Estate of Panic

A short-lived reality show in which seven strangers competed to find cash in a large estate.

Broadcast
Sci Fi Channel November 12, 2008-December 17, 2008

Host
Steve Valentine

Gameplay
Seven Strangers from across America arrive at a large, mysterious mansion. The mansion's eccentric owner (Valentine) spends his time stashing hos assets throughout the mansion and he is assisted by his silent butler, the eighty-year-old maniacal freak, Rupert. Once the players arrive at the estate, Valentine challenges them to find the cash he has hidden in a series of rooms. The task is made difficult. however, as the contestants must come face to face with their greatest fears and phobias while in the house. In each room, the last person to leave anf the person who collects the least money are both eliminated. After three rooms are explored and six players have been eliminated, the final contestant earns the opportunity to win (and even add to) everything collected by all players by completing a final challenge in the estate's vault.

Trivia
Host Steve Valentine is best-known for his role as the eccentric Nigel Townsend on he formerly popular 2001-2007 NBC crime drama Crossing Jordan.