Rosyjska ruletka


Rosyjska ruletka was a Polish game show based on the original American format of Russian Roulette. The show was hosted by Krzysztof Ibisz. The main goal of the game was to win 100,000 zlotys. Rosyjska Ruletka was broadcast from 2002 to 2004. It was shown on the Polish TV station Polsat. Only one person won 100,000 zlotys.

Differences from U.S. Version

Program Length and Number of Contestants

Unlike the American format of Russian Roulette, which only ran a half-hour and had four players, the Polish version ran 60 minutes and had five contestants.

Time Limit to Answer

The players also had 30 seconds to answer in the first season and 20 in the second season, and also kept track of the players' heart rates throughout the show.

Cash Amounts per Question

The contestants all began Round 1 with 300 zloty, with correct answers adding that amount to the total. Like the U.S. version, a wrong answer gave all money to the challenger, and the contestant had to play Russian Roulette by pulling the lever in front of them. The values increased to 600 zloty for Round 2, 1,000 zloty for Round 3, and 1,500 zloty for Round 4. Also unlike the U.S. version, in Round 4, the contestant in control couldn't answer the question themselves. They always had to challenge their opponent.
Unlike the US version, which increased the number of drop zones per question, the number of drop zones remained the same for the entire round, but matching the number of the round.

Question Format

The Polish version also increased the number of possible answers for each question in each round: two possible answers for Round 1, three for Round 2, four for Round 3, and five for Round 4. The bonus round questions did not have multiple choice answers.
Unlike the US version, where each round was played with a time limit, both Polish versions used a specific number of maximum questions:
If nobody dropped by the time all questions had been exhausted, the player in the lead won immunity from the drop zones and had to pull the lever on the host's podium to send somebody else to drop. In this circumstance, if the player who dropped had any money in their bank account, it was then divided evenly among the remaining players. In the case of Round 4, if all questions were used, the host pulled his podium's lever to start one last game of Russian Roulette to determine the winner, regardless of scores.

Starting Each Round

In the first season, the host pulled a lever in the center of the stage, and a blue light spun around to determine the first player. The second season just announced which player was randomly selected to start first.

Bonus Round

First Version

In the first season, the contestant pulled the lever on the host's podium to randomly assign trapdoors to open, but he/she wouldn't know if the trapdoor would open or not if he/she gave a wrong answer to a question. Giving a correct answer meant the contestant won the money and had the option to quit or continue. Giving a wrong answer but standing on a safe zone meant the contestant won no money but was allowed to continue while standing on a drop zone rigged to open would mean he or she would drop out of the game and lose all bonus winnings accumulated. The first question was worth 5,000 zloty the second worth 25,000, and the third worth 100,000. Players could quit after a correct answer and take the winnings.
For the first question in this version, 3 dropzones were active; for the second, 4; and, for the third, 5 dropzones. Thus, the risk was greater as the rewards increased.
It is not known what would have happened had a contestant playing for 100,000 zloty gave the wrong answer, but pick the one trap door that wouldn't open.

Second Version

In the second season, the bonus round required 10 correct answers within 60 seconds a total of three times in order to win 100,000 zloty, with a drop zone opening every 10 seconds. If time ran out or the player gave one incorrect answer, he/she dropped out of the game.
The first time around, the player would win 5,000 zloty for giving 10 correct answers. The second time around, the player would win 25,000
zloty, and the third time, the player would win 100,000 zloty. All bonus winnings were added to the player's winnings from the main game.
Only one player won 100,000 zloty, and her win was later featured in the show's introduction.

International versions

CountryNameHostChannelPrizeAir dates--------
' Russian RouletteMark L. WalbergGSN$100,000June 3, 2002 – June 13, 2003--------
'Decisión FinalHoracio CabakAméricaAR$100.000June 6, 2003--------
':pt:Roleta Russa |Roleta RussaMilton NevesRede RecordR$500.000October 31, 2002 – October 31, 2003--------
'Руска pулeткa
Ruska ruletka		Nikolay GeorgievBNT 1100.000лв2003--------
'Ruleta RusaDiana BoloccoCanal 13$100.000.000May 5, 2013--------
'让梦想飞·智命一击
Rang Meng Xiang Fei · Zhi Ming Yi Ji		Yang BoShandong TVNo limit for top prize2015–2016--------
'الدائرة
El Daera		Ayman KaisouniERTU1250.000 ج.م.September 2010--------
'Ρωσική Ρουλέτα
Rosiki Rouleta		Miltos MakridisMEGA€100.0002002–2003--------
'一觸即發Dayo WongTVBHK$500,0002002--------
'Bachke Rehnaa Zara SambhalnaMohnish BehlSETRs.1,000,000September 9, 2002--------
':id:Russian Roulette|Russian Roulette:id:Dede Yusuf|Dede YusufTrans TVRp100,000,000September 4, 2002 – December 31, 2003--------
'Decisão FinalJosé Carlos MalatoRTP1€30.000May 28, 2012 – January 13, 2013--------
'Ruleta RuseascăRazvan Exarhu
Florin Mihoc		TVR 11.000.000lei2003–2006--------
' :ru:Русская рулетка |Русская рулетка
Russkaya ruletka		Valdis Pelsh
Maxim Galkin 		Channel One₽1,000,000April 2, 2002 – August 6, 2004--------
'Ruski rulet!
Руски рулет!		Irfan MensurRTV Pink3.000.000 dinSeptember 2003 – July 2005Ruski Rulet Show!
Руски рулет шоу! 		Milan Kalinić
Ruski rulet!
Руски рулет!		Dragan MarinkovićRTV Pink
Pink BH
Pink M		€2,000January 2007 – 2008
''灵机一洞RTV PinkHsu Nai-linSeptember 2003 – July 2005MediaCorp TV Channel 8S$10,0002003–2004-----
'Decisíon FínalLuis CrespoTelecinco€10,000March 18, 2002--------
'俄羅斯輪盤Kevin Tsai Star Chinese ChannelNT$1,000,000--------
'Rus RuletiBerkun OyaStar TV1,000,000YTLApril 12, 2008--------
Russian RouletteRhona CameronITV£10,000October 31, 2002
April 1, 2003 – April 22, 2003		--------