The Winner Is
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{{Infobox television
| image = The Winner Is logo.png
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| genre = Game show
| creator = John de Mol
| developer =
| writer = Paul Greenberg
| director = Ivan Dudynsky
| creative_director =
| presenter = Nick Lachey
| starring =
| judges =
| voices =
| narrated =
| theme_music_composer = Martijn Schimmer
| opentheme =
| endtheme =
| composer =
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 7
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- John De Mol
- Stijn Bakkers
- Craig Plestis}}
| producer = Patrick Reina
Barton Kimbell
Jeremy Whitham
| editor = Dennis Schoffstall
Austin Scott
| location =
| cinematography =
| camera =
| runtime = 42 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
- Endemol USA
- Talpa Media USA
- Smart Dog Media
- Universal Television}}
| channel = NBC
| first_aired = {{Start date|2013|6|10}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2013|8|8}}
}}
The Winner Is is an American singing competition television series which aired on NBC. Hosted by Nick Lachey, the seven-episode series featured singers of all ages competing for a chance to win $1,000,000.{{cite web|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2012/11/30/nbc-announces-nick-lachey-as-host-of-new-singing-game-show-the-winner-is-working-title-169314/20121130nbc06/|title=NBC Announces Nick Lachey as Host of New Singing Game Show "The Winner Is" (Working Title)|date=November 30, 2012|work=The Futon Critic|accessdate=May 26, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/04/25/nbc-sets-premiere-dates-for-crossing-lines-the-winner-is-hollywood-game-night/179630/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428070940/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/04/25/nbc-sets-premiere-dates-for-crossing-lines-the-winner-is-hollywood-game-night/179630/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 28, 2013|title=NBC Sets Premiere Dates for 'Crossing Lines', 'The Winner Is..' & 'Hollywood Game Night'|date=April 25, 2013|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate= May 26, 2013}} The concept of the show revolved around a series of "battles", in which two contestants compete for the votes of a jury consisting of 101 music professionals. The show premiered on June 10, 2013.{{cite web |date=May 8, 2013 |title=NBC to Showcase "The Winner Is" After "The Voice" in June |url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2013/05/08/nbc-to-showcase-the-winner-is-after-the-voice-in-june-166011/10323/ |accessdate=May 26, 2013 |work=The Futon Critic}}
The winner of the series was Katie Ohh, a nurse who won by a 57–44 decision. For her final song, she sang "The Climb". The runner-up was Sharde Bivans, a teacher, who performed "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" in the series' final battle. The other four finalists in the Final 6 were the performers Amy Showalter, Leah Grace, and the vocal groups Senior Sounds of Touch and The LaFontaines.
With a dismal 1.0 rating/3 share among adults 18–49, NBC announced its immediate cancellation on August 6, 2013, with two episodes remaining.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvmediainsights.com/highlights/28883/nbc-drops-the-winner-is/ |title=NBC Drops "The Winner Is…" | TV Media Insights – TV Ratings & News – Network TV Show Reviews and Daily Ratings |publisher=Tvmediainsights.com |date=2013-08-06 |accessdate=2013-09-01}}
Format
Each episode features six contestants, who may be a single performer or a group, and consists of three rounds.
= Round 1 =
In the first round, the six contestants or groups are paired against each other and perform a song of their choice. After each of the contestants or groups have performed their song, each member of the 101-person jury decide who did better. The voting numbers are then revealed, but the contestants are not told which number is theirs.
The host then presents them with an offer of money, and asks them if they think they have lost or won the battle. If they think they have lost, the contestant will press the button to accept the offer - the first contestant to do so receives the cash amount but is immediately eliminated from the competition, with the win being defaulted to their opponent. If no contestants chooses to take the cash offer, the full results are then revealed, and the contestant with fewer votes is eliminated with no winnings.
The contestant with the highest number of votes, out of the three winners, automatically advances to the final round.
