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Wowowee
File:Tfc wowowee.jpg
Created by	ABS-CBN
Developed by	Bobot Mortiz
Directed by	Johnny Manahan
Starring	Willie Revillame Mariel Rodriguez Valerie Concepcion Pokwang Subong RR Enriquez ASF Dancers
Country of origin	Philippines
No. of episodes	As of February 17, 2007, over 600 shows.
Production
Executive producers	Cynthia Jordan, Harold Nueva
Running time	2½ hours (Weekdays), 3 hours (Saturdays)
Original release
Network	ABS-CBN
Release	February 5, 2005 - February 4, 2006 March 11, 2006 - present

Wowowee is a noon-time variety and game show being broadcast from Studio 3 of the ABS-CBN Broadcast Center in Quezon City, Philippines. It originally premiered on February 5, 2005.

The show airs live weekdays from 12:30pm-3:00pm and on Saturdays, the show is aired from 12:00 Noon-3:00pm (PST). The show also airs worldwide via ABS-CBN's The Filipino Channel. In North America, the show is tape-delayed to air weekdays starting at 4:25 a.m. EST (GMT-5) and is also repeated at 3:10 p.m. EST and in Primetime at 9:15 p.m. EST. On Saturdays, the primetime repeat occurs at 9 p.m. EST.

The show is currently hosted by Willie Revillame, with his co-hosts Mariel Rodriguez, Valerie Concepcion, Pokwang, RR Enriquez and sometimes with special guest co-host. The show is also accompanied by the ASF Dancers. Some of the ASF Dancers include Luningning, Milagring, and Mariposa.

Other members of the production includes Bentong, Owen Ercia, the floor director, and Anna Santos Feliciano, the show's choreographer who manages the ASF Dancers. The show itself has gone through several hosts who have, in one way or another, left the show for various reasons.

Current games

Bigat 10

The new segment of Hep, Hep, Hooray.

In this segment of the show, the audiences will be dancing to Willie Revillame's latest hits song This opening song number is the theme tune for the choosing of the Bigat 10 contestants, the audience is warmed up for the public displays of talent, where Willie Revillame and his co-hosts will draw from the audience, from different sections including the TFC subscribers to dance the hits song.

The chosen Bigat 10s will be playing the newest game, Hep, Hep, Hooray.

The object of the game is to repeat the words "Hep" "Hep" "Hooray". A co-host puts the microphone in front of a contestants face and they are supposed to say "Hep Hep" while clapping their hands together below the waist, then a co-host will put the microphone in another contestants face and they are to finish the cheer with a "hooray" and raising their hands in the air. If you make a mistake you are out. The unwritten rule is that they eliminate the young or affluent looking in order to allow an old or infirm person to win. This is a last person standing game. The one who lasts the longest wins, and plays the bonus round for more money.

Ituro Mo si Myung (Point It Out)

The winner of 'Hep, Hep, Hooray' game will be playing the 'Ituro mo si Myung ' segment.

Tanong Ko Sagutin Mo (I Ask, Who cares...)

Similar to past game Isang Talon Isang Myung also similar to old game where one of the tigasen goes against the biga10. the 3 tigasen are asked questions of various subjects once one tigasen reaches to 2 points the contestant goes to pasalog.

Willie of Fortune

The 6 people selected earlier compete in pairs in rounds of Willie of Fortune - where the in-house keyboardist plays a portion of a song, and the first person to name the song correctly wins 1 point. If the player can correctly sing the exact lyrics from that portion of the song, they will receive a 2nd point. 2 points are required to win the round - meaning that someone with a very good knowledge of the song can easily win in 1 song.

Pasa itlog (Pass or Pass)

In Pasalog, the contestant has a chance at winning different prizes provided by sponsors, including a progressive cash jackpot increasing every show if not won. Dice containing logos and symbols are placed into compartments in beach ball like spheres. The balls are then passed around the audience (or sometimes rolled around the stage if there isn't enough time). When the pasalogs are returned, the compartments are opened. If the dice have a symbol or logo facing up, the player wins the corresponding prize. Pasalog was originally played with a similar cube shaped container, but was later switched to Roland's egg design.

In part of the new set on March 31,2008, Pasalog changed to three balls.

Izumi Nagai

Miss Fitrum 2008 has started on April 7, 2008. It airs on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Weekly Finals on Saturdays. Filipina Girls from ages 18-24 years old can join. The grand winner for Miss Fitrum 2008 will win a trip to Singapore for two, Php 500,000 cash and a brand new car. The 1st Runner Up will win a trip to Hongkong, China for 2 and Php 300,000 cash, 2nd Runner Up will win a trip to Boracay for 2 and Php 200,000 cash, 3rd Runner Up will win a trip to Cebu for two and Php 100,000 cash.

Camille Robles

Pera O Bayong (Cash or Bag?) is a game carried over from ABS-CBN's previous noontime program, Magandang Tanghali Bayan.

