This page lists all of the episodes from the seasons of the Syfy original series WCG Ultimate Gamer.
Episode format Each episode consists of two main challenges based around a particular videogame title. These include a Real Life Challenge, inspired by the game, and an Isolation Challenge where players try to earn the best score within a game. Rankings are determined by the combined ranking of both challenges. The player with the lowest overall ranking must face the Elimination Round, whilst the player with the highest overall ranking may choose another player to enter the Elimination Round. The two selected players face off head-to-head in the week's selected game, with the loser being eliminated from the competition. In some episodes, an additional challenge may be presented, in which players can win a special prize, such as an advantage in the following challenge. In episode 7, the players compete in Gauntlet Challenges, where the lowest scorers in each challenge would be eliminated. In episode 8, the winner is determined by who wins the best out of three challenges.
Season 1
Contestants Contestant Alias Game Specialty Accomplishments Adande Thorne sWooZie Fighting Dead or Alive 4 player for LA CompLexity in the 2007 Championship Gaming Series season. Alyson Bridge Nin9tyNin9 Shooters Ex-Frag Dolls member (Under alias "Calyber"); Rainbow 6 champion Amy Brady Athena PMS Shooters Co-Leader of PMS Clan; Frag Doll "Valkyrie". Various tournament placements to include first all-female team with 1st placement in a co-ed pro-tournament at Winter CPL 2006. Chelsea Alek-Finkelman Delicate Shooters Member of the PMS Clan. Pro Player CS 1.6Ciji Thornton StarSlay3r Rhythm Top Ranked Woman Guitar Hero player. Daniel “Dante” Kim DevilsAlastar Racing Professional video game tester Geoff Robinson iNcontroL Strategy Professional StarCraft player, member of Team Evil Genius (EG); WCG USA ChampionJamal Nickens Zophar321 Fighting Winner of "Life to the Power of X", a similar 5-minute video game reality TV show on USA.JD Dorfman KosherHamm Sports Fraternity Tournament Champion in Madden; Member of online Madden and NHL 2008 Leagues Kelly Kelley MrsViolence Shooters Pro Gears of War player; Member of the vVv clan. Mark Smith applesauce Shooters Played for a CSS team in leagues such as CAL and Cyber Evolution (CEVO) Steamid: 0:0:390669. WCG Ultimate Gamer Robert Paz Prod1gy X Shooters Won a competition in the Global Gaming League.
Contestant Progress
Rank Contestant Ep. 1 Ep. 2 Ep. 3 Ep. 4 Ep. 5 Ep. 6 Ep. 7 Ep. 8 1st Mark 6th 6th 5th 7th1st 1st 4th 4th 2nd 1st 2nd Robert 12th 8th 3rd 2nd 2nd 6th 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 3rdJamal 2nd 4th 4th 3rd 4th 5th 1st 3rd3rd 4th Swoozie 1st 3rd 7th 1st 6th 2nd 2nd 1st 4th 5th Amy 7th 10th 6th 8th 3rd 3rd 5th5th 6th Chelsea 3rd 7th 9th 4th 5th 4th6th7thCiji 5th 9th 2nd 5th 7th 7th 8th Dante 4th1st1st 6th 8th 9th Geoff 8th 5th 8th 9th 10th Alyson 9th 2nd 10th 11th Kelly 11th 11th 12thJD 10th Episode Notes : In Episode 5 (Halo 3), Jamal chose Robert and Dante chose Mark to compete with them in the elimination challenge. : In Episode 7, the gamer who placed last amongst the competitors was automatically eliminated. In the third and final round, the gamers with the two lowest scores were eliminated. This gamer won and became the WCG Ultimate Gamer. This gamer won the challenge and got to pick who faced off against the lowest scorer in the elimination round. This gamer won the challenge and voluntarily faced off against the lowest scorer in the elimination round. This gamer won the head-to-head elimination round, thus saving themselves from being eliminated. This gamer did not win the challenge, but did not go into the elimination round. This gamer lost the head-to-head elimination round, thus they were eliminated.
