Was it ever stated on Name That Tune that a contestant couldn't pull a "Tommy Schmucker" and say that they could name that tune in no notes?

"If I recall correctly" talking about the co-author of "The Memory Book."

-Jason

Harry Lorayne tried to remember 10, three digit numbers back in 1980, on The Guinness Game.  He was unsuccessful.  His co-author of "The Memory Book," former pro-basketball player Jerry Lucas, was a contestant during season two of $128,000 Question, taking winnings of $16,000, IIRC (no pun intended).

I did know that the actual Plinko chips used on the show are kept in a locked container, and there are only ten of them.

There were actually at least 11 originally made in 1982. As you know, like most every other game on the show, a duplicate set of small props exists. For Plinko, there was at least one “test” Chip used by the stagehands or staff when testing the board so that the chips on air would not get damaged or visibly worn. It would actually make sense that that made a full set for that purpose, but I can’t say for certain. I do, however, know the whereabouts of a test chip marked “Stage Right Props.”

In the end, we concluded that while his chip looked real, it was possible it came from the live show.

The value and condition (and approximate size) leads me to believe the same thing for these. I have a set of them which look very similar (and off colored from the real chip).

I think the notion is that it would be kinda weird and not great if every time you spin we get a look at not your smiling face but the top of your dome.

I've also heard it said that the producers would rather have you spend that time studying the puzzle.