The BEST episodes of Awake: The Million Dollar Game

Every episode of Awake: The Million Dollar Game ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Awake: The Million Dollar Game!

Sleepless for 24 hours, contestants in this comedy game show stumble through challenges both eccentric and mundane for a chance at a $1 million prize.

Last Updated: 3/31/2025Network: NetflixStatus: Ended

8.20

20 votes

#1 - You Snooze, You Lose

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/14/2019

Contestants get jiggy and show off their moves. A staring contest preps them for an alarm-clock-smacking challenge -- on a bed, of course.

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8.19

21 votes

#2 - Never Trust a Southern Belle

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/14/2019

After 24 hours of counting quarters, players test their coordination by diving for sand dollars, balancing coins and snapping lightning-fast selfies

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7.90

20 votes

#3 - The Big Cheese

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/14/2019

Sleepy antics hit a high note when players must scream for their money. Still hoarse, they confront rattraps and bravely go for the cheese.

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7.75

24 votes

#4 - Hard to Crack

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/14/2019

Group chanting keeps morale high till contestants start smashing eggs and playing with nails. One shows off his front splits; another, his air squats.

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7.75

20 votes

#5 - Final Shot at a Million Dollars

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/14/2019

Contestants totter through a maze while balancing eggs on poles. What could go wrong? Also on the menu: table games with cards and quarters.

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7.55

22 votes

#6 - Million Dollar Pose

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/14/2019

When players try to identify animal noises, hallucinations kick in. They recover their wits long enough for a tricky coordination challenge.

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7.40

20 votes

#7 - Straight-Up Tired

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/14/2019

Exhaustion claims two early victims. The rest test their reflexes with screwdrivers and water glasses while host James Davis giggles on the sidelines.

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7.26

47 votes

#8 - Don’t Sleep!

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/14/2019

Everyone risks a headache in a brain freeze challenge before trying to quickly thread needles and break balloons filled with cash.

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