baby was renewed for an eight episode second season.{{cite press release|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|title='Bet on Your Baby' Renewed for Second Season by ABC|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/01/28/bet-on-your-baby-renewed-for-second-season-by-abc/232705/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202172232/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/01/28/bet-on-your-baby-renewed-for-second-season-by-abc/232705/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 2, 2014|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=January 28, 2014|date=January 28, 2014}} Season 2 premiered on May 31, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/bet_on_your_baby_season_2_melissa_peterman_video-2014-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601051349/http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/bet_on_your_baby_season_2_melissa_peterman_video-2014-05|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 1, 2014|title='Bet On Your Baby' Season 2 returns: Watch a sneak peek now|last=Bentley|first=Jean|work=Zap2it|date=May 31, 2014|accessdate=May 31, 2014}} The show did not make ABC's Summer 2015 schedule.

Format

Four families of three (two parents and a toddler) participated per episode.

=First round=

Each family participates in this round separately. For each family, the toddler and one of the parents is sent to a separate room called the "baby dome" to perform a challenge. Before the challenge starts, the remaining parent remaining on stage is asked multiple-choice question about the kid's performance to the challenge and the parent must guess the answer. The challenge starts after he or she locks in their answer by hitting a button on their table. If the kid's performance in the challenge matches with the parent's answer, the family wins $5,000 towards the kid's college fund.

=Second round=

All parents participate in this round together. The parents are shown a clip of a conversation between the host and all toddlers about a secret keyword. Throughout the conversation, the host and toddlers will discuss about this word, giving hints or notable features about it. Once a family figures out the answer, they must buzz in. Giving the correct answer sends the family to the college round, while an incorrect answer locks them out, but they will be allowed to buzz in again when another family is locked out.

=College round=

The winning family is shown 10 piggy banks, each holding a different value towards the kid's college fund ranging from $500 to $50,000 (with the $50,000 grand prize being shown as the word "College"). The family is allowed to smash up to four piggy banks; after each smash that is not the $50,000 "College" prize, the family has to decide whether to quit with the amount in that piggy bank only, or give up this amount and smash another piggy bank.

International versions

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! Country

! Name

! Host

! Channel

! Premiere

! Finale

! Prize

! Ref.

{{flag|Argentina}}

| Si los chicos quieren!

| Julian Weich

| Canal 13

| November 1, 2013

| $50,000

| {{cite web |url=http://www.eltrecetv.com.ar/si-los-chicos-quieren-0 |title=Si los chicos quieren! |publisher=Canal 13 |year=2013 |accessdate=2013-01-11}}

{{flag|China}}

|正大综艺.宝宝来了

| Zhu Xun & Qiang Zi

| CCTV-1

| November 10, 2013

| 1-year admission to an international kindergarten

| {{cite web |url=http://cctv1.cntv.cn/special/baobaolaila/shouye/ |title=Bet on Your Baby (China) |publisher=CCTV-1 |year=2013 |accessdate=2013-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202125224/http://cctv1.cntv.cn/special/baobaolaila/shouye/ |archive-date=2014-02-02 |url-status=dead }}

{{flag|Colombia}}

| ¡Apuesta a su Chico!

| Lady Mina

| Caracol TV

| June 2015

| $200,000

{{flag|Mexico}}

| Le apuesto a mi Bebé

| Cecilia Gabriela

| Canal de las Estrellas

| 2014

| MX$5,000,000

{{flag|Philippines}}

| Bet on Your Baby

| Judy Ann Santos

| ABS-CBN

| October 19, 2013

| September 9, 2017

| ₱1,000,000

| {{cite web |url=http://betonyourbaby.abs-cbn.com/ |title=Bet on Your Baby |year=2013 |publisher=ABS-CBN |accessdate=2013-10-19}}

{{flag|South Korea}}

| COME ON BABY

| Noh Hong-chul, Park Ji-yoon

| tvN

| July 14, 2014

| ₩5,000,000

| {{cite web |url=http://program.interest.me/tvn/comeonbaby/ |title=COME ON BABY |work = tvN |publisher=CJ E&M |year=2014 |accessdate=2014-08-06}}

{{flag|Turkey}}

|Çocuk Oyuncağı

| Ezgi Mola

| Star TV

| July 10, 2013

| ₺50.000

| {{cite web |url=http://www.cocukoyuncagi.tv |title=Ҫocuk oyuncağı |year=2013 |publisher=Star TV |accessdate=2013-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001101331/http://cocukoyuncagi.tv/ |archive-date=2013-10-01 |url-status=dead }}

{{flag|Ukraine}}

|Мій малюк зможе
Miy Malyuk Zmozhe

|Irma Vitovska

|1+1

| June 15, 2014

|₴50.000

| {{cite web |url=http://maliuk.1plus1.ua/ |script-title=uk:Miй мaлюк ɜмоҗе |publisher=1+1 |year=2014 |accessdate=2014-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724050644/http://maliuk.1plus1.ua/ |archive-date=2014-07-24 |url-status=dead }}

{{flag|USA}} (Spanish)

| Si Los Bebes Quieren

| Maria Eugenia Payan

| Univision

| November 1, 2019

| $50,000

{{flag|Argentina}}

| Bet On Your Baby Uruguay!

| Lady Mina Cecilia Gabriella Judy Ann Santos

| Telefe

| March 7, 2013

| December 25, 2015