On Wedneday night’s season finale of “I Survived a Japanese Game Show,” soccer mom Cathy Grosam (Bartlett, IL) defeated Linda Plaxen (Los Angeles, CA) in a Super Majide and took home the $250,000 top prize.

“I Survived a Japanese Game Show” is the hilarious, behind-the-scenes and ground-breaking show giving 12 Americans a real, life-changing adventure by whisking them away to Tokyo to compete in the ultimate Japanese game show. Each week, a player was eliminated. Rome Kanda (“Pink Panther,” “Saturday Night Live”) was the game show host leading the contestants through all of the zany challenges; Mama-San was the house mother and resident pot stirrer; and Judge Bob was the rarely dynamic, but always entertaining referee of the games.

Here were a few of the games in the season finale:

SMELLY FISH FACE
One contestant dressed as a clown used a nozzle to shoot stinky and horrible tasting fish sauce through holes in a wall, while a teammate behind that wall collected the fish sauce in their mouth and deposited it into a receptacle. The team that accumulated the most fish sauce in the receptacle in 3 minutes won.

BALLOON ASSASSIN
Contestants were dressed in muscle shirts and wore gorilla arms. They jumped on a trampoline and used their gorilla hands to pop as many overhanging balloons as possible in 2 minutes and 30 seconds.

TIME TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS IN JAPAN
Contestants on designated streets had to complete designated tasks in order of fastest possible time. Tasks included: getting a stranger to put lipstick on them and then give that stranger a kiss; getting a stranger to bow 10 times; making a stranger tickle them; borrow a cell phone from a stranger and make a call; and getting 5 strangers to do a chorus line can-can.

The executive producers are Arthur Smith and Kent Weed for A. Smith & Co. (“Kitchen Nightmares,” “Hell’s Kitchen”), and David Sidebotham, Karsten Bartholin and Tim Crescenti for Babyfoot APS Denmark. “I Survived a Japanese Game Show” is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

Source: ABC Press Release

Brent Alexander (Miami, FL), Megan Bentley (Chicago, IL), Justin Brown (Carbondale, PA), Cathy Grosam (Bartlett, IL) and Linda Plaxen (Los Angeles, CA) are Finalists

“I Survived a Japanese Game Show” will present a two-hour season finale special on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5 (9:02-11:00 p.m., ET/PT) on ABC. Last night’s show determined who the final five are, and one of them will win the $250,000 on the Season Finale.

“I Survived a Japanese Game Show” is a hilarious, behind-the-scenes and ground-breaking show giving 12 Americans a real, life-changing adventure by whisking them away to Tokyo to compete in the ultimate Japanese game show. Each week a player has been eliminated. Rome Kanda (“Pink Panther,” “Saturday Night Live”) is the game show host leading the contestants through all of the zany challenges; Mama-San is the house mother and resident pot stirrer; and Judge Bob is the rarely dynamic but always entertaining referee of the games.

Brent Alexander (Miami, FL), Megan Bentley (Chicago, IL), Justin Brown (Carbondale, PA), Cathy Grosam (Bartlett, IL) and Linda Plaxen (Los Angeles, CA) are the finalists.

Here are a few of the games in the season finale:

SMELLY FISH FACE
One contestant dressed as a clown uses a nozzle to shoot stinky and horrible tasting fish sauce through holes in a wall, while a teammate behind that wall collects the fish sauce in their mouth and deposits it into a receptacle. The team that accumulates the most fish sauce in the receptacle in 3 minutes wins.

BALLOON ASSASSIN
Contestants are dressed in muscle shirts and wear gorilla arms. They jump on a trampoline and use their gorilla hands to pop as many overhanging balloons as possible in 2 minutes and 30 seconds.

TIME TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS IN JAPAN
Contestants on designated streets have to complete designated tasks in order of fastest possible time. Tasks include: getting a stranger to put lipstick on them and then give that stranger a kiss; getting a stranger to bow 10 times; making a stranger tickle them; borrow a cell phone from a stranger and make a call; and get 5 strangers to do a chorus line can-can.

