# Who's the Winner (1992 TV series)
**Who's the Winner (II)** (*胜者为王II天下无敌*; 胜者为王II天下无敌) is a 30-episode Hong Kong television drama produced by Asia Television (ATV) in 1992, the second installment of the *Who's the Winner* gambling-drama trilogy. It aired on ATV's Home Channel from 5 October to 13 November 1992, head-to-head against TVB's anniversary drama *[The Greed of Man](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-greed-of-man)* (大时代)[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%83%9C%E8%80%85%E4%B8%BA%E7%8E%8B%E2%85%A1%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%8B%E6%97%A0%E6%95%8C/2831668?fromModule=lemma_inlink) • [2](https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/514455/%E9%99%B3%E6%9C%A8%E5%8B%9D%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E5%9F%B7%E5%B0%8E%E4%BA%9E%E8%A6%96-%E5%8B%9D%E8%80%85%E7%82%BA%E7%8E%8Bii-%E6%88%90%E5%8A%9F%E6%90%B6%E6%94%B6%E8%A6%96%E7%84%A1%E7%B6%AB%E6%80%A5%E8%BD%89%E9%99%A3%E8%BF%8E%E6%88%B0).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Network and run | Asia Television (ATV), Hong Kong; 30 episodes, 5 October to 13 November 1992[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%83%9C%E8%80%85%E4%B8%BA%E7%8E%8B%E2%85%A1%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%8B%E6%97%A0%E6%95%8C/2831668?fromModule=lemma_inlink) |
| Main cast | Chan Ting-wai, Margie Tsang, Ng Yi-jeung (吴毅将), Jackie Lui, Christine Ng, with Chun Puay (秦沛) and Yang Chuen (杨群)[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%83%9C%E8%80%85%E4%B8%BA%E7%8E%8B%E2%85%A1%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%8B%E6%97%A0%E6%95%8C/2831668?fromModule=lemma_inlink) |
| Crew | Producer Yuen Yan-hong; directors Benny Chan (陈木胜) and Tang Yin-chor (邓衍成), among others[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%83%9C%E8%80%85%E4%B8%BA%E7%8E%8B%E2%85%A1%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%8B%E6%97%A0%E6%95%8C/2831668?fromModule=lemma_inlink) |
| Ratings | First week averaged 12 rating points, the next two weeks 14 points, with a peak of 21 points[3](https://tvinfo.fandom.com/zh/wiki/%E5%8B%9D%E8%80%85%E7%82%BA%E7%8E%8BII%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%8B%E7%84%A1%E6%95%B5) |
| Audience score | 8.3/10 on Douban from 2,217 users as of 13 March 2025[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%83%9C%E8%80%85%E4%B8%BA%E7%8E%8B%E2%85%A1%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%8B%E6%97%A0%E6%95%8C/2831668?fromModule=lemma_inlink) |
| Series position | Second of three ATV gambling dramas broadcast 1991 to 1993, totaling 82 episodes[4](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E8%83%9C%E8%80%85%E4%B8%BA%E7%8E%8B/61703457) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
The story continues from the first series. After losing to Shek Chi-hong (石志康, played by Chan Ting-wai), the gambling king Nim Man-lung (聂万龙, Chun Puay) has gone insane, and Shek has retired from gambling with his wife Cheung Ka-wai (张嘉慧, Joey Man). Cheung Tin-ting (张天鼎, Yang Chuen), the American gambling king, dominates the gambling world, and his daughter Cheung Chik-yu (张适茹, Margie Tsang) helps run his American casinos. Years earlier, Cheung had betrayed the father and son of the Hung family for personal gain, sending Hung Fung (洪峰, Ng Yi-jeung) to prison on false charges. After Hung Fung is freed, he returns to Hong Kong, abducts Nim Man-lung, and vows to ruin Cheung Tin-ting's reputation. Cheung tricks Shek Chi-hong into fighting on his behalf, while secretly laying a trap and sending his operative Dic Shun (狄信, Jackie Lui) to eliminate Shek and Hung, leading to a showdown[5](https://neodb.social/tv/season/4OVRuZMg9eQ04C49EL1GYP).
## Production
ATV made the series in 1992 as a follow-up to the well-received first *Who's the Winner* (1991). Benny Chan (陈木胜), later known for directing the films *A Moment of Romance* and *New Police Story*, was one of the series' directors, and his name appears in the end credits of the first episode[2](https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/514455/%E9%99%B3%E6%9C%A8%E5%8B%9D%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E5%9F%B7%E5%B0%8E%E4%BA%9E%E8%A6%96-%E5%8B%9D%E8%80%85%E7%82%BA%E7%8E%8Bii-%E6%88%90%E5%8A%9F%E6%90%B6%E6%94%B6%E8%A6%96%E7%84%A1%E7%B6%AB%E6%80%A5%E8%BD%89%E9%99%A3%E8%BF%8E%E6%88%B0). Production was troubled: ATV suffered large layoffs and management changes that year, pushing filming from the planned April start to July, and each episode cost about HK$100,000 less than *The Greed of Man*, yet the series still had to go on air in early October[2](https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/514455/%E9%99%B3%E6%9C%A8%E5%8B%9D%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E5%9F%B7%E5%B0%8E%E4%BA%9E%E8%A6%96-%E5%8B%9D%E8%80%85%E7%82%BA%E7%8E%8Bii-%E6%88%90%E5%8A%9F%E6%90%B6%E6%94%B6%E8%A6%96%E7%84%A1%E7%B6%AB%E6%80%A5%E8%BD%89%E9%99%A3%E8%BF%8E%E6%88%B0).