= Round 2 =
In the second round, the two winners who did not receive the highest number of votes compete against each other in the same format as Round 1, but with a higher cash offer. The winner of this round goes on to the final round.
= Round 3 =
In the final round, the remaining two contestants compete against each other, with a higher cash offer than in Round 2. The winner of the final round is declared the winner of the episode, and advances to the series finale.
= Series finale =
In the series finale, the six winners from the first six episodes (the Final 6) return to compete for the grand prize. The cash offers in each round are higher than those in the normal episodes, and the winner of the finale wins the $1,000,000 prize.
Contestants
=Preliminary rounds=
:{{Color box|palegreen|border=darkgray}} – The contestant won the round and continued in the competition.
:{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} – The contestant won the $1,000,000 prize.
:{{Color box|lightpink|border=darkgray}} – The contestant lost the round and was eliminated.
:{{Color box|lightsteelblue|border=darkgray}} – The contestant took the money offer and was eliminated.
==Episode 1 (June 10, 2013)==
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Money Offered
! Song ! Competitor 1 (Votes) ! Competitor 2 (Votes) ! Song |
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colspan=5| Round 1 |
$10,000
| "Lady Marmalade" | style="background:lightpink" | LaKisha Jones (33) | style="background:palegreen" | Lito Villareal (68) | "Nessun Dorma" |
$10,000
| "Domino" | style="background:lightpink" | Schae (35) | style="background:palegreen" | Kalama Brothers (66) | "More Than Words" |
$10,000
| style="background:lightpink" | Kirbi Jo Long (5) | style="background:palegreen" | Katie Ohh (96) | "Independence Day" |
colspan=5| Round 2 |
$25,000
| "Grenade" | style="background:lightpink" | Lito Villareal (13) | style="background:palegreen" | Kalama Brothers (88) | "Hey, Soul Sister" |
colspan=5| Final Round |
$50,000
| "It's Time" | style="background:lightsteelblue" | Kalama Brothers (10) | style="background:palegreen" | Katie Ohh (91) | "Breathe" |
==Episode 2 (June 17, 2013)==
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Money Offered
! Song ! Competitor 1 (Votes) ! Competitor 2 (Votes) ! Song |
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colspan=5| Round 1 |
$10,000
| "Proud Mary" | style="background:lightpink" | The Newman Twins (31) | style="background:palegreen" | Jesse Pringle (70) |
$10,000
| "Closer" | style="background:lightsteelblue" | Ben Nichols (28) | style="background:palegreen" | Gina Wagner (73) |
$10,000
| "No One" | style="background:lightpink" | Legaci (28) | style="background:palegreen" | Leah Grace (73)1 | "Who's Lovin' You" |
colspan=5| Round 2 |
$25,000
| "It Will Rain" | style="background:lightpink" | Jesse Pringle (49) | style="background:palegreen" | Gina Wagner (52) |
colspan=5| Final Round |
$50,000
| "Born This Way" | style="background:palegreen" | Leah Grace (20) | style="background:lightsteelblue" | Gina Wagner (81) |
1Leah Grace and Gina Wagner tied for first place at the end of Round 1. Therefore, the 101 voters were asked to vote for who they would like to see "fast tracked" to the final round. The 101 voters decided with a 59-42 vote that Leah Grace would be "fast tracked". As a result, Gina Wagner was forced to compete in Round 2.
