The Winner Is


The Winner Is is an American vocal game show which aired on NBC. Hosted by Nick Lachey, the seven-episode series featured singers of all ages competing for a chance to win $1,000,000. The show premiered on June 10, 2013.
The winner of the series was Katie Ohh, a nurse who won by a 57–44 decision from the 101 expert judges. For her final song, she sang "The Climb". The runner-up was Sharde Bivans, a teacher, who performed "It's a Man's Man's Man's World". The other four finalists in the Final 6 were the performers Amy Showalter, Leah Grace, and the vocal groups Senior Sounds of Touch and The LaFontaines.
With a dismal 1.0 rating/3 share among adults 18–49, NBC announced its immediate cancellation on August 6, 2013, with two episodes remaining.

Format

In the first round, six contestants or groups are paired against each other and perform a song of their choice. After each of the contestants or groups have performed their song the 101 voters decide who did better. The voting numbers are then revealed, but the contestants are not told which number is theirs. The host presents them with an offer of money. The contestants are asked if they think they have lost or won the battle. If they think they have lost, the contestant will press the button accepting the cash amount and being eliminated from the competition and the chance at the $1,000,000. The contestant with the highest number of votes, out of the three winners, automatically advances to the Final Round. In the second round, the two winners who did not receive the highest number of votes compete against each other. The contestants will again be offered a greater amount of money to walk away after the voting numbers are revealed. The winner of this round will go on to the Final Round. In the Final Round, the remaining two contestants will compete against each other. The voting numbers will be revealed again and they will be offered a higher amount of money than in the Second Round. The winner of the Final Round will continue on to compete for the $1,000,000 on the season finale.

Contestants

Preliminary Rounds

Episode 1 (June 10, 2013)

Episode 2 (June 17, 2013)

1Leah Grace and Gina Wagner tied for first place at the end of Round 1. Therefore, the 101 voters were asked to vote for who they would like to see "fast tracked" to the Final Round. The 101 voters decided with a 59-42 vote that Leah Grace would be "fast tracked". As a result, Gina Wagner was forced to compete in Round 2.

Episode 3 (July 11, 2013)

Episode 4 (July 18, 2013)

Episode 5 (July 25, 2013)

Episode 6 (August 1, 2013)

Episode 7 – Finale (August 8, 2013)

Artists who appeared on previous shows

International versions

Countries/regionsTitleHostNetworkTop prizePremiere

The Winner Is...Beau van Erven DorensSBS 6€1,000,000January 26, 2012
Arab worldThe Winner Is...Nadia BassatAl-Hayat
Dubai TV
LBCI		US$500,000Season 1 : September 21, 2013
China女人如歌
Nuren ru ge		Qiū Qǐmíng & Zhū DānHunan TVUnknownSeason 1 : November 2, 2012
France:fr:The Winner Is|The Winner IsBenjamin CastaldiTF1€100,000Season 1 : August 2, 2014
'The Winner Is...Linda de MolSat.1€1,000,000Season 1 : April 12, 2012
'The Winner Is...Gerry ScottiCanale 5€150,000Season 1 : November 17, 2012
Season 2 : June 15, 2017
NigeriaStar The Winner Is...Uti NwachukwuAfrica Magic₦10,000,000Season 1 : July 19, 2014
RussiaПобедитель
Pobedytel'		Dmitry NagiyevChannel One₽3,000,000Season 1 : May 19, 2017 – August 4, 2017
Thailand:th:เดอะวินเนอร์อีส ไทยแลนด์|The Winner Is ThailandSarawut MartthongChannel 3฿10,000,000Season 1 : April 13, 2014
Season 2 : April 5, 2015
TurkeyVe KazananUraz KaygılaroğluStar TV₺500,000Season 1 : February 21, 2015
Tôi là... người chiến thắngBình Minh
Hoài Linh
Đại Nghĩa
Ngô Kiến Huy, Vũ Ngọc Hoàng Oanh 		HTV
Hanoi TV		300,000,000 ₫Season 1 : May 25, 2013
Season 2 : July 12, 2014
Season 3 : July 11, 2015