Rosyjska ruletka

Rosyjska ruletka
First titles of Rosyjska ruletka
Presented by Henryk Talar (season 1)
Krzysztof Ibisz (season 2)
Country of origin Poland
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 145
Production
Running time 45 minutes
Release
Original network Polsat
Original release September 3, 2002 – April 7, 2004

Rosyjska ruletka (English translation: Russian Roulette) was a Polish game show based on the original American format of Russian Roulette. The show was hosted by Krzysztof Ibisz (earlier by actor Henryk Talar). The main goal of the game was to win 100,000 zlotys. Rosyjska Ruletka was broadcast from 2002 to 2004. It was shown on the Polish TV station Polsat. Only one person won 100,000 zlotys.

Differences from U.S. Version

Program Length and Number of Contestants

Unlike the American format of Russian Roulette, which only ran a half-hour and had four players, the Polish version ran 60 minutes and had five contestants.[1]

Time Limit to Answer

The players also had 30 seconds to answer in the first season and 20 in the second season (as opposed to just 10 in the U.S.), and also kept track of the players' heart rates throughout the show (first season only).

Cash Amounts per Question

The contestants all began Round 1 with 300 zloty, with correct answers adding that amount to the total. Like the U.S. version, a wrong answer gave all money to the challenger, and the contestant had to play Russian Roulette by pulling the lever in front of them. The values increased to 600 zloty for Round 2, 1,000 zloty for Round 3, and 1,500 zloty for Round 4. Also unlike the U.S. version, in Round 4, the contestant in control couldn't answer the question themselves. They always had to challenge their opponent.

Unlike the US version, which increased the number of drop zones per question (up to a maximum of five), the number of drop zones remained the same for the entire round, but matching the number of the round (1 drop zone in Round 1, 2 drop zones in Round 2, etc.; only the bonus round ever saw a use of five drop zones).

Question Format

The Polish version also increased the number of possible answers for each question in each round: two possible answers for Round 1, three for Round 2, four for Round 3, and five for Round 4. The bonus round questions did not have multiple choice answers.

Unlike the US version, where each round was played with a time limit, both Polish versions used a specific number of maximum questions:

  • Round 1: 8 questions with 2 possible answers
  • Round 2: 7 questions with 3 possible answers
  • Round 3: 6 questions with 4 possible answers
  • Round 4: 5 questions with 5 possible answers

If nobody dropped by the time all questions had been exhausted, the player in the lead won immunity from the drop zones and had to pull the lever on the host's podium to send somebody else to drop. In this circumstance, if the player who dropped had any money in their bank account, it was then divided evenly among the remaining players. In the case of Round 4, if all questions were used, the host pulled his podium's lever to start one last game of Russian Roulette to determine the winner, regardless of scores.

Starting Each Round

In the first season, the host pulled a lever in the center of the stage, and a blue light spun around to determine the first player.[1]. The second season just announced which player was randomly selected to start first (although also done by a random spin as triggered by the host; but this time the red light spun around the whole set with all other lights blue).

Bonus Round

First Version

In the first season, the contestant pulled the lever on the host's podium to randomly assign trapdoors to open, but he/she wouldn't know if the trapdoor would open or not if he/she gave a wrong answer to a question (with no multiple choice). Giving a correct answer meant the contestant won the money and had the option to quit or continue. Giving a wrong answer but standing on a safe zone meant the contestant won no money but was allowed to continue while standing on a drop zone rigged to open would mean he or she would drop out of the game and lose all bonus winnings accumulated (front game winnings were safe). The first question was worth 5,000 zloty the second worth 25,000, and the third worth 100,000. Players could quit after a correct answer and take the winnings.

For the first question in this version, 3 dropzones were active; for the second, 4; and, for the third, 5 dropzones. Thus, the risk was greater as the rewards increased.[2]

It is not known what would have happened had a contestant playing for 100,000 zloty gave the wrong answer, but pick the one trap door that wouldn't open.

Second Version

In the second season, the bonus round required 10 correct answers within 60 seconds a total of three times in order to win 100,000 zloty, with a drop zone opening every 10 seconds. If time ran out or the player gave one incorrect answer, he/she dropped out of the game.

