Winsanity - Season 1 (2016)

Contestant 1. Austin from Sunnyvale, California. He is a Quizmaster for Pub Trivia in Los Angeles, California. Contestant 2. Parisa from Vienna, Virginia. She is a photographer.

Tonight's sole contestant is an agent for a major airline, Heather, from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She stated that she was originally from the island of Trinidad and Tobago, which is off the coast of Venezuela. A disc jockey in the audience, who introduced himself as DJ Able, assisted Heather with vinyl record sales statistics. Heather's husband also has a short appearance on the show.

Willie from Thomasville, Georgia is tonight's only contestant. He is a technology courier and his best friend Hillary was in the audience. He described himself as a "country dad". In the final round, the audience member he played with introduced himself as Manuel, or Manny for short. Manny is a student. Unfortunately, Willie lost in the final round.

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Contestant 1: Robbie from Chino Hills, California. He is an analyst at a bank. His fiancee was in the audience, but her name was not given. Robbie lost in Round 2. Contestant 2: Jazmynne from Los Angeles, California. She recently graduated from college. Her mother was in the audience. Jazmynne was not able to stack the facts correctly and lost the game.

Tonight's only contestant is Patrick from Houston, Texas. He is a driving school instructor for teens. His girlfriend Renee was in the audience. The audience member that Patrick played with was named Michael. Patrick stacked all of the facts correctly and won two cars and $10,000 to be split 50/50 with Michael. While the ending credits were rolling, Patrick got down on one knee and asked Renee to marry him. She replied "yes!"

Contestant 1: Natalie from Manhattan Beach, California. She is a nanny who has worked for several families over the years. She was unable to stack the first 4 facts correctly and was eliminated early in the game. Contestant 2: Ally from Mission Viejo, California. She is a bartender. She mentioned that she is expecting a baby. She finished the game and won $10,000 for herself and an audience member who introduced himself as "T-Bolt, like short for Thunderbolt". This response appeared to annoy host Donald Faison who then firmly asked, "What's your real name, Dude?" and ...

Contestant 1. Christopher from Tujunga, California. He stated that he was a former Marine who did a tour in Iraq, then came home and earned a degree in music at Columbia University in New York, and is now working as an audio engineer. He was playing the game extremely well until he was eliminated in round three. A man in the audience had offered advice on how to stack a fact regarding rainfall. Host Donald Faison called the man "Ron Burgundy". This was not his real name, this was a joking reference to the 2004 Will Ferrell motion picture "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron ...

Contestant 1. Dave from Pasadena, California. He is a web developer. He was eliminated in round two. Contestant 2. Brian from Camarrillo, California. No Occupation was given, but he said he enjoys bowling. His best friend of 16 years, Cassie, was in the audience. He was eliminated in round three. Contestant 3. Corrie from St. Paul, Minnesota. She works at a hardware store. The audience contestant that played the game with her did not state her name, but she did say that she was a married mother of 4 and a grandmother of 7. Corrie was eliminated in round four.

The sole contestant tonight is Anthony Fiorindo Carusotto from Dallas, Texas. It was unusual that Anthony gave his full name. He also introduced his fiancee Alana Rizzo who was in the studio audience. They had recently gotten engaged on Valentine's Day 2016. He is a physical therapist. He was doing a good job and only had one fact to stack in the final round four. He was playing with an audience member named Lynn. His fiancee Alana gave him advice to skip round four, and they would have been able to keep all the prizes won thus far, but Anthony ignored her advice, ...

Contestant 1. Daniel from Seattle, Washington. He is a nurse, and he rides a motorcycle. His wife was in the audience. They were "childhood sweethearts" who met each other when she was 8 years old and he was 9 years old. Daniel lost in round three. Contestant 2. Mike from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is an event planner. The audience member he played with was Kimberly. Also in the audience was Keith, Mike's best friend of 40 years. Mike stacked the one remaining fact correctly and won the $10K prize to split with Kimberly. She was overjoyed and both she and her mother ...

Tonight's only contestant is Scott from Walnut Creek, California. He is an environmental consultant. Eleven of his co-workers were in the studio audience. Scott did not mention this, but it became known that Scott was the "boss" of the eleven co-workers when host Donald Faison was speaking to one of the co-workers. Scott has two daughters and his wife is pregnant with their third child. The audience member that Scott was playing with in the final round did not state his name. Scott came very close to winning the full game, the 2 cars and the $10K, but he took some bad...

Contestant 1. Stacie from Alexandria, Virginia. She works in the technology industry, recruiting programmers and software developers for internet companies. Host Donald Faison accurately added, "like a headhunter." She lost the game in round two. Contestant 2. Matt from Oak Park, California. He is an intern counselor for drug and rehabilitation for the prison population. He lost the game in round three. Contestant 3. Gina from Huntington Park, California. She is a single mother who has a son heading off to college. The audience member Gina played with was Melanie. ...