Episodes
Episode 1: Are You Ready to Rock? Airdate: March 10, 2009 Game: Rock Band 2 Real Life Challenge: The contestants performed The Donnas' "New Kid in School" live at The Music Box Theater in Hollywood. Judges: The Donnas Teams: "Pandora Rox" (Robert, Amy, Alyson and Kelly) "Pirates VS Ninjas" (Mark, Jamal, Swoozie and Chelsea) "Napalm in the Morning" (Geoff, Ciji, Dante and JD) Winner: "Pirates VS Ninjas" Prize: Ion Drum Rocker Premium Drum Set Isolation Challenge: The contestants performed Lit's "My Own Worst Enemy" on Rock Band 2. Teams: Green Band: Mark, JD, Kelly and Robert Red Band: Jamal, Dante, Swoozie and Amy Blue Band: Alyson, Chelsea, Geoff and Ciji Challenge Results: Contestant Real Life Isolation Overall Swoozie 1st 1st 1st Jamal 1st 3rd 2nd Chelsea 1st 6th 3rd Dante 2nd 4th 4th Ciji 2nd 5th 5th Mark 1st 9th 6th Amy 3rd 2nd 7th Geoff 2nd 8th 8th Alyson 3rd 7th 9th JD 2nd 12th 10th Kelly 3rd 10th 11th Robert 3rd 11th 12th Elimination Challenge: The two gamers performed The Offspring's "Come Out And Play" in a head-to-head battle in Rock Band 2. Winner: Robert Loser: JD
Episode 2: Kicking and Screaming Airdate: March 17, 2009Game: Virtua Fighter 5Real Life Challenge: The contestants completed a combat course in which teams must break every single board throughout the maze in order to score.Judge: Master LewTeams:Black Team (Alyson, Amy, Robert, Ciji, Dante and Kelly) Red Team (Mark, Chelsea, Geoff, Swoozie and Jamal)Winner: Red TeamIndividual Winner: GeoffPrize: Geoff received a personal one-on-one training session with Adnan Rana, reigning U.S. WCG Virtua Fighter 5 champion.Isolation Challenge: The contestants could choose any Virtua Fighter 5 character and tried to defeat as many enemies as possible.Challenge Results: Contestant Real Life Isolation Overall Dante 2nd 1st 1st Alyson 2nd 2nd 2nd Swoozie 1st 3rd 3rd Jamal 1st 4th 4th Geoff 1st 6th 5th Mark 1st 7th 6th Chelsea 1st 9th 7th Robert 2nd 5th 8th Ciji 2nd 8th 9th Amy 2nd 10th 10th Kelly 2nd 11th 11thElimination Challenge: The two gamers played a head-to-head match. The first to win five rounds wins the elimination challenge.Winner: AmyLoser: Kelly
Episode 3: Shut Up and Drive Airdate: March 24, 2009Game: Project Gotham Racing 4Real Life Challenge: The contestants were required to drift through an obstacle course where a still camera will take shots of the cars, which have colored lights mounted on the front and the rear.Judge: Chris ForsbergTeams:Mark and Ciji Geoff and Dante Jamal and Amy Swoozie and Chelsea Alyson and RobertWinner: Mark and CijiPrize: Mark and Ciji won a training session with Brian Boyle, reigning U.S. WCG Project Gotham Racing 4 champion.Isolation Challenge: The gamers must complete four laps around NYC's Park Row in Project Gotham Racing 4 driving a Lotus Exige GT3. The contestant's best lap time counted as their score.Challenge Results: Contestant Real Life Isolation Overall Dante 2nd 1st 1st Ciji 1st 5th 2nd Robert 4th 2nd 3rd Jamal 3rd 4th 4th Mark 1st 8th 5th Amy 3rd 6th 6th Swoozie 5th 3rd 7th Geoff 2nd 10th 8th Chelsea 5th 7th 9th Alyson 4th 9th 10thElimination Challenge: The gamers played a three-lap race around London's Westminster route.Winner: JamalLoser: Alyson
Episode 4: Move It or Lose It Airdate: March 31, 2009Game: Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3Real Life Challenge: The contestants danced in a nightclub in front of a panel of judges.Judge: So You Think You Can Dance choreographer Tyce Diorio.Round 1: Three contestants go up at once and dance to a song. One from each group will move on.First Group: Mark, Swoozie and CijiWinner: SwoozieSecond Group: Dante, Geoff and JamalWinner: JamalThird Group: Chelsea, Robert and AmyWinner: RobertRound 2: The three winners of the previous rounds all danced to a techno, disco, and salsa song.Winner: SwooziePrize: Swoozie received a Samsung Eternity phone, which he can use to call one person from home.Isolation Challenge: The gamers used a four-panel dance pad in single-player mode while dancing to Master Source's Feel the Beat.Challenge Results: Contestant Real Life Isolation Overall Swoozie 1st 2nd 1st Robert 3rd 1st 2nd Jamal 2nd 5th 3rd Chelsea 4th 3rd 4th Ciji 4th 4th 5th Dante 4th 6th 6th Mark 4th 7th 7th Amy 4th 8th 8th Geoff 4th 9th 9thElimination Challenge: The two gamers played on Difficult level while dancing to Jamiroquai's Canned Heat.Winner: SwoozieLoser: Geoff
