Wowowee () is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by ABS-CBN. The show underwent three iterations with Willie Revillame serving as main host for its first two seasons which ran from February 5, 2005, to February 4, 2006, replacing MTB Ang Saya Saya before being replaced by Alay sa Kapamilya in the wake of the ULTRA stampede; and from March 11, 2006, to May 4, 2010, replacing Alay sa Kapamilya.
After a period without a main host from May 5 to May 13, 2010, guest-hosts were fielded by ABS-CBN for two-week shifts until Wowowees cancellation on July 30, 2010, and replacement by Pilipinas Win Na Win.
All iterations of the program aired Mondays to Saturdays at 12:00 pm as with Pilipinas, Game KNB? serving as the network's 10:30 AM lead-in until October 24, 2009, when It’s Showtime took over.
Hosts Main Willie Revillame (February 5, 2005– February 4, 2006; March 11, 2006 – May 4, 2010)
Co-hosts Janelle Jamer (2005–07) Cheena Crab (2005–07) Iya Villania (2005–06) Kat Alano (2005–06) Mariel Rodriguez (2006–10) Valerie Concepcion (2007–10) Pokwang (2007–10) RR Enriquez (2008–10) Carmen Soo (2010) Max Collins (2010) Jed Montero (2010) Kelly Misa (2010) Janna Dominguez (2007–08) Precious Lara Quigaman (2007–08)
Featuring Owen Ercia (Jimmy Santol) Wowowee Dancers (formerly ASF Dancers) ASF Boys Bentong DJ Mod (2005–07; 2010) DJ Coki (2007–10) Luningning (2008–10) Saicy Aguila (2008–10) Kembot Girls (2010)
Guest hosts (rotating, prior to May 14, 2010) Randy Santiago Amy Perez Korina Sanchez Maricel Soriano (2007) Roxanne Guinoo (2007) Mariana del Rio (2008–09) Priscilla Meirelles (2008–09) Ariana Barouk (2008–09) Sandra Seifert (2008–09) Nina Jose (2008–09) John Lloyd Cruz (2008, 2010) Yul Servo (2008–10) Zaijian Jaranilla (2009–10) Dolphy (2009–10) Gabby Concepcion (2009, 2010) Vice Ganda (2009) Kris Aquino (2005; 2008; 2009)
(The following served in two week shifts from May 14, 2010 until cancellation unless otherwise noted) Robin Padilla (2010) Billy Crawford (2010) Kim Atienza (2010) Luis Manzano (June to July 30, 2010) Cesar Montano (2010) KC Concepcion (2010) Dennis Padilla (2010)
Segments Final segments Cash Motto In the Cash Motto segment, a random studio audience member who sent in a motto played a game with winnings up to PHP1,000,000. The contestant had one minute to grab as much cash in the air in a secluded capsule. They could not take the peso bills while it is stuck on the tank itself. The contestant was provided a broom to loosen up the money, so more would fly in the air. The amount of money they collected was what they kept. If the total amount of money grabbed reached PHP40,000 or over, the contestant received a Wowowee videoke along with the money they grabbed. Another random studio audience member was chosen after the segment. This second audience member did not get to play the game, but had to guess how much money the first audience member grabbed. The co-hosts usually gave a hint on the range. The contestant had up to three chances to guess how much was won. If the contestant guessed the correct amount, they won whatever the other player won. If they failed to guess, they still won PHP1,000 for being chosen.
Hep, Hep, Hooray Twenty (previously ten) random audience members got to play Hep, Hep, Hooray. The game retired at the end of 2009 but quickly returned on January 4, 2010, due to more audience demand than its predecessor, Samson, Lion and Delilah.
In this segment of the show, the audience was prepared to dance to one of Willie Revillame's hit songs. This opening song number was the theme tune for the choosing of the ten random audience members, the audience was warmed up for the public displays of talent, where Willie and his co-hosts drew from the audience, from different sections including the TFC subscribers to dance the song in an entertaining way.
The objective of the game was to repeat the words "Hep Hep" and "Hooray". A co-host put the microphone in front of a contestant's face and they were supposed to say "Hep Hep" while clapping their hands together below their waist, then another co-host would put the microphone to another contestant's face and they were to finish the cheer with saying "Hooray" and raising their hands in the air. If a contestant made a mistake, they were out of the game, but they won PHP1,000 and a gift pack from Rexona as a consolation prize. This was a last person standing game. The one who lasted the longest won.