Tonight's sole contestant is Lexi from Sacramento, California. She is 19 years old. Her mother was in the audience. No occupation was given. The episode number and premiere date shown on both Dish Network and IMDb line up with Lexi's appearance, but it is unknown and questionable as to whether or not she is a realtor at such a young age. At any rate, she was doing very well until the final round four, when she incorrectly stacked the one remaining fact and therefore lost the game. In that final disappointing round, the audience member that Lexi played with was Tom.

Contestant 1. Traci, who was originally from Kingston, Jamaica, but now lives in Miramar, Florida. She is a writer and she graduated from college at age 16. She lost in round two. Contestant 2. Rebecca from Costa Mesa, California. No occupation was given. She lost in round three. Contestant 3. Quionne from Compton, California. She is an attendance clerk at a school. She played with a male audience member but he did not state his name. Quionne stacked the one remaining fact correctly and won the $10K prize to split with the audience member.

Contestant 1. Carly from Los Alamitos, California. She is a wife and a mother, and she performed in the January 31, 1993 Super Bowl XXVII half-time show with Michael Jackson. Unlike most contestants, she was dressed to the nines, wearing a bright red, sleeveless, slimline dress with wide pink shoulder straps that crossed in the back, and stilettos. Her husband was in the audience. Carly was doing well until she stacked a fact wrong and was eliminated in round three. Contestant 2. Sherri from New York, NY. She is a theme park supervisor and a mother. The audience ...

Contestant 1. Hannah from Los Angeles, California. She is a special education teacher. She lost the game in round one. Contestant 2. Tarin from Bakersfield, California. He is an EMT - Emergency Medical Technician. His twin sister and other relatives were in the audience. In the final round, the audience member Tarin played with was named Donald. He has the same first name as our Host Donald Faison. Also in the audience with Donald were his wife Sarah and his mother-in-law Susan. Unfortunately, Tarin stacked the one remaining fact incorrectly and lost the game in round...

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The sole contestant on tonight's show is Latoia from Pasadena, California. She is a secretary for the County of Los Angeles, California. Latoia played an excellent game and made it all the way to Total Winsanity, which means that she was able to stack all 10 facts correctly in four rounds. She won $10,000 and two 2016 Smart Cars valued at nearly $16K each, plus various other prizes along the way. Latoia will split the $10K and the 2 automobiles 50/50 with the audience member she played with in round four, Jonathan, who is a percussionist. Other audience members that ...

The sole contestant on tonight's show is Shanell from Carson, California. She works for the City of Compton, California. She did not specify her job at the City of Compton. She joked that she was "Straight Outta Compton" which is a reference to the rap group NWA and the films of the same name. Her friend Joyce was in the audience. Joyce is the mother of one of Shanell's best girlfriends of over 15 years, and let us know that Shanell is engaged and is about to be married. Shanell played an excellent game and made it all the way to Total Winsanity, which means that she ...

Contestant 1. Desiree of Woodland Hills, California. She stated that she is 25 years old and a stay-at-home mother of three wonderful children. She lost the game in round two. Contestant 2. Timothy of Apple Valley, California. He is attending school, studying to become a registered nurse. An audience member named Russell gave Timothy incorrect advice regarding a Star Wars movie, which caused Timothy to move the fact position on the board. However, accepting this advice caused Timothy to lose the game in round three. Contestant 3. Autumn of Orange City, California. She...

Contestant 1. Denny from Long Beach, California. He works in retail. Denny had a lot of energy and showed off his dancing skills, but he lost the game in round two. Contestant 2. Dillon from Salt Lake City, Utah. He is attending dental school and is a father of two children. He lost the game in round three. Contestant 3. Annika from Kihei, Hawaii, on the island of Maui. Her city was incorrectly shown on the television screen as Kinei, Hawaii. She is a zookeeper in Hawaii. In this final round, the audience member that Annika played with was Christine. Unfortunately, ...

Contestant 1. Meghan from Canton, Michigan. She is a hostess in Beverly Hills, California. No other details were given about her occupation. She was playing well but lost the game in round three. Contestant 2. Kay from the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. She is a karaoke hostess. In this final round, the audience member that Kay played with was Zach from Orange County, California. Unfortunately, she stacked the one remaining fact incorrectly and lost the game in round four.

Contestant 1. Stacy from West Deptford, New Jersey. She is a professional dancer and choreographer. She accepted help from audience member Julio who is a medical cannabis grower. Julio's suggestion was well-meaning but incorrect, and caused Stacy to lose the game in round one. Contestant 2. Janet from Los Angeles, California. She is a teacher. She lost the game in round two. Contestant 3. Michaela from Rosemond, California. She is a student. Her mother and grandmother were in the audience. She lost the game in round three. Contestant 4. Stephanie from Harrisburg, ...

