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broadcast on TV5, presented by comedians

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. 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

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Cast

Hosts

* "Manedyer"

as the CEO, ''Chief Echuserong Officer '' * "Madam Poky"

as the CFO, ''Chismosang Falakang Officer''

Featuring

* Alexa Miro as Bank Teller Alexa * Hershey Neri as Bank Teller Hershey * CJ Hirro as Sirit *

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as Teller Trainee *

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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 ''

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''s ''Lucky Truck'' (based on ''

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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

Notes

References

External links

* *{{IMDb title, 12908160 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