The Surreal Life: Fame Games

The Surreal Life: Fame Games
Created by	Mark Cronin
Presented by	Robin Leach
Starring	Emmanuel Lewis Traci Bingham Ron Jeremy Rob 'Vanilla Ice' Van Winkle Brigitte Nielsen Joanie 'Chyna Doll' Laurer Sandy 'Pepa' Denton C. C. DeVille Andrea Lowell Verne Troyer Jordan Knight (decided to leave)
Theme music composer	C. C. DeVille
Composer(s)	Adam Zelkind
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producer(s)	Cris Abrego Mark Cronin Ben Samek Jill Holmes Jeff Olde
Cinematography	Andrew Oliver
Running time	60 minutes (including commercials)
Distributor	USA: Debmar-Mercury (2006–)[1] Worldwide: Endemol (2008–)
Release
Original network	VH1
Original release	January 8, 2007 – March 25, 2007
Chronology
Preceded by	The Surreal Life
External links
Website

The Surreal Life: Fame Games is a reality television series that was originally broadcast on the VH1 cable network. A spin-off of the VH1 show, The Surreal Life, the show assembles ten alumni of the show's 6 prior seasons to compete in a ten-week competition that takes place in Las Vegas, with the winner taking home a prize of $100,000 provided by the online gaming site Golden Palace.net. Robin Leach is the host. The contestants also compete in a game show format elimination round in each episode called "Back to Reality" that sees the losers, in the first 3 weeks of the competition, sent to "the B-List" which consists of living in a less luxurious wing of the mansion than the rest of the housemates, who are designated as "the A-List". In the later weeks, when the teams are split evenly, they compete in team competitions where the losing team must send 3 members to play "Back to Reality" to eliminate one person from the competition entirely.

The show featured a theme song titled "I Wanna Be Famous" recorded by cast member C.C. Deville from his solo album Samantha 7.

Contestants and Placings

Host : Robin Leach

Fame Gamers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Andrea	Rob	Rob	Rob	Rob	Traci	Ron	Rob	Verne	Ron	Traci	Traci	Traci
Brigitte	Ron	Andrea	Andrea	Andrea	Verne	Andrea	Andrea	Traci	Rob	Ron	Ron	Ron
C.C.	Traci	C.C.	C.C.	C.C.	Emmanuel	Pepa	Pepa	Pepa	Traci	Pepa	Pepa
Chyna	Pepa	Pepa	Ron	Ron	Chyna	Rob	Ron	Rob	Pepa	Rob
Emmanuel	Brigitte	Ron	Pepa	Pepa	Rob	Traci	Traci	Ron	Verne
Pepa	C.C.	Emmanuel	Emmanuel	Emmanuel	Andrea	Chyna	Verne	Andrea
Rob	Emmanuel	Traci	Traci	Traci	Pepa	Verne	Chyna
Ron	Andrea	Brigitte	Brigitte	Chyna	Ron	Emmanuel
Traci	Verne	Verne	Verne	Verne	C.C.
Verne	Chyna	Chyna	Chyna	Brigitte
Winning Team	N/A	N/A	N/A	A-List	B-List	A-List	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Legend

     The Fame Gamer who won the Competition

     The Fame Gamer who is in the B-list

     The Fame Gamer who is in the A-list

     The Fame Gamer who was Eliminated

     The Fame Gamer who won the Reward Challenge

     The Fame Gamer who is Sent to "Back to Reality" (From Ep. 7-10 only)

     The Fame Gamer who Quits

Notes

• In Episode 1, Jordan Knight went home due to personal problems and he was replaced by Verne Troyer.
• In Episode 6, the A-List and The B-list teams were no longer used and it became an individual competition.
• In Episode 7, the Fame Gamers who were in the bottom 3 are not sent to "Back to Reality", but instead, the person with the least amount of points was instantly eliminated.