Joey Man (万绮雯), who played Cheung Ka-wai in the first series, made a guest appearance as Chan Ting-wai's wife and her character was shot dead in the fourth episode[2](https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/514455/%E9%99%B3%E6%9C%A8%E5%8B%9D%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E5%9F%B7%E5%B0%8E%E4%BA%9E%E8%A6%96-%E5%8B%9D%E8%80%85%E7%82%BA%E7%8E%8Bii-%E6%88%90%E5%8A%9F%E6%90%B6%E6%94%B6%E8%A6%96%E7%84%A1%E7%B6%AB%E6%80%A5%E8%BD%89%E9%99%A3%E8%BF%8E%E6%88%B0). The role of Hung Fung was originally intended for Fong Kong (方刚), who instead guest-starred as the villain Tu Tin-lung (屠天龙) in the final five episodes[4](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E8%83%9C%E8%80%85%E4%B8%BA%E7%8E%8B/61703457).
## The ratings war with TVB
The series' broadcast triggered one of the most closely watched ratings battles of early 1990s Hong Kong television. TVB learned ATV would air *Who's the Winner II* and moved its 25th-anniversary gala drama *The Greed of Man*, produced by Wai Ka-fai (韦家辉) and originally scheduled for November, up to premiere on the same day, 5 October 1992[2](https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/514455/%E9%99%B3%E6%9C%A8%E5%8B%9D%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E5%9F%B7%E5%B0%8E%E4%BA%9E%E8%A6%96-%E5%8B%9D%E8%80%85%E7%82%BA%E7%8E%8Bii-%E6%88%90%E5%8A%9F%E6%90%B6%E6%94%B6%E8%A6%96%E7%84%A1%E7%B6%AB%E6%80%A5%E8%BD%89%E9%99%A3%E8%BF%8E%E6%88%B0). TVB also spent three months preparing its counter-programming, first airing two other gambling-themed dramas, *拳王赌至尊* and *赌霸*, hoping to tire audiences of the genre and dilute the new series' impact[2](https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/514455/%E9%99%B3%E6%9C%A8%E5%8B%9D%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E5%9F%B7%E5%B0%8E%E4%BA%9E%E8%A6%96-%E5%8B%9D%E8%80%85%E7%82%BA%E7%8E%8Bii-%E6%88%90%E5%8A%9F%E6%90%B6%E6%94%B6%E8%A6%96%E7%84%A1%E7%B6%AB%E6%80%A5%E8%BD%89%E9%99%A3%E8%BF%8E%E6%88%B0).
In the first three weeks, *Who's the Winner II* drew 12 to 14 rating points while *The Greed of Man* drew 30 to 32 points[2](https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/514455/%E9%99%B3%E6%9C%A8%E5%8B%9D%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E5%9F%B7%E5%B0%8E%E4%BA%9E%E8%A6%96-%E5%8B%9D%E8%80%85%E7%82%BA%E7%8E%8Bii-%E6%88%90%E5%8A%9F%E6%90%B6%E6%94%B6%E8%A6%96%E7%84%A1%E7%B6%AB%E6%80%A5%E8%BD%89%E9%99%A3%E8%BF%8E%E6%88%B0). A *Next Magazine* cover story of 30 October 1992 nonetheless framed the contest as *天下无敌* shaking TVB's composure, because *The Greed of Man*, with its per-episode budget of HK$220,000 to 230,000 and ten months of preparation, had been expected to win easily; its unconventional plot and character design put off viewers accustomed to TVB's mainstream style, and its ratings of around 30 points were considered a weak result by the standards of the day[2](https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/514455/%E9%99%B3%E6%9C%A8%E5%8B%9D%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E5%9F%B7%E5%B0%8E%E4%BA%9E%E8%A6%96-%E5%8B%9D%E8%80%85%E7%82%BA%E7%8E%8Bii-%E6%88%90%E5%8A%9F%E6%90%B6%E6%94%B6%E8%A6%96%E7%84%A1%E7%B6%AB%E6%80%A5%E8%BD%89%E9%99%A3%E8%BF%8E%E6%88%B0). ATV's series reached a peak of 21 points[3](https://tvinfo.fandom.com/zh/wiki/%E5%8B%9D%E8%80%85%E7%82%BA%E7%8E%8BII%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%8B%E7%84%A1%E6%95%B5). Critics noted that the win did not change ATV's structural weakness: after each major drama ended, the channel's ratings fell back to their usual level[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%83%9C%E8%80%85%E4%B8%BA%E7%8E%8B%E2%85%A1%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%8B%E6%97%A0%E6%95%8C/2831668?fromModule=lemma_inlink).
