About this season
Four contestants compete for up to $100,000 in a hybrid general knowledge quiz-game of chance. They stand on a giant 6-panel roulette board, similar to a chamber of a revolver, where wrong answers could eliminate a player by causing them to drop out of the game – literally.
Episodes (72)
1. Episode 1
Aired 3 June 2002
Four strangers: Gus, Deborah, Jacquie, and Anthony. One goal: to win a head-to-head competition for the chance at $100,000. Gus wins that chance, wins $10,000, skips the risk, and would have won $100,000. Total winnings: $13,600.
2. Episode 2
Aired 4 June 2002
Darren, Amy, Gordon, and Julie fight it out head-to-head for the chance at $100,000. Gordon wins the game, but runs out of time on the Killer Questions and drops with $3,950.
3. Episode 3
Aired 5 June 2002
Sean, Amy, Paige, and Charise fight it out for the chance at $100,000. Paige wins the game, but misses on the Killer Questions and drops with $2,100.
4. Episode 4
Aired 6 June 2002
Henry, Michelle, Dana, and Mike battle it out for the chance at $100,000. Henry wins the game, but drops on the Killer Questions with $4,450.
5. Episode 5
Aired 7 June 2002
The suckiest episode of them all. After 4 episodes, GSN decides to have a so called celebrity episode, Although only one person is consitered a celebrity. This episode was an experiment that went awry. The person who one didn't even get one answer correct.
6. Episode 6
Aired 10 June 2002
Joe, Becki, Kris, and Jon battle it out for a chance at $100,000. Joe wins the game, answers all the Killer Questions correctly, and decides not to take the chance for $100,000. He wins $11,650 total.
7. Episode 7
Aired 11 June 2002
Sobia, Ray, Marianne, and Juan fight it out for the chance at $100,000. Ray wins the game, but drops on the Killer Questions with $5,000.
8. Episode 8
Aired 12 June 2002
Jennifer, Traci, Brian, and Augie compete for the chance at $100,000 in this episode. Jennifer wins the game, but misses a Killer Question and drops with $3,350.
9. Episode 9
Aired 13 June 2002
Chuck, Peter, Angela, and Derek compete with each other for the chance at $100,000. Peter wins the game, but drops on the Killer Questions with $4,150.
10. Episode 10
Aired 14 June 2002
Scott, Jim, Luis, and Anne fight it out for the chance at $100,000 in this episode. Jim wins the game, but drops out on the Killer Questions with $4,500.
11. Episode 11
Aired 17 June 2002
Jason, Warren, Lisa, and Karen battle it out for the chance at $100,000 in this episode. Jason wins the game and drops out on the Killer Questions with $3,850.
12. Episode 11
13. Episode 12
Aired 18 June 2002
James, Biz, Alisa, and Eric compete for the chance at $100,000 in this episode. Alisa wins the game, answers all the Killer Questions, takes the $100,000 chance, but drops! The good thing is, she still wins $2,600.
14. Episode 13
Aired 19 June 2002
Kimberly, Jason, Roger, and Mike battle it out for the chance at $100,000 in this episode. Jason wins the game, answers all the Killer Questions, and walks out with $12,500.
15. Episode 14
Aired 20 June 2002
Russell, Peter, Dawn, and Chris fight it out for the chance at $100,000. Chris wins the game, answers all the Killer Questions, goes for the $100,000, but drops! At least he won $2,200.
16. Episode 15
Aired 21 June 2002
Kim, Cathy, Bill, and Jim compete with each other for the chance at $100,000. Jim wins the game, but drops out on the Killer Questions with $4,100.
17. Episode 16
Aired 24 June 2002
Eric, Lisa, Frank, and Steve fight it out for the chance at $100,000. Lisa wins the game, answers all the Killer Questions, and decides not to take the risk. She walks out with $12,600.
18. Episode 17
Aired 25 June 2002
19. Episode 18
Aired 26 June 2002
20. Episode 19
Aired 27 June 2002
21. Episode 20
Aired 28 June 2002
22. Episode 21
Aired 1 July 2002
23. Episode 22
Aired 2 July 2002
24. Episode 23
Aired 3 July 2002
25. Episode 24
Aired 4 July 2002
26. Episode 25
Aired 5 July 2002
27. Episode 26
Aired 8 July 2002
28. Episode 27
Aired 9 July 2002
29. Episode 28
Aired 10 July 2002
30. Episode 29
Aired 11 July 2002
31. Episode 30
Aired 12 January 2002
Al Winchell becomes the first person to win $100,000 on Russian Roulette. He had only 3 drop zones open. This hapened one day after the luckiest day of the year- 7/11!