Fame Gamers

• Traci Bingham
• Ron Jeremy
• Pepa
• Vanilla Ice
• Verne Troyer
• Andrea Lowell
• Chyna (A.K.A. Chyna Doll)
• Emmanuel Lewis
• C. C. DeVille
• Brigitte Nielsen

Episodes

No.	Title Challenge	Challenge Winner	Back to Reality	Contestants (Loser in bold)	Original air date
{{cite web|url =http://celebrealityblog.vh1.com/2007/01/the_surreal_lif.html |date =8 January 2007|archiveurl =http://web.archive.org/web/20080205234221/http://celebrealityblog.vh1.com/2007/01/the_surreal_lif.html |title =The Surreal Life Fame Games Recap - Episode 1 - Why don't you take a picture? Your fame will last longer...|archivedate =5 February 2008| first =Rich |last =Juzwiak|work =VH1 Celebreality Blog}}</ref>" style="text-align:center">1[2]	"Welcome To Celebrity Island" "Celebrity Autograph"	Rob Van Winkle	Grab Bag	Andrea Lowell, Chyna Doll and Verne Troyer (Sent to The B-List)	January 8, 2007
Random audience members were asked of which star they would most like to meet and get their picture taken with. The three celebrities with the lowest number of fans lost.
{{cite web|url =http://celebrealityblog.vh1.com/2007/01/the_surreal_lif_1.html |date =16 January 2007|archiveurl =http://web.archive.org/web/20071203083208/http://celebrealityblog.vh1.com/2007/01/the_surreal_lif_1.html |title =The Surreal Life Fame Games Recap - Episode 2 - Lists, slurs and videotape|archivedate =3 December 2007| first =Rich |last =Juzwiak|work =VH1 Celebreality Blog}}</ref>" style="text-align:center">2[3]	"Sex, Size, and Videotape" "Scandal Video"	Rob Van Winkle and Andrea Lowell	What's Charo Saying?	Emmanuel Lewis, Traci Bingham and Brigitte Nielsen (Sent to The B-List)	January 15, 2007
Teams of two had to make a scandalous video that lasted no more than 30 seconds. The team that won chose the next three celebrities to play back to reality.
{{cite web|url =http://celebrealityblog.vh1.com/2007/01/the_surreal_lif_2.html |date =23 January 2007|archiveurl =http://web.archive.org/web/20080105092020/http://celebrealityblog.vh1.com/2007/01/the_surreal_lif_2.html |title =The Surreal Life Fame Games Recap - Episode 3 - Green screen with envy|archivedate =5 January 2008| first =Rich |last =Juzwiak|work =VH1 Celebreality Blog}}</ref>" style="text-align:center">3[4]	"Down and Out on the B-List" "Green Screen"	Rob Van Winkle		CC Deville, Ron Jeremy and Emmanuel Lewis (Sent to The B-List)	January 22, 2007
Each team was given a script to memorize and then perform in front of a green screen. The three celebrities that did the worst acting jobs lost.
{{cite web|url =http://celebrealityblog.vh1.com/2007/01/the_surreal_lif_3.html |date =30 January 2007|archiveurl =http://web.archive.org/web/20071203083214/http://celebrealityblog.vh1.com/2007/01/the_surreal_lif_3.html |title =The Surreal Life Fame Games Recap - Episode 4 - Gitte gone|archivedate =3 December 2008| first =Rich |last =Juzwiak|work =VH1 Celebreality Blog}}</ref>" style="text-align:center">4[5]	"The Chyna Doll Syndrome" "Hotel Trash"	A-List	Surreal Connections	Chyna Doll, Brigitte Nielsen and Verne Troyer (Originally eliminated from the show, but Brigitte Nielsen offered to eliminate herself.)	January 29, 2007
Both teams had identical "hotel rooms" to trash. Whichever team trashed their hotel room more won the challenge. The losing team sent three players back to reality.
{{cite web|url =http://celebrealityblog.vh1.com/2007/02/the_surreal_lif.html |date =12 February 2007|archiveurl =http://web.archive.org/web/20070914105737/http://celebrealityblog.vh1.com/2007/02/the_surreal_lif.html |title =The Surreal Life Fame Games Recap - Episode 5 - CC you later|archivedate =14 September 2007| first =Rich |last =Juzwiak|work =VH1 Celebreality Blog}}</ref>" style="text-align:center">5[6]	"V for Variety" "Variety Show"	B-List	Celebrity Go Fish	Ron Jeremy, Pepa Denton and CC Deville (Eliminated)	February 11, 2007
Both teams had to put on a variety show for a live audience. The team that got the loudest applause won the challenge. The losing team sent three players back to reality.
