About this season
Contestants take part in a series of 60-second challenges that use objects that are commonly available around the house.
Episodes (26)
1. Pilot
Aired 14 March 2010 • 60 min
A father who hopes to buy a house in his hometown with his family competes.
2. Minute to Win It: Season 1, Episode 2
Aired 14 March 2010 • 60 min
Contestants compete in 10 seemingly simple games to win $1 million.
3. Minute to Win It: Season 1, Episode 3
Aired 14 March 2010 • 60 min
A nanny from Arkansas who hopes to become an occupational therapist competes.
4. Minute to Win It: Season 1, Episode 4
Aired 21 March 2010 • 60 min
A woman hoping to buy her dream home competes.
5. Minute to Win It: Season 1, Episode 5
Aired 28 March 2010 • 60 min
A contestant from Texas competes against a contestant from San Diego in hopes of advancing to the next round.
6. Minute to Win It: Season 1, Episode 6
Aired 4 April 2010 • 60 min
A law clerk continues to compete in hopes of winning big; a firefighter from Los Angeles must put a lampshade on his head with a fishing rod while blindfolded.
7. Minute to Win It: Season 1, Episode 7
Aired 7 April 2010 • 60 min
A firefighter from Los Angeles continues his quest for the million-dollar prize; a schoolteacher competes.
8. Minute to Win It: Season 1, Episode 8
Aired 18 April 2010 • 60 min
An aspiring restaurateur looks to win money to open his own eatery; a videographer wants to win money to get her family a new car.
9. Minute to Win It: Season 1, Episode 9
Aired 2 May 2010 • 60 min
Contestants go head-to-head in a series of challenges, leaving only one to compete for the million-dollar prize.
10. Last Man Standing
Aired 9 May 2010 • 60 min
Contestants go head-to-head in a series of challenges, leaving only one to compete for the million-dollar prize.
11. Minute to Win It: Season 1, Episode 11
Aired 12 May 2010 • 60 min
An engaged couple competes for the million-dollar prize; musician Kevin Jonas plays for charity.
12. Couple
Aired 23 May 2010 • 60 min
An engaged couple competes for the million-dollar prize.
13. Million Dollar Twins
Aired 7 July 2010 • 60 min
Identical twins play together for a chance at $1 million.
14. Love and Marriage
Aired 14 July 2010 • 60 min
An engaged couple competes in hopes of winning cash for a dream wedding.
15. Perfect Strangers
Aired 21 July 2010 • 60 min
A couple snags the biggest cash prize yet, plus perfect strangers team up for a monster payday.
16. Girls of Summer
Aired 28 July 2010 • 60 min
Members of a sorority compete in hopes of winning cash to pay for college.
17. Young Hearts
Aired 4 August 2010 • 60 min
Two strangers participate in challenges in hopes of winning $1 million.
18. Office Romance
Aired 11 August 2010 • 60 min
A couple who met in an office face challenges that use office supplies.
19. Last Beauty Standing
Aired 23 August 2010 • 60 min
A Massachusetts woman takes on a woman from California in a coast-to-coast battle for the $1 million prize; NBA cheerleaders play as a team to win money to support their disabled parents.
20. East Coast vs. West Coast
Aired 24 August 2010 • 60 min
A Massachusetts woman takes on a woman from California in a coast-to-coast battle for the $1 million prize; NBA cheerleaders play as a team to win money to support their disabled parents.
21. Sister Act
Aired 25 August 2010 • 60 min
California sisters compete for their grandmother, who wants to return to her homeland of Italy.
22. Sisters Got Game
Aired 31 August 2010 • 60 min
Sisters compete together to win the grand prize.
23. Movers & Shakers
Aired 1 September 2010 • 60 min
A pair play the games, including the Candelier challenge, which involves stacking cans and paper plates.
24. NFL in the Circle Part 1
Aired 7 September 2010 • 60 min
The Vikings' Bernard Berrian and 49ers cheerleader Amber Wright tackle a million dollars worth of challenges for charity.
25. NFL in the Circle Part 2
Aired 8 September 2010 • 60 min
NFL player Bernard Berrian and cheerleader Ambert Wright finish their game; NFL players Anthony Herrera and Robert Meachem compete for charity.
26. America's Heroes
Aired 14 September 2010 • 60 min
Iraq War veterans take part in challenges in hope of winning $1 million.