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Contestant 1. Oliver from Dover, Delaware. He is a human rights attorney. His best friend, a cardiologist who did not state his name, was in the audience. Oliver accepted help from two different audience members -- a woman named Sherry and a man named Tim -- and this helped him win rounds one and two. He was playing a good game until he stacked a fact wrong in round three and lost the game. Contestant 2. Nelson from Morgan Hill, California. His occupation was not given, but Host Donald Faison did announce that Nelson was "growing a mullet" on a "double-dog dare." In ...

Contestant 1. Mary from San Diego, California. She stated her occupation by saying, "I clean airplanes overnight, so if you throw up on the plane, then I get to clean it up." Host Donald Faison appeared to have a visible gag reflex and was not speaking, but studio announcer Kira quickly took over and lightened up the audience when she cracked a joke by saying, "Oh Mary, oh Mary, you do the Lord's work." Mary was playing a good game until round three, when she stacked a fact incorrectly and lost the game. Audience members who offered advice to Mary, who then had to ...

The sole contestant on tonight's show is Frankie from Lake Forest, California. He is a worship and praise director for a church. His wife of 4.5 years, Danielle, is in the studio audience. Frankie was playing a good game until round four, when he incorrectly stacked the one remaining fact and therefore lost the game. In the final round, the audience member Frankie played with was Aaron from Yorba Linda, California.

The sole contestant on tonight's show is Alex from Los Angeles, California. He is an adventure-writer blogger on the Internet. His two best male friends, Kevin and Jojo, were in the audience. Alex introduced a "new word" to Winsanity. He explained that he and his friends use their made-up word "chuchumaga," pronounced "choo-choo-mah-ga," to mean "good vibes." This term was used throughout the game by Alex, Host Donald Faison and also the audience members. Alex played an exceptionally good game and made it all the way to Total Winsanity, which means that he was able to...

The sole contestant on tonight's show is Natalie from Detroit, Michigan, which was nicknamed "Motor City" in the early 1900s. She did not state her occupation. She was playing a good game, and won round three when she accepted accurate advice from an EMT, an acronym which stands for Emergency Medical Technician. Natalie made the decision to keep playing and continue to round four. If contestants decide to stop the game after round three, and not play round four, they get to keep all of the previously-won prizes. However, after seeing the one remaining question in ...

Contestant 1. Ken Raymaker from Lancaster, California. He is a teacher at a middle school. He was born and raised in Germany, and is the son of an American citizen, which makes Ken an American citizen also. He is a member of the high-IQ society Mensa and stated that his IQ is 131. When Ken said he was not a fan of Michael Jackson's music, instead preferring classical music, Host Donald Faison wowed the studio audience with a short rendition of Michael Jackson's moonwalk. Ken had been playing well but lost the game in round three. Contestant 2. Harold from Enola, ...

The sole contestant on tonight's show is Savvas Demosthenous from Santa Clarita, California. He is in management at a local theme park in the Los Angeles, California area. His wife Angela was in the studio audience. She works at a different local theme park. Savvas used to work at the theme park where Angela is currently employed, and that is how they met each other and eventually married. The theme parks were not named. Savvas was a confident contestant, playing an excellent game. He appeared to be on his way to winning the game, the two 2016 Hyundai Elantra cars and...

Contestant 1. Chase from Webster Groves, Missouri. She stated that she is a teacher but gave no details as to what or who she teaches. In round three, she stacked a fact incorrectly and lost the game. Contestant 2. Brenda from Paramount, California. She works at the department store chain Target. In this final round four, the audience member that Brenda played with was Sydney, who mentioned that she was from the Los Angeles area. Unfortunately, Brenda rejected good advice from an audience member who is a teacher at P.S. 220, also known as Public School 220 in Queens, ...

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The sole contestant on tonight's show is Emily from North Pole, Alaska. She is a construction worker, employed in commercial construction on military bases in Alaska. Emily was playing an excellent game until the final round number four where the contestant only has to stack one more fact. Emily did not know the number of islands that comprise the Philippines and asked the audience for help. A audience member named Danny stood up and incorrectly informed her that there were 1500 islands in the Philippines, and she accepted his advice. Right after Danny gave her the ...

Contestant 1. Francheska Savage from Fort Myers, Florida. She is a high school biology teacher for 9th grade freshman students. Contestant 2. Lucas from Miami, Florida. No occupation was given. He mentioned that he enjoys electronics of all kinds. He took two "selfie" photos with the host Donald Faison.