Each episode consists of two main challenges based around a particular videogame title. These include a Real Life Challenge, inspired by the game, and an Isolation Challenge where players try to earn the best score within a game. Rankings are determined by the combined ranking of both challenges. The player with the lowest overall ranking must face the Elimination Round, whilst the player with the highest overall ranking may choose another player to enter the Elimination Round. The two selected players face off head-to-head in the week's selected game, with the loser being eliminated from the competition. In some episodes, an additional challenge may be presented, in which players can win a special prize, such as an advantage in the following challenge. In episode 7, the players compete in Gauntlet Challenges, where the lowest scorers in each challenge would be eliminated. In episode 8, the winner is determined by who wins the best out of three challenges.
Co-Leader of PMS Clan; Frag Doll "Valkyrie". Various tournament placements to include first all-female team with 1st placement in a co-ed pro-tournament at Winter CPL 2006.
^Note 1 : In Episode 5 (Halo 3), Jamal chose Robert and Dante chose Mark to compete with them in the elimination challenge. ^Note 2 : In Episode 7, the gamer who placed last amongst the competitors was automatically eliminated. In the third and final round, the gamers with the two lowest scores were eliminated.
This gamer won and became the WCG Ultimate Gamer.
This gamer won the challenge and got to pick who faced off against the lowest scorer in the elimination round.
This gamer won the challenge and voluntarily faced off against the lowest scorer in the elimination round.
This gamer won the head-to-head elimination round, thus saving themselves from being eliminated.
This gamer did not win the challenge, but did not go into the elimination round.
This gamer lost the head-to-head elimination round, thus they were eliminated.
Real Life Challenge: The contestants were required to drift through an obstacle course where a still camera will take shots of the cars, which have colored lights mounted on the front and the rear.
Prize: Mark and Ciji won a training session with Brian Boyle, reigning U.S. WCG Project Gotham Racing 4 champion.
Isolation Challenge: The gamers must complete four laps around NYC'sPark Row in Project Gotham Racing 4 driving a Lotus Exige GT3. The contestant's best lap time counted as their score.
Challenge Results:
Contestant
Real Life
Isolation
Overall
Dante
2nd
1st
1st
Ciji
1st
5th
2nd
Robert
4th
2nd
3rd
Jamal
3rd
4th
4th
Mark
1st
8th
5th
Amy
3rd
6th
6th
Swoozie
5th
3rd
7th
Geoff
2nd
10th
8th
Chelsea
5th
7th
9th
Alyson
4th
9th
10th
Elimination Challenge: The gamers played a three-lap race around London'sWestminster route.
Real Life Challenge: Round 1 was a realistic paintball elimination round where the objective was to reach the enemy's elevator. Round 2 was a real life version of team assault, where each team had to retrieve a bomb using snares through a fenced-off area and then crack a code which allowed the team to set and detonate a bomb in the other team's base.
Teams:
Red Team: Swoozie, Robert, Jamal, and Dante
Blue Team: Chelsea, Amy, Ciji, and Mark
Winner: Blue Team
Prize: Chelsea, Amy, Ciji, and Mark won a coaching lesson with WCG Halo 3 champion team Mob Deep.
Isolation Challenge: The contestants played a four-on-four team slayer match, where each team attempts to get the greatest amount of kills.
Challenge Results:
Contestant
Real Life
Isolation
Overall
Mark
1st
1st
1st
Robert
2nd
2nd
2nd
Amy
1st
6th
3rd
Jamal
2nd
3rd
4th
Chelsea
1st
7th
5th
Swoozie
2nd
4th
6th
Ciji
1st
8th
7th
Dante
2nd
5th
8th
Elimination Challenge: The two gamers played a two vs. two assault match, where each player at risk chose who their partner will be (this partner is not at risk of elimination).
Winner: Jamal
Jamal had first choice of partner, and chose Robert.
Loser: Dante
Dante had second choice of partner, and chose Mark.
Real Life Challenge: The contestants had to obtain the highest score in a three-round slam dunk contest using a diving board to jump to the hoop suspended over a swimming pool.
Mobile Challenge: The contestants played a three-lap race in Asphalt 4 using Bluetooth. The two players with the fastest times then competed head-to-head.
