The Million Second Quiz

THE MILLION SECOND QUIZ is a game show that takes place across 11 days, 13 hours, 46 minutes, and 40 seconds. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest from an hour-glass-shaped set built in New York City specifically for the show, it features people competing in trivia games both online and on camera. The first round stars competitors who previously earned a spot on the "money chair," which allows them to rack up a lot of cash ($10 a second) while competing in trivia challenges against members of the studio audience. Those able to make the most money by staying in the chair the longest get to move on to the second phase of the game, where they compete against one of the online game's best players. The third round features the champions of the second round competing against another top competitor who has managed to stay in the money chair during the past 24 hours. Throughout it all, celebrities from various NBC shows, such as The Voice, are shown asking prerecorded questions. Contestants who almost made it to the main competition and "line jumpers" (online players chosen to compete in New York) also are showcased in-between rounds. Throughout it all, the game's four best players of the day get to live on Winner's Row, an area of the set where they can eat, sleep, work out, and watch the competition happen. They settle in but know that the only way to win the large cash prize is to still be living there by the end of the million seconds.