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Game Shows and Their Concurrent Runs

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pyrfan:
[quote name=\'TheInquisitiveOne\' date=\'Oct 9 2003, 11:51 PM\']I read a thread here recently about how contestants were placed in game shows that had concurrent network and syndicated runs (I believe it was a reference to The $25,000/$100,000 Pyramid). How are contestants chosen for shows with a format as unique as this (such as $ale of the Century, Wheel of Fortune, Family Feud, and Match Game, among others)? That thought has been lingering in my head for a while.
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When I passed the audition for \"Pyramid\" in the summer of 1987, the letter I got said that I could be called for either the 25K or the 100K. Like \"Sale of the Century,\" there weren't separate auditions for each version.


Brendan

Dbacksfan12:
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Oct 10 2003, 08:45 AM\'] When I tried out for Sale of the Century there weren't separate tryouts for daytime and syndicated versions.  Everybody tried out together and survivors were placed into one or the other at the coordinators' discression, we had no say in the matter at all.

The coordinators strongly suggested to us in the "syndicated" group that we were the better and more desirable contestants.  That makes a little sense, since they would be more interested in their more lucrative syndicated series doing well.  Still, they might very well have been telling the "daytime" group the exact same thing. [/quote]
 More desirable, yes.  I can't believe you bought that porch swing! :)

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