Winner: Jamal
Prize: Jamal earned a copy of every game played in the competition so far.
Gauntlet Challenge 1: The contestants were required to complete three laps around Quebec's Rampart Run in Project Gotham Racing 4 while seated in an upside down racing rig. The contestant who finished in last place was automatically eliminated.
Challenge Results:
Contestant
Result
Jamal
1st
Swoozie
2nd
Robert
3rd
Mark
4th
Amy
5th
Chelsea
6th
Gauntlet Challenge 2: The contestants were required to perform Survivor'sEye of the Tiger in Rock Band 2 on both the guitar and the drum simultaneously. The percentages on each individual instrument were combined to give an overall score. The contestant who earned the lowest score was automatically eliminated. As the winner of the previous challenge, Jamal was able to limit Mark to only one practice round before the competition, while each of the other competitors were allowed two practice rounds.
Challenge Results:
Contestant
Result
Swoozie
1st
Robert
2nd
Jamal
3rd
Mark
4th
Amy
5th
Gauntlet Challenge 3: Contestants played Slayer Free-for-all at Last Resort in Halo 3 for 9 consecutive hours while standing on a pedestal. The total kill count made up the contestant's final score. The contestants with the two lowest scores were eliminated. As the winner of the previous challenge, Swoozie was given five minutes to accumulate kills with the other players standing defenseless. During the challenge, the players were tempted to leave their pedestals to eat pizza and fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies or to claim $1,000. Swoozie took advantage of the pizza and cookies, and Jamal went for the cash. Mark took advantage of Jamal's absence to visit the restroom.
Final Challenge 1: In Shaun White Snowboarding, the finalists played King of the Hill. The gamer with the highest score wins the round and earns one point towards their final score.
Final Challenge 2: In Gears of War 2, the gamers played a standard "Execution" deathmatch. The first gamer to win five rounds receives two points towards their final score.
Final Challenge 3: In Soul Calibur 4, the players fought a head-to-head battle on the Imperial Garden stage over a possible 9 rounds. The first gamer to win five rounds wins three points towards their final score.
Contestant
Shaun White Snowboarding
Gears of War 2
Soul Calibur 4
Total
Mark
Y
N
Y
4
Robert
N
Y
N
2
WCG Season One Ultimate Gamer: Mark Alan Smith II
Mark stated that he, in large part, attributed his success to the embodiment of the confidence and tenacity he learned in observing his father over the years.
^Note 1 : In Episode 5 (Battlefield: Bad Company 2), Caesar chose Yaz and Ryan chose Kat to compete with them in the elimination challenge. ^Note 2 : From Episode 7 to the finale, the gamer who placed last amongst the competitors in the game(s) was automatically eliminated.
This gamer won and became the WCG Ultimate Gamer.
This gamer won the challenge and got to pick who faced off against the lowest scorer in the elimination round.
This gamer won the head-to-head elimination round, thus saving themselves from being eliminated.
This gamer did not win the challenge, but did not go into the elimination round.
This gamer lost the head-to-head elimination round, thus they were eliminated.
Real Life Challenge: The contestants battled in a team of six in midair with four people controlling wire ropes to maneuver their "fighter". The "fighter" tries to grab orbs stuck to their opponent's suit and throw them down to their "catcher", a teammate holding a basket. Green and purple orbs were worth one point. Orange orbs were worth two points.
Mobile Challenge: The contestants were challenged to a game of Hyperspace, where they must keep a ball from rolling off the playing surface and cross the finish line at the end of each level.
Winner: AJ
Prize: AJ automatically received first place in the Real Life Challenge and did not need to participate in it.
Real Life Challenge: The contestants were split into pairs for this challenge. While one person surfed on the FlowRider, the other person had to throw beach balls and water polo balls at their teammate's head. For every ball that hit the surfer's head, the team gained points. Water polo balls were worth five points and beach balls were worth ten points. There were also a few "money balls" at the end of each rack that were worth 25 points.
Isolation Challenge: The contestants had to score as many points as possible in the Wii Sports Resort 3-point basketball challenge.