Episode 5: Things Get Explosive Airdate: April 7, 2009Game: Halo 3Real Life Challenge: Round 1 was a realistic paintball elimination round where the objective was to reach the enemy's elevator. Round 2 was a real life version of team assault, where each team had to retrieve a bomb using snares through a fenced-off area and then crack a code which allowed the team to set and detonate a bomb in the other team's base.Teams:Red Team: Swoozie, Robert, Jamal, and DanteBlue Team: Chelsea, Amy, Ciji, and MarkWinner: Blue TeamPrize: Chelsea, Amy, Ciji, and Mark won a coaching lesson with WCG Halo 3 champion team Mob Deep.Isolation Challenge: The contestants played a four-on-four team slayer match, where each team attempts to get the greatest amount of kills.Challenge Results: Contestant Real Life Isolation Overall Mark 1st 1st 1st Robert 2nd 2nd 2nd Amy 1st 6th 3rd Jamal 2nd 3rd 4th Chelsea 1st 7th 5th Swoozie 2nd 4th 6th Ciji 1st 8th 7th Dante 2nd 5th 8thElimination Challenge: The two gamers played a two vs. two assault match, where each player at risk chose who their partner will be (this partner is not at risk of elimination).Winner: Jamal Jamal had first choice of partner, and chose Robert.Loser: Dante Dante had second choice of partner, and chose Mark.
Episode 6: Sink Or Swim Airdate: April 14, 2009Game: NBA Live 09Real Life Challenge: The contestants had to obtain the highest score in a three-round slam dunk contest using a diving board to jump to the hoop suspended over a swimming pool.Judges: NBA Slam Dunk Champion Spud Webb, Three-Time NBA Finalist Darryl Dawkins, and Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Lisa LeslieWinner: SwooziePrize: Swoozie won two tickets to an Orlando Magic game and a basketball autographed by the judges.Isolation Challenge: The gamers played two quarters as the Los Angeles Lakers against the CPU-controlled Houston Rockets.Challenge Results: Contestant Real Life Isolation Overall Mark 3rd 1st 1st Swoozie 1st 5th 2nd Amy 4th 4th 3rd Chelsea 2nd 6th 4th Jamal 7th 1st 5th Robert 6th 3rd 6th Ciji 5th 7th 7thNote: This is the first time there was a tie in an Isolation Challenge.Elimination Challenge: The two gamers played a full four-quarter game, with each quarter lasting two minutes.Winner: MarkLoser: Ciji
Episode 7: The Gauntlet Airdate: April 21, 2009 Games: Asphalt 4, Project Gotham Racing 4, Rock Band 2, Halo 3 Mobile Challenge: The contestants played a three-lap race in Asphalt 4 using Bluetooth. The two players with the fastest times then competed head-to-head. Winner: Jamal Prize: Jamal earned a copy of every game played in the competition so far. Gauntlet Challenge 1: The contestants were required to complete three laps around Quebec's Rampart Run in Project Gotham Racing 4 while seated in an upside down racing rig. The contestant who finished in last place was automatically eliminated. Challenge Results: Contestant Result Jamal 1st Swoozie 2nd Robert 3rd Mark 4th Amy 5th Chelsea 6th Gauntlet Challenge 2: The contestants were required to perform Survivor's Eye of the Tiger in Rock Band 2 on both the guitar and the drum simultaneously. The percentages on each individual instrument were combined to give an overall score. The contestant who earned the lowest score was automatically eliminated. As the winner of the previous challenge, Jamal was able to limit Mark to only one practice round before the competition, while each of the other competitors were allowed two practice rounds.