The executive producers are Arthur Smith and Kent Weed for A. Smith & Co. (“Kitchen Nightmares,” “Hell’s Kitchen”), and David Sidebotham, Karsten Bartholin and Tim Crescenti for Babyfoot APS Denmark. “I Survived a Japanese Game Show” is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. This program carries a TV-PG,L parental guideline.

Source: ABC Press Release

** Jamie Lewis (Fairless Hills, PA) Eliminated **

“Episode 207″ — The craziness continues for Americans competing in Japan when the fifth episode of “I Survived a Japanese Game Show” airs WEDNESDAY, JULY 29 (9:02-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. Jamie Lewis (Fairless Hills, PA) was eliminated on last week’s show.

“I Survived a Japanese Game Show” is a hilarious, behind-the-scenes and ground-breaking show giving 12 Americans a real, life-changing adventure by whisking them away to Tokyo to compete in the ultimate Japanese game show. Each week a player will be eliminated and the final winner will take home $250,000. Rome Kanda (“Pink Panther,” “Saturday Night Live”) is the game show host leading the contestants through all of the zany challenges; Mama-San is the house mother and resident pot stirrer; and Judge Bob is the rarely dynamic but always entertaining referee of the games.

Here are the games in “Episode 207″:

SOUR MILK FOR KITTY
Three teammates who are dressed as cats wearing bowl helmets and standing on shaking platforms try to transfer milk relay-style into a receptacle. The team with most accumulated milk in 3 1/2 minutes wins the game.

BIG FOOT BANG BANG
One teammate is put in a giant shoe and suspended by a wire while another teammate swings that person into giant balloons teed up one-at-a-time by another teammate. Meanwhile, the opposing team has a goalie dressed as a giant cactus and he or she is pulled by two teammates into position to either block or pop the incoming balloons. The offensive team that scores the most goals in 4 minutes wins the game.

YOU LOOK FUNNY STUCK ON A WALL!
In this favorite of fans, two contestants wearing Velcro suits jump on a trampoline to throw themselves at various body pattern outlines and try to get the best match within each outline. The first contestant to win four points wins the game.

The executive producers are Arthur Smith and Kent Weed for A. Smith & Co. (“Kitchen Nightmares,” “Hell’s Kitchen”), and David Sidebotham, Karsten Bartholin and Tim Crescenti for Babyfoot APS Denmark. “I Survived a Japanese Game Show” is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. This program carries a TV-PG,L parental guideline.

Source: ABC Press Release

** Drew Sealey (St. Louis, MO) Eliminated **

“Episode 206″ — The craziness continues for Americans competing in Japan when the fifth episode of “I Survived a Japanese Game Show” airs WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 (9:02-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. Drew Sealey (St. Louis, MO) was eliminated on last night’s show.

“I Survived a Japanese Game Show” is a hilarious, behind-the-scenes and ground-breaking show giving 12 Americans a real, life-changing adventure by whisking them away to Tokyo to compete in the ultimate Japanese game show. Each week a player will be eliminated and the final winner will take home $250,000. Rome Kanda (“Pink Panther,” “Saturday Night Live”) is the game show host leading the contestants through all of the zany challenges; Mama-San is the house mother and resident pot stirrer; and Judge Bob is the rarely dynamic but always entertaining referee of the games.
Here are the games in “Episode 206″:

BRAIN FREEZE FISH BREATH Teammates dunk their heads into a tank of icy cold water and grab as many dead fish as possible — using only their mouths — in 2 minutes and 30 seconds.

BABY GO BOOM BOOM A favorite game to fans returns, as teammates, dressed as babies, are spun in an oversized crib and then maneuver through an obstacle course one-at-a-time carrying two cups filled with milk that they pour into a large baby bottle. The obstacle course has spinners, see-saws, spanking machines and a fog blast. The team that gets the most milk in the bottle in 5 minutes wins. In this game, one member of the team that lost Brain Freeze Fish Breath is dressed as a Grandma with a baby on her back.

DRAGON UP YOUR NOSE Contestants slide down a wall repeatedly attempting to throw balls into one of two holes (the dragon’s nose) before they hit the ground. Most balls scored in 2 1/2 minutes wins.
The executive producers are Arthur Smith and Kent Weed for A. Smith & Co.