Challenge Results:
Contestant
Real Life
Isolation
Overall
Jake
3rd
2nd
1st
AJ
1st
3rd
2nd
Caesar
2nd
4th
3rd
Vanessa
6th
1st
4th
Ryan
2nd
9th
5th
Yaz
3rd
5th
6th
Kat
4th
7th
7th
Justin
4th
7th
8th
Rachel
5th
5th
9th
Faye
5th
11th
10th
Sebastian
6th
10th
11th
Elimination Challenge: The two gamers competed in a series of three races in Mario Kart Wii using the Wii Wheel accessory. The first player to take two races wins the match.
Real Life Challenge: The contestants were divided into pairs of two. In the first round, each team member would have a turn as both the "puck" and the "shooter". The "shooter" was responsible for aiming and launching the human "puck" at the goal at the other end of the ice rink using a giant slingshot. If the "puck" passed through the goal, then the team earned 10 points. The human "puck" also had a chance to score extra points by throwing four bonus hockey pucks into two different nets, located along the sides of the arena, as they sailed across the ice. These bonus pucks were worth four points each. After the first round, the two highest scoring teams moved on to the second round.
Isolation Challenge: The contestants played as the Pittsburgh Penguins against the CPU-controlled Colorado Avalanche in NHL 10. The goal was to score one goal in the least amount of time possible. If the gamer could not score within four minutes, then their score was based on the amount of time they had controlling the hockey puck.
Challenge Results:
Contestant
Real Life
Isolation
Overall
Jake
1st
3rd
1st
Justin
2nd
2nd
2nd
Vanessa
3rd
1st
3rd
Kat
2nd
4th
4th
Ryan
1st
9th
5th
Rachel
3rd
8th
6th
Caesar
4th
5th
7th
Faye
4th
6th
8th
Sebastian
4th
7th
9th
Yaz
4th
10th
10th
Elimination Challenge: The two gamers competed head-to-head for the Stanley Cup. The player with the most points after three four-minute periods wins. If the score is tied, the players will participate in a penalty shootout.
Real Life Challenge: The contestants competed in a timed race around an obstacle course. However, the cabin of the contestants' car was blacked out. Instead, a Samsung U20 Camcorder was attached to the trunk of the car. The driver had to rely on an eight-inch monitor behind the steering wheel, which provided a panoramic view of the course taken from the camcorder - simulating a racing video game. Cutouts of the nine remaining contestants were randomly placed around the track. Before each contestant stepped into the car, they chose one fellow gamer's cutout to hit along the way. If the driver was able to hit that contestant's cutout, then 15 seconds was taken off their time. The gamer that got called out the most was given a one-minute penalty added to their total time. The other cutouts, along with the barrels outlining the course, also acted as penalties. Five seconds were added to the contestant's total time for each one they hit.
Winner: Yaz
Prize: Yaz received a Samsung U20 Camcorder.
Isolation Challenge: The contestants drove four laps around the Amalfi Coast in Forza Motorsport 3. The contestant's fastest lap time counted as their score.
Challenge Results:
Contestant
Real Life
Isolation
Overall
Yaz
1st
2nd
1st
Jake
2nd
3rd
2nd
Kat
6th
1st
3rd
Caesar
3rd
6th
4th
Ryan
4th
7th
5th
Faye
8th
4th
6th
Justin
7th
5th
7th
Rachel
5th
9th
8th
Vanessa
9th
8th
9th
Elimination Challenge: The gamers played a three-lap race around Japan's Suzuka Circuit West circuit. The first contestant to cross the finish line after five laps wins.
Real Life Challenge: The contestants were separated into two teams. Each squad took turns attacking the other squad's base. Within the base were three "M-COM" stations, each containing a unique puzzle that the attacking squad needed to solve within eight minutes. If time expired, then the squad moved on to the next station. Three members of the attacking squad also had to pick a specialist role: recon, engineer, or medic. These specialists were responsible for solving their assigned puzzles at each station. While the attacking team moved through the base, the defending team had to slow down the opposing team's progress by shooting them with paintball guns. Next to each "M-COM" station was one piece of a satellite up-link device. The attacking squad needed to take the pieces, whether they completed the puzzles at each station within the time limit or not, bring them to the finish line, and assemble it. Once the satellite up-link was set up, the clock was stopped.
