Episode One - Meet the Contestants
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Meet the contestants as they sound off, team up, and prepare to enter the What If? Colorado House...
Episode Two - Preparedness Dunk Tank
Friday, September 21, 2007
The goal of this challenge was to teach contestants facts about emergency preparedness through a fun series of quick questions developed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Division. The dunk tank was a metaphor for what happens when you don’t know the facts and when you aren’t prepared – you get wet and cold and are made even more vulnerable. Think you're prepared? Find out by taking our Preparedness Challenge Quiz.
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Episode Three - Cooking Outside The Box
Friday, September 21, 2007
With this challenge, we hoped to demonstrate to contestants that in an emergency you may not be prepared with the proper nutrition. We hoped to teach contestants about the consequences of not being prepared. Maintaining an emergency preparedness kit at home is one of the best ways to prepare for yourself and your family should a sudden emergency strike. Emergency preparedness kits should contain the basic essentials for living, including food, water, medical supplies (including prescriptions), batteries, flashlights, communication devices (such as a cell phone or charger and/or radio), garbage bags, warm blankets, copies of important personal documents and paper products.
Episode Four - Breakfast
Friday, September 21, 2007
Join the contestants for breakfast as they prepare for the day's challenges...
Episode Five - The Confessional
Friday, September 21, 2007
Watch the contestants as they talk privately with the What If? Colorado confessional camera...
Episode Six - Grocery Grab
Friday, September 21, 2007
This challenge aimed to teach contestants about how to prepare an emergency preparedness kit ahead of time because in an emergency situation there may not be much time to compile everything one would need to survive for three days. Maintaining an emergency preparedness kit with essential survival items such as food, water, medicine and clothing is the best way for Colorado residents to be prepared. Check out our Emergency Kit Calculator and determine what you need for your family’s kit.
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Episode Seven - Confessional #2
Friday, September 21, 2007
The contestants sound off about the grocery grab challenge and one team's hotly contested performance...
Episode Eight - Fireside Chat
Saturday, September 22, 2007
The first goal of this challenge was to teach contestants about how to survive a night without power, water or outside communication using the items “grabbed” for an emergency preparedness kit. The second goal of this challenge was to help contestant understand how quickly they needed to gather their essential things and mobilize in an evacuation.
Episode Nine - Confessional #3
Saturday, September 22, 2007
The intense debate over the grocery grab challenge continues...
Episode Ten - Power Play
Saturday, September 22, 2007
The first goal of this challenge was to teach contestants about how to survive a night without power, water or outside communication using the items “grabbed” for an emergency preparedness kit. The second goal of this challenge was to help contestant understand how quickly they needed to gather their essential things and mobilize in an evacuation.
Episode Eleven - Flu Goo
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Special guest Denver Nuggets’ Coach Karl visited the contestants in the morning with a special non-toxic “glo germ” on his hands. The challenge aimed to teach contestants about how silently, quickly and undetected a germ can spread. By the time you know that you have the flu you probably have exposed many people to the virus (family, friends, coworkers, etc.) The prevention of influenza has an impact on you and the people that you come into contact with. You can help stop the spread of germs by following these guidelines: Wash your hands/Cover your cough/Stay at home when you are sick/Clean surfaces.
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Episode Twelve - Hands Up
Sunday, September 23, 2007
The Hands Up Challenge turned an everyday task - washing your hands, into a race to cleanliness. Watch as the contestants rush to remove all traces of a fake germ from their hands in the shortest time possible.
Episode Thirteen - Confessional #4
Sunday, September 23, 2007
The contestants share their reactions to the Flu Goo and Hands Up events...
Episode Fourteen - Ready Profile Challenge
Sunday, September 23, 2007
The goal of this challenge was to help contestants learn that in an emergency, residents should know where important personal and community information is located. At its most basic level, being prepared means having a solid plan and access to the resources necessary to execute that plan. It’s also about peace of mind. To build you own family communication plan, visit Ready Colorado and fill out your own checklis
Episode Fifteen - Best Team Player
Sunday, September 23, 2007
The contestants spend the night voting for the "Best Team Player" in a segment styled after a popular TV show...
Episode Sixteen - PSA Performance
Sunday, September 23, 2007
On the last day of the four-day weekend, we hoped that the contestants could teach others about what they learned regarding emergency preparedness by producing a Public Service Announcement (PSA). The What If? Colorado campaign was designed to not only inform and empower Coloradans, but also to provide them with concrete actions they can take to prepare themselves and their families for an emergency.
Episode Seventeen - Third Place PSA
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Our third place PSA.
Episode Eighteen - Second Place PSA
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Our second place PSA.
Episode Nineteen - First Place PSA
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Our first place PSA.
Episode Twenty - The Goodbye Confessional
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Our contestants say their goodbyes and reflect on the last few days...
Meet Our Winner! - The Awards Ceremony
Sunday, September 23, 2007
After four days of learning about the importance of emergency preparedness and competing in a myriad of challenges, the What If? Colorado reality competition winner was announced…
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Video auditions of Colorado residents over the age of 18 were submitted during the month of August for consideration in the What If? Colorado reality competition, then a group of judges from the CDPHE selected 31 semi-finalists in early September. The semi-finalists’ video submissions were then featured on the What If? Colorado Web site (www.WhatIfColorado.com) and from Sept. 7 – 12, Coloradoans were encouraged to vote online and by e-mail for their favorite contestants. Eight regions of the state were represented by the semi-finalists. The contestant with the highest number of votes in each region was chosen as a finalist, in addition to the contestant with the highest overall votes, regardless of the region where they live.
Through a generous donation from HealthONE, each of the nine finalists will receive an Apple 30 gigabyte iPod and the overall winner of the competition will receive a cash grand prize of $2,500. To watch the competition, log on from Sept. 20 – 23 for updates and new episodes.The What If? Colorado reality house was hosted by Jeff Koslowski and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's Emergency Preparedness and Response Division Director Chris Lindley.