Boom! (partially found Fox adaptation of Israeli gameshow; 2015)
Boom! is an American Adaptation of the Israeli game show of the same name airing from June 25, 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 with the more money the questions worth, the higher the amount of wires and wrong answers. 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.
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.
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 cancelled due to low ratings and the list of episodes are as follows. [3]
Episode 1: "It's the Maple Syrup Bomb!" Aired on June 25, 2015 and is found.
Episode 2: "It's the Macaroni and Cheese Bomb!" Aired on July 2, 2015 and is lost.
Episode 3: "It's the Wedding Cake Bomb!" Aired on July 9, 2015 and is lost.
Episode 4: "It's the Creamed Spinach Bomb!" Aired on July 16,2015 and is lost.
Episode 5: "It's the Blueberry Slushy Bomb!" Aired on July 23, 2015 and is lost.
Episode 6: "It's the Hot Fudge Bomb!" Aired on July 30, 2015 and is lost.
Episode 7: "It's the Turkey Gravy Bomb!" Aired on August 13, 2015 and is lost.
Episode 8: "It's the Sweet Potato Bomb!" Aired on August 20, 2015 and is lost.
Episode 9: "It's the Guacamole Bomb!" Aired on August 27, 2015 and is lost.
Episode 10: "It's the Refried Beans Bomb!" Aired on September 10, 2015 and is lost.
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 not limited to: Iran, Thailand, Spain, Cambodia, and the original Israeli version.