- published: 05 Aug 2015
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Top Shot is an American reality television show that debuted on the History Channel on June 6, 2010. The show features 16 contestants, split into two teams of eight, competing in various types of shooting challenges. One by one, the contestants are eliminated until only one remains. That contestant receives a $100,000 grand prize and the title of "Top Shot." Survivor contestant Colby Donaldson is the host.
The teams are given separate chances to practice with the weapons to be used in a team challenge, under the guidance of a very experienced trainer, after which the challenge itself is played the following day. Everyone on the winning team is safe for the day, while the losing team must nominate two members for the elimination round after a two-hour break. A group of targets is set up for this purpose, each marked with one player's name. One by one, the team members must shoot the target of the person they want to nominate. No one is allowed to vote for himself/herself. If two or more players tie for one nomination, Donaldson typically draws one team member's name at random from an ammunition box to cast a tie-breaking vote. The tied players, and any who have already clinched a nomination, are not eligible to be chosen. (There have been exceptions to this practice, as noted under the episode entries for each season.)