WCG Ultimate Gamer: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In WCG Ultimate Gamer, 12 top gamers from around the country live together and battle one another in a series of competitions that take them "beyond the game". From real-life challenges inspired by top-selling games to head-to-head elimination matches before hundreds of screaming spectators, the last gamer standing after eight gruelling weeks will have survived gaming's ultimate test and will be called the best all-around gamer in the United States.

The WCG Ultimate Gamer's prize:

• $100,000
• The ultimate Samsung electronics package
• And the opportunity to be the face of the WCG, where they will represent the world's largest video gaming organization around the globe, including the 2010 Grand Final in LA, USA.

Series details

• Title: WCG Ultimate Gamer
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2009-03-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-10-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syfy
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 5946
• IMDb ID: tt1368488
• TVDB ID: 85556

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-03-10; final listed air date 2009-04-28; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2010-08-19; final listed air date 2010-10-07; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from WCG Ultimate Gamer on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.