Ton of Cash

Ton of Cash was a show on VH1 that premiered on August 17, 2011. It was hosted by Dhani Jones. The show centered on a group of contestants trying to haul $1,000,000 from L.A. to Las Vegas. It premiered on prime time but was moved to Thursday mornings at 2AM Eastern timeslot after the premiere due to low ratings.

Ton of Cash
GenreReality television
Created byCris Abrego
Mark Cronin
Presented byDhani Jones
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes11
Production
Production company(s)51 Minds Entertainment
Release
Original networkVH1
Original releaseAugust 17 (2011-08-17) –
October 26, 2011 (2011-10-26)
External links
Website

Format

Each week the contestants faced challenges on their way to Las Vegas that involved moving money from one point to another in a certain amount of time. A person, the financial adviser, was supposed to lead the team in a challenge. A new financial adviser was chosen every challenge. The financial adviser had the responsibility to press a button to stop the challenge when either all the money has been moved or they believed they already have enough money. If the financial adviser pressed the button before time is out they were safe from elimination and have to nominate three other people for elimination. If the financial adviser pressed the button when it went into overtime they were nominated for elimination but still had to nominate two others. If time went into overtime the contestants lost $1,000 a minute in the first half-hour, $5,000 a minute in the second half-hour, and then $50,000 a minute after that. Plus any money that was left on the course will be gone. Besides the three people nominated for elimination everyone else voted to keep someone safe. The two people with the fewest votes then faced off in an elimination challenge, properly called Prove Your Worth, and one of them was eliminated. At the end of each episode, viewers participated in a poll via text message and decide if the eliminated contestant should receive $1,000 to help them get back on their feet.

Cast

Episodes
Episode U.S. Air Date Viewers
"Ton of Cash" August 17, 2011 312,000
"Under the Bus" August 24, 2011 201,000
"Queen for a Day" August 30, 2011 267,000[1]
"If Lakes Could Kill" September 7, 2011 208,000
"Frozen ASSets" September 14, 2011 171,000
"When the Trailer's Rockin' Don't Come Knockin" September 21, 2011 N/A
"Cash of the Titans" September 28, 2011 N/A
"Impending Dune" October 12, 2011 321,000
"Zippity-Dough-Dah" October 19, 2011 N/A
"Stuck Between a Place and a Hard Rock" October 26, 2011 N/A
  • Episodes 1-4 Wednesday's at 9:00EST
  • Episodes 5-7 Wednesday's at 11:00EST
  • Episodes 8-11 Thursday's at 2:00AM EST

Episode Progress
Rank Contestants1234567891011
1 AmieSAFESAFESAFENOMSAFESAFESAFENOMBTM 3SAFEWINNER
2 RustySAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
3 JustinSAFEBTM 2SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
4 VanessaSAFESAFENOMSAFENOMBTM 3SAFEBTM 2SAFEOUT
5 JamesSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEBTM 2SAFEOUT
6 TemicaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFENOMBTM 2OUT
7 ChuckNOMNOMBTM 2BTM 2SAFESAFEOUT
8 AshleySAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
9 Willy GilleySAFESAFESAFESAFEBTM 2OUT
10 AvaSAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
11 JonnySAFESAFESAFEOUT
12 VioletSAFESAFEOUT
13 JaimeBTM 2OUT
14 DeseanOUT
     (WINNER) The contestant won Ton of Cash.
     (SAFE) The contestant was not up for elimination.
     (SAFE) The contestant was the Financial Advisor and saved themselves from elimination or got all the money on time.
     (NOM) The contestant was the Financial Advisor, was automatically nominated for elimination, and was chosen as the Safe Investment.
     (NOM) The contestant was nominated for the elimination by the Financial Advisor but was chosen as the Safe Investment.
     (BTM 2/3) The contestant was nominated for elimination by the Financial Advisor, but won the Prove Your Worth challenge.
     (OUT) The contestant was nominated for elimination by the Financial Advisor, and lost the Prove Your Worth challenge.
     The contestant was a member of the Black Team in the Episode 6 challenge.
     The contestant was a member of the Red Team in the Episode 6 challenge.
     The contestant was a member of the Blue Team in the Episode 6 challenge, survived the Prove Your Worth vote, and won the Prove Your Worth challenge.

Trivia

In 2012, contestant Vanessa appeared as a contestant on episodes of Fox's Take Me Out, a dating television show.

References
  1. "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Royal Pains" Goes Out on Top". The Futon Critic. September 9, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
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