==Episode 3 (July 11, 2013)==
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Money Offered
! Song ! Competitor 1 (Votes) ! Competitor 2 (Votes) ! Song |
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colspan=5| Round 1 |
$10,000
| style="background:palegreen" | Senior Sounds of Touch (80) | style="background:lightpink" | Miranda Rae Mayo (21) |
$10,000
| style="background:palegreen" | Kenny Ray Horton (73) | style="background:lightpink" | Jesse Mayo (28) | "Glad You Came" |
$10,000
| "Feeling Good" | style="background:lightpink" | The American Bombshells (11) | style="background:palegreen" | Douglas Roegiers (90) |
colspan=5| Round 2 |
$25,000
| style="background:palegreen" | Senior Sounds of Touch (68) | style="background:lightpink" | Kenny Ray Horton (33) | "Chicken Fried" |
colspan=5| Final Round |
$50,000
| "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" | style="background:lightsteelblue" | Douglas Roegiers (41) | style="background:palegreen" | Senior Sounds of Touch (60) | "Get Ready" |
==Episode 4 (July 18, 2013)==
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Money Offered
! Song ! Competitor 1 (Votes) ! Competitor 2 (Votes) ! Song |
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colspan=5| Round 1 |
$10,000
| style="background:palegreen" | Agape Love Ensemble (55) | style="background:lightpink" | Thomas Wells (46) |
$10,000
| "Drops of Jupiter" | style="background:lightpink" | Matt Beilis (47) | style="background:palegreen" | Joanna Jones (54) | "Try" |
$10,000
| "Fallin'" | style="background:palegreen" | The LaFontaines (87) | style="background:lightpink" | The TBA Girls (14) |
colspan=5| Round 2 |
$25,000
| "Who Are You" | style="background:palegreen" | Agape Love Ensemble (45) | style="background:lightsteelblue" | Joanna Jones (56) | "Bleeding Love" |
colspan=5| Final Round |
$50,000
| "Instant Karma!" | style="background:lightsteelblue" | Agape Love Ensemble (7) | style="background:palegreen" | The LaFontaines (94) | "Run to You" |
==Episode 5 (July 25, 2013)==
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Money Offered
! Song ! Competitor 1 (Votes) ! Competitor 2 (Votes) ! Song |
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colspan=5| Round 1 |
$10,000
| "Hey Ya!" | style="background:lightsteelblue" | Crystal Starr & The Bowties (28) | style="background:palegreen" | Shaylin Becton (73) |
$10,000
| "I'm the Only One" | style="background:palegreen" | Amy Showalter (94) | style="background:lightsteelblue" | The Cuddlers (7) |
$10,000
| "Girl on Fire" | style="background:lightpink" | Alexa Pantaleo (12) | style="background:palegreen" | James Chappell III (89) | "Soul Man" |
colspan=5| Round 2 |
$25,000
| "Unwritten" | style="background:lightsteelblue" | Shaylin Becton (7) | style="background:palegreen" | James Chappell III (94) |
colspan=5| Final Round |
$50,000
| "Before He Cheats" | style="background:palegreen" | Amy Showalter (45) | style="background:lightsteelblue" | James Chappell III (56) | "Breakeven" |
==Episode 6 (August 1, 2013)==
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Money Offered
! Song ! Competitor 1 (Votes) ! Competitor 2 (Votes) ! Song |
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colspan=5| Round 1 |
$10,000
| "Alone" | style="background:lightpink" | Vanessa Echevarria (42) | style="background:palegreen" | Annie McQueen (59) |
$10,000
| style="background:palegreen" | Duwende (59) | style="background:lightsteelblue" | Carson Henley (42) |
$10,000
| "Born To Be Wild" | style="background:lightsteelblue" | Charles Glenn (19) | style="background:palegreen" | Sharde Bivans (82) | "I'm Going Down" |
colspan=5| Round 2 |
$25,000
| "Someone Like You" | style="background:lightpink" | Annie McQueen (33) | style="background:palegreen" | Duwende (68) |
colspan=5| Final Round |
$50,000
| "Blown Away" | style="background:palegreen" | Sharde Bivans (61) | style="background:lightsteelblue" | Duwende (40) |
==Episode 7 – Finale (August 8, 2013)==
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Money Offered
! Song ! Competitor 1 (Votes) ! Competitor 2 (Votes) ! Song |
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colspan=5| Round 1 |
$50,000
| "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)" | style="background:lightpink" |The LaFontaines (19) | style="background:palegreen" |Katie Ohh (82) | "Cry" |
$50,000
| style="background:palegreen" |Senior Sounds of Touch (74) | style="background:lightsteelblue" |Leah Grace (27) | "Price Tag" |
$50,000
| "Gunpowder & Lead" | style="background:lightpink" |Amy Showalter (13) | style="background:palegreen" |Sharde Bivans (88) | "I Have Nothing" |
colspan=5| Round 2 |
$100,000
| "You and I" | style="background:palegreen" | Katie Ohh (84) | style="background:lightpink" | Senior Sounds of Touch (17) |
colspan=5| Final Round |
$200,000
| "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | style="background:lightpink" | Sharde Bivans (44) | style="background:gold" | Katie Ohh (57) | "The Climb" |
Artists who appeared on previous shows
- Lakisha Jones competed on the sixth season of American Idol. She finished in fourth place.