Teams:
Alpha Squad: Yaz, Justin, Jake, and Kat
Bravo Squad: Caesar, Ryan, Rachel, and Faye
Winner: Alpha Squad
Prize: The members of Alpha Squad each won a copy of Medal of Honor.
Isolation Challenge: The contestants played a four-on-four Squad Rush match in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for the PC.
Challenge Results:
Contestant
Real Life
Isolation
Overall
Yaz
1st
1st
1st
Kat
1st
2nd
2nd
Jake
1st
6th
3rd
Rachel
2nd
3rd
4th
Faye
2nd
4th
5th
Justin
1st
8th
6th
Caesar
2nd
5th
7th
Ryan
2nd
7th
8th
Elimination Challenge: The two gamers played a two-on-two Squad Deathmatch, where each player at risk chose who their partner would be (this partner was not at risk of elimination). The first team to score 15 kills wins.
Winner: Caesar
Caesar had first choice of partner, and chose Yaz.
Mobile Challenge: The contestants were challenged to a game of Mini Shot Basketball. The player with the highest score after 45 second wins the challenge.
Winner: Yaz received a pass in the first round of the Real Life challenge, and also got to call someone from home.
Real Life Challenge: The players were brought to a warehouse housing a rock climbing tower. The contestants were sorted into tournament style brackets based on their performance in the previous night's Mobile Challenge. The contestants had to race up the rock climbing wall and grab the wrestling belt suspended above to proceed further in the brackets. The second round randomly matched the winners from the first round to create new match-ups. The second round also introduced bags that the contestants could drop on their opponents while climbing. The two winners of the second round then were allowed to place flags on the grips on their opponent's wall, disallowing them from being used.
Winner: Caesar
Prize: Caesar received a copy of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 and the WCG Ultimate Gamer championship belt used in the Real Life Challenge.
Isolation Challenge: The contestants played a royal rumble match. Their score was determined by the number of opponents they threw out of the wrestling ring within the time limit.
Challenge Results:
Contestant
Real Life
Isolation
Overall
Caesar
1st
5th
1st
Jake
3rd
3rd
2nd
Rachel
3rd
4th
3rd
Yaz
2nd
6th
4th
Justin
7th
1st
5th
Kat
7th
2nd
6th
Faye
7th
7th
7th
Elimination Challenge: The two gamers played a classic ladder match, where they had to set up a ladder, climb it, and grab the briefcase hanging above the ring. The player that holds onto the briefcase long enough for the meter to empty wins.
Prize: An extra credit for the first Gauntlet Challenge
Gauntlet Challenge 1: Obtain the highest score in the arcade version of Pac-Man.
Challenge Results:
Contestant
Result
Justin
1st
Jake
2nd
Yaz
3rd
Caesar
4th
Kat
5th
Rachel
6th
Gauntlet Challenge 2: Playing two consecutive 20 minute races on Forza Motorsport 3. The first match has the player's handcuffed to the steering wheel behind them. The second match put the players in a straight jacket, where they must determine the best way to control the game. Rankings are determined by the total distance travelled in both matches.
Gauntlet Challenge 3: Players had to play the Last Stand mode on Splinter Cell: Conviction, viewing the game via the reflection on a mirror which would randomly rotate. The first to score 10 kills within each round would progress. The challenge began in episode 7 and was concluded at the beginning of episode 8.
Challenge Results:
Contestant
Result
Yaz
1st
Kat
2nd
Caesar
3rd
Jake
4th
Challenge: 15 minute deathmatch on the upcoming Tron: Evolution. The player with the lowest 'de-rezes' at the end of the game is eliminated.
Contestant
Result
Yaz
1st
Kat
1st
Caesar
3rd
Final Challenge 1: In Green Day: Rock Band, the finalists played a head-to-head drum battle on the song "American Idiot" set to expert difficulty in score duel mode. The player with the highest score wins the round and earns one point towards their final score.
Winner: Yaz
Final Challenge 2: In BlazBlue: Continuum Shift, the finalists fought a one-on-one match. The first contestant to win five rounds received two points towards their final score.
Winner: Kat
Final Challenge 3: In Halo: Reach, the finalists played a one-on-one slayer match. The first gamer to achieve fifteen kills received three points.