Since Cash Bukas, the old bonus round for the game moved on to Willie of Fortune, and new rules were written on its relaunch. The final person standing went for the final round, where the contestant could duel against one of the three "Amazonas": April, Lovely, and Aiko. During the duel, the same rules applied, repeating the words "Hep" "Hep" "Hooray". The contestant's goal was to beat the "Amazona" to win the jackpot, which always started at PHP10,000. Every day the jackpot was not won, another PHP10,000 was added to it. On January 25, 2010, Jana was removed as an Amazona due to losing three times; April replaced her. A new batch of Amazonas were introduced on March 8 of the same year, referred to the hosts as "Amazunas". A new name to "Amazunas" was introduced April 10: the "Dragon Ladies". Beginning July 5, the "Dragon Ladies" portion was removed, and the last person standing automatically won P10,000 from Rexona.
On July 26, a new format called the Pair Factor was introduced. The twenty random audience members chose a partner to play with. The rules still mainly stayed the same, however, they had to both clap with "Hep" "Hep", and raise their hands with "Hooray". There were two groups consisting of five pairs each playing in their own group. The winner of rounds one and two would advance to the final round competing against each other. The last pair standing won P10,000 from Rexona.
Willie of Fortune Six people selected earlier through "themed" auditions competed in pairs in rounds of Willie of Fortune. The in-house keyboardist played a portion of a song, and the first person to name the song correctly won one point. If the player could correctly sing the exact lyrics from that portion of the song, they would receive the second point. Two points were required to win the round and get to round two. In this round, the three remaining players went to a knock out question. One song would be played, and whoever could buzz in the correct song title first won PHP10,000 and advanced to the jackpot round, Cash Bukas.
Every Saturday, celebrity teams played against each other. The same gameplay rules used in the weekday version were in effect. However, the team who reached five points first won, and went straight to the jackpot round, Cash Bukas.
Cash Bukas In the Cash Bukas segment, the winner of Willie of Fortune (previously the player was taken from Hep, Hep, Hooray) got to play for four prizes. 10 trays were available for the player to select, while the player only selected three to play with. Next, the player chose only one tray. The player was offered increasing amounts of cash until the player took the offer, or kept playing to open the tray. The trays offered in the game were as follows:
1: PHP100,000 1: PHP500,000 1: Grand Pasada Showcase (Sinski Maton) 1: PHP1,000,000 6: Cheap prizes (e.g., sandals, salted egg, noisemakers, etc.)
Tic Tac to Win Tic Tac to Win was a game that premiered in January 2010, with a format similar to past "end-games" in the show, including its predecessor, Want More, No More. Beginning on February 6 of the same year, the game was played on a recurring basis.
Tumpak o Sablay A group of fifty contestants was asked a trivia question that was asked by a random person in the streets, or a celebrity in some cases. The contestants went to either side of the stage "Tumpak" (Correct) or "Sablay" (Fail) to guess if their answer is right or wrong. Similar to Pera o Bayong, the last person standing on the round got to play for the jackpot round with PHP10,000 to keep.
Jackpot Round Twenty letters (A-T) with prizes in different amounts were presented on a 5x4 board. The winner of the previous round chose nine letters from the board, and arranged the letters as they desired on a giant tic-tac-toe board. Scattered and hidden in the twenty letters were:
4: Brand new car 4: House and lot 4: PHP1,000,000
Eight letters contained instant cash for the contestant to keep:
4: PHP10,000 3: PHP25,000 1: PHP50,000
The goal was to make a tic-tac-toe of either the car, house, or PHP1,000,000. If a tic-tac-toe was achieved, it was won. If no tic-tac-toe was achieved, the contestant still kept the instant cash that was won on the board.
Discontinued segments Year Game Name Game Description 2005–2008 "Bigtime" Pera O Bayong Pera o Bayong was a game that was brought from Magandang Tanghali Bayan. The game first started on February 5, 2005. The game relaunched with "Bigtime" added at the name on January 1, 2008.