''Fill in the Bank'' is a Philippine
game show
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broadcast on
TV5, presented by comedians
Jose Manalo
Ariel Pagtalonia Manalo (born February 12, 1966), known professionally as Jose Manalo, is a Filipino actor, director, and comedian best known for appearing regularly on the noon-time variety show ''Eat Bulaga!'' on GMA Network. He is also known ...
and
Pokwang
Marietta Subong (born August 27, 1970), known professionally as Pokwang, is a Filipino comedian, actress, television host and singer.
She started in a reality show on ABS-CBN and subsequently appeared in dramas and sitcoms of the network. She a ...
. The program premiered on the network's Todo Max Panalo block on August 15, 2020, originally airing Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 7:30 pm alternating with its companion program, ''
Bawal Na Game Show'', also a blocktime production of
Archangel Media.
From October 12 to December 10, 2020, ''Fill in the Bank'' moved to its new timeslot in primetime at 7 p.m. preceding ''Bawal Na Game Show'' at 8 p.m., both airing back-to-back episodes on a Monday-Tuesday-Thursday schedule to make way for the influx of new programming at TV5 (and the coverage of the
2020 PBA season
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) which will take over the primetime timeslot for Wednesdays and Fridays.
From December 14, 2020 to February 17, 2021, the show extends to five nights from Mondays to Fridays.
On February 22, 2021, the show was aired every Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (which was returned to the original airtime, four months ago) starting on an earlier timeslot at 5:00 PM alternating with its companion program ''
Bawal Na Game Show'' which will be aired every Tuesdays and Thursdays before ''
Frontline Pilipinas
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''.
On March 31, 2021, the program concluded and was replaced by ''
Sing Galing!
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''
Cast
Hosts
* "Manedyer"
Jose Manalo
Ariel Pagtalonia Manalo (born February 12, 1966), known professionally as Jose Manalo, is a Filipino actor, director, and comedian best known for appearing regularly on the noon-time variety show ''Eat Bulaga!'' on GMA Network. He is also known ...
as the CEO, ''Chief Echuserong Officer ''
* "Madam Poky"
Pokwang
Marietta Subong (born August 27, 1970), known professionally as Pokwang, is a Filipino comedian, actress, television host and singer.
She started in a reality show on ABS-CBN and subsequently appeared in dramas and sitcoms of the network. She a ...
as the CFO, ''Chismosang Falakang Officer''
Featuring
* Alexa Miro as Bank Teller Alexa
* Hershey Neri as Bank Teller Hershey
* CJ Hirro as Sirit
*
Tuesday Vargas
Marizel Sarangelo-Placido (born November 9, 1980), known professionally as Tuesday Vargas, is a Filipina singer, actress, comedian and a resident judge of TV5's ''Talentadong Pinoy''.
Personal life
Born as Marizel Sarangelo-Placido on November ...
as Teller Trainee
*
Benjie Paras
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as Delivery Guy Tiny
*
Gardo Versoza
Mennen Torres Polintan (born July 8, 1969), known professionally as Gardo Verzosa, is a Filipino people, Filipino actor and comedian.
Career
He started out in roles such as Sabik Sa Halik, Machete II, Halimuyak Ng Babae and Kirot. He was known ...
as Eggpie / Cupcake
* Wilma Doesnt as Wilma Does
* Teri Onor as Terri Yakki
*
Sam YG
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as Samir Samir
* Boobsie Wonderland as Boobsie
*
Jerald Napoles
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as Tom Gutz
*
Kris Bernal
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Format
Two contestants vie for the chance to win big bucks in the "Juan Bank" and make it all the way to the jackpot round in order to keep their earnings. The four rounds of games the contestants go through are the following:
* ''Enter Your Pin Code'' - Correctly go through the process of withdrawing money at the ATM ''(Ayuda 'Teh Machine)'' within two minutes, with the correct debit card of their choice and corresponding pin. The cards are divided into three pools: 1 out of 4 bronze cards worth P10,000, 1 out of 6 silver cards worth P20,000, and 1 out of 8 gold cards worth P30,000. The maximum prize possible is P60,000.
* ''Deposit Silip'' - A guessing game in which contestants try to guess the amount of the money banks by each person or owner presented as close as they can without going overboard. The maximum prize is set at P50,000.
* ''Coin/Gold Rush'' - Similar to ''
Eat Bulaga
''Eat Bulaga!'' (), formerly ''Eat... Bulaga!'', is a noontime Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Produced by TAPE Inc., it is the longest running variety show in the Philippines with over 13,000 episodes. Originally ...
s former segments such as ''Hakot All You Can'' and ''Hakot Pa More!'', the contestants try to race against time while gathering as much coins as they can using only their hands and arms. After one minute, the weight of their gathered coins (in kilograms) will be multiplied by P1,000 and added to their earnings. If either one goes a rare special variable, he/she will has his money doubled.
* ''Jackpot Round: Huli Cash'' - Similar to ''
Eat Bulaga
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''s ''Lucky Truck'' (based on ''
Wowowee
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s ''Cash Motto'' and the ''
Wowowillie
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'' & ''
Wowowin
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'' segment ''Cash Salo''), pieces of confetti (bills) worth the value of their previous earnings are sent flying in a wind chamber (deemed as the "bank vault"), all up for the lone contestant to collect within one minute, with a single blue bill included worth an extra P10,000. The maximum prize is set at P150,000.
The consolation prize for the losing contestant after round 3 is set at P15,000.
Former
* ''Cheque or X'' - A guessing game in which contestants try to guess the retail value of the items or services presented as close as they can ''without'' going overboard. The maximum prize is set at P50,000.
Episodes
Season 1
See also
*
List of programs broadcast by TV5 (Philippine TV network)
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Kapatid Channel
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TV5 (Philippine TV network) original programming
Philippine game shows
2020 Philippine television series debuts
2021 Philippine television series endings
2020s game shows
Filipino-language television shows
Television series by Cignal Entertainment