Dirty Rotten Cheater

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Dirty Rotten Cheater

Created by Jonathan Goodson

Presented by Bil Dwyer

Country of origin United States

No. of episodes 13

Production

Production location(s) Studio 41, CBS Television City

Running time 60 minutes

Production company(s) Jonathan Goodson Productions

Release

Original network PAX

Original release January 6 – April 14, 2003

Dirty Rotten Cheater is a game show that aired on PAX from January 6 to April 14, 2003. The show's
gameplay combines elements of Weakest Link and Family Feud along with the BBC game format The
Enemy Within, with a contestant being privy to answers in each round and trying to elude detection
by fellow contestants and the studio audience. The PAX version, of which 13 weekly episodes aired,
was hosted by Bil Dwyer, produced by Jonathan Goodson, and shot at CBS Television
City in Hollywood (except for the original pilot, which was titled Cheaters and produced on
the Weakest Link's set at NBC Studios in Burbank). Different versions of the show also aired in other
countries.

Contents

 1Gameplay

o 1.1Rounds 1-3
 o 1.2Round 4

o 1.3Round 5

 2International versions

 3References

 4External links

Gameplay[edit]

Each episode opens with six contestants walking up to their podiums, each of which is equipped with
a monitor. The contestants open their monitor doors and find out if they have been designated the
"Dirty Rotten Cheater". After each contestant is introduced, he or she faces the camera and other
contestants and claims to not be the Cheater.

Each round consists of one or more survey questions, similar to those used on Family Feud (for
example, "Which parts of their body do women think are too big?").[1] The 10 most common
responses are recorded, and each player tries to guess one of them. Answers on the list are worth
$250 times their ranking, with values rising incrementally as the rankings decrease (from $250 for the
top answer to $2,500 for the 10th-ranked answer). Answers that are not on the list earn contestants
no money. The Cheater can see the entire list on his/her own podium monitor and may make use of
this information as he/she sees fit.

Rounds 1-3[edit]

One question is played in Round 1, and two each in Rounds 2 and 3. At the end of each round,
bonuses are awarded to the players who scored the most money in the round. The first place bonus
is $10,000, second place is $7,500, and third place is $5,000. If there is a tie, the appropriate bonuses
are combined and split between the tying players (e.g. if two players tie for first place, each receives
$8,750).

The players are then given an opportunity to accuse one another of being the Cheater. After a few
contestants have opined, they all secretly vote for whom they think is the Cheater; using cards with
the players' names on them, the players reveal their votes from camera left to camera right.

The first contestant who receives three votes for that round is eliminated and loses all of the money
in his/her bank. That contestant must then truthfully reveal whether or not he/she is the Cheater.

Depending on the outcome of the vote and the eliminated contestant's revelation, one of three
possible scenarios occurs:

 If the eliminated contestant is the Cheater, he/she is eliminated from the game with no
further participation, the remaining contestants keep all the money in their banks, and one
of the remaining players is designated as the new Cheater in the same manner as at the
beginning of the show.

 If the eliminated contestant is not the Cheater, the other players lose half of the money in
their banks and the eliminated contestant is later given a chance to win money in Round 5.
 The Cheater in that round remains Cheater in subsequent rounds until being eliminated
and/or revealed.

 If no contestant receives three votes, all of the players lose half their money and the Cheater
must decide which one to eliminate. Each player reaches into their podium, where a button
is hidden; this is done to conceal the identity of the Cheater, who has the only working
button. The players' names are read aloud, one at a time; once the Cheater pushes the
button, a red light at center stage is lit and the last player called is eliminated, but is later
given a chance to win money in Round 5.

Round 4[edit]

Three questions are played in the fourth round. Following the third question, three remaining players
have a chance to accuse one another, with the studio audience then voting for whom they think is
the Cheater. If a contestant receives at least 50 percent of the audience vote, he or she is eliminated,
and as before must honestly reveal if he or she is the Cheater. If none of the contestants achieves a
majority, the Cheater again decides who will be eliminated. However, there is no further reduction in
score if the audience votes an honest player out or cannot reach a majority.

Round 5[edit]

In the fifth and final round, two survey questions are asked. For each question, the two remaining
contestants alternate turns, giving three answers each. After both questions have been asked, they
plead their cases to the studio audience as to why they are not the Cheater. Any eliminated
contestants that were proven not to be the Cheater are brought back out to hear the pleas, and both
the contestants and the audience vote on who they think is the Cheater.

While the vote is tabulated, two vaults are brought onto the stage and filled with cash corresponding
to the total in each contestant's bank. The Cheater's identity is then revealed, and any of the
eliminated contestants who have correctly identified him/her win $500.

The revealed Cheater then opens his/her own vault and reaches inside for the money. If the audience
has correctly identified the Cheater, a trap door in the bottom of the vault opens and the money falls
through; the Cheater leaves with nothing, while the honest player wins his/her own bank. If the
audience vote is incorrect, the trap door stays closed, the Cheater wins his/her bank, and the honest
player wins nothing.

International versions[edit]

In the summer 2004, Dirty Rotten Cheater began airing six nights a week on Canale 5 in Italy; the
Italian version was named L'imbroglione.

In Japan, the program was broadcasting as The Cheater (ザ・チーター) on TBS between October
2005 and August 2006. It was broadcast as a special program in May 2005, then as a late-night
program between October 2005 and March 2006.

A short-lived version of the program also aired on France 2 (July 2006) as "Qui est le bluffeur?"
("Who is the bluffer?") with Belgian host Jean-Michel Zecca.
The UK version was hosted by Brian Conley. Originally this was to transmit in spring 2007,[2] but
eventually began on BBC One at 2.35pm on Monday 15 October. It was screened every weekday for
three weeks, but was then replaced in the schedule by Diagnosis: Murder - the final five shows
switched channels and were shown from Monday 12 November at 2.00pm on BBC Two. The UK
version was taped at the Maidstone Studios in Kent, but edited at BBC Television Centre.

There are some format differences between the US and UK versions, the most obvious being that the
UK version has one less contestant.

In Poland ATM Grupa S.A. produced a Polish version of Dirty Rotten Cheater under name Gdzie jest
Kłamczuch? (Where's the Liar?) (or simply Kłamczuch (Liar)). The show was transmitted
on TV4 channel from September 4, 2008 to June 19, 2009. Program was hosted by Krzysztof Ibisz.
The rules were similar to US version.

Country Name Presenter Channel Date of transmission

Долен мръсен лъжец

Bulgaria Doni TV2 December 4, 2007 – ?
Dolen mrasen lazhets

Jean-Michel
France Qui est le bluffeur? France 2 July 3, 2006 – July 28, 2006
Zecca

June 7, 2004 – September

Italy L'imbroglione Enrico Papi Canale 5
4, 2004

The Cheater (ザ・チー Atsushi October 2005 – August

Japan TBS
ター) Tamura 2006

September 4, 2008 – June

Poland Gdzie jest Kłamczuch? Krzysztof Ibisz TV4
19, 2009

BBC
United One October 15, 2007 –
Dirty Rotten Cheater Brian Conley
Kingdom BBC December 2007
Two

August 8, 2006 –
Vietnam Tìm người bí ẩn Ta Minh Tam HTV7
December 2, 2007

In addition, the show was also produced in Hungary, India (as "Bluff Master") and Spain.

References[edit]

1. Jump up^ Source: Segment of Dirty Rotten Cheater on YouTube

2. Jump up^ BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Donny Osmond to host TV game show
  Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived June 27, 2003)

External links[edit]

 Dirty Rotten Cheater on IMDb

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