32. Episode 30
Aired 12 July 2002
33. Episode 31
Aired 15 July 2002
34. Episode 32
Aired 16 July 2002
35. Episode 33
Aired 17 July 2002
36. Episode 34
Aired 18 July 2002
37. Episode 35
Aired 19 July 2002
38. Episode 36
Aired 22 July 2002
39. Episode 37
Aired 23 July 2002
40. Episode 38
Aired 24 July 2002
41. Episode 39
Aired 25 July 2002
42. Episode 40
Aired 26 July 2002
43. Episode 41
Aired 29 July 2002
44. Episode 42
Aired 30 July 2002
45. Episode 43
Aired 31 July 2002
46. Episode 43
Aired 31 July 2002
47. Episode 43
Aired 31 July 2002
48. Episode 43
Aired 31 July 2002
49. Episode 44
Aired 1 August 2002
50. Episode 44
Aired 1 August 2002
51. Episode 44
Aired 1 August 2002
52. Episode 45
Aired 2 August 2002
53. Episode 46
Aired 5 August 2002
Todd Truley wins the game, answers the 5 Killer Questions correctly, goes for the $100,000 and wins it!
54. Episode 47
Aired 6 August 2002
55. Episode 48
Aired 7 August 2002
56. Episode 49
Aired 8 August 2002
57. Episode 50
Aired 9 August 2002
58. Episode 51
Aired 12 August 2002
59. Episode 52
Aired 13 August 2002
60. Episode 53
Aired 14 August 2002
Stephen Goldman, Erica Kimbrough, William Hill, and Lori Mazzalillo face off for the chance at $100,000. Erica won the game, but missed her third killer question and dropped with $3,400.
61. Episode 54
Aired 15 August 2002
Lisa, Christopher, Diana, and Kurt play for the chance at $100,000. Kurt drops first, then Lisa, and finally, Diana. Christopher misses his second Killer Question and drops.
62. Episode 55
Aired 16 August 2002
John, Tom, Ti, and Jennifer. One goal: to win a head-to-head competition for the chance at $100,000. Ti won that chance, but missed his 4th question and drops out with $3,600.
63. Episode 56
Aired 19 August 2002
Four strangers: Karen, Lisa, Bill, and Eric. One goal: to win a head-to-head competition for the chance at $100,000. Bill wins that chance, but misses his 4th question and drops with $3,500.
64. Episode 57
Aired 20 August 2002
Four strangers: Jill, Mary Ann, James, and Bryan. One goal: to win a head-to-head competition for the chance at $100,000. Mary Ann wins that chance, but misses on the 5 Killer Questions and drops with $2,850.
65. Episode 58
Aired 21 August 2002
Four strangers: Adam, Karen, Dave, and Terry. One goal: to win a head-to-head competition for the chance at $100,000. Terry wins that chance and answers the 5 Killer Questions correctly, but decides to walk with the $10,000. He would have dropped is he had gone for the $100,000. Total winnings: $12,900. If he would have gone for it, he would have dropped!
66. Episode 59
Aired 22 August 2002
Four strangers: Jennifer, Stan, Michelle, and Josh. One goal: to win a head-to-head competition for the chance at $100,000. Stan is the champ, but misses on the 5 Killer Questions. Stan's total winnings: $2,150.
67. Episode 60
Aired 23 August 2002
Four strangers: Alison,Rodd, Susan, and Johnny. One goal: to win a head-to-head competition for the chance at $100,000. Alisonwins that chance, but misses a Killer Question and drops with $3,000.
68. Episode 61
Aired 26 August 2002
Four teachers: Mark, Margy, Samantha, and Amanda. One goal: to win a head-to-head competition for the cahnce at $100,000. Mark wins that chance, but misses a Killer Question and drops with $3,100.
69. Episode 62
Aired 27 August 2002
Four strangers: Ernie, Brian, Kenny, and Season. One goal: to win a head-to-head competition for the chance at $100,000. Season wins that chance, but misses a Killer Question and drops with $2,800.
70. Episode 63
Aired 28 August 2002
Four strangers: Jason, Michael, Bridget, and Beau. One goal: to win a head-to-head competition for the chance at $100,000. Jason wins that chance, wins the $10,000, but walks away with $11,900. Had he gone for the $100,000, he would have dropped.
71. Episode 64
Aired 29 August 2002
72. Episode 65
Aired 30 August 2002
Four celebrities: Gary Coleman, Kato Kaelin, Leif Garrett, and Jerri Manthey. One goal: to win a head-to-head competition for the chance at $100,000. Jerri wins that chance, but misses on the 5 Killer Questions and drops with $5,000 for her charity.