{{cite web|url =http://celebrealityblog.vh1.com/2007/02/the_surreal_lif_1.html |date =20 February 2007|archiveurl =http://web.archive.org/web/20071201231034/celebrealityblog.vh1.com/2007/02/the_surreal_lif_1.html |title =The Surreal Life Fame Games Recap - Episode 6 - There's some stars in this house|archivedate =1 December 2007| first =Rich |last =Juzwiak|work =VH1 Celebreality Blog}}</ref>" style="text-align:center">6[7]	"Pretty Women" "Hooker Challenge"	A-List	The Real Bling	Verne Troyer, Chyna Doll and Emmanuel Lewis (Eliminated)	February 18, 2007
"" — Each team had to choose out of a large group of hookers and club dancers only fifteen girls. whichever team had the least number of hookers in their fifteen choices won. The losing team sent three players back to reality.
{{cite web|url =http://celebrealityblog.vh1.com/2007/03/the_surreal_lif.html |date =6 March 2007|archiveurl =http://web.archive.org/web/20071211182322/celebrealityblog.vh1.com/2007/03/the_surreal_lif.html |title =The Surreal Life Fame Games Recap - Episode 7 - Hanging up on Chyna|archivedate =11 December 2007| first =Rich |last =Juzwiak|work =VH1 Celebreality Blog}}</ref>" style="text-align:center">7[8]	"Dial M for Mommy" "Surreal Life Telethon"	Rob van Winkle	None	Chyna Doll (Eliminated, possibly because Andrea Lowell manipulated Kennedy, who judged the fame of each celebrity who was called)	March 4, 2007
Each celebrity had to call as many famous people as they knew. Out of the people called, 50 were selected as the top 50. Players then received points based on if someone they called made the top 50 list. For instance, if Jim Carrey was ranked 40, the player who called him received 10 points. The person who received the fewest points was instantly eliminated.
{{cite web|url =http://celebrealityblog.vh1.com/2007/03/the_surreal_lif_1.html |date =13 March 2007|archiveurl =http://web.archive.org/web/20071221213142/celebrealityblog.vh1.com/2007/03/the_surreal_lif_1.html |title =The Surreal Life Fame Games Recap - Episode 8 - Not-So Hot Shots|archivedate =11 December 2007| first =Rich |last =Juzwiak|work =VH1 Celebreality Blog}}</ref>" style="text-align:center">8[9]	"Peeping Toms" "Paparazzi"	Verne Troyer	Gourmet or Garbage?	Ron Jeremy,Rob van Winkle, Andrea Lowell	March 11, 2007
The teams were sent to a resort for a day of relaxation, however, they didn't know that it was a secret challenge, in which paparazzi snapped scandalous shots of the Fame Gamers. The three celebrities with the worst photos would go to Back to Reality.
{{cite web|url =http://celebrealityblog.vh1.com/2007/03/the_surreal_lif_2.html |date =20 March 2007|archiveurl =http://web.archive.org/web/20071211182326/celebrealityblog.vh1.com/2007/03/the_surreal_lif_2.html |title =The Surreal Life Fame Games Recap - Episode 9 - Bound for glory|archivedate =11 December 2007| first =Rich |last =Juzwiak|work =VH1 Celebreality Blog}}</ref>" style="text-align:center">9[10]	"Five Weasly Pieces" "Fan Challenge"	Ron Jeremy and Rob Van Winkle	Fill in the ____ing Blank	Pepa, Traci Bingham and Verne Troyer	March 18, 2007
The remaining contestants were attached to one of their fans. However, they had to stay attached no matter what, and separating would let an alarm go off, thus eliminating them from the game.
{{cite web|url =http://celebrealityblog.vh1.com/2007/03/the_surreal_lif_3.html |date =29 March 2007|archiveurl =http://web.archive.org/web/20071211182331/celebrealityblog.vh1.com/2007/03/the_surreal_lif_3.html |title =The Surreal Life Fame Games Recap - Episode 10 - Mad as Ice|archivedate =11 December 2007| first =Rich |last =Juzwiak|work =VH1 Celebreality Blog}}</ref>" style="text-align:center">10[11]	"The Ice Ice Storm" "Commercial Making"	Traci Bingham	Stick it in Google		March 24, 2007
The contestants had To Make A Commercial For Golden Gaming Palace.Net.The Contestant Who Made the best Commercial Won. Back to Reality 1 (Contestants vote for the person they want to go home...majority vote goes home) Contestants: Ron Jeremy, Pepa, Rob Van Winkle Back to Reality 2 Contestants: Ron Jeremy and Pepa Final Two: Traci Bingham and Ron Jeremy