- Kai Kalama of the Kalama Brothers competed on the eighth season of American Idol. He was eliminated in the Top 36.
U.S. Nielsen ratings
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colspan="9" style="background:#ccc;"| Episode list |
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No#
! Episode ! Air date ! Ratings ! Rating/share ! Viewers ! Note |
style="text-align:center;"| 1
| 6 Songs to a Million | June 10, 2013 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| 1.9/6 | style="text-align:center;"| 6.59 |
style="text-align:center;"| 2
| Million Dollar Mistake | June 17, 2013 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| 1.9/5 | style="text-align:center;"| 6.68 |
style="text-align:center;"| 3
| Million Dollar Dreams | July 11, 2013 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| 1.1/3 | style="text-align:center;"| 4.03 |
style="text-align:center;"| 4
| Million Dollar Surprise | July 18, 2013 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| 0.9/3 | style="text-align:center;"| 3.89 |
style="text-align:center;"| 5
| Million Dollar Shock | July 25, 2013 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| 0.9/3 | style="text-align:center;"| 3.84 |
style="text-align:center;"| 6
| Million Dollar Temptation | August 1, 2013 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| 1.0/3 | style="text-align:center;"| 4.29 |
style="text-align:center;"| 7
| Million Dollar Finale | August 8, 2013 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| 1.4/4 | style="text-align:center;"| 5.19 |
|}
International versions
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! scope="col" style="background:#cccfcf;"| Title ! scope="col" style="background:#cccfcf;"| Host ! scope="col" style="background:#cccfcf;"| Network ! scope="col" style="background:#cccfcf;"| Top prize ! scope="col" style="background:#cccfcf;"| Premiere |
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scope="col" style="background-color:gold;" | {{flag|Netherlands}}:nl:The Winner is {{dead link|date=September 2013}} (original version) ! scope="col" style="background-color:gold;" | The Winner is... ! scope="col" style="background-color:gold;" | Beau van Erven Dorens ! scope="col" style="background-color:gold;" | SBS 6 ! scope="col" style="background-color:gold;" | €1,000,000 ! scope="col" style="background-color:gold;" | January 26, 2012 |
{{Flagicon|Arab League}} Arab world{{cite web|url=http://www.dmi.ae/dubaitv/Program_Detail.asp?PTID=1&PID=18120&PRID=322&CM=PR |title=Dubai TV |publisher=Dmi.ae |date=2012-05-06 |accessdate=2013-09-29}}
| style="text-align:center;"| The Winner Is... | style="text-align:center;"| Nadia Bassat | style="text-align:center;"| Al-Hayat | style="text-align:center;"| US$500,000 | Season 1 : September 21, 2013 |
{{Flagicon|Brazil}} Brazil{{Cite web |last=colunista |first=GABRIEL VAQUER |date=2022-02-22 |title=Em crise de audiência, Ratinho apela para formato do criador do Big Brother |url=https://noticiasdatv.uol.com.br/noticia/televisao/em-crise-de-audiencia-ratinho-apela-para-formato-do-criador-do-big-brother-75729 |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=Notícias da TV |language=pt-BR}}
