The Million Peso Money Drop

The Million Peso Money Drop
Genre	Game show
Developed by	Endemol
Written by	Paolo Bustamante
Directed by	Bert de Leon
Presented by	Vic Sotto
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language(s)	Filipino, English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	19
Production
Executive producer(s)	Lian Garcia-Tayona
Running time	60 minutes
Release
Original network	TV5
Original release	October 14, 2012 – February 17, 2013
Chronology
Related shows	The Million Pound Drop Live Million Dollar Money Drop
External links
Website

The Million Peso Money Drop is a Philippine game show on TV5. Unlike its UK counterpart, this version is pre-recorded and not broadcast live. The show is hosted by Vic Sotto. This is the second Endemol program adapted by TV5 after Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Philippines.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The show premiered on October 14, 2012 and airs on Sundays, 8:30 pm (UTC+8)

Game format

This version of the show is based heavily on the American version which in turn is based on The Million Pound Drop Live. At the beginning, a pair of contestants are presented with a million pesos (40 bundles of 25,000 pesos in 20 peso bills), they must be able to keep their money until the end of the game by correctly answering 8 multiple choice questions by placing their bundles of money on the trapdoor (among 4) they think is correct in 60 seconds. If they are wrong, the money placed on the trapdoor will fall down the "money drop". They may distribute their money on multiple trapdoors if they are not sure of the answer, however, one trapdoor must alway be left empty. Whatever money they have left is theirs to keep. During the course of the game, a trapdoor is put out of the game, however the same rules of putting all money in the trapdoors and leaving at least one trapdoor clear is still implemented particularly when the game reaches at question 5 where 3 trapdoors are used and at the final question where only 2 trapdoors are used.

Quick Change

The contestants may use one "Quick Change" during the game, on any question except the eighth. This feature allows them an extra 30 seconds to distribute their cash among the trapdoors.

See also

• List of programs broadcast by TV5

References

1. Million Peso Money Drop: Full Trailer retirved via www.youtube.com via TV5Philippines user 09-28-2012
2. Million Peso Money Drop: mechanics retrieved via www.tv5.com.ph/moneydrop/mechanics.php 09-29-2012
3. Funfare article about Million Peso Money Drop retrieved via http://www.philstar.com/funfare/ 09-29-2012
4. Why Vic Sotto is excited about The Million Peso Money Drop retrieved via www.interaksyon.com 10-13-2012
5. New TV5 game show gives contestants a million bucks at the outset retrieved via www.interaksyon.com 10-10-2012