PlayMania was a live interactive game show on GSN, hosted by Mel Peachey, Shandi Finnessey, Jessica York, Angelle Tymon, and Jeff Thisted.

On February 20, 2007, the show was replaced with two separate programs, quiznation and 100 Winners which were collectively known as the PlayMania Block.

The original format of PlayMania was based on Quiznation, a British television channel produced by Optimistic Entertainment.

[3] The show is considered indefinitely canceled from the programming schedule, and is no longer referenced in the official rules described on the GSN website.

The winning contestant, Bernice, received a $500 bonus in addition to the $400 she had won playing, as well as a personalized plaque commemorating the achievement.

[8] The network had made claims that it was improving upon its interactive participation for new concepts in the future, which came about with the premiere of GSN Live on February 25, 2008.

Peachey was originally scheduled to appear on US airwaves for only one month in order to introduce America to the unfamiliar "participation TV" format.

After a week of eliminations, Angelle Tymon was introduced as Peachey's replacement on the "PlayMania Block" on April 21, 2007.

A month later, the May 18 edition of quiznation featured the debut of The Price Is Right production coordinator Jeff Thisted as host.

The PlayMania week of August 24, 2006, which featured a timeslot shift and the debut of a Sunday broadcast, was a "Winner's Weekend."

Danny Bonaduce, then host of GSN's original game show Starface, appeared to present the awards.

The final record was set on the September 5, 2007 episode of quiznation by a caller named Teresa who won $4,700.)

During its original tenure (and carrying over to quiznation afterward), PlayMania involved a second interactive feature, e-mail.

The host then walked over to the large plasma-screen monitor on the set and read e-mails from viewers while taking a break from talking to the audience during games.

Borrowing the title from its British predecessor, quiznation featured trivia, number, and word games with set cash prizes.