Rainbow Rumble

''Rainbow Rumble'' is a Philippine television game show broadcast by Kapamilya Channel. Hosted by Luis Manzano and Negi, it aired on the network's Yes Weekend line up on July 20, 2024, replacing the fifth season of ''I Can See Your Voice'' and was replaced by the seventh season of ''Pilipinas Got Talent''.

The second season premiered on June 28, 2025.

Format

''Rainbow Rumble'' aims to test the players' knowledge, strategy, and luck. It is loosely inspired and based on the "Pot Luck" segment of Manzano's previous variety show '' It's Your Lucky Day'', which the two hosts also hosted, during which players had to answer questions placed inside pots to win prizes, and be the first to get three points to win and a chance to win a showcase. At the jackpot round, the winning contestant must aim to reach the "end of the rainbow" to win a big cash prize.

Gameplay

Each week, a group of five players compete in a pyramid-shaped stage answering trivia questions of varying difficulty on each episode. Their sole goal is to reach the top of the pyramid in order to win cash prizes and the opportunity to win the jackpot prize of by arriving at the "end of the rainbow". The game is divided into two rounds: the elimination round named ''Rally to the Top'', and the jackpot round named ''Rainbow Reveal''.

Elimination Round: Rally to the Top

A group of five players (so-called Rumblers by the show) compete on a 5-tier pyramid-like stage with 15 LED screens displaying varying cash amounts, with each tier having higher amounts than the previous tier. The cash prizes range from up to . Their objective is to be the first to reach the top of the pyramid and to bank as much money as possible, with (season 1) or (season 2) being the highest possible bank.

The pyramid features single-colored tiles on the first three tiers, double-colored tiles on the first four tiers in the first season and the first three tiers in the second season, and triple-colored tiles exclusively on the fifth tier in the first season and the fourth and fifth tiers in the second season.

During this round, Rumblers answer trivia questions on a rally board containing 50 questions of varying difficulty and category, randomly placed. In some cases, the questions pertain to the group. The questions are identification-type in the first season, with image, video, and audio-based questions introduced in the second season.

Before the game begins, Luis has the sole option of selecting a number from the rally board. He may additionally give the decision to Negi or the Rumblers, after which he will read the question corresponding to that number. Rumblers must swipe their sensors to answer a question. Correct answers allow them to move one step closer to the pyramid, while incorrect answers give other Rumblers the chance to steal.

If the Rumblers believe they know the answer to a question, they can interrupt Luis while he is reading it. However, it is recommended that they have to wait for Luis to finish reading the question in order to fully comprehend its context, and they have three seconds to respond. If a Rumbler answers correctly, they must roll the Die Rolling Machine (DRM) to determine the color of the tile they will step on; additionally, they will have control over the next question on the board. In the event of a steal where the second Rumbler answers incorrectly, the question will be discarded, control of the board will return to the Rumbler who originally selected the question number, and Luis will proceed to read the next question.

Depending on the color land on the DRM and each player's stand, three scenarios can occur:
* If a tile is vacant, he or she can take it along with the money;
* If a Rumbler rolls a color that another Rumbler owns, a Tile Breaker round will begin; and
* If the color does not appear on the next tier, they must stay in their current tile, answer another question correctly, and roll another color to proceed.

The game continues until a Rumbler successfully reaches the top. To win the round and an additional ₱25,000, they must land on a red, green, or blue tile. If not, they must stay and answer another question correctly, and then land on one of the winning colors. At the end of the round, all Rumblers keep the money they saved throughout the game. Only the ''Rally to the Top'' winner can bank the values they earned on all five tiers, including the ₱20,000 on Tier 4 and the ₱25,000 on Tier 5. Meanwhile, those who do not can only bank the value of the tile on which they stepped before the winner is announced, unless they were unable to step on any of the tiles throughout the game.

Lucky Tile

The Lucky Tile is a special tile that, when stepped on by a player, grants them an advantage and the opportunity to advance to a tile of their choice in the next tier. It is revealed to the audience first, before the round begins, and is only announced to the hosts, audience, and contestants via sirens and lights in the studio. If the Lucky Tile has not been stepped on for the entire round, Luis will reveal its location before the ''Rapid Rumble'' round begins. Beginning in the second season, the value of the Lucky Tile is doubled when a Rumbler steps on it.

Tile Breaker

The Tile Breaker round is triggered if the die on the DRM lands on a color that another Rumbler has already occupied. The Tile Breaker question requires Rumblers to identify the color of an object mentioned by Luis (for example, a cloud is white and tomato sauce is red). If the challenged Rumbler (the one who is currently holding the color that the challenger landed on) correctly answers the Tile Breaker question, they defend their tile and keep their money. If the challenger (the player that landed on the challenged Rumbler's color) responds correctly, they win the tile and the money (i.e. the two will switch places). For the first season, each challenger and contestant can fight for each occupied tile only once, except for the tri-colored tile, where this rule does not apply. In rare cases where both the challenger and the challenged Rumbler swapped places and then the challenger landed on the challenged Rumblers' color, the round will be retriggered. For the second season, rounds can be retriggered an unlimited number of times.

