"1 vs 100" Kicks Off Jam Packed Sweeps Episodes Tonight  2/2/07

"1 vs 100" KICKS OFF JAM PACKED SWEEPS EPISODES FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2 AT 8:00 PM ET/PT ON NBC

Upcoming Mob Members To Include D.L. Hughley, Three 6 Mafia, Sex Therapist Dr. Ruth, Celebrity Blogger Perez Hilton And "Medium's" Allison Dubois

February 2, 2007 – Burbank, California – NBC's popular game show "1 vs 100" kicks off February sweeps with a contestant facing off with a "mob" comprised entirely of super-smart kids – including kid mogul Jason O'Neill of Pencil Bugs and kid "Jeopardy!" champion Madeleine Suchard. Other highlights include what may be the smartest mob ever when the 100 mob members battle it out among themselves until it's the "last man standing" where one person is guaranteed to take the grand prize home. Additional contestants will try to win the top prize of $1 million by outsmarting mobs that will include actor/comedian D.L. Hughley ("Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"), real-life "Medium" Allison DuBois, celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, Juicy J and DJ Paul of the Academy Award-winning hip hop group Three 6 Mafia, popular sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Rabbi Shmuley of "Shalom in the Home," Harvard professors, cowboys and more!

February 2 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on NBC CONTESTANTS BATTLE WITS WITH AN ALL KID MOB AND A MOB WITH ACTOR/COMEDIAN D.L. HUGHLEY -- Bob Saget ("Full House," "America's Funniest Home Videos") hosts the international hit game show where one contestant faces "the mob" of 100 others in an attempt to win up to $1 million in a tense battle of brains and guts. In tonight's episode, Mitch Mishke of Telluride, Colorado will play for a top prize by trying to outsmart the mob, which is comprised of super-smart kids. Joining kid mogul Jason O'Neill of Pencil Bugs and kid "Jeopardy!" champion Madeleine Suchard are assorted kid science fair winners, kid spelling bee champions and kid Mensa members. Also, Actor/comedian D.L. Hughley (NBC's "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip") joins the mob for Wendy Powell of Las Vegas, Nevada's game. Viewers at home can also watch and play "You vs 100" for a chance to win $10,000.

February 9 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on NBC THE MOB BATTLES IT OUT UNTIL IT'S LAST MAN STANDING, AND A CALIFORNIA MAN TRIES TO OUTSMART THE MOB FOR THE $1 MILLION TOP PRIZE -- Bob Saget ("Full House," "America's Funniest Home Videos") hosts the international hit game show where one contestant faces "the mob" of 100 others in an attempt to win up to $1 million in a tense battle of brains and guts. Tonight, in a very special episode, it's "last man standing" as the 100 mob members square off against each other for a grand prize of $250,000. This time, the "one" will be selected from the mob and the game will continue until there is only one mob member left standing. In this battle of intellect and guts, there are no lifelines, no chance to take the money and run, and no choice but to keep going until someone walks away with a quarter of a million dollars. Members of the mob include game show heavyweights from "Jeopardy!" (Ken Jennings and five-time champion Brad Rutter) and from "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire" (former champions Nancy Christy and Kevin Olmstead). They are joined by poker great Annie Duke, Ivy League graduates, rocket scientists, trivia bowl champions and a nun. Also in tonight's episode, Raul Torres, Jr. of Van Nuys, California will play for a top prize of $1 million by trying to outsmart the mob, which includes Hawaiian Tropic Girls and paparazzi. Viewers at home can also watch and play "You vs 100" for a chance to win $10,000.

February 16 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on NBC CONTESTANTS BATTLE WITS WITH HAWAIIAN TROPIC GIRLS, IRS AUDITORS, AND TELEMARKTERS -- Bob Saget ("Full House," "America's Funniest Home Videos") hosts the international hit game show where one contestant faces "the mob" of 100 others in an attempt to win up to $1 million in a tense battle of brains and guts. In tonight's episode, Raul Torres, Jr. of Van Nuys, California returns to try and finish off the mob and Casey Smith of Des Moines, Iowa will play for a top prize of $1 million by trying to outsmart the mob, which includes IRS auditors, DMV employees, telemarketers, and meter maids. Viewers at home can also watch and play "You vs 100" for a chance to win $10,000.

February 23 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on NBC CONTESTANTS BATTLE WITS WITH REAL-LIFE "MEDIUM" ALLISON DUBOIS, CELEBRITY BLOGGER PEREZ HILTON AND HIP HOP GROUP THREE 6 MAFIA -- Bob Saget ("Full House," "America's Funniest Home Videos") hosts the international hit game show where one contestant faces "the mob" of 100 others in an attempt to win up to $1 million in a tense battle of brains and guts. In tonight's episode, Joanne Uy of Northridge, California, Herman Wilkins of Chicago, Illinois and Lou Siville of Shiloh, Illinois will play for a top prize of $1 million by trying to outsmart the mob, which includes real-life "Medium" Allison DuBois, celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, Academy Award-winning hip hop group Three 6 Mafia ("It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp"), popular sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer, and Playboy Playmates. Viewers at home can also watch and play "You vs 100" for a chance to win $10,000.

"1 vs 100" is a tense battle of brains and guts as one player must outlast a mob of 100 people for a chance to win up to $1 million. To stay in the game, the player must answer trivia questions and get every one right -- wrong answers from the mob eliminates them from the game, driving up the cash prize for the player. If the player can eliminate all 100 members of the mob, they'll go home with the $1 million top prize. However, if the player gets one answer wrong, the game is over and "the mob" will split the player's winnings up to that point.

Adding a live interactive element to the game show each night, viewers at home also have a chance to win $10,000 by playing the "You vs. the Mob" on their cell phones or by logging onto the "1 vs 100" website at www.nbc.com/1vs100. "1 vs 100" is an international hit in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Belgium, Holland (where it originated), Germany, Argentina and Portugal.

The series is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding. David Goldberg is the president of Endemol USA. Scott St. John is the executive producer.

Source: NBC Press Release