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.
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.