Place	Name	Photos
1	Vanilla Ice	6
2	Traci Bingham Ron Jeremy	4
3	Brigitte Nielsen Pepa C. C. DeVille Emmanuel Lewis	3
4	Andrea Lowell Verne Troyer	2
5	Chyna	1

References

1. Nordyke, Kimberly (10 August 2006). "Debmar-Mercury gets a 'Life'". The Hollywood Reporter 395: 3. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
2. Juzwiak, Rich (8 January 2007). "The Surreal Life Fame Games Recap - Episode 1 - Why don't you take a picture? Your fame will last longer...". VH1 Celebreality Blog. Archived from the original on 5 February 2008.
3. Juzwiak, Rich (16 January 2007). "The Surreal Life Fame Games Recap - Episode 2 - Lists, slurs and videotape". VH1 Celebreality Blog. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007.
4. Juzwiak, Rich (23 January 2007). "The Surreal Life Fame Games Recap - Episode 3 - Green screen with envy". VH1 Celebreality Blog. Archived from the original on 5 January 2008.
5. Juzwiak, Rich (30 January 2007). "The Surreal Life Fame Games Recap - Episode 4 - Gitte gone". VH1 Celebreality Blog. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008.
6. Juzwiak, Rich (12 February 2007). "The Surreal Life Fame Games Recap - Episode 5 - CC you later". VH1 Celebreality Blog. Archived from the original on 14 September 2007.
7. Juzwiak, Rich (20 February 2007). "The Surreal Life Fame Games Recap - Episode 6 - There's some stars in this house". VH1 Celebreality Blog. Archived from the original on 1 December 2007.
8. Juzwiak, Rich (6 March 2007). "The Surreal Life Fame Games Recap - Episode 7 - Hanging up on Chyna". VH1 Celebreality Blog. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007.
9. Juzwiak, Rich (13 March 2007). "The Surreal Life Fame Games Recap - Episode 8 - Not-So Hot Shots". VH1 Celebreality Blog. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007.
10. Juzwiak, Rich (20 March 2007). "The Surreal Life Fame Games Recap - Episode 9 - Bound for glory". VH1 Celebreality Blog. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007.
11. Juzwiak, Rich (29 March 2007). "The Surreal Life Fame Games Recap - Episode 10 - Mad as Ice". VH1 Celebreality Blog. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007.

External links

• Official website
• Surreal Life Fame Games on AOL -- Weekly Coverage with Exclusive Robin Leach Interviews
• The Surreal Life: Fame Games at the Internet Movie Database
• The Surreal Life: Fame Games at TV.com