Based on the NBC television game show of the same name, Minute to Win It is a 2010 arcade title developed by Smack Down Productions for Wii, Xbox 360, and Nintendo DS. The game adapts the format of the popular program, in which contestants attempt to complete a series of quick physical challenges within a sixty-second time limit. It features the likeness of the show's host, Guy Fieri, lending the adaptation an air of authenticity to fans of the original broadcast. The game translates the show's rapid-fire, household-object-based challenges into interactive form across its supported platforms, with the Wii version making particular use of motion controls to replicate the hands-on nature of the source material's stunts.
The game show Minute to Win It challenges contestants to complete unusual tasks using common items within 60 seconds. For example, bounce 7 pencils into cups using the eraser end. After each challenge, the contestant can either take their winnings and go home, or risk it all on the next challenge. Thankfully, they have three "lives", so the first failure won't doom them. Complete 10 challenges, and they leave with one million dollars. Fail, and they go home with the last milestone amount reached.