• Elimination

As with Merrygalo, a group of 50 people are asked "Oo o Hindi?" (yes or no) questions, with the people answering wrong being eliminated, and the people who chose the correct answer going on to play another question until 1 is left. The final person wins PHP10,000 and goes on to the next half of the game.

• Pera O Bayong?

The final contestant, then makes a choice from 10 "bayongs" (bags), and then the hosts have several bargaining sessions where they offer the contestants a cash offer in exchange for the chosen bayong. If the player stays with the bayong, he or she wins whatever is inside it.

The 3 grand prizes are:

• PHP1,000,000
• A house & Lot
• The Bigtime Bayong, containing PHP1,000,000, a house and lot, and a car

The other bayongs contain worthless "joke" prizes, such as peanuts for instance.

Discontinued games

• Wilyonaryo (portmanteau for milyonaryo - the Tagalog word for "millionaire" and Willie) became entangled in one of the more larger controversies associated with Wowowee when it debuted in August 2007. The 50 contestants who competed had to predict the result of surveys answered by audience members with remote controls. Some contestants were offered a chance to stay where they were, switch their guess, or walk away with a cash offer before the answer was revealed.

• Merrygalo replaced the highly controversial Wilyonaryo game on October 8, 2007. In a process very similar to Wilyonaryo, the 50 contestants were asked a Yes or No question on a specific category, with the contestants having 5 seconds to make their decision. Sometimes contestants were also offered a chance to switch their answer. The contestants who answered wrong were eliminated, and the contestants who answered correctly repeated the process until 1 person remained. The last person standing won PHP10,000 and got to play for larger prizes. The remaining contestant chose 3 of the 10 "regalos" (boxes), with each of the boxes either containing a circle, a square, or a star. If a box contained a star, the player won PHP10,000, if it contained a square, the contestant won PHP5,000. If all three boxes contained a circle, the player would win the jackpot. The contestant was also given a choice to swap their third box with one of the remaining boxes if they desired.

• Guess the Presyo, Get the Premyo! (Guess the Price, Get the Prize), sponsored by Mega Sardines, is a game which debuted on the November 19, 2007 episode of Wowowee. 5 players picked from the audience are assigned numbers and have to attempt to arrange themselves in the correct order to form the correct price of the day's prize in 90 seconds or less. The first digit of the price is always given. If the contestants get it right, they win the prize.

• Sinong Kumanta Ng Kantang 'To? (Who Sang This Song?) is very similar to Questune, except instead of naming the song, the contestant must identify the original artist of the song. 2 points are required to win.

The winner advances to the Bigat 10 round as the "Tigasen". The winner also receives another PhP 5,000.

• Isang Talon Isang Sagot - the 3 Questune contestants were asked questions, but the contestants jumped to "buzz in". 5 points (later 3) were required to advance to the Bigat 10 round. The game was later replaced by Sinong Kumanta Ng Kantang 'To?
• Call A Kolokoy - a Questune contestant and 2 other randomly selected audience members were asked questions, but the "buzzers" were located above them. If the Questune contestant won, the contestant advanced to the next round and won a prize, and the two audience contestants would get PhP 500. If one of the other contestants won, both won PhP 5,000. This game was later replaced by Isang Talon Isang Sagot
• Doblado Sigurado - played after Bigat 10, Doblado Sigurado offered a chance for the contestant to double their winnings. A box containing 5 chips (each one being black and white) would be passed around the audience, and the contestant would predict how many would come up White and how many would come up Black. If the prediction was right, the contestant's Bigat 10 winnings were doubled. If it wasn't, the player walked away with only PhP 10,000. This game was later replaced by Pasalog.
• Green Cross - one of the Pera o Bayong contestants was randomly picked from the group, and won PhP 5,000. In one of 3 bags was PhP 20,000, and the player had to guess which one contained the prize. If the player picked correctly, he or she would win a total of PhP 25,000. The game was sponsored by Green Cross, a Filipino soap brand.
• Sketch On The Rocks - A contestant attempted to draw picture of a word selected out of a fishbowl while other contestants attempted to guess what it was, but the paper on the board constantly scrolled up. After 30 seconds, the drawer would move to the "rock board", where the player attempted to write out what the answer was, but the board shook making it more difficult. If the guessers could figure it out, the drawer won a the prize that he or she selected beforehand. If the guessers couldn't figure it out after 30 seconds on the "rock board" and after 5 more final seconds, the drawer did not win anything.
• Act-U - A contestant tried to guess what a celebrity guest was trying to act out.

Special shows

World tours

Wowowee has broadcasted episodes from other locations in the Philippines, and has also went on World Tours to other countries such as Hawaii, the United States , Australia, Guam and upcoming show to New Jersey (July 12, 2008) and Winnipeg, Canada(September 28,2008).