## Reception and legacy
The series holds a Douban score of 8.3/10 from 2,217 users as of March 2025[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%83%9C%E8%80%85%E4%B8%BA%E7%8E%8B%E2%85%A1%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%8B%E6%97%A0%E6%95%8C/2831668?fromModule=lemma_inlink). Critics credited its success to vivid characterization, describing its protagonists as having the Dionysian frenzy of Greek drama, driven to stake everything on a single path, which gave the gambling drama the momentum of a martial-arts ensemble story[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%83%9C%E8%80%85%E4%B8%BA%E7%8E%8B%E2%85%A1%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%8B%E6%97%A0%E6%95%8C/2831668?fromModule=lemma_inlink). The TV producer Wai Ka-fai observed that its largest audience was children of about fourteen or fifteen, and that the series' comic-book style made it a kind of modern martial-arts drama that young viewers readily accepted[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%83%9C%E8%80%85%E4%B8%BA%E7%8E%8B%E2%85%A1%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%8B%E6%97%A0%E6%95%8C/2831668?fromModule=lemma_inlink).
**Place in the series.** The *Who's the Winner* trilogy opened the local gambling-drama genre on Hong Kong television[2](https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/514455/%E9%99%B3%E6%9C%A8%E5%8B%9D%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E5%9F%B7%E5%B0%8E%E4%BA%9E%E8%A6%96-%E5%8B%9D%E8%80%85%E7%82%BA%E7%8E%8Bii-%E6%88%90%E5%8A%9F%E6%90%B6%E6%94%B6%E8%A6%96%E7%84%A1%E7%B6%AB%E6%80%A5%E8%BD%89%E9%99%A3%E8%BF%8E%E6%88%B0). The first part (1991, 22 episodes) made Chan Ting-wai's name and became ATV's ratings champion of 1991[4](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E8%83%9C%E8%80%85%E4%B8%BA%E7%8E%8B/61703457) • [6](https://read01.com/zh-sg/ezeMnDQ.html); the first two parts were both rated among "ATV's most classic series of the 1990s"[4](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E8%83%9C%E8%80%85%E4%B8%BA%E7%8E%8B/61703457). The third part, *Who's the Winner III* (胜者为王III王者之战, 30 episodes), premiered 15 November 1993 with a new cast led by [Simon Yam](https://www.edgepedia.org/simon-yam) (任达华), cost HK$30 million with location filming in France and Monaco, and was regarded as the weakest of the three[4](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E8%83%9C%E8%80%85%E4%B8%BA%E7%8E%8B/61703457) • [7](https://ent.sina.com.cn/v/h/2010-08-31/10583070751.shtml). ATV produced a new version of *Who's the Winner* in 2010 starring [Julian Cheung](https://www.edgepedia.org/julian-cheung) and [Ada Choi](https://www.edgepedia.org/ada-choi)[7](https://ent.sina.com.cn/v/h/2010-08-31/10583070751.shtml), and the original trilogy was made available on the Disney+ streaming platform[8](https://www.disneyplus.com/zh-tw/browse/entity-b2532d93-62e3-474f-a3ce-59765fd407ec).
## References
1. [胜者为王Ⅱ天下无敌, Baidu Baike](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%83%9C%E8%80%85%E4%B8%BA%E7%8E%8B%E2%85%A1%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%8B%E6%97%A0%E6%95%8C/2831668?fromModule=lemma_inlink)
2. [陳木勝逝世│執導亞視《勝者為王II》成功搶收視無綫急轉陣迎戰, HK01 (2020)](https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/514455/%E9%99%B3%E6%9C%A8%E5%8B%9D%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E5%9F%B7%E5%B0%8E%E4%BA%9E%E8%A6%96-%E5%8B%9D%E8%80%85%E7%82%BA%E7%8E%8Bii-%E6%88%90%E5%8A%9F%E6%90%B6%E6%94%B6%E8%A6%96%E7%84%A1%E7%B6%AB%E6%80%A5%E8%BD%89%E9%99%A3%E8%BF%8E%E6%88%B0)
3. [勝者為王II天下無敵, Tvinfo Wiki (Fandom)](https://tvinfo.fandom.com/zh/wiki/%E5%8B%9D%E8%80%85%E7%82%BA%E7%8E%8BII%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%8B%E7%84%A1%E6%95%B5)
4. [胜者为王（1991-1993年播出的ATV系列剧集）, Baidu Baike](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E8%83%9C%E8%80%85%E4%B8%BA%E7%8E%8B/61703457)
5. [Who's The Winner II (1992), NeoDB](https://neodb.social/tv/season/4OVRuZMg9eQ04C49EL1GYP)
6. [TVB与ATV的电视剧争霸时代（四）, 壹读](https://read01.com/zh-sg/ezeMnDQ.html)
7. [《胜者为王》对抗《公主嫁到》蔡少芬被消音, Sina Entertainment (2010)](https://ent.sina.com.cn/v/h/2010-08-31/10583070751.shtml)
8. [觀看勝者為王, Disney+](https://www.disneyplus.com/zh-tw/browse/entity-b2532d93-62e3-474f-a3ce-59765fd407ec)
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