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chris319:
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Oct 11 2003, 08:22 AM\'] [quote name=\'cmjb13\' date=\'Oct 11 2003, 08:48 AM\'] The reason the home viewer showcases are no longer done is this...

Years ago they had a home viewer showcase. Turns out that 2 people had bid exactly the same total. The winner was picked either randomly or from the first postcard picked with the earliest postmark date. The loser, obviously not happy, sued claiming that he/she should have won. [/quote]
That seems a very unlikely reason for them to stop doing a Home Viewer Showcase altogether.  Surely they had rules that covered what they would do in case of a tie, and followed those rules to find their winner.  A loser is always going to be unhappy and, unfortunately, sometimes unhappy people sue.  That just comes with the territory. [/quote]
That's not going to stop a disgruntled loser from suing even though they don't have a case, and that requires MGP/CBS to devote legal resources to defending themselves. Unlike a studio contestant they don't have a signed release they can show in court which binds the home player to the rules and which indemnifies the production company/CBS.

Chelsea Thrasher:
Personally, of the retired games, the one I'd most wanna bring back is Walk of Fame.  Always just seemed like a fun game to play.  Plus, you got to keep the autograph book. (Did they give you one if you didn't need one during the course of the game, as a souvenier?)

Wouldn't Phone Home Game, in the Play Along promotion, get a tad confusing?

ChuckNet:

--- Quote ---Wouldn't Phone Home Game, in the Play Along promotion, get a tad confusing?
--- End quote ---

It was never used as a Play Along game during that period of time.

Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious \"Chuckie Baby\")

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