| style="text-align:center;"| O Melhor | style="text-align:center;"| Ratinho | style="text-align:center;"| SBT | style="text-align:center;"| R$10,000 | Season 1 : May 4, 2022 |
{{Flagicon|China}} China
| style="text-align:center;"| 女人如歌 | style="text-align:center;"| Qiū Qǐmíng & Zhū Dān | style="text-align:center;"| Hunan TV | style="text-align:center;"| Unknown | Season 1 : November 2, 2012 |
{{Flagicon|France}} France
| style="text-align:center;"| The Winner Is | style="text-align:center;"| Benjamin Castaldi | style="text-align:center;"| TF1 | style="text-align:center;"| €100,000 | Season 1 : August 2, 2014 |
{{flag|Germany}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sat1.de/tv/the-winner-is |title=The Winner is ... Die Talent-Game-Show mit Linda de Mol - SAT.1 |language=de|publisher=Sat1.de |date= March 2012|accessdate=2013-09-29}}
| style="text-align:center;"| The Winner Is... | style="text-align:center;"| Linda de Mol | style="text-align:center;"| Sat.1 | style="text-align:center;"| €1,000,000 | Season 1 : April 12, 2012 |
{{flag|Italy}}{{cite web|url=http://www.video.mediaset.it/programma/the_winner_is/the-winner-is.html |title=The Winner Is - Video Mediaset |publisher=Video.mediaset.it |date=2013-09-18 |accessdate=2013-09-29}}
| style="text-align:center;"| The Winner Is... | style="text-align:center;"| Gerry Scotti | style="text-align:center;"| Canale 5 | style="text-align:center;"| €150,000 | Season 1 : November 17, 2012 |
{{flagicon|Nigeria}} Nigeria
| style="text-align:center;"| Star The Winner Is... | style="text-align:center;"| Uti Nwachukwu | style="text-align:center;"| Africa Magic | style="text-align:center;"| ₦10,000,000 | Season 1 : July 19, 2014 |
{{Flagicon|Russia}} Russia
| style="text-align:center;"| Победитель | style="text-align:center;"| Dmitry Nagiyev | style="text-align:center;"| Channel One | style="text-align:center;"| ₽3,000,000 | Season 1 : May 19, 2017 – August 4, 2017 |
{{Flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand
| style="text-align:center;"| The Winner Is Thailand | style="text-align:center;"| Sarawut Martthong | style="text-align:center;"| Channel 3 | style="text-align:center;"| ฿10,000,000 | Season 1 : April 13, 2014 |
{{Flagicon|Turkey}} Turkey{{cite web|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/star-tv-nin-yarismasina-kenan-ve/magazin/ydetay/1962774/default.htm|title=Star Tv'ni̇n Yarişmasina Kenan Ve Şebnem'li̇ Jüri̇}}
| style="text-align:center;"| Ve Kazanan | style="text-align:center;"| Uraz Kaygılaroğlu | style="text-align:center;"| Star TV | style="text-align:center;"| ₺500,000 | Season 1 : February 21, 2015 |
{{flag|Vietnam}}{{cite web |url=http://www.toilanguoichienthang.vn// |title=Trang chủ |publisher=Toilanguoichienthang.vn |accessdate=2013-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930005907/http://toilanguoichienthang.vn/ |archive-date=2013-09-30 |url-status=dead }}
| style="text-align:center;"| Tôi là... người chiến thắng | style="text-align:center;"| Bình Minh ({{small|season 1}}) | style="text-align:center;"| HTV | style="text-align:center;"| 300,000,000 ₫ | Season 1 : May 25, 2013 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.nbc.com/the-winner-is/}}
- {{IMDb title|2341735}}
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