Alay sa Kapamilya

Alay sa Kapamilya was a program organized by ABS-CBN as an observation for the PhilSports Arena stampede victims. It preempted Wowowee for six days while the network decided over the fate of the variety show. The shows were a solemn tribute to the victims, featuring performances by ABS-CBN regulars. Eventually, ABS-CBN decided to temporarily cancel the variety show until its return on March 11, 2006.

Pangarap at Tagumpay, Mga Kwento Sa Likod ng Wowowee

In the leadup to the March 11, 2006 relaunch of Wowowee, ABS-CBN aired a 5 episode drama miniseries entitled Pangarap at Tagumpay, Mga Kwento Sa Likod ng Wowowee (Dreams and Success, The Story Behind Wowowee). The five-episode drama package was broadcast March 6 to March 10, 2006 in Wowowee's usual timeslot. The show dramatized the lives of past winners and how their lives had changed since their appearance on the show.

Honoring Overseas Filipino Workers

In several occasions, the show has paid tribute to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW's) serving across the world. On the August 2 2006 episode, Wowowee with cooperation with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) produced a special edition saluting and featuring female OFW's who returned from Lebanon where a war was present in that country. They were all invited to attend and even participate in the show that day. The contestants during the first half that day were close friends of the OFWs, while an unspecified number of OFW's participated in "The Ultimate Pera O Bayong". All the winnings won in during the show were combined together and evenly distributed to all of the OFWs in the audience, with the grand total of winnings being PhP 1,390,000.

Armed Forces of the Philippines Join Wowowee

On September 1, 2007, about Five Hundred (500) soldiers came in full force to television noontime show Wowowee. Representatives from the Major Services, AFPWSSUS and Technical Services come to play and have fun during the show and take a crack at the grand prizes in different games.

Highlights of the event were the interviews with the loved ones of Marines who lost their lives in the fight against the Abu Sayaff Group/ MILF rebels in Basilan last 10 July and 11 August 2007. Tearfully, loved ones recounted their last communication with the fallen Marines. Host Willie Revillame also asked each of them for a short message and everybody was moved to tears during the emotion-filled moment. AFP, PIO Chief LTC Bartolome Bacarro held back his tears but could not help it, just like the rest. Emotions rose again when candles were lit for the Marines.

Controversies

Philsports Arena stampede

At around 06:30 AM local time on February 4 2006, at least 73 people were trampled to death and more than 300 were injured when a stampede broke out at the PhilSports Complex (formerly ULTRA) in Pasig City, where the first anniversary celebration of Wowowee would be held at noon. The crush began when the organizers of the show began handing out tickets to people in the crowd, many of whom had been camping outside the stadium for days.

Willyonaryo controversy

On the August 20, 2007 episode of Wowowee, a controversial incident occurred during Willyonaryo which lead people to think (including the host of a rival program) that the game was, or could be rigged. Later on the KBP vindicated Wowowee and Mr. Revillame of any misleading and that it was a genuine mistake. According to Ms. Cory Vidanes in her previous tv interview someone has accidentally put the extra number in the box and that it was a technical glitch and there shouldn't be any zero on that particular box. But after days of uproar from the public demanding an explanation, ABS CBN has finally made an explanation via Mr. Revillame. According to his explanation in the scheme of the game, all boxes containing the number should have a base number zero on it which doesn't coincide with Ms. Vidanes initial explanation on the case.

Eda Nolan Wardrobe Malfunction

On the May 12th, 2007, episode of Wowowee, to promote ABS-CBN's new teen comedy Gokada Go!, cast members from the show performed a dance number as part of the entertainment segment of the show. The tube top of one the dancers, Eda Nolan, became loose, exposing one of her breasts. Although producers claimed that Eda was wearing none, Wowowee received a 3 day suspension from the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board.

Attractions among OFWs and Balik-Bayans

Wowowee is shown on The Filipino Channel (TFC) worldwide. Filipinos from all over the world who come back to visit their relatives in the Philippines are glued in on the TV show and are excited to attend and join in the program. This is evident on the number of expat attendees of their show whichs airs just after lunch time on ABS-CBN. The TFC subscribers known as balikbayans help studio contestants by donating a couple bucks just to be able to greet on-air.

See also

• List of Philippine television shows

References

1. Filipinos_welcome: How The Games Work on WOWOWEE!
2. Filipinos_welcome: How The Games Work on WOWOWEE!
3. "Wowowee Casts".
4. Wowowee Games
5. ^ Watch the new and improved Wowowee! Cite error: The named reference "Game Lists" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
6. bigatinworldtour.com
7. "Willie still in mourning, Alay sa Kapamilya this week on Wowowee".
8. "Soldiers Moved to Tears with WoWoWee Experience".
9. "Wardrobe malfunction leads to 'Wowowee' suspension". Retrieved 2007-11-15.
10. Wowowee among top tourist attractions in RP

External links

• Wowowee on ABS-CBN.com
• Wowowee Episode Information
• Accounts of a person auditioning to be on Wowowee
• ABS-CBN Community Wowowee Forum

• ABS-CBN
• Filipino television series
• Game shows in the Philippines