1 vs. 100

***1 vs. 100*** is a game show in Jewel City based on the Dutch game show *Eén tegen 100*, the game features a single player (the "1") competing against 100 other contestants (known as "the Mob") in a trivia match. The 1 earns prize money depending on how many Mob members he or she has eliminated from the game but loses all winnings with an incorrect answer at any point. The show is broadcast on Spectrum TV Games.

The show is hosted by Brian Ault.

## Gameplay

The game is played with the main contestant acting as "the One" answering questions against 100 other contestants known collectively known as "the Mob". The Mob is generally made up of a mix of individual players and groups of players with a common background ("15 cheerleaders"; "10 banjo players"; etc.). The objective of the One is to be the last player standing, having eliminated all 100 members of the Mob from the game by correctly answering a series of general-knowledge questions.

To begin the game, a multiple-choice question is revealed with three choices, one of which is correct. Once all Mob contestants still in the game have locked in their answers, the One then answers the question. After the One picks an answer, the correct answer is revealed, after which all Mob members who answered incorrectly are eliminated from the game. The amount of money in the One's bank also increases by an amount based on the number of Mob members who answered incorrectly. The game continues as long as the One contestant answers every question correctly. If all 100 Mob members are out of the game, the One wins the game and the prize money is augmented to 10,000,000 Emerald Coins. However, if the One answers incorrectly on any question, the game ends and the One forfeits all accumulated winnings up to that point. All Mob members who answered the last question correctly split those winnings equally. If the One and all Mob members answer the same question incorrectly, the game ends and nothing is awarded. Mob members may stay on the show (even across multiple games) as long as they keep answering questions correctly.

After every correct answer, the One is given the choice to either walk away with his or her winnings or continue playing. In conjunction with the various changes made in the sixth episode, the One could now only walk away after correctly answering the third question, the fifth question, and every question thereafter.

### Helps

To assist the One, assistance from the Mob is offered in the form of "helps". There are three helps were given names, and the One could choose any of the three at any point in the game. The helps were, in order:

* "Poll The Mob": Originally known as the first help, the One selects one of the three answers to get more information about. The number of Mob members who chose that answer is revealed, and the One chooses one of the revealed Mob members to discuss his or her response.
* "Ask The Mob": Originally known as the second help, two Mob members are randomly selected: one who answered correctly and one who answered incorrectly. Each explains his or her decision to the One, which in turn eliminates the third choice from consideration. If all Mob members chose the same answer, only one Mob member is randomly selected and explains their decision, then the One may decide whether to go for the answer or not. If all Mob members split their choices among the two incorrect answers, only one Mob member is randomly selected and explains, then the host informs the One that all Mob members answered incorrectly (again eliminating one of the three choices from consideration).
* "Trust The Mob": The One is automatically committed to the answer chosen most frequently by the Mob; if there is a tie where at least two answers were chosen the most frequently, the player must choose between such answers.

### Payout structures

Originally, the One contestant was awarded a cumulative amount of money after each individual question for each Mob member eliminated; this amount increased with each question as the game went on.