 The show advertised that the prize would be in gold, but the series winner was given the option of taking the $50,000 prize in gold or in cash, and chose the cash.The series' winner was Joey Helman, an attorney from Los Angeles.He and the first runner-up, Joel Lewin, a physical fitness consultant from San Leandro, California, competed on "The Krypton Factor International", a special edition of the original British version airing December 30, 1981, against the 1981 UK champion, John McAllister, and first runner-up, Peter Rimmer.