Minute to Win It (Philippine game show)

Minute to Win It is a Philippine game show based on the original American series with the same name. It airs on ABS-CBN as a pre-noontime game show from January 14, 2013 and was ended on February 21, 2014, and is hosted by Luis Manzano. On January 19, 2015, the game show returned under a new home over IBC as the pre-primetime game show (the first show taken from ABS-CBN), with Thai superstar Mario Maurer as the new host. A promo is being sponsored by the network in connection to its comeback.

Contestants take part in a series of 60-second challenges that use objects that are commonly available around the house. Those who complete ten challenges would win the top prize of the show, ₱1,000,000.

Minute To Win It was originally created in 2003 by Derek Banner and his production company BUMP Productions - Banner Universal Motion Pictures LLC, with the original title Minute Winner - You got one minute to win it.

The original draft version of the game show was in November 2005 presented for further development to the Swedish format company Friday TV, who developed it in 2007 and licensed it to NBC in 2009. The show premiered on NBC on March 14, 2010.

Original format
Minute to Win It follows the format of the original American series wherein a contestant is presented with a blueprint for each level to complete within a 60-second time limit. After successfully completing the first, fifth, and eighth level games, the contestant is guaranteed to leave with no less than the cash award for those levels.

The difficulty of the blueprints progressively increases as a contestant advances to a higher level. If time runs out or the conditions of the game cannot be fulfilled (such as by the contestant exhausting any allotted attempts or committing a foul), the contestant loses a "life". If the contestant loses all three of their "lives", the game ends and the contestant's winnings drop to their guaranteed safe level.

After successfully completing a level, the contestant can leave with the amount of money already won before seeing the blueprint for the next game. However, once the contestant chooses to go to the next level, they must complete the level or exhaust all of their three lives.

This format has been used in Teen Challenge, Ateneo vs La Salle, and other special episodes.

Junior format
The format for the Junior episodes, which is a first for the Minute to Win It franchise, follows different mechanics: two teams of two members complete five levels together within the 60-second time limit to earn points. Aside from the point system, the team who finishes first wins a special prize. At the end of the game, the team with the most number of points wins ₱75,000 as well as a chance to play in the ultimate challenge with the top prize of ₱500,000.

Head to Head Challenge format
The format is similar with the Junior format with slight tweaks of its mechanics. Two teams with pre-existing relationships play head to head for a point in every challenge. The first team to get four points will automatically wins ₱75,000 and the chance to win the top prize of ₱1,000,000. If ever they failed to complete the jackpot challenge, the team can still play it again since they are given three attempts to win the grand prize.

Family and Team Challenge format
Two teams of four members complete five levels together within the 60-second time limit to earn prizes. At the end of the game, the team with more prizes plays in the ultimate challenge with the top prize of ₱1,000,000.

Editions and contestants
Most of the time, celebrities are invited to play in the show. Non-celebrities were also able to play in the show, but only after they passed the auditions. Special editions are also held for different age groups, and professions.