On August 6, 2008, financial representative, Justin Wood, was pronounced the winner.

Ten American contestants arrived at Los Angeles International Airport was chosen by the producers, they met with the show's host, Tony Sano, informed them to send to Japan.

The initial members for the Yellow Penguins were Andrew, Bilenda, Cathy, Darcy and Justin, while the Green Monkeys have Ben, Donnell, Mary, Meaghan and Olga.

Prior to the final game, the remaining two players witnessed a ceremony in front of a large crowd, and were awarded a pair of round trip tickets to Tokyo by then-Minister and Osaka Representative Yasuhide Nakayama, expressing gratitude on understanding the culture of Japan.

The show went against America's Got Talent on NBC, Big Brother 10 on CBS, reruns of House on Fox, except on July 15 when the MLB All-Star Game was telecast, and repeats of Reaper on The CW.