The first time around, the player would win 5,000 zloty for giving 10 correct answers. The second time around, the player would win 25,000 zloty, and the third time, the player would win 100,000 zloty. All bonus winnings were added to the player's winnings from the main game.

Only one player won 100,000 zloty, and her win was later featured in the show's introduction.[3]

Notes

The second season's set and graphics were changed to reflect the American version, and the music was updated. It was also used to promote a very lively environment with noisy crowds, while the first version's set was dark, and the music was legitimately scary, leaving the audience to only get lively near the end (though sometimes the audience would liven up to get behind a player they'd support).[4][5]

When Ibisz hosted the program, he'd frequently make references to his other game show, Awantura o kasę.[6]

International versions

CountryNameHostChannelPrizeAir dates
 United States (original format) Russian Roulette Mark L. Walberg GSN $100,000 June 3, 2002 – June 13, 2003
 Argentina Decisión Final Horacio Cabak América AR$100.000 June 6, 2003
 Brazil Roleta Russa Milton Neves Rede Record R$500.000 October 31, 2002 – October 31, 2003
 Bulgaria Руска pулeткa
Ruska ruletka		 Nikolay Georgiev BNT 1 100.000лв 2003
 Chile Ruleta Rusa Diana Bolocco Canal 13 $100.000.000 May 5, 2013
 China 让梦想飞·智命一击
Rang Meng Xiang Fei · Zhi Ming Yi Ji		 Yang Bo Shandong TV No limit for top prize 2015–2016
 Egypt الدائرة
El Daera		 Ayman Kaisouni ERTU1 250.000 ج.م. September 2010
 Greece Ρωσική Ρουλέτα
Rosiki Rouleta		 Miltos Makridis MEGA €100.000 2002–2003
 Hong Kong[7] 一觸即發 Dayo Wong TVB HK$500,000 2002
 India Bachke Rehnaa Zara Sambhalna Mohnish Behl SET Rs.1,000,000 September 9, 2002
 Indonesia Russian Roulette Dede Yusuf Trans TV Rp100,000,000 September 4, 2002 – December 31, 2003
 Portugal[8] Decisão Final José Carlos Malato RTP1 €30.000 May 28, 2012 – January 13, 2013
 Romania Ruleta Rusească Razvan Exarhu
Florin Mihoc		 TVR 1 1.000.000lei 2003–2006
 Russia[9] Русская рулетка
Russkaya ruletka		 Valdis Pelsh
Maxim Galkin (25 December 2002)		 Channel One ₽1,000,000 April 2, 2002 – August 6, 2004
 Serbia and Montenegro Ruski rulet!
Руски рулет!		 Irfan Mensur RTV Pink Unknown September 2003 – July 2005
Ruski Rulet Show!
Руски рулет шоу! (VIP version)		 Milan Kalinić Unknown
 Serbia
 Croatia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Montenegro
 Slovenia
 Macedonia		 Ruski rulet!
Руски рулет!		 Dragan Marinković RTV Pink
Pink BH
Pink M		 €2,000 January 2007 – 2008
 Singapore 灵机一洞 Hsu Nai-lin MediaCorp TV Channel 8 S$10,000 2003–2004
 Spain Decisíon Fínal Luis Crespo Telecinco €10,000 March 18, 2002
 Taiwan 俄羅斯輪盤 Kevin Tsai (Cai Kangyong) Star Chinese Channel NT$1,000,000 Unknown
 Turkey Rus Ruleti Berkun Oya Star TV 1,000,000YTL April 12, 2008
 United Kingdom[10] Russian Roulette Rhona Cameron ITV £10,000 October 31, 2002 (Pilot)
April 1, 2003 – April 22, 2003

References

  1. 1 2 Ryszard Kisielowicz (14 January 2016). "Rosyjska Ruletka 1-sza edycja Odcinek z 2002 r." – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXUuy2vowUU
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEJ-WATXAdo
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEJ-WATXAdo
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW9Tg7yDmGo
  6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEJ-WATXAdo
  7. ↑ http://tvcity.tvb.com/special/russianroulette/how/index.html
  8. ↑ http://www.rtp.pt/programa/tv/p28876
  9. ↑ https://vk.com/rusrul
  10. ↑ http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Russian_Roulette UK Gameshows Page: Russian Roulette
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