(“Kitchen Nightmares,” “Hell’s Kitchen”), and David Sidebotham, Karsten Bartholin and Tim Crescenti for Babyfoot APS Denmark. “I Survived a Japanese Game Show” is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. This program carries a TV-PG,L parental guideline.

Source: ABC Press Releasae

Bob “Bobaloo” Koenig (Los Angeles, CA) Eliminated

“Episode 205″ — The craziness continues for Americans competing in Japan when the fifth episode of “I Survived a Japanese Game Show” airs WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 (9:02-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. Bob “Bobaloo” Koenig (Los Angeles, CA) was eliminated on last night’s show.

“I Survived a Japanese Game Show” is a hilarious, behind-the-scenes and ground-breaking show giving 12 Americans a real, life-changing adventure by whisking them away to Tokyo to compete in the ultimate Japanese game show. Each week a player will be eliminated and the final winner will take home $250,000. Rome Kanda (“Pink Panther,” “Saturday Night Live”) is the game show host leading the contestants through all of the zany challenges; Mama-San is the house mother and resident pot stirrer; and Judge Bob is the rarely dynamic but always entertaining referee of the games.

Here are the games in “Episode 205″:

SOCCER TIME WITH GRANDPA Contestants wear comb-over wigs and are dressed as old men and women. While wearing reverse goggles (goggles that affect your depth perception) they try to kick the most balls one-at-a-time into a net in 2 minutes.

MINI GOLF WITH STICKY BALLS One team using golf clubs tries to stick as many balls as possible in 2 minutes and 45 seconds onto a super sticky playing field, while the opposing team tries to remove the balls from the field. The team on the sticky field with the lowest number balls wins the game.

STRETCHY SQUID FACE Contestants with pantyhose attached to their heads simultaneously race to each pull apart 15 hanging squid using only their mouths in 2 minutes.

The executive producers are Arthur Smith and Kent Weed for A. Smith & Co. (“Kitchen Nightmares,” “Hell’s Kitchen”), and David Sidebotham, Karsten Bartholin and Tim Crescenti for Babyfoot APS Denmark. “I Survived a Japanese Game Show” is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. This program carries a TV-PG,L parental guideline.

** Debbie Kaufman (Easton, CT) Eliminated **
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“Episode 204″ — The craziness continues for Americans competing in Japan when the fourth episode of “I Survived a Japanese Game Show,” airs WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 (9:02-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. Debbie Kaufman (Easton, CT) was eliminated on last week’s show.

“I Survived a Japanese Game Show” is a hilarious, behind-the-scenes and ground-breaking show giving 12 Americans a real, life-changing adventure by whisking them away to Tokyo to compete in the ultimate Japanese game show. Each week a player will be eliminated and the final winner will take home $250,000. Rome Kanda (“Pink Panther,” “Saturday Night Live”) is the game show host leading the contestants through all of the zany challenges; Mama-San is the house mother and resident pot stirrer; and Judge Bob is the rarely dynamic but always entertaining referee of the games.

Here are the games in “Episode 204″:

SNAP ATTACK! – Sitting at a table with an obstructed view, the contestants release a tightly stretched bungee one-at-a-time in order to snap opposing players across from them. Two hits win a zone and the first team to win three zones wins the game.

PAINT SPLASH MADNESS – Contestants dressed in painter suits step onto spinning platforms to collect dropping liquid into cups that they then must transport and toss into a receptacle attached to another spinning teammate. The team with the most liquid by weight in the receptacle after 3 minutes wins.

ALIEN TOOK MY TEDDY BEAR – Contestants are dressed as green aliens and must cross two conveyor belts and three spinning platforms, while trying to transport as many stuffed bears as possible in 3 1/2 minutes. If they fall into the powder pit at the end, they have to start again.

The executive producers are Arthur Smith and Kent Weed for A. Smith & Co. (“Kitchen Nightmares,” “Hell’s Kitchen”), and David Sidebotham, Karsten Bartholin and Tim Crescenti for Babyfoot APS Denmark. “I Survived a Japanese Game Show” is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. This program carries a TV-PG,L parental guideline.

