Boom! (partially found Fox adaptation of Israeli gameshow; 2015)

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Status: Partially Found

Boom! is an American Adaptation of the Israeli game show of the same name airing from June 25th, 2015, to August 21, 2016, on the Fox network. Boom! was hosted by comedian Tom Papa, and had the premise of a team of 3 contestants cutting wires on a bomb to answer trivia questions. The more money the questions are worth, the higher the number of wires and wrong answers.

Rounds

There are 7 rounds in total:

  • Round 1 is worth 5,000 dollars, has 30 seconds on the countdown, and has 4 wires with 1 wrong answer.
  • Round 2 is worth 10,000 dollars, has 30 seconds on the countdown, and has 4 wires with 1 wrong answer.
  • Round 3 is worth 15,000 dollars, has 30 seconds on the countdown, and has 4 wires with 1 wrong answer.
  • Round 4 is worth 20,000 dollars, has 40 seconds on the countdown, and has 5 wires with 1 wrong answer.
  • Round 5 is worth 25,000 dollars, has 50 seconds on the countdown, and has 6 wires with 1 wrong answer.
  • Round 6 is worth 50,000 dollars, has 60 seconds on the countdown, and has 7 wires with 1 wrong answer.
  • Round 7 (aka Mega Money Bomb) multiplies the amount of money you win by 4, has 90 seconds on the countdown, and has 10 wires with 3 wrong answers.
The 7 Rounds of Boom!


If a contestant cuts the wrong wire, the bomb will explode, spraying the player, the host, and the audience, with whatever food was in the bomb, (ie: Alfredo Sauce, Wedding Cake, Pesto, etc.) and the contestant is out. If all 3 contestants make a bomb explode, the team is out and goes home with nothing. Boom has an hour runtime per episode so the episode will often have more than one team in it. The maximum amount of money one player can win on the show is 500,000 dollars by defusing all of the bombs.

Episodes

The show had 10 episodes, and used to all be available on the Fox website. [1] However since 2017, it was taken down, along with the ability to watch and buy the show. You can't even watch it on Internet Archive. The only episode that was uploaded online was the first episode "It's the Maple Syrup Bomb", as recorded of the website by one of the contestants on the show, Matt Laydon. [2] The show was canceled due to low ratings and the list of episodes are as follows. [3]

# Episode Title Air Date Status
1 It’s the Maple Syrup Bomb! June 25th, 2015 Found
2 It’s the Macaroni and Cheese Bomb! July 2nd, 2015 Lost
3 It’s the Wedding Cake Bomb! July 9th, 2015 Lost
4 It’s the Cream Spinach Bomb! July 16th, 2015 Lost
5 It’s the Blueberry Slushie Bomb! July 23rd, 2015 Lost
6 It’s the Hot Fudge Bomb! July 30th, 2015 Lost
7 It’s the Turkey Gravy Bomb! August 13th, 2015 Lost
8 It’s the Sweet Potato Bomb! August 20th, 2015 Lost
9 It’s the Guacamole Bomb! August 27th, 2015 Lost
10 It’s the Refined Beans Bomb September 10th, 2015 Lost

International Versions

The numerous international versions are much easier to find and went on for a lot longer than the American version. Countries that have their own version include but are not limited to: Iran, Thailand, Spain, Cambodia, and the original Israeli version.

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