Jackpot Round: Rainbow Reveal

The winner of ''Rally to the Top'' must roll six Die Rolling Machines and must land on six unique colors in 60 or more seconds. The order of the colors does not matter, but if the same color appears on two DRMs, they must roll again until they land on another color. Players must wait for the die to land on the current DRM before moving on to the next DRM. Each unique color rolled within the time limit gives the player an additional , while successfully landing on all six unique colors wins the player one million pesos (₱1,000,000).

Rapid Rumble

Starting in Episode 2 of the first season, the ''Rapid Rumble'' round was introduced, allowing the Rumbler to earn either an additional 12 seconds for their clock or a free color advantage before the jackpot round begins.

In the first season, correctly answering all six questions granted up to 72 seconds for the jackpot round. This is achieved by answering six questions, with two seconds added per correct answer in the first season, or three correct answers granting the free color advantage in the second season. The Rumbler has three seconds to answer each question, with only the first response accepted. Saying "Pass" is treated as an incorrect answer, and the game moves to the next question. The first and 31st episodes did not include the Rapid Rumble round.

For the second season, this time advantage was replaced with a free color advantage for the first DRM, awarded if the Rumbler answers three questions correctly in the Rapid Rumble round.

Homeviewer game promo: Color of the Game

Viewers can win cash prizes by choosing the color of the dice that will land the most times on the Die Rolling Machine (DRM) throughout the episode. To participate, viewers must comment or post with their chosen color and use the episode's official hashtag. Each episode concludes with an announcement of the homeviewer winner.

Cast

Hosts

* Luis Manzano as main host; the "Rumble Master"
* Negi as co-host; the "''Ka-Rambol''"

; Guest co-host
* Long Mejia (June 28, 2025 episode)

Rainbow Pop Girls

The ''Rainbow Pop Girls'' are the show's models and backup dancers, representing the six colors of the die featured in the show: pink, yellow, red, blue, green, and purple. They assist Luis in the show and provide "luck" and "color" upon the contestants. Their true identities are unknown.

* Paris Pink
* Yumi Yellow
* Ruby Red
* Baby Blue
* Girlie Green
* Penny Purple

Series overview

Development and production

The series was first teased on ABS-CBN's social media accounts in late June 2024, with a video asking the viewer a question in Filipino: "''Ano ito na makulay, at kapag makarating ka sa dulo, may naghihintay na malaking papremyo?''" (What is it that is colorful, and when you get to the end, there is a big prize waiting?). More information about the series was later announced at the beginning of July, when Luis Manzano renewed his contract with ABS-CBN on July 2, 2024. Furthermore, it was mentioned that the game resembles and pays homage to the pyramid format of ''Pilipinas, Game KNB?''.

Broadcast

''Rainbow Rumble'' aired on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, A2Z and TV5 from July 20, 2024, to March 23, 2025, replacing the fifth season of ''I Can See Your Voice'' and was replaced by the seventh season of ''Pilipinas Got Talent''. The second season premiered on June 28, 2025, taking over the timeslot held by ''Rated Korina'' and '' Tao Po!'', with the season also simulcasting on All TV, thus marking the return of fresh ABS-CBN produced game show offerings to channels 2 and 16 in Mega Manila and regional channels previously used by the latter until 2020. This occurred just a year and 2 months after ABS-CBN Corporation and All TV's owner, Advanced Media Broadcasting System (AMBS), signed content agreements to air ABS-CBN programs on All TV.

The series is also available on-demand on iWant and internationally on TFC.

List of jackpot winners

Below is a list of ''Rainbow Rumbles jackpot winners. The winners are referred to as "Rainbow Rumble Master" by the show. The show currently has two jackpot winners.

Returning players

In some instances, players may appear as members of a different group after their initial appearance on the show.

Soundtrack

The show's soundtrack is entitled "Color Clash" by P-pop boy group WRIVE, consisting of members Asi, Drei, Ishiro, Matthew, and Russu, who were contestants of the survival reality show ''Dream Maker: The Search for the Next Global Pop Group''. It was digitally released on streaming platforms on July 15, 2024. To promote the song, the group performed the song on ''ASAP'' and its digital companion show ''iWantASAP'', and appeared as guest artists on the finale of the fifth season of ''I Can See Your Voice'' on July 14, 2024, and appeared on ''It's Showtime'''s digital companion show ''Showtime Online Ü'' on July 20, 2024.

Reception

During its pilot week, the show received a 4.8% and 3.9% rating from AGB Nielsen Philippines for the July 20 and 21, 2024 episodes, respectively, and had a combined peak of 245,820 concurrent viewers online. The hashtags ''#ThisIsRainbowRumble'', ''#RainbowRumbleTondo'', and ''#WRIVE_ColorClash'', along with the phrase "''WRIVE ON RAINBOW RUMBLE''" trended on X. In the weeks that followed, the show continued to break its concurrent viewer records, peaking at 908,961 during the October 26 and 27 episodes, which featured the first batch of the cast of ''Lavender Fields'' and the boy group ''Streetboys''.

Awards and nominations

Footnotes

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://ent.abs-cbn.com/rainbowrumble

2024 Philippine television series debuts
2020s Philippine television series
ABS-CBN game shows
Filipino-language television shows
Kapamilya Channel original programming
Television series by ABS-CBN Studios