Source: ABC Press Release

** Yari Agramonte (Bronx, NY) Eliminated **

“Episode 203″ — The craziness continues for Americans competing in Japan when the third episode of “I Survived a Japanese Game Show” airs WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 (9:02-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. Yari Agramonte (Bronx, NY) was eliminated on last night’s show.

“I Survived a Japanese Game Show” is a hilarious, behind-the-scenes and ground-breaking show giving 12 Americans a real, life-changing adventure by whisking them away to Tokyo to compete in the ultimate Japanese game show. Each week a player will be eliminated and the final winner will take home $250,000. Rome Kanda (“Pink Panther,” “Saturday Night Live”) is the game show host leading the contestants through all of the zany challenges; Mama-San is the house mother and resident pot stirrer; and Judge Bob is the rarely dynamic but always entertaining referee of the games.
Here are the games in “Episode 203″:

GOPHER MAKE YOU CRAZY! Teammates pop their heads out of various holes in a box and try to blow ping pong balls into ball bins. Meanwhile, a member of the opposing team tries to impede them by hitting them on the head with a foam hammer, while the other members of that team block shots with foam noodles. Team with the highest score after two minutes wins.

NEAR SIGHTED MICE AND THE BIG CHEESE One contestant loads open milk cartons onto an elevated conveyor belt, while three teammates try to catch them at the other end and transfer as much milk as possible into a receptacle in two minutes. The four contestants transporting milk wear goggles that greatly impair their vision, while a fifth teammate without goggles provides direction. That teammate is dressed as a giant piece of Swiss cheese, while everyone else is dressed as a mouse.

BIG PENGUIN BELLY SCRAMBLE Contestants dressed as giant penguins have to belly-flop onto balloons and try to pop as many as possible in two minutes. Once the egg is popped, a gooey yolk is released.
The executive producers are Arthur Smith and Kent Weed for A. Smith & Co. (“Kitchen Nightmares,” “Hell’s Kitchen”), and David Sidebotham, Karsten Bartholin and Tim Crescenti for Babyfoot APS Denmark. “I Survived a Japanese Game Show” is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. This program carries a TV-PG,L parental guideline.

Source: ABC Press Release

“Episode 202″ — The craziness continues for Americans competing in Japan when episode two of “I Survived a Japanese Game Show” airs WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 (9:02-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. Kimberly Whittaker from Philadelphia, PA was the contestant eliminated in last week’s installment.

“I Survived A Japanese Game Show” is a hilarious, behind-the-scenes and ground-breaking show giving 12 Americans a real, life-changing adventure by whisking them away to Tokyo to compete in the ultimate Japanese game show. Each week a player will be eliminated and the final winner will take home $250,000. Rome Kanda (“Pink Panther,” “Saturday Night Live”) is the game show host leading the contestants through all of the zany challenges; Mama-San is the house mother and resident pot stirrer; and Judge Bob is the rarely dynamic but always entertaining referee of the games.
Here are the games in “Episode 202″:

PARTY IN MY PANTS – Players wear a large pair of pants and have to try to collect tennis balls that are being fired at them in the pants. The team with the most points in 2 1/2 minutes wins. All players will use “pooper scooper” tongs during the game.

PUT SOME CLOTHES ON BOB – Each team has to find five designated items of clothing in a flour pit and move those items one at a time along a conveyor belt to place them on a mannequin – who, they’re told, is Judge Bob. They must return to the flour pit via the conveyor belt and then tag their next teammate. The team that completes the outfit in the fastest time wins.

LOTION, LOTION, WHAT’S THE COMMOTION? Two contestants have to complete an obstacle course while covered with lotion in the fastest time. The obstacles include climbing over the “lotion hills,” climbing steps, carrying an egg on their heads, a foam bath, more lotion, and finally climbing over six giant Sumo wrestlers who are laying on the ground.

The executive producers of “I Survived a Japanese Game Show” are Arthur Smith and Kent Weed for A. Smith & Co. (“Kitchen Nightmares,” “Hell’s Kitchen”), and David Sidebotham, Karsten Bartholin and Tim Crescenti for Babyfoot APS Denmark. The series is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. A TV parental guideline will be posted closer to airdate.